~ I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own ~

The focus is mainly on the love story, not on the world building, which is too bad as I was really liking the pură concept.

2 stars!

Firefrost – Camille Longley

I was given a copy of this story by the publisher in order to provide an honest review.

Camille Longley is an American author who has written the “Flameskin Chronicles” and the “Talons and Teeth” series.


Sol is a huntress working for the Tokken army, fighting for the survival of her family and her village, she must undertake a mission that is dangerous as it is desperate.

Despite her skills and hunting prowess, after the people she was with die in a tragic accident, Sol is forced to rely and work with her sworn enemy – a flameskin named Kelan.

Yet as Sol discovers there is more to Kelan than she first anticipated. He isn’t as soulless as the other flameskins. He has had to fight his whole life, for his freedom, and just to be himself as the pyra inside him, that also gives him his powers, threatens to overtake and control him. Kelan risks losing his very self the more he is forced to rely on his powers.

Together as their fight for their survival they also forge an unlikely bond that ultimately blossoms into love – now they are in danger more than ever. Sol’s family will not accept Kelan and her own people would cut his heart out and kill him. The other flameskins would just has happily kill them both or let Kelan’s pyra take over and destroy them. This forces Sol and Kelan to head to the only place left that could possibly let them live in peace – Hivid Haven.

Though some believe it to be a fairytale it is their only chance at a life together in peace. Unfortunately, their trouble and fate, has followed them. Now they must fight for the home and the family they have made for themselves – as the fates of the flamekins and Tokkens raged all around them. Will their wills and love for each other be enough to see them through this war?


“Firefrost” is a YA Fantasy story that was a light and pleasant read. I found the concept of the flameskins and pyras to be quite a novel and original idea. The ending was good and seemed to finish off most of the story threads quite neatly, with only one main threat that wasn’t really explored enough to my satisfaction anyway. I’m hoping in the next story of the series (if there is one) then this question is answered and explored properly. I was fond of the female protagonist being written as strong and independent but also able to allow herself to open up to love despite what had been drilled into her at a young age.

2.5 stars

When I started Firefrost I was so thrilled. I found the concepts of Pyras and Flameskin very interesting and refreshing. I loved the internal battle/dialogue that Kelan, as a Flameskin soldier, had to fight with his Pyra and the consequences of using his power. Despite a bit simplistic and predictable, I also liked the romance at first.

Then...
Then the fragile worldbuilding and weaknesses and repetitions in the plot made my interest wane more and more as I kept going. And in the end, I did not care anymore for the characters and their fates.

Above all, I am quite disappointed because this story could have been so much more.

Thank you to the publishers, author and NetGalley for the free copy of this book!

This was SUCH a good read! I was completely drawn in the whole time, and I loved every second. The main characters were so easy to fall in love with- they weren't perfect and it was 100% ok. I haven't been this into a new book in a long time, and would absolutely recommend picking this one up! I need to read more in this world!!

Firefrost follows Sol, a huntress, and Kelan, a Flameskin soldier, as they fight for survival in the middle of a bloody war between their peoples.

I liked this book. A lot. It was easy to read, but still had certain depth - even if the character and relationship development was too rushed for my liking. The plot was full of twists and action, with a few moments when I thought I'd get a heart attack :D
The characters themselves were quite well-developed, backstory and all, and likeable. Although the choices they made and their doubts annoyed me towards the end, because they were simply repeated over and over.

Although, as I said, I enjoyed the book for the most part I had one MAJOR issue - it felt like reading a trilogy, plot-wise and development-wise. I'm not saying this as a writing expert, I'm saying this as someone who has read 600 books. This could've been easily made into three books, and I believe it should have. Instead of writing a colossus of 380 pages, Camille Longley could have written three shorter books, which would 1, make the plot make sense and 2, give her more space to explore the characters and make them and their relationship deeper and simply BETTER. Oh, and 3, as a bonus, it would give her more space to cover some unexplained topics - such as, how do the pyras work? Why EXACTLY was the war started? And other stuff that's a bit spoilery, so I won't put it in here. But you get the point.

In conclusion - this is an immersing fantasy read that isn't perfect, but full of fun. (And potential. Oh, the potential.) I recommend it if you aren't looking for something mind-blowing, but maybe are in a book hangover :)

As a debut, Firefrost is a really nice read and well written book. I also enjoyed reading the perspectives of both characters.
If you like the enemies to lovers trope then you will enjoy this one for sure!
I will wait for the sequel to come out!

