Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Fury of the Phoenix by Cindy Pon (reviewed by Xian Eutsler)

Fury of the Phoenix by Cindy Pon is the next and last book to Silver Phoenix. The first book is called Silver Phoenix. They both follow Ai Ling and Chen Yong, then in Fury of the Phoenix Zhong Ye, the emperors most trusted advisor.

In Fury of the Phoenix Ai Ling accompanies Chen Yong to look for his father. During the journey Ai Ling is haunted by Zhong Ye and the time she spent with him. They meet Sea Shifters, storms, pirates, and months on a ship called Gliding Dragon.

Ever since I read Silver Phoenix I was thinking if there would be another book, and there is! This book takes place mostly outside the Kingdom of Xia, people who come from the kingdom are referred to as Xian. (My name is Xian, without the apostrophe between the i and a.) When I started reading Fury of the Phoenix I could not put it down. At first I was confused as to why the point of view of Ai Ling changed to someone else’s point of view. Then I found out it was from Zhong Ye’s point of view, and how he met Silver Phoenix. (Ai Ling’s previous reincarnation.) The book kept switching between the two points of view. Ai Ling and Chen Yong on a journey to find Chen Yong’s father, and how Zhong Ye gained immortality and came to love Silver Phoenix.

This book has adventure, romance, secrets, revelations, action, and suspense. There was nothing I didn’t like about the book. I was most interested in the truth about Zhong Ye and his status with the emperor, and with Silver Phoenix.

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Thanks Xian for this great review. Xian reviewed Fury of the Phoenix from an Advance Reading Copy, but I saved this review until the today because today is Fury of the Phoenix's release day, hoorah! \o/ Happy book birthday to Fury of the Phoenix!

Cindy Pon liked Xian's review so much she sent us some amazingly cool bookmarks and cards and if you show up at a library teen event, you just might get some, yay.

While you wait for the library's copy of Fury of the Phoenix to arrive, you can click here to see if Silver Phoenix is on our shelves!

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