Blog Tour: Fraction of Stone - Review

There is only one among the Tarmack nation with the ability to wield magic, eighteen-year-old Rydan Gale. He lives like a prince, cherished for his talent to bend the fabric of the universe to his will. In the war against the Liasam, he is their ultimate weapon.

The Liasam have a source of magic as well, but Akara’s mastery of her power is rudimentary at best. With a brilliant display of fire-rain Rydan’s side wins the war, giving the Tarmack sole control over dwindling resources due to the natural disasters ripping apart the earth.

When Akara is sentenced to death, Rydan questions the motive, and discovers the leaders of the newly unified nation fear magic above all else. With war a memory, his skills no longer needed, Rydan suspects he is next. Throwing away every comfort, he pulls Akara from the flames of her execution and their lives as fugitives begin.

Both have a tattoo on the back of their neck, the mark of an extinguished tribe. They discover the natural disasters plaguing the world are due to the tribe’s demise and only Rydan and Akara can save the crumbling world.

But the greatest obstacle for saving mankind isn’t the bizarre creatures and determined men hunting them.

It’s that Akara doesn’t believe the world is worth saving.

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My thoughts: This book has a sudden start, right in the middle of a war. The action could make you feel a little bit at a loss, because it’s so abrupt, but don’t worry, you won’t have to wait a lot to find the answers.

I’m not a big fan of the long descriptive paragraphs in a book, I’m more of a dialogue type of reader, that’s why it took me a while to get used to Kelley’s style. But as soon as I managed it, the book grew on me a lot. 

Akara and Rydan are the only two humans who possess magical abilities, and they fight on opposite sides of the war. When Rydan’s side wins, the leader accepts to spare the lives of the remaining people from the enemy kingdom if they accept to put their sorceress to death. But Rydan sees in Akara the only way to find out the truth about himself and where the two of them come from. 

The two main characters couldn’t have been more different: while he was raised like a prince by the people who found him and trained to gain control of his abilities, she was imprisoned, starved, medicated and only used in battles, for her powers.

I admired Akara a lot! She’s very strong, considering what she’s been through. Even if the world didn’t treat her right, and she got a pessimistic way of seeing things because of it, she still finds courage and goodness in herself. Rydan, on the other hand, is the ultimate optimistic, and I think that somehow, they complete each other. Together, they embark on a journey to uncover the secrets of their ancestors and save the world.

Fracture of Stone is a great book, full of twists, turns and action. If you like fantasy and adventure books, add it to your reading list as soon as possible!

"I don't believe this world is worth saving. But I believe you are. So I'll make sure you continue living, and you can decide whether the world should be saved."

Happy Reading!

About the Author:

During Kelley Lynn’s last year at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, while pursuing her degree in Chemical Engineering, the voices in her head got the best of her. Surprisingly, they didn’t want to talk about process flow diagrams and heat capacity. They preferred the fantastical. So instead of turning to her Thermodynamics book, Kelley brought up a blank page on her computer screen and wrote.

Come graduation, not only did Kelley have a diploma and, thankfully, a wonderful job, but she had a new obsession as well. Amidst the order and exactness that came with the nine to five, Kelley found a way to create; to determine the rules of a world and take her characters to the limits of what was possible. Perhaps she has a slight control complex.

The first in the series, Fraction of Stone, was born on an airplane and took ten days to write. It probes the question, should the world be saved if there’s no one in it worth saving?

When briefly managing to quiet the voices, Kelley participates in softball, soccer and volleyball. (You probably don’t want her on your volleyball team. Unless you want to laugh.) She lives with her sister and her dog who can attest to the chair that has Kelley’s butt print permanently pressed into it. Depending on the weekend, you might be able to hear Kelley sing for an area classic rock band.

Kelley Lynn is a member of the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators.

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