I had won an ebook review copy of Daccari Buchelli's book Phoenix and I am currently awaiting it to be emailed to me for review. I was on Amazon Australia looking for ebooks/books and I came across this. It had sample chapters of Phoenix in it along with other samples and short stories.

I loved it! I honestly wish they continued on. I throughly enjoyed Buchelli's writing style and I love how chapters were dedicated to specific characters. With background to the story given, I was immersed into a land of magic and it felt very much a mix of popular fantasy novels with a bit of Dragon Age twist this probably due to me enjoying the game and his use of Mages and Mage wars in the background. His words enveloped me and I felt myself in the story. I was becoming apart of the world he created. I was Arlas, I was Violetta, I was Ryore and I was all that Peradon was and I felt I was apart of the earth in which Peradon lay upon. I had also come to realize I sort of detest Jugan. It isn't often a writer encases me into their world anymore and his sample in this book actually did just that. I am now anticipating the copy I won so I can continue the story and see if Arlas will lead Ryore to his destiny. What will happen to Violetta? I am left craving the answers to those and many more questions.

I am currently working on reading the short stories and samples from the other authors included. Though so far Carey's Fire's Love proves to be just as well written and truly captivating.