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Spirit Warriors: The Concealing

(Spirit Warriors #1)

D.E.L. Connor (Goodreads Author)

4.06 · Rating details · 62 ratings · 42 reviews

Sixteen-year-old Emme Belrose has it all: four best friends, a horse of her own, a hidden tepee hangout, and a blossoming romance with tall and handsome Charlie. These friends also have a secret. They can move their spirits into animal bodies: an osprey, a mustang, a grizzly, a mountain lion and a coyote. But when Charlie, who has a gift for seeing the future, has a vision ...more

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Mar 23, 2014 Nemo (The Moonlight Library) rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: abandoned, 2013-published, 2014-read

DNF at 13%

Prose too awkwardly stilted, clunky, and overly juvenile, repeating words on the same page instead of choosing new, exciting, describing words, with way too much telling and not showing. Also, really weird use of beats in dialogue. Far too clumsy storytelling for me to read the complete book.

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Dec 01, 2013 Beth rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: kick-ass-ya

4 Chicken Pecking Stars

This book has all the ingredients of a great YA read. It has teens in peril, girls riding horses, friends coming together, fated love, wild animals, and lots of emotion. Yes, its it cooking up to be a yummy YA read.

Emme lives on the ranch with her family. She rides horses, has great friends and dreams of her own death. A death she knows is coming. Emme is also disappointed in the chickens. She has watched them peck other chickens to death who had a weakness. She also sees ...more

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Jun 18, 2014 Elias Zapple rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s-fiction, adventure, children-s-books, children-s-mystery, native-american

Spirit Warriors: The Concealing has me itching to read the follow-up which I believe is due out at any moment. My slugs can't wait! This is a wonderfully written story which explores many themes including sexuality, love, death etc... and it also provides a fascinating insight into Native American culture as our main protagonists are able to leave their bodies and merge with other animals. Quite fascinating. Unfortunately, they don't merge with any slugs - their loss! D.E.L. Connor takes us on a ...more

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Feb 24, 2015 Julie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: e-book, ya, fantasy, paranormal-romance

I will post my review for this book at a later date. Reading the second book in the series now. Stay Tuned!

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Jun 11, 2016 Boundless Book Reviews rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, coming-of-age, beth-s-reviews

The Concealing is the first book of the Spirit Warriors Series. This is a great start to this new young adult series. The characters are well developed, with at least one character every reader can relate to. The characters consist of a group of 5 high school friends. The 5 students; Emme, Bets, Lilly, Charlie, and Ollie are going about their normal lives. Each student is from a different family dynamic and economical status; they’re all so different from one another, yet they love one another l The Concealing is the first book of the Spirit Warriors Series. This is a great start to this new young adult series. The characters are well developed, with at least one character every reader can relate to. The characters consist of a group of 5 high school friends. The 5 students; Emme, Bets, Lilly, Charlie, and Ollie are going about their normal lives. Each student is from a different family dynamic and economical status; they’re all so different from one another, yet they love one another like family. They soon learn they all are destined for something greater than they’ve ever imagined; each friend has a gift to help them achieve their destiny, but they all have much more to learn before they’re ready.

The writing was extremely detailed with beautiful imagery that created a place everyone will want to live. I loved how the concept was introduced readers, the first time; however, throughout most of the book, I felt I was reading the same thing over and over, and over, and over, well, you get my point now. There were so many repetitive explanations, I had to make sure my kindle didn’t lose my page and send me back a few chapters while reading. I am hoping this is just in the first book to prepare readers for what’s to come in the following books.

Another BIG negative for me is that The Concealing was extremely “wordy” (I know, it sounds weird to call a book wordy, after all, books are full of words.) To be more specific, a lot of this story could have been summed up with a lot less detail; for example, an entire paragraph reading

When we were out working in the field in the afternoon, Dad let me off on the end of the windrow to get lemonade. I sprinted to the house, holding onto my hat. Mom had a glass jar full of ice and lemonade and two red plastic cups. I grabbed them and sprinted back to the field and waved it at Dad. He caught site of me and stood up from the tractor seat, took off his hat and waved it at me. The sun was behind him and caught his blond hair. His teeth were white against his tanned face. I waved back. He picked up speed, then slowed down when he got close to me. I grabbed hold of the bar and swung myself onto the tractor. I poured the lemonade into the cups, and we drank every bit of the lemonade as Dad drove from one end of the field to another. We talked about everything and nothing. Mostly we talked about livestock.

