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Frosthaven Academy #1
Arctic Bonds
My mother died with secrets on her lips. Now those secrets are trying to kill me.
I came to Frosthaven Academy for a fresh start. What I found was a world I didn't know existed—and a body that's changing in impossible ways.
I heal instantly. I'm stronger than I should be. And when certain men touch me, my skin ignites with heat.
Luca, my RA, knows what I need before I do. His touch feels like coming home.
Professor Tomlinson watches me with barely controlled hunger, then pushes me away because wanting me could destroy his career.
Ash, the professor's reckless brother, makes me laugh for the first time since Mom died—and eases a grief I thought would drown me.
But these aren't just crushes. These connections are fated—ancient magic that's supposed to be rare.
And I'm manifesting bonds that shouldn't be possible.
The Council watches my every move. The headmaster wants me gone. Fifteen students before me have vanished without a trace. And everyone keeps telling me I'm dangerous—but no one will tell me why.
When my abilities explode during a fight, I'm forced into private training with a mysterious investigator who looks at me like I'm prey.
Or maybe like I'm something else entirely.
My mother kept me hidden for eighteen years. Now I'm uncovering the truth she died protecting.
Because in a world where bonds are power and being different means being hunted, some secrets are buried for a reason.
This is Book 1 in the complete Frosthaven Academy Series - read all 4 books!
Perfect for fans Zodiac Academy, Rejected Mates, Pack Darling, Brutal Birthright
Fated Mates • Why Choose Romance • Shifter Academy • Forbidden Student/Teacher • Touch Her and Die • Found Family • Hybrid FMC • Possessive Alphas • Grief to Hope • Spicy
I came to Frosthaven Academy for a fresh start. What I found was a world I didn't know existed—and a body that's changing in impossible ways.
I heal instantly. I'm stronger than I should be. And when certain men touch me, my skin ignites with heat.
Luca, my RA, knows what I need before I do. His touch feels like coming home.
Professor Tomlinson watches me with barely controlled hunger, then pushes me away because wanting me could destroy his career.
Ash, the professor's reckless brother, makes me laugh for the first time since Mom died—and eases a grief I thought would drown me.
But these aren't just crushes. These connections are fated—ancient magic that's supposed to be rare.
And I'm manifesting bonds that shouldn't be possible.
The Council watches my every move. The headmaster wants me gone. Fifteen students before me have vanished without a trace. And everyone keeps telling me I'm dangerous—but no one will tell me why.
When my abilities explode during a fight, I'm forced into private training with a mysterious investigator who looks at me like I'm prey.
Or maybe like I'm something else entirely.
My mother kept me hidden for eighteen years. Now I'm uncovering the truth she died protecting.
Because in a world where bonds are power and being different means being hunted, some secrets are buried for a reason.
This is Book 1 in the complete Frosthaven Academy Series - read all 4 books!
Perfect for fans Zodiac Academy, Rejected Mates, Pack Darling, Brutal Birthright
Fated Mates • Why Choose Romance • Shifter Academy • Forbidden Student/Teacher • Touch Her and Die • Found Family • Hybrid FMC • Possessive Alphas • Grief to Hope • Spicy
239 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 14, 2025
About the author
Jaye Marellen
14 books31 followersJaye Marellen has always believed Belle should have stayed with the Beast—because let’s be honest, the grumpy guy with claws was the best part of the story. She writes romances full of banter, heat, and a little bit of magic, where happily-ever-after doesn’t mean sanding off the rough edges. When she’s not dreaming up growly heroes and the women bold enough to love them, you’ll find her reading spicy stories, sipping too much coffee, and rooting for love stories with a twist.
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November 5, 2025
Ever have vegetarian meat? Like you know what it's supposed to be, and you can kind of see it, but it just isn't?
spoilers ahead.
I think this author had a pretty good idea in mind. She has the set up at school, the secrecy and the bonds. The unknown past, the super special naive main character and hot dudes. Then the depth ends there and it's why I just didn't get into this book.
let's start with main character:
She talks about her mother's death and we see some sadness but we end the depth there. No real sorrow, not a lot of context, no clue about any other portion of her life. We only get exactly what's happening in front of her face and for a single pov book that is not enough. She also sort of knows something is happening from the beginning and then boom everything is happening and for some reason she may be expelled and have her life ruined? How did that progress make any sense, but let's jump to plot.
plot:
Okay, another academy romance here for that. Then we toss in that nothing adds up. You can't talk about mates, wolves, powers etc. but the mean girls do and loudly. You can't talk about it, but the only class we see talks all about it? We can't talk about it but everyone at school is madly in love and showing open affection in supernatural ways. We can't talk about it, but there are wolves everywhere. It lacks consistency. Why would the main character who knows nothing be in so much trouble when they plan on them not knowing they have powers? It just makes the plot ridiculous.
Then the faculty and council telling her to stay clear of her mates also bugged me. I feel like not a single one of her mates was trying hard enough for neing fated. She just does what she wants and they just don't really try and it all falls apart. Where is the passion? The I have to have my mate? Arent these men wolves? Nothing?
Now our guys!:
Honestly could've benefitted from dual pov because they lack even more depth than our main character. Luca. I guess he is filling the empath role, because the 3 conversations we see that's what he is doing. Ash, is funny and a playful guy? Professor is the story teller then there is cafeteria guy, and Kane. and I'm guessing more? since the legend has more? How can we have like 7 dudes when we don't even get to know the three you've thrown at us in 186 pages? Again, we see the tropes they are there the guys are fitting into the harem roles that are well established but they stop after those roles. we know zero about them after that. The conversation the professor has with her about his future, his work, how they can never work it's that go to discussion for that trope and just didn't add anything.
Overall, we get 180+pages of what could be good but just falls flat. I wanted to like this I wanted a new series but setting up this many love interests and a plot line on actual speed? I am out.
spoilers ahead.
I think this author had a pretty good idea in mind. She has the set up at school, the secrecy and the bonds. The unknown past, the super special naive main character and hot dudes. Then the depth ends there and it's why I just didn't get into this book.
let's start with main character:
She talks about her mother's death and we see some sadness but we end the depth there. No real sorrow, not a lot of context, no clue about any other portion of her life. We only get exactly what's happening in front of her face and for a single pov book that is not enough. She also sort of knows something is happening from the beginning and then boom everything is happening and for some reason she may be expelled and have her life ruined? How did that progress make any sense, but let's jump to plot.
plot:
Okay, another academy romance here for that. Then we toss in that nothing adds up. You can't talk about mates, wolves, powers etc. but the mean girls do and loudly. You can't talk about it, but the only class we see talks all about it? We can't talk about it but everyone at school is madly in love and showing open affection in supernatural ways. We can't talk about it, but there are wolves everywhere. It lacks consistency. Why would the main character who knows nothing be in so much trouble when they plan on them not knowing they have powers? It just makes the plot ridiculous.
