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Stealing Phoenix (Benedicts #2)
Phoenix belongs to the Community, a gang of thieves with paranormal powers. Yves Benedict, an American student visiting London, is her mark. But Yves turns out to be more than just a target. He is her destiny. Her soulmate. The Community owns Phoenix's past and it wants her future too. Can Phoenix save the boy she loves . . . and herself?
Paperback, 264 pages
Published
September 1st 2011
by Oxford University Press
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I really liked this book from cover to cover. It was full of action from the first couple of pages to the end.
I think Yves is perfect for me. I tend to go for the more shy, brainy guys, and it sure didn't hurt that this one was devastatingly handsome and such a gentleman. He's romantic but not to the point where he's too sappy, and he's protective but not to the point where he's possessive.
I love Phoenix because she's your perfect damsel in distress. She's had a hard life, but she's a survivor....more
I think Yves is perfect for me. I tend to go for the more shy, brainy guys, and it sure didn't hurt that this one was devastatingly handsome and such a gentleman. He's romantic but not to the point where he's too sappy, and he's protective but not to the point where he's possessive.
I love Phoenix because she's your perfect damsel in distress. She's had a hard life, but she's a survivor....more
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I'm such a sucker for this series. I read the whole book in just under 12 hours. All 264 pages in 12 hours - with breaks in between! This may not seem like such a surprise to other, faster readers but to me it was pretty shocking. I usually pace myself and read around 100 to 150 pages a day, but this book? I could not stop reading until I was done. Which was by 3 am in the morning.
I don't remember the first book, Finding Sky, all too well but I do remember loving it. But when I got this book, I...more
I don't remember the first book, Finding Sky, all too well but I do remember loving it. But when I got this book, I...more
I cannot express how much I love this series. It's been torture waiting for the release of Stealing Phoenix. I did the craziest happy dance when I saw it in my mailbox.
This book was incredibly well written. The storyline was thrilling, exciting and I got absorbed into in from page one. The pages were constantly giving of waves of danger. I was so anxious the entire time, waiting for the axe to drop. Yves sure knows how to get in trouble, with Phoenix’s help of course.
Yves and Phoenix are so ado...more
This book was incredibly well written. The storyline was thrilling, exciting and I got absorbed into in from page one. The pages were constantly giving of waves of danger. I was so anxious the entire time, waiting for the axe to drop. Yves sure knows how to get in trouble, with Phoenix’s help of course.
Yves and Phoenix are so ado...more
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My rating 4.5 out of 5
Stealing Phoenix is the second book in the Finding Sky series by Joss Stirling, it's definitely one of the best YA series out there (in my humble opinion), it's fast paced, full of swoon worthy Benedict brothers and has the best creepy villains EVER. The Benedicts are a pretty special family, the parents and the seven brothers who's names start alphabetically with Trace and ends with Zed are savants and all have special pow...more
My rating 4.5 out of 5
Stealing Phoenix is the second book in the Finding Sky series by Joss Stirling, it's definitely one of the best YA series out there (in my humble opinion), it's fast paced, full of swoon worthy Benedict brothers and has the best creepy villains EVER. The Benedicts are a pretty special family, the parents and the seven brothers who's names start alphabetically with Trace and ends with Zed are savants and all have special pow...more
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O MY GOD!!! dis is 1 of my fav books eva!!! 2 me it was just as exciting as da first 1!! u no, full of savant stuff and adventure :)
couldnt put it down!! (except wen i had 2 go 2 skul!! :( ugghh!)
oh well.. im finished it now nd i cnt believeit!! i read it 2 fast! :L
i was soo excited fer it and loved every sec of it!! i promised myself i wasnt gona write any spoilers so im just gona say dat my fav part was in da second last chapter!! ull c wat hapens wen u read it :) nd i promis u ur gona love...more
couldnt put it down!! (except wen i had 2 go 2 skul!! :( ugghh!)
