Blog Tour + Meet the Characters ft. THE EDGE OF ANYTHING by Nora Shalaway Carpenter

The Edge of Anything 
by Nora Shalaway Carpenter
Date Published: March 24, 2020; Running Press Teen
Young Adult, Contemporary, Fiction, Mental Health

About the book:

Len is a loner teen photographer haunted by a past that’s stagnated her work and left her terrified she’s losing her mind. Sage is a high school volleyball star desperate to find a way around her sudden medical disqualification. Both girls need college scholarships. After a chance encounter, the two develop an unlikely friendship that enables them to begin facing their inner demons. 

But both Len and Sage are keeping secrets that, left hidden, could cost them everything, maybe even their lives. 

Review: MOMENT OF TRUTH (Love, Life, and the List #3) by Kasie We

MOMENT OF TRUTH (Love, Life, and the List #3) 
by Kasie West
Date Published: March 3, 2020; HarperTeen

From Goodreads:

At sixteen, Hadley Moore knows exactly who she is—a swimmer who will earn a scholarship to college. Totally worth all the hard work, even if her aching shoulders don’t agree. So when a guy dressed as Hollywood’s latest action hero, Heath Hall, crashes her swim meet, she isn’t amused. Instead, she’s determined to make sure he doesn’t bother her again. Only she’s not sure exactly who he is. 

The swim meet isn’t the first event the imposter has interrupted, but a little digging turns up a surprising number of people who could be Heath Hall, including Hadley's ex-boyfriend and her best friend’s crush. She soon finds herself getting caught up in the mysterious world of the fake Heath Hall. 

Blog Tour: BETWEEN BURNING WORLDS (System Divine #2) by Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell

BETWEEN BURNING WORLDS (System Divine #2) 
by Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell 
Date Published: March 24, 2020; Simon Pulse
Young Adult, Fantasy, Retellings, Science Fiction, Dystopia

About the book:

Les Misérables meets The Lunar Chronicles in the out-of-this-world sequel to Sky Without Stars that’s an “explosion of emotion, intrigue, romance, and revolution” (Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series). 

A thief. 

An officer. 

A guardian. 

All from different backgrounds, but sharing one same destiny… 

The planet Laterre is in turmoil. A new militant revolutionary group has emerged calling themselves “The Red Scar” and claiming responsibility for a spate of recent bombings. The infamous rebels known as the Vangarde believe that in order to bring about a peaceful revolution, their charismatic leader, Citizen Rousseau must be freed from prison right away. Otherwise the bloodshed will only escalate. 

Soon Marcellus, Chatine, and Alouette all find themselves pulled into battle with extreme consequences. 

Marcellus is determined to uncover his corrupt grandfather’s plan to seize Laterre—even if that means joining the Vangarde. 

Aloutte, trying to unearth the truth about her past, becomes a captive of Marcellus’s grandfather, the general. 

Chatine, who is serving time on Bastille, hopes to escape the brutal and horrifying reality of the prison moon. 

Blog Tour, Guest Post & Giveaway: THORN by Intisar Khanani

THORN 
by Intisar Khanani 
Date Published: March 24, 2020; Hot Key Books
Young Adult, Fantasy, Retellings, Romance, Fairy Tales

About the book:

A princess with two futures. A destiny all her own 

Between her cruel family and the contempt she faces at court, Princess Alyrra has always longed to escape the confines of her royal life. But when she’s betrothed to the powerful prince Kestrin, Alyrra embarks on a journey to his land with little hope for a better future. 

When a mysterious and terrifying sorceress robs Alyrra of both her identity and her role as princess, Alyrra seizes the opportunity to start a new life for herself as a goose girl. 

But Alyrra soon finds that Kestrin is not what she expected. The more Alyrra learns of this new kingdom, the pain and suffering its people endure, as well as the danger facing Kestrin from the sorceress herself, the more she knows she can’t remain the goose girl forever. 

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday: THE PRINCESS WILL SAVE YOU (The Princess Will Save You #1) by Sarah Henning

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa of Wishful Endings. It highlights books to be released that readers/bloggers are most excited for. It is based on Jill, from Breaking the Spine's 'Waiting on' Wednesday.

My 'Can't-Wait' Wednesday pick for this week is-

THE PRINCESS WILL SAVE YOU (The Princess Will Save You #1) 
by Sarah Henning
Release Date: July 7, 2020; Tor Teen

From Goodreads:

A PRINCESS
A STABLE BOY
A QUEST

When her father dies, Princess Amarande is given an ultimatum: Marry the leader of one of the four neighboring kingdoms, or lose her crown—and possibly her life. And to force her hand, her beloved, the stable boy Luca, is kidnapped.

But Amarande was raised to be a warrior, not a sacrifice.

And nothing will stop her from saving her true love and rescuing her kingdom.

Blog Tour and Giveaway: THE ELECTRIC HEIR (Feverwake #2) by Victoria Lee

THE ELECTRIC HEIR (Feverwake #2) 
by Victoria Lee 
Release Date: March 17, 2020; Skyscape
Young Adult, Fantasy, LGBT

About the book:

Six months after Noam Álvaro helped overthrow the despotic government of Carolinia, the Atlantians have gained citizenship, and Lehrer is chancellor. But despite Lehrer’s image as a progressive humanitarian leader, Noam has finally remembered the truth that Lehrer forced him to forget—that Lehrer is responsible for the deadly magic infection that ravaged Carolinia. 

Now that Noam remembers the full extent of Lehrer’s crimes, he’s determined to use his influence with Lehrer to bring him down for good. If Lehrer realizes Noam has evaded his control—and that Noam is plotting against him—Noam’s dead. So he must keep playing the role of Lehrer’s protégé until he can steal enough vaccine to stop the virus. 

Blog Tour, Review & Giveaway: BONE CRIER'S MOON (Bone Grace #1) by Kathryn Purdie

BONE CRIER'S MOON (Bone Grace #1) 
by Kathryn Purdie 
Release Date: March 10, 2020; HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen
Young Adult, Fantasy

About the book:

Bone ​Criers have a sacred duty. They alone can keep the dead from preying on the living. But their power to ferry the spirits of the dead into goddess Elara’s Night Heavens or Tyrus’s Underworld comes from sacrifice. The gods demand a promise of dedication. And that promise comes at the cost of the Bone Criers’ one true love. 

Ailesse has been prepared since birth to become the matriarch of the Bone Criers, a mysterious famille of women who use strengths drawn from animal bones to ferry dead souls. But first she must complete her rite of passage and kill the boy she’s also destined to love.

Bastien’s father was slain by a Bone Crier and he’s been seeking revenge ever since. Yet when he finally captures one, his vengeance will have to wait. Ailesse’s ritual has begun and now their fates are entwined—in life and in death.