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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

The 8th Island Trilogy by Alexis Marie Chute (Spotlight and Giveaway!)


I'm happy to be spotlighting this fun YA trilogy today, a fantasy adventure series on tour this month.

“A Wrinkle in Time meets The Princess Bride.”
Review by Lee Lee Thompson, The Perpetual You Magazine

“Chute’s novel weaves STAR WARS-like characters with a WONDER-like message to form an enrapturing read for booklovers of all ages.”
US Review of Books

“Fast and bizarre… Never a dull moment.“
Foreward Reviews



Book Details:

Book Title: Above the Star by Alexis Marie Chute
Category: YA Fiction, 368 pages
Genre: fantasy, adventure, coming of age
Publisher: SparkPress.
Release dates: June 2018
Content Rating: PG: Battle scenes and death depicted.

Book Description:

When frumpy senior citizen Archie goes in search of his missing son in the Spanish Canary Islands, he stumbles upon a higher mission: locating a magical cure for his ailing fourteen-year-old granddaughter, Ella. Using a portal-jumping device called the Tillastrion, Archie and a stone-headed creature named Zeno are transported to Jarr-Wya, a magnificent yet terrifying island in a connected realm―along with Ella and her strong-willed mother, Tessa, who accidentally stow away on this not-so-secret quest.

What they find on Jarr-Wya is an island tortured by a wicked Star anchored in the sea, and a raging three-way battle for dominion between the stone-wielding Bangols, the fiery Olearons, and the evil Millia sands. Ella’s wit and resourcefulness emerge in this new world, while Tessa is forced to confront her long-buried secrets and a confusing new love triangle. When Ella is captured, Tessa and Archie―with the help of a company of peculiar allies―set out to save her and unravel the terrible mystery of her cure. A mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night adventure of three unlikely heroes, Above the Star reminds us that even the smallest act of bravery can transform our lives and the fates of the worlds around us.

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Book Details:

Book Title: Below the Moon by Alexis Marie Chute
Category: YA Fiction, 448 pages
Genre: fantasy, adventure, coming of age
Publisher: SparkPress.
Release dates: Oct 2019
Content Rating: PG: Battle scenes and death depicted.

Book Description:

Ella Wellsley is not your typical teenager. Cancer left her mute, but not powerless. Trapped in a parallel dimension, Ella rallies her strength to join her family―her mother, Tessa, her grandpa Archie, and her magical boyfriend―in locating the cure to her illness. This cure is entangled in the fate of all worlds, and threatened by the presence of an evil Star anchored in the sea. The Star has thrown life everywhere into chaos―and it is Ella who holds the key to unlocking its mystery.

Caught in a web of betrayal, mistaken identities, secrets, and love triangles, Ella, Tessa, and Archie must overcome their troubled pasts to ensure a future for all worlds. On this journey―armed with unearthly abilities and unexpected allies―each member of the Wellsley family will learn the power of love in the face of their greatest fears.

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Book Details:

Book Title: Inside the Sun by Alexis Marie Chute
Category: YA Fiction, 384 pages
Genre: fantasy, adventure, coming of age
Publisher: SparkPress.
Release dates: April 2020
Content Rating: PG: Battle scenes and death depicted.

Book Description:

All worlds are dying, and it’s up to one broken and dysfunctional family from Earth―the Wellsleys―to save the day.

Cancer-ridden Ella celebrates her fifteenth birthday beneath an enchanted mountain, but it is what lies even farther below―the mysterious Star in the sea―that demands she grow up quickly. While Ella grapples with the sacrifice she must make and the lies she is forced to tell, her mother, Tessa, is hell-bent on protecting her.

Through bizarre encounters, love-sick Tessa realizes that she is not the lonely orphan she believes. Her husband, Arden, and father-in-law, Archie, are not the only ones with magical bloodlines. This revelation changes everything. As Archie chooses to embody his unexpected ancestry, he learns that leading the charge in the ultimate battle against evil won’t be as easy as he thought. He’ll need his family―and the strange allies he has gained―by his side to give Ella enough time to set things right.

Can they defeat the unstoppable Millia sands―and another unexpected foe―before everything they hold dear is destroyed? Or will their adventure tear them apart for good? The finale to The 8th Island Trilogy will hold you spellbound until the final page, and long after.

