Published: July 17, 2012
Words: 107,810 (approximate)
Language: English

Short description

Maggie has lived the last ten years with a woman who isn't her mother and carrying the label "Daughter of John Henning", a man sentenced to live out his days at Sunnyview Psychiatric Hospital after his conviction of fire bombing a church... and killing the 8 people inside. Maggie is not alone as she learns not only what she really is, but what it is her destiny to become...

Extended description

Maggie has lived the last ten years with a woman who isn't her mother and carrying the label "Daughter of John Henning", a man sentenced to live out his days at Sunnyview Psychiatric Hospital after his conviction of fire bombing a church...

and killing the 8 people inside.

What Maggie learns will change her life. (Read more) Maggie has lived the last ten years with a woman who isn't her mother and carrying the label "Daughter of John Henning", a man sentenced to live out his days at Sunnyview Psychiatric Hospital after his conviction of fire bombing a church...

and killing the 8 people inside.

What Maggie learns will change her life.
She is the last of a race of creatures known as "The Phoenix", a race of supernatural beings with the ability to wield and control fire.

And she will need that power now...

Revenants- walking, living, skeletal creatures who have waged a war against an unseen, parallel world known simply as The Realm- need Maggie's blood to bring them to a full power...a power that will give them an unbeatable edge and offer the deciding weapon in this war.

Maggie is not alone as she learns not only what she really is, but what it is her destiny to become...
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Tags

vampires, fantasy, epic fantasy, phoenix, s, revenants, the realm

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Reviews

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Review by: NatashaMay on March 15, 2013 :
I was really excited to read this book because of all these fabulous reviews and promotion on FB and blogs. And I was really hoping I would love it because it’s YA and has vampires. What’s there not to like, right? Well, I was a little disappointed. Don’t get me wrong. The author’s writing is good. I like how she is with words but I didn’t like the plot that much and pacing of the story was stalled several times. Also I didn’t like Maggie all that much. And once you don’t like the heroine of the book, it’s pretty much a done deal.
*SPOILER ALERT*
The book started off crazy and I’m not entirely sure I liked Maggie’s reaction to it. If I started seeing crazy shit, I would be paranoid I was turning into a lunatic just like Maggie’s father. I certainly wouldn’t be in denial and keep trying to talk sense to my “mother” who didn’t look like my mother. And I certainly wouldn’t be so trusting after waking up in an unfamiliar place with strangers around and willingly take drugs from them. Finally at chapter 12 she starts acting like a real person and doubts her sanity.

I must say I was having trouble reading the whole beginning as she was discovering the Realm. I wasn’t convinced by all the stories and explanations. I wish the whole world building would be much simpler and therefore not take up as much of the book as it does. I guess that’s more of a reader’s preference. Some like it some don’t.

I was really annoyed by Michel for not telling Maggie sooner he can hear her thoughts? Well, he never even intended to but it’s just plain rude and an invasion of privacy. And Maggie doesn’t even seem bothered by it apart from a fit she threw when she realized it. The training I understand had to be done but I wish it would have happened in more structured manner instead of two vampires beating up a 16 year old girl.

Luc’s behavior toward Maggie is mind boggling and so is her guilt trip. It’s not like she asked to be a Phoenix responsible for everyone’s lives and surely wasn’t raised with the knowledge of what to do with it. As I understand she didn’t come there of her own will to play a hero so what’s with all the bickering about her being a joke?

Ok, so we have a love triangle which is always fun but it wasn’t implemented well in this story. Maggie is crying her eyes out because the love of her life just died and in the same breath she’s thinking about his brother.

Sorry to say, this book was not for me. Characters didn't intrigue me and their behavior wasn't believable to me.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Darla Roybal on Jan. 31, 2013 :
Wow this book is awesome the way it was written its like you can see what is going on what a talent and am a fan it's a must read
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Melissa Varnado on Oct. 10, 2012 :
WOW!! This book was GREAT! I was in love with this book right from the start! I loved that it had witch's, vampires, and all the fantasy creatures I love in one book! I got this book from a friend and I've just purchased book two a few moments ago. The characters are so well written that its easy to be emotionally invested from the beginning.
Lisa Morgan is one of my new favorite authors!
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Lauren Reidy on Sep. 24, 2012 :
HOLY SMOKES!!!! Where do I begin?

