Phoenix Always - Jaw Dawn - 5*

Phoenix Always

Jae Dawn

*****

From Romania to New Orleans through nine centuries and thirty-nine lives, Phoenix Maison remembers them all. What she doesn’t remember is how she came to be trapped in this cycle of reincarnation. Every year in every life, she prepares for her possible death, but this life is different from the others. She loves her family and her native New Orleans and longs for a future with her girlfriend.

Determined to break her curse, Phoenix stumbles down an oddly familiar path back to the only life she doesn’t remember, where her immortal soul lived in an immortal body.

Even as bloodless corpses pile in her beloved city, Phoenix still hopes to escape her destiny. But her seemingly endless time is running out and she must either embrace what she was always meant to be or let humanity meet a brutal fate.
The future of mortals and immortals alike lies in her choice.

From the very moment you turn the first page, to the very last, you're thrown into Phoenix 's turbulent life, or one of them. Filled with amazingly real and surreal characters and a riveting and suspense filled storyline, you are left almost panting from trying to keep up with the book. Jae Dawn has created magical lore and another twist on vampires and Romania gypsies. A rich and exhilarating world that makes you feel like you're there. From the busy Bourbon street in New Orleans to the flashbacks of Phoenix 's whirlwind lives. Several amazing twists that carried the story that bit closer to brilliance. I would spend all of my immortal lives hunting for this book, so that each time I could read it, over and over. Multiple diverse characters were a breath of fresh air and Jae Dawn has created a memorable character in Phoenix. One to join the ranks of the likes of Lestat amongst names. Highly recommended.