Thanks so much to the publisher and to NetGalley for giving me access to this book. This was a novella that caught my attention right away. It was good in all the ways you want a book to be - character development, setting and plot. This novella hit all the right marks for me. I will be recommending it to anyone interested in a well written book with a good amount of adventure.

I received this ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!

Ive read this book a few times now and I still like it, I'm looking forward to reading more from this author

Sadly this book was archived before I could download to read it. It has been added to my TBR and I’ll keep an eye out for it again in the future or at my local library.

Fantasy short story isn't the best idea. It's just now that I understand why fantasy books are so thick! The author needs to explain everything! In this case, the author explained what needed to be known, but that didn't really make for such a fascinating story. It was an alright read.

I can say I liked Elinor and that fact that she's not completely perfect, she also needs other people with her to achieve her purpose, so she's not the lonely perfect character that manages all by herself. I can appreciate that. There was a little action, but not that many things happened throughout the story... I may need to read the whole series and the books that appeared between this and another book I read from the series (at the time it was the 2nd...) and the other series these characters appear in... how about making one long book and be done with it? Maybe it would even cost less for the readers, right? Oh, right...

Meh...



For a novella this was okay.....as the first book in the series, I expected it to have been longer, more detailed, a better building of the world.



Overall....it was just okay. Nothing amazing. This wouldn't be a series that I plan to pick back up and finish. It was just too boring for me.

Originally drawn to this because of the beautiful cover, I continually put of reading Reaper of Stone by Mark Gelineau and Joe King because I thought there is no way this can be as good as the cover. Finally, I decided I needed to just read it and see and I was completely wrong! This was such an enjoyable story that I was upset at how short it is (only about a hundred pages.)

The authors create such a salivating peek at their new fantasy world in introducing us to protagonist Elinor and friend Conbert as they take on their mission to tear down a stone fortress. Elinor is the Reaper of Stone and everyone knows what that seems to mean, save the reader. We see how this world works on a feudal system of Kings and Lords and fealty earned. We see that magic exists and corruption. A school for youth and wild creatures. What we don’t see is is the how or why, which was why I was upset at the length of the novella.

We are teased with things that don’t ever materialize. We are given enough to sate our palette but not enough to truly understand. This ends up feeling like a small scene of a much larger novel that the authors released solely to build interest. I thought at first this was solely a teaser novella, but it isn’t. The entire series, which to their credit was rapidly released, consists of novellas. I haven’t picked up any follow-ups, but i’m interested if only to see if we ever get the payoff I really wanted to see.

A Reaper of Stone by Mark Gelineau and Joe King feels solid and promises a great story, only, we never get to see it. It’s almost like a story we’re told after the fact instead of living it, experiencing it ourselves. This fault lies mainly with the short length of the novella.

Quick beautiful read that sets up and draws you into a lush fantasy world!

A quick and enthralling fantasy story that left me feeling well satisfied. The world building of this short novel is well defined enough that I could vividly imagine everything happening. The heroine has a depth to her that I can relate to. The story itself, I felt was unique and well-written. Would love to read more from this author.

Really interesting story - I love a good high fantasy and this one has the typical fantasy elements that made it a fun read.

The first half of the book is basically setting the stage, but then the last half is just one thing happening after another, which is what I really enjoy in fantasy books. I love the action, and suspense. This book was perfect for me which is why I am sure to go get the next book for this series and I'll probably even go check out some of their other books not part of the Reaper of Stone series.