Review: Fresh twist on Paranormal!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 9, 2013
We are thrown right into the lives of high school students and sisters Carrie and Sara. One night Sara and Carrie meet the mysterious and handsome Lucien Gargouille. He says he’s a prince and comes proclaiming his love for Sara and would like for her to love him forever. Just to get the creep away from them Sara says she will love him forever, there is a ripple in the air and the girls go on with their night thinking of how much fun it will be to tell this story tomorrow. Little do they know that their lives are changed forever just by Sara uttering those words. The most powerful family of Gargoyles have heard the proclamation and now they must protect Sara from the evils that wish to destroy the prominent family. As things get more and more dangerous Carrie is the only one capable to save her sister and time is not on her side.Smoke Wings, and Stone is an interesting and new twist on Gatgoyles! I must say that my favorite parts were the bit of history thrown into the story on how the Gargoyles came to be! Wonderfully done! We are given 2 POV’s, one form Sara and one from Carrie, (I find Carries much more entertaining). The story is not about Carrie its about Sara and her new bound love Lucien but we get most of our info from Carries POV and I found myself always looking to her to puzzle out what the others were missing. Sara is a talented musician who always wanted a man to take care of her and as luck would have it he comes in the form of Lucien. After being bound to him for eternity she has to learn to open up, be more understanding of other people, and grow a backbone. It was nice to see her grow as the story progressed because for the first couple chapters she drove me nuts. Carrie on the other hand is the firecracker in the family. She is a star soccer player, sharp as a tack, and has a deep loyalty to family and friends. She was by far my favorite character. Lucien is the aloof but loving man that only wants to see his love happy. There are also marvelous characters such as Chris (another Gargoyle), Carries BFF’s Kevin and Becca, and Ethan. Its a well rounded group of people and they pushed me along in the story...wanting to find out if they all came out of it ok.The author did a great job at giving us a new take on Gargoyles, love, and dark forces in the world. I would say this is first a love story and the action and adventure comes in second. I was captivated by the characters and I think there will be another book in store for us! It was an enjoyable read and if you are looking for something new this is for you!