The Phoenix Prophecy: Nova

Okay this was a great start to a why choose paranormal romace. we have a witch and 4 hot Male mages including a grumpy seer/‘vamp’, a golden retriever empath, a broody fire mage and a daddy polar bear shifter. we are just getting to know nova and her dark and hidden past. She doesn't really know herself so it's cool that we get to discover her at the same time as she does in the story.The overall source of conflict in the book could use some work but I'm sure it will develop inthe next installment. we have her POS ex johnny working with demons wanting to break free and be topside and a prophecy unfolding. Still don't know who the 5th mate will be - maybe he/she comes later? but i am thouroughly invested. This was a fun read - easy to get into and spicy as hell for 300 pages. we even got ⚔️ in the first 30% of the book! I'm here for it. bring on book 2

4.5/5 StarsSpice Level: 5/5Release Day: July 1st, 2022Types of Tropes: Paranormal, Fated Mates, Romance, Fantasy, Age Gap, RHKindle Unlimited: YesPreorder: Open Now, $4.99POV: Multiple, but easy to followThe author is not in the USA so beware spellings of things that may seem different if that throws you out of a story or certain phrasings! (example: tyres, magick, where she was sat.) It took me a second and I had to use my kindle feature to check I wasn’t missing something when she said tyres in the story! So you are warned!Cliffhangers?: Yes! The book ends on SUCH A CLIFFHANGER!!! BUT it was so good and I am VERY EXCITED for the next book in the series!!I was so kindly put on the ARC list for this book after finding it on TikTok and falling in love with it from a few quotes (such as: “When he’s got you on your back. Tattooing over the scars your ex gave you. And you tell him you saw him having s3x with his boyfriend. And he says: “Is that so? Then tell me, Little Star, did you like what you saw?””). I got access to the first few chapters from Clares’ author website and fell in love with the book and was waiting anxiously for the release day. I got the email I was an ARC reader with my copy and started it AND DEVOURED IT in a few hours. The book reads very fast and is very entrancing, I didn’t even realize I was almost done with the book until my shift was over and I had to pack up to head home. I LOVE Nova and her character development we see, as well as all of her men! They are so fricking hot and so different I loved it. I cannot wait to see how they interact in the future and how all the relationships develop in the series and how the prophecy plays out.We are introduced to Nova, who is in an abusive relationship (we weren’t given a lot of details but it definitely could be triggering to some so please check the TW’s and go in knowing that) and her boyfriend who is in a league who DO NOT LIKE supers/people with any form of magick. She gets beaten and branded and ultimately finds a way to escape her situation and ends up in Phoenix Falls (a magic territory which definitely sounds like it has Mystic Falls [Vampire Diaries] vibes) where she meets the guys. Kole (who hot damn makes me hot as heck!)Tanner (who seems like such a golden retriever boyfriend), Mack (who is that hot professor we all love), and Luther (who seems very emotionally damaged/detached and doesn’t seem to show his feelings towards Nova to her specifically). She is immediately attracted to them all (I mean who wouldn’t be right?) and I love seeing her interact with the Harem considering her only relationship she’s ever been in was with her abusive ex who is causing A LOT of drama for the supers. I love the interaction we get between all the guys as well, I find some of them very intriguing and very attractive. We are given an MM scene and gosh damn that was HOT, HOT, HOT!!This book was very interesting HOWEVER, I do feel that her switch from being a scared girl afraid of her ex to being IN LOVE with Tanner was VERY FAST. I noted it twice whilst reading. I also feel like the author was hastily giving us answers to problems that I feel should have been stretched out and delivered to us later and in a less obvious here's the answer way, I was also thrown off by one of the POV’s but that was later shown who it was and how it played into the book and the series. I also am in love with the cliffhanger ending! I cannot wait for it to be talked about in the next book the author plans to release not soon after this one!

I am enjoying this series! It's fast paced, I like the spice, the way the pieces of magic and knowledge of the world is woven in is very easy to consume as opposed to some that start with crazy world building. I found it to be a fast read with some good characters that I see want to get to know more.

This book was really amazing! I love the characters and the story is so good! I really liked how the characters come together to help Nova. Can't wait to start the next book!

If you enjoy a good storyline and very likable characters then this could be the perfect book for you. Is looking forward to seeing where the author will take this store.

