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Frey (The Frey Saga Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Melissa Wright (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Nothing is as it seems.

Frey's life is a lie. She doesn't remember being bound from magic. She didn't intend to discover this dangerous secret, to get entangled in Council business. But she did.

And now she's on the run.

With the aid of a stranger, she discovers a world beyond the elves who bound her. But it's a world of shadows and dark magic, a world she's been warned not to trust. The farther she strays, the more she finds a forgotten past. As she fights to reclaim her true identity, Council trackers hunt her down.

If they find her, she will burn.

The stranger offers her a way out, but it's a path of no return. How do you know who to believe when you don't even know who you are?

An epic adventure to regain a forgotten past, with fierce magic and found family in a world where humans are fairytales.
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Between Ink and Shadows Seven Ways to Kill a King Frey King of Ash and Bone Bound by Prophecy
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Genre Epic Fantasy Epic Fantasy Epic Fantasy Paranormal Fantasy Paranormal Fantasy
Romance Clean Slow Burn, Enemies to Lovers Sweet Clean Slow Burn Sweet Sweet
Series Completed Series Standalone Completed Series Completed Series Completed Series
Hero(ine) Stabby Heroine Conflicted Heroine Stabby Heroine Practical Heroine Determined Hero & Heroine
Magic System Dark Magic Soft Magic System Classic Magic System Portal/Alternate Realms, Fae Magic Telepathy
Plot Magical Bargains, Regency Flair Duty and Honor Chosen One, Forgotten Past Magical Apocalypse Fate & Destiny

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"I would recommend this to any fan of elves and fantasy; the world this author has whipped up is pretty darn cool." - Nightly Reading

"...A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. I read this in two days because it was so hard to put down..." - Known to Read

"Creative and action-packed." "...the author has taken a mundane theory and turned it upside down." - The Page Turner

About the Author

Melissa Wright is the author of more than a dozen YA and fantasy novels, including the Frey Saga and Seven Ways to Kill a King. She is currently working on the next book and encourages readers to stay updated on works in progress at Instagram and Twitter.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005EIO02C
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ; 5th edition (March 4, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 4, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1565 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Melissa is the author of more than a dozen YA and fantasy novels including The Frey Saga and BETWEEN INK AND SHADOWS. When not writing she can generally be found talking about a book, painting something from a book, or tucked between headphones listening to a book. It’s kind of a theme. She loves reasonable heroines in unreasonable situations, noble--if brooding--heroes, slow burn and sweet kisses, a lot of havoc, and a little magic. Stay updated on works in progress at Instagram or contact her through the web at www.melissa-wright.com

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SEVEN WAYS TO KILL A KING

RIVENWILDE

Beyond the Filigree Wall

Within the Hollow Heart

Upon the Riven Throne

BETWEEN INK AND SHADOWS

Between Ink and Shadows

Before Crown and Kingdom

Beneath Stone and Sacrifice

THE FREY SAGA

Frey

Pieces of Eight

Molly (a short story)

