The Secret Girl: The Lonely Raven Trilogy, Book One
Fantasy / Romance
Date Published: February 11, 2025
Publisher: Clay Bridges Press
Fallon has received premonitions since she was a child—visions that have driven her to steer countless strangers and acquaintances from looming dangers. But these powers have come at a great cost. After enduring heart-wrenching losses during her teenage years, Fallon has lived a solitary life for over a decade, her only anchor being her childhood best friend.
That is, until a series of intense premonitions draws a group of new people into her life, people who start to feel like family. But something deeper is stirring. The raven tattoo on her wrist has begun to tingle, and a raven has started appearing in her visions. Worse still, Fallon is haunted by the memory of someone from her past, someone she loved, and she believes abandoned her—a person to whom the raven seems inexplicably tied.
As the visions grow more urgent, Fallon must decipher their meaning to protect those she cares about. But the question lingers: Is the raven a guide or a harbinger of doom?
In this gripping first installment of “The Lonely Raven Trilogy,” Fallon must face the shadows of her past to safeguard the future of those she loves—and discover whether the raven is an ally or a threat.
The Secret Girl gripped me immediately. The story is full of unexplained magical abilities and is a clean romance. It’s not YA but has a YA vibe.
I enjoyed all the characters – both the primary and secondary characters were developed enough to really get to know them individually and their impact on each other.
I liked how it was told in both present day and in flashbacks to the past, giving us some glimpses and more development on the abilities our FMC has.
The romance was sweet and believable – not an insta love but a connection that couldn’t be explained, and a reconnection after some time had passed sparked it all. My favorite character might be the MMC’s child and I am interested to see how her uniqueness develops, and where it came from.
There are still so many questions though and the author did a good job giving us some pebbles of detail while letting us know there is so much more to learn about this world. Who is Fallon? Who are the beings who try to control her? Aliens? Something else? I guess we won’t find out until the trilogy is complete.
About the Author
Erika Fair was born and raised in Texas, where she lives with her husband and son. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin and stayed in Austin as long as she could. When she is not forcing her favorite music upon her family or writing, she can usually be found hiking or planning future travels. “The Secret Girl” is her first novel.
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This sounds like such a good read!
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