oh well.. im finished it now nd i cnt believeit!! i read it 2 fast! :L
i was soo excited fer it and loved every sec of it!! i promised myself i wasnt gona write any spoilers so im just gona say dat my fav part was in da second last chapter!! ull c wat hapens wen u read it :) nd i promis u ur gona love...more
Stealing Phoenix; a phenomenon waiting to happen. In the second enstallment of the epic series, involving the handsome and psychic-ly talented Benedict family, Joss Stirling never ceases to amaze and impress her ever-growing audience. A hypnotic and gripping love story, concerning a genius a thief, Stealing Phoenix doesn't stop surprising us. While keeping the reader on the edge of their seat, Stirling unleashes the lovable characters Yves and Phoenix onto her ever-listening and always supportin...more
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Sometimes you immerse yourself in a drama, so much that it's all you can think about when you eat and when you sleep. And all that time spent outside the tale has you aching to get back into the exhilarating experience of hanging onto every word from the endearing cast. Then, as you zoom through the episodes, eagerly waiting to see how it ends, you realize with a start that time flies and there's only one more episode left.
If you're nodding so far, I can on...more
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Sometimes you immerse yourself in a drama, so much that it's all you can think about when you eat and when you sleep. And all that time spent outside the tale has you aching to get back into the exhilarating experience of hanging onto every word from the endearing cast. Then, as you zoom through the episodes, eagerly waiting to see how it ends, you realize with a start that time flies and there's only one more episode left.
If you're nodding so far, I can on...more
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Apr 29, 2012
Lissa & Alexa The Novel Lasses
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommended to Lissa & Alexa by:
B4R Book Club
Following in the footsteps of its predecessor “Finding Sky” the cover to “Stealing Phoenix” is also elegant. I absolutely love it! We get an imaginative look at a phoenix. The trick is having read the first installment of this wonderful series do I know I will not be reading about a mythological bird..
Stirling must be her own genie in a bottle stealing her title straight from the pages of creative writing. Not only is Phee stealing to survive, but Yves is stealing for love. Joss Stirling managed...more
Stirling must be her own genie in a bottle stealing her title straight from the pages of creative writing. Not only is Phee stealing to survive, but Yves is stealing for love. Joss Stirling managed...more
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“I'm not a little woman you need to defend.'
His face hardened. 'That's exactly what you are: you're my little woman and I'm not having you sacrifice yourself for me.”
Loved Loved Loved it!
So I finished this book last night and when the last sentence was read I was so sad. I thought that Finding Sky was a good read but Stealing Phoenix was a great read!
In stealing Phoenix we meet Phee, a thief for a community of bad Savants. When her target is none other then the 6th Benedict son things turn cr...more
His face hardened. 'That's exactly what you are: you're my little woman and I'm not having you sacrifice yourself for me.”
Loved Loved Loved it!
So I finished this book last night and when the last sentence was read I was so sad. I thought that Finding Sky was a good read but Stealing Phoenix was a great read!
In stealing Phoenix we meet Phee, a thief for a community of bad Savants. When her target is none other then the 6th Benedict son things turn cr...more
After reading Finding Sky, I had high hopes for Stealing Phoenix. Let me say that it did not disappoint. I enjoyed the first book in this series, but this one was better. Joss Stirling does a great job of creating the interesting world of the savants. I love the closeness of the Benedict family. They are always there when they need each other and it is unconditional.
In this book, Phoenix lives in a world of misery and fear. She is a thief living within the Community. The members are ruled by th...more
In this book, Phoenix lives in a world of misery and fear. She is a thief living within the Community. The members are ruled by th...more
Great second book - again I couldn't put it down
Please bear in mind this is book 2 of the series and may therefore contain spoilers for the first book.
