The Mist Thief by LJ Andrews – a Review

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She tried to kill him, so he made her his wife.

Skadi first met her husband-to-be with blades in hand on the opposite side of a battle. She lost, and he claimed his prize.

To her horror, the king of the shadow elven agrees to marry her off to Jonas, a prince in the fae realms, as a way to unite their kingdoms against a shared enemy—the light elves. Skadi knows the marriage is nothing but a political game. Feelings won’t come into play.

Except her new husband makes not falling in love . . . challenging.

When new threats arise, Skadi must decide to either love her enemy, or keep him alive by betraying him to another.

Welcome to another installment in the Ever Seas world where pirates, fae, and elves collide with Vikings in a dark fantasy romance between a morally gray cinnamon roll and the broken princess who steals his heart.

Review:

The Mist Thief by LJ Andrews is the third book in The Ever Seas series, which revolves around Jonas and Skadi. The story picks up after the events of The Ever Queen. The King of the Shadow Elven agrees to marry off Skadi, to unite their kingdoms.  Jonas (our hero) is determined to help and protect Skadi’s powerful magic from becoming any danger to other kingdoms; and he truly is enamored or her beauty.  

Jonas has a wonderful extended family, and that openly welcomed Skadi; allowing her to begin healing over her years of abuse. Jonas discovers that slowly Skadi will find happiness with his family and their acceptance of her. There is a spark from the start; between Jonas & Skadi, making it obvious that in time, they were perfectly made for each other. Jonas knew he was falling in love with Skadi. Their relationship develops, and they join forces as husband and wife, as well as their mission as partners. The banter and chemistry between Jonas & Skadi was awesome.

Skadi (heroine) was a great character, as she flourished in her new family transition, within a wonderful environment. I enjoyed meeting the Alver family with Kase, Malin, Kryv and the Falyns (part of the previous books).  I also loved Jonas’s brother Sander, as well as the entire family; Skadi finally finds herself a family that is heart-warming. There are threats that Skadi and Jonas will need to face, especially those in her kingdom who want control. She did help bring herself to finally live freely, and she will eventually become the future heir to her kingdom.  Jonas will do everything to protect Skadi, and his family. 

The Mist Thief was an intriguing story filled with politics and drama. Jonas and Skadi’s relationship was a wonderful enemies-to-lovers romance that I loved from start to finish.  The Mist Thief was so very well written by LJ Andrews. I totally recommend that you read The Mist Thief.

Reviewed by Barb

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