A review by hooksbookswanderlust
The Legend of the Bloodstone by E.B. Brown

4.0

Maybe it's because I'm a sucker for historical fiction. Maybe it's because I'm pretty sure that I was Native American in a past life. Maybe it's because I'm a bit of a sap for a good romance. Whatever it is, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The only thing keeping me from giving this 5 stars was that it really, REALLY needed the polishing of a good editor. From poor grammar to syntax errors and at times confusing inconsistency with time / scene changes and the way characters spoke, I found myself really looking for a red pen to mark it up. I can overlook the grammar and syntax errors, this was a freebie after all. But when Maggie starts the book with the cadence and vernacular of 2012 and then randomly switches to that of 1622, then back again, it was a bit strange, particularly because it was while she was alone with Winn, for whom she didn't have to guard her tongue. Also, the supposedly "English" spoke more of an Irish brogue it seemed than the cadence of 17th century English. Even Finola, Norse by origin, spoke with more brogue than anything, though Norsemen did influence Scots, so maybe I'm of base on her. I acknowledge that there were probably a fair share of Irish settlers but not likely of the class the characters we met in this book. So that left me pretty perplexed. But alas, I really did love the story and the characters. I have my theories about what happened to Maggie's mother and the identity of Pale Feather. We shall see if I'm correct!