I really enjoyed this book!
The concept of the unknown magic(k) within all of us is relateable on many levels. Claire has lived her whole life trying not to make waves, and what has it gotten her? Her husband leaves her right before her 60th birthday to start a family with a much younger woman. Her son is impatient with her and her daughter-in-law is constantly sending her articles on aging and declining health as if her best years are behind her. On her birthday, her young grandson gives her a gift that turns out to be worth more than the junk dealer who sold it to him expected - and its value lies in more than dollars. The pendant shows her the way to a house, hidden in the forest, guarded by a gargoyle and a shapeshifting wolf. Here, Claire struggles to accept that she's found the purpose in her life that she's been looking for as she is forced to learn how to use the magic(k) inside herself not only for her own protection, but to save her family and to prepare for the threat of a magical war.