The Blood Stones by Tori Tecken - Spoiler-free Review

[@Johanna_reads]

Wow, I hadn’t seen the back-cover! Incredible. Sounds like a very detailed world and setup. So happy to hear your thoughts on this! 😊

[@MattonBooks]

Yeah, the cover’s 🔥, and Tori and Sara have already said that the 2nd & 3rd covers will be even hotter! 😀

[@vaughnroycroft999]

Congratulations to Tori! Thanks for all you do, Matt, for readers and for writers.

[@MattonBooks]

That's nice Vaughn, but it's *nothing* compared to the work your writers put in! Thank YOU.

[@readbykyle3082]

Came for the review, stayed for Fitz photo bombing in the background 🤣 Book sounds great obvs, I already have it pre-ordered but I'm glad it hit!

[@MattonBooks]

I didn’t even know she was back there when I did the “What’s it got?” list. 😆

[@andreabknight]

Great to see you review this Matt. I have the book on pre-order and looking forward to reading it.

[@MattonBooks]

Cool Andrea, hope you love it! ♥️

[@maggythestray6869]

I missed your reviews so much! I love how you structure them :)

[@MattonBooks]

Thanks Maggy. 🙂

[@SparrowSprings]

Thank you so much for your comments on the cover! I hadn’t even thought about the 3D font looking out of place. Noted for next time! It was a challenge to pair the fonts as I was absolutely sold on the title font, but I needed another font or it would be too much brushy! But finding something to complement it without fighting it was definitely difficult. At the end of the day… compromises were made because I didn’t like the way it looked flat 😅 lol

[@MattonBooks]

Yeah Sara, really just a tiny detail. Overall? 🔥ass cover. 😀 I’d say the exact same font (is that Trajan?) but just flat and not 3Dised, might’ve been better. Also worth noting: I’m a designer & typography nerd, and it’s very unlikely anyone else will think these things, ever. 😆

[@SparrowSprings]

@@MattonBooks haha noted! I may pick your brain in the future! And I believe it is Adobe Caslon. I won’t use Trajan or Cinzel anymore because they are so overused!

[@MattonBooks]

@SparrowSprings Glad to hear it! Down with Trajan! 😡

[@esmayrosalyne]

Brilliant review, you said it all so beautifully!! I think Tori knocked it out of the park with this story and now that all the pieces have been put into place, I am absolutely thrilled to see where she's going to take this story. I am preparing for heavy emotional damage hahah. Loved hearing your thoughts!!

[@MattonBooks]

Thanks Esmay. 🙂 Yeah, I’m totally braced for impact in book 2 too. 😬

[@almaaguado347]

You have convinced me!!! Pre-ordered

[@MattonBooks]

Yay, mission accomplished! 😀 Now I just hope you like it too. 😬

[@thefantasythinker]

I'm a sucker for a cool map and this one looks really neat. I'll have to check this one out. I wish Tori all the success in the world!

[@MattonBooks]

Yeah, very nice map. Can’t wait to discover more of the world! 😀

[@maggythestray6869]

I love your bookshelf 😍

[@MattonBooks]

So do I. ♥️

[@liviajelliot]

I was out of booktwt for most of last week, then came back on the weekend to find everyone raving about this -- so I jumped straight to this video. It sounds so cool!! And I'm in serious need of reading some grimdark. Will pick it up once it's out! Also, your cat is adorable. Cat owner issues, but it made me laugh so much.

[@MattonBooks]

The Blood Stones is so worth a read, and now I’m super impatient for book 2. 😬 And the channel’s now apparently, “Fitz on Books, guest starring Matt!” 😆 Expect plenty more of her. 😉

[@laurac56]

I preordered the ebook. If you enjoyed it, I will too.

[@MattonBooks]

Thanks Laura. Your faith humbles me, and makes me nervous. 😆

[@ToddsBookTube91]

Fellow Booktuber here. I just Subscribed to your channel. I recently found out about The Blood Stones. I'm also Subscribed to Tori's channel. I may pick up The Blood Stones in the near future. Happy Holidays Matt.

[@MattonBooks]

Thanks for the sub Todd. 🙂 Hope you enjoy The Blood Stones when you get to it!

[@ToriTalks2]

Matt, thank you so much for this, it means the world that you enjoyed The Blood Stones. You did indeed get a bit of a cry out of me. I love how detailed you were with this in terms of all the places and characters. It's a beautiful review and I'm so thankful that you took the time and the chance to read it.

[@MattonBooks]

Made Tori cry? Mission accomplished! 😜 But srsly, I can’t wait for The Queen’s Wolf, and will no doubt regularly nag you until it’s done. 😆