BOOKSTAGRAM & CREATIVE TOUR: Frosted by M. C. Frank

 

¡Hola mundo! ¿Cómo les va? El día de hoy vengo con una entrada para un tour con MTMC (link del perfil de instagram) de este libro de romance histórico de M. C. Frank. La entrada va a estar en mayoría en inglés pero si quieren leer mi opinión/reseña completa en español solo deslicen hacia abajo y ahí la van a encontrar. Sin más que decir empecemos.

Today I’m excited to participate in the Bookstagram tour for Frosted by M.C. Frank hosted by MTMC Tours! Frozen meets Jane Austen in Frosted, the new enemies-to-lovers Regency novel that will melt your heart. It was a really great book so I definitely will read all the others of the series. 

Titulo: Frosted

Serie: Regency Retold #2

Autora: M. C. Frank

Día de publicación: 20 de febrero del 2021

No. de páginas: 353

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Sinopsis: Can two people hate each other more than these two? 

She has a heart of stone. He is the notorious pirate every lady swoons for.

They have vowed never to meet again.

 

Captain Timothée Vaughn

Heart: Broken

Face: Gorgeous

Tone: Acidic

Pirate: Yes, he is

Marital Status: Forced into an engagement

Willing to: Break his own arm to escape his wedding tomorrow.

 

Lady Stella DeWinter:

Heart: Frosted

Face: Angelic but sad

Tone: Silent

Secrets: Many, but one in particular. A very dark one indeed.

Marital Status: Jilted Captain Vaughn right before their wedding, five years ago.

Willing to: Do anything to meet Timothée one last time.

 

Question: Why? (on earth) 

Meeting place: The Frosted Ball. 

What follows: Chaos. Noisy ballrooms. Starry skies. White flurries. Hungry kisses. Haughty stares. Frozen lakes. Shaking breaths. The truth. Finally. 

Frosted is a heart-wrenching romance about a pirate and an ice-cold lady who seem to have hated each other for years, inspired by winter-themed fairytales like The Snow Queen and The Steadfast Tin Soldier. It is set in a witty, glittering Regency world made up of a little bit of Jane Austen, a little bit of Georgette Heyer, and a lot of a modern heart yearning for romance, passion and a tall gentleman with a smoldering gaze. This is a broken tale of beauty, dark secrets and love lost.

My opinion

When I first saw the cover of Frosted, I immediately felt 'something' and a lot of expectations were awakened. After I read the synopsis I couldn’t help but to expect a really adictive romance👀. Although I admit that the book wasn't what I first thought, I can afirm and start this review by saying that, anyway, it was a really incredible book. Being a great fan of Jane Austen myself, and a regency novel fan too, Frosted came to me as a book that yes or yes I had to love; also being a hopeless romantic makes me not think otherwise. So, yes, I highly recommend it💘.

M. C. Frank tells us a story about two really different characters with a past in common that unites them in a special way. First we have Captain Timothee Vaughn, a man who is about to get unhappily married and that is well known by everyone as a really good and respectful pirate🚢. On the other side we have Stella DeWinter, a woman that everyone thinks is as cold as the ice and that, also, has a secret. Both of them when they were younger, fell for each other and had a really cute romance that ended in a big and sad confusion. But this time, destiny won't let them separate again💞.

He lied to himself. He told himself that he didn´t care, and he said it so many times that he no longer knew where the lie ended and the truth began.

M. C. Frank's writing style is exquisite. I think that just few writers can, really, have an 'atmosphere' in their writing, and she succeeds😍. In Frosted, the words led us to another time, they drown us in a story that reminds me of Jane Austen novels. Personally, this book reminds me a lot of Persuasion; the thing between Stella and Tim, being ’ex-boyfriends', and then having a reunion in the present, in which he is a Captain and they now have a marked indifference is awesome.

A strong point of the book are the settings. While I was reading it I felt as I was in a frosted place, with snow and cold😱. Also, we have big emotions throughout the book: we could perceive the greatest and genuine happiness and then we could feel the most painful and burning despair😭. The author gave us the point of view of the two principal characters and I think that it makes me love more the both of them, because I truly connected with both.

