Good versus evil just got even more complicated.Being half-witch/half-demon and dating Marcus, a gargoyle and demon enemy, is complicated enough for Lucy. She can almost tolerate Jude, her demon father, forcing her to undergo combat training. But when Marcus’s long-lost family returns to Chicago, her world begins to crumble. Marcus’s mother wants him to leave to join the gargoyle clan; his father … gargoyle clan; his father wants him to help kill Jude. There’s one major problem with this: if Jude dies, Lucy dies.
Marcus will do whatever it takes to save Lucy and her father. Meanwhile Lucy has her own plan and with the aid of a surprise newcomer, seeks help from the most unlikely—and dangerous—source.
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The Girl and the Gargoyle (The Girl and the Raven Book 2) by Pauline Gruber – Review by Krista Vaughan
Pauline Gruber has done it again! This is the second book in the series and it managed to be even better than the first! Lucy is back with her boyfriend Marcus. Her father Jude is trying to make a relationship with her and Marcus’s family comes to try to get him back into the family…oh and to kill Lucy’s father! Lucy will DIE if they succeed! Combat trading, increasing powers and trying to stay alive. Just another day in Lucy’s life! Wait until you see who she brings in to help! Read this book! It is such a perfect YA series!
The Girl and the Gargoyle: YA Paranormal Romance by Pauline Gruber is the second book in The Girl and the Raven book series. I highly recommend reading the first book in the series before this one. The story of Lucy continues as she learns more about her powers, trains with her father Jude, and grows closer to her boyfriend Marcus. I enjoyed the first book but this one was even better. The characters and the story are really compelling. I look forward to reading more from this series and from this author in the future.
I was a big fan of book one, but The Girl and the Gargoyle is even better! Pauline Gruber has outdone herself on this one.
Completely unpredictable, I loved the twists and turns that keep you guessing what’s going to happen next. Continuing on from the first book, the mystery around Marcus continues to grow in this book and keeps you hooked, as well as the relationships that Lucy forms with both Jude and Dylan. The way the author has created the atmosphere ready for book 3 is honestly genius, and I cant wait!
In the 2nd Installment of Pauline Gruber’s series, The Girl and the Gargoyle, Lucy and Marcus take us on a wild ride.
Those who’ve read Book 1, The Girl and the Raven, will be familiar with the main players, and we meet a few more along the way.
I enjoyed the evolution of relationships and the tests our main characters faced with the introduction of Marcus’s birth family. Loved the parallels to be found.. even though this is a YA Paranormal setting, the same divisiveness/drama can be found in almost any family with teenagers.
Filled with adventure, hidden agendas; the ties of friendship and loyalty are tested!!
A great read full of witches, demons and gargoyles, Good vs Evil.. but which side is the good, and which is evil? Questions that need answers keep the pages turning! Can’t wait for Book 3!!
The second book in this series starts with our main character, Lucy. The second book follows Lucy further as her new life now unfolds with new adventures as a half-demon, half-witch. Lucy’s father now wants to know her and spend time with her. Since he has not been interested in her before, she is naturally suspicious. Is there a sinister plot at work here? To top it off, Lucy’s boyfriend has family who wants to be part of their lives now as well. With so much family drama, along with supernatural powers and quirky characters such as demons, witches and gargoyles, how could you not enjoy this second book?
The series of books are definitely not stand-alones. They read much better in order. If you have not read the first, you will definitely want to read and learn of Lucy and her history. The first book is a great set-up to understand the character and drive behind Lucy and her new life. I love watching Lucy’s character unfold deeper as these new adventures play out in front of my eyes.
The Girl and the Gargoyle by Pauline Gruber is the second book in The Girl and the Raven series. Just like the first book, which I recommend reading first, this one draws you into the story from the first page. I did not want to put it down. Continuing from the end of the last book Lucy is still living with her Uncles in Chicago and dating Marcus, a half-demon half-gargoyle. Trying to live her life as a teenager of the supernatural world is no easy feat especially when trying to keep her secrets from school friends. Jude, her demon father, has forced her to start training to harness her demon powers. Her boyfriend’s family is in town with their own agenda that will affect everyone. More adventure, love, friendship, hidden agendas and twists to keep you reading. I cannot wait to continue the story to find out what happens next for Lucy in book three.
Gargoyles, demons and witches
Book two of the series and the drama continues. Loved being back with Lucy, Marcus and Dylan. This takes off straight from book one and what a roller coaster of action and emotion. Lucy is faced with so many choices and sometimes everything isn’t what it seems, especially when demons and gargoyles are involved. Her relationships are questioned time and again and I was so frustrated with Marcus and Dylan. Can’t wait for book three – need some closure now.
