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A review by suze_1624
The Druid Stone by Heidi Belleau, Violetta Vane
5.0
A gripping read! I would probably put at 4.75 but it definitely gets the hike up to a 5 here.
This is a story about hauntings and druids, set in current times but dealing with the sins of the past, all based in Ireland (OK, some very small visits to Boston!)
I had read rave reviews about the book but I was put off inially by the druid aspects. However, I won a copy on PantsonFire Reviews (including the follow up short) and boy am I glad I did!
Its enough set contemporary for me as I'm not a big paranormal fan and this is more Irish folklore (including mention of a shared mythological god, Mannanan) so a lot of it was not entirely foreign. The sections covering the druid work by Cormac got a bit confusing at times, and these elements required more careful reading (no skimming here!).. There are also time travel elements back to darker, more gruesome times, which were well written, if not always nice to read.
The romance element is provided by Sean and Cormac, though this is slow to build and not the main focus of the book . The book is also funny at times - sean's meeting with Yanto-with-a-Y.
So, I would recommend it to anyone who likes a good, involved tale, just dont expect lots of steamy sex scenes
This is a story about hauntings and druids, set in current times but dealing with the sins of the past, all based in Ireland (OK, some very small visits to Boston!)
I had read rave reviews about the book but I was put off inially by the druid aspects. However, I won a copy on PantsonFire Reviews (including the follow up short) and boy am I glad I did!
Its enough set contemporary for me as I'm not a big paranormal fan and this is more Irish folklore (including mention of a shared mythological god, Mannanan) so a lot of it was not entirely foreign. The sections covering the druid work by Cormac got a bit confusing at times, and these elements required more careful reading (no skimming here!).. There are also time travel elements back to darker, more gruesome times, which were well written, if not always nice to read.
The romance element is provided by Sean and Cormac, though this is slow to build and not the main focus of the book . The book is also funny at times - sean's meeting with Yanto-with-a-Y.
So, I would recommend it to anyone who likes a good, involved tale, just dont expect lots of steamy sex scenes