by STACEY ROURKE
REVIEWED BY: Melissa
OVERVIEW
The Conduit is a mystical,
YA fantasy tale involving an ancient Irish myth, four special humans with
superhuman powers and an evil demon that can morph into any animal including a
fire-breathing dragon.
Not only is The Conduit of the caliber of the Twilight Series with a teenage love story, it has a sense of humor and characters that come to life on the pages.
REVIEW
I have been reading for
{cough cough} well over twenty years now. I come across books that I'm in love
with and books that seem like I'm just re-reading something I've already read,
even though I haven't. Every once in awhile I come across a book that's very
different, and those are the ones I will sing my praise. The Conduit by Stacey
Rourke is that book. The comedy in the book is very similar to one of my
favorite shows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This book has it all!
Sarcastic comedy, a little romance, and a great fantasy plot that is new to me!
The Conduit is the story
of three siblings, Celeste, Gabe and Kendall. After the death of their father
and a series of break-ins at their home, their mother sends them to live with
their Grams in Gainesboro, Tennessee. It is there that Celeste finds a statue
of a Gryphon. After the statue samples her blood there is a series of odd
events for all involved. Celeste, the main character, has to go to Hank's
Garage to pick up a spare tire for her truck. Since no one will give her a ride
back she needs to roll the tire home. Here is an excerpt from the book, a
sample of the humor:
Hank's entire crew watched
me out the window not even bothering to hide their laughter. Could even
one of them offer me a ride home? No way! Turns out chivalry isn't
dead, it's just busy laughing and pointing. It's on the way home,
rolling the tire, that Celeste meets Alec, a soon to be romantic interest who
unknowingly gets twisted up in the drama that the siblings bring. He also saves
Celeste's life after she meets Alaina, a bird who turns into a woman, and falls
and receives a severe head injury, which heals itself. Alaina is their guardian
angel, of sorts, there to help the siblings deal with their new powers and to
be the link between them and the Gryphon.
Not long after meeting
Alaina Celeste's empath abilities start, Gabe almost doubles his body size and
Kendall flies. Now the siblings know that something weird is going on and
attempt to find Alaina. It's also now that they learn they are the chosen
three. Celeste is the Conduit, Gabe is the Protector and Kendall is the
Guardian. All have their own super powers to save the Gryphon, and the world,
from Barnabus an evil ex-soldier turned demon.
Intrigued? Great! It
really is a great book, and with a cliffhanger ending I know that another book
must be coming, to make this a series. Before I go, I'll leave you with another
quirky excerpt, to whet your appetite for humor:
Demons are predictable.
You know they're going to try to kill you and they don't disappoint. In the
heat of battle, they aren't going to stop and say, "You know, this just isn't
working out. It's not you, it's me. I just think I'd like to try to kill other people.
Maybe we can just be friends?"
MELISSA'S STAR RATING: 5/5
"The Conduit" by Stacey Rourke can be purchased from - Amazon.com; SmashWords and Barnes & Noble (links to the left of this page)
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