Today is release day for The Stone’s Heart by Jessica Thorne. This is book 2 in the series and I highly recommend reading book 1, The Queen’s Wing, if you haven’t already. Below you will find the cover and description for this book followed by my review.
The Stone’s Heart by Jessica Thorne
Something evil is gathering power in the kingdom. It knows the secrets in your heart, and nobody is safe…
Petra Kel – young and headstrong – has been named General of the Queen’s Guard. But while Petra’s head may be in rebuilding the war-torn kingdom alongside her childhood friend Queen Belengaria, she left her heart miles away in their homeland, the day she turned her back on the only man she ever loved and fled.
But then Petra’s past – in the form of Bel’s roguish brother Zander – comes crashing in, just as rumours of dark magic begin to swirl at court. Petra can’t afford to be distracted… but the unfinished business between herself and Zander is like a vice upon her heart.
When evil takes hold of the kingdom and threatens Bel, Petra is forced to make the impossible choice between love and loyalty. And will the insidious magic of the Stone’s Heart reveal the heart-breaking reason why she left Zander behind all those years ago?
A gripping and magical read that will captivate you from the very first page. Perfect for fans of The Selection, Bella Forrest and Sarah J. Maas.
The Stone’s Heart by Jessica Thorne – My Review
This is book 2 in Jessica Thorne’s Queen’s Wing series and if you’ve read book 1 you are going to love book 2. I was a little apprehensive going in because the sample preview at the end of book 1 was written from Petra’s point of view and I was nervous. I loved book 1 and Bel and Con and I was afraid this book was going to leave them behind. I needed have been, The Stone’s Heart is told in both Petra and Bel’s point of view, and it is done brilliantly.
This book, I dare say, is better than book 1, and it really does pack a punch. We didn’t get to learn much about Petra in The Queen’s Wing, but she comes into her own and shows her strength and determination as Bel and Con battle a new force that threatens their world.
We get to meet new characters, and I have to say I’d love to see a book 3 in this series and find out more about Teel and what happened to him. I loved finding out more about Zander, Bel’s brother, and seeing the relationship between Bel and Con blossom against so many odds. The Rondet and great in this book too.
I actually don’t have anything negative I can say. I loved every minute of it. The only negative emotion I felt was when it ended. I was sad to have to leave the world behind and come back to reality.
This book is filled with action, adventure, and romance and it will have you at the edge of your seat so many times. There were things I never saw coming and I held my breath on numerous occasions as I prayed for things to go the way I wanted them too. I was deeply invested in all the characters, and I can’t wait to see what is going to happen next in this series. If you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend it. It’s advertised as a sci-fi & Fantasy, and initially, I thought I wouldn’t like sci-fi and I imaged a story about space and aliens, but boy have I been surprised. This book has everything a fantasy reader will love and for those who enjoy sci-fi you’ll love the spaceships, the inventions that con comes up with, the battles, and everything else, the author manages to pack into this series.
If I could give more than five stars I would. I absolutely loved it and will be waiting not so patiently for book 3.
The Stone’s Heart is available now in ebook and I highly recommend it.
Until next time,
Keep reading and writing,
Amanda
Amanda J Evans is an award-winning Irish author and writing coach. Amanda writes adult romance that often crosses into paranormal and fantasy. Growing up with heroes like Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones, her stories centre on good versus evil with a splice of love and magic thrown in too. Her books have all won awards and her novella, Hear Me Cry, won the Book of the Year Award at the Dublin Writers Conference 2018. Amanda is also the author of Surviving Suicide: A Memoir from Those Death Left Behind, published in 2012.