I am new to this series. I really loved every part of it. Gruber is a mastermind when it comes to writing. I was thinking it was like a Twilight feel before reading, but was I wrong. The characters and plot had me very much entertained. I couldn’t put it down. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
5/5 Stars
The Girl and the Gargoyle: YA Paranormal Romance (The Girl and the Raven #2) by Pauline Gruber
This is the second book by Gruber that I’ve read. The Girl and the Gargoyle is the second book in The Girl and the Raven Series. It does need to be read in order.
Lucy has spent almost a year with her uncles. Life keeps getting worse. Now it’s her turn to help Marcus deal with his family problems. Not only does she have Seamus after her, but Garrett as well. The quote I chose for Lucy is: “I trust my gut and my gut says Garret has a team of soldiers at Jude’s house. We have to get to Lake Forest. Now!”
Marcus hasn’t seen his mother in several years. Now he’s got his family to deal with. Keeping Lucy safe last time almost killed him. What will happen to him this time? What of Lucy? The quote I chose for Marcus is: “Save… my… mother. Get out of here! Leave Garret to me.”
Highly recommended for YA Paranormal lovers.
This is the 2nd book in the Girl and the Raven series. This is a captivating young adult story. I would really recommend reading book 1 first so that you get to know all the characters and how they come to be where they are now. I love our leading lady Lucy. She is strong willed and determined and full of fight which she is going to need in this story.
We are back with Lucy after the ending in the 1st book her life has been turned upside down when she finds out she is half-witch, half- demon.
Things get more complicated when her father (demon side) reappears and wants her in his life. But is he back just because she’s his daughter or is something more sinister behind it? Now fearing for the lives of the people she loves Lucy does as her father wants to avoid his anger.
Things also take another turn when her boyfriends mother returns into his life. His mother wants Marcus to leave and rejoin her and his father as protectors. His father however wants Marcus to help him kill Lucy’s father. However if Jude dies so will Lucy.
Now Marcus is on a race against time to save Lucy while Lucy is trying to protect her father. There are so many twists and turns and secrets in this book that you will always be wondering what will happen next.
This is a great YA book. I enjoyed this sequel and look forward to the next book in the series. There was a lot of action and excitement. The character’s really developed and grew throughout the book. Lucy is a strong character who handles all that is thrown at her fairly well for her age. This is definitely worth the read.
Lucy Walker is back and her life is still settling down between her near death experiences and finding out she is half-witch and half-demon and dating a Gargoyle, how much more interesting does it need to be? However, one morning when she is rudely awoken in the early hours of the morning by her best friend texting her and telling her that she is the luckiest girl alive, she is in no mood for games in her sleep deprived state, but she is hoping that she didn’t see her and Marcus on the rooftop the night before, or how he returned her fast asleep to her bedroom later on. However, what she sees after reading it is even more disturbing, her father, Jude is standing in her room and demanding to meet her great-uncles and basically stonewalling her attempts to discourage it, but it is only when and her uncles ask about the car parked outside the house that her brain eventually catches up with what is going on, Jude has planned this all along and so she has no choice but to invite him in and when Marcus turns up at the same time, she has no choice but to have everyone there.
As breakfast is served and conversation haltingly proceeds, Marcus struggles to control his inner gargoyle and Jude tries to hypnotise her uncles, Lucy is torn between the two and tries to get the event over and done with as quickly as possible so they can continue with their days as normal, but when Marcus explains his real reason for coming, Lucy is disgusted and terrified at the prospect of what it means. A few days after the visit, Lucy is trying to convince her uncles that she is happy living with them and their current lives, what she can tell them of it all at least and that they have no worries about her running off with Jude any time soon, meanwhile, between her combat sessions with her dad, witchcraft lessons with her neighbour and babysitting for her friends siblings, Lucy and Marcus haven’t had much time to spend together and when Marcus’s mother suddenly turns up on their doorstep looking for him, Lucy is shocked to say the least.
