BLOG TOUR: Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the FOREST OF SOULS by Lori M. Lee Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

About the Book:

Title: FOREST OF SOULS (Shamanborn #1)

Authors: Lori M. Lee

Pub. Date: June 23, 2020

Publisher: Page Street Kids

Formats:  Hardcover, eBook, audiobook

Pages: 400

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org

Sirscha Ashwyn comes from nothing, but she’s intent on becoming something. After years of training to become the queen’s next royal spy, her plans are derailed when shamans attack and kill her best friend Saengo.

And then Sirscha, somehow, restores Saengo to life.

Unveiled as the first soulguide in living memory, Sirscha is summoned to the domain of the Spider King. For centuries, he has used his influence over the Dead Wood—an ancient forest possessed by souls—to enforce peace between the kingdoms. Now, with the trees growing wild and untamed, only a soulguide can restrain them. As war looms, Sirscha must master her newly awakened abilities before the trees shatter the brittle peace, or worse, claim Saengo, the friend she would die for.

Danger lurks within the roots of Forest of Souls, an epic, unrelenting tale of destiny and sisterhood, perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Susan Dennard.

About Lori:

Lori M. Lee is the author of FOREST OF SOULS, first in the Shamanborn duology, as well as GATES OF THREAD AND STONE and THE INFINITE. She’s also a contributor to the anthologies A THOUSAND BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS and COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES. She considers herself a unicorn aficionado, enjoys marathoning TV shows, and loves to write about magic, manipulation, and family.

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Giveaway Details:

3 winners will receive a finished copy of FOREST OF SOULS, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

6/22/2020	BookHounds ya	Excerpt
6/22/2020	A Dream Within A Dream	Excerpt
6/23/2020	Confessions of a YA Reader	Excerpt
6/23/2020	Lifestyle Of Me	Review
6/24/2020	Kait Plus Books	Excerpt
6/24/2020	Discover Elysian	Review
6/25/2020	Sifa Elizabeth Reads	Review
6/25/2020	History from a Woman’s Perspective	Review
6/26/2020	The Layaway Dragon	Review
6/26/2020	cosmiclattesandbooks	Review

Week Two:

6/29/2020	Locks, Hooks and Books	Review
6/29/2020	Smada's Book Smack	Review
6/30/2020	Wonder Struck	Review
6/30/2020	A Bookish Dream	Review
7/1/2020	Bookwyrming Thoughts	Review
7/1/2020	The Book Dutchesses	Review
7/2/2020	Descendant of Poseidon Reads	Review
7/2/2020	Careful_of_books	Review
7/3/2020	Rajiv's Reviews	Review
7/3/2020	The Try Everything	Review

REVIEW: I highly enjoyed this book. It had the right amount of action and betrayal. It flowed real nice. I did have an issue with the glossary detailing everything being at the very beginning. While reading the glossary, none of it was sticking and I was confused and a little bored. I think that should have been at the back especially when it is being read as an ebook. There were some things that I thought would happen and sometimes it did and didn't. There was no romance but I think that will change in the rest of the series and it may our main girl Sirscha and Prince Meilek. 

I was expecting a betrayal and I was pleasantly surprised. I was confused on if she was a soulbender or soulrender. The trees were creepy as fuck and it did have some Avatar the Last Airbender vibes. It also made me think of the first book I finished this year that I haven't really thought of at all and that book is Circle of Shadows.