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  A Broken Blade Tour TITLE: A Broken Blade AUTHOR: Melissa Blair PUB. DATE: August 2nd, 2022 PUBLISHER: Union Square & Co. GENRE(S): ADULT FICTION—Fantasy TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNING(S): Sexual assault mentioned, Substance addiction, Suicidal ideation, Self-harm, Murder, Torture, Colonialism BUY LINK: https://bookshop.org/a/11727/9781454947875 Synopsis - SYNOPSIS: My body is made of scars, some were done to me, but most I did to myself. Keera is a killer. As the King’s Blade, she is the most talented spy in the kingdom. And the king’s favored assassin. When a mysterious figure moves against the Crown, Keera is called upon to hunt down the so-called Shadow. She tracks her target into the magical lands of the Fae, but Faeland is not what it seems…and neither is the Shadow. Keera is shocked by what she learns, and can’t help but wonder who her enemy truly is: the King that destroyed her people or the Shadow that threatens the peace? As she searches for answers, Keera is haunted b...

 The Witchery by S. Isabelle  ⭐⭐⭐.5/5 stars Fantasy YA Rep - black, queer 384 pages  Scholastic  Synopsis -  A bewitching debut by S. Isabelle, perfect for fans of Maggie Stiefvater, Zoraida Córdova, and Leigh Bardugo! THE HAUNTING SEASON IS HERE AND THE WOLVES ARE AWAKE. Haelsford, Florida is a Hellmouth. Or at least, that’s what Logan, a baby witch struggling to control her powers, thinks as she arrives to the witchtown to begin the new school year at Mesmortes Coven Academy. She is immediately taken under the wing of the infamous Red Three. Iris is a deathwitch who wants nothing more than to break the town’s curse; Jailah is one of the most powerful witches at the academy but her thirst for power may lead her down a dark path; and Thalia, the talented greenwitch, is on the run from her religious family and a past that still haunts her. Fear and prejudice still fuel the uneasy truce between humans and witches who are forced to work together when the Haunting S...

  Into The Sublime Book Tour! By Kate A. Boorman Genre: Young Adult Horror Publishing Date: July 26, 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Stars TW  -  claustrophobic/risky situations, violence, discussion of pet death, panic attacks, dysfunctional family Synopsis  -  “Gripping and breathless,  Into the Sublime  is equal parts terrifying, claustrophobic, psychological, and cunning.” —Wendy Heard, author of  She’s Too Pretty to Burn  and  Dead End Girls A new YA psychological thrillerfrom the author of  What We Buried  about four teenage girls who descend into a dangerous underground cave system in search of a lake of local legend, said to reveal your deepest fears  . When the cops arrive, only a few things are clear: – Four girls entered a dangerous cave. – Three of them came out alive. – Two of them were rushed to the hospital. – And one is soaked in blood and ready to talk. Amelie Desmarais’ story begins believably enough: Four girls from a now-d...

  It’s All in How You Fall by Sarah Henning   Young Adult Contemporary Romance Pub Date: May 31, 2022 ⭐⭐⭐.5/5 stars rep - chronic pain Synopsis -  Gymnast Caroline Kepler has three state balance beam titles, a new trick even most elites can’t do, and chronic, undeniable back pain. While she might never be an Olympian, she has dreams of leveling up to elite, making Nationals, and competing in college. But when one epic face-plant changes all that and Caroline’s back pain goes from chronic to career-ending, her dreams are shattered and her life is flipped upside down. Enter Alex Zavala, a three-sport athlete who’s both incredibly cute and incredibly off-limits. He offers to give Caroline a crash course in all the sports she’s missed, and she has an offer for him in return: For every sport Alex teaches her, she’ll play matchmaker for him. Deal done, Caroline “dates” new sports with Alex for the rest of the summer, which is loads more fun than wallowing in despair. Just as Ca...

The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Stars YA Fantasy Retelling 352 Pages Rep - LGBT+ TW - drowning, violence, poison, death Synopsis -  Once upon a time, the kingdoms of Wales were rife with magic and conflict, and eighteen-year-old Mererid “Mer” is well-acquainted with both. She is the last living water diviner and has spent years running from the prince who bound her into his service. Under the prince’s orders, she located the wells of his enemies, and he poisoned them without her knowledge, causing hundreds of deaths. After discovering what he had done, Mer went to great lengths to disappear from his reach. Then Mer’s old handler returns with a proposition: use her powers to bring down the very prince that abused them both. The best way to do that is to destroy the magical well that keeps the prince’s lands safe. With a motley crew of allies, including a fae-cursed young man, the lady of thieves, and a corgi that may or may not be a spy, Mer may finally be able to ste...

  I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the FRACTURED PATH by J.C. Cervantes Blog Tour hosted by  Rockstar Book Tours . Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!    About The Book: Title:  FRACTURED PATH (The Mirror #3) Author:  J.C. Cervantes Pub. Date:  July 19, 2022 Publisher:  Disney-Hyperion Formats:  Hardcover, eBook, audiobook Pages:  384 Find it:   Goodreads ,  Amazon ,  B&N ,    TBD ,  Bookshop.org   Can dreams come true when you're living with a family curse? 1965—San Francisco, California The 1960s are bursting with music and movement and love in San Francisco, perfect for a budding artist like Blake. Unfortunately, the art world is not welcoming to people of her gender or her multi-racial heritage, making it tough to land an internship that could put her on the map. That, plus the fact that Blake’s family has been notoriously riddled with bad luck, makes her feel like she ca...

BLUE BLOODS: AFTER LIFE Blog Tour Assets I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the BLUE BLOODS: AFTER LIFE by Melissa de la Cruz Blog Tour hosted by  Rockstar Book Tours . Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!      About the Book: Title:  BLUE BLOODS: AFTER LIFE Author:  Melissa de la Cruz Pub. Date:  July 12, 2022 Publisher:  Disney-Hyperion Formats:  Hardcover, eBook Pages:  352 Find it:   Goodreads ,  Amazon ,  Kindle ,   B&N ,  iBooks ,  Kobo ,  TBD ,  Bookshop.org   The Blue Bloods are back…more fanged and fabulous than ever. After defeating Lucifer and sacrificing the love of her life, Jack, Schuyler wakes up back in New York safe and sound. Only it’s not quite the New York she knows, and she’s not in her regular body. She looks different and feels different and so does everyone else. Schuyler soon discovers that in this world, her best friend has a different last na...