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A review by daydreamer0626
Alchemystic by Anton Strout
3.0
Do you want a unique story about magic with a sassy heroine? Or are you a fan of the cartoon Gargoyles (yeah children of the 90's!)? Well if you are then this is a great book for you :)
I found this book at a book sale and thought it sounded really interesting (comparison to the Gargoyles TV show that I loved watching aside). We have our heroine who is forced into her family's business and also has to dodge people who are out to take her life. Luckily, she's got a living gargoyle, Stanis, to look out for her. Brought alive by her great-great-grandfather, he lives for one purpose: To protect the Belarus family. Together, with her hilarious friend Rory and her geeky roommate Marshall, they have to find out who is after them, and why.
I really adore how sassy Lexi can be :) I have a soft spot for funny characters and Lexi and her band of friends managed to make me chuckle a few times. It doesn't hurt that they even refer to the Gargoyles TV show at one point ;) I liked seeing Lexi's relationship with Stanis grow as well and am eager to see how they progress.
The book is told in alternating points of view, which I found kind of confusing, since they were both told from first person. Every time I read "I", I got confused on whose point of view it was referring to. I got used to it after a while, but I just thought maybe third person would be better for a book with alternating point of view chapters.
The book was actiony and mysterious and I enjoyed it very much :) It didn't overly wow me, but it was a descent read and I do look forward to finishing the series eventually :)
I found this book at a book sale and thought it sounded really interesting (comparison to the Gargoyles TV show that I loved watching aside). We have our heroine who is forced into her family's business and also has to dodge people who are out to take her life. Luckily, she's got a living gargoyle, Stanis, to look out for her. Brought alive by her great-great-grandfather, he lives for one purpose: To protect the Belarus family. Together, with her hilarious friend Rory and her geeky roommate Marshall, they have to find out who is after them, and why.
I really adore how sassy Lexi can be :) I have a soft spot for funny characters and Lexi and her band of friends managed to make me chuckle a few times. It doesn't hurt that they even refer to the Gargoyles TV show at one point ;) I liked seeing Lexi's relationship with Stanis grow as well and am eager to see how they progress.
The book is told in alternating points of view, which I found kind of confusing, since they were both told from first person. Every time I read "I", I got confused on whose point of view it was referring to. I got used to it after a while, but I just thought maybe third person would be better for a book with alternating point of view chapters.
The book was actiony and mysterious and I enjoyed it very much :) It didn't overly wow me, but it was a descent read and I do look forward to finishing the series eventually :)