A looming curse. A broken life stone. A good man fights to keep the growing darkness at bay. Callum, plagued by nightmares of a desolate world, struggles to keep it from bleeding into his life. When he meets the cryptic Vizer, an ancient curse is revealed and Callum learns that he and a group of warriors' descendants (stone bearers) are at the heart of it all. He soon finds these stone bearers; and Stacey, Ryan, Paige, and Liam’s lives become entangled in this forgotten war. Callum is left with the challenge of training these new warriors, while they seem determined to tear each other apart. Will the warriors' descendants fulfill their destiny in an ancient battle? Or will they risk the fate of the world for a chance at normal?
This was a wild ride but I was never confused by the story and was genuinely rooting for the main characters. I loved Stacey, the Queen, and Paige - the girl power was exceptional! 👑
The pacing got a bit slow for me in the middle but picked up with some action. A pinch of magic fixed everything.
The set up for a second book got me interested and left me questioning all my original ideas (I think my predictions are going to be wrong. Oops.) 🙊
If you like a little bit of fantasy, a little bit of romance, and something a little corny, then this book may be for you.
J.N Jacobs has done well to create a group of unlikely heroes and develop them into people you feel connected to and can vouch for. I enjoyed reading the progression of the characters across the story and seeing how they shift (sometimes unwillingly) into the roles they needed to fulfil.
At times, I found that the dialogue was a little obvious and clunky, having the characters state things that could have been described through actions, though otherwise I felt that the storyline was pretty original and intriguing.
The end to the book was unexpected and definitely allowed for an interesting set-up into the next book!