Review: Great Supplement to the Series!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 4, 2013
Thanks so much Cathy G for this awesome guest review!I just finished reading Gifted Stone, by the talented Kelly Walker, and I have to admit, I'm at a loss. I enjoyed Ms. Walker's style of writing, and I found myself intrigued with many of the characters, but I can't say I absolutely loved it.The problem isn't with the book. See, Gifted Stone is comprised of two short stories set in a world populated with characters from Ms. Kelly's first book, Cornerstone.A book which, unfortunately, I have not read.Yet.I say yet because these two stories were enough to whet my appetite for reading the whole series.When I picked Gifted Stone up, I knew it was a companion collection, but I had not realized it was so dependent on knowledge of Cornerstone. There were several times it lost me by assuming I already knew things I had no clue about. With very few contextual clues, it was hard to fully identify with the characters. Nonetheless, I found myself being drawn in by them, and wanting to know more about the world they live in.I wouldn't recommend this collection to anyone who hasn't read Cornerstone, but I would suggest buying both and reading them in order.NOTE from Momma: I adore the Souls of the Stones series and recommend this entire series for all ages and anyone who likes fantasy with a little magic!!!Momma Says Read received this book in exchange for an honest review.