BLOG TOUR: The Temperature of Me and You by Brian Zepka

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE TEMPERATURE OF ME AND YOU by Brian Zepka Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: THE TEMPERATURE OF ME AND YOU

Author: Brian Zepka

Pub. Date: January 25, 2022

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook

Pages: 416

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

Sixteen-year-old Dylan Highmark thought his winter was going to be full of boring shifts at the Dairy Queen, until he finds himself in love with a boy who's literally too hot to handle.

Dylan has always wanted a boyfriend, but the suburbs surrounding Philadelphia do not have a lot in the way of options. Then, in walks Jordan, a completely normal (and undeniably cute) boy who also happens to run at a cool 110 degrees Fahrenheit. When the boys start spending time together, Dylan begins feeling all kinds of ways, and when he spikes a fever for two weeks and is suddenly coughing flames, he thinks he might be suffering from something more than just a crush. Jordan forces Dylan to keep his symptoms a secret. But as the pressure mounts and Dylan becomes distant with his closest friends and family, he pushes Jordan for answers. Jordan's revelations of why he's like this, where he came from, and who's after him leaves Dylan realizing how much first love is truly out of this world. And if Earth supports life that breathes oxygen, then love can only keep Jordan and Dylan together for so long.

THE TEMPERATURE OF ME AND YOU is the story of first love, and the lengths we'll go to figure out our hearts. What starts as an electric, chance encounter at a Dairy Queen quickly evolves into a heated romance, a journey of trust and identity, and a ticking clock for survival.

Reviews:

The Temperature of Me and You catapults the notion of sizzling romance to a whole new fun level with both metaphoric and literal sparks, flames, and superhuman pyro-powers brightly burning in a smokin' hot story.―Alex Sanchez, author of Rainbow Boys and You Brought Me the Ocean

With so much heart, mystery, and sci-fi intrigue, Brian lit a fire in my soul that had me burning through these pages! Not only will the action have you on the edge of your seat, but the sparks flying between Dylan and Jordan will make you melt.―Jason June, author of Jay's Gay Agenda

 

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About Brian Zepka:

Brian Zepka was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Brian worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Virginia where he provided support for programs addressing community health literacy and adolescent sexual health. He currently lives in Philadelphia and is a program evaluator for a nonprofit organization focused on chronic disease prevention. The Temperature of Me and You is his first novel.

 

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Giveaway Details:

3 winners will receive a finished copy of THE TEMPERATURE OF ME AND YOU, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

1/17/2022	YA Books Central	Excerpt
1/18/2022	The Reading Devil	Excerpt
1/19/2022	BookHounds YA	Excerpt
1/20/2022	Books Are Magic Too	Review
1/21/2022	Reading Wordsmith	Review
1/22/2022	Nonbinary Knight Reads	Review

Week Two:

1/23/2022	Do You Dog-ear?	Review
1/24/2022	Lexijava	Review
1/25/2022	Nerdophiles	Review
1/26/2022	Bri's Book Nook	Review
1/27/2022	viasreads	Review
1/28/2022	onemused	Review
1/29/2022	A Bookish Dream	Review

Week Three:

1/30/2022	Celia's Reads-blog	Review
1/31/2022	More Books Please blog	Review
2/1/2022	Zainey Laney in all 3	Review
2/2/2022	Emelie's Books	Review
2/3/2022	The Momma Spot	Review
2/4/2022	@drewsim12	Review
2/5/2022	@thebookishfoxwitch	Review

Week Four:

2/6/2022	Book-Keeping	Review
2/7/2022	Eli to the nth	Review
2/8/2022	Rajiv's Reviews	Review
2/9/2022	Lifestyle of Me	Review
2/10/2022	_BookBound_	Review
2/11/2022	My Fictional Oasis	Review
2/12/2022	Kait Plus Books	Review

Week Five:

2/13/2022	For the Love of KidLit	Review
2/14/2022	popthebutterfly	Review
2/15/2022	@jypsylynn	Review
2/16/2022	Wilted Pages	Review

BLOG TOUR: Star Wars: The High Republic: Midnight Horizon by Daniel Jose older

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the STAR WARS THE HIGH REPUBLIC: MIDNIGHT HORIZON by Daniel José Older Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: STAR WARS THE HIGH REPUBLIC: MIDNIGHT HORIZON

Author: Daniel José Older

Pub. Date: February 1, 2022

Publisher: Disney Lucasfilm Press

Formats: Hardcover, eBook

Pages: 496

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

Centuries before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, in the era of the glorious High Republic, the Jedi are the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy!

