BLOG TOUR: Lucky Caller by Emma Mills *UPDATED 2/20/2020

I am thrilled to be hosting a stop on the LUCKY CALLER by Emma Mills Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours! Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

About The Book:

Title: LUCKY CALLER

Author: Emma Mills

Pub. Date: January 14, 2020

Publisher: Henry Holt & Company

Formats: Hardcover, eBook

Pages: 336

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD

With the warmth, wit, intimate friendships, and heart-melting romance she brings to all her books, Emma Mills crafts a story about believing in yourself, owning your mistakes, and trusting in human connection in Lucky Caller.

When Nina decides to take a radio broadcasting class her senior year, she expects it to be a walk in the park. Instead, it’s a complete disaster.

The members of Nina's haphazardly formed radio team have approximately nothing in common. And to maximize the awkwardness her group includes Jamie, a childhood friend she'd hoped to basically avoid for the rest of her life.

The show is a mess, internet rumors threaten to bring the wrath of two fandoms down on their heads, and to top it all off Nina's family is on the brink of some major upheaval.

Everything feels like it's spiraling out of control―but maybe control is overrated?

PRAISE FOR LUCKY CALLER

A well-crafted, bittersweet comedy of errors filled with realistically flawed characters and taut, witty dialogue. - Publishers Weekly Starred Review

REVIEW: One of my most anticipated reads of 2020 solely because of the radio journalism concept. I wanted to be a sportscaster growing up and I got accepted into a college that had the communications major that I wanted to do. One of the classes I was given was radio broadcast. I ended up not going to college because I had a newborn baby who will be turning 11 in April. Reading that chapters that were written in script form of the radio shows just brought back so much nostalgia for me and some repressed feelings.

The relationship between Nina and Jaime was a little slow and mediocre. I felt that Nina was just to much of an over thinking jokester if that is even a thing and Jaime was just chill and to trusting. I also didn't like how the conflict between the two was drawn out so much and the reason for the awkwardness between them wasn't given until halfway through.

About Emma:

Emma Mills is the author of First & Then, This Adventure Ends, Foolish Hearts, Famous in a Small Town, and Lucky Caller. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri, and has recently completed a PhD in cell biology.

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Giveaway Details:

3 winners will win a finished copy of LUCKY CALLER, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

1/6/2020	Mary Had a Little Book Blog	Review
1/6/2020	onemused	Review
1/7/2020	Do You Dog-ear?	Review
1/7/2020	BookHounds YA	Interview
1/8/2020	Kait Plus Books	Review
1/8/2020	Nerdophiless	Review
1/9/2020	Not In Jersey	Review
1/9/2020	She Just Loves Books	Review
1/10/2020	Lifestyle of Me	Review
1/10/2020	Eli to the nth	Review

Week Two:

1/13/2020	Smada's Book Smack	Review
1/13/2020	Wonder Struck	Review
1/14/2020	Fictitiouswonderland	Review
1/14/2020	A Dream Within A Dream	Guest Post
1/15/2020	The Heart of a Book Blogger	Review
1/15/2020	Fire and Ice	Review
1/16/2020	DJREADSBOOKS	Review
1/16/2020	A Bookish Dream	Review
1/17/2020	Rants and Raves of a Bibliophile	Review
1/17/2020	Two Chicks on Books	Interview

BLOG TOUR: Rose by Jewels Arthur

I am thrilled to be hosting a stop on the ROSE: A STANDALONE PARANORMAL REVERSE HAREM ROMANCE Blog Tour by Jewels Arthur. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway for a $15 Amazon GC!

About the Book:

Title: ROSE: A STANDALONE PARANORMAL REVERSE HAREM ROMANCE (Jewels Cafe #12)

Author: Jewels Arthur

Pub. Date: December 30, 2019

Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 156

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon

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Meet Rosalie, or Rose for short, she is a gorgeous plus sized heroine who is about to get mixed up in a whole 'nother world!

Rose has a night job at a bar in Silver Springs called Vee. She loves it because it gives her freedom, free drinks every night, and she gets to spend time with the 3 oh so sexy owners of the bar.

What Rose doesn't know is that these guys have a dark and dangerous secret and the bar she works at isn't quite what it seems.

Rose's attraction to these guys is strong but she thinks she has no chance. The guys are drawn to Rose but they know they could never date a human. Insert one magical PSL then Rose's world is flipped upside down.

Rose is a standalone reverse harem romance.

About Jewels:

Jewels Arthur has lived in Central Illinois her entire life, she is a small town girl at heart and is terrified of city life. She grew up on a farm with 27 barn cats, video games, movies, and books to keep her company. She is obsessed with romance and swoon. As a hopeless romantic she wants everyone around her to be in love and wants to read about love all the time. She got married at 19 (suprise suprise) and she had a beautiful baby girl 3 years later when she finished college. Her obsession with love led her to decide that she needed to write her own swoony books, with a bit of dirty of course ;)

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Giveaway Details:

1 winner will win a $15 Amazon Gift Card, INTERNATIONAL.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

12/30/2019	Jaime's World	Excerpt
12/30/2019	Two Chicks on Books	Excerpt
12/31/2019	BookHounds	Excerpt
12/31/2019	JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder	Excerpt
1/1/2020	Twirling Book Princess	Excerpt
1/1/2020	Wonder Struck	Excerpt
1/2/2020	If the Book Review Fits	Review
1/2/2020	Reese's Reviews	Review
1/3/2020	history_study_with_me	Review
1/3/2020	The Phantom Paragrapher	Review