Then the faculty and council telling her to stay clear of her mates also bugged me. I feel like not a single one of her mates was trying hard enough for neing fated. She just does what she wants and they just don't really try and it all falls apart. Where is the passion? The I have to have my mate? Arent these men wolves? Nothing?
Now our guys!:
Honestly could've benefitted from dual pov because they lack even more depth than our main character. Luca. I guess he is filling the empath role, because the 3 conversations we see that's what he is doing. Ash, is funny and a playful guy? Professor is the story teller then there is cafeteria guy, and Kane. and I'm guessing more? since the legend has more? How can we have like 7 dudes when we don't even get to know the three you've thrown at us in 186 pages? Again, we see the tropes they are there the guys are fitting into the harem roles that are well established but they stop after those roles. we know zero about them after that. The conversation the professor has with her about his future, his work, how they can never work it's that go to discussion for that trope and just didn't add anything.
Overall, we get 180+pages of what could be good but just falls flat. I wanted to like this I wanted a new series but setting up this many love interests and a plot line on actual speed? I am out.
December 19, 2025
DNF - i read chapter one and couldn’t go any further. Author has a great premise but doesn’t execute it very well. So much happens in that first chapter, it really should have spanned 5 chapters. Give me more info so i can get to know these characters! She’s on her way to the frozen north, her mom has died, she meets her fated mate and her new BFF…. All in chapter one!!!! Slow down! This reads like a rough draft to lay down the plot. PLEASE go back and fill in all the details! This could be a really great story….
January 3, 2026
I’ve read a book exactly like this. Same exact plotline and prophecy stuff except not in the arctic. I read that book in 2022 and this one just came out in 2025, so it seems like this author was highly “inspired” by that book.
Also, it wasn’t good either lol
Also, it wasn’t good either lol
December 13, 2025
Fast paced shifter RH that reminded me a lot of Kit Davenport and Phoenix Rising. Things are happening so fast and there’s not much development so isn’t one that I had a strong connection too but it was entertaining.
Overall: 2.5
Overall: 2.5
March 10, 2026
Interesting reverse harem that has the a girl accepted to Frosthaven Academy in Alaska and things begin to become noticeable in the sense of odd. She is accelerating at a rapid rate which is not normal for the students of the Academy and it is drawing attention, attention the Academy does not want. Throw in fated mates Professor Tomlinson who is adamant he will not get involved with a student. Luca her RA and Ash the rule breaking brother to Professor Tomlinson and you have an entertaining story. I liked how the read was around legends of the Inuit legends.
February 13, 2026
It’s a silly little predictable vacation for your brain.
There’s no real preamble to anything.
Without my prior knowledge of the genre, I know I’d spend most of the time confused why everyone is kind of an ignorant idiot.
I still did that anyway.
We don’t really know why she’s chosen this school, nor why she possesses some observational skills yet no power of deduction.
She has that stereotypical instant best friend who’s obnoxiously amenable, irritating, and utilized as a plot driving device.
I’ve never punched anyone in the face before (regrettably), but for her, I’d try.
The writing cadence is very much like she’s telling the story without allowing us to be fully in it.
It’s distant and strange, but it matches the content.
The introduction to spice felt icky.
The FMC is so infantile and naive in her general perceptions of the world, that it just seemed incongruous for her to have informed consent in such an adult act, despite the reader expecting it to happen eventually.
And she brought sleep shorts to wear while out traversing an Alaskan tundra?
Too stupid to live, methinks.
“Something was happening here,” she deduces 33% in.
Definitely not there on an academic scholarship, I’ll tell you that much.
The guys are caricatures.
The broody professor broods broodily, etc.
‘Eyes’ are mentioned 118 times.
And if you think they’re constantly meeting/locking onto/ getting lost in each other’s depths, then you’re catching on.
So much interrupted eavesdropping.
It’s the only way we’re able to learn anything!
Why can’t anyone just let a girl spy on people in peace? Sheesh.
It was intermittently good like a toxic relationship.
The end was silly but increasingly better written.
Corny, but much a better quality of it.
She speaks of all her training leading to this impending cliffhanger, when she just sparred recreationally for maybe a week.
Whatever.
I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone that I wanted to respect me, but it’s fine for what it is.
There’s no real preamble to anything.
Without my prior knowledge of the genre, I know I’d spend most of the time confused why everyone is kind of an ignorant idiot.
I still did that anyway.
We don’t really know why she’s chosen this school, nor why she possesses some observational skills yet no power of deduction.
She has that stereotypical instant best friend who’s obnoxiously amenable, irritating, and utilized as a plot driving device.
I’ve never punched anyone in the face before (regrettably), but for her, I’d try.
The writing cadence is very much like she’s telling the story without allowing us to be fully in it.
It’s distant and strange, but it matches the content.
The introduction to spice felt icky.
The FMC is so infantile and naive in her general perceptions of the world, that it just seemed incongruous for her to have informed consent in such an adult act, despite the reader expecting it to happen eventually.
And she brought sleep shorts to wear while out traversing an Alaskan tundra?
Too stupid to live, methinks.
“Something was happening here,” she deduces 33% in.
Definitely not there on an academic scholarship, I’ll tell you that much.
The guys are caricatures.
The broody professor broods broodily, etc.
‘Eyes’ are mentioned 118 times.
And if you think they’re constantly meeting/locking onto/ getting lost in each other’s depths, then you’re catching on.
So much interrupted eavesdropping.
It’s the only way we’re able to learn anything!
Why can’t anyone just let a girl spy on people in peace? Sheesh.
It was intermittently good like a toxic relationship.
The end was silly but increasingly better written.
Corny, but much a better quality of it.
She speaks of all her training leading to this impending cliffhanger, when she just sparred recreationally for maybe a week.
Whatever.
I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone that I wanted to respect me, but it’s fine for what it is.
March 3, 2026
Ive read Wattpad books better than this. Terrible pacing, world building, and relationship building. Inconsistencies everywhere. Somehow shes not surprised when she learns shifters are real but the bonds she learns about in class is shocking? Dumb.