After a series of staggering losses, the Republic seems to finally have the villainous Nihil marauders on the run, and it looks like there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Until word comes of a suspected Nihil attack on the industrial cosmopolitan world of Corellia, right in the Galactic Core.

Sent to investigate are Jedi Masters Cohmac Vitus and Kantam Sy, along with Padawans Reath Silas and Ram Jomaram, all fighting their own private battles after months of unrelenting danger. On Corellia, Reath and Ram encounter a brazen young security specialist named Crash, whose friend was one of the victims of the Nihil attack, and they team up with her to infiltrate Corellia’s elite while the Masters pursue more diplomatic avenues. But going undercover with Crash is more dangerous than anyone expected, even as Ram pulls in his friend Zeen to help with an elaborate ruse involving a galactic pop star.

But what they uncover on Corellia turns out to be just one part of a greater plan, one that could lead the Jedi to their most stunning defeat yet….

The New York Times best-selling series continues.... For light and life!

 

REVIEW: STAR WARS= EVERYTHING! I don't think the Star Wars universe will ever end. It is a constant growing being that has become the love of so many people and this book just blends in so well. 

 

About Daniel José Older:

Daniel José Older, a lead story architect for Star Wars: The High Republic, is the New York Times best-selling author of the upcoming Young Adult fantasy novel Ballad & Dagger (book 1 of the Outlaw Saints series), the sci-fi adventure Flood City, the monthly comic series The High Republic Adventures. His other books include the historical fantasy series Dactyl Hill Squad, The Book of Lost Saints, the Bone Street Rumba urban fantasy series, Star Wars: Last Shot, and the Young Adult series the Shadowshaper Cypher, including Shadowshaper, which was named one of the best fantasy books of all time by TIME magazine and one of Esquire’s 80 Books Every Person Should Read. He won the International Latino Book Award and has been nominated for the Kirkus Prize, The World Fantasy Award, the Andre Norton Award, the Locus, and the Mythopoeic Award. He co-wrote the upcoming graphic novel Death’s Day. You can find more info and read about his decade long career as an NYC paramedic at http://danieljoseolder.net/

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Giveaway Details:

3 winners will receive a finished copy of STAR WARS THE HIGH REPUBLIC: MIDNIGHT HORIZON, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

2/1/2022	Mythical Books	Excerpt/IG Post
2/2/2022	Daily Waffle	Excerpt
2/3/2022	Living in a Bookworld	Excerpt
2/4/2022	Sadie's Spotlight	Excerpt/IG Post
2/5/2022	Writer of Wrongs	Excerpt

Week Two:

2/6/2022	YABooksCentral	Excerpt
2/7/2022	#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog	Excerpt
2/8/2022	Rajiv's Reviews	Review/IG Post
2/9/2022	Lifestyle of Me	Review
2/10/2022	@lexijava	Review/IG Post
2/11/2022	Wishful Endings	Review/IG Post
2/12/2022	Kait Plus Books	Review/IG Post

Week Three:

2/13/2022	Nerdophiles	Review
2/14/2022	Eli to the nth	Review/IG Post
2/15/2022	The Desert Bibliophile	Review/IG Post
2/16/2022	Dr Roha Tahir	Review/IG Post
2/17/2022	A Bookish Dream	Review/IG Post
2/18/2022	@coffeesipsandreads	Review/IG Post
2/19/2022	BookHounds YA	Review

Week Four:

2/20/2022	Karen Dee's Book Reviews	IG Spotlight
2/21/2022	Two Chicks on Books	Excerpt
2/22/2022	@jypsylynn	Review/IG Post
2/23/2022	@thebookishfoxwitch	Review/IG Post
2/24/2022	The Momma Spot	Review/IG Post
2/25/2022	Eye-Rolling Demigod's Book Blog	Review/IG Post
2/26/2022	@drewsim12	Review/IG Post

Week Five:

2/27/2022	Two Points of Interest	Review
2/28/2022	onemused	IG Spotlight

BLOG TOUR: Black Panther: Spellbound by Ronald L. Smith

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the BLACK PANTHER THE YOUNG PRINCE: SPELLBOUND by Ronald L. Smith Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: BLACK PANTHER THE YOUNG PRINCE: SPELLBOUND

Author: Ronald L. Smith

Pub. Date: September 28, 2021

Publisher: Marvel Press

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook

Pages: 272

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

The second book in the hit Young Prince series from Ronald L. Smith, recipient of the 2016 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award.

