LitPick Review
The Star Child, written by Stephanie Keyes, is about a seventeen year old character that is graduating his final year of college named Kellen St. James. He is a very interesting character that always manages to bring a slight smile to my face as his rebellious personality keeps me reading as I wait for his next move. I've read through some of the book when I could during school and saw that Kellen and his father aren't on the best terms since Kellen's father never showed to his college graduation because he 'forgot'. Kellen's father seems to buy him expensive gifts to keep Kellen off his back, but I cannot completely conclude that assumption for I need to read more. During graduation, a green orb of sort floated over to Kellen, showing him a memory from the past. The seventeen year old, after he stepped through, was no longer seventeen, but six. The collage graduate's dreams connect more to the present as the story continues, giving more information about his memories and dreams as it does. At the point in time where I have read, Kellen's problem with his father is almost through as he tells his father that he's leaving to live on his own. Kellen's grandmother saved the money Kellen's father sent and left it to her grandchild after her death. It totaled up in the millions and was enough for Kellen to start a new life without his father's support.
Opinion:
Personally, and in my opinion, I do indeed enjoy this book. At some points I do get slightly confused due to lack of description so I cannot get a full picture of what Kellen is supposed to be seeing. I do love fantasy stories and if I haven't known better I'd probably fool myself to believe that it could have been real. The characters are intriguing to watch and planned out very well in what role they are supposed to play. In the book, I couldn't relate with any of the character but that isn't a downfall at all, instead it was nice to read about something different other than what you relate to. As a conclusion, I'm sure that if I ever bought this book it wouldn't collect dust on a shelf. I do recommend this to people who have an extraordinary imagination because this story does rely heavily on it. It is something that keeps the imagination flowing and opens up a completely different style of literature.
