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Blog Tour & ARC Review: THE BLOOD WITCH (The Osseous Chronicles #2) by Ivy Asher

THE BLOOD WITCH (The Osseous Chronicles #2)
Release Date: March 27, 2021

About the book:
I never saw it coming...the bones...the magic...the betrayal. 

It’s no longer a question of who I can trust—the answer is no one. Now, it’s about survival. 

I’m in the heart of the Order, trying to solve a series of mysterious disappearances, while doing everything that I can not to become bait. 

Enemies are circling, and they can’t seem to decide if they see me as a pawn or as a threat. Oh, and there’s that little issue of being tethered to Rogan, who I now want to kill. 

It’s time to figure out just what I’m capable of though. Because fool me once...shame on you. But fool me twice...and I will crush your bones to dust.

Blog Tour, ARC Review + Excerpt: THE IRON RAVEN (The Iron Fey: Evenfall #1) by Julie Kagawa

THE IRON RAVEN (The Iron Fey: Evenfall #1) 
by Julie Kagawa
Release Date: February 9, 2021; Inkyard Press
Teen & Young Adult Contemporary Fantasy; Folklore and Fairytale; Paranormal romance

About the book:
Wicked faeries and fantastic danger... Welcome to book one of the new trilogy in New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey fantasy series, as infamous prankster Puck finally has a chance to tell his story and stand with allies new and old to save Faery and the world. 

"YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF ME..." 

Robin Goodfellow. Puck. Prankster, joker, raven, fool... King Oberon's right-hand jester from A Midsummer Night's Dream. The legends are many, but the truth will now be known as never before, as Puck finally tells his own story and faces a threat to the lands of Faery and the human world unlike any before. 

With the Iron Queen Meghan Chase and her prince consort, Puck's longtime rival Ash, and allies old and new by his side, Puck begins a fantastical and dangerous adventure not to be missed or forgotten. Filled with myths and faery lore, romance and unfathomable dangers, The Iron Raven is book one of a new epic fantasy trilogy set in the world of The Iron Fey.

Blog Tour & ARC Review: KINGDOM OF ICE AND BONE (Frozen Sun Saga #2) by Jill Criswell


KINGDOM OF ICE AND BONE (Frozen Sun Saga #2) 
by Jill Criswell 
Date Published: September 22, 2020; Blackstone Publishing
Fantasy, Fiction 

From Goodreads:
Lira and Reyker have lost everything. Including each other. 

Lira of Stone watched her home burn and her clan fall beneath the sword of the warlord known as the Dragon. She believes the man she loves, a warrior who defected from the Dragon s army, is dead. Alongside her exiled brother and his band of refugees, she will fight the forces that conquered her island. But the greatest danger may come from Lira herself with the blood of banished gods running through her veins, she s become a weapon, and no one is safe from the power of her wrath. 

Reyker Lagorsson thought he was done being a Dragonman. That was before he saw Lira leap from a cliff and vanish into the sea. Determined to honor her memory by protecting her people, Reyker must feign loyalty to the warlord, undermine him at every turn, and seek alliances with renegade soldiers without succumbing to the battle-madness that threatens to possess him once more. 

Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: A KINGDOM OF FLESH AND FIRE (Blood and Ash #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout



A KINGDOM OF FLESH AND FIRE (Blood and Ash #2)
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Date Published: September 1, 2020; Blue Box Press

About the book:
A Betrayal… 

Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. But what she does know is that nothing is as dangerous to her as him. The Dark One. The Prince of Atlantia. He wants her to fight him, and that’s one order she’s more than happy to obey. He may have taken her, but he will never have her. 

A Choice... 

Casteel Da’Neer is known by many names and many faces. His lies are as seductive as his touch. His truths as sensual as his bite. Poppy knows better than to trust him. He needs her alive, healthy, and whole to achieve his goals. But he’s the only way for her to get what she wants—to find her brother Ian and see for herself if he has become a soulless Ascended. Working with Casteel instead of against him presents its own risks. He still tempts her with every breath, offering up all she’s ever wanted. Casteel has plans for her. Ones that could expose her to unimaginable pleasure and unfathomable pain. Plans that will force her to look beyond everything she thought she knew about herself—about him. Plans that could bind their lives together in unexpected ways that neither kingdom is prepared for. And she’s far too reckless, too hungry, to resist the temptation. 

Blog Tour & ARC Review: THE INHERITANCE GAMES (The Inheritance Games #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes



THE INHERITANCE GAMES (The Inheritance Games #1) 
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Release Date: September 29, 2020; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

From Goodreads:
A Cinderella story with deadly stakes and thrilling twists, perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and Knives Out.

Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea why--or even who Tobias Hawthorne is. To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House, where every room bears the old man's touch--and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes. 

Blog Tour: CROSSING IN TIME (Between Two Evils #1) by D.L. Orton



CROSSING IN TIME (Between Two Evils #1) 
by D.L. Orton
Date Published: April 21, 2015; Rocky Mountain Press

From Goodreads:
The past isn't over, it's an opening. The future isn't hidden, it's a trap. If she ever wants to see him again, she'll have to take the risk. 

