Review – A Broken Heart of Blackened Stone

Posted on September 11, 2026
Book Cover - A Broken Heart of Blackened Stone

𝐴 π΅π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘˜π‘’π‘› π»π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π΅π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘˜π‘’π‘›π‘’π‘‘ π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’. Gina Denny. 2026. 

Silky smooth, brightly polished, and elegantly choreographed feminine pirate story for new adult romantasy readers. 

The protagonist, Ida, is a princess π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ a pirate. But she is no Yara Greyjoy. Ida’s focus, and the focus of this story, is not on piracy per se. It is fixed, instead, on her emotional journey.  

I have no doubt that 𝐴 π΅π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘˜π‘’π‘› π»π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π΅π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘˜π‘’π‘›π‘’π‘‘ π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’ will be a commercial success. The author knows the audience she is writing for and she has crafted this story for them. And since this is the first of a series, you should expect to hear a lot about it over the next two years.

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REMINDER – If you follow my reviews, you already know this. I have a policy about reviewing debut novels. Provided I finish them, I always rate debut novels with maximum stars, regardless. When I don’t finish a debut novel, I don’t review it. No exceptions. And I don’t review books I don’t pay full price for. 

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