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CA REVIEWS
- reviewed by
Deborah Hern |
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Ever since he
was very young,
Kernel (short
for Cornelius)
Fleck has seen
lighted shapes
in the air. They
just sort of
float there, and
if he
concentrates, he
can move them
around to form
patterns. He
thought everyone
could see them
until he hit
school and a
concerned
teacher called
in his parents.
By then, the
damage was done,
and the other
kids thought he
was a freak.
Lonely and bored
one evening,
Kernel starts
idly moving the
shapes around.
Then he
discovers
something
amazing: If he
puts all the
pulsing shapes
together, they
form a kind of
window.
Somehow, he
knows this is a
window to
another world
and to his
destiny. The
good news is,
he’s right. The
bad news is
that, the minute
the window
forms, a demonic
sort of face
appears. He’s
able to push it
back, but feels
compelled to go
after it. When
he wakes up,
he’s got his
baby brother in
his arms and
several days
have passed. He
remembers
nothing. His
parents are
completely
freaked out by
this, and move
the family, in
the middle of
the night, from
the city to the
small village of
Paskinston. The
village is ok,
and no one there
knows about the
lights. But
Kernel still
feels like an
outsider. Until
he finds out
what happened to
him and what it
all means.
Intended for
readers grade 7
and up, even
adult horror
readers will
find a lot to
enjoy here.
There’s quite a
bit of graphic
violence and
gore, so if
that’s not your
thing, you might
want to skip
this one. It’s
the second book
in a series, but
can be read as a
standalone,
since there’s
only minor
overlap with
Book #1. The
action starts
very early, and
once that
happens, you
won’t be able to
put down this
book. It’s a
very fast and
entertaining
read.
http://ca-reviews.blogspot.com/2007/02/demon-thief-darren-shan.html |
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