Heartstone, Elle Katharine White
Heartstone, Elle Katharine White
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Heartstone

Author: Elle Katharine White

Narrator: Billie Fulford-Brown

Unabridged: 10 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/20/2022


Synopsis

A debut historical fantasy that recasts Jane Austen’s beloved Pride & Prejudice in an imaginative world of wyverns, dragons, and the warriors who fight alongside them against the monsters that threaten the kingdom: gryphons, direwolves, lamias, banshees, and lindworms.They say a Rider in possession of a good blade must be in want of a monster to slay—and Merybourne Manor has plenty of monsters. Passionate, headstrong Aliza Bentaine knows this all too well; she’s already lost one sister to the invading gryphons. So when Lord Merybourne hires a band of Riders to hunt down the horde, Aliza is relieved her home will soon be safe again.Her relief is short-lived. With the arrival of the haughty and handsome dragonrider, Alastair Daired, Aliza expects a battle; what she doesn’t expect is a romantic clash of wills, pitting words and wit against the pride of an ancient house. Nor does she anticipate the mystery that follows them from Merybourne Manor, its roots running deep as the foundations of the kingdom itself, where something old and dreadful slumbers . . . something far more sinister than gryphons.It’s a war Aliza is ill-prepared to wage, on a battlefield she’s never known before: one spanning kingdoms, class lines, and the curious nature of her own heart. Elle Katharine White infuses elements of Austen’s beloved novel with her own brand of magic, crafting a modern epic fantasy that conjures a familiar yet wondrously unique new world.

About Elle Katharine White

A textbook introvert who likes to throw out the (metaphorical) textbook every once in a while just to see what happens, Elle Katharine White grew up in Buffalo, New York, where she learned valuable life skills such as how to clear a snowy driveway in under twenty minutes and how to cheer for the perennial underdog. When she’s not writing, she spends her time drinking tea, loitering in libraries and secondhand bookshops, and dreaming of world travel. Heartstone is her first novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alyssa on December 26, 2016

4.5 stars. Maybe 5 stars. I haven't decided yet. I LOVED this book. =) EDIT: OKAY FIVE STARS IT IS. :D :D :D :D :D :D Check out a swoony excerpt from the book! While Heartstone is NOT a romance novel, it does feature a lovely and subtle romance. =) Click the graphic below! ***Review posted on The E......more

Goodreads review by Bookwraiths on April 01, 2017

Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths. I want to admit up front that I have never, ever read any Jane Austen. How I was able to navigate through four years at a liberal arts university without ever reading this author still amazes me, but I did, without any grand plan by myself to do so. All of which me......more

Goodreads review by Cindy ✩☽♔ on October 10, 2017

Rating 3.5? This book is a bit difficult for me to review because it had SO MUCH potential, and while it wasn't terrible it certainly could have been better. Dragons & Dragon Riders? Yes, these were great aspects. But I wish they were better explored. Like we did not really get to see as many actio......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on March 31, 2023

I freely admit that I’m an unabashed Austen fan and Pride and Prejudice remains my favorite. I’ve reread the novel several times since first reading it and love all versions of it, on film and TV. Add to it dragons, hobgoblins, gnomes and arrogant but handsome and brave Riders... I’m all in. It was......more

Goodreads review by mith on August 26, 2022

My love for this book is endless. Eeeeeeeeeendlesssssss, I tell you. (Eta: (March 12th) so endless that I had to read it again and probably will do so again. And soon.) It was actually just last year where I fell in love with Pride & Prejudice, and I admit, while I did like the book, it was the 2005......more