16 year old Maggie has been living with grief, believing that her father was a killer. Her world as she knows it is about to be turned upside down. She is drawn to the melody of a guitar in a music store, where she meets Michel. Oh Michel
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Ruthi Kight on Sep. 13, 2012 :
Okay, let me start by saying OMG! Yes, I said it! I really wasn’t expecting to really get pulled into the book, but I must say, there is greatness within these pages. I quickly fell in love with the fast pace of the book, as well as the enticing characters. There’s something to be said about a couple of well-written hunks....just saying....

Wham, Bam, thank you Ma’am! Maggie Henning seems like your typical teenager, with only one friend, Steph, and living with her mother, while her father is locked away in a place for the mentally unstable. Supposedly, he killed a church full of people ten years ago by setting the place ablaze. When Maggie gets into a fight with her bestie, gets left at the mall, she meets Michel, a yummy specimen of a man (guy? Teen? Whatever) who gives her a lift home. This where things go wonky!

Her Dad? Yea, not as crazy as you would think, considering where he’s locked up at. Her mom? Can’t even go there right now! And then insert Luc, Michel’s brother. I get goosebumps just thinking about those two...**Shivers** The normal teen angst goes out the window in this book as Maggie finds out who, and what, she truly is, and the fact that there is an entire faction of creatures hell-bent on her demise. You think you’ve got issues? Let me introduce you to Maggie Henning, poster child for drama! When the truth comes out, her world unravels. Will Maggie be able to overcome her fears and face down her enemies? I can’t tell you! Grrr! I wish I could, but alas, it is not meant to be. Guess you’ll have to read the book yourself! 

I’m not sure if you could tell just how much I enjoyed this
book or not, but if you can’t, let me just say: LISA MORGAN to the Blogger’s Office! We are in desperate need of the next book! You hooked me right from the get go and pulled me into a world that my own crazy imagination could not fathom. With that being said, I would highly recommend that you go read this book! Hurry! Why are you still sitting there? The review is over...Move along...Straight to your choice of website, bookstore, etc. Can’t wait to see YOUR review soon!
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Kristy Centeno on Sep. 08, 2012 : (no rating)
The bad thing about writing a review is feeling the need to point out all the parts you loved about a story but realizing that if you do so, it will spoil the fun for others and although there are tons of things I can say about Phoenix Rising, I’m going to limit my words to why I enjoyed it.

This book was well written to the point where your mind could actually visualize every single emotional ups and downs from each of the characters. Very early in the story I found myself drawn to the main characters and of course, the plot. I mean, with so many twists and amazing turns, how can I not be fully engulfed in Maggie’s life and all the craziness that surrounds her.

So, if you’re looking for a fantasy book that keeps you going and fully motivated to turn the next page and read what’s coming next, you need to get your hands on this book. It’s riveting, believable, and mesmerizing.

Read it…you’ll love it.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Jennifer Swiger on Aug. 30, 2012 :
First let me say, WOW! Just positively WOW! I was asked to read this book and give my honest review as a part of Lisa Morgan's book tour with Tempting Book Tours and I was happy to, seeing I already had it on my TBR list anyhow. What I did not expect was just how good this breakout book was going to be! It's her first book written and truly a gem of a series to be found. My only regret was that it took me this long to even read it! I could not figure out why I was being asked over and over by another indie author if I had read it yet! Come to find out it was because she was dying to talk about it with me without giving me spoilers!

Anyhow, look at me going on an on...Sheesh! Okay, let me tell you how I really felt about this book *Chuckles* Not like you can't tell already!
Maggie is just a teenager whom is already living a type of hell by having a father in a psychiatric ward after killing eight people ten years ago. She has lived these ten years dreading the scheduled visits to her father hating what he did and the repercussions of it that she was left to face with, with a title of the daughter of a killer. That reputation left her with one friend and her mother, a mother who for some reason refused to leave town and give Maggie a chance at having real teenage years.

A trip to the mall and one more trip to visit her father changed her life forever and will have you reading until 4 A.M ( I am not admitting nor denying this was me *cough, cough*) just to ride one of the best literary roller coaster rides I have been on in a long time! The young man she meets draws her in by forces she can't fathom and the story just rises from there.
I don't think I have ever been on this much of a emotional mess with a book to tell you the truth! I found myself saying awe, wow, oh no, what that...no no don't do that, Oh, you go girl, oh what the.... and DANG IT man throughout the whole story! I was very sure I was in love with the male character Michel at the beginning of the book but then Luc REALLY started doubting my thoughts on this. By 3:30 A.M I was nearly sobbing and by 4 A.M
(Crap I guess I just admitted being up at 4A.M was in doubt me) I was dropping my jaw banging my head against the bed cursing the author for leaving me hanging like that while at the same time wanting to reach in and stop one of the princes from leaving her! ( Nope, not giving that away...Sorry)

This book is sure to have everything you are looking for, Vampire, Fae, Witches and Revenants, a phoenix, deceit, love, heartache and a few good fights! A story-line to have you stalking the authors page begging and pleading for teasers to part 2 in the series (once again, I will not admit nor deny me doing this).

