This takes place in the world of Strixes and Gargoyles.   Strixes are pterodactylish and gargoyles are what you would expect except mobile.  I first posted on Estep, eleven years ago. I enjoyed her work then and I still do.

This Book follows the Crown of Shards series.   I enjoyed Crush the King, Kill the Queen and Protect the Prince, the three books in that series.  This is the first book in the Gargoyle Queen series.   Same world, mostly different people populate this book.  Gemma is suffering from PTSD, of course, in Estep’s fantasy world this isn’t named as such.  She is striving to establish self-esteem and therefore takes more chances than are truly prudent. Tearstone has been disappearing from the family mine and Gemma decides to go undercover to determine why.

There is the obligatory love story as well as solid action and a devious plot.   Estep’s characters are always multidimensional which provides them with a firm belief footing.

This book indicates that this series should be as much fun to read as the last.

I recommend the book. 

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