The
Gateway Through Which They Came
by Heather Marie
Genre: young-adult,
paranormal-horror
Publisher: Curiosity
Quills Press
Date
of Publication:
August 25, 2014
Cover
Artist: Ricky Gunawan
About The Gateway Through Which They Came:
When confronted by a Dark One, a Bleeder gone rogue, Aiden finds himself infected with an evil inside of him that wants nothing more than to be released. Fighting the urge to let the darkness consume him, Aiden realizes that not only does the Gateway send things away—it also brings things back. But who the other Gateway is summoning these shadowed beings is just another item on the list. A list that continues to grow more complicated by the day.
As the infection begins to take form—bringing to life a monster daring to claw its way out—Aiden seeks guidance to learn the truth of the man responsible for his curse. The Dark Priest whose resurrection has reformed the Brethren of Shadows; a group of men and women who seek a life full of Darkness, and thrive for the reign of their Dark Priest to lead them once again.
With his trusted protector guiding him, a local priest named Father Martin, Aiden soon discovers that he isn’t just another Gateway like his fellow brothers—but a Mortal Gateway created by the blood of a human and an Original—making him far more vulnerable to the energy of the Dark Priest and the power he offers. But what he asks of Aiden in return could mean the death of them all, humans and Gateways alike. The choice should be easy for any Gateway, but the manipulative beast thriving inside of Aiden proves otherwise.
With Koren and his two best friends, Trevor and Evan, by his side, Aiden fights to rid the world of the evil that’s been released by the Dark Priest, while saving the girl he loves from her haunting past. Time is running out, and Aiden must find and stop the Gateway that’s releasing the Shadows into the world. As if that task alone isn’t enough, Aiden may be the only one capable of abolishing the Dark Priest and his Order before he finds himself consumed into a world of evil—and before the monster lurking inside Aiden takes control.
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My thoughts: This book had me starting off with a lot of questions outsiDe being a Gateway. While it wastes no time getting into the thick of things. I also hated how spirits are referred to as Bleeders. Stickimg to ghosts or spirits would have been fine.
I did like Aiden's character. He is a mature teen and I liked getting into a guys head for a first perspective view for a change. A fast read.
I did like Aiden's character. He is a mature teen and I liked getting into a guys head for a first perspective view for a change. A fast read.
About Heather Marie:
Though she hopes to expand her work to YA dark contemporary in the future, Heather considers herself a writer of stories that showcase the unknown, and at times, the harshness that is reality. She adores her troubled characters and her ghostly fiends, creating worlds that are both strange and beautiful. All of this with a healthy dose of romance, of course.
Her debut, THE GATEWAY THROUGH WHICH THEY CAME, is a YA supernatural horror due to be released from Curiosity Quills, Summer 2014.
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I really don't understand why the dead are called Bleeders. I mean, they're dead. I don't think bleeding's really an issue for them. Unless it's some joke. I agree with you, they should just be referred to by the normal spirit-y names. Think it'd drive me nuts to read it. I tend to get hung up when a detail bothers me. You don't even want to get me started ranting about grammar issues in the books I read. It's a baaaad idea.
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