Frequency
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Five years ago, Fiona was just a kid. But everything changed the night the Pit Viper came to town. Sure, he rid the quiet, idyllic suburb of Hamm of its darkest problems. But Fiona witnessed something much, much worse from Hamm’s adults when they drove him away.
And now, the Pit Viper is back.
Fiona’s not just a kid anymore. She can handle the darkness she sees in the Pit Viper, a DJ whose wicked tattoos, quiet anger, and hypnotic music seem to speak to every teen in town…except her. She can handle watching as each of her friends seems to be overcome, nearly possessed by the music. She can even handle her unnerving suspicion that the DJ is hell-bent on revenge.
But she’s not sure she can handle falling in love with him.
Frequency
by Christopher Krovatin
Genre: YA Contemporary Fiction
Release Date: October 2nd 2018
Entangled Teen
by Christopher Krovatin
Genre: YA Contemporary Fiction
Release Date: October 2nd 2018
Entangled Teen
400 Pages
The Pit Viper had waved a hand in their faces. “You don’t need to know, and you don’t want to know. Saturday night, you keep your kids at home, and Sunday morning, your ‘problem’ will be solved. Then, one week from Sunday, I come back and you give me one hundred large, cash. Got it?”
Fiona had tried to read the council’s faces through the crack in the door. Most of them had looked suspicious, but many of them had seemed resigned. Even she had been reassured by the tone of his voice. He’d obviously meant business.
“And what if it…what if whatever you’re planning doesn’t work?” Aunt Emily had said in a soft, shaking voice. “What if our town is stuck with these…people?”
The DJ had turned to her, paused, said, “You’re the dead boy’s mom, aren’t you?”
The council had cried out as one. Fiona herself had felt a sting of rage, knowing the dead boy was her cousin. “Hey,” her dad had said, taking a step forward.
The DJ had raised his palm to Robert Jones. Fiona had expected her dad to barrel through it, but he’d stopped, looking as confused by his compliance as Fiona had felt.
“I am terribly sorry for your loss,” the Pit Viper had said calmly.
The
Pi
t Viper had waved a hand in their faces.
“
You
do
n
’
t
need
to
know, and you
do
n
’
t
want
to
know.
Saturday night,
you
k
ee
p your kids at home,
an
d
Sund
ay
morning, your
‘
pr
oblem
’
will be solved. Then,
on
e week from Sunday, I come back
and
yo
u give me
on
e
hundred
la
rge, cash.
Go
t
it?
”
Fion
a
had tried to r
ea
d
th
e council
’
s faces
th
r
oug
h
the
cr
ac
k in
th
e door. Most of them had looked
suspicious,
but
man
y
of
the
m
had seemed
resigned.
Eve
n
s he had been
reassured
by
th
e
tone
of
hi
s voice. He
’
d obviously
meant
business
.
“
An
d what if
it
...
what if whateve
r
you
’
re
planning
doesn
’
t
work?
”
A
un
t
Emily had said in a soft, shakin
g
voice.
“
W
hat
if
ou
r town is stuck with
these
...
people?
”
The DJ had
turned
to
he
r, paused, said,
“
Y
ou
’
r
e
th
e
dead
boy
’
s mom,
aren
’
t
you?
”
The council had cried
ou
t as
on
e. Fion
a
herself had
felt
a
sting of r
ag
e, knowing
th
e
dead
bo
y
wa
s her
cousin.
“
Hey
,
”
he
r dad had said, taking a step
forwar
d.
The DJ had raised his palm to
Robert
Jones. Fion
a
had
expected
he
r
dad
to
barrel
th
r
oug
h
it
,
bu
t
he
’
d
stopped,
looking as confused by his
compliance
as
Fiona
ha
d
felt.
“
I am terribl
y
sorry
fo
r your los
s,
”
th
e
Pi
t Viper
ha
d
said
calmly.
The
Pi
t Viper had waved a hand in their faces.
“
You
do
n
’
t
need
to
know, and you
do
n
’
t
want
to
know.
Saturday night,
you
k
ee
p your kids at home,
an
d
Sund
ay
morning, your
‘
pr
oblem
’
will be solved. Then,
on
e week from Sunday, I come back
and
yo
u give me
on
e
hundred
la
rge, cash.
Go
t
it?
”
Fion
a
had tried to r
ea
d
th
e council
’
s faces
th
r
oug
h
the
cr
ac
k in
th
e door. Most of them had looked
suspicious,
but
man
y
of
the
m
had seemed
resigned.
Eve
n
s he had been
reassured
by
th
e
tone
of
hi
s voice. He
’
d obviously
meant
business
.
“
An
d what if
it
...
what if whateve
r
you
’
re
planning
doesn
’
t
work?
”
A
un
t
Emily had said in a soft, shakin
g
voice.
“
W
hat
if
ou
r town is stuck with
these
...
people?
”
The DJ had
turned
to
he
r, paused, said,
“
Y
ou
’
r
e
th
e
dead
boy
’
s mom,
aren
’
t
you?
”
The council had cried
ou
t as
on
e. Fion
a
herself had
felt
a
sting of r
ag
e, knowing
th
e
dead
bo
y
wa
s her
cousin.
“
Hey
,
”
he
r dad had said, taking a step
forwar
d.
The DJ had raised his palm to
Robert
Jones. Fion
a
had
expected
he
r
dad
to
barrel
th
r
oug
h
it
,
bu
t
he
’
d
stopped,
looking as confused by his
compliance
as
Fiona
ha
d
felt.
“
I am terribl
y
sorry
fo
r your los
s,
”
th
e
Pi
t Viper
ha
d
said
calmly.
A modern-day tale of the pied piper.
Music is everything. Sex, drugs and rock and roll. Fiona and her friends are into the hottest new sounds. Her boyfriend, Horace craves to be a DJ but there is a new guy on the sound system. The Pit Viper's music is hypnotic. Everyone seems to live it. Everyone except Fiona. She knows there is something about the Pit Viper that isn't normal. She's drawn to him but not like the others. Fiona wants to know the guy behind the music.
A small town with secrets. A corrupt system which has already dealt a dodgy hand. This is the tale of revenge and dark magic.
Frequency is aimed at the older teen (college/university). Fiona's music taste is rock and metal (Frequency even contains an Iron Maiden quote). The story has themes of drugs, sex, violence and bad language. Frequency is a unique and creative read. It has a tainted edge and is touching on the horror genre.
Ok, so I'm finding it hard to rate this book. It's really well written and the story is interesting. Frequency has a badass rock style life form to it. The idea behind the book is really good but it's just not my style. I'm all about romance and this book isn't. Don't get me wrong, it is a girl meets boy story but the circumstances are dark. Frequency has so much to offer outside the romance genre. I would say this book is aimed at college students looking for something different.
For me, this is a 3-star read. It's okay but for the right audience, it will be loved. This is not the typical Entangled Teen read.
Recommend for 18 + audience.
*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Chris Krovatin is an author and journalist of some ill repute. His past novels include Heavy Metal & You, Venomous, and the Gravediggers series. He is a contributor to Revolver Magazine and MetalSucks.net, and formerly sang in Brooklyn-based metal band Flaming Tusk. He is an avid fan of weird fiction, the occult, horror movies, heavy metal music, and Halloween. A native New Yorker, he now lives in Denver, Colorado.
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