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A review by tatyanavogt
Song of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope
4.0
So, I just finished this book and went through a whole range of emotions during it. I don't think it is necessarily an amazing book but I enjoyed it a lot. It made me smile, it made me sob, it gave me hope, and it made me want more. It does play on the idea of race and discrimination quite a bit and because of that it messed with my already bruised emotions. Keep that in mind if you decide to pick it up.
There were a few things that bothered me and perhaps if I read it again, maybe I would give it a lower rating. But right now, having just finished it, I couldn't imagine. Great book.
For some spoilery thoughts:
So, I did feel like the romance portion of the story did happen a little too quickly. But like most romances in novels I was able to get past that and still enjoy it.
I'm surprised that I didn't realize that the twins from the dreams/visions were the bad king and the sleeping queen of the opposing areas sooner. But when I DID realize it, I had one of those satisfying "Aha" moments that I feel like don't happen as often as they used to for me and it was very satisfying.
The refugees being deported hit me in a way that I didn't expect and I found myself crying a few times over the struggles that this outcasted group experienced all based off of the color of their skin and the gifts they were born with. It hit a little too close to home. And then when the soldiers were trying to get the stone from the refugees and they started to kill them until someone would come forward with it. I sobbed. Loud, messy, painful sobs.
And then, after all that having the sleeping queen wake up and give the miss matched couple a blessing, believing them to be a symbol to hopefully unite the people... It gave me hope.
I realize that one of the reasons I loved this book so much is because I put a lot of my own thoughts a feeling into it. I related it to the world we live in today and I felt intense feeling for the people who are still suffering. I loved this book because it gave me a glimmer of hope for the real world... I don't know..
I'm still feeling pretty emotional so I don't really know what I am saying
There were a few things that bothered me and perhaps if I read it again, maybe I would give it a lower rating. But right now, having just finished it, I couldn't imagine. Great book.
For some spoilery thoughts:
Spoiler
So, I did feel like the romance portion of the story did happen a little too quickly. But like most romances in novels I was able to get past that and still enjoy it.
I'm surprised that I didn't realize that the twins from the dreams/visions were the bad king and the sleeping queen of the opposing areas sooner. But when I DID realize it, I had one of those satisfying "Aha" moments that I feel like don't happen as often as they used to for me and it was very satisfying.
The refugees being deported hit me in a way that I didn't expect and I found myself crying a few times over the struggles that this outcasted group experienced all based off of the color of their skin and the gifts they were born with. It hit a little too close to home. And then when the soldiers were trying to get the stone from the refugees and they started to kill them until someone would come forward with it. I sobbed. Loud, messy, painful sobs.
And then, after all that having the sleeping queen wake up and give the miss matched couple a blessing, believing them to be a symbol to hopefully unite the people... It gave me hope.
I realize that one of the reasons I loved this book so much is because I put a lot of my own thoughts a feeling into it. I related it to the world we live in today and I felt intense feeling for the people who are still suffering. I loved this book because it gave me a glimmer of hope for the real world... I don't know..
I'm still feeling pretty emotional so I don't really know what I am saying