This is an enemies to lovers YA fantasy. Sol and Kelan are on opposite sides of a war between humans and flameskins. Now they are forced to work together and cross through the mountains. Along the way they reevaluate age-old grudges and they begin to question everything that they have been told about the other side.

I really enjoyed the cnaracter development in the book but the world building fell a little short. It wasn't as immersive as a lot of other fantasy novels tend to be. But I wouldn't disregard this novel and I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

Oh I am a sucker for enemies to lovers, however toss in some fantasy, SOLD! What we get with this book is an epic tale of war, passion and magic. I found this had great flow with some interesting twists and amazing attention to detail. Creating a world is never easy and I found the author gave great detail of this concept. There is some interesting push and pull between the characters. Overall, I found this book fairy enjoyable!

A lovely debut novel by Camille Longley. A well-crafted fantasy story that takes the reader on a wonderful adventure. The storyline was imaginative and the world-building beautiful, with vivid descriptions. The protagonists were well developed and had substance and I enjoyed the enemies to lovers aspect of this story. The action was fairly paced, it dulled down halfway throughout the book and picked up at the end. But the plot was intriguing enough to keep my interest until the last page. I'll definitely continue reading the series!

this was a really enjoyable read, the characters were great and I really enjoyed going on this journey. I look forward to more from the author.

Captivating. It has an interesting plot and the points of view of the characters mean that we can have different perspectives. I really enjoyed the reading.

A enemies to lovers story about two people fascinated me but I think the story needs much more impact than it has. The plot was just okay. The writing was a bit meh for me. Overall I enjoyed it if I may talk about story wise.

3 stars.

I really enjoyed this! The world building was really quite well done.
I'm super excited for the next book.

Firefrost just didn't do it for me. The hatred between the two characters seemed forced and then the budding romance came out of nowhere.

Thank you to Netgalley and the author for the review copy!

This book was so much fun! If you love a good enemies to lovers story, this is your book!

This story is solid and was told great. The plot was told very well. It does have a touch of romance in the book but it wasn't that over took the book! I loved the characters and the world building was great.

I highly recommend this read!

STORY
Characters | 2 stars
Plot | 2 stars
Setting | 4 stars

TECHNICAL
Writing | 2 stars
Editing | N/A
As an ARC, this is not a final version and editing will not be rated.
Execution | 2 stars

Emotional rating | 2 stars

I enjoyed this. It was a fun debut and I do really enjoy the enemies to lovers romance trope!

It read quickly and easily, which I really appreciated.

Will read the sequel when it comes out.

Flameskins have this fire “spirit” thing inside them called pyra and when they grow up it consumes them and takes over. They are feared, hated and persecuted for it. Flameskins and a kingdom called Tokken has been at war for a long time. Sol, a Tokken huntress, and Kelan, a flameskin soldier, end up travelling together and things happen.

I really liked the idea of flameskins and how pyra just takes control pretty much turns them into a demon. We get the story from both sides as every other chapter is from Sol’s pov and every other is from Kelan’s pov. The plot revolves mostly around Sol and Kelan and their relationship from enemies to lovers. I liked Kelan instantly and I did like Sol, but she was so hung up on her ideals at first.

My complaints are that there was little of world-building. We didn’t really learn about like the cultures and people in it. Sold and Kelan are most of the book alone in the mountains but still. But apparently, this is a prequel to the actual series, and I hope the world-building gets better in that. And I would have liked less focus on romance and more focus on world-building.

That being said, I didn’t want to put the book down because I wanted to know what happens next. So that’s a good thing. A great debut book.

Interesting story and a new world is really something new. I did get mix up with the different people but would like to know how this story will continue. Love the end

I’ll be honest here, I wasn’t expecting to love this one. Especially in the beginning, the writing felt a little clunky, but as it went on, it got SOOO much better. The writing isn’t super flowery, but it’s also not clinical. It’s that perfect mix of poetic and descriptive.

The pacing was good and the plot felt real and believable. The romance was also paced well. I don’t feel like it was over the top rushed or anything. The magic was also really interesting. The idea was something that I had never really seen before and it was nice to see a new concept being implemented the way that Firefrost did.

The characters, Kelan and Sol were interesting to read the perspective from and I loved them as a couple. The changes that they underwent together and their falling in love was wonderful to read about. The romance is an enemies to lovers and it had some angst and build up that I was 100000% here for. This is a prequel to the first book in the Flameskin Chronicles and I plan on reading the next in the series, Flameskin.