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Stone Heart by Katee Robert

10 reviews

dolores_madil's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I did like this book and I liked that it was a FF romance as well. We have one character that is for sure bisexual or multi-sexual of some kind with the other character it is a little unclear if she is just lesbian or bi as well. The story is also very serious and is one of the darker-toned stories in the Dark Olympus series for sure. The romance does move fast but as in Mrs. Roberts's way the characters knowledge that fact themselves and it make the story so much more reasonable. I think if you miss out on this you don't really miss anything but if you do get to read it. It definitely enhances the series as a whole especially with Poseidon's story coming out soon.

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bookishchaos's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I get it's a novella but I wish it was longer. I hope to see these two again in the next books!

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brittanylee0302's review against another edition

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lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.5

I read Neon God's at the beginning of this year & wasn't a fan of it. I decided before I continued the series I'd read this to see if the series is worth it & maybe just Neon God's was a flop, but I think the series might just be a flop. Overall I felt like Medusa & Calypso had a much better connection than Hades & Persephone in Neon God's & the storyline was okay but I feel like this could have been paced better instead of being kind of slow & then having everything happen all at once.

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kloughlin's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

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molliecule's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

Stone Heart is a good prequel. I chose to read this before starting Neon God's, book 1 in the Dark Olympus series. I am looking forward to reading the official first book: Katee's writing style is easy to read and not cringey or cliché. Medusa and Calypso are complex characters that I hope are part of the rest of the series.

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venetiana's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

This was way too short, I could have easily read twice as much about Medusa and Calypso and still would have wanted more. The self-hatred of both of them turned the whole situation very sweet in my opinion. I love how Katee Robert twisted the Medusa story to fit her modern human Olympus scene.

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forgottencupoftea's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

I only wish this had been longer! I think Calypso and Medusa deserved a full-length novel. I wanted to know more about them as individuals, as a couple and I wanted to see how their situation was going to evolve.

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kbairbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark hopeful fast-paced

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

2.75

It seems to me that Katee Roberts' MO is crating really hot and steamy sex scenes and then taking on an HEA at the end and making them want all the mushy gushy things there are to be had in the world. I was hoping since Medusa was an assassin that the sex they had would be hot and naughty and more detailed and... longer? But it wasn't and that is what it is. But I loved the description of Athena. I feel like I could very clearly see her in my mind and I liked that.

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ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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