*Thank you to Netgalley & the author for letting me read and honestly review this book*

I haven’t read Emily Victorias debut This Golden Flame yet, but if it’s got similar pacing, lovable characters, and interesting world, I’m ready! I loved everything in this book. It’s been a while since Ive read a YA Fantasy, but this lived up to my expectations and more.

Silver in the Mist follows Devlin, a young asexual spy in one of two monarchies. Her mother, The Whisperer, head of the Spies of Aris, sends Dev in a mission; become friends with Alyse, the strongest magical caster, and steal her away so Aris can restore its dying magic.

I knew going in this was an ownvoices author with an asexual lead, but I was not expecting the nonbinary best friend who uses they/them pronouns! Pleasant surprise if I do say so myself.

The world, when you think about it compared to other YA fantasies, is so simple but Victoria makes it so much more complex and interesting. The way the 2 monarchies are divided (by a Mist) is definitely something different from what Ive read. And the magic system? Loved it.

The plot in this is fast right from the beginning. I was never bored in it, and read the last 260 pages in one go.

If you want a badass asexual spy, badass and funny nonbinary side character, and a loveable quartet of characters, Silver in the Mist is for you!