March 7, 2026
As expected… it sucked.
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April 6, 2026Må slutte å kjøpe bøker på salg…
July 14, 2026
I loved this one so much. It was amazing and I can't wait to read the next book.
January 16, 2026
like the concept. writing is weak. read similar stories told better. shifter academy, fmc has hidden powers more than any other in centuries, evil wants her power, she fights to save herself.
February 27, 2026
DNF 56%
Not for me. Very heavy handed with the foreshadowing and repetitive in language use. There was nothing to get excited about because the book basically told you about it way in advance.
Not for me. Very heavy handed with the foreshadowing and repetitive in language use. There was nothing to get excited about because the book basically told you about it way in advance.
February 14, 2026
Pretty mid. The beginning is absolute garbage. It didn’t get better at 60%. Imma keep going bc why not
December 5, 2025
Short
I dont think this series is for me personally. There was time jumps and it seemed to be moving too fast from the beginning but also slow at the same time..
I dont think this series is for me personally. There was time jumps and it seemed to be moving too fast from the beginning but also slow at the same time..
Read
January 15, 2026like the theme and stories
But the character development needs to go deeper. What does she even look like? Why didn't she question being homeschooled? Lots of empty spots in character dev
But the character development needs to go deeper. What does she even look like? Why didn't she question being homeschooled? Lots of empty spots in character dev
October 22, 2025
solid premise, execution is lacking
The story has great ingredients, but the telling of it feels rushed. Very little depth to the characters. Not sure why it wasn’t edited to allow for more fleshing out of ideas, especially since it kicks off a series. Dnf
The story has great ingredients, but the telling of it feels rushed. Very little depth to the characters. Not sure why it wasn’t edited to allow for more fleshing out of ideas, especially since it kicks off a series. Dnf
January 3, 2026
Decent
Spoilers Alert!
This was a different spin on an academy romance. It focus’s mainly on mate bonds. I didn’t particularly like it very much personally but someone else may love it.
Rae our female lead character heads to this academy, she got in with good grades, and being in “good health”. She needed to have blood tests done before being accepted. Flying in to this remote area up north she feels a strange feeling wave over her. As the reader, I know it’s because she passed some kind of barrier. She’s faster, has more endurance, picks up defense quickly. The classes are weird though, they focused mainly on history of the area and the historical local legends on how they survived so far north. A medicine woman with multiple men who supported her with their own types of trades. This is foreshadowing for the rest of the book. They do an overnight hike and get snowed in at a cabin. Thankfully, her companions are mostly guys she’s “extremely” attracted too, unfortunately one of them is her professor. Some fooling around happens in the same room as the professor and they (Luca and herself) act like nothing happened. Rae and the professor never talk about it. It seems tho, when she meets each guy that will eventually be in her bond, there’s a severe static and “zing” plus some weird markings that light up her wrist before disappearing almost immediately. Of course there’s a mean girl, and they get paired during PE defensive training. This is where for me, it went downhill. This woman is really doing her best to kick her butt, but they are evenly matched. This woman says some mean stuff about staying away from Luca because he’s hers (blah blah blah) and has her pinned. This is when a feeling of anger and rage spills out and she tosses this girl like 20 feet, in full view of the other students. It pisses the woman off and she pulls out a knife and cuts her really good. It’s then that she heals almost instantly. In full view of everyone else. That’s when SHE (Rae) gets called to the headmasters office. Who lays into her… the council will be called and she may get kicked out. At this point, she has no idea there’s a supernatural world out there, but knows healing instantly is not normal, also the strength she felt when she tossed that woman across the training field. She’s suspended until the Council decides what to do with her. She’s ordered to her room until she’s called to see the council. That’s when the professor and the other guys, pull her out in the dead of night and explain that the whole wolf shifters are real, and that everyone at the academy is latent and they are trying to slowly bring out their abilities. Unfortunately, she exposed the supernatural world to everyone, and she’s being blamed for it…. When the council arrives, they tell her to stay away from her mates, mates 2 and higher are not allowed because they are a “liability”. Rogues are a very real thing and they worry she’s a rogue because she’s never met her dad. Her mom didn’t explain this, on top of her mom moving the every few years (Rae realizes this was to hide her, from the council or the rogues we don’t know because her mom passed 5 months prior to her going to the academy). Additionally, the female councilwoman and her 3 mates tell her that, they Earned to be together so it’s alright for her to have 3 mates but she shouldn’t even get close to her own potential bond mates. They order her to be trained by their man Kade, who reports back on her progress. She’s learning control, more defensive techniques than she would during school because she advances so rapidly in her power and defensive moves… it basically ends with her getting kidnapped by Kade and his twin Kane who are rogues who tell her the council wants to control powerful shifters, break mate bonds because it threatens their power structure. The twins give her a choice to go back to campus and potentially be forcefully seperated from her mates or stay. It’s assumed that the mates still at school would also be there with her. I mean, the book was really good, but the times where it focused on how she broke rules that were never told to her, and being expelled to the wilderness to fend on her own (headmaster told her this), or to have her memories removed, etc… it pissed me off royally. How is she in trouble for something no one explained to her? It drove me batty. Also the council asked her about anyone telling her to leave the academy, she didn’t say anything about the headmaster. Like I was screaming in my head at her! Tell them the headmaster threatened to boot her from the academy and leave her to fend in the wilderness on her own… they advised that 15 students never made it home that were rejected from the academy for some reason… so Rae worries she will be next… the whole forced separation bugged me to no end, no compassion for her not knowing about the supernatural world. I’m unsure if I want to read further…. Maybe you will like it better than I did!? Give it a try!
Spoilers Alert!
This was a different spin on an academy romance. It focus’s mainly on mate bonds. I didn’t particularly like it very much personally but someone else may love it.
