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The Stone God by Erin Kellison Series: Indulgence #1
Published by Fire Flower Publishing LLC on May 24, 2021
Genres: Fantasy Romance, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 356
Format: eBook, Paperback
Source: Bought
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Enter bestselling author Erin Kellison's captivating new world of gods, monsters, passion, and games...
Terah Crane knows not to tempt the gods. A happy life—or at least an uncomplicated one—involves no gods at all. And since her loving grandfather bought her an Indulgence that exempts her from their service, she can focus on her other problems—the fact that her recent divorce has left her broke, unemployed, and reeling.
Seeking a fresh start, Terah packs everything she owns into her beat-up car and moves to her family's empty country cottage—never mind that deadly firedrakes occasionally wander into the garden. When an unlikely flood carries a cracked pillar of stone from a nearby shrine right to Terah's doorstep, it seems the gods demand her service after all.
The man trapped inside the monolith is still alive, and Terah's reluctant task is to resurrect him, his godkiller of a sword—and his fury for vengeance.
The gods' awesome powers are matched only by their careless, capricious whims—and vulnerable mortals are often the ones to suffer and die. Now, the gods are watching Terah, making her a pawn in their savage game. Her survival depends upon navigating a new world of peril and treachery, taking up a weapon, and making a fateful move of her own...
Also in this series: The Night Blade
The Stone God is a brand new fantasy series by Erin Kellison.
I went into The Stone God not too sure if I’d enjoy. I’ve had hit and misses with fantasy books that feature gods playing with peoples lives. It took me a bit to get into the story, but once I understood the rules of the world I couldn’t put the novel down and read way too late.
The gods play their selfish games moving humans and their offspring around to suit themselves, but there is more at play than the gods playing around.
This novel is full of action, intrigue, adventure, and a bit of romance. Kellison captures the character’s identity’s, thoughts, and emotions. The eccentric gods and characters are delightful, captivating, and they have depth. You end up feeling the characters emotions, heart break, struggles, and happiness.
Terah wants nothing to do with the gods, but she ends up caught up in the gods schemes and is forced into a position that she doesn’t want nor is ready for. I adored Terah! She’s forthright, polite, tactful, and challenges herself. We see her take everything in stride and not waver from her beliefs.
As for the romance; Terah has a love interest dangled in front of her. What I liked is that she doesn’t just jump in. I’m not sure on the romance aspect yet, but there is potential. The other thing I liked about the romance is that it’s in the background and plays second to what is playing out on the main stage.
The Stone God turned out to be an unexpected treat. Its suspenseful, fun, gripping and full of sly humor. There is so much at play and I can’t wait to dive into the next book.
Rated: 4.5 Stars
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About Erin Kellison
Erin Kellison is the bestselling author of the Dragons of Bloodfire series, the Reveler series, and the Shadow series. She writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction romance. She loves other worlds and visits them as often as possible via movies and books and her kids’ imaginations. When not daydreaming or writing, she’s goofing off with her family in sunny Arizona.
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I’m glad it was better than you were expecting. That’s a nice turn.
great cover. those pesky gods…
I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this book once I got over the first few pages. It built nicely and now I have to wait until next year for book 2. I wanted to dive right into the next book once I was done. Thank’s for visiting!
Love that the book turned out to be a captivating surprise, Angela. Glad the worldbuilding and the story really hooked you and has you curious about the next book.