To Kill a Shadow by Katherine Quinn

To Kill a Shadow (Mistlands, #1)

by Katherine Quinn

On the day of The Calling, Selena Carlisle knows her beloved brother will be chosen. Each family is expected to sacrifice a son to the Knights of the Eternal Star, fated to protect the lands against the mist that poisons the land, its creatures, and its people. Infecting them with chilling evil.

But Selena is a true warrior. Defiant, angry, and fierce, she is a living weapon with a will to match. And so she is chosen instead: the first girl in over half a century.

The others whisper about her, awed by her speed, as lethal as the shadow beasts rumoured to roam the mist. And always those gloves, hiding her secret shame. Only their fearsome and quietly dangerous commander, Jude Maddox, sees the possibilities of Selena, even as she awakens a part of him long thought dead.

The king commanded Jude to find warriors.


Most of them will die.


But maybe Selena Carlisle will do what all other knights had failed to do…


And live.

Reviewed by Quirky Cat on

3 of 5 stars

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Summary:

Kiara Frey is not the most popular girl in her village. She's been seen as something...other for far too long. Her ability to fight just made her stand out further. But that ability has kept her brother safe all these years.

It continues to keep him safe as Kiara finds herself taking his place in the battle that is to come. However, Kiara is about to step into more than she could have ever prepared herself for. As a Knight, she's about to learn the true meaning of fighting evil.

Review:

Excuse me, I need to go and find a quiet corner to sigh in. Sorry. I was SO excited for To Kill a Shadow, so even being a little disappointed by it is a lot. The truth is that I couldn't get into this book.

There are plenty of good reasons for that, I swear. For one, Kiara. Ugh. I wanted to smack that girl. She has strong "I'm not like all the other girl vibes," which drove me up the wall. Combined with the fact that she and the other primary characters don't develop well, I needed more to get me invested.

It's the same for the romance. Kiara and Jude are just magically drawn to each other. Given the fantasy elements, I would almost have bought it better if they were magically drawn together. It distracted from the plot.

I would have given anything to see more of this world and more development in the plot (and characters). This plot had a lot of potential, which is why I'm so disappointed. And it's not like a 3-star rating is even all that bad – so that should tell you how high my hopes were.

Highlights:
Romantic Fantasy
Fighting for Your Life
Dangerous Mists

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