I can't say that this is a direct sequel to Finding Sky because it isn't more like a companion novel with the focus on a different brother. I know that this has probably been said and I just hate to compare books but it really is along the lines of The Drake Chronicles by Alyxandra Harvey in respect that it follows the different stories of 7 brot...more
Please bear in mind this is book 2 of the series and may therefore contain spoilers for the first book.
I can't say that this is a direct sequel to Finding Sky because it isn't more like a companion novel with the focus on a different brother. I know that this has probably been said and I just hate to compare books but it really is along the lines of The Drake Chronicles by Alyxandra Harvey in respect that it follows the different stories of 7 brot...more
Why isnt there a 10 star button!
THIS IS THE BEST BOOK I HAVE PROBABLY READ ALL YEAR!!!
If you thought Finding Sky was good!
Well, this was AMAZING!
I love Phoenix, nickname Phee, 's character!
The life she has to endure, the lies, she doesnt know whats the truth. Since her mother died when she was only 9, Phee learned to trust noone, incase she or someone else gets hurt. Her Mother taught her about Soulmate, but when she died, she thought it was another lie her Mother told her, but only because The...more
THIS IS THE BEST BOOK I HAVE PROBABLY READ ALL YEAR!!!
If you thought Finding Sky was good!
Well, this was AMAZING!
I love Phoenix, nickname Phee, 's character!
The life she has to endure, the lies, she doesnt know whats the truth. Since her mother died when she was only 9, Phee learned to trust noone, incase she or someone else gets hurt. Her Mother taught her about Soulmate, but when she died, she thought it was another lie her Mother told her, but only because The...more
Aug 06, 2011
TheBookAddictedGirl
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Everyone! It's Just Incredible!
Phoenix is a thief, part of a secretive criminal group of Savants, known as the Community. Life for her is difficult, and failing a job could end in death – your own. So when a college boy seems to fight back against her powers during a run-of-the-mill theft, Phee knows how it can all end. Not well. Phoenix never expected the truth. But what will she do when the leader of the Community tries to use her against her soulfinder? And the whole of Savant Net?
Now, I read Finding Sky just a little whil...more
Now, I read Finding Sky just a little whil...more
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stealing phoenix is a must read. You may have a sense for vampires that sparkle or werewolf with silver bullets but i bet either one has the same compact or feeling stealing phoenix has.
this book has everything for everyone as its so easy to relate to the character in ways that no one knows how.this starts with a girl named phoenix who when her mother dies feels scared and alone ,forced to steal and hope to survive until she meet always golden boy Yves Benedict, with the world crashing down can...more
this book has everything for everyone as its so easy to relate to the character in ways that no one knows how.this starts with a girl named phoenix who when her mother dies feels scared and alone ,forced to steal and hope to survive until she meet always golden boy Yves Benedict, with the world crashing down can...more
I loved this book! I have read the first book in the series, Finding Sky, and Sky seems different in this book.
At first I doubted Phoenix but towards the end, it was like she was a completely different person from the beginning.
I loved how Phoenix and Yves bonded, but sometimes I got a bit frustrated how Phoenix didn't trust Yves.
I found Yves really sweet all the way throughout the book and when he asked Phoenix to marry him...well, aww!
Overall, this book is by far one of my favourites and I wis...more
At first I doubted Phoenix but towards the end, it was like she was a completely different person from the beginning.
I loved how Phoenix and Yves bonded, but sometimes I got a bit frustrated how Phoenix didn't trust Yves.
I found Yves really sweet all the way throughout the book and when he asked Phoenix to marry him...well, aww!
Overall, this book is by far one of my favourites and I wis...more
Nach dem Erfolg des Buches “Finding Sky - Die Macht der Seelen 1” hat der Deutsche Taschenbuch - Verlag, kurz dtv, nun den zweiten Teil “Die Macht der Seelen 2 - Saving Phoenix” herausgebracht.
Joss Stirlings Werke haben schon viele Leser, im englischsprachigen Raum, in ihren Bann gezogen. Nun belegt sie auch ihre deutschen Leser damit.
