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Words can’t even express how much I liked this book!!! I shouldn’t say like….I loved this book!!!

Ashira was a hoot. Her reaction to finding her out her destiny was exactly what I would have done if I had been in her shoes. And then her determination (along with finding Jin and his bottle!!!) to change it resulted in some dangerous, but funny, adventures.

It did take me a little bit to figure out who Jin was. The author didn’t hide it but didn’t put it out there either.

The writing was superb and jumped off the pages into my mind. I could see the dumb (but sweet) elves/pixies. I could smell the smoke/sea of the island that Ashira and Danith went to get rid of the demon. I was there when she struck up a friendship with Kylta and Raven and then stuck with them.

Not too many authors have the ability to do that.

The ending wasn’t what I expected, at all but fit the book perfectly. Hopefully the author will decided to do a book 2 and we can see what happened to everyone!!!!

Will I read this again? Yes

Will reccomend it to family and friends? Yes

Age range? Tween/teen on up. It is very clean but there is some violence in it.


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The Stone Bearers edition by Jacque Stevens Children eBooks Reviews

Djinni's, seers, magical kingdoms, princes, elves, magical creatures, demons, visions & prophecies, destiny, good vs. evil, Gods/Goddesses, Ashira, Mordin/Jin, Sakhr, Raven, Kylta, Jade, Garrad, Laurel, Kit, Demoric.

Those are just a few of the people and parts of the book that await you in this new fantasy novel. The level and content I would recommend for anyone YA and older who enjoys reading about new worlds, fantasy, magic and adventures. There is no explicit language and is clean for all ages.

In the kingdom of Saban each person on the cusp of adulthood can receive their own prophecy foretelling of their future. Ashira is ready for knowledge of all the adventures and grandeur that awaits her as she receives her prophecy. Unfortunately it falls short of the mark of her aspirations. She refuses to believe that it is accurate, how can someone who dreams of a life away from her duties as a potter's daughter and who believes she is destined for great adventure receive such a prophecy? "You will live a life of no renown."

Ashira is angry and escapes the moment by running outside of her city to breathe and be alone. While sitting and contemplating the dread of being just a Potter, a lady appears out of nowhere next to Ashira. This lady(Laurel) has a creature on her shoulder and questions Ashira about the seer of the city. Ashira believes it is destiny having this lady appear when and how she did. Laurel leaves in search of the seer and it is then that Ashira finds a blue bottle lying close to where Laurel was standing. Ashira picks it up and opens the cork...poof, out comes the Djinni of the bottle. He is angry, tricky and unwilling to help or cast any spell directly. (Ok I didn't tell you about the prologue of the book which sets up who the Djinni is and how he was tricked into being in the bottle. So now you get to read it to figure that out). The Djinni, or Jin which is the nickname Ashira gives him, has no memories of his former life and how he came to be in the bottle. He tricks Ashira and names her princess of a black stone after she makes a very unspecific wish for her life to be grand and adventurous. The Djinni tells her he will eventually finish the wish and give her whatever she wants when she finally figures out what that is.

This angers Ashira and she corks the bottle and heads home. Once again she comes in contact with Laurel and discovers she is a stone bearer(someone who is connected directly to one of the Gods/Goddesses and has use of their powers through a stone they give to the bearer). Ashira, through some different events, is invited to go back with Laurel to her kingdom far away and be a student at the temples of the Gods to learn about being a seer and to help better her own kingdom.

That is really the main set up of the story in a nutshell. The big question and mystery throughout the novel is a prophecy that a demon is among the bearers and will bring more demons who will bring destruction. The bearers are trying to protect all the different kingdoms from storms and demons but are not unified as well as they can be. They don't want to scare the people so are withholding some information. Ashira ends up in the middle of all the turmoil. She wants grand adventures and believes that if she can hone her magic and become connected to the bearers somehow, and with the help of her Djinni, she will change her destiny and prophecy.

The world building in the book was really interesting and good. There were a few parts that I felt it didn't quite flow as smoothly as it could have and some of the explanations didn't quite fill in the gaps needed to understand everything. The characters were fun and for the amount that were important to the story the author did a good job helping the reader to remember them all. I think some of the characters could have been developed a little bit more but as I said there were several integral characters that it probably would have made it a much longer book.

