In the Light of the Eclipse

by Bryan Caron

Where God so loved the world, Heather (or as few have dared to dub her "the goddess of condemnation") holds a much crueler hand over her inhabitants. Every seventeen years, under her ever-watchful eye, an eclipse renders her land dark, taking the soul of everyone over the age of seventeen to the land of the unknown nothing. In its wake, Heather bestows the gift of a child upon the land. Some believe this child has special powers; others believe she inhabits the souls taken by the eclipse. But no matter the belief, one thing is certain-without the child, the land would crumble.
Most accept the eclipse and live every breath with a love unmatched by any other. This is especially true of Zoe, whose seventeenth year of breath nears ever so close. Born under the eclipse, Zoe understands her life is a gift and that she will return that gift in kind-whenever that day may be (that is until she falls in love and discovers the dark secrets hidden in the heart of Heather).
Still others yearn for a longer life and curse Heather's name. One such person was branded the name Kayla on her day of breath eighteen years ago. Unable to comprehend the meaning of such viciousness, Kayla believes such a sacrifice is unnecessary, even for the worst of mankind. Little does she know that a mysterious traveler may hold the key to ending the eclipse forever.
Zoe and Kayla are best friends.

318 pages, Hardcover

First published November 26, 2013

About the author

Bryan Caron is an award-winning writer, director, film editor and graphic designer, who has written and directed many pieces in all forms and genres.

Follow his blog, Chaos breeds Chaos (http://chaosbreedschaos.com) for movie reviews, short stories, latest news on his writing endeavors and a whole lot of random chaos, and don't forget to follow his design and publishing company on Twitter (https://twitter.com/phoenixmoirai).

Reviews

[Greg Alldredge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Five stars!
This story takes you into a strange world, leading you deeper and deeper until you can’t escape. I enjoyed the read greatly.

[Jessica Surgett · Rating 3 out of 5]

*I received a free copy of this book via a Goodreads giveaway*
I was intrigued by the story, but the book just didn't do it for me. I liked the idea and the plot was definitely interesting, but I think my biggest issue was that I didn't care about the characters enough. Zoe is described as a wonderful person, but I didn't really feel it. The characters all just seemed 2 dimensional, and I didn't like Kayla at all. The writing was also a little hard to follow at times and didn't flow very well. That being said, it is definitely an original story and I liked the ending.