Review: Pearl Heartstone
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 1, 2010
This is the second in a series. The first is The Diamond Heartstone.PLOT: Prince Jorel has been pressured by his father into finding his mate. They use the mysterious woman known as the Traveller to find her. His mate happens to be Allyson Gray, a police officer investigating the disappearance of Alysia James. Jorel travels to her dimension to bring her home.PROS: It had it's good moments.CONS: Allyson was so annoying. It's one thing to be strong and tough, but Allyson took it to the point that I wanted to hit her. Frankly, I don't even know why Jorel was needed for this story. The author basically neutered him. Ally does all the fighting and saving. I don't object to a strong female lead. I don't object to a woman saving herself. What I object to mostly was that he couldn't even have a simple conversation with this prickly, irritable woman.More realism was needed. I accept another dimension with shapeshifting people, but human nature should still be the same. Allyson comes to this new dimension with very few questions. I think it would be natural to be full of questions and wonder at this new world.The little detail about Alysia James gets abandoned or forgotten. Ally never finds her. I mention this because I don't feel like I'm spoiling a key plot point here. Ally never mentions Alysia again after she's kidnapped by Jorel.2 STARS: I had to force myself to finish this one. It's not that long and yet at 65 percent done, I was mentally 100 percent sick of the overbearing Allyson.