A Circle of Ashes
by:
Cate Tiernan (author)
After seventeen-year-old Thais Allard loses her widowed father in a tragic car accident, she is forced to leave the only home she’s ever known to live with a total stranger in New Orleans. New Orleans greets Thais with many secrets and mysteries, but none as unbelievable as the moment she comes...
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After seventeen-year-old Thais Allard loses her widowed father in a tragic car accident, she is forced to leave the only home she’s ever known to live with a total stranger in New Orleans. New Orleans greets Thais with many secrets and mysteries, but none as unbelievable as the moment she comes face to face with the impossible— an identical twin, Clio.Thais soon learns that she and the twin she never knew come from a family of witches, that she possesses astonishing powers, and that she, along with Clio, has a key role in Balefire, the coven she was born into. Fiery Clio is less than thrilled to have to share the spotlight, but the twins must learn to combine their powers in order to complete a rite that will transform their lives and the coven forever.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9781595140463 (1595140468)
Publish date: August 18th 2005
Publisher: Razorbill
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Magic,
Paranormal,
Witches,
Urban Fantasy,
Romance,
Paranormal Romance,
Religion,
Supernatural,
Wicca
Series: Balefire (#2)
Eine tolle Fortsetzung, man ist gleich wieder mit im Geschehen. Die Oma der beiden Schwestern ist weggefahren um einiges zu erledigen , in der Zeit passieren den Mädchen immer wieder Sachen, das man merkt da will jemand sie töten. Thais ist immer noch unsicher mit der Magie und kann sich noch nicht...
As was nice to see, the second in this Balefire series was better than the first, A Chalice of Wind, and although I liked it more than it's predecessor, I still have some big issues with the series as a whole, and I think I've finally figured why I can't take to it. The biggest and quite possibly th...
I'm enjoying this series though it's taking a long time to get to the point and there are tons of characters all involved in the main theme. The Treize is a group of 13 witches (which includes both Thais and Clio) who are intending to perform some monster spell to give them all immortality and mass...
I picked up this young adult series on a whim but was immediately hooked. The premise isn't wildly original, but I found the characters interesting and engaging -- and the conclusion after four books was satisfying. Thais, our heroine, suffers from the typical complaint many have about young adult...