So this will be a bit different from my post, but this review will be split into two. The Conduit and Embrace. Both by the same author, both equally awesome!
The Conduit by Stacey Rourke
Kindle Edition, 186 pages
Published 2012 by Anchor Group (first published November 1st 2011)
Summary:
All 18-year-old Celeste Garrett wants is to head off to college and make those fun, yet ill-advised, choices college kids are known for. And maybe to spend some time with the hot cameraman she just met. Instead, because of a pact her ancestors made in the 17th century with a mythical creature, she has to save the world.
While normal kids are slamming energy drinks and cramming for exams, Celeste will get her adrenaline rush fighting a fire breathing dragon. She wants to meet friends in the quad to exchange lecture notes, but first she must exchange blows with a shapeshifting demon on the rooftop. Life isn’t always fair for a superhero, but at least she doesn’t have to do it alone. With her brother and sister as sidekicks, they alternate between saving lives and getting on each others’ nerves. Together the trio encounters unspeakable odds, mystical forces and comes face-to-face with an image that will haunt them forever—their grandmother in a leopard print bikini.
My Review:
This was a good book! Something I've never really read before.
Okay, this book, this story, is unique. I've never ever read anything like it before. I know I say that a lot, but I usually stick to YA books and not any other genres so forgive me, but really. It's got some lion, an angel, and a conduit. I still don't know what a conduit is though. I'm pretty sure the author said something about it and I'm pretty sure I forgot what it was.
Anyways, I really think the book was thought out and that the author took time to write this book. Who could write a book like this without taking the time to actually think it through? This is a complicated story filled with their (the characters') own folklore and magic.
What I didn't really like was between the main character, Celeste and this guy named Alec. He seems weird. Celeste is only 18 right? And then there's Alec who already has an internship-turned-job at a news station. How old is he? Yeah. Exactly.
And their mother too. She was supposed to come join them, but she never did. Hmm.
Overall, this was a good book! Totally unique and different from other books! 4 Stars.
Embrace by Stacey Rourke
Paperback, 184 pages
Published May 10th 2012 by Anchor Group (first published April 20th 2012)
Summary:
Whether she likes it or not, eighteen year old Celeste Garrett has come to terms with being the Chosen One. She knew having a “normal life” would be tricky, between intense training sessions and epic demonic battles, but she didn’t know at what cost it would come. That is, until a dear friend is harmed by the malicious forces hunting her.
Now, she’d like nothing more than to retreat into a hermit lifestyle to prevent anyone else from getting hurt. But startling revelations, amazing new abilities, and mortifying moments in front of insanely hot guys won’t allow time for that. Soon, Celeste finds herself surrounded by darkness and wondering who she can trust—if anyone
My Review:
Ugh! I don't know how to write a review for this without spoilers!
This was even more amazing than the other! I loved this one! This book had a lot more action than the first one and we find out about a lot of new stuff in here.
I really really really like Caleb. He's irish. And he reminds me of Niall because he's irish. Okay. Points to those who know who he is. He seemed so lovely and great. I cannot believe that he was like that. Why couldn't Celeste sense him?! That's one thing I want to find out.
What I liked was that the author could also add in some humorous aspects in the book while dealing with the bad parts. Not as in bad bad, as in oh my god what is happening bad. Like the Glee Club. I found that one really amusing! And they could actually sing too!
There isn't very much I don't like! I actually cannot list anything at all, except that their mother isn't shown in this book either!
Overall, I really enjoyed this book! I cannot wait until the next book, but I think it comes out in March? I cannot wait that long! 5 Stars!
About the Author:
Writing is something I have always done. I can remember in elementary school creating stories that I would stand up and read aloud to my classmates…whether they liked it or not. As I grew older I didn’t flaunt my writing as freely. It became something I did just for me to vent my teenage angst, or chronicle my journey to adulthood. I never thought about becoming a writer because that title prompted the visual of a grey-haired man in a tweed smoking jacket with suede elbow patches, slaving over an old fashion typewriter while puffing away on a pipe. No
way was that stuffy kind of life for me. (Plus tweed is itchy.) Instead I wanted to be in the spotlight! I wanted to be–pause for dramatic effect–an actress! I gave it my best shot, too. Got about as far as any aspiring actress can get in Flint, Michigan. Which is exactly no where. But I did get two great things out of my time delving into the theatrical world; I gained the ability to act out the scenes I write to make sure they’re believable (yes, I really do that and no, you can’t watch) and I met my amazing husband. My theater ambitions behind me, I decided to do the “mature,” “grown up” thing and went back to college. As I worked toward my Bachelor’s degree in marketing I did a lot of writing. Essays, research papers, PowerPoint presentations. All of it mandatory, none of it what I would ever call fun. Even then, becoming a writer never entered my mind. No, then I was going to be a business tycoon…or somethin’. Truth be told, I never picked writing. It picked me. During my time as a stay at home mom I needed an outlet to give me a mental break from diapers, formula and midnight feedings. That’s when my hands found their way back to the keyboard. Story ideas began coming at such an incessant rate that my rapidly clicking fingers couldn’t keep up. Post-It notes and scrapes of paper with story ideas decorated every inch of our house. In mid-conversation with my husband I would dart off to jot down things that would come to me. Sweet guy my hubby is, he would just shake his head at my obvious rudeness and hold my place in the conversation. My first book was completed for an entire year before I told anyone about it. I outed myself as an author and then sent out my first round of query letters to literary agents. Surely, it would be picked up immediately and become an overnight success! Yeah, not so much. For two years I got rejection, after rejection, after rejection, after rejection…you get the idea. Thankfully with the ever increasing pile of rejections came feedback. I digested all the suggestions and applied the usable ones to my manuscript. Little by little, the rough edges were chipped away and the diamond shone through. The work paid off when I received an email from a publisher offering me a contract on The Conduit. It’s been a long road, and it ain’t over yet. But now, at thirty-mumble, mumble years old I finally know what I wanna be when I grow up–-a writer.
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