Review: I fell in love!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 27, 2012
I don't know where to begin about how amazing this book is! Multiple layers of intrigue and suspense going on in this book. Martin and Small have done a superb job keeping track of all the layers, making everything relate and serve a purpose.I'm the type to read entire books in a single day, and this one was no exception. I couldn't put it down! I was caught right from the beginning with the character of Jeda. He definitely held my attention as a character and I fell in love with him. An assassin turned Daddy? Truly amazing. And his transition was handled well - gradually rather than all at once. Martin and Small amazed me with how well they developed Jeda as a character. I was impressed how they managed to get him to go from trained killer to being a caring father type. The other characters were just as well developed - the twin girls, Kara and Kala, among others - but Jeda was definitely my favorite.I only had one issue with the characters, is at one point the twins, at about the age of 10, actually start fighting in a rather cruel and almost sadistic-like manner. It was to protect their father, but I just don't see a 10 year old, realistically doing such things. I know Jeda trained them in combat, but actually doing the things one is trained in - without any sort of reaction from the twins, just seemed a bit out of place to me. I wonder if this will be fleshed out more in the next book - perhaps a late reaction from the girls? A bit of it did come out in one of the twins towards the end, but I still felt that the development in this part was a little off. Especially since the other twin didn't seem to have any reaction at all.I was also interested in the world of the guild of assassins and the coven of witches. Both groups were well developed with their own mix of personalities and rules. Again, the authors developed these well in the story - not giving everything away at once.This is just the beginning of the Witch Stone Prophecy series and I can't wait to read the next one. Even though the beginning of a longer plot, this book stands on its own two feet with its own plot as Jeda tries to protect the twins from the assassins and the dark side of the witches' coven.