A review by chardpages
The Gatekeeper's Staff: An Old Gods Story by Antoine Bandele

5.0

I believe fans of Percy Jackson will really enjoy this book.

I personally know absolutely nothing about the mythology of the West African Orishas, but this book makes me want to dive right in and find out about them.

Following TJ Young he gives off the vibes of the middle kid. His older sister is always praised for her powers and his younger brother is so smart he's skipped 2 grades. While TJ is struggling not to be picked last on the basketball team.

Then the news comes that his sister is dead and his powers seem to awaken and he is sent to camp to learn about his powers (very camp half blood). Where he is just drowning in the rankings but something else is going on there.

I don't have a single bad thing to say about this book.