Review: 5 stars - "Ascension" by Stacey Rourke
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 23, 2013
Ascension is the fourth book to the Gryphon series and it definitely is by far the best out of ALL the books(at least in my opinion it is)  =)Stacey Rourke gives you an action-packed, nail-biting story that puts the Garretts in War against the Countess.  Celeste will be put through the test in this book, literally and will end up dealing with more than she bargained for.  She has to deal with the Council (who have actually kept a major secret from her and her family), the evil Countess (who just won’t give up and wants to make Celeste’s life difficult), and two sexy guys (who are fighting over her literally).Be prepared to learn so much more in this book about how Celeste became the Conduit and what needs to happen to the Conduit eventually.  Stacey Rourke did a fabulous job building up to the very end of the book, where the big WAR happened.  She gave us moments of crying and also moments of smiling.  Let’s just say this book will make the Garretts realize, they need to come together to help save what they have.We do get the love triangle of Celeste, Caleb, and Rowan in this book and how the boys just won’t give up on winning over Celeste.  They even tried to come to terms until after the major battle.  Yup…definitely stubborn guys and poor Celeste has to keep telling Rowan, it will never happen.We also have the dark army Glee Club that I literally adore, even if sometimes they are evil.  They always manage to crack me up and Celeste makes it even better with her sarcasm back at them.  She definitely knows how to handle them with her witty marks back at them.  They definitely are my favorites in the story.Can I just say…the ending..as definitely not what I expected at all, but it definitely left me in shock and now I need to find out what is going to happen next.  =)(I’m still in love with Rowan though)  Something about him won me over a long time ago.  =)If you have not read this series yet, you need to.  If you love a series that involves paranormal fantasy and you love a series that is like no other out there then you will enjoy the Gryphon series.I give this book 5 full moons and highly recommend it to young adult readers out there.I received a complimentary copy of the book for the blog tour in exchange for an honest review.