When Cepheus, a dark god, forces
seventeen-year-old Ally Ashworth off an isolated overlook, she has no idea
she's falling into his world, or that the necklace she’s wearing is actually a
key, one with the power to ignite the next world war. But she’s carried beyond
his reach and into the one place where he’s powerless in the forest of
Gilgamesh. Ally’s never been Miss Popularity, but her
outsider status takes on new meaning when she’s saved by Liam Cheveyo and his unusual
friends.
After seeing them shape-shift into their freaky
human-animal counterparts, Ally smacks hard into a few truths: magic really
does exist and, although getting here took no effort, finding her way back
might be impossible. Feelings between her and Liam begin to grow along with the
realization that, in this world, she’s stronger, better, until she’s caught in
a trap set by the creepy spider-boy Cepheus sends to capture her. But Ally’s
not going down without a fight, not after learning the awful truth about the
passageways.
I liked this book it was different than other books I've read like
it. When the book was over it left me with a lot of questions that I hope will
be cleared up in the next book if and when the author puts one out. The book
did end on a cliffhanger making me want more to find out what happens next. I'd
like to find out if Ally will really end up going back home and what will
happen with her relationship with Liam. I like that all his friends help Ally
travel to find a way for her to get back home. I wonder what the real
significance of her necklace is besides a so-called key to travel through the
two realms and more info on her Dad who gave it to her mom. Also who are the
two prisoners Cepheus has captive are they Ally Dad and Liam's(William) mom?
So Ally is a normal girl whose dad died and she on her way to a musical audition in Arizona to get into a Performing Arts school. Her mom gives her this necklace that her father has given her. Her friend was supposed to go with her but at last minute couldn't so she traveled alone with just the GPS to follow but the evil Cepheus somehow changed it which lands her in the middle of nowhere where she falls into a ravine and ends up in the forest of Gilgamesh. Ally also had a dream the night before of these hideous red eyes and a cute boy she saved her.
So in Liam's world of Gilgamesh magic exist and his friends can transform into different types of animals but he has yet to get his Shanyo which will allow him an animal form as well. Liam lives with his father, grandmother, and sister Meg his mom died several years ago. They all go to this fair they have every year with competitions and food.
Liam's friends are Ian a panther embodies speed and agility, a Shane a bear represents strength, Oisin a wolf is cunning and courage, Corm a hawk represents seeker. Liam does not participate in the games but does get is fortune told which reveals a journey and a choice involving a love relationship. When the festivities are over the friends leave to go home.
Corm found Ally on the forest ground because her necklace shined in the sunlight. When she wakes up she is disoriented of course and has no clue where she is and they do not know about modern conveniences so when she asked to use a phone or get on a bus they do not know what she is talking about and she has trouble adapting to no electricity and using the bathroom and taking a shower outside.
Liam takes her to his house and she meets Thea his grandmother who knows about the two worlds but has no way of knowing how to get her back home so they send word to Liam's father for some answers and help. Liam does not like Ally at first he thinks she is odd, selfish, ignorant, and wants nothing to do with her. Soon his heart and mind change toward her especially after he hears how well she plays the fiddle and protected meg from the mean kid Caleb who tries to steal Ally's necklace. He is working for Cepheus.
Liam tells her the Greek story of the double stars Albireo and Ascencia and how his people the males received the gift to transform into one animal. When Thea returns from visiting Podegar she tells them that she knew about the parallel worlds of theirs and ally and that people have been using portals or passageways for years. Ally finds a note in her bag from her father talking about this and she remembers writing a report about parallel dimensions from his research. They visit the town of Pembroke where Meg got a journal Ally spent many days with them waiting for word. Caleb who can turn into a spider bites Pilotte Liam's dog he and Ally drain the poison out of him and she has developed some kind of healing ability cause when she placed her hands on the dog he got better and she felt sick afterward. Liam and Ally get close and share the first kiss in the barn.
Liam's father sends a message telling them to meet him in 5 days in Portsmouth. Meg journal which turns out to be the Diary of Seshet, gave her a message that said that the six will go on this journey but they will be vulnerable. Liam's star on his neck also changes into the sword and he has the ability of strategy. Ally learned she had a trait as well of inspiration and she is called a Malakai angel. Liam also is given a sword that his mother had called Nuada and also finds out it is Excalibur the sword King Arthur had.
Their journey begins in Pembroke and then goes to Constance where they meet Gabriel a mute boy who draws amazing pictures of what will or has happened on their journey. Liam asks if she has a beau back home and she says no and she asks him what happened with Olivia the girl that liked him he said they would just be friends. Raya Liam's father's bird returned with a strange message talking about the mute and mutant and a metamorphosis.
