When writing a story about a well known figure, the stakes are set quite high.
Unfortunately, this novel on Jack Frost did not do so well. Whether it’s from the lack of flow in the writing, or the lack of an engaging storyline (the romance seemed quite childish as well), the only interesting section was finding out more about Jack. The way Jack Frost came about in the storyline didn’t really fit the perceptions of Jack Frost within today’s culture and it also felt like it was tacked on at the end as something extra and not properly meshed in with the storyline. I wasn’t itching to read the next chapter and I was considering not finishing the book when I first started to read it.

The prologue was amazing and peaked my interest from the first line, really made me want to read on, but chapter 1 left little to be desired.
The passion and the vibrancy from the prologue left the writing, which left it feeling droll.

It was a struggle for me to get through this. It was full of cliches and it felt really amateur. The writing failed to capture me which was a huge disappointment considering I was so excited due to the synopsis.

I’d recommend giving this one a pass if you’re looking for a Jack Frost retelling because this is not that.

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Thank you Netgalley for an arc of The Revolution of Jack Frost for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

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Initially, I was going to wait to review the book closer to the publishing date, BUT, The Revolution of Jack Frost proved to be cliched af! I'm disappointed in it. Here's why:

I made predictions about the story and its progression as I began the book...I DID NOT THINK THAT MY PREDICTIONS WOULD COME TRUE...

♦️ Dystopian World 
♦️ Lack of World Building  
♦️ One dimensional protagonist  
♦️ No buildup to a romantic relationship  
♦️ Government Facilities  
♦️ Test Subjects  
♦️ Too many random characters  
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The Revolution of Jack Frost proved to be the MOST cliched book that I read in 2018. I didn't want to be a Negative Nancy, but this book can be avoided. I was hoping this arc was going to be a Jack Frost retelling, but not this...because this book is extremely predictable. The reading process was not fun, and it was quite dreadful to continue the book. I almost dnfed it, but I managed to finish it...(╬ಠ益ಠ)

The concept was interesting, but I felt that Jack should have been the main protagonist...out of all these randomly selected characters introduced in this series, Jack was the ONLY one to get some sort of personality! The story is told in Genesis' pov, and SHE HAD NO PERSONALITY BESIDES BEING THE GIRLFRIEND OF JACK...I know more about Jack than I do about Genesis. What's the point of having a MC when the reader hardly knows anything about their interests, ideas, quirks????? Sadly, this book left a bitter taste in my mouth...

Most disappointing Jack Frost retelling ever...but the prologue have the best opening.

He was a force of nature. He could warm your soul like the sun and then bury you in ice the next second. He was more destructive than any other universal element or could ever be. It was his way, to be like a hurricane crashing upon the shores, or lightning splintering everything in its path. He was a force. But he was my force. And in the end, it didn't matter, because he disappeared, just like the weather always does. Here for one brief moment and gone the next. His name was Jack and his love for me was like a flood, now frozen over.

Final Rating:  (1.5)
Publishing Date: November 6th, 2018

I would like to start off with, I requested to review this book for NetGalley.com and was approved to give my own honest opinion. I have only read about seven chapters and feel I can give an honest opinion based on those chapters. I will most likely not continue but if I do I will update this review or add a new one if I finish the book.

We meet Genesis and Jack... and Ezra, and Nathaniel, and Adam, and Lilly and almost every name in the Book of Baby names... There are a lot of side characters that don't get fleshed out enough. The only two that are slightly fleshed out are Jack and Genesis. Gen is the main character and she is the girlfriend of Jack and all the adults and kids are in a bunker and are ruled by weather. There is two days of Spring, a week of Summer, and a month of Winter. Winter is the bad time where they can't fend very well for themselves and everyone else.

I was first confused by the amount of people. Will they be important later? Are they going to continue showing up through the book? Do I need to get emotionally invested in them and their welfare? I forgot most of the kids names and the adults were boring to read.