Rae our female lead character heads to this academy, she got in with good grades, and being in “good health”. She needed to have blood tests done before being accepted. Flying in to this remote area up north she feels a strange feeling wave over her. As the reader, I know it’s because she passed some kind of barrier. She’s faster, has more endurance, picks up defense quickly. The classes are weird though, they focused mainly on history of the area and the historical local legends on how they survived so far north. A medicine woman with multiple men who supported her with their own types of trades. This is foreshadowing for the rest of the book. They do an overnight hike and get snowed in at a cabin. Thankfully, her companions are mostly guys she’s “extremely” attracted too, unfortunately one of them is her professor. Some fooling around happens in the same room as the professor and they (Luca and herself) act like nothing happened. Rae and the professor never talk about it. It seems tho, when she meets each guy that will eventually be in her bond, there’s a severe static and “zing” plus some weird markings that light up her wrist before disappearing almost immediately. Of course there’s a mean girl, and they get paired during PE defensive training. This is where for me, it went downhill. This woman is really doing her best to kick her butt, but they are evenly matched. This woman says some mean stuff about staying away from Luca because he’s hers (blah blah blah) and has her pinned. This is when a feeling of anger and rage spills out and she tosses this girl like 20 feet, in full view of the other students. It pisses the woman off and she pulls out a knife and cuts her really good. It’s then that she heals almost instantly. In full view of everyone else. That’s when SHE (Rae) gets called to the headmasters office. Who lays into her… the council will be called and she may get kicked out. At this point, she has no idea there’s a supernatural world out there, but knows healing instantly is not normal, also the strength she felt when she tossed that woman across the training field. She’s suspended until the Council decides what to do with her. She’s ordered to her room until she’s called to see the council. That’s when the professor and the other guys, pull her out in the dead of night and explain that the whole wolf shifters are real, and that everyone at the academy is latent and they are trying to slowly bring out their abilities. Unfortunately, she exposed the supernatural world to everyone, and she’s being blamed for it…. When the council arrives, they tell her to stay away from her mates, mates 2 and higher are not allowed because they are a “liability”. Rogues are a very real thing and they worry she’s a rogue because she’s never met her dad. Her mom didn’t explain this, on top of her mom moving the every few years (Rae realizes this was to hide her, from the council or the rogues we don’t know because her mom passed 5 months prior to her going to the academy). Additionally, the female councilwoman and her 3 mates tell her that, they Earned to be together so it’s alright for her to have 3 mates but she shouldn’t even get close to her own potential bond mates. They order her to be trained by their man Kade, who reports back on her progress. She’s learning control, more defensive techniques than she would during school because she advances so rapidly in her power and defensive moves… it basically ends with her getting kidnapped by Kade and his twin Kane who are rogues who tell her the council wants to control powerful shifters, break mate bonds because it threatens their power structure. The twins give her a choice to go back to campus and potentially be forcefully seperated from her mates or stay. It’s assumed that the mates still at school would also be there with her. I mean, the book was really good, but the times where it focused on how she broke rules that were never told to her, and being expelled to the wilderness to fend on her own (headmaster told her this), or to have her memories removed, etc… it pissed me off royally. How is she in trouble for something no one explained to her? It drove me batty. Also the council asked her about anyone telling her to leave the academy, she didn’t say anything about the headmaster. Like I was screaming in my head at her! Tell them the headmaster threatened to boot her from the academy and leave her to fend in the wilderness on her own… they advised that 15 students never made it home that were rejected from the academy for some reason… so Rae worries she will be next… the whole forced separation bugged me to no end, no compassion for her not knowing about the supernatural world. I’m unsure if I want to read further…. Maybe you will like it better than I did!? Give it a try!
July 20, 2026
**SERIES Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3 Stars) — A quick read, but riddled with plot holes, editing disasters, and a frustrating KU paywall.**
I'll start with the positives about this series! Mostly spoiler-free!
It was a quick and easy read. Each book being around 150-200 pages, so it's definitely a single-sitting book. I read the whole 4-book series in a day and a half. It also wasn't highly convoluted. The story and plotlines were straightforward and easy to follow. The world-building was just enough to paint a pretty picture without becoming messy. Lastly, the characters were all likable... enough. Meaning I didn't outright hate anyone, so that's good. Oh, also, it wrapped up nicely. All in all, I had fun. I'm glad I read it. I'm equally glad I don't have to read it again.
Now on to my many grievances...
This is my first experience with this author, so I don't know if this is their norm or if this was Jaye's first book and she got better with time, but this series was... not great. There were quite a few moments where the author lost the plot, forgot certain plotlines, or just straight-up changed things that were already well established. I feel like by the third book, she had just given up on putting work into the story and was just writing to get it over with. There were actual big reveals in book 3 that were thrown in for shock value but in reality, weren't shocking because we as the reader—as well as the characters themselves—had already learned of those revelations in a previous book! The ending battle seemed completely rushed and anticlimactic; everything just kind of... worked out.
The characters were all pretty flat. Everyone was predictable and boring while trying to be interesting. The most interesting character (in the main relationship group) was Silas, in my opinion. But the thing that sucks about that is Silas wasn't introduced until the 11th hour. He was the last mate in the bond and therefore got the very least amount of page time. Likewise, the side characters were all superficial. I liked Cora, the FMC's best friend and roommate. But even she wasn't given the amount of growth and exposure she deserved.
The editing was... lacking, to say the least. There were many typos, misspellings of main character names, and literal "copy and paste" sections. There was a scene where the FMC is handed a folder of important documents and she takes it, excited by its contents. Two chapters later, the same character hands the exact same folder to the exact same FMC, saying the exact same thing, and she takes it... excited by its contents. As if she'd never seen it before! The editing was a disaster and could definitely use some work.
Finally, and this may be just a personal issue, but it needs to be said. I have a Kindle Unlimited subscription, and I'm happy to say books 1-3 are available on KU, free of charge. Did you catch that? Books 1 through 3 are free... book 4 is not. I actually had to purchase book 4 in the series. Now granted, it was $0.99. Not a lot in the grand scheme of things. But authors... don't do this. If you're going to make the first 3 books free, make the last free as well. It was aggravating that I had to buy the last book in the series in order to finish out the story. Especially when the story was a mess to begin with.
Now I will say, book 4? Significantly better than the first 3 books. I should also note that book 4 follows a different FMC, Cora. Books 1-3 follow Rae and her mates. Book 4 picks up where book 3 ended but follows Cora and her mates. And it was better! Still not great, but definitely an improvement. It eased the sting of my having to buy it to read it.
I've rambled enough, honestly. Paranormal reverse harem, especially with wolf shifters, is usually my jam. This one just wasn't it. I'm glad I read it... I'm equally glad it's over. If you skip this series, you aren't missing anything.
I'll start with the positives about this series! Mostly spoiler-free!
It was a quick and easy read. Each book being around 150-200 pages, so it's definitely a single-sitting book. I read the whole 4-book series in a day and a half. It also wasn't highly convoluted. The story and plotlines were straightforward and easy to follow. The world-building was just enough to paint a pretty picture without becoming messy. Lastly, the characters were all likable... enough. Meaning I didn't outright hate anyone, so that's good. Oh, also, it wrapped up nicely. All in all, I had fun. I'm glad I read it. I'm equally glad I don't have to read it again.
