The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
Preparing For Christmas Season In The Harried Book World: Book #2
“This is an unusual story about the power of love to transcend physical limitations and to transform ugliness into beauty. It’s all in the eyes of the beholder, as we are often told. This book makes you believe that simple truth.” Miriam Sontz from Indie Bound’s August 2008 Indie Next List
I really adored this one, but I can’t think of one single person who I would recommend it to. With a severely burned former porn star as its main character it’s not exactly the wholesome feel good story one likes to suggest to customers. But the people in the book who are on the cusp of “normal” society are just so intriguing, likable, and easy to relate to – whether it’s the gay viking or a fallen nun in the 13th century.
It’s part The Burn Journals (by Brent Runyon) and part “the last will and testament of a crazy homeless man.” It doesn’t have a neatly tied happy ending, but the way this story wrapped up didn’t make me feel cheated either.