I want to put this out there: Jack Frost, the Christmas legend, is one of my favorite stories to watch and read. I look out for him during the December movies on T.V. and any books related to him. When I found this I thought it was an interesting twist why not give it a shot but I feel a bit disappointed. I wanted to enjoy the chapters I read but felt myself skimming most and reading some. I've gotten to a point where they notice a huge change in the weather system, something wrong is happening around the area and Jack is being secretive. I understand Gen not wanting to be all up in his business but when you are in a position of wondering if you're going to survive the next Winter especially when it's so soon, I'd question him. I wouldn't just give him his "space" not when it pertains to the group. The story was definitely not very realistic as to how humans would act and who knows maybe none are human in the end but I don't think I will continue this book. Maybe later I will, just not now.

I appreciate being given the opportunity to read this and I thank NetGalley and the publishers but this was not my cup of tea.

**I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

I was originally drawn to this book because it was a retelling of Jack Frost's character, whom I love and haven't been able to read much about. I also think the cover of this story is stunning! The concept is very solid, but unfortunately this book just wasn't for me.

In total transparency, I only seriously read about 50% of this book. Halfway through, I decided to skim to the end because I really wasn't feeling it. As I mentioned, the concept is pretty interesting, but I think the description on the back of the book reveals the plot entirely. There were no surprises, because it was essentially spoiled in the description.

I loved the character of Jack, he was definitely a strong point. However, I felt all of the other characters were really lacking in depth and believability. They didn't seem to have personalities or descriptions. Any character could have been interchangeable with each other in any given scene. I thought Genesis was a good POV character, but I wish she was developed a little more besides just being Jack's girlfriend.

Their relationship was a little lacking for me. I LOVED the prologue and epilogue of this book, but the prologue gave me expectations of a relationship developing between Gen and Jack when in reality they begin the story as a couple. Since I didn't get to see their relationship develop, I wasn't invested in it, and their romantic scenes didn't mean much. I liked what I read of the last few chapter in regards to their relationship, but it didn't start out notable to me.

I think this book would be really great for someone who loves fanfiction of Rise of the Guardians. It read a lot like a fanfiction, so if that is something you are interested in this might be the book for you. There are also Maze Runner and Hunger Games vibes to it, so if you like those stories you may enjoy this.

This is something of a light dystopian/science fiction novel written in a simple style that young teenagers might find appealing. The concept was interesting enough, but the execution fell a bit flat. There were far too many mild romance scenes inserted randomly throughout that detracted from the story. There were also too many unanswere questions or missed opportunities for extended world building. The characters also have done with a bit more personality and conflict - especially the group of secondary characters. They came across as docile sheep, following whatever instructions are given without question and not even twitching when they find out their world wasn't what they thought it was. The writing of the first half of the novel was a bit stilted, almost like a novice writer. The second half picked up pace and intensity. This wasn't a bad book, but it could have been better.

*SavvyLBC Reviews, I received an ARC from NetGalley/Publisher for an honest review*

This book made no sense at all.
I was ecstatic to receive an ARC because I love story retelling and Jack Frost is one of my favorite stories. It's like it's trying to hard to fit into the Hunger Games and Maze Runner world. I expected more Jack Frost more folklore and less Maze Runner. All that aside the relationships were lacking. I didn't feel the slightest thing for any character. I don't even remember their names it was that disconnected and the world was a bit all over the place. Where they really in a snow globe after all because it seems like it all shook up and rattled.

This book seems to be a very acquired taste. Either you will love it or hate it. Personally I really enjoyed reading about all the characters and I could quite easily imagine myself in the storyline. This will prove to very interesting if the author desires to develop this further at all.

Since 2012, when Rise of the Guardians were made, Jack Frost is a known character. One of my beloved character, to be true, so when I found this book, I knew that I need this kind of retelling. But, to be honest, I'm truly disappointed.

