We are in Ireland in ancient time.
Riona is a High Priestess of the Morrigan. At an early age she knew that her live will not be an ordinary one, instead that the biggest test possible is waiting for her. The old good are fading and the world is shifting. Knowledge is lost, rites are no longer practiced.
She feels that now is the time for her to choose what will become of the world and her live. She is called to retrieve the Heartstone of Danu. This journey brings her beyond the veil and she must choose which sacrifices she is willing to do so a bridge between the world and the veil can exist.
But she is not on her own on this journey. She has allies in an ancestral spirit as a Crown, a silent warrior and a blind poet. Together they walk the path between our mortal world and the divine.
I struggle to rate this book.
The idea is really interesting. I like old Irish Myth so I thought this book is perfect for me when this is brought into a story.
It is well written especially the path between the mortal world and the divine but somehow I did not really get a connection to Riona and the story didn´t really hook me. It might me, that my knowledge of old Irish Myth is not deep enough, to really enjoy this book.
The writing uses wonderful wording which creates a great mystical atmosphere. So this is from my point of view perfectly done in this book.
I think for persons really fond of ancient mythology, old rites, symbolism, this will be a better and maybe even a perfect book.