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A review by chrisb913
Stone & Sky by Z.S. Diamanti
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-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? Yes
4.5
This was a fantastic read. The story was a fast paced tale of epic and fun adventures, cozy family moments, heart-wrenching character moments, and just so much hope.
There were a ton of fantasy tropes throughout that I simply loved and were integrated with so much love and care by the author.
The characters were well developed and you could feel the love and companionship between the relationships formed throughout the story.
The worldbuilding was fantastic for it being a debut novel. I loved learning about the lore and different areas of Finlestia.
The plot was truly incredible. Diamanti had so many plot threads going on throughout the book and was able to coalesce them into a truly epic adventure. You could feel the heavy influence of ttrpg's such as D&D and I loved it. It almost felt like a group of friends sitting at a table living out these different characters as they traveled along all for them to meet up at the ultima climax of the story and gather for a truly remarkable battle.
My only complaint was there were some instances I would have liked to see more emotional impact from some of the characters. At certain points, I felt like the story was moving along too quickly to truly sit and deal with the turmoil going on around the characters.
There were a ton of fantasy tropes throughout that I simply loved and were integrated with so much love and care by the author.
The characters were well developed and you could feel the love and companionship between the relationships formed throughout the story.
The worldbuilding was fantastic for it being a debut novel. I loved learning about the lore and different areas of Finlestia.
The plot was truly incredible. Diamanti had so many plot threads going on throughout the book and was able to coalesce them into a truly epic adventure. You could feel the heavy influence of ttrpg's such as D&D and I loved it. It almost felt like a group of friends sitting at a table living out these different characters as they traveled along all for them to meet up at the ultima climax of the story and gather for a truly remarkable battle.
My only complaint was there were some instances I would have liked to see more emotional impact from some of the characters. At certain points, I felt like the story was moving along too quickly to truly sit and deal with the turmoil going on around the characters.