Blog Tour: Plea To A Frozen God by C.M. Skiera

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the PLEA TO A FROZEN GOD by C.M. Skiera Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: PLEA TO A FROZEN GOD

Author: C.M. Skiera

Pub. Date: August 22, 2024

Publisher: C.M. Skiera

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 471

Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/PLEA-TO-A-FROZEN-GOD

Read for FREE with a Kindle Unlimited membership! 

Prince Ligo endured a troubled engagement. Betrothed to a foreigner to save a realm abandoned by their god, the prince suffers a seizure during a sacred hunt, and awakens to see his fiancée’s family usurp the volcano-menaced realm. Indeed, Prince Ligo has seen better days.

When the enigmatic Mystic Riggan rescues Prince Ligo from the deadly coup, she leads him on a pilgrimage to the cryptic God of Death’s secret sanctum. Fugitives in the frigid wilds, the beleaguered duo conscripts a badly wounded soldier to help them survive. Pursuing answers to what truly ails the realm, the misfit trio discovers more ancient mysteries at their journey’s end. They also find the beginnings of a home and family like none they’d ever known.

About C.M. Skiera:

C. M. Skiera currently lives in San Diego, California, a long way from Michigan, where he grew up, graduated from Michigan State University, and started a career as an environmental engineer. He and his wife are devoted dog-lovers who share their home with two rescue Chihuahuas. Crimson & Cream is C. M. Skiera's debut epic fantasy novel.  He started writing the epic fantasy in 1999, and after many twists and turns, 13 drafts, plenty of rejections, the arrival of the 21st Century and  the advent of online self-publishing, the ebook was published in 2012. After Crimson & Cream, Mirrors & Mist (2015) and then Warlock & Wyrm (2017) followed as the second and third books of The Oxbow Kingdom Trilogy.

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Giveaway Details:

5 winners will receive an eBook of PLEA TO A FROZEN GOD, International.

Ends October 29th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

10/14/2024	Daily Waffle	Excerpt
10/15/2024	Lady Hawkeye	Excerpt/IG Post
10/15/2024	Book Review Virginia Lee Blog	Excerpt/IG Post
10/16/2024	Edith's Little Free Library	IG Post/TikTok Post
10/17/2024	Two Chicks on Books	Excerpt/IG Post
10/17/2024	Fire and Ice Reads	Excerpt/IG Post
10/18/2024	Rajiv's reviews	Review/IG Post

Week Two:

10/21/2024	Lifestyle of Me	Review
10/22/2024	ilovebooksandstuffblog	Review/IG Post
10/22/2024	@thepagelady	IG Review
10/23/2024	Books and Zebras	IG Review
10/24/2024	@callistoscalling	IG Review
10/24/2024	Brandi Danielle Davis	IG Review/TikTok Post
10/25/2024	The Momma Spot	Review
10/25/2024	GryffindorBookishnerd	IG Review

Blog Tour: The Gifted Society by Tatiana White

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE GIFTED SOCIETY by Tatiana White Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: THE GIFTED SOCIETY

Author: Tatiana White

Pub. Date: February 13, 2024

Publisher: The Muse Papers

Formats: Hardcover, paperback, eBook

Pages: 529

Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/THE-GIFTED-SOCIETY

Buy a signed copy from Tatiana!

Read for FREE with a Kindle Unlimited membership!

Sixteen-year-old Alexia has a secret; she’s a Varien—burdened with the gift of shooting stars through her skin. And after watching her best friend Sarai get falsely accused of murder upon changing into a Varien, Alexia wants no one to know. She keeps her secret tight and close until an accident with her strange abilities critically injures her father—threatening her identity to be revealed. Alexia flees and goes on the run to avoid death row.
While in transit, she meets Greta, a quirky antique shop owner who promises her safety with other Variens in a realm called The Grove.

Alexia is skeptical, but once she learns Sarai has been kidnapped from prison and taken to The Grove to be sacrificed by Revenirs, a secret society of hitmen, she becomes intent on finding and saving her from another dire fate.

Greta introduces Alexia to The Grove and her new home at Malveaux Prep Academy and Sanctuary—a premier school for Varien teens to study and hone their knowledge and skill. There, Alexia rooms with a pyrokinetic hot head who can’t stop kissing her boyfriend and takes tours with her assigned campus mentor—a wise-cracking morphing teleporter named Kyle.

With the help of her newfound friendships, Alexia delves deeper into The Grove’s hidden history for clues on the present. All she wants is to find Sarai and save her. But the closer she gets to the Revenirs, the more danger she and her friends are in. Alexia must decide if friendship is worth the wrath of war, suffering, and even worse ... betrayal.

For fans of Legendborn and Gen V, The Gifted Society adds to the mosaic narrative discussion of who is allowed to harness power, adventure, and admiration. With its dark and light academia themes of fantasy and found family, it creates a world which provides a whimsical and sweet escape.

 

Review:

"The Gifted Society is a thrilling and action-packed tale that delves into the world of Variens, exploring the struggles of their lives. Tatiana White creates characters that fans of coming-of-age and YA fantasy will adore. The character arc for Alexia is impeccable. She is a young girl with powerful gifts, and the author's ability to create natural reactions to her discovery of what she is capable of is ingenious. The characters are multifaceted and endearing, especially Alexia. The plot is engaging and suspenseful, with unexpected twists and turns that keep the reader on edge. The themes of identity, friendship, and sacrifice are skillfully developed throughout the story. Overall, this novel is a captivating read that will appeal to fans of young adult fantasy and adventure.."- Reader's Favorite, ★★★★★

About Tatiana White:

Tatiana White grew up on a creative diet of comics, poetry, film, essays, and books.

