Nora and her broth brother are desperate to find help for their little sister who has been crippled from birth. Nora has a special skill with stone magic, so they decide to break into the palace and use one of the sacred stones there to brew a cure. Their plan doesn't go well, and soon they are hiding from the royal guard. Prince Kyn is determined to find the intruder, but not just to prove himself to his father, the king. He believes there may be more to Nora than even she knows, and he doesn't want her amazing power fall into the hand of their enemy. Nora knows she should run from Prince Kyn but the ancient stones seems to be telling her to run to him instead.
This is an entertaining little book, almost a novella, for middle grade readers. The plot is fairly simple, but Rupper manages to create interesting and sympathetic characters. I was surprised that it ended so soon. It really felt more like the first half of a book instead of a whole book. I looked online to see if there was a second in the series, but there doesn't appear to be. If there had been I would have been willing to read it. This author usually writes historical fiction/clean romance. It makes me wonder if this was a bedtime story she made up for her kids and then decided to put into print. (114 p. 2021)
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