Friday, January 31, 2014

Mistwood by Leah Cypess

Mistwood (Mistwood, #1)Mistwood

The Shifter is an immortal creature bound by an ancient spell to protect the kings of Samorna. When the realm is peaceful, she retreats to the Mistwod.

But when she is needed she always comes.

Isabel remembers nothing. Nothing before the prince rode into her forest to take her back to the castle. Nothing about who she is supposed to be, or the powers she is supposed to have.

Prince Rokan needs Isabel to be his Shifter. He needs her ability to shift to animal form, to wind, to mist. He needs her lethal speed and superhuman strength. And he needs her loyalty—because without it, she may be his greatest threat.

Isabel knows that her prince is lying to her, but she can't help wanting to protect him from the dangers and intrigues of the court . . . until a deadly truth shatters the bond between them.

Now Isabel faces a choice that threatens her loyalty, her heart . . . and everything she thought she knew.
 
(summary from goodreads.com)

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Interesting read, I found it frustrating to know only as much as the main character. Which was … annoying. I HATE not knowing things in books. I didn't love any of the characters as much as I wanted to, though I enjoyed the book enough to want to know what happened to them after. I had the second book already waiting for me, but after skimming it I realized it didn't contain any of the characters from the first one (well, maybe one) with only a brief sentence mentioning them. So … I didn't love it enough to read the next book or want to semi-care about another set of characters.

Mom note: As a mother of readers, I also want to make a note to myself (and others if they care) why I would or would not have my children read this book, because honestly, sometimes I forget. This is a YA book, so everything is within YA strictures. Violence: moderate; Profanity: no; Sex: no

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