If you're wondering about the demons in the book, they are nothing scary or dark. They are more just characters that add suspense and intensity to the story. They appear a few different times and the descriptions of them aren't something that would scare younger readers. The demons are being sent by Demonic who is in search of something of his. I don't like to give spoilers so that's all you'll get on that subject. I just wanted to let anyone know who was wondering if they should let their children read this or not. As a mother I'm selective in what I let my own children read and think they would really like this. If you've read the fablehaven series the demons in here are not scary at all compared to the dark magical creatures in there.

The ending was great and really brought all the prophecies throughout the book to a close. I kept wondering how Ashira's prophecy would pan out. Would she keep it, or would she be able to change her own destiny? Did she want to change her destiny after all that happened to her or did she want to stay a person of no renown. The author did a good job of showing the possibility of Ashira wanting either or and keeping the reader trying to guess which one she will ultimately choose.

Ashira and the Djinni's relationship is fun to watch develop. They learn through many mistakes, arguments and adventures of how to help each other. The Djinni is so grumpy and tricky to begin with that you don't really care for his character(especially after the prologue and setting up who he is). But your opinion of him might change throughout the novel.

I could go on and on I'm sure with all my thoughts so I'll end here before this review of a novel becomes a novel in and of itself. Definitely a fun fantasy novel and one I enjoyed reading.

I received a free copy from future house publishing in exchange for an unbiased review.

Happy Reading!!!
Turning a comfy old trope on its head? I'm in!! Instead of trying to avoid her "god of the universe" destiny, Ashira is trying to avoid a boring one. I think a lot more of us can relate to that kind of prophecy, am I right? Anyway, I often have trouble getting into a book since I frequently have other things to do that gnaw at me whenever I try to relax.

However, this book pulled me in right away. From the beginning, the tone is set, the fantasy element is apparent and I can't help but love a djinni in an ale bottle. If you're the kind of person who seeks diversity, it's also worth noting that the cover art does depict a dark-haired, dark-skinned girl in a sari. Not magical robes. It's a sari. Unlike a lot of authors who try really hard to recreate areas that are "foreign" or tries really hard to blend the known and the "other", Stevens pulls it off well.

It is written as a familiar place, (even though it's nothing like my own home) and Ashira feels like a relatable 15-year old. She is just a touch introverted and a splash angsty without being a caricature and she's sassy enough without being ridiculous. I have a special place in my heart for characters who act like people- I'm sure I'm not the only one.

It's a great quick read with a wonderful world to find yourself in. I'm a firm believer that every book doesn't need to be The Great American Novel (Stevens is from Utah), but it should leave you with something and it should make you feel some things along the way. I really enjoyed the development of the story and the characters and the world is great!

There was nothing offensive or cringe-worthy (to me) which happens a lot when people try to take parts of a culture and inject it into fantasy. All that to say, I recommend it for the YA audience and for adults who want something a little easier to digest than really heavy fantasy novels. This would be great on a plane or in the bath or in a park- if you're a fairly quick reader it won't take you too long.

This is great for a debut novel from an Indie author- while many of them exist, they can be hard to find.

I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
Words can’t even express how much I liked this book!!! I shouldn’t say like….I loved this book!!!

Ashira was a hoot. Her reaction to finding her out her destiny was exactly what I would have done if I had been in her shoes. And then her determination (along with finding Jin and his bottle!!!) to change it resulted in some dangerous, but funny, adventures.

It did take me a little bit to figure out who Jin was. The author didn’t hide it but didn’t put it out there either.

The writing was superb and jumped off the pages into my mind. I could see the dumb (but sweet) elves/pixies. I could smell the smoke/sea of the island that Ashira and Danith went to get rid of the demon. I was there when she struck up a friendship with Kylta and Raven and then stuck with them.

Not too many authors have the ability to do that.

The ending wasn’t what I expected, at all but fit the book perfectly. Hopefully the author will decided to do a book 2 and we can see what happened to everyone!!!!

Will I read this again? Yes

Will reccomend it to family and friends? Yes

Age range? Tween/teen on up. It is very clean but there is some violence in it.