A different Gargoyle story.
It was okay.
Had some drama ,action,little mystery and romance.
Couldn't really get into the story.

I truly have enjoyed all in this series. These books are creative and and wonderful examples of what paranormal romance should be. I would definitely recommend this entire series.

Christine Warren continues in her Gargoyle series with Hard to Handle. With a female gargoyle a plot set in Ireland and all the usual wonderfulness of a Christine Warren book, this one is a winner. I would recommend reading the others in the series first. Highly recommended for readers who enjoy Ilona Andrews books.

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I've been reading the books from the Gargoyles and I've loved every single one of it but I have to say that I started the book with mixed feelings. I mean, it's the first female Guardian. However, the evolution of the story develops perfectly smooth. I can understand Drum's initial reluctance to get involved in all of it. I got a bit surprised the moment he decided to help, although it was meant to be. The "final battle" looks more and more imminent, though.
It's also a nice touch the fact that there's a change in the scenery, so now the Guardians/ Wardens are international!

I was excited to see that another Christine Warren novel was out! But after starting this novel I realized that the reason it feels like it's been so long since I've read one of her novels is because I've missed the last two books in this series! It was a bit of a shock, but that didn't take away from the suspense or fun in this book.

I really liked the turn around that the Guardian is a never before seen female Guardian. And that she was inexplicably called forth as a female because her Warden and mate were one and the same. Even if he didn't know he was a Warden in the first place. I really liked Michael (Drum)'s character. It was great to see this from the male perspective. Not only that but even though he's a male of power and his family has abilities he's almost a skeptic on top of that. It was fun. Until he starts shooting electricity he is of the 'leave me out of it' mentality.

I wasn't as big of a fan of Ash, but I think it was because I'm used to the Guardian being male and I liked Michael so much that it made it harder to get behind Ash. She also had some weird mental quirks based on how she interpreted the knowledge/memories that she had that threw me off.

All in all, a decent book that makes me want to go back and read the ones I've missed. Kylie and Dag's book sounds like it was super good!

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Hard to Handle twists the series formula by doing a gender swap in the leading roles. No rock hard gargoyle hero this time around, instead the first ever female Guardian and a hunky Irish pub owner who doesn't acknowledged his own magic take center stage in the fight to save the world.

I liked this for the most part, even though I am a nut for gargoyle guys, the warrior woman leading lady was awesome when in fighting mode. I liked less her angst-y moments of lamenting that she won't get the 'mate' promised to all of her brethren - it didn't seem as needy/vulnerable when the guys went through it. And I missed seeing the awakening to emotion that the guys went through too, since this was her first rodeo she doesn't hae those eons of detachment to overcome. I did like the reluctant hero and liked even more his family - his mom was awesome.

I was also mixed on the cameos of past leads (I still find the Yiddish spouting techie Warden annoying) but overall I still am looking forward to the next but don't see how this series can get stretched out for too many more books unless the romances start taking more of a back seat to the back ground arc.

ARC via NetGalley