In the sequel to the hit middle grade novel, The Young Prince, T'Challa is heading back to America to visit his friends Sheila and Zeke, who are staying with Sheila's grandma in Alabama over their summer break. T'Challa is excited to see his friends, but his fun summer vacation quickly turns into a nightmare. The small town has fallen under the sway of a charismatic politician named Achebe who is there to retrieve a spell book full of dark magic. When strange events start to take place, T'Challa begins to think that it's no coincidence that Achebe arrived in Beaumont at the same time he did.

Will T'Challa figure out his role in Achebe's sinister plot and break the spell he has over the town?

Review:

Wakandan prince T’Challa, with the help of his friends, uncovers mysteries and faces new foes. T’Challa, the 13-year-old prince of Wakanda, continues his adventures in America in this second entry in the Young Prince series. This time he is visiting Alabama with his Chicago friends, Sheila and Zeke. Staying with Sheila’s grandmother Miss Rose, the three are excited about all the fun activities they will partake in over the summer. But their revelry quickly gets interrupted thanks to a strange figure T’Challa encounters on multiple occasions, an acrobat called the Amazing Bob. Immediately, T’Challa gets a strange feeling about Bob, sensing that things are not what they seem with him. It turns out that the prince’s instincts are correct, as Bob is really Achebe, a politician with seemingly irresistible charm who has been wielding his power to influence the townspeople. Achebe has devious plans that require T’Challa’s unwitting participation and a spell book called the Book of Sins. It’s up to the young Wakandan and his friends to figure out and foil his plot before it’s too late and an irreversible price is paid. Smith delivers an action-filled story of friendship, youthful curiosity, and exploration that centers Black kids and is layered with anecdotes and storylines that highlight themes of social justice and power. Superhero fans will be satisfied by this latest installment. (Fantasy. 8-13)――Kirkus Reviews

Grab Book 1,  Black Panther The Young Prince now!

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About Ronald L. Smith:

Ronald L. Smith is an award-winning writer of children's literature including the middle grade novels Black Panther: The Young Prince, The Mesmerist, The Owls Have Come To Take Us Away, and Gloomstown, a Junior Library Guild Selection. His first novel, Hoodoo, earned him the 2016 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award and the ILA Award for Intermediate Fiction from The International Literacy Association. Before he became a full-time writer, he worked in advertising and wrote TV commercials for big corporations. He is much happier writing books for young people.

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Giveaway Details:

3 winners will win a finished copy of BLACK PANTHER THE YOUNG PRINCE: SPELLBOUND, US Only.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Tour Schedule:

Week One:

1/31/2022	YA Books Central	Excerpt
1/31/2022	Kait Plus Books	Excerpt
2/1/2022	BookHounds YA	Excerpt
2/1/2022	Books and Ladders	Excerpt
2/3/2022	karendeeandabc	Spotlight
2/3/2022	#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog	Review
2/3/2022	Rajiv's Reviews	Review
2/3/2022	More Books Please blog	Review
2/4/2022	Review Thick & Thin	Review
2/4/2022	Locks, Hooks and Books	Review

Week Two:

2/7/2022	Nay's Pink Bookshelf	Review
2/7/2022	booksaremagictoo	Review
2/8/2022	The Momma Spot	Review
2/8/2022	Lifestyle of Me	Review
2/9/2022	Cocoa With Books	Review
2/9/2022	Midnightbooklover	Review
2/10/2022	@fictitious.fox	Review
2/10/2022	Sometimes Leelynn Reads	Review
2/11/2022	Two Points of Interest	Review
2/11/2022	laura's bookish corner	Review