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Mistwood is a book shrouded in mystery and deceit, with a heroine who doesn't even know herself, which can make this a tough book to emotionally connect with at times. Isabel is a shifter, a mystical creature bound to protect the king of Samorna. She isn't human, but when the book opens she finds herself trapped in her human form, unable to remember the lifetimes that she has spent protecting the royal family. She returns to the castle at the request of Prince Rokan, who is preparing for his coronation. The castle is awash in treachery, and the more Isabel learns, the less certain she is of anything but her compulsion to protect the king.
I really liked this book, but as I said above, Isabel as narrator can be tough-going. She remembers very little of her past, and has no real emotional life beyond her need to protect the king, and she does this because she has to, not because she wants to. It can be like reading a book from the terminator's point of view, only this terminator is starting to feel human emotions, emotions that should not be happening to a creature with no heart and no soul. Because we get everything from Isabel's perspective, it can be hard to really feel what is going on with the characters. In the end it all works, though, and I look forward to reading it again.
My one complaint about Mistwood is that it needs a sequel. This story might be complete, but I want more. I want to know what happens next with these characters. To say anything else would reveal too much, but this is a story that needs another chapter. I really hope I get to read it one day.
I really liked this book, but as I said above, Isabel as narrator can be tough-going. She remembers very little of her past, and has no real emotional life beyond her need to protect the king, and she does this because she has to, not because she wants to. It can be like reading a book from the terminator's point of view, only this terminator is starting to feel human emotions, emotions that should not be happening to a creature with no heart and no soul. Because we get everything from Isabel's perspective, it can be hard to really feel what is going on with the characters. In the end it all works, though, and I look forward to reading it again.
My one complaint about Mistwood is that it needs a sequel. This story might be complete, but I want more. I want to know what happens next with these characters. To say anything else would reveal too much, but this is a story that needs another chapter. I really hope I get to read it one day.