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got bored around, gave up and found something more interesting to read, Loads of fun to read!

Trouble seems to follow Taryn around, Oh, and her bad taste in men! Hilarious,

There seems to be a lot about her life she didnt question until meeting Alric and it seems theres a lot more going on with her than she thought.


So many twists, turns, magic and adventure, I really like the archaeological side and how those ancient mysteries have bearing on Taryn personally.


I cant wait to read the next thrilling adventure especially with her cat racing, sugar addicted, perpetually drunk, faery wards whizzing around.

Even better than the first book! Now on to The Emerald Dragon! Drop back

Same old, same old.
Quite disappointed as this adds nothing new to the story, The ending indicates the next book will be the same thing, The second book in the series was as much fun as the first, Good pacing and those drunken fairies are quite fun, I am enjoying following Taryn along her journey in and out of trouble, Really looking forward to the next book! And the story takes off!

I loved the first book but it was clearly an introduction to the series: too many questions left unanswered.
 
Now we have some of those answers! And more questions too!
The story revolves around Taryn as usual and since she doesn't understand what's going on the majority of the time, so doesn't the reader.
 
There are many things I loved in this book, The fairies are always at the top of my favorites list because really, . . They just are. Aside from them being comical I mean, cat racing there are also a few revelations about them that I wasn't expecting.
I still want more. I know more is coming! Like, for example, I'm wondering if they have something like a hive mind.
There is a mention of something like "they couldn't understand why their thoughts weren't in her mind too".
Like, they are not explaining things because they already know them, so if the "things" are clear on their mind why doesn't Taryn have the same thoughts I'm probably reaching but it would be fascinating! 

Alric is back! I was happy when some of the mystery regarding him was revealed even though I knew some of it.
Not all though! I could do with less pathological lying, as Taryn put it, I understand the need to be cautious but it was frustrating! And if he leaves this time, I'm going after him with a whip! 

About the story there are some things I'll whine a liiiiittle bit about.
First, what's with Taryn and her falling for every pretty face under the sun I don't mean falling in love but she meets attractive guys and bam, she starts dreaming.

Second, she's terrible at putting the pieces together: the evidence is there, glaring at her and basically shouting "see me!" and, either she doesn't or she chooses to ignore it or not saying anything about it until the last possible moment.
 
Third, chaotic is fine, but she's maybe a little too chaotic,  
There, I said it, Rant over.  

Taryn is a fascinating character with a mysterious background, We finally learn some of that in this book and it had my internal alarm go off like crazy even before that little bit at the end.
I need more!

There is more world building too with some details and expansion on what we already knew.
It appears there is a whole new faction or three to consider!
Some threads and characters are left hanging as it's expected from the second book in a series.
And of course this just means I want the third one, I want more Taryn, more Alric, more fairies, more background, more revelations! And I really hope on more engaging villains because I really liked the ones from this first two books.
Granted, I saw them coming from the beginning but I don't think I wasn't meant to.
It made for a more entertaining reading!  When I made it nearly halfway through this installment and decided I needed sleep, one of my last thoughts was that this series vaguely reminds me of a lighter version of Kim Harrison's the Hollows series.
It's fastpaced, witty, has a strong heroine who may have bad tastes in men but it's certainly not a focus at all, and I absolutely LOVE that it is her

own world with its own creatures and lore.
Definitely recommend this series! BookCaptivating mystery/must save the world story set in a fantasy world.
I'm a little on the fence about this series, I really want to know what Taryn is and I'll keep reading the series, but I am finding they drag out and I'm not super engaged in the world of the books.
Alric was a little more understandable in this book than the last, still an occasional jerk, but normally with some clear reasoning behind the behaviour.


My favourite part about the series is the bad guys, This book had a freaky necromancer whose life sucking evilness was creepy as heck, The Chimera also sounded horrifying, but there were a few cute and redeeming characters in the story that helped balance out the evilness.
After the destruction and loss caused by the glass gargoyle, the last thing Taryn St, Giles needs is another elven artifact ready to destroy the world, Or rather, the last thing she needs is a new eccentric patroness who is searching for that very thing.
An unholy companion to the glass gargoyle, the obsidian chimera may be far more than just an artifact.
And far more deadly. There are very few series that I can Inge read, and this is one of them.
I could not get enough of the story, And the fact that it has a bit of romance worked in it makes it better.
I really enjoyed The Glass Gargoyle it was great fun and had some interesting world building that I was hoping would be built on in future novels in the series.
I wasnt disappointed. As a whole, this also feels far more polished than the first book, with far tighter pacing, more even character development and denser world building.
On top of that, it is still a fantastically entertaining read and our rampaging drunken fairies still have a part to play.
This would have been a five star read, but we do still have our protagonist spending far too much time mooning after any pretty face that comes her way and I saw the shock reveal coming from a way off.


