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Frostbite: A Graphic Novel
A suspenseful YA graphic novel thriller where the winter chill isn't the only thing that bites!Siblings Jen and Dante are social media influencers and post videos of themselves doing extreme sports. But when they jump out of a helicopter to ski down a mountain, the stunt goes awry. Dante's ankle gets slashed, and the helicopter crew -- who were supposed to be waiting at the bottom of the mountain -- are nowhere to be found. As the confused teens seek answers, they meet up with some locals and soon find themselves flesh to fang with a group of frost vampires! Their only hope for survival is to make it to sunrise, when the vampires become dormant under the snow once again.
208 pages, Hardcover
Published August 4, 2026
About the author
Ian Boothby
258 books39 followersMultiple Shuster Award, Harvey Award and Eisner Award nominee and an Eisner Award–winning comic book creator best known for his work as the lead writer on Simpsons Comics and Futurama Comics for Matt Groening's Bongo Comics. Boothby has written more Simpsons Comics issues than any other writer. He is a regular writer for MAD Magazine. He has also worked on various Canadian television series and is a well known stand-up, sketch and improv comedian working in the Vancouver area. He co-created Free Willie Shakespeare for the Vancouver Theatresports League which won the Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for Excellence in Interactive Theatre.
A writer for multiple television series including CBC's Switchback, Street Cents, "Big Sound" and Popular Mechanics for Kids. He is the co-writer of the DVD film Casper's Haunted Christmas and screenwriter of the Cartoon Network special Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy.
The creator of the sketch comedy series The 11th Hour, called "The funniest sketch series since SCTV" by the National Post, as well as the creator of the TV pilots Space Arm, Vancouver PM and I Dig BC and the co-creator of Channel 92 along with Dean Haglund and Christine Lippa. Boothby founded the Canadian Comedy Award-winning sketch group Canadian Content. He currently performs with the sketch comedy group Titmouse! and "The Critical Hit Show: a Live Dungeons & Dragons Comedy Experience," writes for CBC Radio's The Irrelevant Show, and co-hosts the podcasts Sneaky Dragon, Compleatly Beatles, Totally Tintin, The Fansplainers and Full Marx - a Marx Brothers Podcast with David Dedrick. He has also written the ebook It's About Tolerance Stupid : essays on improv & how to make things better without making yourself crazy. He is the writer of Sparks! a graphic novel series for the Scholastic Corporation's Graphix line with art by Nina Matsumoto, and Exorsisters, an ongoing series from Image Comics with art by Gisele Lagace.
He also appeared in the Adam Sandler film Happy Gilmore.
Ian Boothby is married to Y The Last Man co-creator and artist Pia Guerra and regularly contributes cartoons with her to MAD Magazine and The New Yorker.
A writer for multiple television series including CBC's Switchback, Street Cents, "Big Sound" and Popular Mechanics for Kids. He is the co-writer of the DVD film Casper's Haunted Christmas and screenwriter of the Cartoon Network special Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy.
The creator of the sketch comedy series The 11th Hour, called "The funniest sketch series since SCTV" by the National Post, as well as the creator of the TV pilots Space Arm, Vancouver PM and I Dig BC and the co-creator of Channel 92 along with Dean Haglund and Christine Lippa. Boothby founded the Canadian Comedy Award-winning sketch group Canadian Content. He currently performs with the sketch comedy group Titmouse! and "The Critical Hit Show: a Live Dungeons & Dragons Comedy Experience," writes for CBC Radio's The Irrelevant Show, and co-hosts the podcasts Sneaky Dragon, Compleatly Beatles, Totally Tintin, The Fansplainers and Full Marx - a Marx Brothers Podcast with David Dedrick. He has also written the ebook It's About Tolerance Stupid : essays on improv & how to make things better without making yourself crazy. He is the writer of Sparks! a graphic novel series for the Scholastic Corporation's Graphix line with art by Nina Matsumoto, and Exorsisters, an ongoing series from Image Comics with art by Gisele Lagace.
He also appeared in the Adam Sandler film Happy Gilmore.
