Thursday, January 23, 2020

BLOG TOUR: Fairy Unicorn Wishes by Sophie Kinsella


I am thrilled to be hosting a stop on the FAIRY MOM AND ME: UNICORN WISHES by Sophie Kinsella Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours! Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!


About The Book
Title: FAIRY MOM AND ME: UNICORN WISHES (Fairy Mom and Me #3)
Author: Sophie Kinsella, Marta Kissi (Illustrations)
Pub. Date: January 28, 2020
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, audiobook
Pages: 176
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD

Fairies, unicorns and magical wishes combine in this third book of the Fairy Mom and Me series from New York Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella!

Ella's one wish is to become a fairy like her mom. She dreams of the day she will have her sparkly crown and Computwand. Ella even imagines what her first spell would be: a glittery unicorn of her very own.

But Ella knows that spells are often harder than they look, even with the special fairy apps available...and being a fairy in waiting is not all rainbows and butterflies.

Will Ella learn more magic to help her become a fairy someday? Or will she learn she doesn't need to be a fairy yet for all her wishes to come true?


"A cotton-candy read for transitional readers."
--Kirkus

READ AN EXCERPT HERE!



About Sophie:

Sophie Kinsella has sold over 40 million copies of her books in more than 60 countries, and she has been translated into over 40 languages.

Sophie’s latest novel, Surprise Me, presents a humorous yet moving portrait of a marriage—its intricacies, comforts, and complications. Surprise Me reveals that hidden layers in a close relationship are often yet to be discovered.

Sophie Kinsella first hit the UK bestseller lists in September 2000 with her first novel in the Shopaholic series – The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (also published as Confessions of a Shopaholic). The book’s heroine, Becky Bloomwood – a fun and feisty financial journalist who loves shopping but is hopeless with money – captured the hearts of readers worldwide. Becky has since featured in seven further bestselling books, Shopaholic Abroad (also published as Shopaholic Takes Manhattan), Shopaholic Ties the Knot, Shopaholic & Sister, Shopaholic & Baby, Mini Shopaholic, Shopaholic to the Stars and Shopaholic to the Rescue. Becky Bloomwood came to the big screen in 2009 with the hit Disney movie Confessions of a Shopaholic, starring Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy.

Sophie has also written seven standalone novels which have all been bestsellers in the UK, USA and other countries around the world: Can You Keep A Secret?, The Undomestic Goddess, Remember Me?, Twenties Girl, I’ve Got Your Number, Wedding Night, and My Not So Perfect Life, which was a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist for Best Fiction in 2017.

In 2014 she published a Young Adult novel Finding Audrey about a teenage girl with social anxiety and her madcap family, and in January 2018, Sophie published her first illustrated book for young readers about the charming adventures of a mother-daughter fairy duo, Mummy Fairy and Me (also published as Fairy Mom and Me).

Sophie wrote her first novel under her real name, Madeleine Wickham, at the tender age of 24, whilst she was working as a financial journalist. The Tennis Party was immediately hailed as a success by critics and the public alike and became a top ten bestseller. She went on to publish six more novels as Madeleine Wickham: A Desirable Residence, Swimming Pool Sunday, The Gatecrasher, The Wedding Girl, Cocktails for Three and Sleeping Arrangements.

Sophie was born in London. She studied music at New College, Oxford, but after a year switched to Politics, Philosophy and Economics. She now lives in London, UK, with her husband and family.

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Goodreads

Giveaway Details:
3 winners will receive a finished copy of FAIRY MOM AND ME: UNICORN WISHES, US Only.


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Tour Schedule:
Week One:

1/20/2020
Fazila's Book Review Corner
Excerpt
1/21/2020
For the Love of KidLit
Excerpt
1/22/2020
Annejelyn Ruiz
Excerpt
1/23/2020
Lifestyle of Me
Review
1/24/2020
BookHounds Ya
Review

Week Two:

1/27/2020
Jazzy Book Reviews
Excerpt
1/28/2020
Little Red Reads
Review
1/29/2020
She Just Loves Books
Review
1/30/2020
fictitious.fox
Review
1/31/2020
momfluenster
Review

Week Three:

2/3/2020
Mythical Books
Excerpt
2/4/2020
Becky on Books
Review
2/5/2020
Savings in Seconds
Review
2/6/2020
Books,Dreams,Life
Excerpt
2/7/2020
Two Chicks on Books
Excerpt

Week Four:
2/10/2020
Christen Krumm, Writer
Review
2/11/2020
jrsbookreviews
Review
2/12/2020
Jena Brown Writes
Review
2/13/2020
Two Points of Interest
Review
2/14/2020
Ficticiouswonderland
Review




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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

FEBRUARY 2019 OWLCRATE UNBOXING







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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

BLOG TOUR: Real Pigeons Fight Crime by Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood


I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the REAL PIGEONS FIGHT CRIME by Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!


