Book Review (63).

Stork (Stork #1)

by Wendy Delsol

Publication: 12th October 2010

Publisher: Candlewick

Pages: 355

Genre: Fantasy

Age Appropriate: Young Adult

Family secrets. Lost memories. And the arrival of an ancient magical ability that will reveal everything. 

Sixteen-year-old Katla LeBlanc has just moved from Los Angeles to Minnesota. As if it weren’t enough that her trendy fashion sense draws stares, Katla soon finds out that she’s a Stork, a member of a mysterious order of women tasked with a very unique duty. But Katla’s biggest challenge may be finding her flock at a new school. Between being ignored by Wade, the arrogant jock she stupidly fooled around with, and constantly arguing with gorgeous farm boy and editor-in-chief Jack, Katla is relieved when her assignment as the school paper’s fashion columnist brings with it some much-needed friendship. But as Homecoming approaches, Katla uncovers a shocking secret about her past — a secret that binds her fate to Jack’s in a way neither could have ever anticipated. With a nod to Hans Christian Andersen and inspired by Norse lore, Wendy Delsol’s debut novel introduces a hip and witty heroine who finds herself tail-feathers deep in small-town life.

My Thoughts.

Having read quite a lot of paranormal/fantasy books I have never come across this type of storyline before which made this book fresh, exciting and made me eager to find out how it all ends.

Katla, 'Kat' for short has moved from L.A to Minnesota with her Mum after her parents divorce, it's while working at her Grandfather's shop that she develops an increasingly itchy head which unknown to her occurs when a member from the secret Stork Society wants to call a meeting, it just so happens that across the street from the store is a shop that sells fabric which is always closed, Kat a budding fashion designer notices someone in the shop and goes to see about purchasing some fabric, a little old lady who owns the shop drags her down to the basement and informs her that the group has been waiting for her to show up to claim the second chair explaining that she is part of the Stork Society who through dreams decide who should become pregnant with the babies that they see in their dreams.

Kat who after the meeting is very sceptical is also confused when what seemed a very long meeting only lasted a few minutes, after getting back to the store a boy Jack bringing a delivery asks her why she doesn't remember him, Kat has never seen him before and has no clue as to what he's talking about but he's adamant that she knows him frustrated he leaves and we find out that she has met him before but a tragic event involving them both resulted in Kat losing all memory of it.

We see Kat having her first dream about a new soul needing to be born and she has three candidates she has to choose from all people she knows, and Jack we find out is not your ordinary teenage boy.

There's also a resident baddie who because of the connection Kat and Jack have from the past incident wants to use them to wreak havoc and open a portal into another dimension.

I love the relationship between Kat and Jack and how well they're suited together, and I have quite a few favourite minor characters among them Kat's Dad and Hulda the head chair of the Stork Society, I also liked the Icelandic traditions and the use of Norse mythology which just gave the story that little bit extra.

All in all a great read and definately excited to read Frost the next book in the series.

I give this 4/5.