Do yourself a favor, give this series a try. For this being a first book for this author she sure did make a hell of a introduction! Way to go Lisa!

I for one can not wait to get my hands on the second book in this series and am very anxious to see what's in store for all the characters.... I also have this odd feeling her best friend may just re appear in book two ( but this is me guessing seeing this character is very limited in the first book) and I don't think it's going to be how we expect...hmmmmmmmm....
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Jennifer Swiger on Aug. 30, 2012 :
First let me say, WOW! Just positively WOW! I was asked to read this book and give my honest review as a part of Lisa Morgan's book tour with Tempting Book Tours and I was happy to, seeing I already had it on my TBR list anyhow. What I did not expect was just how good this breakout book was going to be! It's her first book written and truly a gem of a series to be found. My only regret was that it took me this long to even read it! I could not figure out why I was being asked over and over by another indie author if I had read it yet! Come to find out it was because she was dying to talk about it with me without giving me spoilers!

Anyhow, look at me going on an on...Sheesh! Okay, let me tell you how I really felt about this book *Chuckles* Not like you can't tell already!
Maggie is just a teenager whom is already living a type of hell by having a father in a psychiatric ward after killing eight people ten years ago. She has lived these ten years dreading the scheduled visits to her father hating what he did and the repercussions of it that she was left to face with, with a title of the daughter of a killer. That reputation left her with one friend and her mother, a mother who for some reason refused to leave town and give Maggie a chance at having real teenage years.

A trip to the mall and one more trip to visit her father changed her life forever and will have you reading until 4 A.M ( I am not admitting nor denying this was me *cough, cough*) just to ride one of the best literary roller coaster rides I have been on in a long time! The young man she meets draws her in by forces she can't fathom and the story just rises from there.
I don't think I have ever been on this much of a emotional mess with a book to tell you the truth! I found myself saying awe, wow, oh no, what that...no no don't do that, Oh, you go girl, oh what the.... and DANG IT man throughout the whole story! I was very sure I was in love with the male character Michel at the beginning of the book but then Luc REALLY started doubting my thoughts on this. By 3:30 A.M I was nearly sobbing and by 4 A.M
(Crap I guess I just admitted being up at 4A.M was in doubt me) I was dropping my jaw banging my head against the bed cursing the author for leaving me hanging like that while at the same time wanting to reach in and stop one of the princes from leaving her! ( Nope, not giving that away...Sorry)

This book is sure to have everything you are looking for, Vampire, Fae, Witches and Revenants, a phoenix, deceit, love, heartache and a few good fights! A story-line to have you stalking the authors page begging and pleading for teasers to part 2 in the series (once again, I will not admit nor deny me doing this).

Do yourself a favor, give this series a try. For this being a first book for this author she sure did make a hell of a introduction! Way to go Lisa!

I for one can not wait to get my hands on the second book in this series and am very anxious to see what's in store for all the characters.... I also have this odd feeling her best friend may just re appear in book two ( but this is me guessing seeing this character is very limited in the first book) and I don't think it's going to be how we expect...hmmmmmmmm....
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Lovetiggi's Book Reviews on Aug. 18, 2012 :
ARC for Review! Thank you!! What an emotional roller coaster ride we have here! This book made me laugh, cry, cheer, smirk, and want to toss my Kindle across the room cause it just ticked me off at times.. I LOVE A BOOK when it can throw me for loops like that…. and this is a YA Read!

The characters are amazingly portrayed to the point that you can visualize their movements, facial expressions and just about reach out and touch them. Maggie is only 16 and her world is about to be turned completely upside down in a way that is refreshing, as story lines go, yet so devastating for her, at the same time she meets a green eyed, very good-looking young man; and the plot thickens.

Full of mystery, suspense, romance, coming of age, self discovery, and first love. I cried at a few scenes that tugged at my heart strings as they were so passionately portrayed. Twists and turns that just boggled my mind. Revenants, Vampires, Witches, and Fae are among the paranormal elements of this wonderful read.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!

I am so waiting for Book 2
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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