Now on to my many grievances...
This is my first experience with this author, so I don't know if this is their norm or if this was Jaye's first book and she got better with time, but this series was... not great. There were quite a few moments where the author lost the plot, forgot certain plotlines, or just straight-up changed things that were already well established. I feel like by the third book, she had just given up on putting work into the story and was just writing to get it over with. There were actual big reveals in book 3 that were thrown in for shock value but in reality, weren't shocking because we as the reader—as well as the characters themselves—had already learned of those revelations in a previous book! The ending battle seemed completely rushed and anticlimactic; everything just kind of... worked out.
The characters were all pretty flat. Everyone was predictable and boring while trying to be interesting. The most interesting character (in the main relationship group) was Silas, in my opinion. But the thing that sucks about that is Silas wasn't introduced until the 11th hour. He was the last mate in the bond and therefore got the very least amount of page time. Likewise, the side characters were all superficial. I liked Cora, the FMC's best friend and roommate. But even she wasn't given the amount of growth and exposure she deserved.
The editing was... lacking, to say the least. There were many typos, misspellings of main character names, and literal "copy and paste" sections. There was a scene where the FMC is handed a folder of important documents and she takes it, excited by its contents. Two chapters later, the same character hands the exact same folder to the exact same FMC, saying the exact same thing, and she takes it... excited by its contents. As if she'd never seen it before! The editing was a disaster and could definitely use some work.
Finally, and this may be just a personal issue, but it needs to be said. I have a Kindle Unlimited subscription, and I'm happy to say books 1-3 are available on KU, free of charge. Did you catch that? Books 1 through 3 are free... book 4 is not. I actually had to purchase book 4 in the series. Now granted, it was $0.99. Not a lot in the grand scheme of things. But authors... don't do this. If you're going to make the first 3 books free, make the last free as well. It was aggravating that I had to buy the last book in the series in order to finish out the story. Especially when the story was a mess to begin with.
Now I will say, book 4? Significantly better than the first 3 books. I should also note that book 4 follows a different FMC, Cora. Books 1-3 follow Rae and her mates. Book 4 picks up where book 3 ended but follows Cora and her mates. And it was better! Still not great, but definitely an improvement. It eased the sting of my having to buy it to read it.
I've rambled enough, honestly. Paranormal reverse harem, especially with wolf shifters, is usually my jam. This one just wasn't it. I'm glad I read it... I'm equally glad it's over. If you skip this series, you aren't missing anything.
April 29, 2026
2.25 stars ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ Arctic Bonds☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★
⁺₊★·.´🎧✩°｡ 0:56 ──♡───── 3:32 ⁺₊🎧★·.·´
🎶 “Kiss me on the sidewalk. Take away the pain. 'Cause I see sparks fly, whenever you smile” 🎶
After her mother dies with secrets she never got to share, Rae (h) arrives at Frosthaven Academy searching for answers and a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a hidden world and a body that is changing in ways she cannot explain, awakening powers that tie her to multiple men through rare and dangerous bonds.
❤️.¸✿¸.•💌•.❀•THOUGHTS •❀.•💌•.¸✿¸.❤️
Luca was the first one introduced, and from the moment they touched, sparks flew. LITERALLY… every single time Rae touches one of her fated mates, it feels like lightning is striking. It’s really just her finding another mate, even though she doesn’t understand what it is she’s feeling or experiencing. It happens again when she meets Ash and ends up fainting, and then she feels it once more with Vince, who is her professor and doesn’t want to risk his career to be with her, but at the same time can’t resist the pull. Then we get Kade and Kane. Kane is the one she meets first, and Kade comes out of nowhere. The twins aspect was actually unexpected because we were only introduced to one of them, and then suddenly they take her and reveal that they’re part of the resistance trying to break away from the council because the council is controlling the bonds. They don’t want her in danger, so she has to make a choice. Huh.
This was very fast paced, but interesting nonetheless. She obviously has so many questions and doesn’t understand why she’s experiencing this feeling of vertigo, which she’s confusing with meeting her mates. What’s frustrating is that she’s at a supernatural academy, but nobody tells her anything. When she heals herself in front of everyone, the council is upset and the headmaster is upset, but can they really blame her when she didn’t even know what she was? How do you expect someone to figure out they’re supernatural if no one is guiding them? Supposedly, this education is meant to help them develop the latent gene, but she is automatically strong and has the ability to heal something that should take time to develop, and she does it in one go.
❤️.¸✿¸.•💌•.❀•OVERALL •❀.•💌•.¸✿¸.❤️
There is also a strong female friendship in this book, which I love. I think it’s really refreshing to see genuine connection between female characters because it’s honestly rare, so it was really cute to see Rae have someone who could actually be a support system and help her through everything. Vince being her professor and the age gap is a bit of a red flag, especially when it felt like she was pushing him to be with her even when he was trying to set boundaries. It is rushed (as expected) very average book.
☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ Arctic Bonds☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★
⁺₊★·.´🎧✩°｡ 0:56 ──♡───── 3:32 ⁺₊🎧★·.·´
🎶 “Kiss me on the sidewalk. Take away the pain. 'Cause I see sparks fly, whenever you smile” 🎶
After her mother dies with secrets she never got to share, Rae (h) arrives at Frosthaven Academy searching for answers and a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a hidden world and a body that is changing in ways she cannot explain, awakening powers that tie her to multiple men through rare and dangerous bonds.
❤️.¸✿¸.•💌•.❀•THOUGHTS •❀.•💌•.¸✿¸.❤️
Luca kept stealing glances at me when he thought I wasn’t looking, and I pretended not to notice the way he flexed his hand—the one that had touched mine.
Luca was the first one introduced, and from the moment they touched, sparks flew. LITERALLY… every single time Rae touches one of her fated mates, it feels like lightning is striking. It’s really just her finding another mate, even though she doesn’t understand what it is she’s feeling or experiencing. It happens again when she meets Ash and ends up fainting, and then she feels it once more with Vince, who is her professor and doesn’t want to risk his career to be with her, but at the same time can’t resist the pull. Then we get Kade and Kane. Kane is the one she meets first, and Kade comes out of nowhere. The twins aspect was actually unexpected because we were only introduced to one of them, and then suddenly they take her and reveal that they’re part of the resistance trying to break away from the council because the council is controlling the bonds. They don’t want her in danger, so she has to make a choice. Huh.
