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Book: A Promise of Stone and Shadow

Author: Meadow Spurr

Book Series: Standalone

Rating: 4/5

Recommended For...: fantasy, magic

Publication Date: November 20, 2021

Genre: Fantasy

Recommended Age: 15+ (violence, gore)

Explanation of CWs: There is some violence and gore.

Publisher: Library and Archives Canada

Pages: 264

Synopsis: When strange people start appearing in the magical realm of Attina, compiled with disturbing reports from the Water, Fire, Earth, and Air clans, the royals fear that the prophesied shadow they were born to face has finally arrived. Each blessed with the power to control one of the four elements in its entirety, the siblings can only hope that they're strong enough to defeat the coming threat.

It's not long before the unimaginable happens, and the Promised Four must rise.

Review: I really liked this one! I thought the book was well written and had a lot of good premise and plot to it. The characters were well developed and the pacing was fairly spot on. The book also had some fun twists and the characters are the heart of the story and what kept me motivated to keep reading it.

The only issue I really had with the book is that the world building and magic system weren’t very well explained in my opinion. I thought it could have been fleshed out a bit more.

Verdict: it was great!