Can be summed up with “Dad and I worked in the fields, drank lemonade, and talked about livestock” This takes nothing from the story and makes for a much smoother read. This book could be half the length, and be just as good, if not better. Also, I need to point out that this book will not read well as a read alone; I highly recommend getting all three books before reading.

The amount of repetitiveness and overly wordy irrelevant information warrants a 3 Boundless Stars rating for The Concealing; it was good, but it could have been better....Beth

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Dec 31, 2013 Tiffany White rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A great young adult fantasy with just the right amount of romance & adventure!

What I liked best about this book was the relationship between the lifelong friends. It was refreshing to experience interactions centered around teenagers that wasn't about shopping, the latest fashions, and pop music. The teens had a healthy appreciation for these things (one of the group in particular was a music aficionado), but it didn't dominate their discussions. What interested them most was the history of the ...more

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Nov 30, 2013 Beth Bacon rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: ya

So many reason to love Spirit Warriors: The Concealing. This book takes the reader to a world that all pre-teen girls would love it live in. This is the story of teenage friends with the (supernatural) ability change into animals. They know it's their job, as animals, to fight some unidentified supernatural evils. It's also the story of these kids' relationships. And through the books the relationships do grow, conflict, and resolve.
This book falls squarely in the reading-level gap for girls age ...more

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Dec 25, 2013 Sheryl Painter rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

If it is possible to see, feel and smell as you read this novel - this author has found a way! With talent and skill, The author has managed to literally place you in the book where you can clearly see each detail, smell and feel the wind, and be a part of this wonderful story. I laughed and cried throughout, as I quickly became enmeshed with the people and their lives. I literally could not stop reading - the kindle followed me all around the house, with text-to-speech reading to me as I did wh ...more

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May 09, 2015 Kimberly Vanderbloom rated it really liked it · review of another edition

An awesome read! It is a fascinating story about five friends. It was told through Emmeline point of view which was interesting and the perfect voice. It wasn't just her story though. It was the beginning of all 5 of the characters story. It was about friendship and loyalty, love and happiness. You felt these characters bonds are so deep throughout the book that I yearned to be apart of it. Their love and support for one another is such a gift. I found myself wondering at times what my spirit an ...more

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Dec 16, 2015 Linda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I was given this ARC of book one in exchange for an honest review. I first thought it was a YA story, but it was so much more and I cried through parts as it was an AWESOME story and highly recommend it to all ages but not young children as there is violence and abuse. Sixteen year old Emmeline Belrose had dreamed about her death as long as she could remember and she'd awakened the household often with her screaming. The dreams had been of her in a car drowning with no one to save her. Then she ...more

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Feb 16, 2014 Jojobean rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: witches-magic, 2013-publication, series-book-1, set-in-us, 3-star-ratings

This book was ok for me. I liked the second half of the book the best.

The book is about 5 best friends who are told that they will need to battle an evil spirit. The friends must learn how to move their spirits into their host animal and how to fight when they are with their animal in order to defeat the spirit.

I am not sure how I felt about the beginning of the book. For me, I wasn't really into the writing. At times I felt like things came out of left field and that there was no real reason This book was ok for me. I liked the second half of the book the best.

The book is about 5 best friends who are told that they will need to battle an evil spirit. The friends must learn how to move their spirits into their host animal and how to fight when they are with their animal in order to defeat the spirit.

I am not sure how I felt about the beginning of the book. For me, I wasn't really into the writing. At times I felt like things came out of left field and that there was no real reason for them to be put into the book (Bird sex?). I also felt like the teens acted way younger than they actually were. They were supposed to be 16-17 but they still used words like "play together" and they always wrestled, chased and tickled each other. I would never do that with my friends at that age but I guess everyone is different? That just didn't hold true with me. I just cant see teens that age touching each other like young kids do. Also I wasn't into how the teens talked. One minute they spoke in slang with swear words and they next they spoke in proper English. The proper English made the conversations feel awkward. I also felt like the teens accepted that they would have to be spirit warriors wayyy to easily. I mean Charlie just told them they would have to do something supernatural and they all just said OK. Not realistic for me.

What I did like about the book was the friendship between the 5/6 teens (Emme, Charlie, Bests, Lilly, Ollie and later on Jack) I liked how much they loved and trusted each other. They had good times together and were supportive of each other in everything they did. I also liked how close their families (except for Lilly's) were to each other. The adults trusted each other with their children and they protected all of the kids like they were their own. I especially love how the adults and the teens treated and cared for Lilly, whose father was a class A jacka** abuser. The parents took Lilly in, fed her, clothed her and provided for her. The teens loved Lilly and Emme and Lilly were especially close. I loved how the 5 teens accepted Jack when he arrived and included him into their group to the point where it was as if he had grown up with them. At times I thought the love between the teens was preachy but overall I loved their relationships with each other.