Rise of the Seven

Venom and Steel

Shadow and Stone

Feather and Bone

DESCENDANTS SERIES

Bound by Prophecy

Shifting Fate

Reign of Shadows

SHATTERED REALMS

King of Ash and Bone

Queen of Iron and Blood

HAVENWOOD FALLS

Toil & Trouble

BAD MEDICINE

Blood & Brute & Ginger Root

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Intriguing story that unfolds perfectly
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I couldn’t picture Frey in my mind as easily as the other characters, but once I read her powers were bound, & she couldn’t remember her past, it made sense; if she didn’t understand who she is, how could I? The story was good, with tense situations. There’s a love story developing, which I look forward to reading. I’ve already downloaded book 2. I appreciate the author’s use of proper grammar and spelling. I like a strong female character, and Frey is brave and mentally strong.
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Jerry
5.0 out of 5 stars Frey Book 1
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
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Very rich story line that is well developed with an interesting group of characters to hold your interest. Many surprises along the way that make for a great read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2023
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Fast-paced and well written. The plot is excellent, and the characters are very well designed. I look forward to reading the next book.
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M. Ellen
5.0 out of 5 stars Who knew elves could be so hot.
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2012
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I really enjoyed this book. I wasn't really sure about it when I started, because I haven't been inclined to read many books about elves, but I was oh so pleasantly surprised with Frey. The elves in Frey are definitely not of the Keebler variety. Picture in your mind Legolas from Lord of the Rings, played by Orlando Bloom. Now that is the kind of elves I am talking about. Now that we have established the hotness of the elves, let's talk about the book. Frey (short for Elfreda) lived with her Aunt Fannie, who was a mean old elf, after her mother died. Frey wasn't able to do magic, as the other elves could, and she always seemed to feel out of place. She couldn't remember much of her life before she came to live in the village. Little did she know that her magic and her memories had been bound by the Council. Despite this, Frey continued to have vivid dreams. Some of her magic was beginning to return, and strengthened after she felt lead to start wearing a crystal around her neck that belonged to her mother. The Council, fearful of black magic, had it out for Frey. Enter at this point the hot elf Chevelle. Frey felt like he was strangely familiar, but yet didn't know how she knew him. He becomes her protector and her trainer, and they embark on a journey in order to take Frey back to her origins after Frey flees the village and the Council. Their journey is filled with peril, adventure, magic, fairies, and of course another hot elf or two, along with some other very memorable characters.

Melissa Wright has done a wonderful job writing this fantasy series. It is filled with magic, heartache, and adventure, with just the right amount of romance. There is quite an array of characters, and they are well developed enabling you to actually feel like you get to know and interact with each of them . I really loved getting to know Frey, Ruby, and Steed, as well as the others. This was a fast-paced, interesting, and magical story, filled with adventure, which I thoroughly enjoyed. After finishing Frey, I immediately purchased Pieces of Eight, the second book in the Frey saga, because I was so anxious to see what happened next. I then went on to read Molly, Melissa Wright's latest release, a novella which takes place after Pieces of Eight. Conception, the third book in the series is due to release later this year, and I am really looking forward to it. If you enjoy magical fantasy reads with a mix of adventure and romance, then you should enjoy Frey.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A Little Confused, but It's Good
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2016
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Firstly, I was drawn to this book by the cover. Frey, who I assumed was the girl behind the flames, looked powerful, mysterious, and emotionally strong. The hawk that lurked behind the smoke only seemed to heighten my expectations. The hawk seemed to be a hint, meant to lead me to believe that Frey’s powers reached beyond expectations. Dare I say it, that her powers soared. The hawk didn’t mislead me either.

Frey was powerful. She had yet to reach her full potential, which I understand, Frey is just the first book. Frey is learning herself and the ways of magic and I, as the reader learned alongside her. I assumed that Frey is around sixteen or seventeen, but I don’t recall it ever being mentioned inside the actual book or synopsis. Granted, the book does fall under the Young Adult category, so I believe that her being around the young adult age group is a safe assumption. As I said, Frey was powerful. I loved reading about her small adventures while she tested out her magic. They were interesting and I wish she had fully embraced the magical elf in her much more quickly than she did. Sadly, Frey had no emotional strength. She was either sobbing or getting knocked out because she couldn’t handle the news she just learned. Before all of that, Frey’s home-life was somewhat a mess. The type of messy home-life that, had it been developed enough, should have hardened Frey’s heart at least just a tiny bit. I’m all for crying, it’s necessary to cry and highly unhealthy to bottle up your emotions, but Frey should have had better control over the waterworks. I felt second-hand embarrassment with some of her actions; the jumping to conclusions, the way she handled situations, how she talked to certain elves, and the dramatic falling onto the ground and sobbing events. She allowed herself to be led along like a pet, accepted what people told her without bothering to try to fact check or question anything, wasn’t bothered by the secrets that were whispered on the wind by the people she had entrusted with her life, and was completely naive about everything. At one point, she finds out that her mother may have done something terrible and she immediately jumps to the conclusion that another character despises her. There was no evidence that her assumption was true and I feel that even Frey knew this. Her attempts at convincing herself that the character hated her were pathetic. She said it about three times and then it was forgotten. That doesn’t go to say that I wanted her to feel like the character hated her, but it was an unnecessary attempt at creating conflict. I was completed embarrassed for her and her emotional antics did not match the strength she possessed in magic.

