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    The Crimson Brand: The Phoenix Girls, Book I

    By Brian Knight

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    The Phoenix Girls return to Aurora Hollow to learn more powerful, more difficult magic. Their strange companion and teacher, Ronan, increasingly demands more of them, even as he tracks down dangerous magical relics to close doors on trouble before it ravages Dogwood. But closed doors never remain closed.  Ready or not, the girls must defend Aurora Hollow and themselves.  New friends, new enemies, and new monsters join the mystical mayhem as an old threat returns to Dogwood with a new goal: to destroy The Phoenix Girls.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJournalStone
    Release dateMar 14, 2014
    ISBN9781940161389
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    • 3/5
      The Phoenix Girls have survived their first set of adventures and, as they slowly grow into a team, they are also growing toward adulthood. Their relationships with their families and the community are changing, becoming more complex yet at the same time more defined. In this series, teen crises are muted.Here the girls, now expanded to include a new member, begins to explore the limits of their magical powers and the book is focused on them and their strengths rather than on their relationship with Ronan their spirit guide. The story progresses nicely and is just scary enough. I think it is well suited to younger teens on up. It is a bit thin for an adult reader, but would probably make a good book to read together.Unlike most other reviewers, I do not think that this second book of the Phoenix Girls series can be read as a stand-alone. There was quite a bit of time between my reading the first and second books and I had trouble remembering what had happened in the first book, and the second book was hard to understand. For someone who had not read the first book at all, I would think the story would lose a lot.I received a review copy of "The Crimson Brand: Phoenix Girls II" by Brian Knight (JournalStone) through LibraryThing.com.
    • 4/5
      I hadn't read the first book in the series and as such found this book difficult to get into - I wasn't really sure who Ronan was or what he was looking for - but once past the first chapter or so I did get into it.The story revolves around a group of girls who have magical powers and the mystery and trouble they get into and beings they encounter as a result. It's well-written and fun and only suffered a little because I didn't have the backstory from the first book. I feel there is much to be explained going forward.It's a good story for a younger teen or preteen, enjoyable and engaging.*i received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
    • 2/5
      This second installment was just not as engaging as the first as there seemed to be a tad too many storylines and they never quite came together fully, especially the parts involving the title.
    • 4/5
      The Crimson Brand is book two in The Phoenix Girls series and I really enjoyed it. Adventure, friendship, monsters and magic contained within. While I had read the first book, I feel you could read this book without reading the first one. If you've read the first one, you would get a better feel of the characters and more understanding of the story. However, I feel that you can still enjoy this book without reading the first. I also like that it had an ending without being a cliff hanger, so I'm not frustrated while waiting for a year while the third book get released! I really enjoyed the continuation of the story line, the growth of the characters, the involvement and mystery surrounding new and old characters, and the creatures and magical world Mr. Knight has created. Would recommend for grade school age and older readers who like reading about strong girls, magic, spooky creatures and adventure.
    • 4/5
      Book 2 picks up where we last saw Zoey, Penny and Kate. I liked that not only do they now have another member in their group but the girls seemed to have more fun when learning how to use their magic.Overall, this is a fun read that young girls will love.
    • 4/5
      A great second book in the phoenix girls series. The girls get in to some scary situations and grow closer as friends. It is easy to connect with the characters and I found myself worried and afraid for them. I am eager to read the next book in the series and I hope I won't have to wait very long.
    • 2/5
      THE PHOENIX GIRLS is the second in a series by Brian Knight for children. It takes place in a place called Aurora Hollow and involves witchcraft, magic and a talking fox to say the least.The story revolves around Kate, Zoe and Penny. They are teenagers who've just recently learned of their abilities and are having to fight evil to stay alive. Although the story is the second in a series, it can be read as a stand alone and the reader is able to follow along without any problems. As an adult, I can say I didn't find the story too interesting. Don't get me wrong, the writing mechanics are there, it was just the story didn't draw me into it the way the HARRY POTTER stories did. As I was finishing up the story, I found it to have two main action sequences and it was as if the author came up with those first and then wrote the entire story loosely around those two main scenes. Things I would have liked to see more of ie who was the woman in the picture, who took their memories, just who was Penny's parents, who is Susan and what of her life before Penny, were never fully developed and he missed the chance to make the story truly interesting.