It's not swimming, it's faith, he tought. This is what it means to have faith. You go deeper than your feet can wander. And it feels like drowning, except you swim.

You know that I am a hungry reader for good characters👌, so I could say that I really connected with all the ones in Frosted. Stella was a really tough character, she was really clever, sweet and capable. Although I loved more the Stella from the past (the happy and naive Stella) I truly admire her character in the present💖. Also some days ago I was searching for a book with disability rep, and we have it in her character. Stella is blind, and the author makes us see her overcoming her obstacles; she makes us feel that any situation shouldn’t make us feel paralyzed and that we have to fight and carry on.

Captain Vaughn made me fall in love. He is A GORGEOUS MAN. Truth is that I loved him, he was so pasional, and sweet (even in the beginning when we have this haughty perspective about him) and he always got carried away by his emotions. I like that, exactly, Timothee was a weeping person, he just showed all of his emotions and weaknesses and fears, and he is just, ugh… He is a character that I really wanted to hug😞. Also, through him we get some of the hatred that people show (based on prejudice) on other people just by knowing their origin, or their parents. He was judged immediately and at the beginning he showed us the rage and the pain that all of this caused. This kind of things happened and continue to happen now so its a great reminder to know and to not forget.

''Timothée'' He said it with the French pronunciation, a long, accented 'e' at the end, his tongue rolling deliciously over the syllables.

Darn it, even his name was perfection

''Why would you hate a name like that'' she asked. ''It means 'gift from God' doesn't it Timothée?'' 

The romance is the main aspect of the book of course👫, and my favorite part was the past. I love the story about how Tim and Stella met and fell in love. I just read it and feel a lot of happy feelings. I love heart-warming stories. The present was less happy, it was more difficult and yeah, thats why I prefer the past, because I like perfect things. I'd love to have more about the piracy thing in the book but, anyway, the book was great: I read them and got to see their love grow and be restored.

''Tell me'' Stella said ''There are horrible things going on in the world, and how will anyone ever do anything about them if no one knows''

Finally I can say that Frosted is a book for the ones who enjoy the sweet romances, the kind that melt even the coldest hearts. This is the novel that tell us about the reunion, about what has been changed and what is going to come: the infinite possibilities in the future. It tell us about the fears, the insecurities and the things we lost when we try so hard to protect ourselves. M. C. Frank writes a story that surely will make you get drowned in a sea of feelings and emotions💙.

Mi opinión

Cuando uno ve la portada de este libro tiene mucho que esperar y después de leer la prometedora sinopsis es imposible no imaginar un romance adictivo👀. Pese a que el libro no fue nada de lo que esperaba, puedo comenzar esta reseña afirmando que de todas formas fue una lectura increíble. Siendo yo una fan total de Jane Austen, además de las novelas de época, Frosted llegó a mi como un libro que sí o sí tenía que gustarme y siendo yo una romántica empedernida no puedo afirmar lo contrario asi que de entrada se los recomiendo💘.

M. C. Frank nos presenta la historia de dos personajes muy diferentes con un pasado que los une de una forma especial. Primero tenemos al Capitán Timothee Vaughn, un hombre que esta a punto de contraer un matrimonio infeliz y que es conocido por todos como un pirata respetado🚢. Por otro lado esta Stella DeWinter, una mujer de quien los rumores afirman que esta hecha de hielo y que, sin embargo, tiene un gran secreto. Ambos, jóvenes, tuvieron un gran romance que acabo en incógnita y ahora que se han reencontrado, el destino no dejara que se separen de nuevo💖.

He lied to himself. He told himself that he didn´t care, and he said it so many times that he no longer knew where the lie ended and the truth began.

La pluma de la autora es divina, creo que pocas personas tienen el don de realmente ambientar con su narrativa. En Frosted las palabras realmente nos hacen sentir en otra época, nos hacen sumergirnos en una historia que nos recuerda inmensamente a Jane Austen. Personalmente el libro me recordó muchísimo a Persuasión💗, el rollo de los exnovios y el reencuentro con un, ahora, Capitán y una 'indiferencia' fingida es increíble, así que de ese lado voy contracorriente porque he visto que también lo comparan con OyP aunque no he logrado percibir esa vibra.

