Tolog Review: Frozen Fire

Frozen Fire

by Tim Bowler

reviewed by Ava Manson

It’s a cold winter night, and a teenage girl named Dusty sits alone by a window, watching the snow. Suddenly, a phone rings loud, interrupting the silence of the dark room. She answers the call, not aware that the voice on the other end will change her life forever.

The haunting and mysterious beginning to Frozen Fire by Tim Bowler had me hooked right away. I was expecting an eerie, captivating novel, and for the most part, I got exactly that. As the story progresses, readers are exposed to the full life story of Dusty, a teenage girl who has been abandoned by her mother and brother. She lives with her father, but one night when she has been left alone, a boy call hers claiming to know about her brother. The nameless boy begs for her help, but refuses to tell her his name, location, or even how he got her number in the first place. Smart, compassionate Dusty decides to look for him, knowing that she cannot simply ignore the boy’s call for help, especially since he may know the whereabouts of her brother. Not knowing any information about the boy, or what kind of help he needs, she makes the hasty decision to leave her house and help. What she finds that night is anything but human, and she needs to find and explanation quickly, for the sake of her family.

This book kept me on the edge of my seat through every page. Each chapter reveals more to a major mystery, and can definitely be considered a thriller. I strongly recommend this book to anyone around my age who wants to read a book filled with suspense and excitement. I think Dusty is a character that can be relatable for everyone, because of how curiosity is so common in teenagers. I especially felt a connection with the story because Frozen Fire was quite an empowering book, because the main character is such an independent and strong young woman. Even though the book is a fantasy with out of world occurrences, I could see a strong similarity between Dusty’s fictional journey, and the common struggles of the average teenager. Tim Bowler did a wonderful of of setting the perfect scene for a creepy, mysterious, and relatable novel, and I enjoyed it very much.