Review: Beyond the Mist

ABL Review at a Glance

• Title: Beyond the Mist
• My Rating: 4.5
• Genre: Science Fiction, Time Travel, Historical Fiction
• Format: audiobook*
• Publication Date: September 15, 2017
• Author: Casi McLean

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Book Blurb

Piper Taylor concedes she’ll never fall in love, until a treacherous storm spirals her into the arms of the handsome Nick Cramer. Unrelenting remorse over a past relationship haunts Nick, but he can’t deny the mysterious connection and hot desire Piper evokes.

The allure of a secret portal hidden beneath Atlanta’s Lake Lanier tempts him into seizing the opportunity to change his mistakes. But his time slip triggers consequences beyond his wildest dreams.

Can Piper avoid the international espionage and terrorism of 2001 New York, find Nick, and bring him home before he alters the fabric of time, or will the lovers drift forever Beyond The Mist?

My Thoughts

Let’s start off by saying that if you haven’t read book #1 of the series, you really need to. While Casi McLean does an excellent job of reminding the reader what happened before, I just don’t think there is any possible way you could understand what’s going on in book #2 without reading the first. Lucky for you, the first book is good too, so adding another good book to your tbr isn’t really a big deal, right?

In this installment, Piper gets to be the main character, and I love, love, love her. She is so genuine and good, it would be like hating a puppy if you didn’t like her.

The male lead in this book is, let’s say, troubled. He’s dealing with a lot of guilt from the fall out of 9/11, so when he meets Piper, his heart is torn between the past and the future he wants. I honestly think he doesn’t believe he deserves happiness until he fixes his “mistakes” in the past. It’s extremely misguided, but I get where his heart is.

By centering this story around the events of 9/11, Casi McLean used a very intense and emotional anchor for her story to unfold. Obviously, the inevitable tragedy propelled the story, but I loved how she was able to keep the focus on the love story between Nick and Piper.

I really liked seeing characters from book 1 again, but from a different perspective. The science fiction elements of the story also got a boost from a time machine, making this story a little less like Outlander. This is intentional time travel so it’s a little more scifi.

The narration in this audiobook was spot on once again. I would listen to any Amy Deuchler reads.

*Special thanks to Casi McLean, Jess the Audiobookworm, and Wild Rose Press or providing a copy of Beyond the Mist in exchange for an honest review.