Fall into this "Funny, Romantic & Harrowing" (Publishers Weekly Starred Review) dystopian love story and prepare to encounter a finicky time machine, a mysterious seashell, and a very clever dog (some sex, some swearing, some violence, but no vampires and absolutely NO ditzes!) 

When offered a one-way trip to the past, Isabel sacrifices everything for a chance to change the rapidly deteriorating present--and see her murdered lover one last time. When she arrives twenty years in the past, buck naked and mortally wounded, she has 24 hours to convince a stunned but enraptured nineteen-year-old to change their future. Definitely easier said than done, as success means losing him to a brainy, smart-mouthed bombshell (her younger self), and that's a heart breaker, save the world or not. 

Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway: ROYAL DECOY (Fate of Eyrinthia, #1) by Heather Frost


ROYAL DECOY (Fate of Eyrinthia, #1)
by Heather Frost 
Release Date: June 18, 2020
Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance

About the book:
A SERVANT blackmailed into becoming a princess’s decoy. 

A BODYGUARD determined to keep her alive. 

A PRINCE forced to execute his father’s brutal laws. 

A PRISONER used to keep him compliant. 

A WORLD on the brink of war. 

In one horrible night, Clare goes from kitchen maid to royal decoy. She has three months to become the princess's perfect double so she can ensure her betrothal to an enemy prince. Desperate to survive, Clare throws herself into self-defense training, taught by her distractingly attractive bodyguard. The danger increases when a ruthless assassin begins stalking her, intent on ending the tenuous peace.

Blog Tour + Giveaway: HOOD by Jenny Elder Moke


HOOD
by Jenny Elder Moke 
Release Date: June 9, 2020; Disney-Hyperion
Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Retellings, Fantasy

About the book:
You have the blood of kings and rebels within you, love. Let it rise to meet the call. 

Isabelle of Kirklees has only ever known a quiet life inside the sheltered walls of the convent, where she lives with her mother, Marien. But after she is arrested by royal soldiers for defending innocent villagers, Isabelle becomes the target of the Wolf, King John's ruthless right hand. Desperate to keep her daughter safe, Marien helps Isabelle escape and sends her on a mission to find the one person who can help: Isabelle's father, Robin Hood. 

Blog Tour + Giveaway: THE COURT OF MIRACLES (A Court of Miracles #1) by Kester Grant


THE COURT OF MIRACLES (A Court of Miracles #1
by Kester Grant 
Date Published: June 2, 2020; Knopf Children's 
Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Retellings, Science Fiction

About the book:
Les Misérables meets Six of Crows in this page-turning adventure as a young thief finds herself going head to head with leaders of Paris's criminal underground in the wake of the French Revolution. 

In the violent urban jungle of an alternate 1828 Paris, the French Revolution has failed and the city is divided between merciless royalty and nine underworld criminal guilds, known as the Court of Miracles. Eponine (Nina) Thénardier is a talented cat burglar and member of the Thieves Guild. Nina's life is midnight robberies, avoiding her father's fists, and watching over her naïve adopted sister, Cosette (Ettie).

Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: THE LIFE AND (MEDIEVAL) TIMES OF KIT SWEETLY by Jamie Pacton



THE LIFE AND (MEDIEVAL) TIMES OF KIT SWEETLY
by Jamie Pacton
Date Published: May 5, 2020; Page Street Kids
Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

About the book:
Kit Sweetly slays sexism, bad bosses, and bad luck to become a knight at a medieval-themed restaurant. 

Working as a wench―i.e. waitress―at a cheesy medieval-themed restaurant in the Chicago suburbs, Kit Sweetly dreams of being a knight like her brother. She has the moves, is capable on a horse, and desperately needs the raise that comes with knighthood, so she can help her mom pay the mortgage and hold a spot at her dream college. 

Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: BY THE BOOK by Amanda Sellet



BY THE BOOK
by Amanda Sellet
Release Date: May 12, 2020; HMH Books for Young Readers
Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

About the book:
Mary Porter-Malcolm has prepared for high school in the one way she knows how: an extensive review of classic literature to help navigate the friendships, romantic liaisons, and overall drama she has come to expect from such an “esteemed” institution. Her love of literature even inspires her to imagine herself the heroine of a nineteenth-century novel. Not the sort who makes poor life choices and ends up dying of consumption while still in her teens, but the noble, virtuous, quick-witted type.

Blog Tour & Giveaway: THE SWEENEY SISTERS by Lian Dolan



THE SWEENEY SISTERS 
by Lian Dolan 
Date Published: April 28, 2020; William Morrow
Fiction, Contemporary

About the book:
An accomplished storyteller returns with her biggest, boldest, most entertaining novel yet—a hilarious, heartfelt story about books, love, sisterhood, and the surprises we discover in our DNA that combines the wit of Jonathan Tropper with the heart of Susan Wiggs. 

