Frozen Fire [Paperback]

Tim Bowler (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: NY (1980)
• ASIN: B000N6KLZA
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tim, this is getting very annoying., July 3, 2007

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Inspector Gadget "Go Go Gadget Reviews" (On the trail of Doctor Claw) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frozen Fire (Paperback)

Having enjoyed some of Tim Bowler's earlier work I am always interested when he brings out a new book. He's the kind of writer who never insults a child's intelligence by writing them as weak, clueless characters. This really appeals to me. But, as with his previous novel Apocalypse, Frozen Fire strings you along with an erratic mystery that could never really make any complete sense and then offers no explanation at the end.

I know books don't always need everything explained but this is TWICE now that Bowler has done this and I am not sure I want to be fooled a third time. I think he should stick stories based in reality than reaching for these fantastical twists that add up to nothing.

The story has a young girl in snowy rural England meet a mysterious ghost-like boy who has magical powers. Many people are out to kill him for apparent past crimes but Dusty, still distressed from the loss of her older brother, becomes somewhat fascinated by him and her world fades away into some etheral, dreamlike state as suspicions build and lynch mobs form.

And then...none of it adds up!

'Oh, use your imagination!'

No. That's what YOU'RE supposed to do Mr. Bowler.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Really?, May 5, 2011

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Mrs. Kees - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frozen Fire (Hardcover)

I had never read one of Bowler's novels and after this one probably won't read any others. I felt strung along in this vague, rather than suspenseful mystery, that then was abruptly ended with a confusing resolution, with no real explanation. I found the excessive British terminology to be distracting as well. I would not reccomend this book to anyone. There are too many good reads out there to waste your time on this one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nearly in tears at the ending ;), April 3, 2011

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Jaz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frozen Fire (Hardcover)

I beilieve this book happens to be one of the most interesting books i've read in awhile. Right when you look at the book, it seems so interesting, and once I started reading, I became hooked. I even stayed up late to finish it! I totally recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a mystery fiction because the ending is so confusing, yet I figured it out. As you read this book, keep in mind that you will probably not get the ending right away. Read this book!