    • 4/5
      This was a worthy sequel to The Conjuring Glass. While the main story is definitely about magic and the fight against evil, I think that the best part is about friendship and empowerment. I'm definitely handing this off to my daughter. She'll love it.
    • 3/5
      This book is for ten year olds. It has the right balance between characters dealing with ordinary life issues, and the very real crisis in the magical world the girls have discovered. I loved how magic was woven into everyday life.
    • 4/5
      Just like the first book in the Phoenix Girls series, The Crimson Brand, book two, is filled with magic, action, adventure, and friendship. This book picks up where book 1 ended. After the girls destroyed The Birdman, dangerous relics remain, and Ronan, the girls' fox teacher, realizes that evil has not yet been vanquished. Penny, Katie and Zoe learn deeper forms of magic, and are joined by another girl, Ellen. Together the Phoenix Girls save Dogwood from the new evil.
    • 4/5
      I received this ebook from LibraryThing Early Reviewers and was thrilled since I had read and enjoyed the first book in the Phoenix Girls series. This book continues and expands on the first with new adventures and widening mysteries about the past. I enjoyed it very much and look forward to the next book, especially with some of the things happening when this book ended - I want to know what happens next!Magical adventures, friendship, loyalty, family, betrayal, terror...this book has it all! I like how the reader discovers new things along with the characters...revelations about past relationships and mysteries that still need unraveling, as well as new magical abilities. The relationships are complex and the author handles difficult family situations in honest ways as well as the difficult emotions that sometimes can come about because of them. Despite being young teens, the girls deal with many difficult issues and dangerous situations and have hard choices to make about a variety of situations forcing them to use their resourcefulness, intuition and courage and rely on each other. I like how much more the characters were fleshed out in this book and how much they learned about themselves along with the reader. I found myself enjoying this book even more than the first and would highly recommend this series to anyone, young adult or adult, looking for a good magical-fantasy adventure.
    • 4/5
      This book was a great sequel to a good book. The characters of Penny, Zoe, and Katie really get fleshed out. Their lives become filled with more and more of the wordly things that most of us get caught up with, BUT it contains a great infusion of magic. Some of the magic with the trees is quite wondrous and some of it quite amusing when the "magicians" are first learning. The nemsis of the story has a reasonably large following making the girls work more difficult. Ronan continues to make appearances and a new girl appears to be added to the group and the rumblings of possibly a man to be added later. Overall I was much more pleased with this book than the first, even though I thoroughly enjoyed the first one. Mr Knight seems to be on a roll with this series. I can't wait to read the next one. Somewhere along the line I get the feeling we may not be spending all our time on this plane of exixtence. Make sure you have read book one, don't miss this one and hold your breath for number 3.
    • 4/5
      While I didn't read the first book before I received this one, I was pleasantly surprised at the ease into the story without knowing much about the first book. I enjoyed the adventure and caught myself sometimes reading well past when I should have stopped for the night. I agree that at times it was difficult to read with the thoughts and dialogue being a little excessive and not clear but enjoyed it nonetheless.
    • 5/5
      Excellent! Wonderful read.
    • 4/5
      As this was book 2 in the series i had to go and purchase book 1, and i am actually really glad i did. Penny and Zoe are characters that you just love, and Ronan is just amazing. The fact that this book revolves around young teenage girls means there is no love story/triangle to get tangled up in, its purely about the magic and friendships between the coven of girls. would recommended for anyone looking for a g rated read.