Ian Boothby is married to Y The Last Man co-creator and artist Pia Guerra and regularly contributes cartoons with her to MAD Magazine and The New Yorker.
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September 12, 2026
Horror for middle schoolers played straight. It's about some vampires that hide under the snow in Colorado. Not bad. And I like that the creators are a husband and wife team.
August 22, 2026
I enjoyed Pia Guerra's depictions of the vampire-infested, wintry Canadian wilderness, but the characters were thinly sketched and not compelling, especially compared to the rambunctious sports team that gets turned in the first chapter.
February 14, 2026
A gripping, edge of your seat horror graphic novel that leaves you thirsting for more. Introduces a unique take on vampires (though I can think of a few Indigenous legends it has more than a little bit of a hint of) and some compelling characters. Just enough crumbs are dropped to leave doors open for a series- which I hope it becomes because there's so much potential!
Review of advance copy
ADVANCE READER COPY REVIEW
Frostbite has an excellent if simple concept: Vampire/zombie hybrids that live in the snow and hunt like, essentially, sharks. The concept execution however, feels half-baked. Snow creatures are cool, but what happens to them in the spring? for example.
The plot is simple, a typical "survive the night" story, which leaves lots of room for the characters to shine. It's a pity they don't. After finishing the book, I couldn't remember the name of even one character.
I'm bashing this thing pretty hard, I admit, but it's not all bad. Despite it's simple plot and characters, it was entertaining. If this is a set-up to a series, it does a lot of work setting the stage. Take as-is and as a standalone, I'm giving it a 3.25 out of 5.00.
Frostbite has an excellent if simple concept: Vampire/zombie hybrids that live in the snow and hunt like, essentially, sharks. The concept execution however, feels half-baked. Snow creatures are cool, but what happens to them in the spring? for example.
The plot is simple, a typical "survive the night" story, which leaves lots of room for the characters to shine. It's a pity they don't. After finishing the book, I couldn't remember the name of even one character.
I'm bashing this thing pretty hard, I admit, but it's not all bad. Despite it's simple plot and characters, it was entertaining. If this is a set-up to a series, it does a lot of work setting the stage. Take as-is and as a standalone, I'm giving it a 3.25 out of 5.00.
November 20, 2025
Few questions:
Which illustrator used ai or was it both?
Did they think adding 2 names would make people blind the all the ai generated slop?
Did they use their artwork to teach the ai program or was it other artist they stole from?
Why are the illustrators so vocal about being anti ai when they actively use it??
Why use ai at all?? If you are an illustrator, you could do it yourself???
Which illustrator used ai or was it both?
Did they think adding 2 names would make people blind the all the ai generated slop?
Did they use their artwork to teach the ai program or was it other artist they stole from?
Why are the illustrators so vocal about being anti ai when they actively use it??
Why use ai at all?? If you are an illustrator, you could do it yourself???
June 27, 2026
Thanks to Scholastic for the physical ARC! This is my first outing with the Graphix line outside of the Goosebumps ones. I love this cover.
The opening starts with a snowy road, a bus full of kids, and no cell service. After a crash, they are stuck in the freezing storm with little hope of getting help. A cabin in the distance seems like the best option for getting out of the elements. Too bad the knee deep snow is in their way, and too bad they’re not alone. Then, internet sibling sensations, Jen and Dante arrive, determined to get their daily stunt video shot in full. After racing down the mountain, and finding their helicopter empty, what seems like a prank gone wrong just might turn out to be more than they bargained for.
The opening chapter is a fantastic start. The snow storm, the lack of service, then the blown tire. The someone or something under the snow is so super creepy. I did find myself wondering, like with swimming underwater where it’s displaced, wouldn’t the movement beneath the deep snow move or even collapse what’s stacked above, but I don’t need all the answers. It’s a great hook. It really establishes that something’s wrong in record time.
I thought the art itself was fantastic. It meshes black and white with splashes of blue and grey hues to give more of a sense of depth and lighting. I particularly enjoyed the blood still being bright red though, it reminded me of The Walking Dead, especially the spinoff TWD: The Alien, which really goes all out on the red blood (and I read that one most recently). I also thought the swirling of the snow, which did in fact end of looking almost like a whirlpool, was a neat way to show off all the movement too.
