Title: Frostbite
Author: Jill Palmer
Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0GJCTDFPQ/
Release Date: May 5th, 2026
Summary
They’ll chase you. They’ll catch you. They’ll swallow you whole.
Even before the frostbite virus started turning people into mindless, flesh-eating monsters, 17-year-old Winter preferred being alone. Crowbar, her diabetic service dog, is the only one she trusts in a world that has never felt safe.
However, when her insulin supply is destroyed, Winter is forced to embark on a perilous road trip across Pennsylvania with Eliot, the idealistic leader of a nearby settlement. To survive, they must learn to trust one another, though Eliot is everything Winter isn’t: generous, kind, and convinced she’s worth saving.
As they battle hordes of undead, teenage cultists, and car trouble, a figure from Winter’s past resurfaces, threatening not just Eliot and Winter’s fragile bond, but also their lives.
At the end of the world, the worst monsters are those with human faces.
My Review
5/5 Stars
When the Frostbite virus tore through the world, it collapsed everything. Civilization crumbled, cities fell silent, and the infected—known as Gulpers—picked through the ruins. Somehow, Winter has survived it all, relying only on herself and her fiercely loyal service dog, Crowbar. That is, until her insulin supply is destroyed, forcing her out of isolation and into a dangerous journey she never wanted to take.
I’m usually not one for post-apocalyptic stories, but I absolutely adored this one. The characters feel vivid and real, and the dynamic between Winter and Eliot pulled me in from the start. Not to mention Crowbar.
Winter developed so much as a character over the course of the story, really exploring identity, trust, and what it actually means to be human when the world has stripped everything else away.
The lore behind the virus and the world it left behind was interesting, and the idea of the Gulpers was chilling. It made me think of something out of a Resident Evil game.
And that ending? Completely satisfying. Everything comes together in a way that feels earned without being predictable.
If you love witty characters, post-apocalyptic survival, and a tough, compelling female lead, you’ll enjoy this one.
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