“We’ll cover for you,” Kane said firmly. “The Council will believe rogues had you, and that I pulled you out. I go back to being their loyal investigator, business as usual. Kade will stay hidden, close enough to help if you need him.”
This was very fast paced, but interesting nonetheless. She obviously has so many questions and doesn’t understand why she’s experiencing this feeling of vertigo, which she’s confusing with meeting her mates. What’s frustrating is that she’s at a supernatural academy, but nobody tells her anything. When she heals herself in front of everyone, the council is upset and the headmaster is upset, but can they really blame her when she didn’t even know what she was? How do you expect someone to figure out they’re supernatural if no one is guiding them? Supposedly, this education is meant to help them develop the latent gene, but she is automatically strong and has the ability to heal something that should take time to develop, and she does it in one go.
❤️.¸✿¸.•💌•.❀•OVERALL •❀.•💌•.¸✿¸.❤️
There is also a strong female friendship in this book, which I love. I think it’s really refreshing to see genuine connection between female characters because it’s honestly rare, so it was really cute to see Rae have someone who could actually be a support system and help her through everything. Vince being her professor and the age gap is a bit of a red flag, especially when it felt like she was pushing him to be with her even when he was trying to set boundaries. It is rushed (as expected) very average book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 5, 2026
This starts off horribly almost a DNF. The story ends up being okay but the writing is never good. The h (Rae, 18yo) recently lost her mother and is now on her way to school, a new academy in far flung Alaska. Immediately you'll notice that pacing is too fast and the character connections are badly formed. Rae is on a plane, then she’s at school, then she meets a mate, gets a room, finds a potential BFF, and sees a second mate all inside chapter 1. This author needs to invest a lot more time on writer's craft.
A million weird little details will irk you about this book. The worst of them being that the author clearly didn’t do a plot schematic. So the sequencing and logistics are bad. For example: after the h arrives, she goes for walk to clear her head. There’s no mention of snow or cold weather (gravel crunches underfoot), only afterward does the harshness of the climate and her lack of appropriate clothing become a topic and she needs to borrow warm clothes. So is that a tourism gimmick? “welcome to Alaska all first walks are temperate” lolz. Or in another scene, how does a whole ass university go on a meet n’ greet team-building hike, with one faculty member to every six students. Is this the smallest university in the world? Or is the faculty to student ratio the best on the planet? Or when the h finds she doesn’t have an appropriate sleeping bag and her professor encourages her to zip in with the hot guy ‘for warmth’. Later that night, said hot guy brings her to orgasm (with 3 peers and a professor in earshot) and we're told the h is in “sleep shorts” shouldn't she be wearing everything she owns, since body temps are such an issue? Then there are all the repeating devices like the h constantly meeting people by crashing into them, or constantly overhearing important information ... and on and on and on...
Anyway, somewhere around the 25% mark the story began to intrigue just enough for me to stop nitpicking all the loose ends and bad writing. I actually wanted to see the mates united. But, towards the end, as the professor/student trope was heating up, the author abandoned it in favour of adding new mates. *sigh*
A million weird little details will irk you about this book. The worst of them being that the author clearly didn’t do a plot schematic. So the sequencing and logistics are bad. For example: after the h arrives, she goes for walk to clear her head. There’s no mention of snow or cold weather (gravel crunches underfoot), only afterward does the harshness of the climate and her lack of appropriate clothing become a topic and she needs to borrow warm clothes. So is that a tourism gimmick? “welcome to Alaska all first walks are temperate” lolz. Or in another scene, how does a whole ass university go on a meet n’ greet team-building hike, with one faculty member to every six students. Is this the smallest university in the world? Or is the faculty to student ratio the best on the planet? Or when the h finds she doesn’t have an appropriate sleeping bag and her professor encourages her to zip in with the hot guy ‘for warmth’. Later that night, said hot guy brings her to orgasm (with 3 peers and a professor in earshot) and we're told the h is in “sleep shorts” shouldn't she be wearing everything she owns, since body temps are such an issue? Then there are all the repeating devices like the h constantly meeting people by crashing into them, or constantly overhearing important information ... and on and on and on...
Anyway, somewhere around the 25% mark the story began to intrigue just enough for me to stop nitpicking all the loose ends and bad writing. I actually wanted to see the mates united. But, towards the end, as the professor/student trope was heating up, the author abandoned it in favour of adding new mates. *sigh*
March 18, 2026
Dnf 86%
I'm not saying the author used ai to write this bc I have no idea. But I wouldn't be surprised due to the complete lack of depth both emotionally and in the plot. Also, the audiobooks use ai voices rather than real voice actors, so I feel it's fair to mention my suspicions. I did not enjoy this. With that being said, I do think the idea holds merit. I like that it takes place in a remote Alaskan environment. I like the exploration of Alaskan natives folklore being used to explain the supernatural happenings in this book. It's done in such a way that it feels respectful. The spicy scenes were fun even though they did not feel like the characters actually yearned for it, which is important bc I think that was the authors intent. Instead, it felt like a casual hookup. That's not a bad thing irl or in fiction, but it didn't fit the story being told. I also disliked one of the mmcs wishy washy stance on the mate bond. At one point he's firmly against exploring it, and then with literally nothing happening to change his mind he does a complete 180. It was silly. If this is the authors first genuine attempt at writing, then I think with some work, they have great potential. But using ai voices casts a large amount of doubt on the authenticity of this depthless work. I think they have good ideas and can be a worthwhile writer in the future. However, this is not a worthwhile read.
I'm not saying the author used ai to write this bc I have no idea. But I wouldn't be surprised due to the complete lack of depth both emotionally and in the plot. Also, the audiobooks use ai voices rather than real voice actors, so I feel it's fair to mention my suspicions. I did not enjoy this. With that being said, I do think the idea holds merit. I like that it takes place in a remote Alaskan environment. I like the exploration of Alaskan natives folklore being used to explain the supernatural happenings in this book. It's done in such a way that it feels respectful. The spicy scenes were fun even though they did not feel like the characters actually yearned for it, which is important bc I think that was the authors intent. Instead, it felt like a casual hookup. That's not a bad thing irl or in fiction, but it didn't fit the story being told. I also disliked one of the mmcs wishy washy stance on the mate bond. At one point he's firmly against exploring it, and then with literally nothing happening to change his mind he does a complete 180. It was silly. If this is the authors first genuine attempt at writing, then I think with some work, they have great potential. But using ai voices casts a large amount of doubt on the authenticity of this depthless work. I think they have good ideas and can be a worthwhile writer in the future. However, this is not a worthwhile read.
