What do you think?
Rate this book
The Frey Saga #1-3
The Frey Saga: Books 1-3
This collection includes The Frey Saga Book I: Frey, Book II: Pieces of Eight, the short story Molly, and Book III: Rise of the Seven.
Unaware she's been bound from using magic, Frey leads a small, miserable life in the village where she's sent after the death of her mother. But a tiny spark ignites a fury of changes and she's suddenly being hunted by council and forced to rely on strangers for protection. But the farther she strays from home, the more her magic and forgotten memories return and she starts to suspect the band of strangers are not what they seem. They help her find her rightful place and destroy the bonds, but securing her future might be more than she can do with magic alone.
Unaware she's been bound from using magic, Frey leads a small, miserable life in the village where she's sent after the death of her mother. But a tiny spark ignites a fury of changes and she's suddenly being hunted by council and forced to rely on strangers for protection. But the farther she strays from home, the more her magic and forgotten memories return and she starts to suspect the band of strangers are not what they seem. They help her find her rightful place and destroy the bonds, but securing her future might be more than she can do with magic alone.
779 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2013
101 people are currently reading
895 people want to read
About the author
Melissa Wright
55 books1,527 followersMelissa is the author of more than a dozen YA and fantasy novels including The Frey Saga and Between Ink and Shadows. When not writing she can generally be found talking with an author friend about a book, painting something from a book, or tucked between headphones listening to a book. It’s kind of a theme. She loves reasonable heroines in unreasonable situations, noble--if brooding--heroes, slow burn and sweet kisses, a lot of havoc, and a little magic. Stay updated on works in progress at Instagram. Contact her through the web at www.melissa-wright.com
For info on contests and new releases, sign up for the newsletter here: https://bit.ly/2VDuwn1
For info on contests and new releases, sign up for the newsletter here: https://bit.ly/2VDuwn1
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 18 of 18 reviews
November 19, 2019
Wow. What a collection of stories to keep you reading. I totally enjoyed having the three stories in one place. Total binge time.
November 2, 2017
The Frey Saga is an epic, all-encompassing fairy tale for "almost adults." It is bound by the prophesies and duties Frey finds suddenly heaped upon her shoulders. You'll love the progression of a misfit Elf growing into her own throughout the book, as well as the colorful cast of characters. There are plenty of hotties to keep the romance bound readers satisfied. Enough action is cleverly paced to keep things from ever growing too slow. And there is more than enough magic. Intrigue and forbidden love, betrayal and ancient fantasy paints the Frey Saga in broad, enriching strokes.
August 18, 2017
What the hell did I just read??? Pretty sure the main character dozed off during her own story as much as I did reading it. Like, what is happening right now?? This story was tediously slow and Freya was quite slow at grasping anything happening around or to her.
February 25, 2016
For immature readers, read just to read but there was no substance. Found character to be caught up with herself. That got old quick.
April 18, 2013
Please see my reviews written for each individual book. This is an amazing series!!!!
December 4, 2022
I had been anxious to read this box set of the first three books of The Frey Saga. Sadly, I have to say I was disappointed in it. It begins well, and the fantasy setting and atmosphere is good, at least in the first part. Some of the supporting characters are interesting, and it was mostly well-written. But the main character lost me near the beginning, and I never felt I could trust her again.
As of mid-book 2, I find Frey very annoying. Sure, her magic is bound, possibly unfairly, because her mother killed a lot of the powerful people in her Elf kingdom when they tried to attack Frey for being half-human. And this leaves her mostly incompetent at most forms of magic. But she hasn’t been raised right and seems to be fairly incompetent at getting along with people too. Of course, it doesn’t help that nobody will tell her who she is or what has happened to her, even once it becomes obvious that something has. This chronic not telling, or only telling in dribs and drabs has continued into the middle of the second book, even after they have proclaimed her the heir to her kingdom. It seems that a lot of her people remain, although early on I thought that nearly everyone had been killed by her mother.
In addition to that, she seems to be a very much spoiled self-centered child, despite having been raised as an outcast in a different Elf village. About all she is capable of is wanting to make out with the Elf who is supposed to be her Watcher. She is also highly jealous of her other guards, and almost has a meltdown when they discover a human, and the rest of her party pays attention to her. (Although she is herself half-human, Frey doesn’t believe in humans.) On top of everything else, she passes out every time she succeeds in using her magic for any long time or with any intensity. Again, this may be a result of the binding, but it gets old after a while.
If this doesn’t get any better pretty soon, I may not attempt to read the next set of books in the saga.
By the end of book 3: Nope. Not going to fool with the rest of this series.
Frey did find her mother’s diary and has read it. Still a lot in there that I didn’t understand, but it appears that the main point is that her mother’s father, the former Lord of the North (who, unfortunately, is still around) is a grade-A a******. He is so greedy for power and such a control freak that he mated all the women in his family to various other races to find out what marvelous powers this would give their offspring. Then he had them train constantly to make the most of these powers and used every trick he knew to control them. Frey’s mother’s power was that she could control animals, which included humans. When she thought Frey was in danger, she incited the humans to rebel against her father.
Frey also has this power to control animals (including humans), and her grandfather sought to control her by threatening to kill or torture her betrothed, which turns out to be Chevelle, her Watcher. This explains why she wants to make out with him all the time. Also, her grandfather made her his second in command – so she does know how to rule the North, although this doesn’t mean she can necessarily rule it wisely.
She defeats her grandfather, at least temporarily – by controlling a human. But she is left with other issues that I’m sure will be back in those other books. But I am not going along for it.