The ending was equal parts silly, surprising, and absolutely rad. I mean, snow vampires? Frost vampires that are locked in a specific region that they can’t escape from? A region that just so happens to have the cabin built right on it? And Jen, Dante, and their team just so happen to end up there when it’s getting awfully dark. Their only way to survive is to make it through the night. Even with unexpected help, the vampires have been trying to infiltrate the cabin for hours … and they are getting bolder.
Put your believability aside, the author is telling you the frost vampires are there, are real. The longer you take to believe, the more of a chance they have to get inside. Sit back and enjoy this intense little YA winter thriller that brought to mind The Thing and 30 Days of Night if the casts were teenagers.
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The opening starts with a snowy road, a bus full of kids, and no cell service. After a crash, they are stuck in the freezing storm with little hope of getting help. A cabin in the distance seems like the best option for getting out of the elements. Too bad the knee deep snow is in their way, and too bad they’re not alone. Then, internet sibling sensations, Jen and Dante arrive, determined to get their daily stunt video shot in full. After racing down the mountain, and finding their helicopter empty, what seems like a prank gone wrong just might turn out to be more than they bargained for.
The opening chapter is a fantastic start. The snow storm, the lack of service, then the blown tire. The someone or something under the snow is so super creepy. I did find myself wondering, like with swimming underwater where it’s displaced, wouldn’t the movement beneath the deep snow move or even collapse what’s stacked above, but I don’t need all the answers. It’s a great hook. It really establishes that something’s wrong in record time.
I thought the art itself was fantastic. It meshes black and white with splashes of blue and grey hues to give more of a sense of depth and lighting. I particularly enjoyed the blood still being bright red though, it reminded me of The Walking Dead, especially the spinoff TWD: The Alien, which really goes all out on the red blood (and I read that one most recently). I also thought the swirling of the snow, which did in fact end of looking almost like a whirlpool, was a neat way to show off all the movement too.
The ending was equal parts silly, surprising, and absolutely rad. I mean, snow vampires? Frost vampires that are locked in a specific region that they can’t escape from? A region that just so happens to have the cabin built right on it? And Jen, Dante, and their team just so happen to end up there when it’s getting awfully dark. Their only way to survive is to make it through the night. Even with unexpected help, the vampires have been trying to infiltrate the cabin for hours … and they are getting bolder.
Put your believability aside, the author is telling you the frost vampires are there, are real. The longer you take to believe, the more of a chance they have to get inside. Sit back and enjoy this intense little YA winter thriller that brought to mind The Thing and 30 Days of Night if the casts were teenagers.
https://fanfiaddict.com/review-frostb...
September 11, 2026
Frostbite by Ian Boothby 3.5 stars
Started 9/10/26
Finished 9/10/26
~Spoiler free review~
this was a very quick read, and it only took a few minutes to read.
This is a pretty good book; I liked that it was fast paced and the ending was good.
I wish there was a little more to the story, overall I think it was a pretty good book.
But I do wish I waited to read this in the winter.
YA
13+
Swearing: None
Spice: None
Violence: Not that much just; Killing (a few) monsters, Blood and a couple people died
So, it was pretty good would recommend if you wanted a fast-paced book.
3.5 stars
Thanks for reading!
-Rebecca
Started 9/10/26
Finished 9/10/26
~Spoiler free review~
this was a very quick read, and it only took a few minutes to read.
This is a pretty good book; I liked that it was fast paced and the ending was good.
I wish there was a little more to the story, overall I think it was a pretty good book.
But I do wish I waited to read this in the winter.
YA
13+
Swearing: None
Spice: None
Violence: Not that much just; Killing (a few) monsters, Blood and a couple people died
So, it was pretty good would recommend if you wanted a fast-paced book.
3.5 stars
Thanks for reading!