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Meet the Author:



Alexis Marie Chute is an award-winning author, artist, photographer, art curator, filmmaker, and public speaker. She has received over 40 noteworthy distinctions for her visual and literary work. Her award-winning fantasy series The 8th Island Trilogy includes, Above the Star, Below the Moon, and Inside the Sun.

Chute’s bestselling memoir, Expecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing and Pregnancy After Loss, was a top Kirkus title of 2017 and received a plethora of other literary distinctions. The memoir was accompanied by the feature documentary of the same name, which has screened internationally for the last three years. Chute received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Design from the University of Alberta, Canada, and studied at Media Design school in Auckland, New Zealand. She graduated valedictorian with her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA, USA. 

Chute is a highly regarded public speaker. She has presented on art, writing, bereavement, and the healing capacities of creativity around the world. Contact the Author/Artist for bookings info@alexismariechute.com When not in her art/photo studio or at her computer, Chute loves to spend quality time with her family, read fiction and non-fiction, watch reality TV, paddleboard, and canoe. She is not a winter person but lives in frosty Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with her husband and their three living children.

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Monday, June 8, 2020

The Tyrant's Daughter by J.C. Carleson (Review)

A Tyrant's Daughter by C.J. Carleson

This YA novel was a quick read that kept me absorbed from the first page to the last.

Book Details:

Book Title: The Tyrant's Daughter by J.C. Carleson 
Category: YA Fiction,  304 pages
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release date: Feb. 11, 2014
Content Rating: PG + M (Heavy kissing and references to war violence)

Book Description:

When her father is killed in a coup, Laila and her mother and brother leave their war-torn homeland for a fresh start in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.

At her new high school, Laila makes mistakes, makes friends, and even meets a boy who catches her eye. But this new life brings unsettling facts to light. The American newspapers call her father a brutal dictator and suggest that her family’s privilege came at the expense of innocent lives. Meanwhile, her mother would like nothing more than to avenge his death, and she’ll go to great lengths to regain their position of power.

As an international crisis takes shape around her, Laila is pulled in one direction, then another, but there’s no time to sort out her feelings. She has to pick a side now, and her decision will affect not just her own life, but countless others. . . .



My Review:
Reviewed by Laura Fabiani

The Tyrant's Daughter explores a teen Middle-Eastern princess' disrupted life when everything she's known is suddenly gone and she is thrust into a country and culture very different from her own. When her father is assassinated, Laila along with her 6-year-old brother Bastien and her mother are whisked to the US. Gone is her privileged life with servants, bodyguards, and tutors. She now lives in an apartment building, attends high school, and needs to learn to navigate a whole different world, all while coming to terms with her father's murder and her mother's schemes to get revenge on the new regime so they could have their life back.

This YA novel was a quick read that kept me absorbed from the first page to the last. Laila was a complex character, who reveals what is going on in layers as she experiences the sudden changes to her life and to the way she sees the world. She lives through periods of fear, panic, uncertainly, anger, and wild abandon as she comes to terms with a father who loved her and his family, but who was also a dictator despised by many. 

I enjoy books that make the reader see our world through different eyes. Laila was an immigrant and she came from a high social status. She sees her culture through the eyes of Americans and we see her culture through her young innocent eyes. This new perspective forces her to open her eyes, to learn about politics in her country, to grow up. Gone is the once sheltered girl who was used to being driven in limousines. Instead, Laila is exposed to truths that embolden her to take action.

In a world where racism is still a big problem, books like The Tyrant's Daughter help readers to see both sides of the picture. Told in the first-person POV, we journey with Laila as she builds resilience to cope with the ravages of war and the death of her naiveté. A very compelling read.


Disclosure: I borrowed this from the library. I was not compensated in any way, nor told how to rate or review this product.


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J. C. CARLESON is a former undercover CIA officer who has navigated war zones, jumped out of airplanes and worked on the frontlines of international conflicts. She now writes when she’s not traveling the globe with her husband and two young sons. Her previous publications include The Tyrant’s Daughter, Placebo Junkies, Cloaks and Veils, and Work Like a Spy: Business Tips from a Former CIA Officer.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Becoming Cinderella by Lecia Crider (Book Review)


A fun retelling for the young teen who loves modern fairytales with a twist!


Book Details:

Book Title: Becoming Cinderella by Lecia Crider
Series: Season One (A The Realm Where Faerie Tales Dwell Series)
Category: YA Fiction, 204 pages
Genre: Fantasy, Fairytale Retelling
Publisher: Fiction Vortex
Release date: Oct 2, 2019
Content Rating: G (There's some kissing)

 Book Description:

There’s no escaping midnight.