I also liked the supernatural aspect of the book. I find it interesting that they book was about spirits moving into the animals' body and the human spirit and animals spirit co-existed together for the short while they were joined. At first I had thought the kids shapeshifted but its so much more than that. Each teen bonded with their animal, learned their animals movements and behaviors and made loving friendships with their animal. When not inhibiting their animal's bodies the teens would play with their animal and visit their homes. And these are not pet animals, they are wild dangerous animals (horse, bear, mountain lion, osprey and coyote). The relationship between the host animal and their teen was another great aspect to the book.

I'm not sure how I feel about Emme, the main character. She, like all the rest of the teens, is caring, loving, loyal, giving, and appreciative of everything around her which I really liked. It was great for the author to take the time to allow Emme to appreciate nature, her friends and the adults in her life WITHOUT something bad happening to her; its just her nature. I don't see that much in books. At times I felt like Emme was very childish and I kept forgetting that she was in her later teen years. At times I liked her and other times she annoyed me. I feel the same about Charlie. He is native american and believes in his cultures religion, prophecy and spirits. Charlie is a "seer" and gets visions of the future. He talks like he is 40 years old and he has a lot more wisdom than a teen his age should have. He is very concerned with protecting Emme that I feel like he doesn't allow himself any fun or won;t be able to do the things he wants in life because he feels his first priority is Emme. There is a romance between these two and I guess they are a couple. I felt like the romance was forced. They went into it saying I love you right off the bat. Charlie asks Emme to marry him when the time comes. Its like jeez they're only 16, slow down dude. For me the romance was more show/tell than feel. I just didn't feel it like I do in other novels. It felt like it was there because having a romance is a trend in books.

The rest of the characters I can definitely say I liked. Lilly was sweet. She had a hard life but she stayed sweet, loving and caring. I felt like she was the one that the whole group took care of even if they didn't realize they were doing it. I felt that while Lilly was the oldest in the group, she was the most fragile and naive. Bets was the brainiac of the group who always asks questions and believes everything can be solved with science and logic. She can be very blunt and mean with what she says. She has a good heart though and is just as loving as the rest of the teens. Ollie is the funny one, who constantly farts (which is kinda gross) and lightens up the moods. Jack is the newcomer that the teens welcome into the fold. He is Australian and is funny with some of the things he says. I get the feeling that he likes Emme also but Emme's heart is with Charlie.

The second part of the book has much more action and suspense in it. I felt that things were dragging a bit until that part. Most of the book was about the kid's life during school and the summer. The spirit warriors and going into the animals bodies happened in one chapter and then didn't happen for a long time. The time past very quickly with one chapter being summer, then one being winter then the next one being summer again. I think at least a year passed in the book, maybe 2. The ending picked up and was great. There were surprised that I totally didn't see coming. I felt angry, sad and murderous during parts of the book. There was one character that I felt like I could really kill if they were real. I like when books give me emotions that I feel strongly. I have to say the ending was the best part. While it seems like the book is over, the author gives a bit of info that shows there will be a next book.

Will I read the next book? You bet!

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Nov 13, 2019 Joni rated it liked it · review of another edition

Five teenage friends, supporting each other through the trials of high school and life's ups and downs, learn of their role in stopping an evil spirit. Over the course of the book training begins and the five learn how to join their spirit with an animal's body/spirit, which gives them an edge over the evil spirit.

Interestingly, I didn't have an issue with the human spirit melding with an animal. My main issue was with the maturity, thoughtfulness, and wisdom of the five teenagers in this story ...more

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Feb 24, 2014 Michelle Randall rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ghosts-spirits, small-town, kidnapping, e-book, young-adult, fiction, folklore-legends, coming-of-age, para-senses, magic

Four teens, the best of friends, find that they are not only friends, but they have a mission in life. They are Spirit Warriors, they can move their own spirit to share the body of an animal, then back to their own body. What a trick to learn when you are 15! Spirit Warriors follows these four friends as they are brought to a time when they are needed to use their powers to defeat an evil. They have trained and looked for the evil for awhile now, but when they are finally confronted with it, the ...more

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Jan 21, 2016 Betty Finch rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

D..E.L. Connor has run the full gammit of emotions in this story. You will be able to identify with each character and feel you are there with them. I laughed, got mad, was anxious for them and cried with them.

