Book Tour Feature
Today I’m happy to be a part of @tbrbeyondtours & @angelamontoya_author book tour for A Cruel Thirst by Angela Montoya. It’s a Young Adult Fantasy book that comes out on December 17, 2024. It sounds so good. I can’t wait to read it.
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I really enjoyed this book. I couldn’t put it down and read it in only two days. The book is well-written and touches on subjects that should be talked about more. The female main character Diana identifies as fat and queer. She is a writer and filmmaker that tackles one obstacle after another to get her work funded and produced. I could relate to her struggle to achieve her dreams. It’s so hard to see less talented people that are connected get breaks when you can’t get one no matter how hard you work.
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I devoured this YA Historical Romance book in one day. It was such a fun read, with vampires, angry villagers, vampire hunters, dukes, court intrigue and revenge. The main character, Count Lucian, has been a vampire for centuries. He’s gotten comfortable living in a remote old castle with his servants and protege. But, all good things come to an end and he’s chased out of his castle by a group of vampire hunters.
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Book Tour:
I’m happy to be a part of TBR Beyond Tours book tour for the new YA Fantasy At the End of the River Styx by Michelle Kulwicki that came out on Sept. 24, 2024.
I just started reading this book and I’m already hooked. I love the two main characters and can relate to their feelings of guilt and shame. The book is beautifully written and I can’t wait to see what happens. I’ll write a full review once I’ve finished the book.
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This is a fast-paced YA Dystopian SciFi/Fantasy centered around Imogene Sol, a cadet at The Ring Academy on Serta. She is an orphan of notorious parents who killed hundreds of thousands of people in a bombing against the Federation. Supported by an anonymous benefactor, Imogene is hated by most people because of her name, and she’s had to work twice as hard as everyone to be successful. As she enters the final trials that will dictate not only her first placement out of the academy, but her entire future, obstacles are put in her way to ensure she fails. When she’s framed for an act that could not only see her future career in jeopardy, but imprison her for life, she has to figure out who is out to get her and stop them. Before they stop her. Permanently.
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4.5 stars
This is a fantastic new book in an exciting new fantasy series that picks up right after the last book in The Firemane Saga. I’m so excited to revisit Pug, Magnus, Nakor and Midkemia in this next installment. Hatu, Hava and Donte are whisked away to Sorcerer’s Isle where Hatu is provided guidance and instruction to help harness his ever-evolving magical power.
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Top 5 Reasons to read The Gifted Society
1. YA Fantasy
2. Found family
3. Dark academia
4. Diverse characters
5. Mental health representation
Synopsis:
Sixteen-year-old Alexia has a secret; she’s a Varien—burdened with the gift of shooting stars through her skin. And after watching her best friend Sarai get falsely accused of murder upon changing into a Varien, Alexia wants no one to know. She keeps her secret tight and close until an accident with her strange abilities critically injures her father—threatening her identity to be revealed. Alexia flees and goes on the run to avoid death row.
While in transit, she meets Greta, a quirky antique shop owner who promises her safety with other Variens in a realm called The Grove.
Alexia is skeptical, but once she learns Sarai has been kidnapped from prison and taken to The Grove to be sacrificed by Revenirs, a secret society of hitmen, she becomes intent on finding and saving her from another dire fate.
Greta introduces Alexia to The Grove and her new home at Malveaux Prep Academy and Sanctuary—a premier school for Varien teens to study and hone their knowledge and skill. There, Alexia rooms with a pyrokinetic hothead who can’t stop kissing her boyfriend and takes tours with her assigned campus mentor—a wise-cracking morphing teleporter named Kyle.
With the help of her newfound friendships, Alexia delves deeper into The Grove’s hidden history for clues on the present. All she wants is to find Sarai and save her. But the closer she gets to the Revenirs, the more danger she and her friends are in. Alexia must decide if friendship is worth the wrath of war, suffering, and even worse … betrayal.
For Legendborn and Gen V fans, The Gifted Society adds to the mosaic narrative discussion of who is allowed to harness power, adventure, and admiration. With its dark and light academia themes of fantasy and found family, it creates a world which provides a whimsical and sweet escape.
Book Links:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205651685
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Gifted-Society-Tatiana-White/dp/B0CT2SD1H3/
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gifted-society-tatiana-white/1144886756
About the Author:
Tatiana White grew up on a creative diet of comics, poetry, film, essays, and books.
An advocate for diversity, Tatiana studied the mechanics of film, creative writing, and journalism with the overall goal of altering narratives and imagery imposed on black youths and adults. She achieved a bachelor’s degree in Mass Media Communications and went on to work for various Bay Area media staples before returning to her first love: storytelling.
When Tatiana’s not toiling over her computer, she’s occupied with her life as wife to her college sweetheart and full-time role as mother of two girls (or mutants, as she likes to call them) and a cantankerous schnauzer.
Author Links:
Website: https://tatianawhite.com/
Twitter: https://x.com/tatixtia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiaxtati
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/28972627
Tour Schedule:
Five Reasons to Read The Girl With No Reflection
Synopsis:
A young woman chosen as the crown prince’s bride must travel to the royal palace to meet her new husband—but her world is shaken when she discovers the dark truth the royal family has been hiding for centuries—in this lush fantasy debut perfect for fans of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night and Violet Made of Thorns.
Princess Ying Yue believed in love…once upon a time.
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