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ARC Review

𝘔𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘪𝘵. 

It’s time for a whole new world from L.J. Andrews! Stonegate combines the Viking/Norse mythology elements she does so well, along with a brand new magic system. Magic in this world is based upon three mediums of the gods’ power - blood, bone, and soul - but there is an even rarer power that combines all three: melding. And it is melding, and a particular melder, that is at the center of this story. 

The FMC, Lyra, is a melder being sought by a king who wants to control her and her power. Luckily for her, the Sentry (Roark Ashwood) sent to capture her is all broody and mysterious and hot which makes her situation just a little more bearable. In my opinion, the enemies don’t enemy…at all. They’re more bodyguard romance or annoyance-to-love, but neither is in mortal danger from the other so I didn’t feel the enemy aspect. 

I also loved the entirety of the found family around Lyra and Roark. They’re all funny and supportive and help Lyra come out of her shell. 

The melding itself and Skul Drek were delightfully creepy, and I definitely thought “if creepy phantom, why hot?” on more than one occasion. All in all this was such a fun read and I can’t wait to see what comes next in this series!

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸. 
“𝘒𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵?”
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦.