ARC Review: ‘Ascension’ by Stacey Rourke
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Ascension
by Stacey RourkeSeries: Gryphon #4
Published by Anchor Group Publishing on November 1, 2013
SubGenres: Young Adult Fantasy
Format: eArc
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From best selling and award winning author Stacey Rourke comes the heart-pounding continuation of the acclaimed Gryphon Series.
The turning point of the Gryphon saga is at hand …
Battle looms. Three unstoppable forces prepare to clash in a colossal explosion that could wipe Gainesboro off the map. Fate and a sacred calling have landed nineteen year old Celeste Garrett in the middle with nowhere to run.
Her trust wavers as she uncovers dark secrets of the Council, powerful enough to test her loyalty and turn her against those she swore to protect. Playing to the longing of her heart, a malevolent enemy uses her weakness against her to form an alliance.
With the trumpets of war about to sound, which side will the Conduit choose, and who will be left standing?
My Review
Ascension is the fourth book to the Gryphon series, and it is by far the best out of ALL the books(at least in my opinion it is) =)
Stacey Rourke gives you an action-packed, nail-biting story that puts the Garretts in War against the Countess. Celeste will be put through the test in this book, literally and will end up dealing with more than she bargained for in the story. She has to deal with the Council (who have kept a major secret from her and her family), the evil Countess (who won’t give up and wants to make Celeste’s life difficult), and two sexy guys (who are fighting over her literally).
Be prepared to learn so much more in this book about how Celeste became the Conduit and what needs to happen to the Conduit eventually. Stacey Rourke did a fabulous job building up to the very end of the book, where the big WAR happened. She gave us moments of crying and also moments of smiling. Let’s say this book will make the Garretts realize, they need to come together to help save what they have.
We do get the love triangle of Celeste, Caleb, and Rowan in this book and how the boys won’t give up on winning over Celeste. They even tried to come to terms until after the major battle. Yup…definitely stubborn guys and poor Celeste has to keep telling Rowan; it will never happen.
We also have the dark army Glee Club that I adore, even if sometimes they are evil. They always manage to crack me up, and Celeste makes it even better with her sarcasm back at them. She knows how to handle them with her witty marks back at them. They are my favorites in the story.
Can I say…the ending as definitely not what I expected at all, but it definitely left me in shock, and now I need to find out what is going to happen next? =)
(I’m still in love with Rowan though) Something about him won me over a long time ago. =)
If you have not read this series yet, you need to. If you love a series that involves paranormal fantasy and you love a series that is like no other out there, then you will enjoy the Gryphon series.
I give this book 5 full moons and highly recommend it to young adult readers out there.
My obsession with reading started over 30+ years ago when I went to my first Scholastic Book Fair and found R.L. Stine's Fear Street series. Later, I came across Anne Rice's novels at my public library when I was fourteen when my obsession with vampires started. I was the girl who preferred to be a vampire over a princess any day. My husband says I would leave him a heartbeat for a vampire that looked like Spike or Angel (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) or Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries. (It's true, though, and he's accepted it.)
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