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mamap's review against another edition
2.0
fantasy series ... so sad not as good as jim butcher ... and nothing happens in the book until nearly the end ... and then ... ok - have to read the next book ... sad face ...
elaeagnifolium's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
caleba343's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
effection's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the book, though the plot really dragged at times throughout the majority of the middle. I really wish there was more character development in it, because I love the characters and they're the main reason I kept pushing through the book.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
An Endeavour book, so not something I'd normally read - but the authors are interesting in person. This is Book 2 of Series 2 - so basically book 8 - of which I've read just this book and the previous. Fantasy vampires, interesting but complicated. Might be worth a reread starting from book 1 (which I've not actually read). 4 of 5 - more so if it wasn't a vampire book.
tkat's review against another edition
4.0
Ahh Wynne. Indomitable of spirit, high in honor and justice, but a bit lacking in common sense and survival instinct. I think that's why I'm not too keen on her. She always needs saving.
Anyway! here we have the second installment of Wynne's search for the Noble Dead and the mysteries of a long lost past. Traveling with Shane, Chap and Lilly's daughter Shade, the unlikely trio enter the realm of the dwarves and face off once more against the wraith that fought them in the first book.
In the process she stumbles upon something she really shouldn't have, introducing us to a new race of sea creature alongside the elves, Majay-hi, dwarves, Noble Dead, and other such from this book and previous ones. Interesting to see what role they play in the rest of the series.
Not much more information revealed here, Wynne is reunited with her books and journals at long last, and we find the secret that her antagonist the Duchess has been hiding.
As I said, a little boring in some places, but not bad.
Anyway! here we have the second installment of Wynne's search for the Noble Dead and the mysteries of a long lost past. Traveling with Shane, Chap and Lilly's daughter Shade, the unlikely trio enter the realm of the dwarves and face off once more against the wraith that fought them in the first book.
In the process she stumbles upon something she really shouldn't have, introducing us to a new race of sea creature alongside the elves, Majay-hi, dwarves, Noble Dead, and other such from this book and previous ones. Interesting to see what role they play in the rest of the series.
Not much more information revealed here, Wynne is reunited with her books and journals at long last, and we find the secret that her antagonist the Duchess has been hiding.
As I said, a little boring in some places, but not bad.
ghostlydreamer's review against another edition
5.0
Through Stone and Sea was certainly an improvement on the first book. I feel like other reviewers have already excellently summarized my thoughts on this entry, but I'll do my best anyway.
I still wasn't a huge fan of Wynn; she irritated me too much. I guess that's kind of ironic, given that she reminds me a little bit of myself. Maybe that's why she irritated me? Either way, reading another book from her perspective would not have been my first choice, except that there were no other options if we wanted to move forward with the series. So I bit my tongue and read the book, and while this five star book pales in comparison to the other five star books in the series, it was much better than the first.
I still stand by the fact that I would have loved to read this arc of the series in dual perspectives, so we wouldn't miss out on Magiere and Leesil's story. It's a huge reason why I finished it so quickly, so I could get to that third arc and my beloved, favorite characters again. But I also really enjoyed myself with this book despite that. We're introduced to Shade and a couple of dwarves, and while I don't remember much about any of them, my memories being vague, I remember liking them a whole lot more than I anticipated. But Chane? Still hate him. He serves very little purpose to the story, at this rate. At least in my eyes. He's merely there to infuriate Wynn and also act as her love interest. Which...was not convincing. But hey, I got over it.
This book got back into the swing of moving around, and we explored new parts of the world and observed new people, new ideas, new concepts, that we hadn't seen in the past. I thought that was pretty cool. The authors continue to introduce us to new things as we continue, always managing to keep it fresh and interesting.
So I think these five stars are justified, within the context of the Noble Dead Saga. Even the things that bothered me were never enough to make me hate it. I was too obsessed, and I love that about these books; I loved them so much that the things that bothered me never REALLY bothered me, because I was able to let those things go and simply enjoy the story for what it was. So all is good.