Maggie, Eliza, and Tricia Sweeney grew up as a happy threesome in the idyllic seaside town of Southport, Connecticut. But their mother’s death from cancer fifteen years ago tarnished their golden-hued memories, and the sisters drifted apart. Their one touchstone is their father, Bill Sweeney, an internationally famous literary lion and college professor universally adored by critics, publishers, and book lovers. When Bill dies unexpectedly one cool June night, his shell-shocked daughters return to their childhood home. They aren’t quite sure what the future holds without their larger-than-life father, but they do know how to throw an Irish wake to honor a man of his stature.

But as guests pay their respects and reminisce, one stranger, emboldened by whiskey, has crashed the party. It turns out that she too is a Sweeney sister.

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. 

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. 

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. 

Blog Tour and Giveaway: NIGHT SPINNER (Night Spinner #1) by Addie Thorley


NIGHT SPINNER (Night Spinner #1
by Addie Thorley
Release Date: February 11, 2020; Page Street Kids
Young Adult, Fantasy, Retellings

About the book:
A must-read for fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse, transforming The Hunchback of Notre Dame into a powerful tundra-inspired epic. 

Before the massacre at Nariin, Enebish was one of the greatest warriors in the Sky King’s Imperial Army: a rare and dangerous Night Spinner, blessed with the ability to control the threads of darkness. Now, she is known as Enebish the Destroyer―a monster and murderer, banished to a monastery for losing control of her power and annihilating a merchant caravan. 

Guilt stricken and scarred, Enebish tries to be grateful for her sanctuary, until her adoptive sister, Imperial Army commander Ghoa, returns from the war front with a tantalizing offer. If Enebish can capture the notorious criminal, Temujin, whose band of rebels has been seizing army supply wagons, not only will her crimes be pardoned, she will be reinstated as a warrior. 

Blog Tour, Review and Giveaway: STORM FROM THE EAST (Glass Alliance #2) by Joanna Hathaway


STORM FROM THE EAST (Glass Alliance #2)
by Joanna Hathaway
Release Date: February 11, 2020; Tor Teen
Young Adult, Fantasy, Adventure, High Fantasy

About the book:
Battles, revolution, and romance collide in Joanna Hathaway's stunning, World Wars-inspired sequel to Dark of the West 

Part war drama, part romance, Storm from the East is the second novel in Joanna Hathaway’s immersive, upmarket YA fantasy series that will appeal to readers of Sabaa Tahir, Marie Rutkoski, and Evelyn Skye. 

War has begun, and the days of Athan’s and Aurelia’s secret, summer romance feel a world away. Led by Athan’s father, the revolutionary Safire have launched a secret assault upon the last royal kingdom in the South, hoping to depose the king and seize a powerful foothold on the continent. Athan proves a star pilot among their ranks, struggling to justify the violence his family has unleashed as he fights his way to the capital—where, unbeknownst to him, Aurelia has lived since the war’s onset. Determined to save the kingdom Athan has been ordered to destroy, she partners with a local journalist to inflame anti-Safire sentiment, all while learning this conflict might be far darker and more complex than she ever imagined. 

Blog Tour, Review and Giveaway: THROW LIKE A GIRL by Sarah Henning


THROW LIKE A GIRL
by Sarah Henning
Date Published: January 7, 2020; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Contemporary, Young Adult, Romance

About the book:
Friday Night Lights meets Morgan Matson's The Unexpected Everything in this contemporary debut where swoonworthy romance meets underdog sports story. 

When softball star Liv Rodinsky throws one ill-advised punch during the most important game of the year, she loses her scholarship to her fancy private school, her boyfriend, and her teammates all in one fell swoop. With no other options, Liv is forced to transfer to the nearest public school, Northland, where she'll have to convince their coach she deserves a spot on the softball team, all while facing both her ex and the teammates of the girl she punched... Every. Single. Day. 

Enter Grey, the injured star quarterback with amazing hair and a foolproof plan: if Liv joins the football team as his temporary replacement, he'll make sure she gets a spot on the softball team in the Spring. But it will take more than the perfect spiral for Liv to find acceptance in Northland's halls, and behind that charming smile, Grey may not be so perfect after all. 

Blog Tour and Giveaway: LOVEBOAT, TAIPEI (Loveboat, Taipei #1) by Abigail Hing Wen



LOVEBOAT, TAIPEI (Loveboat, Taipei #1)
by Abigail Hing Wen 
Release Date: January 7, 2020; HarperCollins
YA, Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Travel, Asian Literature

About the book:
For fans of Crazy Rich Asians or Jane Austen Comedy of Manners, with a hint of La La Land.

When eighteen-year-old Ever Wong’s parents send her from Ohio to Taiwan to study Mandarin for the summer, she finds herself thrust among the very over-achieving kids her parents have always wanted her to be, including Rick Woo, the Yale-bound prodigy profiled in the Chinese newspapers since they were nine—and her parents’ yardstick for her never-measuring-up life. 

Unbeknownst to her parents, however, the program is actually an infamous teen meet-market nicknamed Loveboat, where the kids are more into clubbing than calligraphy and drinking snake-blood sake than touring sacred shrines.