Series: The Griffin Cryer #1
Publication date: December 10, 2012
Publisher: Talon
ASIN: B00AM5GQUG
Synopsis
Probability of mythological creatures existing = the same as
finding a needle in a haystack the size of the Empire state.
Probability that said mythological creature shares same name as your
dog = the same as to find that one day that my brother’s dog dances mambo like
a pro.
Probability of you trying to call your dog and instead said
creature appear = the same as knowing the exact number of grains of sand that
are on Earth.
Well it seems I just made the impossible happen, while trying to
find my dog after it ran off I called for him but instead of a lost dog glad to
see his owner, there was a griffin and its rider from another world.
Review
The Griffin Cryer is an exciting story;
it is a tale of world travelers, mythological creatures, magic and love.
The way Julia Hughes writes has a nice
tempo to it, you can get lost on the narration, but there are certain points
where you might get lost a bit because of the slang or the way I assume people
phrase their phrases in this region.
One of the things I love the most about
this book was that even if I think I got a sense about who Frankie is, there is
always this layer underneath her that keeps me on my toes waiting for her to
surprise us. Then there is the Rider, the guy that we may not get to know as
well as we would like to but has a funny way of making the reader trust him and
want to see more of what he can do, his past and who he really is.
A thing to keep in mind is that when I
talk about love in this book, I
don’t really mean romance, the type of love that flourishes in this book is the
love for family, the love shared as friends. This book leaves the opportunity
for love to grow, but the main focus on love isn’t the one you feel for your
lover.
I do think this story could have been
more memorable, it has interesting protagonist each of them with a goal of
their own and we get to see how they need each other to resolve it, you do get
excited, sad and happy for them but it’s not the full hard blows your mind up.
I wish to see how Julia grows on the next installment of the Griffin Cryer, in
my opinion this book is a good beginning to what can be a great story.
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Hi Lil, and thank you for your comments. It was very interesting to read an alternative synopsis on "The Griffin Cryer" too. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review, and wish you every success with your site.
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