High school soccer star and part-time truffle hunter Dani Tucker is having a really bad day. As if being publicly humiliated by her boyfriend and suffering a season-ending injury aren’t bad enough, she also finds out her dad is dating again! When Magic offers her the chance to change it all—to live her own Cinderella story—Dani doesn’t hesitate. With visions of Prince Charming and happily ever after swimming through her head, Dani is completely blindsided when Cinderella’s life twists into her own like a tornado, leaving destruction in its wake. And when her midnight moment comes, she has to decide which life to choose and which to give up... forever.

A modern spin on a classic fairy tale, Becoming Cinderella is a story of friendship, family and magical blessings going awry. Fans of H2O: Just Add Water and Gail Carson Levine’s The Wish will love the high school humor, magical mishaps, and step mama drama.

WHAT IS THE REALM WHERE FAERIE TALES DWELL?

Courageous damsels, conniving dragons, dwarves obsessed with beard grooming… The Realm Where Faerie Tales Dwell is home to them all. Traditional fairy tales from Cinderella to The Princess and the Pea blend with murder mystery and good old fashioned adventure. Join heroines and heroes alike as they save princes from ogres, uncover political secrets, and learn why you should never duel someone who’s sitting down.

OTHER FAERIE TALES SERIES INCLUDE:

Pieces in the Cinders
Rose Red
The Faceless Princess
The Dragon’s Maid
Barley and Rye
Transforming Magic

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My Review:
Reviewed by Laura Fabiani

Every so often I long for a fairytale retelling. I'm not sure why, but I guess it's because fairytales do have their charm, like that of Cinderella. Who doesn't like a rags-to-riches story?

Becoming Cinderella was a fun and quick book to read. It's YA fiction but geared to the younger YA (13-14 years). Dani is a 16-year-old teen who plays soccer and loves to go truffle hunting in the forest behind her house. Digging for mushrooms is something her mother taught her to do just before she was killed by a drunk driver. Dani has a close relationship with her dad and also her best friend Livvy. When Dani finds a beautiful mysterious ring in the forest she discovers the world of faeries and of magic. Suddenly, her world changes and puts Dani to the test.

One of the best things about this story is that it explores themes of family and friendship, mixed with a good dose of humor. I loved Dani's relationship with her father and her best friend. The author cleverly intertwined Cinderella's story with that of Dani's, keeping the reader entertained and wondering how it would all end. And the fairy godmother? Well, she was not quite what one would expect but this made it all the more interesting.

A fun retelling for the young teen who loves modern fairytales with a twist!

Disclosure: Thanks to the author for sending me this book for review. I was not compensated in any other way, nor told how to rate or review this product.



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Lecia is a YA and children's author whose favorite things are being at home, the smell of Barnes and Noble, and currant pie. Unfortunately, currants do not grow well in Mesa, Arizona, where she currently resides, but she remembers them fondly from her Michigan childhood. Lecia is wife to one, mother to five, and confidant to many. Tell her your secrets at leciacriderwrites@gmail.com - they just might pop up in her next book!*
*names will be changed, of course ;)


Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Wingless and Beautiful by Jerilee Kaye (Book Spotlight and Giveaway!)



Today I'm spotlighting this YA novel. I was attracted to the book cover and title. Check it out!

Book Details:

Book Title: Wingless and Beautiful by Jerilee Kaye
Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 290 pages
Genre: Romance
Publisher: KIX Creative Publishing House
Release date: November 2019
Content Rating: PG-13 : some curse words and there are kissing scenes. There is one love scene in the end, but non-explicit and non-descriptive.

Book Description:

Beautiful Allison Harley is far from perfect. She was a victim of domestic violence that left her physically scarred and emotionally broken.

Hunter Vaugh was handsome, rich and brilliant. He was a golden boy who thought he was invincible until a tragedy took away his perfect life… along with his ability to see.

When they met, Allison was running away from her nightmares, and Hunter thought he had no reason to undergo the treatments needed to recover his eyesight. He was blind, but he saw how beautiful she was, and she gave him a reason to live… a reason to see again. She was his angel, and he was hers.