As of mid-book 2, I find Frey very annoying. Sure, her magic is bound, possibly unfairly, because her mother killed a lot of the powerful people in her Elf kingdom when they tried to attack Frey for being half-human. And this leaves her mostly incompetent at most forms of magic. But she hasn’t been raised right and seems to be fairly incompetent at getting along with people too. Of course, it doesn’t help that nobody will tell her who she is or what has happened to her, even once it becomes obvious that something has. This chronic not telling, or only telling in dribs and drabs has continued into the middle of the second book, even after they have proclaimed her the heir to her kingdom. It seems that a lot of her people remain, although early on I thought that nearly everyone had been killed by her mother.
In addition to that, she seems to be a very much spoiled self-centered child, despite having been raised as an outcast in a different Elf village. About all she is capable of is wanting to make out with the Elf who is supposed to be her Watcher. She is also highly jealous of her other guards, and almost has a meltdown when they discover a human, and the rest of her party pays attention to her. (Although she is herself half-human, Frey doesn’t believe in humans.) On top of everything else, she passes out every time she succeeds in using her magic for any long time or with any intensity. Again, this may be a result of the binding, but it gets old after a while.
If this doesn’t get any better pretty soon, I may not attempt to read the next set of books in the saga.
By the end of book 3: Nope. Not going to fool with the rest of this series.
Frey did find her mother’s diary and has read it. Still a lot in there that I didn’t understand, but it appears that the main point is that her mother’s father, the former Lord of the North (who, unfortunately, is still around) is a grade-A a******. He is so greedy for power and such a control freak that he mated all the women in his family to various other races to find out what marvelous powers this would give their offspring. Then he had them train constantly to make the most of these powers and used every trick he knew to control them. Frey’s mother’s power was that she could control animals, which included humans. When she thought Frey was in danger, she incited the humans to rebel against her father.
Frey also has this power to control animals (including humans), and her grandfather sought to control her by threatening to kill or torture her betrothed, which turns out to be Chevelle, her Watcher. This explains why she wants to make out with him all the time. Also, her grandfather made her his second in command – so she does know how to rule the North, although this doesn’t mean she can necessarily rule it wisely.
She defeats her grandfather, at least temporarily – by controlling a human. But she is left with other issues that I’m sure will be back in those other books. But I am not going along for it.
July 19, 2020
Great attention grabber
I have to say, while they are each a bit light on material the three combined is perfect. I usually do not like the first person as you seem to be missing information or they give you stuff you shouldn't have, but Melissa Wright really used it well. I found myself very attached to poor Frey. There is not gratuitous sex in the book making it a pretty good choice for a wide age range.
I have to say, while they are each a bit light on material the three combined is perfect. I usually do not like the first person as you seem to be missing information or they give you stuff you shouldn't have, but Melissa Wright really used it well. I found myself very attached to poor Frey. There is not gratuitous sex in the book making it a pretty good choice for a wide age range.
October 21, 2018
Fun read. Interesting characters. Lots of action with just enough roman . Characters are quite believable.
Looking forward to reading more stories in this series. Melissa Wright creates a world that is both fantasy and real at the same time.
Looking forward to reading more stories in this series. Melissa Wright creates a world that is both fantasy and real at the same time.
September 26, 2020
Great adventure!!
Absolutely loved it, all the twists and turns. An excellent story with great plots and characters. I would recommend it to anyone of any age , that just loves to sink their teeth into a great literary adventure 😘😘😘
Absolutely loved it, all the twists and turns. An excellent story with great plots and characters. I would recommend it to anyone of any age , that just loves to sink their teeth into a great literary adventure 😘😘😘
October 24, 2020
Really Great story.
Really got into the different characters. Story held my attention all the way through. Cant wait to dive into the next couple books.
Great job Melissa! Thank you for a wonderful story!
Really got into the different characters. Story held my attention all the way through. Cant wait to dive into the next couple books.
Great job Melissa! Thank you for a wonderful story!
January 6, 2018
Riveting tale
This story captivated me by unanticipated mystery, constant action and the explanation of detail, I would recommend this series to anyone who appreciates fiction.
This story captivated me by unanticipated mystery, constant action and the explanation of detail, I would recommend this series to anyone who appreciates fiction.
May 6, 2019
Lively and entertaining
Frey's story held me bound to my book. First series I've bought in awhile. A real page turner. Looking forward to book 4 which I have already purchased.
Frey's story held me bound to my book. First series I've bought in awhile. A real page turner. Looking forward to book 4 which I have already purchased.
February 23, 2015
After reading through the series, I finished reading it because I just wanted to know how it ends but I feel that the story was a bit drawn out and it was mostly all about the main character being confused and conflicted. Up till the end I never really understood what exactly happened to her family. It was just mentioned and glossed over so many times, with a lot of time spent on the main character's feelings. One other thing was how the character (esp. the villians) names would randomly just pop up, and I had read back to figure out who they exactly were. I would have loved to see her more developed in her powers and being more confident.
July 20, 2013
I liked this much better than I thought I would. I was a wee confused in a spot or two and had to reread some to figure out if I missed something important. But I would rather be challenged with sparse explanation then spoon-fed.
June 5, 2013
LOOONG series. Was kind of awkward to read. The main character is just in and out, the plot is also. I was a bit lost and confused in an 'eh' way.
March 2, 2014
I really enjoyed this series and would highly recommend it to others.
March 19, 2014
Great book and kept me wanting to read more.. hence the next book in the series...
May 3, 2016
I did enjoy this saga just found Frey really annoying and not very likeable. I much prefer the other characters and I did enjoy the way the story developed.
Displaying 1 - 18 of 18 reviews