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Stepping Stones (The Stone Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Kacey Vanderkarr (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
Stepping Stones is a 2015 CBR Paranormal Awards Finalist and a 2016 RONE Award Nominee.

Onnaleigh Moore is part of a plan--and it isn't hers. When her brother dies in a car accident, Onna is desperate to preserve the tatters of her family. Any hope of finding normalcy vanishes when her mother runs off and her dad turns to booze to numb his pain. Onna's grief is crippling, but the boy who showed up just when she needed him is helping her cope.

Everett's presence is comforting, though he knows things--Onna's name just before they met, where she lives, and sometimes he comments on thoughts she doesn't say aloud. She pegs him for a stalker, or maybe psychic, but the truth is deadlier than she imagines. As their feelings for one another deepen, Everett confesses a horrifying secret: Onna's brother is only the beginning of the plan, and some fates are worse than death.
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  1. Reading age
    12 - 18 years
  2. Print length
    333 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    August 25, 2015
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"An intense YA paranormal read..." -InD'tale Magazine"You will be saying over and over again, I cannot believe that just happened." -Writing Pearls Review Blog
"Just wow. What a unique and original idea. I was floored how quickly the story sucked me in and I enjoyed every moment!" -Part Time Book Nerd Review Blog
"With mystery and fantasy elements, Stepping Stones is an intensely emotional story that will make you look at life with a renewed point of view." -Behind Closed Covers Review Blog
"This story was special and different." -Reader Girls Review Blog

About the Author

KACEY VANDERKARR has a penchant for fantasy and frequently listens to the voices in her head--most of whom are teenagers. Her favorite place to write is an old salon chair in her kitchen, with coffee in one hand and adoring cats sprawled across her arms. She prefers her music loud and her skeptics quiet. When she's not writing, Kacey coaches winterguard, works as a sonographer, and hangs out with other weirdos like her at the Flint Area Writer's club. In addition to her novels, The Reflection Pond Series, Antithesis, and The Stone Series, Kacey's short fiction is featured in Sucker Literary Vol III, Ember: A Journal of Luminous Things, and Out of the Green: Tales from Fairyland.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00YM1WROU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Urban Fey Press (August 25, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 25, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.8 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 333 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1511973064
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KACEY VANDERKARR has a penchant for fantasy and frequently listens to the voices in her head--most of which belong to teenagers. Her favorite place to write is an old salon chair in her kitchen, with coffee in one hand and adoring cats sprawled across her arms. She prefers her music loud and her skeptics quiet. When she's not writing, Kacey coaches winterguard, works as a sonographer, and hangs out with other weirdos like her at the Flint Area Writer's club. In addition to her novels, The Reflection Pond Series, Antithesis, and The Stone Series, Kacey's short fiction is featured in Sucker Literary Vol III, Ember: A Journal of Luminous Things, and Out of the Green: Tales from Fairyland.

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  • Dalphn
    4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, Sad, But Enjoyable
    Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2016
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    I really did like the book even though the plot was dark and sad, but there were hopeful and funny parts such as Oona's best friend Hunter. The story keeps you interested trying to figure out what's going on and how they all come out of it happily ever after, if that's at all possible! I am looking forward to reading the rest of series. I have to know how it ends!!
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  • Natalie
    5.0 out of 5 stars It really kills me to see her hurt like this. Which brings me to the "
    Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2016
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    There are few books that have the ability to rip my heart to shreds the way this one did. Onna goes through traumatic event after traumatic event and her strength and bravery are extremely evident throughout the novel. It really kills me to see her hurt like this. Which brings me to the "solution" to her pain:

    Everett is her Comforter. He's creepy. He knows things he shouldn't know, and he seems to be able to read her mind (which makes him even creepier); but he makes her feel better, so I can't really begrudge her him. Plus, his life is made much harder by his "employers" and their plans for Onna (which we, frustratingly, do not learn enough about in this book. Fingers crossed we do in the sequel.).

    Hunter is my favorite character in the book, and she's the comic relief the story is begging for. It's a joy to watch her mature by helping Onna through her struggles.

    The plot moves very quickly. It doesn't take long for the story to take off, and once it does there are few opportunities for you to come up for air. It flows really well and Vanderkarr's prose is beautiful. By the end of this novel, I had a much greater appreciationg for the amazing people in my life, and for how short life really is.
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  • NatashaMay
    3.0 out of 5 stars I’m not sure I liked it. The grief was too much to handle ...
    Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2016
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    This story had me in tears from the beginning. I’m not sure I liked it. The grief was too much to handle and I wished it was shortened. I almost stopped reading because I wasn’t sure all the grief at the beginning was worth what came afterwards.
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  • Kristin Masbaum
    2.0 out of 5 stars ▪ I have read and loved Kacey Vanderkarr's Reflection Pond Trilogy
    Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2016
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    ▪I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.▪

    I have read and loved Kacey Vanderkarr's Reflection Pond Trilogy, but I could not get into this book. I finished it, but it took me while. I just could not get into the story. I wanted to love the characters, but I don't. It lacked excitement and was dragged out longer than it should have been. I felt like Everett and Onna were way too bland with each other. I didn't feel the chemistry between them.
    I feel heartbroken writing this review. Kacey's writing is wonderful and I plan to continue reading her books. This story was just not for me.

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    “Sometimes,”
    “it’s about the journey, not the destination.”

    “I’m not ready for you to look at me like that...with hope. I can’t accept it. I’m not the mirror or the reflection. I’m the sharp edges of the shards. Once I’m in your life, I won’t stop cutting until there’s nothing left.”
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  • Amber Saloka
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2016
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    Very cute story. I can't wait to read more about Onna and Everett!
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  • Donnie Darko Girl
    5.0 out of 5 stars I KNEW I needed to read this book!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2015
    I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

    I know I'm going to sound like a broken record, but characters who deal with crippling grief draw me in like a moth to a flame. And good lord, that synopsis! What fate could be worse than death?? What's the plan? STEPPING STONES sounds like a contemporary with possibly a supernatural element in there somewhere. I knew I NEEDED to read this book!

    I like that Onna was weirded out by Everett knowing her name before they officially met. That was so realistic to me, and I'd wonder how some guy knew my name, too. Sure, I'd think he was cute, but I'd still think, okay, that's weird. So there's no instalove, but there's an attraction that Onna denies and kind of fights because so many other things are going on in her life right now.

    Onna just doesn't have time for it. Her parents are divorcing and her brother just died, so these two major life changes are what she has to focus on working through. I loved it when Onna brought her friend Hunter back to the topic of her parents divorcing when Hunter veered off course to discussing Everett. Hunter is a great friend, though. She's a lot of fun and there for Onna through thick and thin. You need a friend who's fun to be around whether you're going through a lot of crap or not.

    I liked Everett quite a bit, too. He honestly didn't strike me as creepy as you might think since he somehow knew Onna's name before they met. It's almost like he can read her mind and knew what she needed when she needed it. Wouldn't that be a great to have someone like him around? Not a mind reader, but someone who senses what you need the most, especially your emotional needs, I mean, wow.

    The car accident that took the life of Onna's brother about killed me. So. Many. Feels. I couldn't believe the way it happened, and wait until you read that scene! It was even sadder than I thought it could possibly be. As a mother of two young children, I already think about how fragile life is, and you never know when it's your time to go. STEPPING STONES explores this truth in depth, and you'll want to hug your friends and family and tell them how much you love them after reading this. Five stars all the way!
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