Force by Taylor Longford

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Title: Force
Author: Taylor Longford
Series: Greystone #7
Published by: Indie
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Format: Kindle Book
Pages: 160
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.

Seventeen-year-old Force has never been interested in girls. All of his dreams have revolved around serving with honor in battle. But the gargoyle left all the great world-shaping battles behind him in another era. Now he's just a medieval guy trying to get by in a modern world.

At this point in Camie's life she's convinced that you can't count on guys for nothing. Her short-term plan is to get through high school without a boyfriend to distract her. Her long-term plan is to complete college. After that, maybe she'll look around for a knight in shining armor…if there is such a thing…and if they aren't all taken by the time she starts looking.

Only fate and unusual circumstance can move these two independent young people together. But when you're talking about gargoyles, the circumstances are always unusual.

My Review:

3.5 stars — I found this one to be quite different from the previous books in writing style.  It felt like Cami was talking to the reader a lot more, and she would summarize events for our benefit, instead of the action taking place in the plot.  I wasn’t a fan of that.  I don’t even understand why the author would make that choice, since I didn’t really remember it in the previous books.  It was almost like she wrote down high level plot points, but then decided not to flesh them out.  So yeah, that was disappointing.

I was also not totally in love with Force.  He was super insulting to Cami, had a bit of the girl shame thing going on like Victor…I just didn’t quite understand what made him tick.  Again, would have been awesome if we got his POV as well.

Cami was a bit of a spitfire, and I appreciated her independent moments.  I didn’t fall in love with her, but I enjoyed her well enough.  Her lack of friendships/familial relationships felt odd.  The only person who got actual screen time (and not just in a summary section) was Morris, and he was awful.  I really don’t know what Leo was like at all.  I guess her father was somewhat interesting, but it was all just…lonely.

The other thing that brought this one farther down on the rating scale for me was the profound lack of the pack.  I really enjoy the pack dynamics, and they barely have an appearance (at least not until the end).  So that was a bummer.  Heck, writing this all out, I’m almost wondering if I should just 3 star it…but I was still interested in the plot and devoured it quickly.  Hmmm….