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Reviewed by Lee Ashford for Readers' Favorite
The Crimson Brand: The Phoenix Girls II by Brian Knight is a superb follow-up to the first Phoenix Girls story, but that is exactly what I expected it to be. In this episode, Penny and Zoe are joined by Katie, with Ellen joining the Phoenix Girls midway through the story. The girls continued to practice their magic, with some hair-raising results. This time, trouble comes in the form of a man who has been charming Penny’s Aunt Susan, but the girls learn he has ulterior motives. In a rather amusing turn of events, Susan throws him from her house. Considering he was nearly 7 feet tall and 300 pounds, that was quite a feat. But the big man was working for someone else, so kicking him out of her life only served to bring more wicked entities into play. Under the continuing tutelage of Ronan, the girls begin to make great strides in mastering their magic, just in time to confront the Evil Turoc and his minions.
The Crimson Brand was extremely well-written and well-edited. It was also hard to put down… very hard. Like the first story in this series, this one was totally captivating. People from pre-teen through young adults will be enthralled with this story, but to get the most out of it, they should read the first episode before this one. Brian Knight is following in the big footsteps of many other successful writers of serial fiction for this age group, and his writing is as good as anybody out there. As I stated in my review of the first Phoenix Girls story, I firmly believe this series has the potential to become as popular as Harry Potter, The Hardy Boys, and every series in between. The Phoenix Girls series is definitely a must-read for all pre-teens through young adults, including the boys; this series is not limited to girls only, as its appeal is universal.
