The Stone of Sorrow by Brooke Carter




my rating: ⭐️⭐️


This book had such a great start and solid potential. However, there were some fatal flaws and I did not finish this title. I found the main character changed too drastically in a short amount of time. This made it hard for me to believe the character and connect with them. The main protagonist starts out as a vulnerable girl shadowed by the legacy of her sister. However, within a few pages she is strong and making blood oaths with the boy who cursed her village trusting him wholeheartedly. This left me confused. Also she meets a Valkyrie who is referred to in plural but the story never describes the character to clarify why this is. Between all those things, I stopped reading due to confusion and ended up not finishing the book.

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