Frozen is the sequel to Erin Bowman’s Taken and the second book in the “Taken” trilogy.
Gray, the main protagonist, narrates the story. Gray and a team of rebels are moving west towards Group A of the Laicos Project. They are hoping to to recruit the survivors of Group A and use the city as an extra headquarter. As they make their way to Group A, the rebels have to evade the Order and distinguish between the exact replicas of friendly faces, Forgeries, and true allies.
In this book, Gray is placed in many unfavorable situations. These situations make him stronger but, at the same time, they break him apart. At times, he is forced into a leadership role and, although it takes a while, he eventually step up to the task. As the plot progresses, Gray is continually burdened and broken by the misfortunes of the trip. By the end of the book, Gray has hit the most broken stage he can be where he carries the misfortunes of his team on his shoulders and can’t be with the one he loves. This leaves room for him to become a strong individual by the end of the trilogy.
Frozen was a worthy sequel to Taken. This book didn’t waste time with a slow moving start. It also didn’t take the time to summarize the events of the last book. There is a love triangle in this book and, like with most love triangles, it is endlessly aggravating. Gray has to choose between the kind Emma who he has known for years or the passionate Bree. This love triangle puts strain on the characters’ relationship, especially on the one between Gray and Bree. The tensions pick up as the plot moves on making for a spectacular action packed ending and emotional ending.
I give this 359 page book 4 stars.
Series Analysis
In all, the "Taken" trilogy, by Erin Bowman, was a great dystopian novel. The trilogy includes the books Taken, Frozen and Forged. It is about Gray Weatherby's quest for the truth and what he does once he has it. Gray's impulsiveness and curiosity make him a great main protagonist. The books get progressively better as the series goes on. The series averaged about 4.167 stars on this site and 3.967 on Goodreads.com. I would recommend this series to anyone who likes dystopian.
Taken
This world has two settings. One it the enclosed town of Claysoot which lives in a 3rd world country-like setting.
The second setting is the futuristic countries of AmEast and AmWest.