When an ancient curse, known as a geis, awakens powers that defy explanation, McKayla is forced to come to terms with what is real and what is fantasy.Ī thrilling first novel, Awakening is a gripping contemporary fantasy rife with magic, romance, and mystery. When an unexpected fascination with Irish dance leads McKayla to seek instruction from the mute, crippled, janitor at her high school, she learns that her family is not the only one with unexplained abilities.Īfter Aunt Avril comes to the valley in pursuit of the supernatural killer that she has been chasing her entire career, people in the valley begin disappearing, and the lives of those McKayla holds most dear are threatened. She just moved to beautiful Star Valley, Wyoming, and already she has an amazing best friend, a solo in her upcoming ballet recital, and the gorgeous guy in her physics class keeps looking her way. What listeners say about Awakening Average Customer Ratings. But McKayla doesn’t think for a second that the magic is real-it’s just good storytelling. 2013 Christy Dorrity (P)2014 Mythic Studios. because some Celtic stories won’t be contained in myth. Awakening is a young adult fantasy novel that will be published on September 24, and is the first book in The Geis series. Christy Dorrity is a talent to watch - DAVID FARLAND, New York Times. Today, I am participating in the cover reveal of Awakening by Christy Dorrity.

McKayla’s eccentric Aunt Avril travels the world as a clairvoyant for the FBI, and her mother can make amazing delicacies out of the most basic of ingredients. A thrilling debut novel based in Celtic mythology, Awakening is a gripping young. Publication date: September 24th 2013 Genre: YA Fantasy.because some Celtic stories won’t be contained in myth. because some Celtic stories won’t be contained in myth.Ī little magic has always run in sixteen-year-old McKayla McCleery’s family-at least that’s what she’s been told. Awakening: Book One of The Geis by Christy Dorrity.