Mistwood by Leah Cypress

     "The Shifter is an immortal creature bound by an ancient spell to protect the kings of Samorna. When the realm is peaceful, she retreats to the Mistwod.

But when she is needed she always comes.

Isabel remembers nothing. Nothing before the prince rode into her forest to take her back to the castle. Nothing about who she is supposed to be, or the powers she is supposed to have.

Prince Rokan needs Isabel to be his Shifter. He needs her ability to shift to animal form, to wind, to mist. He needs her lethal speed and superhuman strength. And he needs her loyalty--because without it, she may be his greatest threat.

Isabel knows that her prince is lying to her, but she can't help wanting to protect him from the dangers and intrigues of the court . . . until a deadly truth shatters the bond between them.

Now Isabel faces a choice that threatens her loyalty, her heart . . . and everything she thought she knew."

      Well, just as with everything there was some good and some bad involving this book.   I believe that it's always good to get the bad over with first so here goes.
First of all I thought that the plot was just a tad confusing. OK. Scratch that. Not a tad, a lot.  For close to the whole book i was completely lost. And not in a good way either.  Another thing that bugged me was that there is no character development. In order to really have a good novel you need to have character development.  Mistwoods characters were just as confusing and stranger like as the plot.  I only have one other really major problem with it, the romance was completely unneeded.  The amount of time spent on the romance development was simply nilch!  The ending romance was out of place, unpredictable and unrealistic.
      Enough of my complaining.  I really really really loved the writing style.  While it was complex and detailed it was also easy and enjoyable to read.  A perfect combination in my eyes!  When reading a book, the first thing I always notice is the writing.  If the style is not interesting and well written then that book already loses points.  It must grab you from the start with, not only a thought out plot and comprehensible characters, it must also have good writing!   I found that I did enjoy the read and so perhaps, despite it's problems, you too might enjoy Mistwood.  I look forward to more books by Leah Cypress.