Journey to the Heart Stone

Journey to Heart Stone started off interesting, with what sounded like a ritual or celebration related to one, but then just quit. I was confused when it went in a totally different direction and kept this type of pace and format throughout.

The writing is also very young. This isn't supposed to be for young readers but the main characters are written this way. I thought I was reading a YA at first and had to double check who this was targeted for. I don't mind YA at all, but when a book is supposed to be for adults it throws me off when it's not written that way.

I thought the premise for this one was very creative, but it wasn't fleshed out well. There is a lot of info-dumping and overly done descriptions which could have been better used for the story itself. It almost felt like filler sentences to extend the book as a whole.

I enjoyed the idea of old religion, female leads and a story about Goddess worship, but Journey to the Heart Stone didn't really come through for me in the end.

I sincerely appreciate the publisher and Books Forward for the review copy. While a review wasn't expected, I have offered my opinion and these are my own thoughts.

2.5 Rounded to a 3