Rockstar Book Tours is hosting a two week long tour for the newly released book by Breeana Shields.
Title: THE BONE CHARMER
Author: Breeana Shields
Pub. Date: May 21, 2019
Publisher: Page Street Kids
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 400
SUMMARY: "I was absolutely
swept away by the world of The Bone Charmer." – Kendare Blake, #1 NYT
Bestselling author of Three Dark Crowns
In Saskia’s world, bones
are the source of all power. They tell the future, reveal the past, and expose
secrets in the present. Each village has a designated seer who performs
readings for the townsfolk, and in Midwood, the Bone Charmer is Saskia’s
mother.
On the day of her kenning—a
special bone reading that determines the apprenticeships of all
seventeen-year-olds—Saskia’s worst fears come true. She receives an assignment
to train as a Bone Charmer, like her mother, and even worse, a match-making
reading that pairs her with Bram—a boy who has suspicious tattoos that hint of
violence.
Saskia knows her mother saw
multiple paths for her, yet chose one she knew Saskia wouldn’t want. Their
argument leads to a fracture in one of the bones. Broken bones are always bad
luck, but this particular set of bones have been infused with extra magic, and
so the break has devastating consequences—Saskia’s future has split as well.
Now she will live her two potential paths simultaneously. Only one future can
survive. And Saskia’s life is in danger in both.
REVIEW: This book to me is a magical Divergent. It is very similar to Divergent, where when you hit a certain age, you get a bone reading and that tells you what you will be doing for the rest of your life and if you are wealthy enough, you could get a matchmaking reading to see who your significant other will be.
We follow Saskia who is against becoming a bone charmer like her grandmother and mother. She asks her mother to allow her to follow her own path and to take into consideration what she requests. She has her reading which is called a kenning and Saskia does not get what she wants. The bones of her grandmother has been used and in her anger she grabs them and in the process, one breaks and that sets off some futuristic parallel world chain reaction.
Going into this book, I didn't read the synopsis. It tells you that there are two versions of Saskia's life. When I started reading the fourth chapter, I was confused at first because she had her reading and her path was set in motion. Then reading further, it becomes clear that we are following a second path that was seen by Saskia's mother. It shocked me and I thought plot twist, until I read the synopsis. That is the only con I have with this book, and that the synopsis gave away a major detail.
Breeana Shields is an author of fantasy novels
for teens including The Bone Charmer, Poison’s Kiss, and Poison’s Cage. She
graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA in English.
When she’s not writing, Breeana loves reading,
traveling, and playing board games with her extremely competitive family. She
lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, her three children, and two
adorable, but spoiled dogs.
Giveaway Details:
3 winners will receive a signed finished copy
of THE BONE CHARMER, US Only.
https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/e2389ba2937/
Week One:
5/21/2019- BookHounds YA- Excerpt
5/21/2019- Rhythmicbooktrovert
5/22/2019- Smada's Book Smack- Review
5/22/2019- Jheartlovesbooks- R
5/23/2019- The Pages In-Between- Review
5/23/2019- Two Chicks on Books- Excerpt
5/24/2019- A Dream Within A Dream- Excerpt
5/24/2019- Shelf-rated- Review
Week Two:
5/27/2019- Character Madness and Musings-Spotlight
5/27/2019- Lifestyle of Me- Review
5/28/2019- Some Books & Ramblings- Review
5/28/2019- Starlight-Reads- Re
5/29/2019- Eli to the nth- Review
5/29/2019- Book-Keeping- Revie
5/30/2019- Jena Brown Writes- Review
5/30/2019- The Suburban Lifestyle- Review
5/31/2019- AURELIA LEO- Excerpt
5/31/2019- Confessions of a YA Reader-Excerpt
Week Three:
6/3/2019- Two Points of Interest- Review
6/3/2019- Savings in Seconds- Review
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