Of Kisses and Stone

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For 300 years, magic has slept in our remote Canadian town of Fairview - shattered by an untrained elemental manipulator. Or at least, that’s what the legends tell us. On the West side of town, we are destitute and dangerous and forgotten. I - like most of those around me - have no time for ridiculous fantasies. I cannot dream of magic. I can only hope to escape the devastating clutches of West Fairview after high school.

It would seem fate has other plans for me. On my 18th birthday, I am unintentionally thrust into the world of untold prophecies, long-forgotten royalty, and wicked manipulation.

Those on the West side, the Haves of a town so starkly divided by status and class, long for a return to the days when they had the supernatural ability to manipulate the elements. And for some obscene and most likely illusory reason, they believe I am the key. For it was my kiss that woke the sleeping stone prince. My kiss that brought hope to our town for the first time in 300 years. My kiss that catalyzed a chain of events that would forever change Fairview and, perhaps, the world as we know it.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2023
Author: giannabransen

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Rating: 3.5/ 5.0
Views: 2,738

Chapters(13 total)

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Daniel ZRoyal Road
★★★★ 3.5
This is an urban fantasy focused on a heroine who is among the have-not - an angsty, petty crime loving, overdrinking teen with a drunk father and a bigger attitude - and a male counterpart who is among the haves - polite and apparently sensitive but actually paternalistic, stalkerish, holier than thou and totally on a different wavelength so far, though there are reasons for this that become clearer as the story progresses -. A match made in heaven it is not, but that contributes to the dynamic of the story.
The social context the story starts with is gritty and solid, and the premise and initial chapters look promising. But the way in which the heroine finds booze as the solution of all her problems is starting to get tiring, though undoubtedly she has reasons to drink, and the interludes feel unhelpful though I am sure at some point they will be more meaningful.
The world looks small and not well represented beyond the social context of the specific realities of the town the events take place in - should be a corner of the USA with all the references to the FBI, but it apparently is not or more likely it is an alternative dimension.
I remain a little on the fence myself - may change this review and the rating up or down as the story progresses, as long as I continue reading it - but, if you are in angsty romance YA, you may wish to give this a try.