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Reflection: The Stranger in the Mirror (Records of the Ohanzee Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Rachel R. Smith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 287 ratings
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An Heiress, an ancient prophecy, and a masquerade...

The night of the masquerade celebrating a thwarted assassination attempt on the Royal Family is swiftly approaching, and this year Nerissa has a plan. Ever since she was named Heiress of Chiyo, she has wondered whether others liked her for who she is or for the title she holds. On this one night, she can be free of her royal role and enjoy the revelry in blissful anonymity. All she needs to do is feign illness, return to her room to change into a second costume she’s prepared in secret, and then slip back into the party unrecognized.

She doesn’t know that a warning of another assassination attempt is on its way to the capitol.

She doesn’t know that a prophecy, hidden away for centuries, has just been rediscovered—and the events it foretells are already in motion.

She doesn’t know that an ancient power, lost for so long that the memory of it has been forgotten by the ages, is about to reawaken.

She doesn’t know that the real masquerade is only beginning.


Reflection: The Stranger in the Mirror is Book 1 of 4 in the first story arc of the Records of the Ohanzee series, which is written in a serialized style with a story line that flows continuously between books.
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    May 9, 2015
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"This book was a surprise for me. While the short blurb was interesting, the book itself was fantastic. The story itself was so entrancing that I felt sad when I realized I had reached the end of the book. The characters were wonderfully in-depth and more than one expected. I look forward to the next book." - Evangeline, The Book Amoeba

"This was a really interesting and enjoyable read, nothing like anything I've ever read before and I must admit that I really found it interesting and hard to put down. Smith has a very good writing style that manages to keep the reader intrigued and entertained." - Michelle, Book Adventures

"The main character, Nerissa, has been my new favorite this 2016." - Muggleboooks

"From the amazingly magical cover to the very last word, Rachel R. Smith had me enthralled as she set the foundation for a new series that promises some surprising twists." - Dii, Tome Tender

About the Author

Rachel R. Smith lives near Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband and the cutest dog in the world, Sumo. When not writing, she plots to fill the interior of their home with books and mineral specimens and to cover the exterior with roses. Reflection: The Stranger in the Mirror is the first book in the Records of the Ohanzee series.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00XGYO2C4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (May 9, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 9, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2878 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 266 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Rachel R. Smith lives near Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband and the cutest dog in the world, Sumo. When not writing, she plots to fill the interior of their home with books and mineral specimens and to cover the exterior with roses. Stay up to date on the series and learn more about Rachel by visiting her blog at http://www.recordsoftheohanzee.com or by following Records of the Ohanzee on Facebook (RecordsOfTheOhanzee), Twitter (@RRSmithAuthor), and Instagram (@rachel_r._smith).

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Danielle (@bookchara)
5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond excited to read the rest of this series!
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2020
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Reflection: The Stanger in the Mirror is a story I savored. It brims with prose so beautifully delivered I found myself re-reading sentences just to hear them again.

There was always something to look forward to and I never had to wait long to see the anticipated thing realized.

Right away, the characters and I were old friends. They literally had me laughing out loud. Between them and the lure of Chiyo's bergamot and cedar scented breezes, I had an incredibly difficult time putting the book down when real life demanded I participate.

I am beyond excited to continue reading this series! Harbinger of the Pheonix, here I come!
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K F Barr
4.0 out of 5 stars Taken Captive and Left Hanging
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2016
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Nerissa is a very interesting character, who captured my attention from the beginning. There are many characters in this story who add dimension and intrigue to the story. Rachel R. Smith does an excellent job at creating characters that make you care about them, cheer for them and draw you in to the story. Although, due to the somewhat complicated plot, some of the characters that seem to be important to the story are not developed as much as I would like to see. This could happen in the next book, however.

This story was filled with intrigue, danger and a touch of romance. Sadly, the romance may have ended before it really began, but there may be another romance beginning. The plot is strong and holds the readers' interest, though it does tend to slow down a little too much at places.

Nerissa changes a lot from the beginning of this book to the end due to circumstances caused by the violence that erupted at the masquerade ball, another sign of a good author. An author who writes a story in which the main character shows growth and change of some sort from the beginning to the end of the story has done a good job.

Now Nerissa has difficult decisions to make. Will the decisions she makes lead to success or failure? Will the romance that seemed to bud during the masquerade be able to bloom, or will rules and regulations forbid it? What will happen to Chiyo and the people Nerissa cares about?

If you are a fan of YA fantasy or YA historical, you will probably be drawn into this story too.

