The Revolution of Jack Frost by K.M. Robinson | A Christmas Retelling That Is Unable to Thaw My Cold, Icy Heart?!

No one inside the snow globe knows that Morozoko Industries is controlling their weather, testing them to form a stronger race that can survive the fall out from the bombs being dropped in the outside world—all they know is that they must survive the harsh Winter that lasts a month and use the few days of Spring, Summer, and Fall to gather enough supplies to survive.

When the seasons start shifting, Genesis and her boyfriend, Jack, know something is going on. As their team begins to find technology that they don’t have access to inside their snow globe of a world, it begins to look more and more like one of their own is working against them.

Genesis soon discovers Morozoko Industries is to blame, but when a foreign enemy tries to destroy their weather program to make sure their destructive life-altering bombs succeed in destroying the outside world, their only chance is to shut down the machine that is spinning out of control and save the lives of everyone inside the bunker--at any cost.

Discussion:

                                                                               ⭐ - DNF

Our world runs in cycles that change like a person shaking one of the snow globes we found in the storage room of the bunker when we were kids. Two days of Spring, a week of Summer, four days of Fall, following by a month of Winter. Most days, I wouldn't mind if our world feel off whatever shelf it is sitting on, smashing the cycle.

First reading of the summary, I thought this was a reimagination of the story of Jack Frost but in a frozen dystopian setting and a lot more kick-butt action scenes. As the winter becomes colder in Texas, I just need good books to cuddle up next to my electronic heater. Is that too much for this pipsqueak to ask for?!

Instead, I am slowly rumbling down a dirt road in my Kia snowmobile, brushing aside a manipulative relationship and so much angst from these teenage characters. Rather than an interesting world building, my car was sputtering along a thick layer of snow as the story moved slower than a snail on top of a turtle...so, in lesser words, the story moves at a super slow pace.

Genesis, the female protagonist, is one of the leaders of a small group of children and teenagers who are trying to survive. Their dystopian world involves shortened seasons of Spring, Summer, and Fall followed by a prolonged brutal winter - and winters are beginning to last longer and become more brutal in the past few cycles. It's taking everything for Genesis, her aggressive boyfriend Jack, and their friends to gather enough supplies for their group to survive, but tensions among the group worsen after Jack becomes more secretive about his outings.

This book and its premise sounded interesting when I first picked it. Dystopian was extremely popular in the 2010s; and, The Hunger Games, Divergent, The Maze Runner, and so many other popular novels were part of this era. However, Robinson's try fell short. Her writing and character development were choppy and hard to read. Genesis is unbelievably naive, and Jack is manipulative and possessive when Genesis talks to any other male. Thus, Robinson's attempt at a romance between Genesis and Jack feels forced, and the love triangle between Genesis, Jack, and Nathaniel is too much. Having a romance without that slow burn or a prefix can be done; however, Robinson's priority should have been to create more favorable characters. 

Besides the character development, I felt that the world development and plot was lacking as well. Having only read a third of the book, I may have missed on the majority of the world-building, but Genesis discussed little about her environment and contributed to my confusion of the events and any  actions made by Genesis and her group.

While I am reading more than I was previously, I desire to spend my limited time wisely. I am extremely grateful to have gotten this book for free in exchange for an honest review, but this book does the have the development that I desire. I hope to read more of Robinson's books in the future, and I will continue searching for the world's most perfect book (besides any of Cassandra Clare's, duh!) before the end of my time!

Love,

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*Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for sending me an advanced copy of The Revolution of Jack Frost in exchange for a honest review.

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What is your favorite Christmas story? Mine is A Christmas Story or The Grinch, of course. Who could despise those two kids pining for what they want: a Red Ryder range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and all the Christmas cookies in Whoville, respectively! Did you receive or give any good presents for Christmas? Converse with me in the comments below or via any social media!