Category: Action/Thriller Publisher: Edita A. Petrick
ISBN-10: 0996637133
Pages: 376
Copyright: Augsut 10, 2015
ISBN-13: 9780996637138
Price: $0.99 (eBook)
No mother could just stand by and do nothing, knowing her child bears a horrible curse on his head...even if price of success means her life.
Stella hunter’s young son carries a dormant ancient curse within him.Though she’s destroyed the amulets that activate the curse, Gabriel’s life is shadowed by the dark magic.When she learns the contents of a golden scroll can break the curse forever, Stella goes after it with a vengeance...and heaven help anyone who gets in her way!
Professional Reviews
Removing the curse., April 13, 2016
I received a copy of this book for an honest review. As I have not read the first book in the Stella Hunter Mystery series, I do not know if I am at a disadvantage or not.
The book starts out with intrigue and mystery which I always enjoy. It gets my attention faster and want to keep reading, which is what Edita Petrick did. I like the way the characters were developed throughout the story; each chapter you got to learn a little more about who they are. There was a lot of details throughout the book which showed the author did a lot of research and planning into this mystery to keep it suspenceful and allow for the twist and turns leading to the finding of the Harmony Scroll. It is also a story of to what lengths a "mother" will go to for her son and his curse. Carter, Stella and Gabriel lives/story made it a great book to read. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Amazing, fantastical and full of mystery!, March 31, 2016
This was the second book I've read written by Edita Petrick, because the first book I read was absolutely captivating.
In the second book we find our heroine Stella Hunter on an adventure that takes her around the world to find an ancient scroll to help break the curse that has plagued 8-year-old Gabriel. This story is full of mystery, intrigue and suspense! It captivated the whole way through.
Petrick has an uncanny ability to weave such a beautiful and compelling story it makes me as a reader so excited to follow her as an author and read everything she writes! One of her biggest strengths is that she is able to develop amazingly complex characters who further develops throughout her series/books.
Harmony Scroll was able to transport me to another world and that's what I love most about reading fantasy - Petrick's prose did this beautifully.
Book Two Does NOT Disappoint, March 10, 2016
Book Two in the Stella Hunter Mystery Series did not disappoint. After having read the first, Ribbons of Death, I was curious to find out where Ms. Petrick would next take the oddly matched duo of Carter and Stella.
The opening of The Harmony Scroll is certainly an attention grabber and leaves sufficient question as to whether the duo would in fact continue – a question that is not readily answered for many chapters. As with Book One in the series, Ms. Petrick’s imagery and descriptive prose often made me feel as if I were actually participating in some of the scenes. I enjoyed the development of Gabriel’s character in this story. He is both a typical nine year old boy, as well as a very astute and discerning young man. I also enjoyed the character of Kanat, the former enemy turned ally – an interesting twist.
While there is still a good deal of mythology and folklore involved in the story, as in book one, I found the relation to the Catholic Church and hints at the characters’ spirituality to be intriguing. Since I don’t want to give away any surprises, I will simply say that the palpable tension Ms. Petrick built between characters is one of the key elements that kept me turning pages.
Though there is still a degree of violence in the story, it is less graphic and contained in fewer scenes than in book one. Overall, Ms. Petrick has created another suspenseful, compelling story that may very well leave you wondering what could possibly come next.
