Mist

by Amy Fontaine

In a strange forest, blanketed by haze, Karen wakes up with four other unfamiliar children. They have no memories of their life before, or how they came to be there. Under the constant threat of a reptilian monster lurking in the mist, Karen, Samuel, Tessa, Jack, and Loki realize that they must rally together to overcome not only their personal obstacles, but also to unearth the greater purpose that has drawn them into this strange world. In their quest to rid the world of the terrifying beast, the group discovers and hones incredible new abilities, facing their greatest challenge yet: can they work together to save the realm of the Mist?

178 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2017

About the author

Now writes as Amy Clare Fontaine: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Reviews

[Vincenzo Pasquarella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mist is the debut novel of a fantastic person and writer. It features five children of varying ages and starts them off as confused kids with no memories of who they are or how they came to be where they are. The writer does a fantastic job of putting faces to characters whose names we don't even know yet. As the story goes we get more and more peeks as to who these children are and whom they used to be. OH! And these are magical shapeshifters! And they can transform into animals! HECK YEAH!

We have Karen, who is the self-proclaimed leader and protector. There is Samuel, the sweet caring member of this quintet, Tessa is the younger member of the team, who's sweet and mischevious. Jack is the intellectual type but also serves as a bit of a protector as well. And then there is my favorite character, Loki, the shy and slightly darker one. The story follows these five through the whole book as they work on themselves and with each other to defeat a really, really bad dude who is terrorizing the new world they woke up in.

GUYS! I RECOMMEND THE HECK OUT OF THIS BOOK! Amy did a fantastic job, and I really can't wait to read more from her.

[Mary Lowd · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a magical journey of transformation, friendship, and self-discovery. It took me a while to get into it, but once I did, the characters were easy to grow attached to, the writing was lovely, and the arc was satisfying. A very nice YA novel.

[Mark Engels · Rating 4 out of 5]

With neither memory of where they came from nor how they got there, five young people must come to terms with their strange new powers--and one another--after arriving in a mist-covered land where wish becomes reality with a mere thought.  Author Fontaine throws us into the deep end together with her characters, realizing alongside them how ties that bind can also cut deep.  Hopes will be lost forever for some, their hearts permanently darkened.  But others will transcend their past lives, coming to trust the Spirit cloaked within the mist all around them.  A quick-moving adventure romp like MIST is sure to stoke the fires burning within a reader's own heart.

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