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humvee's review
4.0
Another novel in the Chapel Hollow universe - but not a sequel
"The Silent Strength of Stones" is another novel in the Chapel Hollow universe - but it is not a sequel. Reading the story there's no hints of the timeline, as Chapel Hollow is infrequently mentioned. But the author states in an afterward that this novel is a prequel. As far as the story goes, it could be considered a standalone novel. The characters and locations are different. I enjoyed the novel, despite hoping that I'd be reading more about Tom's adventures.
"The Silent Strength of Stones" is another novel in the Chapel Hollow universe - but it is not a sequel. Reading the story there's no hints of the timeline, as Chapel Hollow is infrequently mentioned. But the author states in an afterward that this novel is a prequel. As far as the story goes, it could be considered a standalone novel. The characters and locations are different. I enjoyed the novel, despite hoping that I'd be reading more about Tom's adventures.
ofearna's review against another edition
5.0
For this edition [a:Matthew Stawicki] did an awesome job; I can't figure out why the publisher picked such a horrible cover for the re-release.
Nina's probably my all-time favorite author, and I love about everything she's written.
RE-read 9/11/1999
re-read 10/11/2005
Re-read 6-28-2008
re-read 12/20/2015 -- my birthday!
bibliochild's review against another edition
Reread. Did not realize this was part of a series.
crowyhead's review
4.0
This is really excellent; like a lot of her books, it stands on its own, but having read it in the context of her other novels makes a lot of the magic stuff make more sense this time around. I think the books with Matt Black will always be my favorites, but this one is good stuff, too.
cindywho's review
3.0
I'd read this one about ten years ago, but couldn't remember it. It touches upon the same scary magic people as in the Thread that Binds the Bones combining it with the coming of age story of a young boy living in a small lakeside town with his father. He watches people in his spare time with an idea of someday becoming a detective, when the biggest mysteries in his life are his missing mother and the family that arrives to stay in a summer cabin and look for something powerful.
aimee70807's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this book better than the one that came before it. More interesting magic world-building like in A Fistful of Sky.
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