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:
To seventeen-year-old Aiden Ortiz,
letting the dead walk through his body to reach the other side comes
with the territory—the territory of being a Gateway. It’s hard
enough doing the exchange, sending even one Bleeder away without
being seen, but when Koren Banks—his childhood friend and the girl
who went mysteriously missing seven months ago—comes back into his
life, the Bleeders begin seeking him out in droves.
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.
Find The Gateway Through Which
They Came Online:
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Heather Marie lives in Northern
California with her incredibly hard working husband, whom she loves
ridiculous amounts. When she isn’t writing, she spends majority of
her time reading or planning her next Harry Potter marathon.
Heather has always been a fan of the darker side of things most
people shy away from. With her love for the classic Universal
Monsters, and the slasher films she watched throughout her
childhood, she found herself fascinated by the macabre.
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.
Find Heather Marie Online:
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Sister Sinister gives it 4 Stars!
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I was given the chance to read to review this book as part of the blog tour, and while I didn't love it, it was a well-written book that probably would appeal best to younger readers.
Focusing primarily on 17 year old Aiden, you learn pretty quickly that he is something called a Gateway, a doorway to the afterlife in which the dead pass through him to get to the other side. He sees them as they were at the time of their deaths, the cause of their demise often evident, with only his best friend and his priestly mentor knowing of his calling.
It's hard for this high school athlete to usher the dead over when his personal life isn't what he wants it to be, particularly with childhood friend Koren. She's disappeared and no one seems to know where she has gone. Worse still, he thinks there is something dark growing inside him...
A good YA read with elements of the paranormal, mystery, horror and romance. A story about fighting the darkness within.
Focusing primarily on 17 year old Aiden, you learn pretty quickly that he is something called a Gateway, a doorway to the afterlife in which the dead pass through him to get to the other side. He sees them as they were at the time of their deaths, the cause of their demise often evident, with only his best friend and his priestly mentor knowing of his calling.
It's hard for this high school athlete to usher the dead over when his personal life isn't what he wants it to be, particularly with childhood friend Koren. She's disappeared and no one seems to know where she has gone. Worse still, he thinks there is something dark growing inside him...
A good YA read with elements of the paranormal, mystery, horror and romance. A story about fighting the darkness within.
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