Ignoring Taryns minor obsession with her sex life, or lack thereof despite mooning after two leading males, I felt that this novel built well on the foundations laid previously.
There is far more exploration of the Elven and Ancient cultures and other races are tied into this well.
Some of the missing backstory of crucial characters is filled in, not least because some of the mysteries surrounding Alric are unravelled.
There are still some questions left unanswered but the majority of loose ends are tied up by the final chapters.
Most importantly, the extra insight allows for a deeper understanding of characters who were overlooked before.


All in all, I enjoyed this even more than the first novel in the series.
It manages to keep the humour and the wit whilst vastly building on existing characters and civilisations.
I particularly enjoyed the interactions with the fairies, . . who have moved on to bigger and better things than waging war with the local squirrels.
They are somehow cute, hilarious and terrifying all in one very tiny bundle, The wit and humour is still here, so this is still a hugely entertaining read but is it s also a far deeper read that will suck you into the world and not let go til youve turned the last page.
I haave to say, this second book is just as good as the first one!

Some secrets are revealled and some new mysteries are added.
Perfecly balanced to keep the reader engaged in the story and get entertained,

The only thing that keeps me from givingare how Taryn get really dump every time she see a handsome face.
She forgets all the wierd coincidences juste because she wants to lure him in her bedroom or a relationship.
She sounds so desesperate it's annoying,

I can't wait to start the next one!

For the end Its kind of anticlimactic.
. . She doesn't defeat the bad guy, in fact the big bad villian is defeated by a weaker enderling of his.
Just because the underling is a a proud one and the villian insulted him once too much.
Also after his death, the underling give a good fight but die by his on stupidity and the book stop there, so we don't see the carather discuss the new revelation between them.
Still it was a interesting ending and since the new book is already out it lessen the blow of the cliff hanger since I'll go read it right now! As with the first book in the series, amusing and well crafted urbanish fantasy.
But another book of the protagonist having no idea what's going on is beginning to grate a little, and this isn't a complete plot arc in and of itself.
More than good enough to want to read the next one, but I want a bit of widening of the narrative scope and tightening of the plotting in book.
the fact that Taryn is only curious when it suits the plot kinda annoys me, Over Too Soon

Great book, enthralling story, Over before I had my questions answered, which means on to book three, What is Taryn Marie is a fantasy and science fiction reader with a serious writing addiction, and a few awards to go with it.
If she wasnt writing about all the people in her head, shed be lurking about coffee shops annoying total strangers with her stories.
So really, writing is a way of saving the masses, Her fantasy series, The Lost Ancients, starts with The Glass Gargoyle, The entire six book, Lost Ancient series is complete for binge time! A new trilogy has started with many of the same characters in The Seekers Chest.
There is also a completed space opera trilogy, with Warrior Wench, Victorious Dead, and Defiant Ruin.
Vas and her crew of mercs launched a new series with Traitors Folly, A Curious Invasion a steampunk is out and a follow up book, Marie is a fantasy and science fiction reader with a serious writing addiction, and a few awards to go with it.
If she wasn't writing about all the people in her head, she'd be lurking about coffee shops annoying total strangers with her stories.
So really, writing is a way of saving the masses, Her fantasy series, The Lost Ancients, starts with The Glass Gargoyle, The entire six book, Lost Ancient series is complete for binge time! A new trilogy has started with many of the same characters in The Seeker's Chest.
There is also a completed space opera trilogy, with Warrior Wench, Victorious Dead, and Defiant Ruin.
Vas and her crew of mercs launched a new series with Traitor's Folly, A Curious Invasion a steampunk is out and a follow up book, The Mayhem of Mermaids, is also available vampires, mermaids, and TEA!Essence of Chaos is the first book in an epic fantasy trilogy.
Division of Chaos is out and the series will conclude in, The Girl with the Iron Wing is a thriller/Urban Fantasy, and the first book in the Broken Veils series.
Book two in the series An Uncommon Truth of Dying is now available, More new books, series, and adventures coming in! Including a number of novella and short stories in various anthologies.
When not saving the masses from coffee shop shenanigans, Marie likes to visit the UK and keeps hoping someone will give her a nice summer home in the Forest of Dean.
To find out about the books, and future series, please visit her website at sitelink www.
marieandreas. com especially if you happen to have a small cottage to give her, sitelink.