Reviews

Heartstone by Elle Katharine White

mildlemons's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I loved this book at the start. Perfectly paced, a delightful trickle of interesting information that immediately pulled me in and had me invested. I loved the MC and how she was written and interacted with everyone else.
But then. Some of the worst written romance I've ever read. The absolute worst I've ever read from a published book. 
Just. No reason given to like the enemy turned lover. No path of character development. Hes just a jerk and then he confesses love out of nowhere and then hes nice and she loves him back. 
Kind of devastating because this started as a 4.5 if not 5 star book but that just completely ruined it

slmarzo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

librarygurl's review

4.0

It started slow, but by the end I gave up on sleep so I could finish. I would love an extended universe or even just a sequel to expand on some of the creatures that we didn't get in depth explanations about.

anna_almli's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

readingella's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

rhrie38's review

Don't like romance, didn't really see where things were going

ennhandly's review against another edition

adventurous relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

moholub's review

4.0

Your favorite drama queens of the English moors, this time with dragons. White has put together a wildly entertaining adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice," her original elements adding a fun new layer to familiar characters. This book stands on its own as an enjoyable fantasy read even for the non-Austenians out here with action, adventure, angst, and great world building.

mnemosyne5's review

4.0

3.75 stars. Fun adaptation of "Pride & prejudice" but with dragons.

kleakurti's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Overall an enjoyable read, although it kind of lost me at the last 10% of the book— I just grew bored. I thought the fantasy world was interesting, but could have been better; although, the way, the author integrated the fantasy meshed well with that regency tone of the novel. The writing was good, and Aliza was a good main character and narrator. It’s overall a solid pride and prejudice retelling. However, interesting enough for me to continue with the series.