Not her physical ones she knew very well that she sucks with a sword. But she also had a hard time accepting her faults. Ruby was strong, listening to what she was taught and trying her best to be what they need her to be before her task can have some semblance of success. She learns of the King's horrible actions, the raids on villages like hers that left people scrambling through the forests for shelter and security. Strong willed and terrified they wish to harm her, she allows them to heal her before she makes her move to escape them. But stuck in prison chained to the floor and constantly being doused in foul, cold water, it's surprising she's even still alive by the time Arcus and the Monks break her out. Ruby wants to kill the King who ordered the raid on her town, the soldiers who killed her mother. This is an adventure, a page turning fantasy filled with hints at human cruelty, racial discrination (Frostbloods hunt Firebloods and kill them or send them to the King to be killed in a public fight), and magic. And also how to be around her enemies, Frostbloods. Brought to the home where Monks teach her and use her for their own purposes, Ruby learns how to strengthen herself and her power. Ruby is a Fireblood, one of the last alive and technically free after being broken out of prison. Vivid and compelling, Frostblood is the first in an exhilarating series about a world where flame and ice are mortal enemies.but together create a power that could change everything.įrostblood follows a young girl through a journey of revenge and romance. Now she has only one chance to destroy the maniacal ruler who has taken everything from her-and from the icy young man she has come to love.
But before they can take action, Ruby is captured and forced to compete in the king's tournaments that pit Fireblood prisoners against Frostblood champions.
But when her mother is killed trying to protect her, and rebel Frostbloods demand her help to overthrow their bloodthirsty king, she agrees to come out of hiding, desperate to have her revenge.ĭespite her unpredictable abilities, Ruby trains with the rebels and the infuriating-yet irresistible-Arcus, who seems to think of her as nothing more than a weapon. Seventeen-year-old Ruby is a Fireblood who has concealed her powers of heat and flame from the cruel Frostblood ruling class her entire life.
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