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Heart of Stone by Christine Warren Series: Gargoyles #1
Published by St. Martin's Paperbacks on December 31, 2013
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 305
Format: Paperback
Source: Gift
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From bestselling author Christine Warren comes a thrilling new series about a young woman caught between a rock and a hard place—between gargoyles and demons…
Ella Harrow is trying to carve out a normal life for herself. Well, as normal as an art geek with psychic abilities can hope for. As museum docent and gift-shop manager, Ella is able to keep her distance from people—and her powers in check—while surrounding herself with the artifacts she loves. But how on earth is she supposed to act normal when a thousand-year-old statue on the museum's terrace suddenly comes to life?
Heart of Stone
Not your ordinary gargoyle, Kees has been asleep for eons, waiting for a portent of evil to wake him from his slumber. Kees isn't a vision; he's a bat-winged guardian created to protect the world from the seven demons of the Dark. Somehow, Ella triggered his reawakening. Maybe the demons have been unleashed? Maybe his heart is finally ready to be chiseled open? The fate of the world isn't carved in stone…yet.
~ 2.5 Heart of Stone Stars ~
Heart of Stone is book one in the Gargoyles series by Christine Warren.
I was at the bookstore browsing and the blurb caught my attention, so I picked this book up on a whim. I’ve read The Others series by Christine Warren before and enjoyed the books. Unfortunately, Heart of Stone just didn’t do it for me.
The whole book was slow and dragged along. The characters where not memorable nor did they impress me. I was also hoping for some great action/battle scenes, since the author did some good build up, but they where uninspiring.
Ella Harrow our heroine, was boring. She had this kick as ability/gift, but she never developed into a strong enough women with the confidence in herself or her ability. Kees our hero came off cold, overbearing, and I never really warmed up to him. He was grumpy and dictatorial. I guess for a gargoyle made out of stone this is what happens. The romance between our hero and heroine never felt complete to me.
Heart of Stone was not the book for me. If the blurb intrigues you, I urge you to give it a shot. Just because it did not work for me does not mean it won’t for you.
*Disclaimer: I purchased this book for my own consumption. I was not given any type of copy for a review. All thoughts, comments and ratings are my own.
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About Christine Warren
Born and raised in coastal New England, Christine Warren now lives in the Pacific Northwest and only wonders what took her so long to get there.
When not scrambling frantically to complete her latest writing project, Christine spends most of her time as a crazy animal lady, hanging out with her dog Levi, her horse Cal, and the assorted human friends willing to put up with her oddity. In addition to playing with her pets, Christine’s hobbies include identifying dog breeds from photos of their underbellies, appreciating fine and not-so-fine wines, shopping for the perfect pair of Christian Louboutin shoes, and most of all reading things someone else had to agonize over.
She enjoys hearing from readers and can be reached via email sent to Christine@christinewarren.net or by postal mail to Christine Warren, PO Box 871900, Vancouver, WA 98687-1900.
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My friend liked this series and recommended it to me. Now, I’m not so sure if I want to try it. I probably will, but it’s not going to be a big priority. If I get to it, I get to it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Lots of people liked this book and series. I just had trouble with it. I do plan someday trying out book two. I like to give a series a 2 or 3 book try and if after that 2 or 3 book I don’t get into it, I drop it.
Ya, I like the idea of Gargoyles and I remember the cartoon. I use to watch it too. I was hopping for something totally different and at times I was a little board. I really do like the The Others series. Maybe I wanters something more fun like that.
I am going to try the next book in the series, if I can’t get into it after book two, I’ll move on.
So it isn’t just me. I picked up this book when it was first released because, like you, I loved The Others series. This book had no of the things that I loved about that series. If I remember this book correctly, it didn’t have any of the strong willed women and snark of The Others series. I do remember this one being boring. I thought maybe it was me. I was disappointed, because I liked the idea of gargoyles. I remember the cartoon when I was in college and loved it. This was nothing like that or The Others. Great review.