Touch of Frost is like a typical high school novel, but set in a magical world where there are vikings, warriors, spartans, Norse gods, etc. It's a very interesting idea but I don't think it was covered in-depth enough so in the end, it just came off as very shallow; sort of like a never-fully-developed idea. 
 Gwen Frost comes across as a stereotypical good girl, one who doesn't understand why she has to go to a new school and is hated by the popular girls. At the end of it all, she makes new friends and discovers her destiny. Nothing terribly exciting really, but I will give Gwen props for being an independent and headstrong heroine. She doesn't sway her opinions this way and there and she actually takes a stand for what she believes. 
 Romance here comes in small doses but again, it reads stereotypical. Guy and girl meet, it's obvious they like each other but all of a sudden, guy pulls away because he has ~reasons. I suppose we will learn of those reasons in the sequel but for now, he doesn't look very exciting. 
 Touch of Frost is sort of like a murder-mystery where you want to find out who killed popular girl Jasmine. Twists and turns in the story keep it from getting too boring, and so this is a series I don't mind following, but it's not at the top of my list or anything. :)