Review of Memories of Salt and Stone by Maegan M. Simpson

 

 

A woman weighed down by her past. A man who knows her secrets but has never offered his trust. A threat they can’t ignore…even if it leads to their downfall.

Ronan has long given up looking to the future. Instead, she keeps her focus on the present: working, surviving…hiding. And she tries not to be overwhelmed by memories of a life she never wanted to leave behind. But secrets, like memories, have a way of taking you when you’re least prepared.
The land is changing. Refugees flee from the north, children are going missing…and Ronan might have the key to both mysteries. Even though it risks what little she has left, Ronan finds that she can’t ignore a cry for help. Once she was more than this…perhaps she should be again. But once she stands to fight, there’s no turning back: hiding will turn to running…and she’ll have to face more than memories if she wants to survive.

Which means a reunion with the one man left who knows her every secret: Corwin. Even in the good times, Ronan never knew where they stood between friend and foe. Now, with no one to make them get along, Corwin has no reason to trust her and every reason to leave her behind. But memories have a way of drawing people together. And Ronan will need every ally she can find if she means to enter this fight.

Bound together by a grief they can’t forget, both determined to enter a war they have little chance of winning…Ronan and Corwin may find that their hearts are more united than they ever would’ve guessed. And that has more power than the stories say…

Enter this dark fantasy story world full of fae, kings, and vigilantes…where loves both lost and found might be the key to saving them all. Great for fans of W. R. Gingell, Sarah K. L. Wilson, and Mary Weber's Storm Siren trilogy!

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 This was my first book by the author, but the cover was so gorgeous I had to read it, and I'm so glad I did. This brought me back to the sweet romantic fantasy adventures I read in high school, but it covers some deeper themes.

The heroine is a killer, a vigilante of justice, a widow, and a warrior in the waters. The hero is the perfect combination of grouchy and smirky. And the world they live in with a combination of magical beings- like her- and mere mortals- like him is very well thought out. 

If you are looking for a clean but profound fantasy with romance and adventure- not to mention a siren heroine- you've come to the right place.

Note to more sensitive readers: there is some fantasy violence and death, including the death of a child.

I received a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own. 

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