Erschienen ist dieser 381 Seiten lange, fesselnde Roman am 1.November 2012 und dank des Verlages können wir ihn euch heute vorstellen.
Phoenix ist eine Savant, dass...more
Joss Stirlings Werke haben schon viele Leser, im englischsprachigen Raum, in ihren Bann gezogen. Nun belegt sie auch ihre deutschen Leser damit.
Erschienen ist dieser 381 Seiten lange, fesselnde Roman am 1.November 2012 und dank des Verlages können wir ihn euch heute vorstellen.
Phoenix ist eine Savant, dass...more
I loved the previous book to this one, Finding Sky, so I was pleased to find out that there were a following two books in the series. This book is not a follow on to Sky and Zed's story, but a brand new story about Yves, Zed's older brother, and his newly found soulfinder, Phoenix, although Sky and Zed feature in this story plenty. That is one of the things I loved about this book- we still see a lot of the other Benedict brothers, they each play an important role in the book. I liked this aspec...more
Als je het boek opendoet, val je direct in het verhaal. Geen uitgebreide uitleg of terugblik op het vorige verhaal, gewoon een nieuw verhaal over de Savants met een nieuwe kijk door de ogen van een arm straatmeisje, Phoenix, die onder druk wordt gezet om te stelen.
Als het verhaal begint, zijn we gelijk op het juiste moment aangekomen. Phoenix heeft opdracht gekregen om een jonge jongen te bestelen. Als Savant heeft zij de unieke gave om mensen te 'bevriezen' alsof de tijd stilstaat. De jongen i...more
Als het verhaal begint, zijn we gelijk op het juiste moment aangekomen. Phoenix heeft opdracht gekregen om een jonge jongen te bestelen. Als Savant heeft zij de unieke gave om mensen te 'bevriezen' alsof de tijd stilstaat. De jongen i...more
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Die 17-jährige Phoenix wächst in der Gemeinschaft krimineller Savants, Menschen mit einer übersinnlichen Fähigkeit, auf. Für deren Anführer muss Phoenix ihre Gabe, das Zeitempfinden in fremden Gehirnen zu manipulieren, zu Diebstählen nutzen und das Gestohlene dann bei ihm abliefern. Als sie bei einer Gruppe amerikanischer Studenten iPads stehlen soll, trifft sie auf Yves Benedict. Doch der ist mehr als ihr nächstes Opfer – er ist ihr Seelenspiegel. Yves erkennt dies sofort und entwirft einen Sch...more
I love this book! Loved it even more than Finding Sky !
I love Yves! He's FANTASTIC. So incredibly smart and sweet and humble. He's so cute! But passionate too! Funny that the shy guy is more passional that his cocky little brother. Love the passion and that she described the sensations she felt about being with her soulfinder. That was what bother me in the previous book, the lack of it.
Phee is such and interesting character. Normally the main characters are goody goody, but she was a thief! An...more
I love Yves! He's FANTASTIC. So incredibly smart and sweet and humble. He's so cute! But passionate too! Funny that the shy guy is more passional that his cocky little brother. Love the passion and that she described the sensations she felt about being with her soulfinder. That was what bother me in the previous book, the lack of it.
Phee is such and interesting character. Normally the main characters are goody goody, but she was a thief! An...more
Phoenix, genannt Phee, ist ein Savant und eine Diebin. Sie muss ihre Gabe benutzen um in der Community, einer Gruppe von Savants, überleben zu können. Der Seher lässt ihr keine andere Wahl. Nicht dass Phee viele Optionen gehabt hätte, denn sie ist schon von kleinauf auf sich allein gestellt.
Bei einem ihrer Aufträge geht jedoch etwas schief. Eines ihrer Opfer schien immun gegen ihre Gabe zu sein und entsetzt muss sie feststellen, dass es mit ihrem Opfer, Yves, weit mehr auf sich hat.
