Rosie Frost: Ice on Fire

Rosie Frost #2

by Geri Halliwell-Horner

The second sweeping adventure by iconic Spice Girl, songwriter, and New York Times bestselling author, Geri Halliwell-Horner.

On the brink of discovering who—or what—lies behind her mother’s death, Rosie Frost begins a new adventure with a murder to solve, revenge on her mind, and more questions than she has answers.

It’s a new term at Heverbridge School and Bloodstone Island is in turmoil: mutant animals are on the loose, jealous classmates want to bring Rosie down, and, even worse, there’s a black hole to deal with. Below the island’s surface, an everlasting star is growing in strength and it just may end them all.

Rosie discovers the northside of the island, home to the alluring Imperium Palace. But is the palace one of scientific genius or deadly menace?

While she fights to know the truth about her past—and her family’s ancient ties to Bloodstone—Rosie begins to wonder if the price for the truth may be too high. She must discover what she’s really made of as a fresh danger puts her new home—and all that she loves—at risk.

*Books contain a web link with access to original songs by Geri Halliwell-Horner!

Genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Fiction, Young Adult, Audiobook, Adventure, Contemporary

464 pages, Hardcover

First published April 8, 2025

Reviews

[Vicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh how I love these books! I can’t wait for the next one!

[Sarah Heath · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely fantastic follow on book, I found it hard I put down at night.
Definitely recommend reading it.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️ I felt the young age of the characters in this book more than in the first (which I know is to be expected), but I still loved the writing and creative story. Hoping it’s a trilogy!

[Nadia Leona Yunis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was just brilliant. I thought book one was good but this had me page turning so fast. So much adventure and so much to uncover and discover. We’re finitely not done yet. There’s unfinished business for sure. I’m guessing it’s a trilogy now and I’m eagerly awaiting for the next book. Definitely a book for your teens 13+. There’s so much for them to relate to as the book is set in the immediate present. I always knew 14 was a powerful and special age. Give it a read.

[Serendipity · Rating 3 out of 5]

It has been a fun book to read, with characters that evolved and lots of adventures.
This second book felt longer and some of the story lines maybe dragged too much. We start getting some answers to questions from the first book, but some are still open. I'll definitely read the next book when it comes out.

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

This took me far too long to read. I was relieved when I finished it. It’s not bad, but it’s not great either. The author’s transitions between paragraphs need some work, as the direction would change and left me lost for a moment, scratching my head. Was the editor asleep at the wheel? Also, the author has too much imagination (venturing into absurd fantasy), but can’t quite pull it off. There’s talk of a black hole, a Futurology exhibition and the Everlasting Star. None of it made any sense (but I also couldn’t remember much from the first book). I couldn’t quite picture, in my mind, how things were supposed to look, as the descriptions were vague nonsense. I think Halliwell-Horner bit off more than she could chew. The students’ Futurology projects were the stuff of adult scientists NOT 13 and 14-year-olds. And a 13 or 14-year-old boy doesn’t have a muscular physique. I didn’t enjoy it as much as the first book. On the positive side, I do like the character of Rosie Frost. She’s plucky, gets into mischief, determined, loyal to her friends, and doesn’t let anyone (adults included) pull the wool over her eyes. And I did enjoy the core story weaved through the first book and throughout this second book. I should note that I’m an adult and not the target audience for this book series. I applaud Ginger Spice writing a book series aimed at making girls feel strong, smart and independent, but J.K. Rowling she is not. And my favorite line in the book was, “Oh, go squat on a cactus!” That was funny, delivered by one of the more interesting secondary characters. Will I read the third book in the series when it’s published? Yes, because there are still questions that need answers, and once I start a series I finish it, plus I want to see how the story ends.

[Monica (crazy_4_books) · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 🌟 Rosie saves Bloodstone Island once again with the help of her friends Charlie, Bina, Jackson (the long-distanced Cromwell descendant with a good heart and probably Rosie’s love interest for this series) and finally finds answers about her mother’s murder and the reasons behind it which I won’t spoil because it connects Rosie bloodline to the most relevant member in the Tudor family tree. The killer (yes, there’s a killer reveal for Rosie’s mom) also poisons other key characters in the story which I won’t name. Let’s just say one of those killings is very reminiscent of Dumbledore’s death in the Potter series, so I can’t really overlook the similarities anymore. Like I wrote in my review of the first book: it’s Harry Potter mixed with Tudor historical characters and I love that combo. At least Rosie got some answers and an interesting reveal of who her daddy is, whom I suspected. This is a middle grade book; predictability is on the menu. This time Rosie got help from Ed a ghost who turned out to be the ghost of King Edward VI, son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. And we got two more students introduced in this second book: Gilly and Tilly Cleves. I’m loving all these Tudor Easter eggs. When does the next book comes out?

[Sabetha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series, it's so fun to tie in history with prep school.

