#frozen novel

[justlookatthosesausages]

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[jimmi-arts]

“Anna took a sip. She almost choked. It was the strongest cup of coffee she’d ever tasted, and she could practically feel the tips of her hair twist up as the coffee coursed through her. Based on Kristoff’s now red cheeks and the tremor of Elsa’s hand, Anna suspected that they, too, had not been ready for the jolt.”

A scene from the Frozen novel,  Forest of shadows. Cheers everyone! 

[tare-chan]

Frozen 2 Junior Novelization

Finally got a copy of this book. And after reading the book, I found several interesting insight:

The Northuldrans already lives in the vast area of the fjord, before the Arendellians came, and started a modern living. This, IMO, strengthen the theory stated that the Northuldran forest and Arendellian soil were still one kingdom. They're not a sepparate kingdom. Meaning, the sisters will always rules together. No separation and whatsoever :)

Elsa's role more like minister of nature, and travels a lot through the vast area of "untouched" forests, but still report to the Queen in charge, that is Anna. The people connected by love, and the sisters continue to be the bridge. The Northuldran suports the natural resources, the Arendellian suports the technologies. At the end, the kingdom will prospers more :)

It was never been implied that Elsa was uncomfortable with her role as sovereign. She was sometimes too hard on herself, yes, but she's actually at peace with the role of the Queen. It's just that, in the past few days/weeks, when she started to hear the call, she felt the sudden boost in her power, so that she need extra concentration to control it. Plus, the very same haunting voice has bothering her sleep for days. Sleep deprived while the same time need more effort to control her power, and still need to do her daily routine..... that sure was exhausting. So that she need more time to 'rest' between her meeting: such as take a breath at the balcony (and lovingly viewing the village/fjord), throwing a big pile of snow to splash at the water and gigling when the water splashed back at her (while no one spectate of course).

In the book, it is shown that Anna help her by mingling with the citizen, and choosing the best pumpkin for the later event, even Kristoff help her, by meeting dignitaries, and shared his knowledge regarding reindeer. When Elsa mingling later that day (like shown in the Something never change sequence), the citizen cheered for their Queen. These really shown that everything was going just fine, and everyone was at their comfort zone. But greater things called to them, and they need the change for greater good (and for us to have the story of the sequel of course ;P)

There are also several scenes that I hope was animated in the movie, like:

Apparently it was Elsa who asked Grand Pabbie to look after the citizen of Arendelle while the royals went to their adventure. And Anna add to the ask, so the people remain camping at the higher ground.

During their travels, before they went to sleep at the sled, Elsa made Olaf a snow blanket... awww.... And after that Anna made the effort to jump to the front of the sled, to sit by Kristoff.

While fighting Gale, Elsa have the idea of pushing snow flurries to weigh down the wind. At the same time, it gave Gale idea to extract memories from water, and shown them to Elsa.

The hate and like relationship between the Northuldran leader, Yelena, and the Arendellian soldier leader, Mattias. They respect each other, sometimes help each other, while at the same time always be cautious at each other.

The ice statues in the ship wreck were shown more. Especially one where Iduna was sitting and deciphering the old runes, and Ahtohallan where Iduna was shown to be accepted at an orphanage after the forest was blocked by the mist.

At Ahtohallan, it was also shown that Elsa could choose a moment of memories like rewinding or fast forwarding videos.

The effect of Elsa being frozen solid, shown to everyone: Kristoff watching the snow statues flurries away, the crumbling of the ice castle, Grand Pabbie watch the snow decoration of the castle flurries away, and relies the bad news to the citizen. It imply that these people knew that they lost their Queen. Later, when Anna tried to rely the news to Kristoff, he cut her, implying that he also knew, and thus tried extra hard to keep the 'last' royal family safe while finishing what need to be done. And this scene could justify more the relief and cheering of the citizen, and the hug from Kristoff, when they saw Elsa was okay.

The moment Elsa said, "The spirits are agree, Arendelle should stand with you", Anna already understand that she will continue to rule as the Queen. And when Elsa said that they will continue to do things together, Anna immediately agree to her sister humble ask. (At the same time demolishing all of her insecurities deep down her heart, I pressume).

All in all, this book is a good read, and together with the movie, make a more complete beautiful story :)

[tare-chan]

Has anyone else read this book/novel?

I rarely read any book/novel, honestly. But since I'm still madly in love with Frozen 2, this "prequel" book really piqued my interest. And lucky for me, the hard copy of this book were already available in my local bookstore.

You think Frozen 2 was already “dark” and packed with action? Then this book will surprised you even more! I lost count of how many times I held my breath while reading scenes after scenes. Especially, since at the middle of the story, the author cleverly set Olaf and Sven aside, without ‘dumping’ their character. So we basically just have Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff adventuring throughout the Arendellian soils. 

