Lovedddd this sequel to Into the Mist. It was beautiful and the characters were brought to life with this narration. The audio was fantastic.
Highly recommend this series. It’s a fresh breath of an air for the fantasy world. This kept me hooked the entire way through.

If I've said this once I've said it a million times I love P.C. cast! I will buy any book this women writes and this book has done nothing but make me believe in her even more.
I loved into the mist and I was worried the next book couldn't possibly hold up but I never should have doubted because this book was just as good if not better than the first book. I am going to gush about this series for ages and make everyone read it and I can't wait to see what Cast has for us next!

Out of the Dawn
Book 2 in Into the Mist series
Written by P.C. Cast
Narrated by Lorelei King

I received an ARC (advanced reader copy) of this audiobook through Netgalley.

This was a fantastic book by P.C. Cast! And I absolutely love Lorelei King!! I’m a big fan of both of these women.

I didn’t read the first book, but I was able to keep up with the story fine.

A green mist has turned many men to jelly and left them for dead. Women who are surrounded by mist gain magical abilities (second sight, healing, strength, making plants grow, etc). And men who are killed by manmade means, but inhale the mist, can resurrect into changed magical beings.

From there we have a Lord of the Flies type of post-apocalyptic story - two warring sides, both hoping for dominance.

One side wants dominance over the kind of people allowed.

The other side seeks domination over everyone and everything.

This is a tale of right and wrong, good and bad, just and unjust. It is also a tale of triumph and defeat - both of self and new world.

I loved the people in this book. Each and every one is well developed. The good guys are easy to cheer for, and the bad guys are easy to dislike.

I think this is an excellent book and would be well received by feminists, pagans, fans of post-apocalyptic fiction, lovers of fantasy and magic.

I definitely recommend this book!

First of all, this is the second book in the (hopefully) series of books. This is one of those times where reading the first is a must to understand the second. I loved the first installment so I was admittedly obsessed with getting a hold of the sequel. I enjoyed it a great deal.
The world building is clever and thought-provoking. You know the author has done a great job with their apocalypse when you find yourself thinking about how the rest of the world is effected and how they might be trying to survive and thrive. Whether the continents and countries will ever be able to communicate again. Hell, whether other states in the US will ever be able to contact each other.
Though the first book leaned into the scientific explanations for what is happening the second leans into Earth magic (which in my opinion is science that we don't understand yet,) and I was here for it.
It felt like it freed up the exploration of "getting back to nature" and what that could mean to these new humans. They are all forced to be new whether they have been physically transformed or not. That is understandably uncomfortable for some and blissfully transformative for others.
Although there was a great deal of tension sometimes, there was also a strong confidence that my favorite characters would pull through, no matter what. I did find myself emotionally crossing my fingers through a great deal of interactions. The bottom line is, everyone should always listen to Stella.

Thank you to P.C. Cast, Dreamscape Media, and NetGalley for the chance to read/listen to this Audio book!

3.5 I loved the Cover and I was intrigued by the description of the book, however, unfortunately I was lost and then I realized that this was book 2 and it all made sense. I dnfed this book, It just wasnt for me

I requested this out of a deep nostalgic love for the Matched series when I was a teenager. This pacing felt much slower but I enjoyed the character development and would be interested to see where the novel went next,