I didn’t understand the romance in this book. I was completely lost. One minute the love interest (thankfully it was not a love triangle) (yet, it was being developed) was raising Frey’s head to meet his or they were ‘just about’ to have some special moment or Frey was ‘just about’ to kiss him and then the moment would just die. I don’t mean the type of ‘die’ where another character interrupts, though that did happen, I mean the type of die where you’re thinking, Well…um. Where did this come from? How would this ever be classified as a moment? I don’t see their chemistry. There was no chemistry between the love interest and Frey. Surprisingly, the romance didn’t feel forced, but it was unneeded. Not to mention that I’m not sure how old anyone in this book is, but the love interest seems to be much older than Frey. I don’t mean a thirty year difference, but the way he carries himself, his dialogue, and wisdom just makes me feel that he’s a bit too old for Frey, who is supposedly seventeen years old.

The writing was good, rather descriptive and enjoyable, but not enthralling. There were no grammatical or spelling errors that I could see, so I was at least not yanked out of the word that Wright had created. However, Frey wasn’t a ‘I-just-missed-my-bus-stop’ type of book, but more like a “When-is-my-bus-stop-coming?’ type of book. Despite how descriptive Wright’s writing is–I simply adored the names she gave the elves–she still lacked a plot or ultimate focus. By the time I reached the end of Frey, I was confused, to the point where I said, “Wait, what?” out loud. I didn’t understand the ending, which was horribly anti-climactic and didn’t make sense. The focus switched from Frey current life, to bits of pieces of her past, to another character’s past, to Frey’s mother’s past, to Frey’s mother’s sister’s past (I could have just said aunt, but where’s the fun in that?), to Frey’s ability in magic, to Frey’s lost of ability in magic, and it just never ended. Between Frey constantly being put to sleep and what little you truly know about anything because everything has been mentioned at least once but nothing is completely explained (besides Frey’s mother) you’re left at the end of the book as dazed and confused as Frey is when she gains consciousness.

All things considered, I gave Frey three-out-of-five star rating. Frey is interesting and so is Frey. It’s an entertaining read that I would recommend if you’re bored and ignoring your responsibilities. I can tell that Wright put genuine thought into her story; it’s obvious in how she wrote, the names she chose, and the way she connected everything. I just feel that even though she had all of the right ingredients, she just didn’t let the cake bake long enough and it came out under-cooked.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in Canada on March 2, 2023
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Kept me interested thru all the pages not just scanning. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2023
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Not my usual genre of book but it had me hooked from the first page. Will almost certainly be reading the next book to find out what happens next. Love the story and the characters.
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Kumar
5.0 out of 5 stars Cool book, Twillight of elves...
Reviewed in India on July 5, 2018
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Cool book.

Its like the Twilight of elves and humans, and Frey is Bella.

Won't give any more spoilers. The book started very slow and un-interestingly, but then in the middle it picked up pace.
I'm on to the next one.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Interessant
Reviewed in Germany on May 28, 2014
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War etwas schwierig rein zu kommen aber gar nicht schlecht. Habe mir gleich den nächsten Teil besorgt. Bin gespannt ob es sich lohnt.
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norris
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! This was great - Just missing the Second Book.
Reviewed in Australia on April 6, 2016
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Wow. great beginning, fantastic middle and an ending that both satisfied me and made me hungry for the next book in the series. Thank goodness I do not have to wait for the author to get around to publishing it. Seriously, The character development was superb, I could see the characters in my mind, I could walk the path's they were on and smell and hear the village(s) and their inhabitants around me. I am off now to buy the second book, I have one hope and that is that the main character does not grow up too fast...

Congrats to the author - you did a great job of crafting a story where the main character is a young woman and did not create a romance novela but a great read filled with flight, fight, discovery and in the end - left me wanting more. What more could a reader want?
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