Someone—or
something—is out to get Michael
Gedden. The 14 year old has had a weird day, and the church trip to St. Louis
City Museum will either be a break from the weirdness…or a continuation. From a
mysterious bus that nearly runs him over that nobody else notices to an IM from
a mysterious stranger, Michael isn’t quite sure what to make of what’s going
on.
He
meets up with his best friend Samantha and the two go off to explore this
unique and interactive museum. At first, the museum seemed too good to be true.
From caves, a circus, a gigantic ball pit…what kind of museum is this? As it turns
out, Bazow based this museum directly on the St. Louis City Museum, which makes
me want to visit this place if I ever get out to see the Gateway of the West.
But something that may make me stay away? Bazow’s depiction of demon-possessed
security guard Victor Boone.
Michael
and Sam find themselves unwitting players in Boone’s sadistic game. The rules
are simple: survive until dawn. Michael and Sam must do what they can to
survive, and use the only power they have—the power of prayer.
Gedden’s Armor
had a lot of potential. With a great location-based plot and interesting
characters, it will appeal to kids mostly under the age of 14. That’s just my opinion.
Probably my favorite part of the book was what turned out to be a brief aside
regarding an incident in Michael’s past. Nonetheless, there were a few things
about the book that I think made it fall short of its potential.
Some
of the book’s subplots seemed a bit underdeveloped. I would have liked to have
known more about the museum and what role it played in Stone’s possession. It
was implied that the museum was the cause of the possession, as well as the
source of other otherworldly things, but this is not explained. Overall, these
are probably not things that the target audience will pay much attention to,
but they are things that I felt could have been improved upon.
Gedden’s Armor
tells an interesting story set in a great-location and the plot, while weak at
points, is sold overall.
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