Hunter went away with a promise that once he returns, he will be able to see her, protect her… be the guardian angel she deserved. But once he got his eyesight back, can he look past the scars that her nightmares left her? Will he keep the promises he made her? Or will he go back to his perfect life and leave her in the hands of the new angel, who took care of her when he left?


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Jerilee Kaye was born under the sign of Leo in the year 1979. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Legal Management from De La Salle University. She has post-graduate qualifications in the fields of Product Management, Project Management and Procurement. She is a Certified Senior Professional in Supply Management from NLPA, Pennsylvania and is currently working her way to an MCIPS certification from CIPS UK.

She manages a global supplier portfolio for multi-national and government entities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. She is also an entrepreneur, managing a photography and printing company with her husband.

She is married to her first love, Sam, who she's been dating since she was 16. They are blessed with two beautiful angels, MarQuise Justine Jerilee and Sir Alfred IV.

When she's not buried under stacks of paper at work, or engrossed with her writing, she spends some down time playing golf, kicking her husband's butt on a judo match and learning to play the piano.

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Friday, May 10, 2019

The High Court by Chris Ledbetter (Review)


If you like YA action-packed novels and Greek mythology, this is a fun series to get into.

Book Details:

Book Title: The High Court by Chris Ledbetter
Category: YA Fiction, 290 pages
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Month 9 Books
Release date: October 16, 2018
Tour dates: April 1 to 30, 2019
Content Rating: PG (some profanity (damn, ass), no f-bombs, some kissing, no sex scenes, some violence, nothing gory or graphic)

Book Description:

High atop Mount Olympus, dawn breaks on a new academic term. Normalcy has returned to campus following a harrowing expedition into The Underworld to rescue kidnapped students by Zeus and his fellow Olympians. Now, as they prepare to testify in The High Court, Hyperion will be tried for the attack on Crete and death of Anytos. Kronos will stand trial for the murder of Mount Olympus Prep’s Headmaster Ouranos.

As the trials draw near, Mount Olympus Prep students and faculty are besieged repeatedly by a race of gargantuan stone and earth giants. Under heavy assault, the Olympians are forced to flee to the volcanic island of Limnos to regroup. Meanwhile, a toxic poison Zeus has carried with him since a prior fight with a dragoness, creeps toward his brain.

In a race against time and beasts, Zeus and his friends must find a way to survive not only the toxin ravaging Zeus’ body, but also the giants who grow stronger after every attack and somehow make it to The High Court alive.

My Review:
Reviewed by Laura Fabiani

A few years ago I read The Sky Throne which is the first book in this series and I enjoyed it. The Sky Throne is based on Greek mythology, a  modern YA rendition of a young Zeus and his adventures as he attends Mount Olympus Preparatory Academia and discovers who he is. The High Court is the second book and a continuation of that story. It's not a stand-alone novel.

So The High Court pretty much continues right from where The Sky Throne left off.  I wished I had read The Sky Throne closer to this reading as there is little backstory and I struggled to remember certain details. So if you're just discovering this series, I strongly suggest you read them back to back. The writing style is the same and the characters stay true to their personalities, with Zeus as hot-tempered and likable as ever. Once again, I loved that the characters are flawed and need to continue growing as the story progresses.

The author introduces new characters to the already large cast of characters, and initially it was hard to keep them all straight but eventually as the plot unfolds, it became easier to keep track. Including a character list at the beginning of the book would have been helpful since each character also has a nickname and these are used interchangeably with their full names throughout the story.

There is the usual rivalry among the students, and the author creates great action adventure scenes that are so well described they come alive. But it's the court case, of course, that racks things up. Once again the teens worked together, each with their own distinct character traits and abilities, with some comical one-liners and joviality among the young heroes.

The High Court has a satisfying ending but leaves room for more to come. If you like YA action-packed novels and Greek mythology, this is a fun series to get into.

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Chris Ledbetter is an award-winning author of short fiction and novels for young adults. “Jason’s Quest,” a short story retelling of the Jason and Medea Greek myth was published in the anthology, Greek Myths Revisited. His first full-length novel, Drawn earned him two awards, Library of Clean Reads Best YA 2015 and Evernight Publishing Readers’ Choice Award Best YA 2015, as well as a USA TODAY “Must Read” recommendation. His second novel, Inked, concludes that duology. The Sky Throne is his newest young adult series. It includes, thus far, The Sky Throne and The High Court.

He's a proud member of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) and a strong supporter of the Need for Diverse Books. He now writes and lives in Wilmington, NC with his family, including three cats.

