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Moonstone [Kindle Edition]

Marilee Brothers
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MOONSTONE
A Fictionwise Fantasy bestseller
Young Adult

A sickly mom. A tiny house trailer. High school bullies and snarky drama queens. Bad-guy dudes with charming smiles. Allie has problems. And then there's that whole thing about fulfilling a magical prophecy and saving the world from evil. Geez. Welcome to the sad, funny, sometimes-scary world of fifteen-year-old Allie Emerson, who's struggling to keep her and her mom's act together in the small-town world of Peacock Flats, Washington. An electrical zap from a TV antenna sets off Allie's weird psychic powers. The next thing she knows she's being visited by a hippy-dippy guardian angel, and then her mysterious neighbor, the town "witch," gives her an incredible moonstone pendant that has powers only a good-hearted "Star Seeker" is meant to command. "Who, me?" is Allie's first reaction. But as sinister events begin to unfold, Allie realizes she's got a destiny to live up to. If she can just survive everyday life, in the meantime. Marilee Brothers is a former high school teacher turned full-time author. She's married to her college sweetheart, and they have three sons. Marilee lives in Washington State, where she's hard at work on more books in the Moonstone series.

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Cross Twilight with a Stephanie Plum book, and you'll get Moonstone. It's supernatural and smart, funny and affecting. I didn't want to put the book down. I cannot wait to read the next part of Allie's story.

“A gem of a book. An author to watch.”

I can't wait to see what happens next for Allie. I encourage you to pick up a copy today.
Full of magic, twists, and pure fun, Moonstone is the first in a new young adult paranormal series. The characters come to life in this shining debut. I look forward to reading more about Allie and the Star Seekers. What a wonderful book! Wendy’s Minding Spot
“Filled with emotion, made more so for the reader as we watch this well-balanced young woman cope with a very unbalanced life. You can’t help but respect Allie for stepping up and taking charge of her future, and the surprising hero is sure to worm his way into your heart. I’ll be looking forward to seeing how Allie’s changed world grows in the next installment.” Kimberly Swan, Darque Reviews

Moonstone nicely establishes a solid back story and cast of characters to launch the next volume in the series. Recommended. SciFiGuy.caet Must captures you and she knows how to write a great story. The pace of the book was just rig


This is another [see her review for Bite Me] good choice for public library teen/fantasy collections - I look forward to the next title in this series. – Simone Sidwell, Teen Librarian, Grinnell Stewart Public Library


GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: With so many paranormal young adult books out right now it's hard for each one to be different or stand out. Marilee Brothers succeeds in creating a fun original heroine in Allie. Sarah Bean, The Library Center, Springfield, Missouri

A great start to a new series filled romance, paranormal, finding yourself, and family drama which just equals fun. I love how Allie discovers something new about herself, that changes her outlook on life. I'm already looking forward to the next book.
Jennifer Rummel
Head of YA department
Otis Library, Norwich, Connecticut

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1448 KB
  • Print Length: 236 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0980245346
  • Publisher: Bell Bridge Books (1 Aug 2008)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B001Q9EKLY
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #175,076 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Format:Paperback
Fifteen-year-old Alfrieda Emerson already had enough to deal with before finding out she has freaky psychic powers.

Crammed into a one bedroom trailer with her mother on her half-uncle's property, Allie's life has been pretty miserable since her mom decided (thanks to Oprah) that she has fibromyalgia and can't work anymore. Every Thursday, her mother's lawyer, "Big Ed," comes to spend the night, and Allie has to escape to her creepy neighbor's opulent home.

The eccentric Kizzy keeps telling Allie that she has the Gift, but Allie never believed her until a fall from a ladder into the bull pasture triggers something strange in Allie's brain, and she's suddenly able to keep the bull from charging her with a mere thought. Later that night, a hippyish ghost named Trilby appears out of nowhere, claiming to be Allie's spirit guide.

Apparently, Allie has passed "the first test," but Trilby refuses to tell her anything more, except that Allie is part of an ancient prophecy.

Things get weirder when Kizzy gives Allie a moonstone pendant that has been in her family for generations, saying that Allie is meant to have it. If this piece of jewelry means even more magic, Allie wants nothing to do with it. But despite her reluctance, she finds herself in the middle of a magical tug-of-war between those who would misuse the power of the moonstone and those who would see the prophecy fulfilled.

It's time for her to live up to her destiny as "The Maiden Who is Strong of Mind" so she can protect the people that she loves.

This first book in the new UNBIDDEN MAGIC series starts off with great promise, and draws the reader into Allie's world, where ancient conspiracy and magic meet the most common of circumstances. Watching the main character grow to take charge of her life and deal with her new role left me itching to read the next book and find out what happens to her.

Reviewed by: Allison Fraclose
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This is kind of a weird tale to review without going into detail and spoiling it. Instead, I'll try to say what I liked about it:

The female lead, Allie, was only 14, but was non-bratty, seemed to genuinely care for her mother, her mentor and those in danger and being bullied. She was mature beyond her years, having to be a carer to her sponging, ditsy, loving but benefits/welfare-faker of a single mother, and totally took on board what it meant to be the holder of the Moonstone and the powers and responsibilities that came with it. She was such a refreshing change to the spoilt little rich girls from teen novels.

Her gift itself manifested in several weird and funny ways, especially so in the farting prize bull that suddenly put itself into reverse gear when she shouted 'back up, back up' after being zapped by lightning, which activated her birthright powers. The way in which she came into her powers was funny and not one I'd come across before, making it a refreshing change.

The Moonstone was a cool inheritance, enabling her to see auras and gauge what was within people.

Her innocent teen romance with a gorgeous Latino 'bad boy' with a rep, who seemed to want to change for the new girl in his life, Allie, who didn't only want him for his coolness and street-cred, was really sweet.

The baddies themselves and their purpose, and Allie's own type of power were ones that I'd not come across before in any paranormal romance, and I found this totally refreshing.

The whole tale happened in the midst of Allie's everyday life - with social services, school, welfare cheques, living in a trailer, with people she'd befriended looking out for her - it made the tale all the more warm and all the more believable. I really enjoyed it, and to think that I nearly didn't bother, with the frankly AWFUL formatting. Amazon, pls get this sorted!!
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A great new series 29 Mar 2012
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This is the first in the Unbidden Magic series. I got the whole series for review from Netgalley so I'm going to do one book at a time in review but publish them all at the same time when I've finished. So, on with the review!

Allie gets a moonstone from the town "witch" because she has the "gift", she finds out this gift having is in fact true. She has telekinetic powers. But they come at a price, people want her moonstone and they'll happily kill her and her family to get it.

I enjoyed Allie, although she did seem a bit naive at the beginning I soon found this wasn't really true. She's been forced to grow up fast after her mother decided she had fibromyalgia (after seeing it on Oprah), so she's not as young as she appears. I'm glad she didn't turn out to be naive and could actually stand up for herself, I'm sick of reading YAs that have a weak, immature, naive main character. I know they're YAs and therefore have kids as the main characters but they should still be strong enough to lead a book.

Brothers has a nice writing style that kept me intrigued and wanting to read the rest of the book (always a bonus!). I can't wait to read the rest of the series, luckily I have them on my kindle all lined up.
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