Set in Stone (The Petralist Book 1), by Frank Morin
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Set in Stone (The Petralist Book 1), by Frank Morin
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Tomorrow, at sixteen, Connor will reveal his secret curse to the world and take his place as a guardian. If he survives today. When armies descend upon his peaceful village, led by superhuman Petralists and clever Builders, most people run and hide. Connor's not that smart. He manages to get caught in the middle of the escalating conflict. Worse, he learns his curse is the rarest of powers, and both sides will do anything to control it and secure his loyalty. Connor is fast, but even he can't outrun this avalanche. Truths are sacrificed, loyalties are sundered, and dangerous girls twist his heart into knots. That's when things get complicated. While his friends try to free the village under siege, Connor peels back layers of intrigue and half-truths to find secrets neither side wants him to know. Surrounded by deadly enemies that all claim to be his friends, Connor must choose a course with the lives of everyone he loves hanging in the balance. His only hope is to gamble everything on a curse that could destroy them all unless his final choice is Set in Stone.
Set in Stone (The Petralist Book 1), by Frank Morin- Amazon Sales Rank: #71209 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-05-01
- Released on: 2015-05-01
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review Impressively well written from beginning to end, "Set In Stone: The Petralist" is a riveting and entertaining read. An extraordinary saga that documents author Frank Morin as a master of the young adult fantasy genre, "Set In Stone" is very highly recommended.~ Midwest Book ReviewImpressively well written from beginning to end, "Set In Stone: The Petralist" is a riveting and entertaining read. An extraordinary saga that documents author Frank Morin as a master of the young adult fantasy genre, "Set In Stone" is very highly recommended. ~ Midwest Book Review
About the Author Frank Morin loves good stories in every form. When not writing or trying to keep up with his active family, he's often found hiking, camping, Scuba diving, or enjoying other outdoor activities. For updates on his popular YA fantasy novel, Set in Stone, or his other scheduled book releases, check his website: frankmorin.org
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful. Good concept with magic but really simplistic story... By Shane's Brain I have it be more careful when I only see 5 star reviews. Peasant boy discovers his "curse". Turns out he is fantastic at all magic instantly. Goes back and forth between two noble families at war instantly. Learns almost nothing. Blindly rushes into everything but survives and triumphs because he is fantastic at all magic instantly. Despite being teen age peasant noble girls fall for him because he is "sweet". I was suspicious because of the 5 star reviews but saw the author has other books so thought it should be half decent at least - not so. What author could do to fix the book:1. Make him actually learn something rather than instant mastery2 some character development beyond blindly believing what he had been told despite apparent injustices.3. Less focus on how taken everyone is with him. Have him work for something.4. Less focus on the battles and more on character development.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful. The hero is a bumbler. Big hearted but completely Ineffectual. By Hierarchy I like heroes that make plans and accomplish them. But as they say, No plan survives contact with the enemy. So, I like heroes that can adapt rapidly to still obtain their goals.Well, this hero was an idiot. He didnt know anything. He couldnt do anything. And when he once in a while did something right, it was always by accident. He was a simpleton, that trusted everyone. Trusted the bad guys. Trusted the good guys. He couldn't pick a side.Add to that, that the story happened to him. He was a dupe. He got shoved around by everyone. For the entire book. Everyone used him for their own purposes. He was a fall guy, a village idiot, a lovesick puppy, a minion, collateral damage, and the list goes on. It was disgusting. Its really hard to connect to a hero that has no power, and is unable to make a difference in the story.Then there was the lack of honest people. Everyone was lying to everyone. Everyone betrayed everyone. Felt like the t.v. show "Lost". Which means that really quickly, the reader realizes that since you cant trust anyone to be honest (or right), there is no reason to emotionally connect to the characters. And if you cant connect to the characters, then its really hard to care about the story. And since both sides are lying about everything, or refusing to clue the reader in to the situation, the reader doesnt know who to root for. Which means that its even harder to get emotionally engaged (excited) about the story.Then there were the battles. Everyone was superhuman, so no one died and no one won. They just bashed each other around. Took a break. Then went back at it. Which means that the story went no where. Since Action stops Story, the story just dragged.I got the impression that the writer thinks the readers are not intelligent. After all, in the first scene of the story, it is revealed that the hero has access to all possible powers. So it was excruciating to wait around for the entire book, to actually finally get to see the hero start tapping into them.Ok. I did manage to find some enjoyment from the occasional moments, when he tapped into a new power. But the way it was done was also 'not fun'. No one would explain the powers. No would would tell what the next steps were. No would would share how to advance safely. Yet everyone was quick to call him an idiot, for screwing things up, when he did try things out.As to magic systems. This one felt like a knock-off of the Mystborn series. Only instead of ingesting metal, you consume stone. So, that wasnt too creative, structurally. But the writer still did a decent job of making it somewhat workable. Though, the magic system was too complex, or not explained well enough. there was primary, secondary, tertiary powers. And every combination of those. Which meant there there were too many types of superheroes to keep track of. I felt like I was drowning in terminology. Which is saying something, because I like terminology. It think part of the problem is that the types werent explained well enough. The story would be puttering along, then suddenly someone would appear, and someone would say, "thats a logjammer!", and then no one would explain what that meant.Then there was the 'love interests'. In general, the audience seeks to find the most eligible pair, and match them up. So its the writers job to make sure that the characters are designed right, so that we know who is going to be with who. whom? But in this story, there were at least 5 woman that kept turning the heroes head. And they were all strong women, and all interested in the hero. And he liked them all. Again. It was hard to know who to root for. And the hero just came across as wishy-wash. Didnt know what he liked, or what he should do.Was the writing any good? it was competant. I could follow along from one scene to the next. The pacing was consistent, though way too slow for me, because the plot points were few and far between. The dialogue was below average. No one ever really said anything worth listening too. It was mostly, just "your a bumbler", "we cant tell you that", "its none of your business", "children should be seen and not heard". But since the reader never knew more than the hero, it felt like the writer was saying all those things straight at the reader.Ok. So in summary. I guess I should say, that I respect the writer for trying to tell something 'epic'. And it was a respectable effort - definitely. Though he failed to pull it off. So, will I read another book by this writer? Maybe. Reluctantly. But not right away. Maybe after he has written 3 or 4 more books, and has learned how to design his stories and characters better.But now that I am thinking about, I might have to change my answer to 'no'. Because this writer likes to:- Pull the reader around by the nose- Mislead the reader- Create characters that lie to the reader- keep the reader in the dark.etc. So his M.O. is not a style that I appreciate.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. The main character was annoying, he kept bumbling from one crisis to another By Sim1 I could not finish this book. The main character was annoying, he kept bumbling from one crisis to another. And kept on falling for the same tricks over and over. He is in combat with a pretty girl, she smiles at him, he smiles back... she hits him in the face. Seriously how many times can this keep happening. I gave this book 2 stars instead of one because the author does get you to emotionally invest in the protagonist however that just makes his continuous incompetence all the more difficult to swallow.
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