-Rebecca
August 26, 2026
YA horror graphic novel, which we could certainly use more of. It's a fantastic premise for B movie level horror: deep snow concealing monsters relentlessly trying to eat teens trapped in a cabin in the woods. The book calls the monsters vampires, but they feel much more like zombies to me. Either way, they're scary because they just don't stop. There's a pretty good origin story for the monsters, and a decent sequel bait ending. The characters just felt a little flat to me. Still plenty scary despite that, and I think this will be a solid October read.
October 1, 2026
-Fantastic art. Also love that each new chapter featuring a cool 2-page spread.
-Awesome epilogue with a school bus, teens, and a crash that leads to terrifying moments.
-Vampires IN THE SNOW. Like sharks. But worse. Because these are much hungrier.
-One evening/night.
-Awesome fight scenes.
-Loss and grief
-You want to root for the characters/interesting characters (though not entirely a fan of Jen). But I loved the others in the group, and when Marge (kick-ass woman) enters, YESS.
-Exciting ending
-Oh my gosh at those last pages, oh well, those vampires are going to be happy.
Review to come!
-Awesome epilogue with a school bus, teens, and a crash that leads to terrifying moments.
-Vampires IN THE SNOW. Like sharks. But worse. Because these are much hungrier.
-One evening/night.
-Awesome fight scenes.
-Loss and grief
-You want to root for the characters/interesting characters (though not entirely a fan of Jen). But I loved the others in the group, and when Marge (kick-ass woman) enters, YESS.
-Exciting ending
-Oh my gosh at those last pages, oh well, those vampires are going to be happy.
Review to come!
August 21, 2026
I’m not a huge graphic novel fan but I enjoyed this one!
Spoilers ahead:
Quick, read it in like an hour and half. The art work is beautiful and the story is great. It is YA, so I didn’t expect too much horror, but I was captivated by the lore of the monsters and the town. I don’t exactly get the point of Dante dying/turned into the vampire… it didn’t really serve a purpose for his dynamic with his sister nor his own character growth. Sure, he ends up helping them escape, but besides that I feel like it happened to get readers to be momentarily sad.
This was a good one and would definitely recommend for a younger audience to enjoy during the winter months!
Spoilers ahead:
Quick, read it in like an hour and half. The art work is beautiful and the story is great. It is YA, so I didn’t expect too much horror, but I was captivated by the lore of the monsters and the town. I don’t exactly get the point of Dante dying/turned into the vampire… it didn’t really serve a purpose for his dynamic with his sister nor his own character growth. Sure, he ends up helping them escape, but besides that I feel like it happened to get readers to be momentarily sad.
This was a good one and would definitely recommend for a younger audience to enjoy during the winter months!
September 14, 2026
This was okay. I think it had some elements that were done very well, and others that could really have used more attention.
First what was done well. I did really like the art and the color palette: blue, white, black, with a very occasional red. It set the mood for the story well. I also thought that the horror was done pretty well. There were a few jump scares that got me, and things were scary without being straight up horrifying. I felt the level of horror was perfect for YA.
Unfortunately, the characters were pretty flat and none really stood out to me. This may have partially been because of the sparse color palette, but sometimes I couldn't tell which character I was looking at. They should have been a little easier to tell apart either by personality or by attire. Also, I know characters often do stupid things in horror (don't go in there!!), but it was happening to the extent that character actions just didn't make sense. Characters also appeared and reappeared convenient to the plot, which was odd considering that the particular monsters in this story made movement difficult. Also, the "rules" for these supernatural beings didn't always seem consistent.
Overall, this was not a bad read, and I had a good time with it, but there were enough elements that could have been improved that it was a bit of a distraction.
First what was done well. I did really like the art and the color palette: blue, white, black, with a very occasional red. It set the mood for the story well. I also thought that the horror was done pretty well. There were a few jump scares that got me, and things were scary without being straight up horrifying. I felt the level of horror was perfect for YA.
