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The Greystone Bundle
LIMITED TIME OFFER! Think you know about gargoyles? Think again. The beautiful winged race disappeared centuries ago. When they last walked the earth, they traveled in close-knit packs, their throats marked with ancient runes. Now they're back and facing their ancient enemies again—the ugly and brutal harpies. The young gargoyles are protective by nature but the poisonous barbs on their knuckles make them a deadly risk to the girls they love. Bundle includes Valor, Dare, Reason and Defiance.
740 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 18, 2013
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Taylor Longford
10 books174 followers1. The books in the Greystone Series are teenage romances written for younger readers.
2. You can read snippets from the Greystone Series in the section below titled "Taylor's Writing".
3. I'm an indie author; I work overtime at a demanding day job and write on weekends. My small clan of supportive readers has been the driving force that has kept me working on the series for the last three and a half years. My heartfelt thanks go out to every single one of them!
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OVERALL: 4 stars -- This is a fun world, and a great cast of characters to follow. I definitely had fun sinking into this world again, and they were all quick books to read!
VALOR:
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
4 stars — A fun new universe!! At times it was a bit slow, and a bit familiar in the plot challenges with a lot of paranormal YA these days… But I LOVED the new mythology with the gargoyles, harpies and even the witches. Nothing too complicated, just a light fun read. Glad I managed to pick up the 4 book set for 99 cents!
ON REREAD:
4 stars — It’s been almost 7 YEARS since I read this, but I really want to finally finish this series and see what happens! Honestly, I remembered very little. I would say I agree with 2013 Lenore — this was a fun new universe, I enjoyed the explanations of gargoyles and harpies, and the witches stuff amused me at times. It was really light and fun, reminded me of when I loved reading these in the early days of Indie books, you know? It definitely had a lot of the elements that were common back then, like insta-love, but I found I minded a lot less since I haven’t been reading a lot of these lately. It’s amazing what variety will do!
I started this reread b/c I really wanted to get out of a book hangover, and it totally worked. I just want to keep going and remember what the rest of the books were like, and finally find out how it all ends! While each book centers around a different couple, there is an overarching plot that will leave you wanting some answers (though no cliffy).
DARE:
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
3.5 stars — Dare was a bit frustrating. This was a good followup book to Valor, and continues on with the hijinks of the gargoyles, giving just a little bit more for each of the story lines (Reason’s absence, the missing cousins), enough to tempt the palate but leave you wanting more. And normally I LOVE reading boy POV books….and I did enjoy Dare. But he could be quite selfish and frustrating at times, and so it wasn’t all roses. I think the book would have benefited from a multi POV, including a bit of Mim’s inner dialogue…b/c I guess in the end I feel like I didn’t get to know her well enough. So an enjoyable read, but not as strong as Valor IMO.
ON REREAD:
3.75 stars — Pretty much the same feelings as above, but I think because I remember being frustrated with Dare, I was inherently less frustrated…like it didn’t come out of nowhere. And maybe I tried to understand how his past had shaped him, and that made me understand it a bit more. Don’t get me wrong, he was still a bit of a dick, but people aren’t perfect.
Definitely wished we had more from Mim. Still disappointed, b/c I really do feel like I don’t know who she is that well. Ah well.
REASON:
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
4.5 stars — oh dude! I had no idea in the previous 2 books that I would love Reason’s book the most! But that all has to do with one thing — ELAINA! Holy crap does she kick ass. She’s the PERFECT foil for Reason — she’s spunky, a smartass, and generally very down to earth. She was just the fire needed to light Reason up. I seriously loved being inside her head, she made me laugh and she kicked butt like I wanted her too!! Every time she stood up to someone (mostly the agents), I just wanted to cheer! And I loved how insecure and innocent Reason could be at times….it was just such a contrast from what we know about him and his personality. Yup, even loved the overall plot arc advances with the missing gargoyles. <3
On a side note, REALLY looking forward to Havoc’s book, even though since he’s so young it will probably be one of the last ones. That kid is HILARIOUS.
ON REREAD:
4 stars — I still loved Elaina for sure, she was so different from MacKenzie and Mim…so much SASS! But Reason annoyed and frustrated me a bit more this time around. He’s just such a dick, it’s hard to fall in love with him! I did appreciate that for once the trope was spun on its head, and Elaina made a bit of a boneheaded move that she had to apologize for.
On a side note to my above side note, this time around I didn’t notice how young Havoc was! I mean, how young is he? Why don’t I know? Did I gloss over it?
DEFIANCE:
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
3.5 stars — Hmmmm….this one was interesting b/c the love story was sort of the side story, and it was really more about the development of Defiance… The problem is I didn’t really like Defiance all that much….but I guess he and Whitney were matched fairly well. Loved the side story of Chaos more than Defiance’s story really. Can’t wait to see what happens to the rest of them… It’s funny b/c in the end the rounding up is b/c of the pack more than the Defiance story.
On a side note — didn’t enjoy Whitney’s blase attitude after hearing about Defiance’s guilty confession…I mean, maybe it’s just that I thought it was more of a serious offense than either of them were treating it….?? I don’t know.