I still wasn't a huge fan of Wynn; she irritated me too much. I guess that's kind of ironic, given that she reminds me a little bit of myself. Maybe that's why she irritated me? Either way, reading another book from her perspective would not have been my first choice, except that there were no other options if we wanted to move forward with the series. So I bit my tongue and read the book, and while this five star book pales in comparison to the other five star books in the series, it was much better than the first.
I still stand by the fact that I would have loved to read this arc of the series in dual perspectives, so we wouldn't miss out on Magiere and Leesil's story. It's a huge reason why I finished it so quickly, so I could get to that third arc and my beloved, favorite characters again. But I also really enjoyed myself with this book despite that. We're introduced to Shade and a couple of dwarves, and while I don't remember much about any of them, my memories being vague, I remember liking them a whole lot more than I anticipated. But Chane? Still hate him. He serves very little purpose to the story, at this rate. At least in my eyes. He's merely there to infuriate Wynn and also act as her love interest. Which...was not convincing. But hey, I got over it.
This book got back into the swing of moving around, and we explored new parts of the world and observed new people, new ideas, new concepts, that we hadn't seen in the past. I thought that was pretty cool. The authors continue to introduce us to new things as we continue, always managing to keep it fresh and interesting.
So I think these five stars are justified, within the context of the Noble Dead Saga. Even the things that bothered me were never enough to make me hate it. I was too obsessed, and I love that about these books; I loved them so much that the things that bothered me never REALLY bothered me, because I was able to let those things go and simply enjoy the story for what it was. So all is good.
julieabe89's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
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? Yes
4.0
Oh the developments of this book. There's so many more questions I need answered. I can't wait to read the next book!
zuzana_be's review against another edition
3.0
"Učenka" Wynn sa snaží dostať sa so svojimi spoločníkmi k starým textom, ktoré kedysi našla a boli jej odobraté počas prekladu. Pri ich hľadaní sa zoznámia s trpaslíkmi i kráľovskou rodinou, a tak..
Kniha sa ku mne dostala úplnou náhodou, bohužiaľ nikde na knihe nebolo napísané, že to je už druhá časť série... Príbeh ma zaujal, technika písania už pomenej. Veľa informácií (niektoré dosť zaujímavé), ale niekedy až príliš mnoho. Na obálke sú napísané 2 osoby, ktoré knihu písali. Občas to tak zmätene aj vyzeralo. Postavy Kameňochodcov sa mi páčili, aj niektoré iné "fantasy" postavy.
Kniha sa ku mne dostala úplnou náhodou, bohužiaľ nikde na knihe nebolo napísané, že to je už druhá časť série... Príbeh ma zaujal, technika písania už pomenej. Veľa informácií (niektoré dosť zaujímavé), ale niekedy až príliš mnoho. Na obálke sú napísané 2 osoby, ktoré knihu písali. Občas to tak zmätene aj vyzeralo. Postavy Kameňochodcov sa mi páčili, aj niektoré iné "fantasy" postavy.
evilcallie's review against another edition
4.0
I'm about halfway through this right. About 100 pages in I got fed up with being confused about what the hell was going on and went back and read the dust jacket only to discover that this was book two of the second series set in one particular world. At least I know now why I don't know what the back story is. I'll finish it, and eventually go back and at least read the first book in the series, if not the first series as well.
Updated 11Mar10: I did finish the book a few weeks ago, and in the end liked it. Still don't really understand what was going on, but it was well written and I liked the characters. I will eventually go get the others and start from the beginning, maybe once these next 5 weeks are over with.
Updated 11Mar10: I did finish the book a few weeks ago, and in the end liked it. Still don't really understand what was going on, but it was well written and I liked the characters. I will eventually go get the others and start from the beginning, maybe once these next 5 weeks are over with.
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