The Storm Keeper's Island

Fionn Doyle and his sister Tara are spending the summer on Arranmore Island with their grandfather.  Tara was on the island last summer, but Fionn has never been before, and the moment he steps off the ferry, he knows something is strange about this place.  The earth seems to move and change beneath his feet leaving him dizzy and disoriented.

Their grandfather's cottage is filled with candles with strange names, and the old man seems to spend all his time making them.  Tara immediately sets off with a boy in search of some magical cave.  Fionn is skeptical, but it seems it's all true.

His grandfather isn't just a candlemaker; he's the storm keeper.  Each of those candles allows the user to relieve the moment it captures, and Fionn's grandfather has spent a lifetime preserving the island's magic.  Once in a generation, the island chooses a member of one of the old families to wield its power, and Fionn's grandfather is nearing the end of his time.

There is also an ancient evil buried deep beneath the earth in the island.  Long ago, Morrigan used her power to subdue and control before she was defeated.  Now, it almost seems like she can sense a change even deep in the earth after all this time.  Is that ancient evil waking once again?

Catherine Doyle's fantasy series begins with this wonderful Celtic adventure.  It's a great fantasy, but it's grounded in the real world with an annoying older sister, a grandfather struggling with memory loss, and the pain of a lost father.  I loved it all, and I can't wait to find out what happens next!  Fantasy fans will fight for this one!  This book is inspired by the author's experiences growing up on the real Arranmore Island in Ireland, and now I'm sad I didn't go there when I was in Ireland myself.