The mixture of watching Emme, Lilly, Charlie, Bets, and Ollie, grow from childhood into young adults who will face life and death and will be fighting for themselves and all mankind. To fight evil they must become one with the animal whose spirit combines with theirs.

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Jan 18, 2016 Jessica Mitchell rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Evil spirits, outer body experiences, and spirit animals.
Em has grown up always knowing she will die someday. Scary but true. She and her four friends plus their uncle would always band together to have fun throughout the summer and durning school as much as they can. Archie just keep them in line and told them tales of everything. When the time came they would find their spirit animals. And hopefully defeat the evil spirit that is somewhere hiding his evil self. What they didn't know it was in ...more

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Dec 28, 2013 Niffer rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, children-s-book, adventure, ebook

This was an okay book. I felt like the beginning of the story was a little too contrived feeling. It was like the author needed X number of characters with these specific personalities to get the story to work, so the first part of the book was too focused on getting the proper players in their positions. I know basically any book has to do that, but some authors are better at making it feel natural.

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Mar 05, 2015 SARIT rated it really liked it

First I must comment about the cover it is very beautiful one and very suitable to the plot. It is projecting the quality of innocence and purity that of it.

The author has managed to literally place you in the book where you can clearly see each detail, smell and feel the wind, and be a part of this wonderful story.

What we have?

Five best friends (Emme, Charlie, Bests, Lilly, Ollie all being in the middle teens), growing up in the freedom of the wild landscape. They find that they have a mis ...more

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Dec 03, 2013 SARIT rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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The author has managed to literally place you in the book where you can clearly see each detail, smell and feel the wind, and be a part of this wonderful story.

What we have?

Five best friends (Emme, Charlie, Bests, Lilly, Ollie all being in the middle teens), growing up in the freedom of the wild landscape. They find that they have a mission in life.

What the Mission?

They are Spirit Warriors, they can move their own spirit to share the body of an ani ...more

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Aug 09, 2017 P.A. Pursley rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: okay

I picked up this book at the 2016 Texas Teen Book Festival in Austin, Texas. D.E.L. Connor was very sweet and I was very excited about reading the book. The story line was good with the story being told in first person from the view of Emme Belrose. She and her friends are very tight knit and protective of each other. They are coming into their own and learning they have more to do than just go to dances and playing make believe. But the evil they are expecting will come from an unexpected place ...more

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May 05, 2014 Nancy (The Avid Reader) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-bound-book-tours, d-e-l-connor

I received a free copy of the book from the author for my honest opinion.

Emme and her friends Lily, Bets, Ollie and Charlie all love going out on the Arrington ranch and doing reenactments of the Civil War. After they get through acting out the war they then go to their place in the clearing and camp out in their teepees. Charlie's grandfather Archie stays with them when they are camping. Everyone loves Charlie's grandfather Archie. He is real cool for an older guy. Emme actually met Archie befo I received a free copy of the book from the author for my honest opinion.

Emme and her friends Lily, Bets, Ollie and Charlie all love going out on the Arrington ranch and doing reenactments of the Civil War. After they get through acting out the war they then go to their place in the clearing and camp out in their teepees. Charlie's grandfather Archie stays with them when they are camping. Everyone loves Charlie's grandfather Archie. He is real cool for an older guy. Emme actually met Archie before she met Charlie.

Emme met Archie one day when she was out riding her horse Gus and fell off. Archie stops and ask her if she is ok? Emme bounces back on her feet quickly to prove that she is ok. Archie offers to give Emme riding lessons at the Arrington ranch for free. Emme and her friends all love being with Archie.

Emme met Charlie right after he started going to her school when they were in elementary. Charlie had a seizure, the teacher was in the process of trying to put something in Charlie's mouth when Emme ran over and pushed her out of the way and laid on Charlie trying to hold him still so he wouldn't hurt himself while at the same time talking to him calming him down and just letting him know that someone was there with him. Later after Charlie stopped seizing Emme was asked how she knew what to do? Emme explained to them that she had a horse that had seizures and that is what they do for him. Everyone in the whole class including the teacher and the nurse laughed at Emme. Emme and Charlie were best friends from that day forward after looking into each other's eyes.

