Blog Tour: The Fate of Our Union by Hildebrand Hermannson

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE FATE OF OUR UNION by Hildebrand Hermannson Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: THE FATE OF OUR UNION

Author: Hildebrand Hermannson

Pub. Date: September 24, 2024

Publisher: The Bull's Light

Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook

Pages: 391

Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/THE-FATE-OF-OUR-UNION

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A mountainous thundering bull breaks up battling tribesmen, summoning three struggling youths, as an insidious unseen enemy turns tribes against tribes—pitting rich against poor, sons against fathers, and men against gods. Its insatiable hunger for division threatens to plunge mankind into a dystopian realm ruled by man-eating wolves.

A miraculous seven-headed horse, a symbol of unity, soars from the East, assembling the three youths from disparate lands into a journey of self-discovery. There Sunu the Saxon, Rufus the Roman, and Keresaspa the Sarmatian must overcome pride, aversion, and unforgiveness; there they must learn from historical heroes, philosophers, and the gods that strengthen them to battle the unseen monster and its rising wolfmen.

Fated to part ways to face the demons at home, Sunu, Rufus, and Keresaspa must reunite as they bring divided peoples together to fight the source tearing everyone apart. They must heed the divine wisdom of the seven-headed horse and justly wield the seven magic weapons they’ve mysteriously been given to overcome the unseen enemy and understand the higher purpose of the mountainous thundering bull.

Reviews:

“Readers will be intrigued...Hermannson will draw in action fans...Sunu’s character arc, while epic in scope, is charming and fun; [the horse] often brings the hero back to Earth...There’s also an engaging secondary character in the warrior Keresaspa, who sees through Sunu’s callow attempts to woo her...The hero learns much through experience, however, and further exploits would be welcome...An enjoyable, well-researched historical adventure.” —Kirkus

“This novel will be perfect for lovers of complex world building, strong historical and mythological themes…The writing style is very descriptive and detailed, creating clear imagery of not just people, but animals, places, and things! There are many deeply philosophical discussions throughout the novel also, that’s create meaningful points of change for the characters…I see so much good in it that I can definitely see others loving this series!” —Goodreads reviewer

"I was hooked from the first page and glad I was able to read this, it had that historical fiction element that I was looking for and thought it worked together in this universe. Hildebrand Hermannson writes a strong story and I’m glad I got to read this." —NetGalley reviewer 

"The Fate of our Union was a very interesting story! It took me a minute to get into it, but once I did I was hooked! The mix of elements of almost a Native American tribal theme and Greek mythology was very well done. I enjoyed the story, and the plot line. Thank you Mr. Hermannson for letting me read your incredible story!" —NetGalley reviewer

 

About Hildebrand Hermannson:

Hildebrand Hengest Hermannson’s deep-rooted fire for Indo-European culture and Western Philosophy ignites his first novel, The Fate of Our Union, the inaugural piece in a planned series. His work draws inspiration from the national epics The Saga of the Volsungs, Mahabharata, Aenid, Odyssey, and Tain Bo, weaving these rich cultures into original stories featuring fantasy world-building, dynamic characters, and intricate plots and themes. His Wild Hunt of thought breathes life into his spiritual, ethical, and cultural interests, inspiring us all to strive for imperishable virtue.

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Giveaway Details:

2 winners will receive a $5 Amazon Gift Card, International.