Week Two:

1/6/2020	Book Briefs	Review
1/6/2020	Delighting Delilah	Excerpt
1/7/2020	Yours A-fiction-ately	Review
1/7/2020	Shelf-Rated	Review
1/8/2020	Books a Plenty Book Reviews	Review
1/8/2020	Simply Daniel Radcliffe	Review
1/9/2020	Lifestyle Of Me	Review
1/9/2020	CoffeeCocktailsandBooks Blog	Review
1/10/2020	Cindy's Love of Books	Review
1/10/2020	Books & Other Pursuits	Review

Review: Romanov by Nadine Brandes

Another book that I definitely slept on last year. This was one of my most anticipated reads of 2019 and its because it is a magical retelling of Anastasia. I grew up watching the cartoon movie thanks to my grandma and I have always been fascinated with any and everything dealing Russian history. Particularly Imperial Russia and the Romanov family.

The author's note included in this book is something that I really appreciated. She clearly announces that the first half of this book has is mostly factual with a few truths stretched to make the story more engaging. The second half is purely the imagination of Nadine Brandes with real names.

If you don't know the history of the Romanov family, they were the last Tsar family in Imperial Russia before it was taken over by the Soviets. They accused the Tsar of not caring for the people and called for his abdication. Soon after, the Bolsheviks sent the family into exile in Siberia. They were held captive while the Soviet Red Army engaged in war with the Loyal White Army.

The Romanov's were brutally executed on false orders and the conspiracy theories to this day announce that Anastasia and her brother Alexei survived the execution but that turned out to be rumors. There have also been multiple impersonators throughout the years and disgracing and disrespecting the lives of the family.

JUNE 2019 OWLCRATE AND OWLCRATE JR UNBOXING

OWLCRATE JR: 

• Time Sight by Lynne Jonell
• Professor Noggin's trivia game (Outset Media)
• Time-Turner inspired magnetic brooch (Made by Juniper and Ivy Designs)
• Time Traveler iron-on merit badge (Designed by Erin Gibbs)
• Dinosaur zipper pouch (Designed by OwlCrate Jr)
• Exclusive OwlCrate Jr "Time Travel" Button (Designed by Melanie Demmer)
• Exclusive Author Letter, signed bookplate and Castle Menzies magnet.
• OwlCrate Jr Magazine Issue #10 (Designed by Michelle Gray)
• July 'Zodiac Adventure' sneak peek postcard (Designed by VeepDoodles) 

OWLCRATE:

• Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson (signed, exclusive OwlCrate Edition)
• Beauty and the Beast-inspired Coffee (Book Beau)
• Strange the Dreamer-inspired Tote Bag (designed by Stella Bookish Art)
• Narnia-inspired Bookend Set (designed by Hey Atlas Creative)
• Libraries of Wonder Coaster Set (designed by KDP Letters)
• Skeleton Key Gel Pen (Team OwlCrate)
• Exclusive OwlCrate "Child of the Library" Enamel Pin (designed by Brio and Brandish)
• Exclusive Sorcery of Thorns Author Letter and Sticker Decal. 

Review: Circle of Shadows by Evelyn Skye *spoilers*

The first book I have finished for 2020. I wanted to finish it on New Years Eve, but I ran out of time, and I didn't want to fly through it. I really enjoyed this one. I had it on my list of anticipated reads last year after I saw it on someone's Fairy Loot unboxing and it had lavender sprayed edges. It is an Asian inspired magical fantasy. The sequel comes out this year and I do not know if it is a trilogy or if it will be a duology.

We follow this girl named Sora, but her soldier name is Spirit. She is part of an elite group called the taigas who protect Empress Aki and the kingdom of Kichona. She is a Level 12 apprentice and close to graduating and her partner or her "gemina" is her friend Wolf, who was raised by wolves in the wild.

To get taiga powers, they have to be blessed as babies by the moon goddess Luna who gives them whorls on their bodies that marks them. As Sora and Wolf get their first mission, they complete it and head to Sora's family home to celebrate the Autumn Harvest. On the way to spend the rest of their break in the woods, where Wolf was found, they come across something startling and they see the one person who everyone in the Kingdom believes to be dead.

I was enthralled with this book and I could put it down but I found myself picking it right back up after 5-10 minutes. It is a quick read, but I would recommend to pace yourself because if you read through it too quickly, you will miss some things.

I can not wait for the sequel Cloak of Night to be released next month, and I hope that Fairy Loot will release a special edition.. PLEASE FAIRY LOOT!!!

DECEMBER 2019 READING WRAP UP

I always plan for December to be a chill reading month and read maybe 3 or 4 books, but to end 2019 I read 12 books. I participated in the tis-the-season-a-thon at the beginning of the month and I read three books. After, I was on a freakin' roll and did not want to stop. I wanted to read as much as I could. I enjoy pretty much everything that I read, and found some new favorites along the way. 

1. Girls Like Us by Randi Pink

2. Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle

3. 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston

4. The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand

5. The Hard Way by Julie Luongo

6. Why Not Me by Mindy Kaling

7. The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix

8. Dealing in Dreams by Lilliam Rivera

9. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

10. The Heartwood Crown by Matt Mikalatos

11. The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva

12. The Boy From Tomorrow by Camille DeAngelis