Review of The King in the Stone
The King in the Stone by Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban is an irresistible blending of history and legend. It’s a love story, a quest, an action-adventure tale, and a time-travel epic. Yes – all of those things – but mostly it’s a crackling good story that kept me reading well into the night. It’s told from alternating points of view of Andrea and Julian, two star-crossed lovers. The courage and determination of these characters, along with the complexity of their relationship keep the story moving along with plenty of twists and turns. There are a lot of other characters, but Ferreiro-Esteban handles her large cast so deftly that there is no confusion as to who’s who. One of the things I liked best about the book was the setting. Though the author doesn’t include a lot of lengthy descriptions, she manages to endue the mountains with such a sense of ancient wisdom and mystery that make it believable that this reality-bending adventure could actually happen. The writing style fits the story, with passages that are as magical as the mountain setting, yet the prose remains uncluttered and is never intrusive.
I was given an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The release date is July 25, 2016.
Thank you so much, Sandy, for such a wonderful review.
When you live in another country, you always take your land with you, that is why the mountains are alive in my story.
What wonderful memories you must have of the mountains to write about them so beautifully.