January 18, 2026
This was a fun read
⭐️ Plot: 4/5
🌶️ Spice: 3,75/5
📖 Genre: Paranormal Romance
🏞️ Setting: Alaska
🗣️ POV: Single
🛏️ Tropes:
- Young and innocent student FMC
- Professor MMC, RA MMC, STUDENT MMC, GROUNDSKEEPER MMC
- Dealing with grief
- Shifters
- Overbearing Governing Body
- Leaning what she is
Rae is getting over the loss and grief of her mother’s passing. She’s enrolled at Frosthaven University and the moment she gets close to the property, she begins to start feeling…different.
Her healing is remarkable, her stamina and physical strength and endurance are not what they usually were.
Better. Everything was better.
Then there were the men she met…Luca, who she felt an immediate connection with, Professor Tomlinson, whom she also felt a connection with. Ash, his brother, who caused her to blackout upon touchigg by for the first time…and then there was Kade. The mysterious groundskeeper who also shared a spark with Rae.
As all these strange things were happening in Rae’s life, unfortunately others were noticing too…The council were called in to deliberate over whether or not she is a threat to “everyone’s existence”.
Rae doesn’t know what any of this means, only that something monumental was happening, and she didn’t know who to trust.
⭐️ Plot: 4/5
🌶️ Spice: 3,75/5
📖 Genre: Paranormal Romance
🏞️ Setting: Alaska
🗣️ POV: Single
🛏️ Tropes:
- Young and innocent student FMC
- Professor MMC, RA MMC, STUDENT MMC, GROUNDSKEEPER MMC
- Dealing with grief
- Shifters
- Overbearing Governing Body
- Leaning what she is
Rae is getting over the loss and grief of her mother’s passing. She’s enrolled at Frosthaven University and the moment she gets close to the property, she begins to start feeling…different.
Her healing is remarkable, her stamina and physical strength and endurance are not what they usually were.
Better. Everything was better.
Then there were the men she met…Luca, who she felt an immediate connection with, Professor Tomlinson, whom she also felt a connection with. Ash, his brother, who caused her to blackout upon touchigg by for the first time…and then there was Kade. The mysterious groundskeeper who also shared a spark with Rae.
As all these strange things were happening in Rae’s life, unfortunately others were noticing too…The council were called in to deliberate over whether or not she is a threat to “everyone’s existence”.
Rae doesn’t know what any of this means, only that something monumental was happening, and she didn’t know who to trust.
May 5, 2026
I found this one browsing Kindle Unlimited for a why choose story and ended up reading it in one sitting, so I'd say it did its job.
Our heroine gets pulled into a world of pack bonds, old secrets, and a group of men who cannot agree on anything except that she belongs with them all. The marks are one of the best parts each one adds a new layer of tension and raises more questions about the bond mythology, which is what kept me turning pages even when the plot itself felt familiar. The backstory and the lies woven through it were genuinely interesting, and the mystery behind why her bonds are forming the way they are adds a decent amount of intrigue.
It is predictable, I won't pretend otherwise. Readers who have already read Bonds That Tie will notice a lot of similarities in how the bonds work, so go in knowing this follows a well worn formula. That said, it is still a really entertaining read. Sometimes you just want a book that delivers exactly what it promises, and this one does.
At under 300 pages it moves quickly and never drags. If you are looking for a short, cozy wolf shifter why choose with good vibes and some mystery around the bond mechanics, I would absolutely recommend it.
Our heroine gets pulled into a world of pack bonds, old secrets, and a group of men who cannot agree on anything except that she belongs with them all. The marks are one of the best parts each one adds a new layer of tension and raises more questions about the bond mythology, which is what kept me turning pages even when the plot itself felt familiar. The backstory and the lies woven through it were genuinely interesting, and the mystery behind why her bonds are forming the way they are adds a decent amount of intrigue.
It is predictable, I won't pretend otherwise. Readers who have already read Bonds That Tie will notice a lot of similarities in how the bonds work, so go in knowing this follows a well worn formula. That said, it is still a really entertaining read. Sometimes you just want a book that delivers exactly what it promises, and this one does.
At under 300 pages it moves quickly and never drags. If you are looking for a short, cozy wolf shifter why choose with good vibes and some mystery around the bond mechanics, I would absolutely recommend it.
June 16, 2026
Fated mates, a corrupt government controlling the populace, and a naive FMC who knows absolutely nothing about shifters. The "school" uses medical tests to identify people with a shifter gene, get them stranded at the school in the Arctic, then has them attend classes and training to slowly expose them to aspects of being a shifter. If they don't show any promise of actually shifting, they're sent back none the wiser. Pretty confusing start to the book since the FMC is confused and you have to learn what scraps she gets from others as she does. She goes back and forth with her matches even when barely knowing more than their names, one second they're doing anything except penetrative sex, the next it's "I can't touch you because it's dangerous" - which is true but damn the whiplash is real.
Not super into it, it feels like the author had a base for what she wanted to do, but the world building and relationship building are seriously lacking. Things happen super fast, then nothing happens, then we're back to the "this is life or death" feeling. Things feel glossed over that seem important. I'll read the next because they aren't that long to see if it can get me more into the story, but I am not sure if I'll actually finish the series.
Not super into it, it feels like the author had a base for what she wanted to do, but the world building and relationship building are seriously lacking. Things happen super fast, then nothing happens, then we're back to the "this is life or death" feeling. Things feel glossed over that seem important. I'll read the next because they aren't that long to see if it can get me more into the story, but I am not sure if I'll actually finish the series.
November 18, 2025
It’s only 186 pages, but I just couldn’t finish it. It’s very surface level and contrived. I thought I could finish it. It’s a short book. But when Headmaster Twilson (yes, that’s his actual name) calls her into his office to ask which guys she likes because she needs to stay away from them or she’ll be expelled, I had to call it because that’s actually ridiculous.
I wish there was more meat to these characters. Even our FMC - she’s grieving her mother, but you forget all about that until the author explicitly states it.
Also, I know this is picky of me, but I hate when people meet each other and then within a couple of days they’re referring to each other as “best friends”. Is nothing sacred? You don’t even know each other. Saying “you’re my best friend” to someone you meet two weeks ago is a little clingy.
