Review | Frostfire

Frostfire (Kanin Chronicles #1) by Amanda Hocking

January 2015 by St. Martin's Griffin

321 pages

Four stars

"Bryn Aven is an outcast among the Kanin, the most powerful of the troll tribes.

Set apart by her heritage and her past, Bryn is a tracker who's determined to become a respected part of her world. She has just one goal: become a member of the elite King’s Guard to protect the royal family. She's not going to let anything stand in her way, not even a forbidden romance with her boss Ridley Dresden.

But all her plans for the future are put on hold when Konstantin– a fallen hero she once loved – begins kidnapping changelings. Bryn is sent in to help stop him, but will she lose her heart in the process?" - Goodreads

I was so excited to hear about a spin off of Amanda Hocking's Trylle series, The Kanin Chronicles. In Trylle there are five tribes of Trolls, including Kanin, which this series is about. I love the world that Amanda has created with the trolls. Even though I read the Trylle series in 2012, I had no problem jumping back in the world. It's set in a world of our own, with the different tribes being in remote areas. I was very excited to learn more about the Kanin, who are most powerful tribes of trolls. They live quiet and peacefully, and some have the ability to change their skin to blend into their surroundings like a chameleon. The Kanin have a very powerful and respected guard set up to protect their kingdom, the Hogdragen. 

Bryn Aven feels like an outsider in her own community. Her mixed heritage, half Kanin and Skojare, puts her at a disadvantage. She won't let that stop her from what she wants, which is to be a part of the Hogdragen. Konstantin Black, the queen's rogue guard, starts kidnapping changelings. Bryn is sent to help stop him and keep the changelings safe. She has a personal grudge against him, as he tried to kill her father years ago. This is her chance to seek revenge and impress the people in her community, to show them what she can do. The queen of the Skojare, Linnea is missing. Bryn and Kasper are sent to Storvatten to see if they can figure out what has happened. 

This book really sets up for the rest of the series. We don't yet fully understand what is going on with Konstantin and the changelings, or what the bigger picture is. I'm very interested in seeing where things go with Ridley and Bryn. They are both battling what they think is right and what they want to be doing. I was also very happy to see a few familiar faces from the Trylle series, like Finn. 

Knowing Amanda Hocking, the rest of the series will be fantastic.She has such a talent with world building and writing action packed books. I'm sure this will be another of my favorite series. You can read the first few chapters on Amanda's Wattpad after making an account here.