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Friday, December 21, 2018

Secrets in Translation by Margo Sorenson (Review)


This was such a fun book to read! And, of course, being set in Italy and with Italian phrases interspersed throughout its pages, I felt right at home reading this YA novel.

Book Details:

Book Title: Secrets in Translation by Margo Sorenson
Category: YA Fiction, 244 pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Regal House Publishing
Release date: October 1, 2018
Content Rating: G (mild kissing)

Book Description:

In this celebration of Italian life and culture, seventeen-year-old Alessandra returns for the summer to Italy, where she grew up. Pressured by her parents into babysitting a rebellious twelve year old—ruining holiday plans with newfound American friends—Alessandra resigns herself to a tedious summer in Positano. Her babysitting gig, however, turns out to be anything but boring! Not only does Alessandra fall for the handsome son of the Bertolucci family, renowned for their limoncello production, but when a body mysteriously turns up on the beach, the influence of organized crime in Positano becomes frighteningly real. As Alessandra is drawn further into an elaborate conspiracy, she must risk everything to protect herself, her family, and those she loves, and in the process finds herself—and her Italian heart.

My Review:
Reviewed by Laura Fabiani

This was such a fun book to read! And, of course, being set in Italy and with Italian phrases interspersed throughout its pages, I felt right at home reading this YA novel.

Alessandra is an American who grew up in Italy, so when her family returns to the US and she attends high school, she finds herself trying to fit in within a culture that is different from the one in Italy. Just as she thinks she is getting to be more "American-like" her parents decide to send her back to Italy for a summer in Positano on the Amalfi coast to be a companion to a snarky 12 year-old girl. It's a summer in which she will: fall in love, discover how influential the Mafia is, and come to accept her bicultural identity.

Being the child of Italian immigrants, I can certainly relate to being from two different cultures. Unlike Alessandra, I love this aspect of my identity but I could understand how hard it could be and there were times I experienced the same feelings she did as a teen. The author captured the moodiness of tweens and teens quite well all while transporting us to Positano's sunny village and coast. And it's the first time I read a novel with well constructed Italian phrases! Most novels set in Italy end up butchering my maternal language with bad translation. It was clear the author understood well the Italian language and culture.

Alessandra's summer adventure reminded me of the summer I spent in Rome when I was 18. I discovered I could switch from being the "l'Americana" girl to one who could speak fluent Italian and fool shop owners who would say things thinking I did not understand them. I chuckled when I read Alessandra would do the same thing. Needless to say, this book touched a cord in me, reminding me of my own memorable summer in Italy as a teen and my own Italian heritage.

If you like YA novels that transport you to sunny Italy where a young woman comes-of-age, this is a perfect beach read or one to savor as an armchair traveller in front of a cozy fire.

Disclosure: Thanks to the author for sending me this book for review. I was not compensated in any other way, nor told how to rate or review this product.

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About the Author:

Author of twenty-eight books, Margo Sorenson was born in Washington, DC, and spent the first seven years of her life in Spain and Italy, devouring books and Italian food. She finished her school years in California, graduating from the University of California at Los Angeles. After teaching high school and middle school and raising a family of two daughters, Margo is now a full-time writer, writing primarily for young people of all ages, toddlers through high schoolers. Margo enjoys writing for young readers since she believes they are ready for new ideas and experiences, and they really have fun "living" the lives of the characters in books. A National Milken Educator Award recipient, Margo always has a great time meeting with her readers in person or via Skype in school and library settings from Minnesota to California and Hawaii, as well as internationally.

Besides winning recognition and awards for her books from various groups, including the American Library Association, Margo was invited to donate and archive her working papers with the internationally-known children's literature collection, the Kerlan Collection, at the University of Minnesota. After having lived in Hawaii, California, and Minnesota, Margo and her husband now live full-time in California. When she isn't writing, she enjoys visiting her grandchildren, playing golf, reading, watching sports, traveling, and hearing from her readers. Margo's newest book, a YA/Adult novel titled SECRETS IN TRANSLATION, will be published in 2018 by Fitzroy Books. Her latest picture book, SPAGHETTI SMILES, was released in 2014 by Pelican Publishing.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Savior (Watcher Series Book #3) by AJ Eversley


I read the first two books in this dystopian trilogy and loved them. I was eager to read this final book and found it to be the perfect ending to one of the best dystopian trilogies I've read.


