Blood of Stone
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4.2 • 408 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A secret twin kidnapped by a Faerie king . . .
Hunting down the rogue vampire who killed her mother is Petra Maguire's sole mission in life, despite her father’s urging to serve her people back home in Faerie. But when Petra discovers she has a changeling twin who’s been kidnapped, she can’t avoid Faerie affairs any longer. Plunging back into a world of magic, royalty, and power plays, her daring rescue of her sister pushes inter-kingdom hostilities to a tipping point. And suddenly, Petra is up to her eyeballs in Fae politics.
Tensions erupt into a threat of all-out war, and the only way to settle matters is for Petra to enter a battle of champions—a fight to the death.
Find out what fate awaits Petra Maguire in Blood of Stone by Jayne Faith, the new urban fantasy hit for fans of Sarah J Maas, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, and Jim Butcher.
Download Blood of Stone now and instantly because you’ll lose yourself in this exciting world of magic, action, and intrigue!
Customer Reviews
Good
Gargoyles don’t excite me, but the idea of a half-gargoyle who is part of the Seelie Court and all the fae politics does! As a mercenary of the Guild, Petra (as in “petrified” 😜) uses her magic surreptitiously on the human side. Her goal in life is avenging her mother’s death by vampires. I imagine her as a modern paladin, because she also honors all the court requests she has joined. A gargoyle court is not official, but her queen Marisol is adamant about gathering all the gargoyles who can create their own armor.
This could be a story all by itself, but there are other subplots. Petra is part of a prophecy that Marisol had: her court would be official once Petra and her unknown twin died at her feet. Not only does Petra have to follow Marisol’s dictates to keep her magic, but she is now possibly on Marisol’s hit list?
Plus, shadow wraiths have been attacking all the kingdoms, and Petra has fought them off more than once.
There is a romantic subplot between her and the bastard son of an unseelie king. The slow-burn seems natural, far better than some novels where the characters pine over each other incessantly without any interaction. Petra has a couple of intimate touches with the potential boyfriend.
⁃ Urban Fantasy
⁃ Single POV
⁃ Court Politics
⁃ Action
⁃ First in a series
Good read
This book is wonderfully written with so much detail, you feel like you actually there. Ready for the next book in the series!
Great story
Great story with strong characters who know who they are.Look forward to reading the entire series.