The Stone Girl's Story

Reviewed by: Mary Lehmer - Freeport Community Library, Freeport, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 13, 2018

Review

Mayka is made of stone but she is alive. Her father, her creator, has passed and the living things he made have survived him. But, the marks on their stone bodies that keep them alive are fading. Someone needs to find another stonemason like Mayka's father to re-carve those marks to keep them alive. Mayke decided to head off to find a stonemason that can do that. But as she soon finds out, not all stonemasons have good intentions. The premise of this story is wonderful. And the stone creatures were really interesting and all so different. The story does start out a bit slowly so it might lose readers because of that. It definitely picks up later on and that along with the issue of the merits of controlling all stone creatures will keep readers engaged. The ending however is not as exciting as the rest of the story, which may leave readers feeling disappointed at the end.

Overall Book Score: very good