Some secrets are best kept hidden… Anastasia Phoenix has always been the odd girl out, whether moving from city to international city with her scientist parents or being the black belt who speaks four languages. And most definitely as the orphan whose sister is missing and presumed dead. She’s the only one who believes Keira is still alive, so Anastasia sets out to find her–and lands in the … out to find her–and lands in the middle of a massive conspiracy. Now she isn’t sure who to trust. Even Marcus, the bad boy with a sexy accent who followed her to Rome to help, seems too good to be true.
When everything she’s ever known is revealed to be a lie, Anastasia has to keep believing in one impossibility: she will find her sister.
The Anastasia Phoenix series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 Proof of Lies
Book #2 Lies That Bind
Book #3 End of the Lie
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Holy crap! I don’t know where to begin! There’s espionage, conspiracy theories, lies, humor, a little bit of romance, and much more! Anastasia’s life changed in a blink of an eye, the night her parents died. With her sister, Kiera left to raise her, Anastasia is just trying to make it to the age of 18. Kiera throws a party to defuse some stress, and Anastacia’s life changes again. The next morning, Kiera is missing and presumed dead, with only Anastacia believing she’s alive. Time to travel and follow the clues with the help of some friends!
This book takes you all over Italy and the imagery the author paints is so vivid! I truly felt like I was with Anastasia and Marcus trying to figure out the clues to find out where to next! With some unexpected friends along the way, Anastasia has to decide, who exactly can you trust? This story gripped me and did not let go! One aspect of the book I really enjoyed was the last few pages that including the backstory of real life people and events. I would like to get more of Marcus’s story. I guess I’ll have to stay tuned!
It was amazing and I can’t wait to read the next one. Let the journey continue!
Proof of Lies is the first installment in author Diana Rodriguez Wallach’s Anastasia Phoenix series. 17-year old Anastasia Phoenix lost her parents to an apparent car crash 3 years ago. At the time, they both worked for the Dresden Chemical Corporation and were preparing for yet another move; a move that caused some major animosity and hurt words by Anastasia. The reason for the animosity lies in the fact that her family has been to 9 different cities, 5 different countries, and 4 different continents.
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I really liked this book. Enough to purchase the second book “Lies That Bind”. However, the series has at least one more book and it is not available yet. I’m afraid by the time it is available, I won’t read it because I won’t remember the first two books, and I’m sure I won’t feel like rereading them to refresh my memory. I am trying to only purchase books that all the books in the series are already available for sale. Or stand alone books. Series are annoying to me when I can’t read and finish them in one time.
It was ok, I put it down halfway, and it’s taken me a while to get to the end.
I found Proof of Lies to be entertaining and exciting. I was hooked from the start and couldn’t stop reading. The only negative about the book is the often over the top references to the world of a spy. The book seemed a little far-fetched at times but overall it was an action-packed adventure.
It was okay for a fill in read. There is/was potential for much more in my opinion. The storyline is different, I feel though even for a YA genre there are improvements to be made.
There were so many things wrong with this book that I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. It’s too bad Bookbub doesn’t give you a lot of adjectives to choose from about why you DON’T like a book….I’d have to go back and make extensive notes to be able to tell people everything that’s wrong with it, from unrealistic to grammar and typing errors, parts of the plot that made no sense, and much more.
Great fantasy!