They visit a pub to get food and meet Adam a born who was burned in a fire and he turns out to be the brother of Caleb. Cepheus deceived Caleb by agreeing to protect his family instead tried to kill them all in the house fire. Liam and Ally help Adam and he decides to let him stop working at the pub and go live in his house.
They are going to camp out under the stars tonight and put the horses in an abandoned barn they find but Marcus a mean kid from the barn who trips Adam goes and sets it on fire and they have to save the horses. Adam runs into the barn through a hole to find Pollux Liam's horse who has not come out. Ally has to go in a rescue him and is helped by Tellervo the goddess of the forest.
The next day in town of Berwick a wedding procession is going by and the bride throws Ally her wreath the laurels of love. They attend the festivities and Liam and Ally have to dance and she is asked to join the band. A little boy with a recorded plays twinkle twinkle little star. Also, a double moon is happening with Pegasus and Chimera Ally says where she comes from there is only one moon. Caleb has an idea and has put a sleeping potion in Liam's and Corm's drink. Those three head off to sleep.
While they are sleeping Caleb turns into a spider and bits both Liam and Corm on the leg to kill them. He then uses the recorder to play the song to lure Ally away it works and he takes her she gets pricked by the Gorgon bush and he drags him down into the ruins his master told him about to await his arrival. Hours later Liam and Corm wake up on the ground and Ally missing. The rest of the group head to the camp to find they use the sword to leech the venom out of their bodies and they go searching for Ally. Liam's mother comes to him telling him he must save Ally and fulfill his destiny.
When Ally wakes up and finds where she at trapped by a spider web and vine she talks to Caleb and tells him she met his brother who was badly burned he does not believe her at first until he finds his clothes in her bag. He is upset that his master betrayed him he falls into a hole and can't get out and snakes are in with him and he can no longer transform into a spider.
Ally is able to free herself from the webbing and vine but it is too dark for her to see the exit she makes her way out of the labyrinth and finds Caleb is trapped in a hole she uses her clothes and backpack to make a rope and help him out of there. Then two men ride upon horses to take them to Cepheus One named Askari has a cobra on his chest and the other Sukata has a dragon they are death's half brothers.
Askari uses a poison arrow and hits Corm who is flying above in the sky. Ally tried to get away from the guys but they pull her back she wonders is Liam is still alive since Corm was. For a brief moment, he is able to communicate telepathically with Liam and tell him her location and that they do not know he is not alone. Pollux runs by without a rider and the group swoops in to save Ally. They fight the brother's tooth and nail. Then Death himself shows up to tell Liam of his path to saving two worlds from being destroyed and gives him a shield.
Ally uses Oisin arrows one adam gave him. It flies toward the red mark on the snake on Askari's chest and he disintegrates. she tries to kill Sukata but he gets away. Caleb is killed by a dragon claw saving Liam. When they go to find where Corm's body landed he is not alive she touches him and cries and wishes for him to be alive. She opens her eyes to see his body transformed from the hawk back to human and then he starts breathing her tears of the Phoenix brought him back to life. They still had a two-day journey ahead.
Cepheus is not pleased when Sukata comes back alone. Sukata told Cepheus she was traveling with 5 Shayeen not one and she found Askari weakness. He also said he carries the Sword of Nuada. He looks into his glass orb and finds out Corm lives and for the prophecy to be fulfilled 2 more must join them to make 8 for the two missing traits of camouflage and determination. They also have the arrows of Golan. He wants to talk to his two prisoners and to not let Ascencia defeat him again he has the other key necklace.
I am looking forward to the next book I'm sure hoping there will be another one because I don't think the author would leave us hanging like this with so many unanswered questions and a journey not completed. This is Cindy Saunders's first novel so hope to read more from her.
Liam tells her the Greek story of the double stars Albireo and Ascencia and how his people the males received the gift to transform into one animal. When Thea returns from visiting Podegar she tells them that she knew about the parallel worlds of theirs and ally and that people have been using portals or passageways for years. Ally finds a note in her bag from her father talking about this and she remembers writing a report about parallel dimensions from his research. They visit the town of Pembroke where Meg got a journal Ally spent many days with them waiting for word. Caleb who can turn into a spider bites Pilotte Liam's dog he and Ally drain the poison out of him and she has developed some kind of healing ability cause when she placed her hands on the dog he got better and she felt sick afterward. Liam and Ally get close and share the first kiss in the barn.