I love all the characters in Spirit Warriors: The Concealing. We have Emme, Charlie, Lilly, Bets, Ollie, Jack and Raymond who are all the greatest of people and friends. I don't think there is nothing that either one of them would do for the other including give up their own lives. Each and every one of them would die if that meant the other would live. The things that they do for each other are out of this world. It would be so nice to have friends like that. They spend the majority of their time with each other at one of their homes if they are not in the clearing their own private place that only they know about. The only time they are apart is if they are a sleep but even then they are all together most of the time.

The Concealing is one of the best books that I have read in a long time. The Concealing will touch your heart deeply. It will make you happy but it will make you so sad that you will need at least four or five boxes of Kleenex. Parts of The Concealing had me laughing right along with all the characters and then parts of it had me crying my eyes out. You will fall head over heels in love with all of the characters and the plot as well in The Concealing. Each and every one of the characters all reaches out and touch the hearts of just about everyone they come in contact with. The Concealing is definitely one book that I highly recommend to everyone. I don't know how I am going to stand waiting for the next book to come out.. ...more

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Jan 10, 2014 Rosie Amber rated it it was amazing

Spirit Warriors is a Young Adult story set in Montana, USA. It is an extremely well written tale about a group of friends growing up in the freedom of the wild landscape. The group have grown up re-enacting battle scenes with General Custer and Chief Crazy Horse. The story is narrated by 16 year old Emme, the daughter of a Montana Rancher. Her group of friends include Charlie the love of her life and the descendant of local Native Americans. Under the watchful eye of Archie, the foreman on the F Spirit Warriors is a Young Adult story set in Montana, USA. It is an extremely well written tale about a group of friends growing up in the freedom of the wild landscape. The group have grown up re-enacting battle scenes with General Custer and Chief Crazy Horse. The story is narrated by 16 year old Emme, the daughter of a Montana Rancher. Her group of friends include Charlie the love of her life and the descendant of local Native Americans. Under the watchful eye of Archie, the foreman on the Flying A Ranch and Charlie's Grandpa, the teenagers camp out in Tepees and learn the stories of The Native American ancestors.

Charlie believes his destiny is to protect Emme and that all the teenagers will need to join together as spirit warriors to fight an evil spirit. Machayiwiw will come soon and threaten the lives of the group, to be at their strongest for battle they must join with animal spirits and use their strengths for the coming battle.

Lilly is Emme's best friend, but she spends her time with her friends, avoiding going home to a father who constantly abuses her. She is thrown a life line by Oscar Hines who leaves his ranch to her upon his death. She is wiser to her own destiny than Emme can believe, and her cheerful character humbles those who know her.

When Jack Arrington arrives to live with his uncle on the Flying A Ranch he befriends the group instantly. They must trust him and let him in on their secret lives. The group have a very close and supportive friendship which would be the envy of many teenagers, their dress code for the school prom is a prime example. Meanwhile the evil is drawing closer.

The author captures some great emotional moments between the teenagers and the events which surround Lilly. It brought tears to my own eyes on more than one occasion. This book deals with social issues which face many teenagers in todays society. I liked the setting where the children grew up in the countryside with horses, farms and native traditions. The historical lessons involving the spirits of the ancestors brought great meaning to the story and the interactions with the adults in the story worked well. I know I've read a good book when it stays with me for several days and I keep thinking about it. This book is not just for the YA market, adults can enjoy it too.

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Jun 25, 2015 Lauren Jones rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

The Concealing (Spirit Warriors Book 1) is emotional, spiritual and unpredictable. The story begins with five children playing in a clearing as they pretend to imitate the American Indian Wars. Emme Belrose and her four best friends have everything that they could possibly ever want. When they are in the clearing, they are free to be different and judgement-free. Things start to change when Charlie tells Emme about a vision of her that he saw in an attempt to help her understand the ongoing nigh The Concealing (Spirit Warriors Book 1) is emotional, spiritual and unpredictable. The story begins with five children playing in a clearing as they pretend to imitate the American Indian Wars. Emme Belrose and her four best friends have everything that they could possibly ever want. When they are in the clearing, they are free to be different and judgement-free. Things start to change when Charlie tells Emme about a vision of her that he saw in an attempt to help her understand the ongoing nightmare that constantly plagues her mind. All five friends don’t realize at first that they have formed an alliance that has already been predestined; however, will their friendship be powerful enough to face the one thing that binds them together? Emme and her friends are Spirit Warriors who have the ability to move their spirits into animals in order to stop an impenetrable evil that is coming for them.