At first it looked great, but it's just another story similar to The Maze Runner, with the difference this is without any logic. The characters are living in a snow globe where weather's changing however it wants. The winter lasts as the longest, so they need to harvest as much food as possible during spring, summer and fall. And that's everything you'll understand.
I was looking forward to seeing this kind of world, but it was just so boring. The characters don't work like they should. All of them are introduced just at random, as Genesis, the main character, suddenly needs a word with them, so I was just like - wait, when have they spoken about Red? I didn't understand the system of leadership, from the context I thought that Adam is the leader, but then everybody listened to Jack. WHY. And he himself was such a dull character, same as Genesis. They don't have the soul book characters should have to make themselves more real. There's also a romance going on between Jack and Genesis from the very start, but for me it didn't look like a real relationship. It was just some weird friendship with one-sentence-kissing. The romance wasn't working, the friendship wasn't working - so what should you want from characters then?

The world, the plot and the characters would need more explanations to make it easier for reader to read. I ended near the half of the book - as a reader you should ask questions what'll happen next, but I wanted to know just: What the hell is going on?! The plot was so boring, without any surprises or action, without any explanation what they were doing. The author's style didn't suit me well. I'm so sorry to rate this book so bad, because I was really looking forward to reading a good book with Jack Frost between the main characters. Although I hate unfinishing books and not reading them till the end, I don't have enough nerves with TRoJF.
I love the cover, though. That's really nice.

Huge thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an arc ebook for an honest review.

I really wanted to fall in love with a new tale, but unfotunately it just didn't happen. Slow pace, lack of explanations and directions made this read difficult. Picks up near end of story but I was already disappointed by that time.

The Revolution of Jack Frost by KM Robinson was a pretty great read. I am a distopian book fan and this book did not disappoint. The cliffhanger at the end has me desperately wanted to read the sequel. A must read for fans of distopian books.

Thank you to Xpresso Book tours for the arc of this book.
I struggled throughout this book, kept waiting for it to pick up and for something to happen.
I found it dull and a bit boring.

*2.5 stars*

An interesting concept that is a bit too similar to another work for me to enjoy it.

“The Revolution of Jack Frost” tells an origin story of sorts to the infamous character who is very much a man in this book as he finds himself in a world known as the Snow Globe where the weather changes so fast and the only certainty is that winter will be long and harsh. Genesis, a young woman also in the Globe is completely entranced by her boyfriend Jack, but when he stars disappearing and the weather becomes even more unpredictable she sets off to uncover the secrets of their world before it unravels into chaos.

This is a bit of a sci fi story with fantasy woven in through the practice of story telling and creating the lore that is attached to this character and while I enjoyed that aspect to it the plot itself was very familiar. For me it’s almost like a weather focused version of The Maze Runner with similar motivations for the construct of the world and the experimentation based element that plays a large role in a post apocalyptic society where children are made to be the perfect guinea pigs for discovering a way to rejuvenate the old world.

It was really hard to enjoy this book as it’s own entity when the entire time I found myself referring back to that other series and don’t get me wrong it’s not a play by play retelling but it is almost like an au of sorts and for that I couldn’t get into it but if you haven’t read the former odds are this would be enjoyable but if you have I’d suggest skipping it.

**special thanks to the publishers and netgalley for providing an arc in exchange for a fair and honest review**

Jack Frost as you have never seen him before, this time he's not flying around with the Guardians... this time he's stuck in a snowglobe experiment with those he cares about.

This is a unique take on the legend Jack Frost and has some aspects that Maze Runner fans may enjoy, experiments...forced to live inside of a dome that tests them and even puts their lives at risk. The story is told from Jack's girlfriend's point of view, Genesis, and how they're all trying to survive the harsh, inexplicable weather changes of their environment.

The characters are put through the ringer in this and as such, they do happen to grow quite a bit throughout the many twists and turns.

More is discovered in this dystopian world and the ending of the book is a massive cliffhanger that will have you pawing for the sequel.