Something even more dangerous than the monster who is terrorizing the town is out there, and Alastair and Akarra need to stop it before anyone else dies. Lord Selwyn and his wife Cordelia are clearly hiding something, and a mysterious silver box that won’t open keeps appearing in Aliza’s luggage, even after she’s tried to ditch it. When they finally arrive at the castle, even more mysteries await. But the journey turns out to be extremely dangerous as well, as at each stop along the way, Aliza, Alastair and Akarra encounter more and more dead bodies. Not only that, but a young servant girl has gone missing, and Lord Selwyn fears the worst.Īliza encourages Alastair to take the job, and bucking the tradition of staying home while her Rider husband is off slaying monsters, she convinces him to take her along on the arduous journey to Castle Selwyn. But a letter has arrived from Lord Selwyn asking for Alastair’s services as a Rider, as a monster of some sort appears to be stalking and killing creatures around the castle and stealing their heartstones as well. She and Alastair are on the last days of their honeymoon, and neither one is anxious to end their relaxing break from the bloodshed that took place only months before, when Aliza helped slay the Greater Lindworm and saved her village. As the new mistress of House Pendragon, she’s just starting to get her feet wet, learning how to run a large household. When the story opens, Aliza has married Alastair and is now Lady Daired. Even I had forgotten some of the events that took place, although it didn’t take long to catch up. You’ll get lots of background on the characters and the world which will make this easier to understand. Readers who haven’t read the first book might be a little lost, so I’d recommend starting with Heartstone. This didn’t ruin the story for me by any means, because I absolutely loved Heartstone, but it was the characters and White’s unique world that kept me reading. Although White did an admirable job integrating that classic story into her exciting tale of dragons, dragon riders and other mythical and supernatural creatures, there was definitely a feeling that the author had certain plot points she had to hit. I’m a big P&P fan, but those elements are not what won me over the first time around. One of my favorite things about Heartstone, the first book in White’s Pride & Prejudice fantasy retelling, was the world building.
The nitty-gritty: Another winning story in the Heartstone series, I was once again enchanted by White’s lively storytelling and wonderful world-building elements. Published by Harper Voyager on November 20 2018 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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