ON REREAD:
4 stars — Weird! I enjoyed this one more on reread apparently. I guess I kind of got where Defiance’s fear, anger and distrust came from a bit more this time around. I mean, he was still kind of a jerk (though that seems to be a bit of a theme with our Gargoyles)…but for some reason I saw underneath those emotions a bit better. And maybe I saw the connection between Whitney and him a bit more. He’s still not going to be my fave, but I guess I gave him a bit more benefit of the doubt this time around.
Agree with my side note above, that still struck me as odd…but it goes against things I believe in, so I guess that’s where my dissonance comes in.
OVERALL: 4 stars -- This is a fun world, and a great cast of characters to follow. I definitely had fun sinking into this world again, and they were all quick books to read!
VALOR:
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
4 stars — A fun new universe!! At times it was a bit slow, and a bit familiar in the plot challenges with a lot of paranormal YA these days… But I LOVED the new mythology with the gargoyles, harpies and even the witches. Nothing too complicated, just a light fun read. Glad I managed to pick up the 4 book set for 99 cents!
ON REREAD:
4 stars — It’s been almost 7 YEARS since I read this, but I really want to finally finish this series and see what happens! Honestly, I remembered very little. I would say I agree with 2013 Lenore — this was a fun new universe, I enjoyed the explanations of gargoyles and harpies, and the witches stuff amused me at times. It was really light and fun, reminded me of when I loved reading these in the early days of Indie books, you know? It definitely had a lot of the elements that were common back then, like insta-love, but I found I minded a lot less since I haven’t been reading a lot of these lately. It’s amazing what variety will do!
I started this reread b/c I really wanted to get out of a book hangover, and it totally worked. I just want to keep going and remember what the rest of the books were like, and finally find out how it all ends! While each book centers around a different couple, there is an overarching plot that will leave you wanting some answers (though no cliffy).
DARE:
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
3.5 stars — Dare was a bit frustrating. This was a good followup book to Valor, and continues on with the hijinks of the gargoyles, giving just a little bit more for each of the story lines (Reason’s absence, the missing cousins), enough to tempt the palate but leave you wanting more. And normally I LOVE reading boy POV books….and I did enjoy Dare. But he could be quite selfish and frustrating at times, and so it wasn’t all roses. I think the book would have benefited from a multi POV, including a bit of Mim’s inner dialogue…b/c I guess in the end I feel like I didn’t get to know her well enough. So an enjoyable read, but not as strong as Valor IMO.
ON REREAD:
3.75 stars — Pretty much the same feelings as above, but I think because I remember being frustrated with Dare, I was inherently less frustrated…like it didn’t come out of nowhere. And maybe I tried to understand how his past had shaped him, and that made me understand it a bit more. Don’t get me wrong, he was still a bit of a dick, but people aren’t perfect.
Definitely wished we had more from Mim. Still disappointed, b/c I really do feel like I don’t know who she is that well. Ah well.
REASON:
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
4.5 stars — oh dude! I had no idea in the previous 2 books that I would love Reason’s book the most! But that all has to do with one thing — ELAINA! Holy crap does she kick ass. She’s the PERFECT foil for Reason — she’s spunky, a smartass, and generally very down to earth. She was just the fire needed to light Reason up. I seriously loved being inside her head, she made me laugh and she kicked butt like I wanted her too!! Every time she stood up to someone (mostly the agents), I just wanted to cheer! And I loved how insecure and innocent Reason could be at times….it was just such a contrast from what we know about him and his personality. Yup, even loved the overall plot arc advances with the missing gargoyles. <3
On a side note, REALLY looking forward to Havoc’s book, even though since he’s so young it will probably be one of the last ones. That kid is HILARIOUS.
ON REREAD:
4 stars — I still loved Elaina for sure, she was so different from MacKenzie and Mim…so much SASS! But Reason annoyed and frustrated me a bit more this time around. He’s just such a dick, it’s hard to fall in love with him! I did appreciate that for once the trope was spun on its head, and Elaina made a bit of a boneheaded move that she had to apologize for.
On a side note to my above side note, this time around I didn’t notice how young Havoc was! I mean, how young is he? Why don’t I know? Did I gloss over it?
DEFIANCE:
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
3.5 stars — Hmmmm….this one was interesting b/c the love story was sort of the side story, and it was really more about the development of Defiance… The problem is I didn’t really like Defiance all that much….but I guess he and Whitney were matched fairly well. Loved the side story of Chaos more than Defiance’s story really. Can’t wait to see what happens to the rest of them… It’s funny b/c in the end the rounding up is b/c of the pack more than the Defiance story.
On a side note — didn’t enjoy Whitney’s blase attitude after hearing about Defiance’s guilty confession…I mean, maybe it’s just that I thought it was more of a serious offense than either of them were treating it….?? I don’t know.
ON REREAD:
4 stars — Weird! I enjoyed this one more on reread apparently. I guess I kind of got where Defiance’s fear, anger and distrust came from a bit more this time around. I mean, he was still kind of a jerk (though that seems to be a bit of a theme with our Gargoyles)…but for some reason I saw underneath those emotions a bit better. And maybe I saw the connection between Whitney and him a bit more. He’s still not going to be my fave, but I guess I gave him a bit more benefit of the doubt this time around.
Agree with my side note above, that still struck me as odd…but it goes against things I believe in, so I guess that’s where my dissonance comes in.
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