There’re lots of tidbits that foreshadow the story of Frozen 2, and I’ll write them down under the cut. Cause in case you want to read the novel (which I highly recommended), I don’t want to ruin/spoiler you :)

So the story tells from Anna’s POV. First thing I noticed: despite her cheerful behavior, deep down inside, Anna still felt insecure about her position, especially as a royal. These insecurities root from her being ‘spare’, and her ‘imperfectness’. She always looked up to Elsa, who she saw as the perfect royal should be. Second problem, Anna really has issues with her way of communication. So many times in the story, she assumes people’s act and people’s say in a negative tone, adding to her insecurities. While at the same time, she rarely brave enough to speak up what’s on her mind. This is actually a quite surprising side of her. In her mind, all of this insecurity of hers, might lead Elsa think her as useless, and leave her for good. And this is the root of her fear. Yes, the brave, feisty Anna, does have fear!! 

Elsa, on the other hand, trapped in the role of a very hardworking family head. Like a formula often used in a family movies, where you’ll see the family head works extra hard to fulfill their family needs, that makes them forgot, that family also need loves and communication to share. Elsa, in her way of showing love to Anna, let her sleep until noon, never asked Anna’s help in royal duties, and to not worry Anna, Elsa always kept her fear inside of her, while using her regal and her ‘don’t worry, I’ve got everything under control’ facade mask. All of these ‘love’ from Elsa, made her never had time to spent with her sister, and many times make her forget the promises (like visiting Anna in her bedroom before sleep, reading a book that Anna gave her). Elsa didn’t have any idea that all of these, only add to Anna’s insecurities. 

The problem solving of this miscommunication, lead to the ‘charade’ nights in Frozen 2, Elsa’s daily schedule shown in the art book (with ‘family time’ now listed at the schedule), and pushed Elsa to run and greet her family to play outside castle wall in the ‘something never change’ sequence. But Elsa being Elsa, it’s not easy for her to share her burden just like that. Anna understand this, but remind her by saying ‘we promised not to shout each other out’, after the charade scenes, and the ‘promise me we’ll do this together’ lines Anna often said throughout the movie.

Now, I just noticed that the usually adventure hungry Anna, always look at edge, during Frozen 2. Like how she frowned when seeing the rune crystals hanging in the night of Arendelle city (the very end of Into the Unknown scene), when she confronted Elsa that the magic can’t be good, when she stood in front of the mist, when she saw her surrounding changes before the Northuldra accept the sisters, etc. Anna also seems so clingy towards Elsa, always want to hold dear her sister. And seemed too sensitive towards the word ‘die’ (completely misunderstood Kristoff’s saying). 

This seems out of character of her, but after reading this book, I finally understand. Anna’s latest encounter with something magical and mythical, wasn’t pretty. Nope. Not at all. In the book, at first, Anna still feel the thrill of facing new adventure. But throughout the progress of the story, all the things happened in this previous 2 months before the movie, would definitely give the poor girl nightmares (like shown at the very end of the book, which also actually a part of the movie itself). 

At one point, Anna needs to make a hard decision to left Kristoff behind, to intercept the possessed character going after the two sisters, with such a heartbreaking ‘goodbye’ kiss. And while she was spared from witnessing how the fight between the axe armed enemy and unarmed Kristoff went on, she wasn’t so lucky when witnessing Elsa fighting the enormous Nightmare Wolf. Safely stood inside Elsa’s ice dome, after another heartbreaking ‘I love you’ goodbye from her sister, Anna witness how Elsa charged at the wolf, with legendary sword in one hand, and ice power in her other hand (Elsa is so badass in this scene, btw), wipe the floor with the wolf, but when her sister went in for the finishing blow, the legendary sword shattered, and Elsa was pummeled down instead. Anna managed to look at her sister eyes the last time, before the wolf took over Elsa’s body. Her sister’s scream when the wolf took over her body, will definitely gave Anna PTSD for sure. The poor girl :,( After all, Anna’s biggest fear actually wasn’t her insecurities, but loosing her big sis. 

This is exactly why Anna become so tense, and clingy towards Elsa. Especially after Pabbie’s warn, that Elsa might loose to the magic she followed. Because unlike Elsa who can ‘sense’ that the voice and magic in the movie was actually different than what the sisters have faced in the past two months, Anna only has her memories, the horror memory of loosing those close to her, especially Elsa, from the past 2 months. And when her biggest fear came true, when Elsa’s lost to a place Anna couldn’t reach, that’s when she went down to her lowest. (I might cry even more at the ‘next right thing’ sequences T.T)

I guess, this crazy adventures were also what make Elsa sang “I’ve had my adventure, and I don’t need something new. I’m afraid of what I’m risking, if I followed you.....”. Because despite her regal and calm demeanor, Elsa must also feels terrified at their latest adventures. Especially since she nearly lost Anna twice, when her little sister was almost drown in the river, and almost fall into the abyss inside an abandoned mines. Loosing Anna is certainly Elsa’s biggest fear too. 

This book also told us a bit more about Frozen world building. Like the secret room at the castle. We learn that Iduna had been studying magic, and translating runes and mythical stories. I guess, this what make Iduna and Agnarr travel to find Ahtohallan. Strengthen the theory that suggest magic and mythical creatures are not strange in Arendellian soils. This very secret room also held the secret of the Enchanted Forest and the dam making, aside from the castle blue prints, and a saga of Aren.