Liam's father sends a message telling them to meet him in 5 days in Portsmouth. Meg journal which turns out to be the Diary of Seshet, gave her a message that said that the six will go on this journey but they will be vulnerable. Liam's star on his neck also changes into the sword and he has the ability of strategy. Ally learned she had a trait as well of inspiration and she is called a Malakai angel. Liam also is given a sword that his mother had called Nuada and also finds out it is Excalibur the sword King Arthur had.
Their journey begins in Pembroke and then goes to Constance where they meet Gabriel a mute boy who draws amazing pictures of what will or has happened on their journey. Liam asks if she has a beau back home and she says no and she asks him what happened with Olivia the girl that liked him he said they would just be friends. Raya Liam's father's bird returned with a strange message talking about the mute and mutant and a metamorphosis.
They visit a pub to get food and meet Adam a born who was burned in a fire and he turns out to be the brother of Caleb. Cepheus deceived Caleb by agreeing to protect his family instead tried to kill them all in the house fire. Liam and Ally help Adam and he decides to let him stop working at the pub and go live in his house.
They are going to camp out under the stars tonight and put the horses in an abandoned barn they find but Marcus a mean kid from the barn who trips Adam goes and sets it on fire and they have to save the horses. Adam runs into the barn through a hole to find Pollux Liam's horse who has not come out. Ally has to go in a rescue him and is helped by Tellervo the goddess of the forest.
The next day in town of Berwick a wedding procession is going by and the bride throws Ally her wreath the laurels of love. They attend the festivities and Liam and Ally have to dance and she is asked to join the band. A little boy with a recorded plays twinkle twinkle little star. Also, a double moon is happening with Pegasus and Chimera Ally says where she comes from there is only one moon. Caleb has an idea and has put a sleeping potion in Liam's and Corm's drink. Those three head off to sleep.
While they are sleeping Caleb turns into a spider and bits both Liam and Corm on the leg to kill them. He then uses the recorder to play the song to lure Ally away it works and he takes her she gets pricked by the Gorgon bush and he drags him down into the ruins his master told him about to await his arrival. Hours later Liam and Corm wake up on the ground and Ally missing. The rest of the group head to the camp to find they use the sword to leech the venom out of their bodies and they go searching for Ally. Liam's mother comes to him telling him he must save Ally and fulfill his destiny.
When Ally wakes up and finds where she at trapped by a spider web and vine she talks to Caleb and tells him she met his brother who was badly burned he does not believe her at first until he finds his clothes in her bag. He is upset that his master betrayed him he falls into a hole and can't get out and snakes are in with him and he can no longer transform into a spider.
Ally is able to free herself from the webbing and vine but it is too dark for her to see the exit she makes her way out of the labyrinth and finds Caleb is trapped in a hole she uses her clothes and backpack to make a rope and help him out of there. Then two men ride upon horses to take them to Cepheus One named Askari has a cobra on his chest and the other Sukata has a dragon they are death's half brothers.
Askari uses a poison arrow and hits Corm who is flying above in the sky. Ally tried to get away from the guys but they pull her back she wonders is Liam is still alive since Corm was. For a brief moment, he is able to communicate telepathically with Liam and tell him her location and that they do not know he is not alone. Pollux runs by without a rider and the group swoops in to save Ally. They fight the brother's tooth and nail. Then Death himself shows up to tell Liam of his path to saving two worlds from being destroyed and gives him a shield.
Ally uses Oisin arrows one adam gave him. It flies toward the red mark on the snake on Askari's chest and he disintegrates. she tries to kill Sukata but he gets away. Caleb is killed by a dragon claw saving Liam. When they go to find where Corm's body landed he is not alive she touches him and cries and wishes for him to be alive. She opens her eyes to see his body transformed from the hawk back to human and then he starts breathing her tears of the Phoenix brought him back to life. They still had a two-day journey ahead.
Cepheus is not pleased when Sukata comes back alone. Sukata told Cepheus she was traveling with 5 Shayeen not one and she found Askari weakness. He also said he carries the Sword of Nuada. He looks into his glass orb and finds out Corm lives and for the prophecy to be fulfilled 2 more must join them to make 8 for the two missing traits of camouflage and determination. They also have the arrows of Golan. He wants to talk to his two prisoners and to not let Ascencia defeat him again he has the other key necklace.
I am looking forward to the next book I'm sure hoping there will be another one because I don't think the author would leave us hanging like this with so many unanswered questions and a journey not completed. This is Cindy Saunders's first novel so hope to read more from her.
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