Denn Yves ist...more
Bei einem ihrer Aufträge geht jedoch etwas schief. Eines ihrer Opfer schien immun gegen ihre Gabe zu sein und entsetzt muss sie feststellen, dass es mit ihrem Opfer, Yves, weit mehr auf sich hat.
Denn Yves ist...more
Deze boeken zijn gewoon zo....lief! Ze zijn grappig, puur, spannend, leuk, lief, romantisch, bij vlagen een beetje klef, soms een beetje clichée, maar ook verrassend. Het voelt als heel fijn om ze te lezen, als page-turners zonder al je energie op te slorpen. Spannende stukken worden afgewisseld met easy reading. Zware kost, met grappige kost, en momenten van lachen met momenten van tranen. Ik geniet enorm van deze boeken. Ja, het zijn young adults en nee ze zijn perfect of hoogstaand, maar soms...more
This was an EPIC sequel that i enjoyed even more than the first one. The characters were pnce again very loveable and the plot was WICKED! the villian was a total asshole, so he was good at being evil. Yves was really cute and swoon-worthy and i loved his relationship with Pheonix. This is a great series and i am looking forward to the sequel.
Review:
A heartwarmingly sweet soul mate romance with two seemingly opposites in every aspect going through initially impassable obstacles and heaps of life threatening action (not to mention some very repulsive antagonists) with the support of one of the most wonderful families in YA to finally reach the happy-ever-after that you can’t anticipate enough. Well, this is the main gist of the story, but the actual experience is much more fulfilling and enjoyable.
I took to this book a lot more than...more
A heartwarmingly sweet soul mate romance with two seemingly opposites in every aspect going through initially impassable obstacles and heaps of life threatening action (not to mention some very repulsive antagonists) with the support of one of the most wonderful families in YA to finally reach the happy-ever-after that you can’t anticipate enough. Well, this is the main gist of the story, but the actual experience is much more fulfilling and enjoyable.
I took to this book a lot more than...more
Mar 26, 2013
Sandra
rated it
2 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
People who enjoy supernatural romance, but don't take the relationships too serious
Shelves:
young-adult,
chick-lit
Let me start this review by saying that I liked this book. No, it is not a literary masterpiece, but it doesn't pretend to be one either. What it is: a nice, fluffy, well-paced, just-exciting-enough YA novel, that you read through in a heartbeat. It combines romance, friendship and some action and suspense in a nice way (although I do have to add here that some of the scenes showing the family-affection felt slightly artificial to me), and although it never keeps you on the edge of your seat or...more
Having read the first book, I was curious to read its sequel. My gosh was I glad I did!
Joss Stirling really did surprise me as I did not expect to enjoy reading this as much as I did. There were plenty of times when I was laughing, or inadvertently becoming so engrossed in the book and the suspension that I realised my sudden heart rate increased! Joss does a very good job of getting you into the mind of Phee, understanding her emotions as though they were your own. You really learn to love the...more
Joss Stirling really did surprise me as I did not expect to enjoy reading this as much as I did. There were plenty of times when I was laughing, or inadvertently becoming so engrossed in the book and the suspension that I realised my sudden heart rate increased! Joss does a very good job of getting you into the mind of Phee, understanding her emotions as though they were your own. You really learn to love the...more
Fantastic - it was really nice to read a book in the area i know well! I love the Benidict family and i look forward to reading the 3rd book. Great writting Joss.
Meinung
Band 2 der "Die Macht der Seelen - Trilogie" von dem ich etwas ganz anderes erwartet hatte.
Charaktere
Diesmal dreht sich nicht alles um Sky und Zed, wie ich anfangs dachte, sondern um Phoenix oder "Phee" genannt und um Yves. Phoenix wächst in einer Community auf, weiß rein gar nichts über ihre eigentliche Herkunft und beklaut Leute. Als sie Yves beklaut merkt sie schnell das zwischen ihr und dem Jungen eine besondere Bindung vorliegen muss. Als Yves ihr eröffnet das er ihr Seelenspiegel is...more
Band 2 der "Die Macht der Seelen - Trilogie" von dem ich etwas ganz anderes erwartet hatte.
