One of the more enjoyable aspects of the story is the whole gargoyle mythos the authors create. The critters come off something like friendly vampires, shape shifting near immortals who can and do spend a lot of time living as human beings. They are cute too as well as awe inspiring. I now want one for a roommate. The love angle between several of the major characters is also very sweet and nicely drawn, not as one dimensional as one typically finds in the aforementioned genre films. Perhaps this is because it is easier to get into the emotional and mental “guts” of the characters in a book than it is in a film. In movies, the creator can, for the most part, only show the participants in action, while written media allows the author a number of alternate perspectives and methods of informing the reader.

Add to these characters and the gargoyles a somewhat generic serial murder mystery with supernatural overtones, all perhaps a little too neatly wrapped up at the end, and you have a book that is as enjoyable as an evening at the movies viewing something like “Scream” or “Heathers”. This book would make a good movie of that ilk. I would watch it at any rate.