I can't say that I am a fan of the style in which the story is written. It is written in a serialized style with a story line that flows continuously through the books, and there are four books in the series. I have read series books before, but they usually have a fairly strong conclusion even though the story continues in the rest of the books in the series. This, however, ends right as a decision is made and they are planning their action, so the reader is left completely hanging and MUST read the next book to find out what will happen next. It's an effective marketing ploy, but I still don't like it. I am only thankful that with this particular book, the next two are already written and available and Ms. Smith is working on completing the final book of the series to be released in early 2017. However, if I had read this book and would have had to wait six months to a year for the next installment, I'm not sure I would bother. I don't like to be kept waiting to see where a story will go next. Yes, all series do that to an extent, but not in the middle part of the major plot as this story does.

However, since the series is nearly finished and I do like Nerissa and a couple of other characters and want to see how things turn out for them in the end, I will most likely finish reading this series, but if Ms. Smith plans another series like this one, I don't think I'll pick up the first one. I have many books I want to read, and don't want to have to be tied to one author's work as I wait for another installment.
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Ronald Addison
5.0 out of 5 stars Good story and great characters!
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2015
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You don't always know what to expect with a new author, but this book sounded interesting so I took a chance. I'm really glad I did!
The characters were well-developed and believable and you get to see both the humorous and serious sides of their personalities. I especially liked Pan!
I also really liked the author's writing style. The way that she describes the settings was vivid and made it easy for me to picture the places in my head.
There was also a lot of hints at things to come, so I'm looking forward to reading the next book. I hope it comes out soon!
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Seraphina
3.0 out of 5 stars Waaaay too many POV's but an interesting story!
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2016
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Favorite Quote:
"Remember that Chiyo may be in ashes, but the phoenix will rise again."

I received an ARC of: Reflection: The Stranger in the Mirror via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Reflection, does not read like a typical book. It doesn't have the usual climax and ending. It is meant to be read as a continuing story into the next book so there is no climax at all and kinda just...ends. Now this was new to me and I kind of like it. A lot was left unsaid so I definitely want to read the next one.

My biggest problem is that we just follow too many people. Now I love a story with a lot of side-plots and characters but I don't always need to know what they are doing. It kind of takes out the mystery of all the subplots twining together beneath the story. This story swaps POV's like nobodies business. We follow Nerissa, Charis, Shae, Shae's daughter, Einar, Einar's wife, Rial, Raysel, Tao, the villains, like everyone we meet. On top of that it will change POV mid-chapter from paragraph to paragraph. One paragraph Nerissa, the next Charis then back to Nerissa. It makes the reading rather muddled. It takes out all the surprises completely. We always know what everyone is thinking or doing. I would have liked it to be more subtle I guess.

The romance is...kind of there? Rian comes across as a love interest for all of a chapter and a half before we don't see him again until the end of the book at all even though he is technically there. Which is convenient considering she has memory loss of meeting him, which is also convenient considering she is royalty and he is an Ohanzee. There is the possibility of Raysel which I hope not, because then we would have the horror of a love triangle. Please don't do this to us Rachel.

Then we dive into the cliches. While even though in this world royalty can marry whoever they want, OF COURSE it's FORBIDDEN for Ohanzee warriors to be romantically involved with royalty. Just like OF COURSE women can't be an Ohanzee warriors because it's "tradition" not "sexism". It's then "explained" that women don't WANT to be warriors and they are the ones that chose to not allow women to be warriors anymore. Of course by "explained", I mean this mysterious "reason" is conveniently mentioned but not given. Probably because there isn't a good one. It's total bs I'm sorry. If you don't want women to be allowed to be warriors for the plot (I understand why she did it) but don't give me that nonsense reasoning. If these cliches aren't enough let's throw in a prophecy with "the chosen one" for good measure.

I liked a lot of the elements like the crystals and the prophetic dreams. I can tell we'll have more of Shae and the prophecies. While I'm not all that interested in the overarching prophecy of the story, (I fail to see why it is necessary other than to make Nerissa "special") but I am interested in her role as having foretelling dreams and how those could be used in the future.

There is so much to do and I'm quite interested in the plot. I like Nerissa as she is strong and not overly annoying. She didn't grow all that much in this first book but we have a lot to grow and she isn't that terrible and already a pretty strong character. From here I'd like to see more romance and some action.
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Hayley
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2018
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I enjoyed this book. I chose to read the prologue, which it says is optional, but it really does help to get a better understanding of the story. I like the characters and the main character, even though she is an heiress she is strong and wilful. A few different things are brewing in this book that I can see leading up for events in future books and I'm looking forward to seeing what's going to come of things. I'm certainly looking forward to getting my hands on the next book!
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Claire
3.0 out of 5 stars A good solid first book in the series
Reviewed in Canada on July 4, 2016
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A good solid first book in the series. Writing quality and editing was excellent, no grammatical errors that I caught. The world building was good although the "bad guys" were a little one dimensional. All in all I will probably read the next book.
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