Unfortunately, the characters were pretty flat and none really stood out to me. This may have partially been because of the sparse color palette, but sometimes I couldn't tell which character I was looking at. They should have been a little easier to tell apart either by personality or by attire. Also, I know characters often do stupid things in horror (don't go in there!!), but it was happening to the extent that character actions just didn't make sense. Characters also appeared and reappeared convenient to the plot, which was odd considering that the particular monsters in this story made movement difficult. Also, the "rules" for these supernatural beings didn't always seem consistent.
Overall, this was not a bad read, and I had a good time with it, but there were enough elements that could have been improved that it was a bit of a distraction.
August 11, 2026
Really loved this graphic novel! Pia Guerra’s art style was creepy in all the right ways and perfect for the genre. It had a Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets edge of your seat suspense vibe that completely pulled me in. Ian Boothby’s sarcastic humour was perfectly timed, cutting the tension just long enough to let you breathe before throwing you right back in. Really hoping there will be a sequel in the future, and maybe a prequel too it’d be great to dig into the lore!
August 28, 2026
I don't usually read graphic novels. This was decent.
September 7, 2026
Very fun.
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August 3, 2026Bedtime read with Hattie! Highly recommend. Maybe not right before sleep though 💀
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September 5, 2026secluded winter cabins are always spooky!
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August 31, 2026Why were they trying to make the sister look mean? Like, telling someone to focus on their job they were hired to do is reasonable, though I suppose she could have been nicer. But she wasn't snapping or saying bad words or anything. I found the camerawoman more irritating for looking down on them.
Besides that, it was fine. Snow zombies isn't a bad concept.
Besides that, it was fine. Snow zombies isn't a bad concept.
Review of advance copy received from Edelweiss+
E ARC provided by Edelweiss Plus
In this starkly illustrated graphic novel, we see a hockey bus get lost and skid off a snowy, remote road. The driver and coach try to figure out what to do with the high school team members, and take them to a nearby cabin. Sadly, when blood from the driver drops onto the snow, it unleashes horrible zombie-like monsters that destroy everyone. We also meet Dante and Jen, influencers who specialize in extreme sports. They have a staff that includes a pilot and camera person who are not particularly fans of the teens. They jump onto a snowy mountain in the same region, but when they get to the bottom, find their crew missing. They make their way to a local store, but their equipment is stolen by a resident named Kyle. Even though the clerk warns that they should not follow them, they do, with the help of another clerk, Callum. They find a cabin, but run into the creatures as well. They barricade themselves inside, and end up on the roof, watching the creatures trying to climb the walls. They can be fought off by light as well as water piped in from local rivers. At one point, Jen falls off the roof but makes it to a nearby storage shed. Dante is turned into one of the monsters. Callum’s mother shows up, and it turns out that there is deep local and family history that has caused her to become a monster hunter. An avalanche sweeps her away, and damages the cabin, so Jen and the others have to try to survive. They are eventually rescued, but a final page shows a sign declaring that the cursed area will be home to a future resort and spa!
Strengths: There are not a lot of horror graphic novels, and this certainly had a sort of simplistic appeal, with the stark black and white background with touches of red. The creatures are fairly scary, and indiscriminate in their carnage. There’s a lot of poking them with metal spikes, which dissolves them into a satisfying goo. The backstory makes sense, and the inclusion of social media influencers will be appealing to young YouTuber wannabes. This could be a series, especially if the resort gets built.
Weaknesses: There was really no character development, and it was hard to keep the characters straight. The hockey team didn’t have much of a reason to be in the story, although the bus did show up later. The illustrations are okay, but have a standard, comic book sort of feel to them.
What I really think: This didn’t strike me as particularly good, but I can see its appeal to readers who don’t want a particularly involved story. I might end up purchasing a copy for readers who aren’t quite up to reading Goosebumps books and enjoyed the P.J. Night graphic novels.