As for the romantic relationships, the author took a risk having the characters fall into in-the-text archetypes by framing it in the folklore. If you’re going to state, in the text, what roles the parties are going to fall into, then those characters need to be fleshed out so they don’t read as a checkbox with a name and broad shoulders.
I wish there was more meat to these characters. Even our FMC - she’s grieving her mother, but you forget all about that until the author explicitly states it.
Also, I know this is picky of me, but I hate when people meet each other and then within a couple of days they’re referring to each other as “best friends”. Is nothing sacred? You don’t even know each other. Saying “you’re my best friend” to someone you meet two weeks ago is a little clingy.
As for the romantic relationships, the author took a risk having the characters fall into in-the-text archetypes by framing it in the folklore. If you’re going to state, in the text, what roles the parties are going to fall into, then those characters need to be fleshed out so they don’t read as a checkbox with a name and broad shoulders.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 22, 2025
I enjoyed the premise, but the writing was not good. Clunky and repetitive - often repeating things said on the previous page nearly word for word. Constantly using the phrase/ some version of since my mom died (again often within a page of each other). One chapter Rae is going to sleep hearing her roommate snore then having a dream, and then the next chapter she’s also going to sleep hearing her roommate snore.
The MMCs seemed like the same person “in the act.” If you understand my meaning. Luca and Ash were basically the same person - only let’s keep pointing out how safe and cared for Luca makes Rae feel and how playful Ash is (that why we understand they are different).
Additionally, everything felt rushed. Insta besties, insta love/lust. It was a lot of telling and not showing especially in the first quarter of the book. They go on the hike out of nowhere and then we get told leading up to Rae and Luca’s moment all the things he had been doing for her. Like we didn’t we see that instead of getting told now to make this moment make sense…
With all that said😅 I am going straight into book 2 though.
The MMCs seemed like the same person “in the act.” If you understand my meaning. Luca and Ash were basically the same person - only let’s keep pointing out how safe and cared for Luca makes Rae feel and how playful Ash is (that why we understand they are different).
Additionally, everything felt rushed. Insta besties, insta love/lust. It was a lot of telling and not showing especially in the first quarter of the book. They go on the hike out of nowhere and then we get told leading up to Rae and Luca’s moment all the things he had been doing for her. Like we didn’t we see that instead of getting told now to make this moment make sense…
With all that said😅 I am going straight into book 2 though.
May 21, 2026
It has…potential? Listen…I rarely ever dnf books but…I just couldn’t get into this. And I waited until I was about…80% done. The good old college try. First, there’s like zero character development, and the little there could be is YA coded. There is spice but it’s verryyy short lived and not really good? She gets thrown into this new world, fantastic. You’d think with everything else that gets thrown at her she would you know…struggle a bit? It’s just strange. Getting it on with someone you’ve literally known for a couple days? In the book having had like…2 conversations with them? Meh. Where’s the depth? Fast paced everything. And repetitive. ‘I feel so alone, but the guys have told me I’m not so maybe I’m not alone?’ ‘I’ve never felt more alone in my life, he said this thing so maybe I’m not as alone as I thought’ I just can’t. Also, what does she even look like? We get no hints of our heroines features. The heck? It’s…juvenile. And the tropes are well loved but just executed poorly. I’m no writer so I can’t imagine how much time this took but…maybe a little more could’ve been spent…. Everywhere. Not for me, but hopefully someone out there enjoys it!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 6, 2026
Where to start! Despite the mixed reviews, I liked the concept of the storyline, so I decided to give this book a go. Unfortunately, while the concept was strong, the writing didn’t quite live up to it. As I kept reading, I noticed a lot of repetitiveness and a lack of depth when it came to the characters and their development. Reading this book felt like dipping your toes into the water, but that’s where it stopped.
There were also some inconsistencies in the plot, and as a reader I was left wondering how the FMC even got to Frosthaven Academy in the first place. The lack of flashbacks or deeper insight into the FMC’s upbringing really leaves a lot to the imagination, but not necessarily in a satisfying way.
In regards to her bonds, maybe it’s just me personally, but I didn’t like that brothers and twins were involved. It felt a bit too incest like for me to get remotely invested in the romantic dynamics.
Usually I don’t like DNFing a book, which is why I stuck it out. I do think the story has potential if it were written with more depth and clarity. Such a shame!
There were also some inconsistencies in the plot, and as a reader I was left wondering how the FMC even got to Frosthaven Academy in the first place. The lack of flashbacks or deeper insight into the FMC’s upbringing really leaves a lot to the imagination, but not necessarily in a satisfying way.
In regards to her bonds, maybe it’s just me personally, but I didn’t like that brothers and twins were involved. It felt a bit too incest like for me to get remotely invested in the romantic dynamics.
Usually I don’t like DNFing a book, which is why I stuck it out. I do think the story has potential if it were written with more depth and clarity. Such a shame!
November 25, 2025
⭐️☆☆☆☆ (1.5 stars) – Wanted to Love It, but It Fell Apart Fast
Frosthaven Academy started off as a quick, fast-paced read that seemed like it could grow into something fun, but it just never delivered. The moment the headmaster drama kicked in at Book 1, the plot stopped making sense, and everything spiraled from there.
The FMC and her mates never develop - if anything, they get worse. The guys are all basically trash, and the relationships feel shallow, rushed, and repetitive. I kept waiting for some growth or emotional depth, but it never came.
The story really needed more fleshing out and a lot more thought behind the worldbuilding and character arcs. Instead, it felt like a draft of a much better book that never got the revision it needed.
Honestly, I was especially disappointed because I wanted a compelling age-gap romance woven into a shifter academy setting - but this didn’t come close. A promising idea that ultimately went nowhere.
Frosthaven Academy started off as a quick, fast-paced read that seemed like it could grow into something fun, but it just never delivered. The moment the headmaster drama kicked in at Book 1, the plot stopped making sense, and everything spiraled from there.
The FMC and her mates never develop - if anything, they get worse. The guys are all basically trash, and the relationships feel shallow, rushed, and repetitive. I kept waiting for some growth or emotional depth, but it never came.
The story really needed more fleshing out and a lot more thought behind the worldbuilding and character arcs. Instead, it felt like a draft of a much better book that never got the revision it needed.
Honestly, I was especially disappointed because I wanted a compelling age-gap romance woven into a shifter academy setting - but this didn’t come close. A promising idea that ultimately went nowhere.
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