Rosie is a head strong character, she very much acts her age with the high emotions and jumping to conclusions due to lack of life experience. It's nice to see middle grade book characters acting like middle graders.

All of this historical tie ins are well thought out, I loved all of it. The political tie ins really sell it. We all know what everything comes down to. Money and power. This book gives us so many answers that we were waiting for. Now that we have them I'm intrigued to see where book 3 will take us.

This book gave us more of a view on why all these kids are at this school. It had a feel of Eureka a bit. Kids that were smarter than really fathomable designing projects that aren't actually invented yet. But we're seeing ghosts, and having hunger game level challenges so why not let the smart kids shine too.

Listen to the audiobook, it's well worth it.

You'll love this series if you enjoy the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

13yo Rosie is determined to find out how her mother died. When her lawyer receives the autopsy information from the police, he agrees to meet her at school to talk to her, but when she arrives at the meeting, he's dead on the floor, Rosie is attacked and locked in Miss Churchill's private bathroom. No one will believe her, Collins' body is missing and there's no evidence he was ever there. Science on the island has gone crazy, mutant animals are attacking Rosie and her friends, and a billionaire's experiment in the harbor threatens to destroy the world.

Rosie is desperate and acting that way, she's easily manipulated, out for revenge, impulsive and making some terrible decisions. No one believes her, and her only witness Ed can't be found either. I loved the action of book 1, the games were fun and exciting, but I felt stuck in Ice on Fire. This school is a hot mess, the headmaster is out to get Rosie because he has some vendetta against her mother, and the rich entitlement of many of the students and their parents is getting old. I'm also not a fan of the premise that if you carry your ancestors' name (like Cromwell for example) you are predisposed to act like them. Rosie is white.

[M.K. Martin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rosie and the gang are back. This time Charlie and Bina are busy with their Futurology projects. Aughterly is still leaning into her mean girl brand and Jackson is confusing. Sure, he betrayed Rosie, but he also tried to make up for it and yes, he still gives Rosie butterflies in her tummy.

Rosie is still investigating her mother’s mysterious death, but when her lawyer arrives to bring her the police file, he’s poisoned and Rosie’s attacked. She meets an odd boy, Ed, who shows up to help her off and on through the rest of the book until he confronts his own truth and resolves it.

The plot is a little all-over with elements straight out of Jurassic Park and a hot-shot billionaire inventor a la Tony Stark who uses his money to influence the politics of Bloodstone Island, plus Hitomi who is a designer child engineered by her father - a tip of the hat to GATACA maybe?

[Lou 🌈 · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book really just disappointed me. It was so bad I nearly all the time reading it just was shaking my head in disbelief.
I was so curious to get to know more about Rosie, her story and her ancestors but what Halliwell-Horner made out of it, was just a big potpourri of different genres as if she wanted to have a bit of everything in the book: romantic ice skating scenes, freaky animal mutants, a huge industry that develops the newest inventions, ghosts, a lot of shit (really and honestly shit) and of course again bullying. The book was so strange to read and I really had no fun at all. I don’t know what happend to the cute Rosie story of the first book or to the author that she wrote such a nonsense… The headlines are also just crappy and very childish. I really do not suggest to read the book (and I don’t say this often).

[Jennifer Van Dusen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book wasn’t just about Rosie’s continuing journey to find truth about her mom, but about the environment and how we need to respect and protect it.
It was cool how the Tudor past was still a part of the story and incorporating Edward was a sunrise and cool.
This was an absolutely wonderful book to listen to and I think Geri is SO good, I’d love to be able to see her act in movies.

[Rose Edwards · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rosie Frost is on a quest to find out what happened to her mum, and on the way discovers that her lawyer has been killed, and a teacher also dies in suspicious circumstances - can all 3 be linked and can Rosie prove it?

will there be a book 3 I wonder?

[Mark Hartman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent followup to the first book Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen. It does take awhile to get going and really speeds up the last 150 pages or so. Who is Rosie? What happened to her mother? All will be revealed and the answers may surprise and shock you.

[Aaliyah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought that the first book was great read and that I could not wait to read the second but I probably missed the chance as I am now reading more young adult books so it was a great book but not for me

[Paula Stock · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF on this one. I had read the first book of this series, but just couldn't get into this one. I kept forgetting the characters, and I was constantly going back to reread because I wasn't paying attention.
Maybe I would enjoy it more at a different time.

[Rosie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book,would definitely recommend !

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first book was great, this book was just okay.

[Marie Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant as the first. Great story and funny.

[Emily Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a great way to wrap up the series. I also just found out that Geri Halliwell - Horner was a part of Spice Girls.

[Evan Whitlock · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️

[LinkSkywalker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Will she learn the truth of her mothers death

[Jennifer Audus · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this and the first book, it’s such a great series to get into, especially if you love the Tudors and the history. It’s great for children and even adults, it keeps you wanting to read more