Charaktere
Diesmal dreht sich nicht alles um Sky und Zed, wie ich anfangs dachte, sondern um Phoenix oder "Phee" genannt und um Yves. Phoenix wächst in einer Community auf, weiß rein gar nichts über ihre eigentliche Herkunft und beklaut Leute. Als sie Yves beklaut merkt sie schnell das zwischen ihr und dem Jungen eine besondere Bindung vorliegen muss. Als Yves ihr eröffnet das er ihr Seelenspiegel is...more
Once again.. Adorable! I wasn't as into yves as I was to zed, but I still loved it. My only complaint was how the end got kind of glossed over. I would have liked it if we could have seen more of her settling in to the town/school/family.. But overall I still adored it. On to the next, STAT! (Oh, p.s. I saw a thing on her list about the 3 that are out, and it being a trilogy.. Pleeeeeeaaaaassseee tell me they're doing each brother, and its not just a trilogy?! I'm hoping it was a marketing thing...more
A pretty enjoyable read.
I enjoyed phoenix's background, and her fascination with books.
Maybe I've read too many books like this recently but it all seemed pretty formulaic to me. I wasn't captivated.
Except in the last couple of chapters when everything upped a bit. I really liked phoenix's confusion about everything that was happening- having to be kept in the dark. Frustrating for the reader but finding the resolution was the only thing that kept me reading tbh.
And enjoyable book if you're...more
I enjoyed phoenix's background, and her fascination with books.
Maybe I've read too many books like this recently but it all seemed pretty formulaic to me. I wasn't captivated.
Except in the last couple of chapters when everything upped a bit. I really liked phoenix's confusion about everything that was happening- having to be kept in the dark. Frustrating for the reader but finding the resolution was the only thing that kept me reading tbh.
And enjoyable book if you're...more
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Julia Golding (born March 1969) is a British novelist.
Julia Golding was born in March 1969 in London and grew up on the edge of Epping Forest. She originally read English at the University of Cambridge.
Golding lives in Oxford and works as a freelance writer. She is married with three children.
In 2007 she was selected by Waterstone's as one of the 25 Authors of the Future.
Golding also publishes und...more
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Julia Golding was born in March 1969 in London and grew up on the edge of Epping Forest. She originally read English at the University of Cambridge.
Golding lives in Oxford and works as a freelance writer. She is married with three children.
In 2007 she was selected by Waterstone's as one of the 25 Authors of the Future.
Golding also publishes und...more
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“But I’ve kept first of March as my birthday as I like to tease Zed about dating an older woman. And my parents wouldn’t understand if I told them about the soulfinder bond and tried to change it.”
“They don’t know?”
“Well, I think they’ve picked up that there’s something special between Zed and me but I’m not sure how I’d even start to explain to non-savants. I was exactly overjoyed when Zed filled me in about it all the first time.”
“What did you do?”
“Thumped him with a shopping bag and told him he was a jerk.”
“Ouch.”
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“They don’t know?”
“Well, I think they’ve picked up that there’s something special between Zed and me but I’m not sure how I’d even start to explain to non-savants. I was exactly overjoyed when Zed filled me in about it all the first time.”
“What did you do?”
“Thumped him with a shopping bag and told him he was a jerk.”
“Ouch.”
“How am I going to help you?”
“You are going to jump.”
“Ha.”
“You are.”
“Have you done this before?”
“Yeah, with fruit.” That was Xav.
“And why am I not reassured?”
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“You are going to jump.”
“Ha.”
“You are.”
“Have you done this before?”
“Yeah, with fruit.” That was Xav.
“And why am I not reassured?”