    • 4/5
      Fun book for a young audience. Easy to read, exciting story and likeable characters. I also had the opportunity to review the first in the series previously, but found this book to be more enjoyable
    • 4/5
      I was given this book in exchange for an honest review.I could not put this book down. It is the second in the series but the author does a good job of filling in where you would have questioned things. After reading this I had to go back and read the first one. The author does a great job with character development and the storyline is flawless. Look forward to more from the author.
    • 4/5
      I did have the pleasure of reading the first book in this series and was delighted to be asked to be an early reader for The Crimson Brand. I will admit I had some trouble getting into this book at first, but once in I couldn't put it down. There was most definitely a feeling of, "but I want more" when I reached the last page of this book.
    • 3/5
      This was an all-around entertaining read. I won the opportunity to review this book through an online Early Reviewers draw.Although I have not read the first novel - The Conjuring Glass - I found it quite easy to piece together what happened. The dialogue was well written, but the 3 main characters were interchangeable in most ways. I will be on the lookout for Penny and the rest on their next adventure.
    • 5/5
      Though I don’t typically review much in the way of young adult fantasy, that’s not to say I don’t read it from time to time. I recently got selected as an advanced reader for this book by LibraryThing, and I really enjoyed it, even though I hadn’t read The Conjuring Glass, which is the first book in this series. Because I haven’t read his previous work, I’m drawing my review strictly on the merits of this book alone, though I plan to read the first book – I’ve already bought it - but I wanted to write my review first. The Crimson Brand, book 2 of The Phoenix Girls, has many reasons to recommend it to other readers and to libraries as a young adult selection. The story is well-written, interesting, and at times, exciting. I enjoyed the author’s characters a great deal, he writes about early teen struggles with alacrity and sensitivity, tackling some serious moments with finesse and style. The overall effect is that Brian Knight remembers what it is like to be a teenager. Perhaps my favorite character was Penny Sinclair. She struggles with many things throughout the story: the death of her mother, the uprooting of her life to live with her mother’s best friend Susan, learning to use magic, a talking fox, and things that want to kill her. Yet, she survives, and even flourishes in the presence of her friends Katie, Zoe and later on the addition of Ellen. Overall, the story unfolds at a brisk, but comfortable pace. After just a few pages, the characters become familiar, and you find yourself wondering what will come next. Though all works have flaws, nothing major stands out to me in this book – there was no moment I can recall where something threw me out of the story – and I finished it quickly. If there is a glaring flaw, it is that he has not yet written the next story. In a world filled with Harry Potter, it can be really hard to carve your own niche when standing in the shadow of such a phenomenon, but Brian Knight seems to be doing well. There are familiar elements that readers of Potter may enjoy, but there are new elements that build around familiarity to create a rich magical system that works, and is engaging. I would definitely recommend this book to readers of young adult literature and to librarians who may be selecting materials for their y/a collection. As an avid reader of fantasy fiction, I wholly enjoyed The Crimson Brand, and I think you will, too.
    • 5/5
      As soon as I received this book through LibraryThink Early Reviewers, I bought book 1 for my Nook off of B&N to read first. I read both books over a single weekend because I had trouble putting them down. Even though I'm now an adult, I still remain addicted to Young Adult fiction and this is one of my favorite new series.The Phoenix Girls often remind me of Diane Duane's "So You Want To Be A Wizard" series but with a whole new "female power" twist. The young characters are both vulnerable and strong in turn as they learn to work their newly discovered magic powers while also becoming close friends. The vivid descriptions of Aurora Hollow and other locations by Brian Knight only add to the addictive nature of the story.
    • 5/5
      The Phoenix Girls return to Aurora Hollow to learn more powerful, more difficult magic. Their strange companion and teacher, Ronan, increasingly demands more of them, even as he tracks down dangerous magical relics to close doors on trouble before it ravages Dogwood.But closed doors never remain closed. Ready or not, the girls must defend Aurora Hollow and themselves. New friends, new enemies, and new monsters join the mystical mayhem as an old threat returns to Dogwood with a new goal: to destroy THE PHOENIX GIRLS.