About The Book:
Title: REAL PIGEONS FIGHT CRIME
Author: Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood (Illustrations)
Pub. Date: January 7, 2020
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 208
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD

Ever wonder why pigeons act so weird? Because they are secretly chasing bad guys and flying around saving your butt! This hilarious illustrated series is perfect for fans of BAD GUYS and DOG MAN.

What do REAL PIGEONS do? They fight crime, of course! Wait, what? You didn't know your town is protected by a secret squad of crime-fighting feathered friends? Well, you are about to get schooled. REAL PIGEONS solve mysteries! REAL PIGEONS fight bad guys! And REAL PIGEONS won't stop until your neighborhood is safe and the questions are all answered: Like, why have all the breadcrumbs disappeared? And which food truck smells the best?



About Andrew:

Andrew McDonald is a reader and writer of books for young readers.

His brand new series REAL PIGEONS debuts in 2018, with hilarious illustrations by Ben Wood.

His first children’s novel, The Greatest Blogger in the World featured the story of Charlie Ridge, a young blogger navigating family, friends and the perils of internet life. His second novel Son of Death, a black comedy about a family of modern grim reapers, was named by The Age as one of the ‘best books of the year’ in 2015.

He is also the creator of a blog post about ‘camera loss’ that somehow went viral and he wasn’t embarrassed enough to decline an invitation to be a Cleo Bachelor in 2011.

Andrew is an avid reader of children’s and YA literature. He has worked for Readings bookshop in Melbourne and at the flagship Foyles bookshop on Charing Cross Road in London, where he was thrilled to put his knowledge to work as a children’s bookseller. He has previously judged the Young Adult category of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards and the Centre for Youth Literature’s Inky Awards.

Andrew is a graduate of RMIT’s Professional Writing and Editing diploma and his writing has taken him around the world. He completed an artist residency at Caldera Arts in Oregon, USA and a May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust fellowship in Adelaide.

He is a regular presenter on the schools circuit in Australia, conducting writing workshops; talking about his writing life; and sharing the stories and experiences behind his books. Enquire about booking Andrew for your school here.


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About Ben:
Ben Wood is a children’s illustrator based in Victoria, Australia. He has been commissioned to work with clients such as Hardie Grant Egmont, Penguin Random House, and Scholastic Australia.

Ben is able to offer clients a wealth of illustration styles and techniques in both digital and traditional mediums. Recent publications include ‘Blast Off!‘ by Shelly Unwin and the Squishy Taylor series, by Ailsa Wild. He is currently illustrating the Real Pigeons series by Andrew McDonald. “It’s super coo!”

Ben also runs presentations or workshops in schools, public libraries and bookstores. His sessions can vary from small to large groups, depending on what suits best. He is more than happy to work with Prep-Year 9 students, and adults too. Please contact Booked Out Speakers Agency to enquire about a booking.

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Giveaway Details:
3 winners will win a finished copy of REAL PIGEONS FIGHT CRIME, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:
Week One:
1/6/2020
BookHounds
Interview
1/7/2020
Abellafairytale
Review
1/8/2020
onemused
Review
1/9/2020
Do You Dog-ear?
Review
1/10/2020
Fazila's Book Review Corner
Excerpt

Week Two:
1/13/2020
Popthebutterfly Reads
Review
1/14/2020
Twirling Book Princess
Excerpt
1/15/2020
Fictitiouswonderland
Review
1/16/2020
Not In Jersey
Review
1/17/2020
She Just Loves Books
Review

Week Three:
1/20/2020
DJREADSBOOKS
Excerpt
1/21/2020
Lifestyle of Me
Review
1/22/2020
Eli to the nth
Review
1/23/2020
Little Red Reads
Review
1/24/2020
fictitious.fox
Review

Week Four:
1/27/2020
Cuz I’m a Nerd
Review
1/28/2020
Nerdophiless
Review
1/29/2020
Wonder Struck
Review
1/30/2020
Lori Murray
Review
1/31/2020
A Dream Within A Dream
Excerpt

Week Five:
2/3/2020
Nay's Pink Bookshelf
Review
2/4/2020
wordsandruin
Review
2/5/2020
Books_andPoetrii
Excerpt
2/6/2020
History from a Woman’s Perspective
Review
2/7/2020
Two Points of Interest
Review

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Monday, January 20, 2020

BLOG TOUR: Midnight on Strange Street by K.E. Ormsbee


I am thrilled to be hosting a stop on the MIDNIGHT ON STRANGE STREET  by K.E. Ormsbee Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours! Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!


