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The Star Child (2012)

by Stephanie Keyes(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0985656247 (ISBN13: 9780985656249)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Inkspell Publishing

series

The Star Child

review 1: what the blurb says.....The world is about to be cloaked in darkness. Only one can stop the night. Kellen St. James has spent his entire life being overlooked as an unwanted, ordinary, slightly geeky kid. That is until a beautiful girl, one who has haunted his dreams for the past eleven years of his life, shows up spinning tales of a prophecy. Not just any old prophecy either, but one in which Kellen plays a key role. Suddenly, Kellen finds himself on the run through a Celtic underworld of faeries and demons, angels and gods, not to mention a really ticked off pack of hellhounds, all in order to save the world from darkness. But will they make it in time?and what I say.... i'm on the fence with this. it was okay, well written and a fairly differnt story, but it just didnt ... morequite do it for me. Its clean, and mild violence, so i would let my 13 year old read it, but for me, it was just okay. i know, i know, its hard to write a review for an okay book, but i'm trying here!the story itself is good, and unique, plods along at its own sweet pace, but seems to rush along towards the end, and not in a good way. if you enjoy Young Adult books, this one is for you. part of a set of 3.3 fangsreviewer for Paranormal Romance and Authors that Rock.
review 2: The Star child is the first book in the Star Child series. If you love Young Adult Fantasy books then this is the book for you! Kellen St. James is a 17 year old loner. He always has been. He has a poor, unloving relationship with his father and desperately misses his deceased mother. He feels all alone in the world but feels he doesn't need anyone. After graduating he makes the decision to move to Ireland after he has been left his grandmother's house in her will. Since he was a small child, Ireland has been a special place for him and the place where he first met the mysterious Calienta. He has dreamed about her every night of his life since then but who is she? Upon his return to Ireland, Kellen finds himself part of an age old Celtic prophecy and Calienta reappears in his life. Together the pair must battle faeries and gods in an attempt to save the world and fulfil the prophecy that will map out Kellen's future. A future that includes Calienta. This was a great book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Being from Northern Ireland I have visited some of the places described in the book. I adore Celtic folklore and Stephanie Keyes has clearly done her research for this book. The story moves along at a pretty fast pace, which I liked. It also explores the intense feelings around first love, loss, loneliness, broken relationships and grief, all experiences which many teens may encounter at some point in their lives. However, rather than feeling sorry for himself, Kellen uses these life experiences to become a stronger, more independent person. He is mature beyond his years. Many young people might have used the sadness in their lives to follow a different path. But, not Kellen. Stephanie Keyes has created some wonderful characters in this book and a wonderful world of fantasy. There's lots of adventures and challenges in this story which leads the reader into a magical world. I look forward to reading the next in the series The Fallen Stars, which is released on 12th April and continues on with Calienta and Kellen's adventures. less

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