Followed by Frost by Charlie N. Holmberg
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is an incredible, standalone YA Fantasy novel about an immature, selfish girl, named Smitha, who callously spurns a suitor, who ends up cursing her with eternal cold. Smitha can't touch anyone, without doing them severe harm, or stay in any one place for long, without creating a constant snow storm. She is cast out to survive the endless, aching cold, completely alone.

This story was different and interesting, and it held my full attention from start to finish. It's fantasy, but it's more a story of overcoming severe hardship and personal growth, in the most unexpected setting and circumstances.

Pages: 254