Thank you NetGalley and Xpresso Book Tours for this ARC.

This was a very cool idea...it just wasn't well executed.

A group of people living in a compound unaware to the fact that they are a part of a science experiment. The weather in this "snow globe" is controlled by Morozoko Industries in a desperate attempt to improve the way humans react, prepare and survive different weather scenarios.

While the concept drew me in, I found the writing so awkward it was difficult to get emotionally invested with any part of the book.
Most of the time it felt like I was reading a progress report instead of a story. It's all very clinical feeling the way everything was overly described and listed instead of emotionally relayed or allowing the reader to paint a part of the picture. There was no room for imagination as a result.

I have seen a lot of people say they felt "ripped off" that this is not more of a Jack Frost story in the "traditional" sense of the character. I disagree.
It's a super neato idea...just needs more development.

In the acknowledgments she mentions this will be a series and that she has already done a short story for accompaniment. I'm not real keen on continuing in this world.
Despite the captivating idea it was very tedious to finish.

I was very disappointed with this book. I could hardly make through the run on sentences, the unfortunate pacing of the plot and setting, and the dialogue of the characters.

While I was very excited to read this books, I was disappointed when the outcome was not what I expected.

The way he sentences were written seemed run on and hard to follow, and to me, as a lover of books, it was hard for me to follow what the author was trying to convey.

The plot line was lost along the way, and the author didn’t seem to follow up on a thought or an action, and moved on to the next scene. In one instance, the author described the strife between two characters in the series, but said that they were good friends. However, the author did not follow up or show any instances that would illustrate their friendship and made it seem confusing.

Another problem I had with the book was the dialogue. The prologue was EXTREMELY confusing, especially since we don’t know about the origins of Jack Frost in the first few pages; it doesn’t tie together well. Also, this may seem harsh, but the girls dialogue said many things that can be taken as dependent upon her (assumed bf) Jack. In one instance the author wrote (paraphrasing) “he gave me the ‘let-your-boyfriend-take-care-of-this-‘look”...? What even?

Unfortunately I will not be reposting my review on Goodreads, just because I do not want my opinion to slander the authors work.

Genesis lives in a snow globe and she is in love with Jack. The people in the snow globe have a rough life...they have winter for a month and then spring, summer, and fall for a brief amount of time where they gather food and supplies to survive the winter. The weather patterns start to change and they discover some technology they have never seen before.

The people in the snow globe don't realize they are being tested to see if they can survive the outside world where bombs are flying daily.

This was an interesting read, but I found it really difficult to believe that the snow globe was hidden underground...and the romance between Gen and Jack was already established, so nothing to lead up to...not sure if I'll read the second book...

Thanks for the ARC.

3.5/5 stars

It took me a while to finish this book as I kept starting and stopping, which usually isn't too good of a sign for me. This book isn't very long, but it just felt so slow. I would stop every few chapters and take a break. The only character I really cared for was Jack, and that's not good considering the POV is from Genesis. I didn't feel like I cared what happened to the children or the "adults", who are basically the oldest ones in the group so they're basically older teens. After a reveal happens, I still found it hard to get myself to care about what happens anywhere else besides the bunker. I found that there was some kind of payoff as we started getting to the last 7 chapters, but it felt like al the great stuff at the end doesn't quite make up for the rest of the book before. There was a quick plot device thrown in one of the last few chapters because we needed a way for everyone to be ok. I personally didn't buy it even though there was a quick, and kinda lackluster, explanation on how this device worked. I thought it was an interesting take on the story of Jack Frost, but I feel like the payoff at the end is ruined by the other 70% of the book. I will say though, the epilogue at the end of this book actually makes me want to pick up the next book. That's why I gave it 3.5 stars, the last 30% was what I wished the beginning and middle would've been like, the execution of the meaning of Jack Frost was a rendition of the origin story, and the epilogue made me forget how much I trudged through this book and makes me want to get the next installment. I'd say read this if you are genuinely interested in a new rendition of the origin story of Jack Frost, especially since the epilogue and acknowledgments promise something much more exciting to continue his story.

I did have any pre-conceived ideas about this book before I started. I was, however, excited to read a re-telling about Jack Frost (not enough on his character in the world). This book was quick paced, exciting and intriguing. It has an interesting mix of science, dystopia and fairy tales. I never felt like the story dragged or got too outrageous. It kept my interest to the end (and even beyond as there are hints of a continuing story?!). I would definitely recommend this to those who like new twist on the old fairy tale characters!

I'm sad to say I dnf'ed this book at about 40%. It was boring and flat, I didn't connect with the writing style and characters at all.

I must say going in, I was pretty excited to start it. This is the first arc I've ever received and it's been a miss for me this time.
Jack Frost has been a favourite of mine for a few years now and I was curious to see how this was going to play out in this book also the cover is absolutely gorgeous.

Sadly, when I read it, I felt like the world building was done very poorly. No explanations about anything and the fact that the author just dumped all these characters on me with no background? Their names became a big blur to me the more I read of this book. Nes, Nathaniel, Eliza, not to even mention the smaller kids all with similar names as well?

Genesis, the main character, felt so one-dimensional to me and even Jack. For all the 40% I read absolutely nothing happened.

A book has to grab your attention and makes you want to continue and this did the complete opposite to me.

When I first saw the cover and synopsis for this book I really excited. This book seemed to have everything I was going to love in. But to put it simply: It fell flat. I had extremely hard time getting into the book and there were too many characters for me to keep up with. A lot is thrown at you at once and it was quite disorienting. Genesis wasn't well fleshed out and I felt like her only purpose was the fact she was Jack's girlfriend.

All in all this isn't one I am going to be recommending but this may be someone else's cup of tea. Sadly, it wasn't mine.

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.

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.