My favorite characters in this story are Archie and Lilly. When reading about Archie, I always imagine him as a tall, strong Native American man with an abundance of knowledge and wisdom. He assists the five friends with their training as Spirit Warriors. He protects them in many ways and provides them with the strength they need to bond with their animal counterparts. Lilly is a kind and gentle soul who sees the best in everyone, including all of her friends. Her words and personality are so heartwarming and her spirit is the purest of them all…even when her home has been broken with the death of her mother.

I really enjoyed reading this book; however, it was very emotional for me. I love that this author was able to make me smile, cry, laugh and captivate my attention. In my opinion, this story targets a young adult audience or anyone over the age of eighteen since there is violence and a slight hint of sexual content. This author is creative, inspirational, motivational and her words are very powerful and touching. I rate The Concealing (Spirit Warriors Book 1) with five stars because I finished this story and really felt a desire to read the second book in the series. ...more

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Jul 14, 2014 Trisha Perry rated it it was amazing

This is a great sequel book to the Spirit Warriors: The Concealing. In this book Emma must fight or be killed to save the ones she loves from the Machayawiw and this includes her friends and fellow spirit warriors. She must deal with boyfriend and fellow warrior, Charlie's choice to move back to the reservation where he was once not welcome because of his Spirit Warrior ways. The warriors have just lost a friend and fellow warrior, Lily, to the Machayawiw and must also protect there animal sides ...more

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Apr 24, 2014 Mary Josefina Cade rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Five stars for the Spirit Warriors, one each for Emme, Lilly, Charlie, Ollie and Bets, matching their sky stars, the mark of eternal friendship. Emme makes a brave and bold narrator, taking the reader on a wild ride, a fight against cruelty and despair. D.E.L. Connor's writing is so vivid and passionate that when Emme left her body and merged with Eros the osprey I felt that I too was flying. Each of the animals assigned to the young warriors has a special character. Lilly and her mustang, Arion ...more

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Sep 24, 2014 Nicky Peacock rated it liked it · review of another edition

I did love the idea of this book. It has a real YA feel to it too, but unfortunately it didn’t translate very well to me, an adult reader.

I felt that the characters acted more like kids than teenagers, and mostly in YA, readers want to read above their age group. The way they spoke was kind of random and although they had some teeny talk in there, sometimes they didn’t use it all. For me, I’d have preferred more consistent adult-like speech.

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Jan 24, 2016 A.M. Johnson rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This was an awesome read, it was well written and flowed smoothly.
I read it over the course of a couple of days, but it stayed with me big time, when I was not reading it I was wondering what was going to happen and who was it?
Such a cool story line, 5 teens and their struggle with life, love, sexuality, family abuse and death.
Then add the fact that they have spiritual powers (but not your normal powers, cool animal ones), they each have an animal companion who they can merge their spirit with, ...more

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Jan 20, 2016 Sam Spencer rated it liked it · review of another edition

Honestly...
This book was slow and bogged down in my estimation.
Don't get me wrong, the story was nice, enjoyable even. However, it needs to be reedited... desperately.
There is a lot of information given that didn't do anything for the storyline but make me actually stop reading and wonder (sometimes aloud) whether the author thought I was a complete idiot.
She defined and explained EVERYTHING
While this is great for a book about a specific niche using their jargon (i.e. a book about surgeons or c ...more

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Oct 23, 2014 Jesk Krita rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I cannot believe this book. It was an amazing story line with lots of plot twists, also very unique story line. I've never really been into many YA books because many of them just don't seem to catch my interest, and for the first 500 "Parts" (How my kindle tells me how far I've read) I thought this was going to be just like that.

It wasn't it was absolutely enchanting after everything got going. Like I said the first part took me a moment to read but after that I just could NOT put this down. I ...more

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Dec 18, 2014 Rebecca rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: rrbc

At first, this story was difficult for me to get into. At times there is too much telling and back story, especially in some of the early dialog. It had hints of something beyond the ordinary that was going to happen, but then the story drifted back into talking about the relationships among a group of teenage friends, the supernatural seemingly forgotten. After the first third, however, the story picks up the pace and the plot gets more and more interesting. It is rich with Native American tale ...more

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Feb 03, 2015 †Reviews of a FearStreetZombie† marked it as dnf · review of another edition

I received this book in return for an honest review.

DNF at 49%
So after a year of it just sitting here, I officially DNF at 49%.
I honestly can't bring myself to pick it up again.
It just didn't interest me and seemed to go on and on and on. Even the "action" parts were boring. How? I ... am not sure. I didn't even think that was possible.
Sorry if that seems harsh.
There really isn't much I can say even though I read 49% and got way farther than I thought I would. :/

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