When he asks Lucy to meet him on the roof later on, he looks miserable and Lucy has a feeling it is something to do with his mother and she was right, it turns out that she wants to reconnect, as does his father and they want him to go back to their home to meet the rest of the clan, so when he agrees to meet his father and wants Lucy to go with him, nervous as they both were, what happens while they are there and the truth behind their reason for visiting becomes clear, Marcus’s father want to kill Lucy’s and he will stop at nothing to do it, but the kicker is that if Jude dies, so will Lucy. Will they be able to keep both Jude and Lucy alive in between everything else, how will they do it and who can they call upon to help? As it becomes clear that danger is lurking around the corner, Lucy isn’t sure whether she can trust Marcus’s family knowing what she does and what would she do if he decides to go with them to visit the clan? This fantasy adventure is a rollercoaster of emotions and filled with action which will keep you hanging on until the end to find out what happens.
This is the second installment in The Girl and the Raven series and was just as good as the first one in my opinion. I loved how the author not only continued the stories but decided to dive into more complex stories as well with the introduction of new characters. Her ability to draw you into the story from the first page with her perfect characterizations and descriptions of the surrounding and what is occurring is phenomenal. That was one of the things I loved the most about the first book and she didn’t disappoint with this one. Once I start I can’t put it down until I reach the end which is what happened last night as well. I look forward to picking up where this left off with book three. If you are a fan of Twilight, adult, or teen, you will love this series. Pick it up!
I just couldn’t put this book down! Pauline Gruber has brought back the gang with more characters you hate to love and love to hate and couldn’t wait to read about. I adore the chemistry between Lucy and Marcus as I couldn’t stop cheering them on!
This book has taken me on quite the wild ride but I enjoyed every minute of it! I highly recommend this.
We are back with Lucy and her team of supernatural friends and family. Even if her father is a rude demon named Jude. Also, her wonderful uncles who I love so dearly.
This time around we meet Marcus’s family. Who we aren’t sure have the greatest of intentions at heart. Especially after learning they abandoned him at such a young age.
This book in the series is full of twists and turns and supernatural action. I am anxiously anticipating the next in this trio!
This is the second book in this series and it was great! I love Lucy and Marcus together they really love each other and won’t let anyone or anything get in the way of it. Lucy is half witch and just wants to live her life as a teenage girl in Chicago with her friends but her dad Jude still seems to get in the way at every turn. She is starting her training whilst trying to juggle her school work, time with friends and being with Marcus but maybe it is all too much for one teenage witch? and now to top it off Marcus’s family have arrived and are shaking things up. Can’t wait for book 3.
4 Stars
The Girl and the Gargoyle is the second book in The Girl and the Raven series by Pauline Gruber. As this is the second book in the series, and continues the story we started in Book One, I highly recommend reading the first book before embarking on this one. As with the first book, this is a very original YA paranormal story- with witches, gargoyles, demons, magic, good vs evil, danger, hidden agendas, romance, choices, friendship, alliances, and challenges- all wrapped up in a complex and multi-layered plot.
After reading the first book there was no question that I would be diving into this one as soon as it hit my Kindle. I was curious to see where the story would lead- and I am happy to say that it didn’t disappoint!
Bring on Book #3!
Thank you, Pauline Gruber!
This series just keeps getting better. Lucy has her father, Jude, wanting to come in and meet her uncles. Marcus, her boyfriend, isn’t happy about that (oh yeah, he and Jude don’t like each other). Dylan, her friend and new demon (thanks to Jude), is suffering from new powers and has to do trainings along with Lucy. Oh yeah, Oh yeah, and nothing is ever as it seems. Marcus’s parents appear on the scene. There are also signs of a love triangle that isn’t what it seems. This action-packed book has thrills, mystery, suspense, and drama for the YA (and even us oldies that love the genre). The characters are funny, full of anfst, charming and a little creepy. The humans have quirks and the paranormal have unique charm. They all mesh together to make a really powerful book that brings out that sometimes you have to compromise. And in the end, keep your enemies closer. Highly Recommend.
Pauline Gruber captured my interest again in this great follow-up to the Girl and the Raven. It was a slow start for me, as I was looking for the twists and turns that the first book offered but I was not disappointed! I loved reading about the progression of Lucy’s life after meeting her father and learning about her magic. I recommend this series to anyone who loves magic, witches, demons, and all things fantasy!
Cliffhangers should be illegal. The end of this book had me on the edge of my seat. I loved reading this second installment. The plot twists had me scrambling for more. The relationship between Lucy and her dad caught me off guard and was not expecting it. The Lucy/Marcus/Dylan triangle had me groaning inside a little but I was happy with the hopeful end result. Hopefully. Watching Lucy grow and actually handle things maturely and not irrationally made me extremely happy. I still have so many questions on how all of these little odds and ends are going to be finished in book 3. I’m a little sad but excited to read more in book 3. Thouroghly enjoyed book 2!