Through Mist, Veil, and Summer

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Anna Lawrence is a quiet girl who'd rather sit and write poetry than bustle about with her peers. After an incident resulting in a panic attack and a trip to the hospital, Anna's foster mother sends her to stay with her aunt and uncle for the summer.

Upon arriving in the small mountain town of Glenwood, Anna finds herself caught in the machinations of another world on the other side of the fog: warring witches, animal-headed skypirates, and the boldest, bravest, most interesting girl Anna has ever met.

THROUGH MIST, VEIL, AND SUMMER is my homage to Studio Ghibli films. It's a fantasy romance with a dash of adventure and a sprinkling of self-contemplation. It's a story that moves a little slower, a little quieter. It is my fourth novel, written between October 1, 2017 and January 6, 2019.

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Status: Completed
Year: 2020
Author: Ira Creasman

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Rating: 4.9/ 5.0
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Chapters(17 total)

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stillinbetaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The author says they were inspired by Studio Ghibli, and it's easy to imagine this story as a summertime animated film.
Somehow, the writing itself has an ethereal quality that mirrors the story. And maybe it's because I read it while staying up too late, but I found myself drifting through the adventures along with the protagonists. The notion of sleeping in your own bed at the end of a long day of adventuring puts this in stark contrast to your average hard-boiled isekai. There's definitely stakes and danger, but everything feels cozy.
I know it's not royal road's typical taste, but I absolutely love how low fantasy this is. How does magic work? Our protaganists don't know, so we don't either. What happens to our supporting cast? It's up to us. I think it takes a lot more skill to sketch the idea of a setting than describe it in excruciating detail. We don't know much about what's going on beyond what me immediately see, and that lets us enjoy the adventure as much as our plucky heros.
This was an absolute joy to read from start to finish, and I hope I see this in a bookstore's new releases shelf with a little rainbow flag someday. Absolutely worth the read.