This was an ok story. The plot was fairly basic. I had some issues with the book. The side characters were likable but I had a problem with Cia. I hadn’t read this author before, so there weren’t any expectations.
**I voluntarily read and reviewed this book

While I understand this is fantasy, the poor research and mixing mythologies made this book a disappointing read for me. Cia was too much of a Mary Sue, and I found myself skim reading the first third of the novel as the pacing was poor. While the descriptions were excellent in parts, it was let down by rigid and unbelievable dialogue. It's not a book I'll be recommending, unfortunately.

*Thank you NetGalley for the free copy of this book!*
(English is not my first language...sorry for the mistakes)

First of all... everything related to Scotland is in my opinion better than anything else, so I might be biased. BUT. I have a strange feeling about this book, I can't decide if I really liked. It's like it wasn't completed, developed in every aspect. Anyway.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE BOOK
- the plot. The story is not new, but has some innovative twists.
- the secondary characters. For some reasons, they are better defined and more interesting than the main characters.
- the location. Callanish!
- the descriptions. The author knows how to describe locations and situations. Like an impressionist, small details, light brush strokes, leaving room for imagination! Goodjob.

WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE
- the main characters, Cia and Will. The author tried to give a past to Cia, to define her personality based on past experiences but... this character is like a lost Disney princess, she has no voice, no willpower, no grip on the plot. Ghosts looked more real than her. Being the book based on the seventies, I would have expected a rebellious woman, maybe inexperienced but ready to fight. Instead, Cia is nothing more than a leaf blowing with the wind. Will is a bit better, at least he has some willpower, even though his personality goes from a lost child to a charming and seductive man.
- the dialogues. Maybe the worst part... the descriptions are so convincing than the dialogues look weaker than expected. Again, we are in the seventies, but it's not 19th century. I found the dialogues repetitive and tedious, mainly those between Cia and Will. Cia says always the same empty things, Will is a mane of few words and really ordinary. dialogues are far better when secondary characters are on the scene.
- Egypt and Greece. Please, don't mix different mithologies, elements from different occult traditions. Just please, stick to one, and dig around that. It's more than enough.
- the first two parts. The book is composed by 3 parts, but the first two are way too slow. They could have been condensed in one, speeding up the reading and the overall fluidity.

I'm not considering here if what was written about Callanish is real or if it's figment of the imagination of the author. It's a fantasy book, everything is allowed! :)

All things considered it wasn't a bad book, I enjoyed some parts more than others and with some improvements on the writing part I'm sure the author can have more success and public.
Good luck!