Of Mist and Shadow

The Mist King, Book 1

By: Jenna Wolfhart

Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown, Tim Campbell

When the vicious fae king catches Tessa stealing his powerful gemstones, he demands a cruel punishment.

She must leave her family and friends behind and become his future human bride. Tessa has never stepped foot inside the glittering fae city until now—and no mortal is allowed. There, things are far more monstrous than she ever dreamed. King Oberon humiliates her, terrorizes her, and threatens those she loves.

But when she escapes, someone far worse finds her. The lethal Mist King, the enemy fae who trapped her people beneath the reign of King Oberon in the first place. The one who destroyed human cities and watched them burn.

He takes her captive and then offers her a deal: become the first mortal to kill a fae king, and he will free her people. But the mists beyond the kingdom walls are dangerous, ruthless, and mesmerizing…and so is he.

As Tessa fights her growing desire, she must make a choice; her dagger can kill only one fae...which king will it be?

Of Mist and Shadow is the first book in The Mist King series, a captivating and sizzling enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance.

©2022 Jenna Wolfhart (P)2023 Podium Audio

Irritating female, MC

Tessa sometimes came across like a damsel in distress, and then sometimes like someone that wanted to storm the castle; but very passive in the implementation of doing that. She also came across sometimes as a ‘Princess’ when she’s reading as her mother is working out in the fields; or as she sits around while those supporting her are fighting the monsters. She’s definitely not a take charge kind of person, but does do a lot of hand wringing and making stupid decisions. Sometimes the stupid decisions will pan out for her. I haven’t decided if I will listen to the next book in the series but the story was interesting enough to make me wonder how things will be resolved.

Loved!

Another great enemies to lovers story! I immediately jumped on the 2nd book in the series....but now I'm bummed to see that the audio hasn't been completed yet for the 3rd. Looking forward to the continuing story.

A good start.

I really like the world, the premise and the characters. There were a few places where I didn't feel like the leaps of logic were fleshed out quite well enough but that is forgivable in a first of a series.

I do want to see what happens next and will be watching 👀

The narration is quite good from both.

Poor writing, Disappointing character development

This was one of the first books I’ve read in a while where I couldn’t not notice the poor writing and character development. The characters did not develop in a natural relatable way. Much of it was a trauma happening, then one conversation and everything was fine and forgettable. Not much introspection and actual development that should have been there to get past things. This book was to fantasy what reality tv is to real life.

Also, the female narrator does the annoying thing where she has a ridiculous deep voice for the male characters.

I did continue the series to find out what happened, but mainly because I couldn’t look up a synopsis to find out what happened without actually reading them. I would much rather have read a synopsis. I definitely don’t recommend the series.

Good, not great imo

The story is pretty interesting, but besides a little world building I felt like the book got nowhere and ended close to where it started. I am interested enough in the characters to see where it goes, but it just wasn't exciting compared to other books I have read this year. Hoping it picks up in the next book like most series do

enchanting story

love this story, but I didn't realize there would be so much crude language, though that does not take away from enjoying this adventure. excited to listen to book2!

Main Character is a Mess

The story was ok overall and the performance very good but the main character is indecisive, whiny. One minute she’s trying to be tough, the next she leaping to conclusions based on little to no evidence. Very frustrating as a reader.

Good

This book started out a little slow, but it picked up quickly. I liked Tessa, but she seemed a little naïve. Tessa manages to flee from one fae king into the clutches of another fae king. She has been lied to so much I can understand why she is having problems trusting anyone. I will definitely be reading the next book in this series.

Great read!

It’s hard finding something to satisfy that good story itch when you’re starting to wonder if you’ve read or listened to everything in your area of interest. And harder when so many of the books are so similar in story and tropes that they are almost interchangeable. Thankfully, I stumbled across this book. Although, at least for me, some things in the story are predictable. Or maybe purposely come off that way so you internally want to beg the main character to not do something? Who knows. This book is full of domineering fae, rebellious humans, questionable horses, monsters, misunderstandings, unadvantageous marriages, misuse of valerian root, and a good pinch of spice. I could do with more spice. But maybe in the next book?

Can’t put it down

Had me on the edge of my seat! Great story and loved the twists! Will be starting the 2nd book now