Amazon Reviewer #1

Last Christmas, I found Claus: Legend of the Fat Man on Amazon, read it and loved it. (If you haven't read it, you NEED to.)

In October, the author messaged me and asked me if I would be interested in reading the sequel to that story - a story about Jack. Considering how I felt when I finished Claus (wanting to know more about the character of Jack), I could not pass up this opportunity.

When I was finally able to sit down and read the story, I could not put it down. I would force myself to stay away at night, wanting and needing to finish the story.

From the first page it draws you in. And it was not what I expected. None of it was. It's Jack now, along with new characters and one particularly important character from the past. A character that, without him, this story would have never been able to take place.

It was action packed, with moments that made you think, moments that made you care, moments that taught you about love and people and ... and it was amazing and beautiful ... and, though I didn't think it was possible, much better than the first.

And the ending .... Wow! I mean, the whole ending felt that way but the very end, the last couple of paragraphs ... when I finished I literally sat there with my hand over my mouth just ... frozen.

Amazing. And another must read. I can't wait to see what happens in the third.

Amazon Reviewer #2

Jack: The Tale of Frost is the sequel to last year's Claus: Legend of the Fat Man and is honestly probably even better. Maybe that's because this one focuses on my favorite character from the first, Jack. Jack is... Jack reminds me of Loki, really. And I honestly mean that as a compliment.

Mr. Frost is a mysterious elven living in South Carolina. He employs a small group of people and a whole mess of helpers, and the novel begins when his newest recruit, Sura, shows up at the plantation for her first day of work. She meets Joe, to whom she feels an unexplainable attraction. Meanwhile, simultaneously, we hear of Jack, who's living in a homeless shelter.

This is really more Sura's story than any other characters, though that doesn't mean that the other characters didn't have a lot of personality. The director of the homeless shelter, for instance, even though he wasn't one of the main characters, had a lot of personality for the time he had on the page.

I couldn't read this as a mystery. It was kind of funny, because I didn't keep turning pages to see what happened next. It's pretty easy to figure out. I kept turning pages because I got sucked in. I wanted to see how it would all play out, and what exactly would happen with Sura and company. It was a really well-written book.

I don't necessarily know that you'd have to read Claus to enjoy this one, but I feel like knowing what happened in Claus really enhanced this story. This isn't really a feel-good type of Christmas story where Scrooge finally learns to love by watching Tiny Tim or whatever. There are traditional Christmas elements, sure. But this is a Christmas story in the same way that Die Hard is a Christmas movie (it happens to be my favorite. It has a Christmas tree, it counts).

The ending of this book was kind of horrifying and very well done. It made me think. And it made me wonder. The plot element aside, I was impressed with the author's ability to take all of the loose threads (and it seemed like there were many!) and tie them all up in the end. I read this quickly, but it wasn't a book I could have skimmed through and still understood.

I received this book for free in exchange for my honest opinion and that didn't influence my review in any way. There were some typos in my copy, but I was warned about that in advance, and for that reason was able to look past them and still enjoy the story.

Amazon Reviewer #3

Oh my gosh this book was amazing. Thank you Tony for the advanced copy. This books had every genre imaginable and more. It read like a movie, vividly describing everything in such clear details. The plot was perfect with lots of humor, suspense and romance. I couldn't ask for a better book. Tony you just keep getting better and better. Readers please consider picking this book up as soon as possible. Parents read it to your children.

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