About The Book
Title: MIDNIGHT ON STRANGE STREET
Author: K.E. Ormsbee
Pub. Date: January 21, 2020
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 400
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD

AVERY MILLER is looking for a fresh start, away from all the bomb sirens and talk of war in Los Angeles. She expects to find a haven in Callaway, Texas, where the cool new substance “glow” was first discovered. What she doesn’t count on is making friends with glowboard skaters Dani, Bastian, and Lola, aka the Sardines. . . .

DANI HIRSCH, captain of the Sardines, knows for a fact they’re the best glowboarding team in Texas—if only they could prove it. Nothing will distract Dani from leading the team to victory at this summer’s big race. Not even food explosions in the school cafeteria, or a mysterious midnight message, or secretive government workers in Callaway. . . .

BASTIAN GIL is sick of the bullies who tease him for being a Sardine, for being different. Sure, he and his twin sister, Lola, can share thoughts. That’s just twin telepathy, though—nothing too weird, right? But when Bastian finds he can do even stranger things, he starts to wonder if maybe he really is different from the other kids at school. . . .

LOLA GIL wants life to go back to normal, to a time before big glowboard races and government investigations. But the more the Sardines discover about themselves—like how they can share thoughts and move objects with their minds—the more Lola begins to fear there was never anything normal about her. . . .

When the Sardines receive an ominous, otherworldly message, they must decide if they’ll use their newfound powers to stop an impending disaster—one that could have more to do with the war, their bullies, and glowboarding than they can possibly imagine.

Review: this was unnecessarily long. a third of the way in, it was obvious what the story was about and what was happening. the constant repetition of the same sentences and conversations being used got annoying really quickly.

there was a war going on and it was always mentioned but never why there was a war or what it was for. this could have been a good 150 page book instead of 400 pages.

About K.E.:

K.E. Ormsbee writes books, cooks food, & records podcasts in Austin, TX. She is the author of the WATER AND THE WILD fantasy trilogy (Chronicle Books and Gumption Press), folk mystery THE HOUSE IN POPLAR WOOD (Chronicle Books), and the upcoming sci-fi adventure MIDNIGHT ON STRANGE STREET (Disney-Hyperion, January 2020).

She also writes Young Adult novels as Kathryn Ormsbee: LUCKY FEW, TASH HEARTS TOLSTOY, and THE GREAT UNKNOWABLE END (Simon & Schuster).

K.E. Ormsbee likes clothes from the 60s, music from the 70s, and movies from the 80s. She is from the 90s. You can visit her online at keormsbee.com or follow her on Twitter & Instagram @kathsby.

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Giveaway Details:
3 winners will receive a finished copy of MIDNIGHT ON STRANGE STREET, US Only.


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Tour Schedule:
Week One:

1/20/2020
Lifestyle of Me
Review
1/20/2020
BookHounds Ya
Excerpt
1/21/2020
For the Love of KidLit
Excerpt
1/21/2020
She Just Loves Books
Review
1/22/2020
Jazzy Book Reviews
Excerpt
1/22/2020
Trapped Inside Stories
Review
1/23/2020
Descendant of Poseidon Reads
Review
1/23/2020
Books,Dreams,Life
Excerpt
1/24/2020
Fazila's Book Review Corner
Excerpt
1/24/2020
fictitious.fox
Review

Week Two:
1/27/2020
Savings in Seconds
Review
1/27/2020
Precious books world
Review
1/28/2020
Little Red Reads
Review
1/28/2020
Two Chicks on Books
Excerpt
1/29/2020
Ficticiouswonderland
Review
1/29/2020
Books and Zebras
Review
1/30/2020
jrsbookreviews
Review
1/30/2020
Jena Brown Writes
Review
1/31/2020
Eli to the nth
Review
1/31/2020
Two Points of Interest
Review




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