Victor by Taylor Longford

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Title: Victor (A Greystone Novel)
Author: Taylor Longford
Series: Greystone #6
Published by: Indie
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Format: Kindle Book
Pages: 187
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Young Adult
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My rating:

Blurb:

Think you know about gargoyles? The beautiful winged race disappeared eight hundred years ago. When they last walked the earth, they traveled in close-knit packs, their throats marked with ancient runes. Their greatest enemies were the ugly and brutal harpies that people today mistake for gargoyles.

After escaping his unwanted past as notorious young womanizer in thirteenth century England, Victor has set his sights on modern-day Samantha Evans. But Sam's been burned before by guys with extreme good looks. And she's determined to steer clear of the mouthwatering gargoyle. But Victor is used to getting what he wants. And what he wants is Samantha. Only Sam's willpower—and a meddlesome bit of magic—stand in his way.

My Review:

3.5 stars — Victor’s book gave me a few surprises, had me frustrated, and made me say NOPE on 2 occasions…but all in all I was pretty satisfied with his story.

I will admit that I was a bit bummed that Victor and Sam didn’t get quite as much time together as other couples…I felt like I saw Victor with Alexa more than Sam, just by the nature of the plot.  It felt a bit like Defiance’s book in that way.  So that was a wee bit unsatisfying.  But I did enjoy the connection that I did see eventually develop between them.  And Victor was pretty cute in the way that he was so desperate for any scraps she would give him.

However, the two NOPES happened in their relationship…ish.  First, their first kiss tripped my consent radar.  It wasn’t the worst, but Victor definitely didn’t listen to her, and I was bummed about that.  The second was when he was watching her at the party and mentioned her clothes were too tight/short, and he didn’t want other guys seeing that.  That’s a nope from me.  I don’t appreciate that kind of possessiveness in a guy, it’s just not my thing.  Luckily it was kind of a throwaway thought and nothing came of it…he never said anything to her, so it saved it from being worse.

The Alexa stuff frustrated me to a small degree — it just felt so obvious to the reader, and at times I was at the end of my rope waiting for someone else to figure it out.  There was a point in the story where I was like “if they don’t figure it out here, I’m out.”  Luckily, they figured it out.  The conclusion of that plotline was actually pretty satisfying, if slightly anti-climatic.

I think what I really enjoyed the most was all the other stuff going on.  My heart hurt for Hooligan.  I loved seeing the dynamics of the pack and how they were shifting.  The ending and the introduction of a new character took me completely by surprise.  And I finally got my suspicions confirmed on some Havoc stuff that had me excited.

Not much by way of the missing gargoyles, so I’m curious to see what their books are going to be like.  I was a bit surprised by that.

All in all, I was entertained, with just a few nopes to drop my rating by a half star.