New Adult book review: Frigid (Frigid #1) by J. Lynn

By -
Frigid (Frigid #1) by J. Lynn/Jennifer L. Armentrout
New Adult contemporary romance
ebook, 252 pages
Published July 15th 2013 by Spencer Hill Contemporary

For twenty-one-year-old Sydney, being in love with Kyler isn't anything new. They'd been best friends ever since he pushed her down on the playground and she made him eat a mud pie. Somewhere over the years, she fell for him and fell hard. The big problem with that? Kyler puts the 'man' in man-whore. He's never stayed with a girl longer than a few nights, and with it being their last year in college, Syd doesn't want to risk their friendship by declaring her love. 

Kyler has always put Syd on a pedestal that was too high for him to reach. To him, she's perfect and she's everything. But the feelings he has for her, he's always hidden away or focused on any other female. After all, Kyler will always be the poor boy from the wrong side of tracks, and Syd will always be the one girl he can never have. 

But when they're stranded together at a posh ski resort due to a massive Nor'easter, there's nothing stopping their red-hot feelings for each other from coming to the surface. Can their friendship survive the attraction? Better yet, can they survive at all? Because as the snow falls, someone is stalking them, and this ski trip may be a life-changer in more ways than one.


I have read a lot of romance so when I come across similar plot lines or character tropes, I have to control my eye rolls. When I began reading Frigid, I felt my eyes reaching for the stars at times. J. Lynn's writing kept me reading. I'm glad she gave us dual point-of-views of both best friends Syd and Kyler. Honestly, I would have liked to hear more from Kyler, being stuck with Syd did make me groan, a lot. Syd is a good girl with a sense of humor and the hots for Kyler. He first comes across as a total player, a complete man whore, so what does Syd see in him? By the time they're stranded I got it.

It must be hard growing up in love with your best friend and watching him hook up with so many females and not you. Kyler didn't think he was good enough to deserve someone like Syd, she stood for everything he wasn't. Even though Syd annoyed me a lot and their lack of communication ticked me off, I kept on reading. J. Lynn has this way of fleshing out her characters and making them so real (complete with things to bug a reader). Even when I was frustrated by Syd or wanting to smack Kyler, I was still attached to every word on the page. 

It takes getting snowbound inside his parent's ski house to finally draw these two out of their proverbial silly shells and into the real world of revealing feelings and being honest. I'm not sure the added someone's out to get them by breaking windows was necessary. As much as I became a fan of the author's writing, I just wasn't crazy about these characters and their story. I didn't connect with either, though I wound up liking Kyler more. Perhaps if there was more of their friendship leading up to their being stranded, I would have wound up loving this book. Otherwise,  I'm afraid Frigid left me out in the cold.

Rating: 3

Cover comment:
Sweet and sexy.

Book source:
Gifted.

Comments

  1. Alexia BoesenSeptember 20, 2013 at 12:46 AM

    I absolutely HATED this book. It got 2 stars from me and I think I was being quite generous with the rating. Kyler and Sydney were obnoxious and there was never really any explanation as to WHY Sydney fell for Kyler. There was at least one double standard issue for me as well.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop

By -
Image
What time is it? Since it's St. Patrick's Day, it's also time for the 4th Annual   Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop ! This hop is hosted by I Am A Reader and co-hosted by Books Complete Me . The hops runs today, March 17th, through midnight on March 24th. Find the complete listing of all the participating blogs HERE   or below. What are we giving away? Well, since spring is ALMOST here and we know many from around our country are tired of dealing with or seeing snow on the ground (as much as I love snow, this season has been one of the toughest ), we thought we would celebrate Spring . Reader Girls is offering our winner their choice of an upcoming spring release--paperback or hardcover, YA, NA or adult--up to $15. If your choice costs more, we can send you a $15 Amazon gift card which you can apply to purchasing your top spring read. We will share our top  two  most anticipated Spring reads.  They are: Let's celebrate ...
Read more

Spring Fling Giveaway Hop

By -
Image
It's time for another hop! This one is the Spring Fling Giveaway Hop which is hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and  Eve’s Fan Garden  and runs from now through midnight on May 7th.  We are giving away one ARC of Thorn Abbey by Nancy Ohlin. Our giveaway is open internationally. Here's the book: Thorn Abbey by Nancy Ohlin YA retelling/paranormal*Hardcover/eBook, 304 pages Expected publication: May 7th 2013 by Simon Pulse Nothing is as it seems in this darkly romantic tale of infatuation and possession, inspired by Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca. Becca was the perfect girlfriend: smart, gorgeous, and loved by everyone at New England’s premier boarding school, Thorn Abbey. But Becca’s dead. And her boyfriend, Max, can’t get over his loss. Then Tess transfers to Thorn Abbey. She’s shy, insecure, and ordinary—everything that Becca wasn’t. And despite her roommate’s warnings, she falls for brooding Max. Now Max finally has a reason to ...
Read more

The Devouring #2: Soulstice by Simon Holt

By -
Image
Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (September 1, 2009) Book summary: The terrifying, nail-biting, and grossly intriguing sequel to The Devouring.  It's been six months since Reggie first discovered and fought against the Vours, malicious and demonic beings that inhabit human bodies on the eve of the Winter Solstice.  The Vours still haunt Reggie, but only in her dreams-until one night, when an unexpected visitor turns her nightmares into reality. My Review: Soulstice was the first book I finished for the new year. Holt has created a gripping, realistic horroriffic fantasy with likable characters, a female heroine we can root for, and a truly evil protagonist. I realized this is the first YA horror series I've read and totally enjoyed. Reggie is back, wondering what the Vours are doing in the quiet time since the incident with Quinn and her rescue of brother Henry six months earlier. The peaceful break d...
Read more