The Girl Who Takes Out The Trash

Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Avg rating: 3.60

Goodreads Summary:
From New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston comes this remarkable first book in a spellbinding new series about the dawn of a new kind of magic.

Welcome to New Vegas, a city once covered in bling, now blanketed in ice. Like much of the destroyed planet, the place knows only one temperature—freezing. But some things never change. The diamond in the ice desert is still a 24-hour hedonistic playground and nothing keeps the crowds away from the casino floors, never mind the rumors about sinister sorcery in its shadows.

At the heart of this city is Natasha Kestal, a young blackjack dealer looking for a way out. Like many, she's heard of a mythical land simply called “the Blue.” They say it’s a paradise, where the sun still shines and the waters are turquoise. More importantly, it’s a place where Nat won’t be persecuted, even if her darkest secret comes to light.

But passage to the Blue is treacherous, if not impossible, and her only shot is to bet on a ragtag crew of mercenaries led by a cocky runner named Ryan Wesson to take her there. Danger and deceit await on every corner, even as Nat and Wes find themselves inexorably drawn to each other. But can true love survive the lies? Fiery hearts collide in this fantastic tale of the evil men do and the awesome power within us all.

Actual Rating : 3.4

Mehhhhhhh. Again, not impressed with this authors story telling. I don't know what it is about it.. She definitely has a "style" that she writes in and I don't much like it.

I think the perspective is a little all over the place.. She has two main characters and she sorta switches perspective between the two of em but isn't clear enough with the details form that person's perspective.. Does that even make sense? I don't know. I just think she takes the easy way out when it comes to perspective.

***SPOILER***

Anyways, about the story. It reminded me of Finding Nemo in the sense that all the main characters died and came back to life more times then I can count, okay exaggerating but still 
I didn't feel any emotional connection with the characters, their love story seemed forced and not realistic. 

I did like the dystopian part of it, the Martial Law and the Frozen planet and "New Vegas" and food in an aerosol can EW! 
Anyways, it got a little too piratey for me.. I probably won't continue on with the series. 

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