Zoe Faust is finally settling down. She's been living out of an RV for years but bought a house in Portland, Oregon. She's hopeful of putting down roots. But that hope is dashed when her contractor dies on her front steps and she makes the mistake of telling the police that it's poison. Of course, they're going to suspect her. At least she had already met the officer before when he came to drag away the young teenager who broke into her house.
All this would be bad enough but it turns out she also has a living gargoyle that she has to deal with. In her centuries of living, she's not had to put up with anything like this. But maybe it's something she can get used to.
I'm not sure all the bits and bobs of this story hang together particularly well but it was an enjoyable story.
Three and a half stars
Accidental Alchemist #1
This book came out January 8, 2015
Followed by The Masquerading Magician
Borrowed as ebook from Hoopla
Opinions are my own
