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    Winter Falls

    By Nicole Maggi

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    Alessia Jacobs is a typical sixteen-year-old, dying to get out of her small Maine town. Things look up when a new family comes to town. But as she begins to fall for the hot, mysterious son, Jonah, her life turns upside down.

    Weird visions of transforming into an otherworldly falcon are just the beginning. Soon she learns she’s part of the Benandanti, an ancient cult of warriors with the unique power to separate their souls from their bodies and take on the forms of magnificent animals.

    Alessia never would’ve suspected it, but her boring town is the site of an epic struggle between the Benandanti and the Malandanti to control powerful magic in the surrounding forest.

    As Alessia is drawn into the Benandanti’s mission, her relationship with Jonah intensifies. Suddenly forced to weigh choices a sixteen-year-old should never have to make, Alessia witnesses two worlds colliding with devastating consequences.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMedallion Press
    Release dateDec 22, 2014
    ISBN9781605426860
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    Winter Falls
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    Nicole Maggi

    Nicole Maggi wrote her first story in third grade about a rainbow and a unicorn. After working as an actress in NYC, she now lives in Los Angeles with her family and two oddball cats. Visit her at nicolemaggi.com.

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    • 5/5
      I received this as a library thing early review and couldn't have been happier. This is the first book I've done an early review for that I really loved. The story is perfectly balanced with love, suspense, action and romance. i cannot wait for the next book!
    • 3/5
      Winter Falls, the first installment in a new series by Nicole Maggi, is YA novel about Alessia, a young girl who learns that she is one of the Benandanti (a race of supernatural being that are able to separate their souls from their bodies and take on the form of animals) while at the same falling for the new guy in town, Jonah Wolfe. I liked the book. It has a different take on shape changers and their fight in the good vs. evil which I thought was fresh and appealing. There are tones of conservation and protection of nature in the book in a way that YA readers can relate to which also gives this book a message. The book is very entertaining and I think written at an appropriate level for YA. The plot was somewhat predictable as you got into the book. I was not at all surprised by who the "bad guy" was halfway through the book, but again, I think that is because it IS written for the YA readership. I would recommend the book.
    • 3/5
      I received an advance copy from Librarything in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for the chance to read it!This book was unexpectedly good. I thought almost everything about it was great. I originally picked it up because the synopsis mentioned Maine. I always add fiction novels to my to-be-read list when they mention my home state! As someone who's from Bangor, and has traveled most of the state I don't think it really grasped that Maine feel: the pine, the woods, or the ocean. But, I guess I'm just spotting things that might not matter to other readers.We meet Alessia just after her father passed away. On the anniversary of his birthday she goes to the spot they cherished together while he was alive to spreads his ashes. Throughout the book her father is mentioned. It really ties in the family element. Alessia is Italian- her and her mother were born there. This is something that sets the whole tone of the book. Alessia's mother is very superstitious and that melds into the Italian shape-shifting/spirit-shifting Benandanti that she becomes.I found all of the elements of Winter Falls to be fun and exciting, much like I have experienced with Jennifer Armentrout's books. Armentrout's books are the first things that came to mind when I started Winter Falls. We have a strong female protagonist pining for a new-kid-in-town who is a good lookin' bad boy. The major distinction between Maggi and Armentrout is in the character writing. Maggi creates lovable and humorous (and thoughtful!) characters. Alessia's best friend is a welcomed presence throughout.The Benandanti versus Maladanti story was clever. There were catches to having your soul ripped from your body: you could become a badass animal and be magical- or - you could die if someone turns your body or kills your form. It was something that was established early on and I appreciated that.The love interest, Jonah, has just moved into town with his twin sister, Bree, and their parents. The romance was the only problem I experienced while reading the book. I enjoyed the slow-burn through the first half. It's mostly a set-up of the Ben/Maladanti "war". When they finally get together I found Jonah a bit cranky. He just wasn't appealing.I would recommend Winter Falls to anyone, especially a Jennifer Armentrout fan. It was engrossing from the start, and if you enjoy both shape-shifting and romance, it makes for a nice young adult read. Winter Falls has a great overall story. It's definitely worth picking up.
    • 5/5
      I decided to read this one since I won book two on Library Thing. That way I would know what was going on instead of trying to figure out the plot.Alessia lives in Twin Willows, a small town in Maine. She visits her favorite place, a waterfall near the farm where she lives, a place her father showed her before he passed away. As she sits there, watching the water, she notices a black panther staring at her.One night she has a dream of being a falcon, and then after skipping school one day, she becomes that falcon she dreamed of as the bridge crumbles, killing several people and wrecking the bus she was on. And to complicate things further, there is a new family in town and she falls hard for the son, Jonah. His father is head of a group of people that want to put a power plant where her favorite place is, the fallsShe learns of the Benandanti and since she is one, decides to follow them. Their counterpart, the Malandanti are evil. What are they up to and what does Alessia find out about herself and the boy she loves.I really like this book and cannot wait for the next one so I can continue reading the story. The characters are real and the scenery that the story takes place is beautiful. I would recommend this book to those that like fantasy and nature, and those concerned about the environment.
    • 5/5
      Winter FallsNicole Maggi is a talented author and I have added her to my list of favorite writers. I believe that her intended audience is young adults. I find that as an avid reader well into adulthood, these books are a joy to read. I received an ARC of the second book of the Twin Willows trilogy written by Nicole Maggi and enjoyed “In the mouth of the wolf” so much I knew I wanted to read the whole series. I wrote a review with the intention of purchasing the first Book “Winter Falls” and planned to purchase the third book when it was available. Thanks to the publisher I received copies of the two other books to complete the series.Twin Willows provides the introduction into the world of Benandanti and the Melandanti, the forces of good and evil who have battled hundreds of years to control magical sites scattered all over the world.The main character is Alessia, a young 16 year old teenager who is called into the Benandanti and becomes a falcon when her soul leaves her body and she joins her group to protect the magical waterfall located in Maine. The story pulls her friends and others in the community into the two societies that fight to maintain or recover the magical sites.It is a story of love and loss, learning of her family’s history and involvement in the secret society where good fights evil. The book is very well written; fast paced and draws you into the action. I loved it so much I read it in one sitting and just couldn’t put it down