Ends October 8th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

9/23/2024	Two Chicks on Books	Guest Post/IG Post
9/23/2024	Daily Waffle	Guest Post
9/24/2024	Fire and Ice Reads	Guest Post/IG Post
9/24/2024	Lady Hawkeye	Review/IG Post
9/25/2024	The Momma Spot	Interview
9/25/2024	Edith's Little Free Library	IG Post/TikTok Post
9/26/2024	Writer of Wrongs	Excerpt
9/26/2024	Book Review Virginia Lee Blog	Excerpt/IG Post
9/27/2024	Rajiv's reviews	Review/IG Post
9/27/2024	GryffindorBookishnerd	IG Review

Week Two:

9/30/2024	Lifestyle of Me	Review
9/30/2024	@thepagelady	IG Review
10/1/2024	jlreadstoperpetuity	IG Review/TikTok Post
10/1/2024	ilovebooksandstuffblog	Review/IG Post
10/2/2024	A Blue Box Full of Books	IG Review.LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post
10/2/2024	Books and Zebras	IG Review
10/3/2024	@callistoscalling	IG Review
10/3/2024	@evergirl200	IG Review
10/4/2024	Deal sharing aunt	Review/IG Post
10/4/2024	Country Mamas With Kids	Review/IG Post

Blog Tour: Space Holes by B.R. Louis

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the SPACE HOLES: FIRST TRANSMISSION by B. R. Louis Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: SPACE HOLES: FIRST TRANSMISSION

Author: B. R. Louis

Pub. Date: March 26, 2024

Publisher: CamCat Books

Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Audiobook

Pages: 320

Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/SPACE-HOLES-FIRST-TRANSMISSION 

Saving an alien planet is nothing compared to meeting your sales quota.

Marcus Aimond, untrained tag-along aboard humanity's first intergalactic exploratory commerce vessel, has a singular mission: sell off-brand misprinted merchandise.

When the rookie and his crew encounter the Nerelkor, a frog-like civilization, he is thrust head-first into an alien civil war. The opposing factions, Rejault and Dinasc, are stuck in an ill-fated feud driven by deep-rooted ineptitude. To avoid the planet’s total annihilation and establish a local sales office, Aimond and the crew must survive arena combat, reshape the very structure of the planet, establish world peace, and stay alive—for the sake of positive branding, of course.

About B. R. Louis:

 

B. R. Louis is a pediatric critical care nurse, outdoor enthusiast, and tech nerd with a love for storytelling, writing, and making people laugh. Travels around the world have introduced him to different cultures and unique forms of storytelling. Through all of the exploration and time spent in countless discussions, he's found the one innate thing that ties all people together is our ability and desire to share laughter.

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Giveaway Details:

1 winner will receive a finished copy of SPACE HOLES: FIRST TRANSMISSION, US Only.

Ends October 8th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

9/23/2024	Lady Hawkeye	Excerpt/IG Post
9/23/2024	The Momma Spot	Excerpt
9/24/2024	Two Chicks on Books	Interview/IG Post
9/24/2024	Daily Waffle	Guest Post
9/25/2024	Fire and Ice Reads	Guest Post/IG Post
9/25/2024	Edith's Little Free Library	IG Post/TikTok Post
9/26/2024	Book Review Virginia Lee Blog	Excerpt/IG Post
9/26/2024	Writer of Wrongs	Excerpt
9/27/2024	@callistoscalling	IG Post
9/27/2024	GryffindorBookishnerd	IG Review

Week Two:

9/30/2024	Rajiv's reviews	Review/IG Post
9/30/2024	Lifestyle of Me	Review
10/1/2024	Country Mamas With Kids	Review/IG Post
10/1/2024	Books and Zebras	IG Review
10/2/2024	Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer	Review/IG Post
10/2/2024	@thepagelady	IG Review
10/3/2024	Dana Loves Books	Review/IG Post
10/3/2024	@enthuse_reader	IG Review/TikTok Post
10/4/2024	jlreadstoperpetuity	IG Review/TikTok Post
10/4/2024	@evergirl200	IG Review

Review: Voyager by Diana Gabaldon

 

Slowly but surely making my way through this series. Book three into one of my favorite series and it took me almost all month to read it. I tandem read with the audiobook because I would have definitely spent more than a month reading it. To make this read even more special is that the final season of the show is airing and I am not thrilled about it doing a Game of Thrones and finishing before the last book.