In this starkly illustrated graphic novel, we see a hockey bus get lost and skid off a snowy, remote road. The driver and coach try to figure out what to do with the high school team members, and take them to a nearby cabin. Sadly, when blood from the driver drops onto the snow, it unleashes horrible zombie-like monsters that destroy everyone. We also meet Dante and Jen, influencers who specialize in extreme sports. They have a staff that includes a pilot and camera person who are not particularly fans of the teens. They jump onto a snowy mountain in the same region, but when they get to the bottom, find their crew missing. They make their way to a local store, but their equipment is stolen by a resident named Kyle. Even though the clerk warns that they should not follow them, they do, with the help of another clerk, Callum. They find a cabin, but run into the creatures as well. They barricade themselves inside, and end up on the roof, watching the creatures trying to climb the walls. They can be fought off by light as well as water piped in from local rivers. At one point, Jen falls off the roof but makes it to a nearby storage shed. Dante is turned into one of the monsters. Callum’s mother shows up, and it turns out that there is deep local and family history that has caused her to become a monster hunter. An avalanche sweeps her away, and damages the cabin, so Jen and the others have to try to survive. They are eventually rescued, but a final page shows a sign declaring that the cursed area will be home to a future resort and spa!
Strengths: There are not a lot of horror graphic novels, and this certainly had a sort of simplistic appeal, with the stark black and white background with touches of red. The creatures are fairly scary, and indiscriminate in their carnage. There’s a lot of poking them with metal spikes, which dissolves them into a satisfying goo. The backstory makes sense, and the inclusion of social media influencers will be appealing to young YouTuber wannabes. This could be a series, especially if the resort gets built.
Weaknesses: There was really no character development, and it was hard to keep the characters straight. The hockey team didn’t have much of a reason to be in the story, although the bus did show up later. The illustrations are okay, but have a standard, comic book sort of feel to them.
What I really think: This didn’t strike me as particularly good, but I can see its appeal to readers who don’t want a particularly involved story. I might end up purchasing a copy for readers who aren’t quite up to reading Goosebumps books and enjoyed the P.J. Night graphic novels.
September 3, 2026
With the book industry's addiction to "Blank meets blank" marketing I'm surprised this wasn't advertised as "Dead Snow meets Tremors," although I suppose that neither of those properties are all that familiar to the target audience. Anyway, this isn't good. The character's have none, the story is too rushed, and the very logic of the thing falls apart with the slightest thought. Is there a heavy layer of snow on the ground here all year round? If a vast government agency is keeping tabs on this place why not a fence, maybe? If one of the characters in the book is secretly the next in line to take up the family's mantel of secret monster hunter (god, how I hate that trope. Thankfully it's brought up and then completely ignored within a couple of panels) then why has his mom waited until the kid was at least 16 to bother mentioning it to him? "Remember everything I've taught you," his mother tells him. What did she teach him? To go places he's been told not to? To follow meth addicts up onto roofs? I was way more interested in those kids used as cannon fodder in the first chapter. If the book had just been a fast-paced little action-horror about them getting picked off one by one over the course of a couple of hours it probably would have been the better for it.
September 22, 2026
1ish for the story, 4 for the art.
This was donated to my library after a book fair, and I can't resist a quick vampire read.
This would make a fun horror movie, but the...everything... was so surface level. Beyond flat characters, convenient lore drop because of course the vampires are a local/family legend, oh how convenient that the cabin was decked out with anti vampzombie measures the whole time. And how convenient, when at the end A teen reader might enjoy for the fast paced action.
This was donated to my library after a book fair, and I can't resist a quick vampire read.
This would make a fun horror movie, but the...everything... was so surface level. Beyond flat characters, convenient lore drop because of course the vampires are a local/family legend, oh how convenient that the cabin was decked out with anti vampzombie measures the whole time. And how convenient, when at the end A teen reader might enjoy for the fast paced action.
Review of advance copy received from Goodreads Giveaways
Thank you Goodreads for the giveaway.
I was really excited to win this book. I love graphic novels and snow vampires sounded so cool. Unfortunately the execution was lacking.
The story starts with a group of teens on a bus that crash in the snow. Then they are taken/eaten by the snow vampires. Then it shifts to some teens snowboarding on the mountain. They get trapped and have to fight off the vampires. It didn't really explain how the vampires came to be. Also everyone was obsessed with eating when they should have been focused on survival.
It was a quick read but needs more editing. The graphics were on but very basic. I was hoping for a little more detail.