Book Details:

Book Title: Savior (Watcher Series Book #3) by AJ Eversley
Category: YA Fiction,  340 pages
Genre: Dystopian / Sci-fi
Publisher: Createspace
Release date: March 13, 2018
Content Rating: PG (for some violence in fight scenes, no swearing)

Book Description:

 “Even I cannot outrun death. It chases me into darkness and can’t find the light. But heis coming back, and we will need every weapon we can find. And if that means turning to the one person who has caused me so much pain, just to save them all, I will do it…and it just might break me in the process.”

The explosive conclusion to the Watcher Series will decide the fate of the entire human race.

Sawyer has been a Watcher. She’s been a Carbon. Now she must become their Savior.

With the inevitable return of Coleman looming, Sawyer knows their army is not enough. On a journey to convince an ally to join their war, Sawyer discovers why the stars have placed the fate of the human race in her hands. And she’s not alone.

Kenzie is her enemy. He is wrong and ruthless, and he’s tried to kill Sawyer more than once. Yet she still can’t stay away. Both drawn to each other in a way neither can explain, they must learn to trust one another as well as themselves if they want to survive. And soon, Sawyer will find she must trust in the stars to protect her and put her faith in others if she wants to live.

Find out who will survive, and if they can save humanity from a future painted black, in the epic conclusion of the Watcher Series.

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My Review:
Reviewed by Laura Fabiani

From the very first page I was once again quickly immersed into the world of Watcher. Sawyer has lost so much already but she knows Coleman will be back to wage war and destroy the few who are not under his control. The story continues from where the second book ended, so readers would need to read the first two books to fully understand what is going on. There was enough backstory for me to remember what happened in the first two books that I read more than a year and a half ago.

As with her first two books I was again impressed with the author's ability to create a dystopian world, this time with the addition of the Mountain Men, strong compelling characters with complex issues and a plot that is well executed. There is a love triangle and the inevitable question as to who Sawyer will choose and how it will happen. As with any love triangle, I was torn and could feel my emotions warring as I sped through the pages. I read this book with every spare moment I had and finished it quite quickly with an ending that brought tears to my eyes.

Eversley has also written four novellas featuring the backstory of several characters (currently free on Amazon) that I read in between the novels which kept me invested in this trilogy as I waited for the final book. AJ Eversley is an author to watch for, and I eagerly anticipate reading more of her work. I know she has a new novel to be release soon and I know I will want to read it.

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Meet the Author:



AJ Eversley is the author of the WATCHER series. A true north Canadian girl, AJ currently lives in Central Alberta with her husband and dog. When she’s not writing, she can be found binge watching Harry Potter, quoting various movies in every day conversation, and eating copious amounts of candy.
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Sunday, September 9, 2018

A Penny Lost by Aspen Bassett (Book Spotlight & Giveaway!)


Last April, I read and reviewed A Penny Lost and loved it. I can't wait for the sequel. This is an entertaining time travel YA novel, and you could win your own copy. Just scroll down to the giveaway and enter.


Book Details:

Book Title: A Penny Lost by Aspen Bassett
Category: YA Fiction, 232 pages
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: World Castle Publishing
Release date: Jan 13, 2018
Tour dates: Sept 3 to 14, 2018
Content Rating: PG (There's a kiss and some mild violence)

Book Description:

Penelope Grace, usually forgotten under the shadow of her twin sister's perfection, tries her hardest to hide her freakish ability to see into anyone's soul.

Until she senses an unusual energy like a human-shaped void in the universe. When Penny investigates the source, she gets tossed through a crack in time along with the cute boy next door. The Void follows them through history, increasing the dangers as if testing Penny. But what is it testing for? And why does it claim to know her better than even she knows herself? Even as Penny searches for answers, she must fight to survive the tragedies of both the past and future in order to get back home.
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Aspen Bassett works at a library, telling stories and suggesting books. When she's not working, she's usually sipping hot cocoa and wondering what would happen if she had superpowers. She's been published in multiple anthologies including Oomph: A Little Super Goes a Long Way and Inaccurate Realities.

Aspen grew up learning about chakras and auras and the true power of imagination which slips into her writing whether she intend it to or not. In college, when she wasn't busy working on her degree in Creative Writing, Aspen also got her certificate in Women's Meditation (basically general energy work). Now, she's working toward a diploma in Integrated Healing Arts with a certificate in Hypnotherapy.

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