Book Review / "A Curse of Mist and Shadows" by Laura Maybrooke

A Curse of Mist and Shadows by Laura Maybrooke

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


If you are in the mood for a good old epic quest with surprises in every chapter, a versatile set of characters – think a tiny faerie who can’t hold his tongue – and the unknown evil which seems impossible to defeat, this book is for you.

It was exciting to return to the world of the Silver Elven dragonmistress, Dulcea Lightbringer, and vampire lord Krath from the Dulcea’s Rebellion series. Since I loved the first trilogy, I was glad to ‘meet’ Dulcea and Krath again on the pages of “A Curse of Mist and Shadows”, even though they aren’t the main characters of this story. Especially since the protagonist Garth proved to be no less interesting.

Garth is half-elf and half-human, but apart from this and the fact that he looks like a full-blooded elf, his life is calm and boring. Until the moment he takes something that isn’t his, having no idea what role this object will play in his life and the fate of the whole world.

Because of the object he’s taken, Garth is forced to flee from his hometown, and his adventures begin. If one can call the chain of scary happenings and mythical occurrences adventures. Running away from his pursuers, it isn’t long before Garth realises that something more dangerous is happening around him. The land that Dulcea Lightbringer and vampire Krath had liberated from the great evil willing to subdue it is on the verge of collapsing under the thumb of another formidable foe. Garth has never seen himself as a hero, but it is probably the trait of a true one – not to be overjoyed at finding out the fate of the world rests on your shoulders.

There are dragons again in this book. But they are really frightening, so very unlike the creatures from the Dulcea’s Rebellion books. The scenes where they bring chaos and destruction to their chosen goal are bone-chilling.

Garth must find the answers to a lot of seemingly unanswerable questions. Why are strange dragons set on destroying? Who orchestrates the sinister occurrences the devastating consequences of which he sees in many places along his journey? He also has to embrace his elven heritage and face who he is.

Garth isn’t without flaws, and it gets him into trouble with the people he meets on his journey and who become his friends and more.

I wonder what’s in store for Garth and also other characters, so I’m looking forward to reading the next book in the series “A Dread of Blight and Ruin.”



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