I wanted to love it. I really did. I love post-apocalyptic fiction and I love fairy tales. I found that the story jumped around too much and changed characters too many times for me to really care about any of them. I abandoned it before the end because I found I just didn't care about what happened. ( )

I really liked the uniqueness of the approach to post-apocalyptic fiction in this book. It adds a blend of fantasy to the mix that I thought worked really nicely.
The fantasy characters struck me as imaginative and creative, and did not rely on tropes. The characters in this story could probably have been fleshed out more deeply, but this would have resulted in an epic. They each had unique personalities, and served their purposes well. I think I mostly wanted to hear more about them because I enjoyed it so much.
The ending felt satisfying, but still open ended enough that I'm definitely going to be keeping an eye out for a continuation to this story.

I gave the book 3 stars because it was unique. This author really provided a different take on the apocalyptic trend. I found the beginning VERY confusing and lacking the ability to connect to the reader. It jumps around from character to character (always different characters and points of view) without telling the reader, you're not really sure what is going on or why or even how until a substantial of the way into the book, even then its not 100% clear. I think the author made a good attempt at a unique take but it could have been laid out a little bit better to allow readers to really connect with or get to know the characters, follow what is going on and allow the reader to imagine and relate to the characters and the struggle that is happening. ( )

Of Myst and Folly is an unusual take on an apocalyptic scenario that I found refreshing. The plot was intriguing, as were the various characters and creatures. ( )

Of Myst and Folly
Leah Cutter
I love reading apocalyptic fiction. This book is unusual in the point that it is a fairy tale. I didn’t figure this out until I was more than halfway thru the book. Then it clicked and it starting making sense to me.
The story revolves around the Myst and the society of those who live and who try to survive this difficult time. It brings forth heroes and villains and the battle between. Lands become lost to the Myst and it makes it difficult to those who are trying to survive. Mythical creature evolve to help combat the Myst, spring fairies for example spend each season spinning and using energy to combat the evil. One family builds a tower of devil rocks over many generations. As generations pass and time leaps forward they lose the memory of why this tower was built. Good versus evil and the devil rocks turn into actually devils that combat the evil myst, changing life for the better.
I believe it will be a book that is difficult for some to read and understand, but if you view it as the fairy tale (that the cover of the book states) all the short chapters will fall into place and it brings the story together.
I really enjoyed this book, especially after I realized it was written as a fairy tale. This makes the impossible…possible.
Thank you for letting me be an early reviewer. ( )