Review: Interesting Sci-fi adventure
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2014
*** I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review ***“Mirror of Stone” follows the life of Eleanor Weber who currently lives with her drunken father. Living the life of “Cinderella” she is discontent and looking for more. When an old miner dies in the family inn she discovers an object that reveals a beautiful city that offers her adventure and something more. Beguiled and intrigued she makes a hard choice and decides to leave. Her journey is not an easy one but vital none the less.There was much to like about this story. First I liked that Eleanor was just simply a 16 year old girl. She isn’t special in any way. No super human powers – no prophecy to fulfill – just average. She is down to earth, altruistic and likeable. Ultimately she stumbles onto her destiny and it takes some time before she accepts it.The author did a wonderful job introducing the new world which included a new species. She didn’t just introduce them but built layers and gave them depth from their day to day life down to their political and sociological standards.  She made it very easy to envision and relate to this world.  Weaver is not overly wordy but gives just enough to make it interesting and inviting.While the story does revolve around Eleanor and the alien race Weaver does a great job of giving both sides of the political story. While Eleanor is simple Adam is her opposite. His character helps to reveal the police state and corruption in the current administration giving credence to the plot.Overall I would say that I’ve seen the plot before but I found this chronicle to be well written with plenty of action to go along with the well defined characters. There are a few twists that I didn’t see coming and the author wasn’t afraid to kill off a character or two. Personally I enjoyed the story and look forward to a sequel if there is one.