Review: More Drina!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 3, 2014
This review had to be shortened to fit within Amazon's maximum word count. For the full review and more, please visit markedbybooks.blogspot.comThe Stone Legacy is back! And do you know what that means? More Drina! Arwan stick-whacking here I come!Wait, what did you say? You mean Lights of Aurora isn't just about Drina and the many ways in which she whops "foolish boys" over the head with her stick of condemnation? But.... but.... I like Drina.Luckily for me, there is no shortage of my favorite character in this novel. In all seriousness, I am really glad that Drina played a larger role in this book than she did in The Stone Guardian. She has a very special relationship with Arwan, and I think that really helped Ashley once his big secret was finally revealed to her.I'm not sure how much of a secret it was supposed to be, but hey, props to Ashley. Aside from the whole trying to kill him part (and to be fair, she didn't really know it was him), she handled it like a champ. That was especially important to me, seeing as how I still like Arwan a lot in spite of his "secret."The only thing I have a problem with in the Ashley-Arwan area is how quickly things switch up near the end of the book at the temple. Right now I'm going to chalk her sudden change in emotion up to the combination of the magic, fancy lights and Renato's incredible powers of persuasion, but I would have appreciated being able to actually read the process of her changing her mind back around there. Then again, I have a very strong feeling that's going to be a rather important topic of conversation in the next book.Speaking of that area, how about I talk about the "surprise houseguest" mentioned in the blurb? Well, I suppose I can't actually tell you who that is, but I can at least say something. The houseguest is a she, and if you read The Stone Guardian, you have met her before. To be honest, I didn't really like her attitude. But I'm not supposed to like all of the characters because that would make the book boring, which it most certainly is not!My only real complaint is that I don't think there was enough time for the characters to just reflect. The story seemed slightly rushed, and because of that, I wasn't able to really immerse myself into the minds of the characters as much as I would have liked to. There was definitely a lot of action, but I don't feel like I was as in touch with some of the finer details as I was in The Stone Guardian and "Escaping Darkness."Overall, this was still an excellent addition to the series (I was particularly fond of the scene in the sporting goods store!), and I can't wait to find out what happens next! Darn you, cliffhanger!Taylor