Obsidian and Stars (Ivory and Bone, #2)

Posted on 22 November 2017 by Julie Eshbaugh

In the sequel to Ivory and Bone the prehistoric fantasy novel that New York Times bestselling author Amie Kaufman described as a richly crafted world of life and death stakes the story shifts to Mya s viewpoint as vengeful adversaries force her to flee the life she once knew.After surviving the chaotic battle that erupted after Lo and the Bosha clan attacked, now Mya is looking ahead to her future with Kol All the things that once felt so uncertain are finally falling into place But the same night as Kol and Mya s betrothal announcement, Mya s brother Chev reveals his plan to marry his youngest sister Lees to his friend Morsk The only way to avoid this terrible turn of events, Morsk informs Mya when he corners her later, is for Mya to take Lees place and marry him herself Refusing to marry anyone other than her beloved, and in an effort to protect her sister, Mya runs away to a secret island with Lees And though it seems like the safest place to hide until things back home blow over, Mya soon realizes she s been followed Lurking deep in the recesses of this dangerous place are rivals from Mya s past whose thirst for revenge exceeds all reason.With the lives of her loved ones on the line, Mya must make a move before the enemies of her past become the undoing of her future. Best Download [ Obsidian and Stars (Ivory and Bone, #2) ] Author [ Julie Eshbaugh ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr So what is Obsidian and Stars Effortlessly resonanting with timeless themes and harrowing action cinematics sure to freeze the blood and jelly the spine against the backdrop of an imagantively ancient, magnificently beautiful and immutably deadly stage, Obsidian and Stars from Julie Eshbaugh is a sequel so incredible it s like getting your favorite band s follow up album and goingwow Wow WOW Then you end up wondering if you like the first or second book better, because they re so goodso So what is Obsidian and Stars Effortlessly resonanting with timeless themes and harrowing action cinematics sure to freeze the blood and jelly the spine against the backdrop of an imagantively ancient, magnificently beautiful and immutably deadly stage, Obsidian and Stars from Julie Eshbaugh is a sequel so incredible it s like getting your favorite band s follow up album and goingwow Wow WOW Then you end up wondering if you like the first or second book better, because they re so goodso differentbut stillso harmonious Two halves of one whole The sun and the moon The right and left handWait, am I talking about the books Or am I talking about Kol and...I listened to this on audio and I really don t think that format suited it Or at least the narrator didn t do it any favors It was narrated by Suzanne Elise Freeman and while her dialogue was fine, she read the long stretches of descriptions in a pretty lifeless way that didn t engage me at all, particularly during action scenes I zoned out very easily and know that I did not absorb this story as much as I did the first book...2.5 stars If you caught my recent review of Ivory and Bone, you ll remember me saying I really enjoyed the book, but had a few issues with the logistics feeling a bit forced Eshbaugh was modeling the story after Pride and Prejudice, trying to follow the same basic storyline My hope going into Obsidian and Stars was that it would feel a littleorganic and free flowing which it actually did The trouble is, I found a different set of issues to complain about long the way Obsidian and St 2.5 stars If you caught my recent review of Ivory and Bone, you ll remember me saying I really enjoyed the book, but had a few issues with the logistics feeling a bit forced Eshbaugh was modeling the story after Pride and Prejudice, trying to follow the same basic storyline My hope going into Obsidian and Stars was that it would feel a littleorganic and free flowing which it actually did The trouble is, I found a different set of issues to complain about long the way Obsidian and Stars lost a bit of the magic that made Ivory and Bone so unique The creative story construction in IB around an atypical narrative was my favorite part it was presented as recounting, where a boy told the girl his perspective from the point when they first met It was so cool In OS, however, the POV switched to straigh...Crazy fast pace happenings in this installment I am actually really enjoying this series Now to wait another year for the next installment Sigh.This book loved it sooo many times it brings you thru the feels, the roller coaster ride of emotion I enjoyed book 1 but really loved book 2 story has action thru the whole book things I love And this book shows evenfriends stick together no matter what.I am so fortunate to have received an ARC of this amazing book ahead of the presses Eshbaugh completely floored me with the first installment of this series, and I knew I had a lot to look forward to with the second book I award this book 4.5 stars.Because the first book ended so perfectly and without a cliffhanger, I was wondering and I ll admit a little worried about how Eshbaugh would continue the story in the sequel I shouldn t have worried she got me to love a prehistoric fantasy afte I am so fortunate to have received an ARC of this amazing book ahead of the presses Eshbaugh completely floored me with the first installment of this series, and I knew I had a lot to look forward to with the second book I award this book 4.5 stars.Because the first book ended so perfectly and without a cliffhanger, I was wondering and I ll admit a little worried about how Eshbaugh would continue the story in the sequel I shouldn t have worried she got me to love a prehistoric fantasy after all, which I thought was impossible We are re introduced to the wonderful characters from the first Kol, the beloved narrator from the first book, takes a bit of a backseat as we are now in a first person narrative of Mya, the girl he...See my full review and muchon my blog KissinBlueKaren I have to give my hats off to Julie Eshbaugh for writing such tense fight scenes wrapped into such beautiful prose This story is almost non stop adventure right from the beginning Every battle has authentic touches that never let me forget when we were That thing I said in my review of IVORY AND BONE about the dress , forget I said that Right away Mya is talking about her wedding dress and how she makes it In fact, the dress and See my full review and muchon my b...I HAVE A MIGHTY NEED FOR THIS BOOK.KOL.MYA.EVERYONE.MORE MAMMOTHSReview to come.Ever since Luke Taylor introduced me to Ivory and Bone 1, I ve been waiting for the second to be published And I saw it for sale here in Halifax, so I was really excited Mya s adventures take a turn for the dramatic and gripping when she discovers that she might have to marry someone she doesn t love in order to spare her sister the burden The story has changed slightly but it s still the same style Eshbaugh used prior that made me love her first novel If you love fantasy, this is certainly Ever since Luke Taylor introduced me to Ivory and Bone 1, I ve been waiting for the second to be published And I saw it for sale here in Halifax, so I was really excited Mya s adventures take a turn for the dramatic and gripping when she discovers that she might have to marry someone she doesn t love in order to spare her sister the burden The story has changed slightly but it s still the same style Eshbaugh used prior that made me love her first novel If you love fantasy...

22 November 2017

Julie Eshbaugh