Cynthia M. (clariail) - , reviewed on 9/30/2015 + 35 more book reviews

I had received this book in the mail Monday afternoon from a fellow PBS member and had meant to only glance through it as I had just started reading two other books. Instead I was hooked from the first page and didn't want to put the book down and finished in record time for me.

The MC is a non-practicing Alchemist who has eternal life, meaning she doesn't age but she can die. She doesn't stay in one place very long because of the aging thing but moves to Portland cause it felt like home. When unpacking some of her crates, she discovers a gargoyle who is alive and has come from France to seek her out to help him. The second day in her home, she goes out and returns to find the dead body of her contractor on her porch steps.

The MC is also a vegan who has an affinity with plants. The gargoyle, Dorian, loves to cook so he takes that part over. A couple of the bad reviews on Goodreads specifically mentioned too much talk of food but I didn't mind that part. I'm not that familiar with the vegan diet so I thought it was interesting. I also enjoyed learning a little bit more about alchemy since the only thing I know about it was turning metal into gold.

I pretty much liked all of the characters in the book but would have to say that my two favorites were Zoe (MC) and Dorian (gargoyle) who was probably my most favorite. I'm looking forward to reading more of their story as well as the others in the book as there are still secrets to be discovered.

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