I was really excited to win this book. I love graphic novels and snow vampires sounded so cool. Unfortunately the execution was lacking.
The story starts with a group of teens on a bus that crash in the snow. Then they are taken/eaten by the snow vampires. Then it shifts to some teens snowboarding on the mountain. They get trapped and have to fight off the vampires. It didn't really explain how the vampires came to be. Also everyone was obsessed with eating when they should have been focused on survival.
It was a quick read but needs more editing. The graphics were on but very basic. I was hoping for a little more detail.
August 24, 2026
2.5
Picked up for Pia Guerra's art.
For a horror graphic novel with mysterious monsters under the snow... I mean, I just reread that clause, and I'm compelled... so how did this end up being boring?
Maybe it's because of how interchangeble the characters were. Maybe it's the limited color pallete.
Or... the abrupt cuts that made no sense (ostesibly... jump scares?)? The ambigous, border line appropriation of ancestral lands and their caretakers?
So, yeah. Even if we lived in a day and age where hearfelt letters were exchanged, this would be nothing to write home about. Given the compelling premise and well executed first chapter, that's a disappointment.
Picked up for Pia Guerra's art.
For a horror graphic novel with mysterious monsters under the snow... I mean, I just reread that clause, and I'm compelled... so how did this end up being boring?
Maybe it's because of how interchangeble the characters were. Maybe it's the limited color pallete.
Or... the abrupt cuts that made no sense (ostesibly... jump scares?)? The ambigous, border line appropriation of ancestral lands and their caretakers?
So, yeah. Even if we lived in a day and age where hearfelt letters were exchanged, this would be nothing to write home about. Given the compelling premise and well executed first chapter, that's a disappointment.
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
A spooky little winter horror story!
This was grimmer than I generally expect from a Scholastic book, but that's what you want from a story about vampire-like creatures hunting people from under the snow. There's cool lore to be found in this book, alongside some great bits of humour and heart. It's sometimes hard to judge the art in an ARC, as it isn't presented in its finished stage, but even sans colour it's pretty great. Atmospheric, eerie and with fun moments of scares.
I had a fun time with this!
This was grimmer than I generally expect from a Scholastic book, but that's what you want from a story about vampire-like creatures hunting people from under the snow. There's cool lore to be found in this book, alongside some great bits of humour and heart. It's sometimes hard to judge the art in an ARC, as it isn't presented in its finished stage, but even sans colour it's pretty great. Atmospheric, eerie and with fun moments of scares.
I had a fun time with this!
August 19, 2026
Thrilling, terrifying and fun, filled with dark humour and suspenseful moments, it grabs you (literally) from the first chapter. It meant to be a YA book but adult readers will enjoy this graphic novel as well. I highly recommend!
August 21, 2026
- published earlier this month
- about snow vampires*
- made me scared and made me laugh (not at the same time, that would be a real achievement)
- less than 3 stars average rating on storygraph (I gave it 3.5)
*apparently that's a thing
- about snow vampires*
- made me scared and made me laugh (not at the same time, that would be a real achievement)
- less than 3 stars average rating on storygraph (I gave it 3.5)
*apparently that's a thing
August 25, 2026
This was so cheesy. Not much thought seemed to be into the story or dialogue. Why I didn't go lower is I think it might be meant to be campy? I'm not sure...I hope so at least lol. If so it's worth a pick up if you just want some mindless campy horror, not really my thing. Decent art though.
September 3, 2026
When teen influencers jump from a helicopter to ski the mountain, they find themselves trapped in an abandoned cabin surrounded by terrifying undead blood seeking vampires. A scary adventure that will have readers turning the page to find out the final outcome.
Review of advance copy
Like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this is a great vampire story with lots of sarcasm and slayage. Super fun!
August 4, 2026
It is such a shame that I figured only a man could write a woman character so insufferable and yet unfortunately this book did have a woman’s touch
August 18, 2026
The concept was great, but not a lot of "umph" to the action. Is it a book one? Read via a reader copy, so images were black and white. Would have liked to seen finished item.
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