La ambientación me ha gustado mucho. Realmente tenemos mayormente lugares congelados, nieve y más frío. Y si hablamos de la ambientación emocional tenemos toda una mezcla de sentimientos que van desde la felicidad más genuina hasta la desesperación más ardiente😔. Y creo que la autora logró un acierto al darnos la visión de los dos protagonistas de la historia pues fue imposible no conectar con los dos.

It's not swimming, it's faith, he tought. This is what it means to have faith. You go deeper than your feet can wander. And it feels like drowning, except you swim.

Hablando, ahora, de los personajes puedo empezar hablando de Stella. Creo que es una protagonista fregona, es inteligente, dulce y muy capaz👌. Pese a que me gustó más su versión del pasado (aquella feliz y soñadora) me fue imposible no admirar su caracter del presente. Además creo que siempre viene bien leer a personajes protagonicos que representen a personas con discapacidades. Stella es ciega y aunque no dudo que haya historias con más rep de este estilo la verdad es que he adorado como la autora nos hace ver que ninguna situación debe estancarnos, que uno lucha y sigue adelante. 

El Capitán Vaughn me ha enamorado más. La verdad es que me ha gustado mucho el personaje por el hecho de ser muy pasional💟, siempre se dejaba llevar por sus emociones y era realmente lindo incluso si en un inicio se nos lo quiere mostrar como alguien altivo. Me gusto que, justamente Timothee, fuese el llorón, el que no teme demostrar debilidades y esta continuamente abrazando sus emociones. La verdad es un personaje al que quería abrazar. Y además nos muestran a través de él cómo por sus origenes, por sus padres, lo juzgaban inmediatamente y hasta lo despreciaban, que siempre esta bien recordar que esas cosas pasaban y siguen.

''Timothée'' He said it with the French pronunciation, a long, accented 'e' at the end, his tongue rolling deliciously over the syllables. 

Darn it, even his name was perfection 

''Why would you hate a name like that'' she asked. ''It means 'gift from God' doesn't it Timothée?'' 

El romance es muy protagónico👫, mi parte favorita fue el pasado si he de admitir. La historia de como se conocieron y se enamoraron me llegó por completo y el presente era menos feliz, era más dificil y soy el tipo de persona que gusta de las historias tranquilas sin problemas. Admito que me habría gustado ver un poquito mas de la vida en el mar del capitán pero de cualquier forma fue adorable ver su amor crecer y como lograron hablar y resolver todas sus diferencias.

''Tell me'' Stella said ''There are horrible things going on in the world, and how will anyone ever do anything about them if no one knows''

Finalmente puedo decir que Frosted es un libro para aquellos que disfruten de los romances dulces, de esos que derriten hasta al corazón más frío. Es una novela que nos habla del reencuentro, de lo que ha cambiado y de las infinitas posibilidades que depara el futuro. Nos habla del miedo, de las inseguridades y de las cosas que nos perdemos cuando intentamos tan desesperadamente protegernos. M. C. Frank escribio una historia que seguramente te hará ahogarte en un mar de emociones💙.

INTL Tour-wide Instagram Giveaway!

Head over to my Instagram account to win a paperback copy of Ruined (book 1 in the Regency Retold series) and Frosted (book 2). Both novels can be read as standalones! This giveaway is open internationally and ends on May8th, 2021. Winner will be announced on @mtmctours’ Instagram account.

About M.C. Frank

M.C. Frank (writer, reader, designer, physicist and teacher, to name a few) has been living in a world of stories ever since she can remember (that's before she knew how to write). She started writing them down when she could no longer stand the characters in her head screaming at her to give them life, and while those first scribblings weren't exactly good (nor were they books, although she insisted on calling them that), they were enough for her to discover her passion in life.

She got her university degree in physics a few years ago (yes, she's like Sheldon, only a bit crazier!) and is now free to pursue her love of reading and writing, as well her free-lance job as editor-in-chief. She lives with her 'dude' in a home filled with candles, laptops and notebooks, where she rearranges her overflowing bookshelves every time she feels stressed.

Which is often, since (as you might have noticed) she doesn't pick the easiest subjects for her novels.

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April 26
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April 27
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April 28
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April 29
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April 30
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May 1
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May 2
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May 3
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May 4
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May 5
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