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Kingdom of Sea and Stone by Mara Rutherford
4.0

This is the second book in a duology, the first one was “Crown of Coral and Pearl”, an excellent novel.
I liked this one and found it both gripping and entertaining but somehow it lacks the excitement of the first one.
We get to know better the characters and I can say the author did an excellent job with the character development. All of them are fleshed out and interesting and I loved the relationship between Nor and Zadie. The villain of the story was really interesting.
The author is a good storyteller and the fast paced plot flows keeping you hooked till the end. The end was satisfying but it seems to leave space for other books.
I loved the world building and we travel to different and fascinating places.
It’s an entertaining and engrossing read that I recommend.
Many thanks to Inkyard Press and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.