Frosted Blood
by Larry Pelliteri
published by author
2015
ISBN 978-0-692-28181
Why read? Review/First Reads (received copy from author in exchange for an honest review)
Larry Pellitteri mixes a lot of speculative fiction
genres in his debut novel, Frosted Blood,
and sometimes it works, and sometimes it does not. No matter the genre, Pellitteri delivers on
the non-stop action.
High school senior Michael Saxon is used to being a
loner ever since his parents mysteriously vanished into the side of the hill
when he was seven. Since then, he has
spent his life learning about crystals, trying to identify the one his parents
left with him. His research draws the
attention of Enbright, the environmental corporation for whom his parents
worked for, who offers him a paid internship right out of high school. He is not the only teenager hired on; there
is also the beautiful Emma who moves into the same house he is renting, bring
along her younger sister, Sophie. Soon
Michael, with the help of the sisters and his only friend, Christopher, are
discovering that Enbright is not all it appears and is deep in the world of
drugs, clones, and diabolical plots to take over the world.
Once the exposition of Michael’s early life is over,
Pellitteri never lets up the pace. So
many twists and turns are packed into 300 pages that it is hard to keep track
of everything, especially the whys behind many actions, although I feel some motivations
are more on Pellitteri’s part to keep the story moving. This, unfortunately, leaves the reader in a
state of confusion, which makes it hard to really get into the story and
suspend disbelief, which is greatly needed.
One thing that would have helped with much of this would be to make Michael
and his friends a few years older.
If you are look for some non-stop sci-fi/fantasy
action and are willing to totally suspend your disbelief, then Frost Blood can be a fun read. I would be interested to see what Pellitteri
turns out next as he continues to refine his writing style.
Rating 2/5
