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Down into the Pit

Stones of Fire, Book 2

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Down into the Pit

By: Sarah Ashwood
Narrated by: Melissa Kay Benson
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Summary

Following a narrow escape from the secret world of warring shapeshifters, Ellie St. James works at building a new life under an assumed identity - until Carter Ballis, head of security for mob boss and shifter leader Sean Costas, reenters her life, bringing the perils of his job with him.

This time, it’s not just Ellie’s life at stake, but Carter’s too, as Sean’s rivals close in on them both. Far outmatched, Ellie refuses to crumble when it comes to protecting those around her. However, when a partial translation of the magical Stones of Fire, coupled with a terrible misunderstanding, thrusts Ellie into the gravest danger she’s faced yet, even the Talos himself may not be able to reach her in time....

©2020 Sarah Ashwood (P)2022 Sarah Ashwood Fantasy Fiction Paranormal Shifter
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the story is progressing well. The character building is interesting to see and the adventure continues very well. enjoying it so far

interesting

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Great next installment. Twists and turns aplenty. Building up a great story. Enjoying. cant wait for next book

Great

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Much more going on in book 2 . They are still looking for the fire stones and both Ellie and Carters lives are at stake but Ellie refuses to let them win . When a misunderstanding about Ellie gets back to Nosizwe can Carter save her before it’s too late.

Fantastic

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A few months later Carter catches up with Ellie and her family whom are living under their new identities. His innocent visit triggers an event which causes Carter to run for his life, and Ellie follows him. A rumour causes Ellie to be kidnapped from the stronghold and puts her in immediate danger, one from which may prove to be fatal. This book ends on a massive cliff-hanger. If I didn't already have book 3, I would be very upset!

Book 2 has less action and excitement but does involve more mystery as someone in Carter's carefully controlled stronghold is a mole, which leads to sabotage.

I was given this book for free of my own choosing and I voluntarily left this review.

Cliff-hanger Ending

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The only thing and I mean only thing preventing me from giving this book a do not read rating is how much I enjoyed the first book. It wasn’t as action-packed or exciting as the first book, which is fine. It had its moments and needed to world build some more. Where it crossed the line for me was the cliffhanger ending in the middle of an intense scene.

Cliffhanger endings don’t make me more interested in the next book, they just piss me off and make me want to abandon the series on principle. It’s just a disgustingly lazy tactic to lure people into continuing with the series. It tells me as a reader that the author has no faith that their work will stand on its own and readers will be interested in knowing what happens next; so they have to lure you in with bullshit. If the author doesn’t believe in their work, then why should I?

As with the first story, the narrator continues to do a decent job of narrating. But she also continually mispronounces basic words, something I find insufferably annoying. “Perscription”, “acrosst” and, “farmiliar” aren’t words. If you’re going to narrate audiobooks, then first learn how to speak the language you’ve chosen to narrate in properly.

NOTE: This copy was provided to me free of charge as a digital review copy. The opinions stated in this review are mine and mine alone, I was not paid or requested to give this book a certain rating, suggestion, or approval.

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