Can I say I am absolutely 💯 glad this whole series is already out because I hate waiting for the next book in a series.Also Storm(Scarlet Witch) is my fave female Avenger..and I feel once Nova gets a handle on her powers she is going to be the biggest baddie there is! I loved the development of the Male mages..and Daddy Mack is 👨‍🍳💋 hot!!! Polar Bear shifter I have never read and I am all for it!The spice 😍 definitely steams between Tanner and Nova in the shower and the fountain scene the chemistry is insane! You can feel the bond from the very first moment Kole and Nova see each other , that red thread of fate that is prevalent in Asian stories can almost be seen hanging between them. I love books that explore fate and destiny and I hope mythology and maybe a Grimore is read at some point in the next books it would make the story line and plot so much richer.The only small negatives is I wish Luther's backstory was explored more, I don't feel like we got to know him except in a police investigation mode. We didn't get to know what makes him tick .I can't wait to see more of these characters in book 2.

Review in PortugueseEntão, tem aquele combo gostoso que eu amo, reverse harem, uma mocinha, vários rapazes, sendo dois deles bissexuais… Apesar de ter uma birra com insta-love, esse eu gostei. Não achei tão forçado… talvez porque a proposta do livro era interessante, eu não me liguei tanto com essa parada.Nova sofreu feito uma cachorra em um relacionamento mais que abusivo. Quando ela consegue sair dessa situação e descobre que tem poder, ela foge e pra variar o ex dela marcou a menina como se fosse gado dificultando a vida dela, pq o ex fazia parte de uma resistência contra pessoas sobrenaturais… puro suco da extrema direita a vibe da resistência, e a menina vai parar na cidade onde so tem sobrenaturais e ela marcada igual gado.Enfim, o livro é múltiplo POV, então você tem noção de tudo o que acontece, de todos os ângulos possíveis, então não temos só as paradas da Nova mas de todos os meninos e de personagens secundários como a Kayla… que no final a gente vai descobrindo que na real ela não é tão secundária assim….Os hots: tem uma quantidade ok, umas 3-4 cenas eu acho, mas com alguns personagens só. São oks, não é os melhores que já li, mas também não é o pior.O plot é legal, o livro vai te contando várias coisas mas deixa aquele gostinho de quero mais. Ele não te deixa perdida e só no final, tem aquele jorro de informações…. É gradual, apesar da história em si, ser muito rápida, tipo tudo acontece em questões de semanas, foi ok.Fiquem atentas aos gatilhos, apesar de achar que o livro trata de assuntos “pesados” como abuso, violência doméstica e pessoas viciadas, achei muito bem escrito. Nada foi floreado.Dando 3 estrelinhas pois tem aquele tema de aconchego.

While I’m enjoying getting to know each individual character I’ll admit that I’m not overly fond of the characters pov changing almost every chapter. I usually prefer books with one characters pov while sharing another characters pov every so often but nevertheless I’m enjoying this book and hope that the following books in the series will be just as enjoyable.

This book was ok. I enjoyed the premise but the delivery for me was lacking. Sometimes it just felt like a list of actions and was missing a lot of descriptive emotive parts about the action. It made it confusing to follow on a few occasions. Also there were a few conflicting moments like moonlight in the middle of the afternoon. Also I didn’t enjoy the instant love and instant trust. I get that it was addressed in Nova thinking it odd she trusted them so easy but it just felt wrong for someone of a DV situation to then trust a bunch of men so easily.I will continue to read this series though.

At first, I thought it was very cool. But by half, I started to get a little bored. The characters have no depth and every one of them "thinks" the same way. They are not individuals.The way the story is written speaks of a writer who's discovering their style. There's nothing wrong with that, but in a series this big, this is an issue.Nova seems to care about everyone, but she acts without thinking. For example, she kept saying Kole wouldn't hurt her, however, she completely (or conveniently) "forgot" about HER effect on HIM. She seems very self centered and sometimes even selfish.All in all, I don't think I'll keep reading the next volumes.

First read from this author and really enjoyed it. Nova, stuck in an abusive relationship, comes into her power and destroys her home, fleeing town to end up in Phoenix Falls, supernatural haven. There she meets four locals who help her get on her feet, and find out what she is. Ends on a cliffhanger. Excellent 4 stars. Highly recommend