The Pagan Stone (Sign of Seven #3)

I found the first book of this trilogy at our local library. Once I read it, I had to have book # 2 and 3. This book is # 3. I was pleased to find it on Amazon at a reasonable price and free shipping. The book was used, but in good condition. This particular series was good enough I couldn’t wait until I had time to sit down and read some more. It deals with what could be perceived as demons, so some may not want to read it. I consider it suspenseful fiction and enjoyed the series. I would recommend.

I would have loved this trilogy. I mean it was nearly perfect. I read it in about 3 days. The ending would have been freaking amazing if not for the stupid thing with the Women talking about how Cybil would handle the latest twist. Without making too many spoilers I’ll just say look ladies you either believe in fate and destiny or you don’t it doesn’t work both ways. Really gross, not to mention out of character for a bunch of people who believe everything happens for a reason and was in part orchestrated by ancestors from the 1600’s. Almost just seemed like a way for Nora to throw it In there because she personally wanted to. It’s gross and doesn’t fit with the characters and I was seriously rolling my eyes. I would give all 3 books five stars. But the nasty little speech during Cybil’ s mini crisis I was forced to KILL two stars. I mean Cybil cried from shooting a DOG I mean CLEARLY GROSS AND NOT OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just finished rereading this series for maybe the fifth time. This was a good wrap-up to the series and kept in touch with both the moods and backgrounds of the characters. It would have been easy to fall back on a deus ex machina, but didn’t. The touching and laugh-out-loud moments continued right up through the end. It shouldn’t spoil anything, but honestly, who can resist the lines:
“We got you a Glad You Didn’t Die cake. Betts at the bakery wrote that on it. She was confused, but she wrote that on it.”
“You guys are idiots. The appropriate Glad You Didn’t Die token is a hooker and a bottle of Jack.”
“We couldn’t find a hooker…Our time was limited.”
“You could give him an IOU.”

I have frightened small children, household pets, public transportation and salon neighbors reading that part. There’s one section like that in each book in this trilogy. I just wait for them. I love the characters in this series. They’re pretty quirky and hilarious.

I so loved the characters in this book and will miss them all! These were believable men and women written in such a way that you didn’t sneer at the dialogue or roll your eyes at their interactions. It is a paranormal story, part drama, thriller and romance. Nora Roberts knows how to keep a reader’s attention. All three books were funny and entertaining. I recommend the series to anyone who wants a very fresh take on a paranormal tale.

By far the best book in the series, The Pagan Stone tells the story of the last couple, Cybil and Gage. Both can see the possible future, most notably the outcome of the battle between the good and evil that the entire group now knows is inevitable. As the Seven draws closer, things get more and more sinister around Hawkins Hollow, and the former adversaries must learn to combine their power. Gage, ever the wanderer, is reluctant to create any ties to Cybil, while she in her turn doesn’t want to be defined by a relationship. However, as they join forces with each other and the four others–Cal and Quinn, Fox and Layla–they realize that their purely sexual desire is about to become something more and that there is nothing they can do about it. Good luck with that, guys.

At first I couldn’t really get into Roberts’ latest trilogy. The first couple of chapters in the first book, Blood Brothers, were slow and it took me awhile to plow through to see the point of the setup. As a relative newcomer to the Nora Roberts scene, I wasn’t sure I liked her style, but it grew on me and I now quite like it. It is very open and engaging, but still formal enough to showcase her talent as a writer. The characters in this book could have been more developed, but overall it was a very enjoyable read.

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