We also saw how Arendelle prospers. After the gate opened, new people start to came and live there. Judging from the name patterns, these new people might came from so many different places, like Asia (Soo Jun, is a quite common Korean name). Showing that Elsa was a good leader, but sometimes she was too hard on herself. 

We also understand that the people of Arendelle did saw the Northuldrans as bad guys (including Anna herself), who eliminate their beloved king Runenard. Strengthen the theory, that the mist was there to actually protect the Northuldrans from the angry Arendellians. 

Fun fact:

Elsa likes to tugged at her finger, when she felt nervous. A habit left behind from using gloves all the time. 

Anna’s favorite flower is sunflower (bright and warm, just like her :D). Anna can run really fast. Faster than Kristoff and Elsa (no wonder she can outrun the cart with Olaf in it, in the ‘Something never change’ sequence)

Kristoff still awed at how beautiful Elsa’s ice (sculpture) is. Ice is his life after all :P 

Despite her good governance, Elsa still at edge and have trouble when speaking to people, both dignitaries and her people. Her one flaw from being a perfect Queen, result of her isolation for years. Her perfectionist side also shown that make her often too hard on herself, and her reluctance to share her burden with Anna, manifest as Elsa’s other fear in this book, that was being a bad queen. Things that make Anna said ‘Oh Elsa, when will you see yourself the way I see you’. 

This book also shown how Elsa’s ice power and her control for it has grown in the past three years. She can make lenses from ice, can create a very strong ice dome to protect the castle and the village, can pin point the thickness of her ice, can make permafrost for Olaf, and never grew tired when blasting her power (unless her muscle gave out first, hindering her from flicking her wrist). 

Anna’s other side also being shown here. She’s actually very smart (smarter than she gave herself credit for), she can speak several foreign languages, love to learn from anybody (literally anybody), loves any arts and cultures, and as a princess she knows her people by names (amazing!!). At certain points, we also see how Anna took a very unpopular decisions. This is actually Anna’s queen quality. That she herself didn’t give enough credit for. But Elsa clearly see it, and highly respect Anna for it.  

Overall.... This novel is really good read! I highly recommend it, if you’re a big frozen fan. I will definitely read it again. Now to slowly devour the details in it :D 

[tare-chan]

I just have finished reading a Frozen novel, titled "Frozen Heart". Basically a retelling of Frozen the original, but only from Anna and Hans POVs.

My main interest is Hans' characterization here, actually. He came from a not loving family... his Dad was very ambitious, and cruel, and... well just like a tyrant should be. His brothers were mean to him, except one. Throughout the story, we saw that Hans just want to try to win his father's heart, over and over again. And it build his character like that.

Hans become a very calculative, smart, cold, ambitious villain character. Honestly, I've never seen a Disney vilain written like him before. He manipulate everyone (including us, the viewer, back when we watched the movie), he improvised should any obstacle come his way. So despicable! (But really smart, and deadly).

He basically used Anna's longing for human love and inexperiences for his advantage, and used Elsa's fear and her love for her sister, also for his advantage.

If we see from this point of view, it really was only because of Anna's sheer amount of Fairy tale's luck (and a little bit of Elsa's carefull rejection of Anna's harsh decision that triggered the winter in the first place), that Arendelle's saved from someone, unredeemable (smart) monster, like Hans ^^; (politically speaking)

Wow... so wow....

[helsaguy]

I finished chapter 6 of AFH and decided to take a little break.

So, today I got the Frozen novel, A Frozen Heart. I have said around last week that I don’t take this book as canon, ok? Even if I don't know what lies ahead in this book, I don’t take it as canon. Just a reminder.

Now, about what I have read so far. The book feels like fanfiction. I am entertained so far, but I don’t feel like I’m reading Frozen... It really feels like I’m reading someone else’s take on the movie. One far fetched version of the movie. Given that Frozen’s creators have nothing to do with this book, makes sense.

Some parts are funny from how different they are from the movie! I have already found inconsistencies but oh well, I already know this book and the movie don’t get along.

[helsaguy]

Do NOT send me your thoughts, opinions, complaints, compliments , etc. about A Frozen Heart.

Repeat; Do NOT send me your thoughts, opinions, complaints, compliments, etc. about A Frozen Heart.

I am checking my inbox and the first message I see is someone telling me about what they find wrong in the book. I haven’t read the book yet, I’ll be getting my copy by Friday if there is no delay. I don’t want anyone telling me anything about it till then.

On a side note; I haven’t read A Frozen Heart yet but I know I don’t take it as canon. Repeat: I DON’T TAKE A FROZEN HEART AS CANON.

Disney books wanting to be complementary to Disney movies are never that good. They are just there to make money; not to enrich the films. Many things that happen in the movies don’t make it to the books, and things that happen in the books don’t make sense with what happens or is shown in the movies.