Of Night and Chaos by Jenna Wolfhart is book three of The Mist King series. After the stabbing of Oberon and Andromeda’s release, Tessa worries what this will mean for Kalen and his vow to his mother to kill the person who causes the release of the Gods. Within her grows a power that could be dangerous if she cannot learn to control it.

The Lovely: There was more character development for Tessa in this book, especially around her changing powers, and I love her relationship with her love interest. Their relationship isn’t linear and they have their bumps, which makes this believable.

The Mundane: The world building improved in this book as we learn more about the lore. It feels like they know a lot of what they need to know now Lore-wise but they (Kalen, Tessa and the Mist Guard) need to figure out what to do about it.

The Dreadful: The plot/tension felt different in this book, more like a series of small events that I didn’t feel overly invested in. It just didn’t have the same pacing as the first two books, which I missed.

Rating: 4/5 stars

Recommendation: Still an excellent, excellent book but this one didn’t hit me in the feels the same way the first two books did. A lot of things happened but it was more of a gentle rolling tension than building to a main event. I also suspected how the ending would go this time (finally) and the book did end on a cliffhanger. Still in love with this series and am anxiously awaiting the release of book four in the fall. Tropes included enemies to lovers (again), found family, and banter. ( )