I gave this a 4 out of 5 stars. I enjoyed the beginning with Claire in 1960's Scotland with Brianna and Roger. They are trying to find what happened to Jamie. Brianna is much more open minded and we get a look of Claire's life with Frank when she came back. There was a scene where Frank lost his good guy status with me. He had been at work all day and Claire was with baby Brianna and they were to have a dinner party for Frank's boss and his wife. Claire hates the wife because she gives unneeded advice about everything. Well Claire has had a rough day and Frank just walks in and tells Claire that she could have cleaned the house and made herself presentable. This woman has cooked all day and taken care of a newborn. I punched the book and made my oldest daughter laugh.

I was not expecting Frank's death to be one of my biggest fears. It kind of triggered me the next day when my hubby left for work. 

I really enjoyed Jamie's chapters after Culloden. His time in prison and being on the English estate and we find out how he sired his son. That was very disturbing. To be honest, the whole time I was reading this book, I was dreading when Laoghaire would enter the picture. She is by far my least favorite character and when I found out that Jamie married her, I lost a little interest in this series as a whole. 

When Claire made it back through the stones and found Jamie and everything that went wrong since she showed up just made me bored. It was all so coincidental and running into the same characters everywhere they went. I think that this book could have been cut in half and been fine. The second half of this book when Jamie and Claire reunited felt like straight filler. I also really enjoyed the fact that one of the minor characters of Jamie's crew has my last name!

The ending proves that when the hurricane puts them in the state of Georgia. 

Sidenote: I finished reading this while sitting in my home while Hurricane Helene is flooding my state.

I can't wait to watch the third season.

Review: Barbaric volume 1-3 by Michael Moreci

Last weekend, I had a chill day where I did nothing but read. I got through three graphic novels. Two of them being Barbaric Volume 1 and 2. I had no idea how much I would like this because I honestly didn't know that much. Looking at the cover, I immediately zeroed in on the cool looking axe not knowing it was about to become my favorite character.

 We follow a guy named Owen. He is a barbarian who has been cursed to do good. We meet him killing bad people and serving justice. The axe is a moral supporter who can tell who is genuinely bad and good. The axe also gets drunk on all the blood he consumes, so an axe with a drinking problem. 

He ends up saving a girl who is about to be burned at the stake for being a witch and he saves her because his curse demands that he saves whoever is in need of help. Soren is indeed a witch and she becomes a member of this little ragtag group.

This picks up right where the first volume left off with Owen going after the Orc who killed his mentor and leader of his barbarian group years ago. he has to find where Gladius is and he wants his revenge. Along the way, he is killing and trying to get his friend Steel who is a vampire but hates being controlled by that side of him to get over it and stop being a hindrance. 

This volume had way more action and violence. Axe made me laugh way more because he was getting a pretty good buzz from all the creature blood. he also hated the vampire blood and was on the verge of vomiting which is hilarious. This left off on a cliffhanger with Owen going to hell and Soren becoming cursed with the curse that Owen is under.

This volume had competing storylines. One where Owen is in hell with his leader Deadheart and they have to find a way out of hell. We meet frogs who we learn do something so awful that whenever they die, they always get sent to hell. Owen meets the big bad who is out to get him in hell.

Soren, Steel and Axe are trying to find a way to save Owen from hell and they cross a mad ass woman named Ka who takes them hostage and wants them to kill a Irikian general who killed her parents. Ka recognizes Axe and knows the curse. They eventually end up exchanging a soul for soul and getting Owen out of hell. Owen refuses to leave Deadheart behind, and Steel ends up sacrificing his human soul to get Deadheart out of hell. 

With him sacrificing his human side, he becomes a full fledged vampire. When Deadheart escaped, another creature named Gabar which is a flaming skeleton attached onto her and got absorbed into a sword, so now we have two talking weapons.

I was kind of disappointed that we didn't get more backstory about Axe and how he came to be.