An advocate for diversity, Tatiana studied the mechanics of film, creative writing, and journalism with the overall goal of altering narratives and imagery imposed on black youths and adults. She achieved a bachelor’s degree in Mass Media Communications and went on to work for various Bay Area media staples before returning to her first love: storytelling.

When Tatiana’s not toiling over her computer, she’s occupied with her life as wife to her college sweetheart and full-time role as mother of two girls (or mutants, as she likes to call them) and a cantankerous schnauzer.

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Giveaway Details:

1 winner will receive a finished copy of THE GIFTED SOCIETY & swag, US Only.

Ends October 26th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

10/7/2024	Fire and Ice Reads	Book Playlist/IG Post
10/8/2024	Daily Waffle	Top 5 Favorite Scenes
10/9/2024	Two Chicks on Books	Dream Cast/IG Post
10/10/2024	Lady Hawkeye	Favorite Books & Movies/IG Post
10/11/2024	YA Books Central	Interview/IG Post
10/11/2024	bookloversbookreviews	IG Post
10/12/2024	@enthuse_reader	IG Review/TikTok Post

Week Two:

10/13/2024	Shauna's Book Journal	Review/IG Post
10/14/2024	@stargirls.magical.tale	IG Review
10/15/2024	Edith's Little Free Library	IG Review/TikTok Post
10/15/2024	@evergirl200	IG Review
10/16/2024	thefashionistfiles	Review/IG Post
10/17/2024	@callistoscalling	IG Review
10/18/2024	Kim's Book Reviews and Writing Aha's	Review/IG Post
10/19/2024	@thepagelady	IG Review

Week Three:

10/20/2024	Lifestyle of Me	Review
10/20/2024	anitralovesbooksanddogs	IG Review
10/21/2024	Country Mamas With Kids	Review/IG Post

Review: A Constellation of Roses by Miranda Asebedo

 I have had this on my TBR since 2020 and I finally picked it up. It started off slow for me because of life stuff, but I stayed interested and kept thinking about it. 

I went into this not knowing anything and I was pleasantly surprised to learn that it contained some form of magic family and it fits with the spooky type of reads for the month of October. It is not scary or spooky. 

We follow a girl named Trix McCabe who has been abandoned by her mom and she is living on the run from foster homes and CPS. She is staying at a motel where her mom left her and she is breakinf one of her rules of not staying in the same place for too long. When she pays the manager the rent for the next week, he rats her out. She has a special ability of being a pick pocket and not getting caught. She steals wallets and pickets the money. 

She gets caught and she gets told that she has a family on her father's side. She never met her father and her two aunts and cousin can't wait for her to arrive. She arrives in this little po-dunk town that could be smaller than mine. Her family owns a bakery where the pies have magic. If you are feeling lonely, you can have a lemon pie. If you are experiencing heartbreak, eat a blueberry pie.

Trix gets enrolled in the local high school which is the agreement to keep her from being tried as an adult. She makes a group of friends and they all want to know about her. She learns about her aunts and cousins special abilities. Trix is constantly being watched and expected to pull another runner.

She learns the real reason why her father never knew about her existence. She has PTSD from smells and she reunites with old friends and puts down roots.

Blog Tour: Barbaric Volume 4: Born in Blood by Michael Moreci

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the BARBARIC Vol. 4: BORN IN BLOOD by Michael Moreci & Nathan C. Gooden Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: BARBARIC Vol. 4: BORN IN BLOOD

Authors: Michael Moreci & Nathan C. Gooden (Illustrator)

Pub. Date: October 8, 2024

Publisher: Vault Comics

Formats:  Paperback, eBook

Pages: 176

Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/BARBARIC-Vol-4-BORN-IN-BLOOD

As one of Entertainment Weekly’s “10 Best Comics,” BARBARIC – featuring Owen the Barbarian and his bloodthirsty companion Axe – begins again … back in blood and badder than ever with BARBARIC Vol. 4: Born in Blood!

Voted as one of the best comics by Entertainment Weekly, Thrillist, and Screen Rant, bestselling BARBARIC is back and ready to spill some secrets – along with a lot of blood – in Barbaric Volume 4: Born in Blood!

A new era of Barbaric begins!

We did it! You know, the thing everyone says they’re doing, even when they’re lying through their teeth: a genuinely good jumping on point. How, you ask? Well, it all starts with a compelling new bad guy.

Meet the new big bad: Orrick, the tortured barbarian now turned master torturer, will take us deep into Owen’s past, revealing secrets that should have stayed buried…like Axe in a chest cavity slurping up that sweet, delicious blood. Will the cursed-to-do-good barbarian finally do some actual good? Probably not! But some much worse guys will almost certainly lose their heads. Yummy!

For fans of BRZRKR!, The Witcher, Conan the Barbarian, Red Sonja, Heathen, Rat Queens, Kings of the Wyld, and Dungeons and Dragons!

BARBARIC Volume 4: Born in Blood collects the entire fourth, completely beserk, 3-issue miniseries!

It’s just … BARBARIC!

From writer Michael Moreci (Wasted Space, The Plot, Spree, and Revealer) and artist Nathan C. Gooden (Brandon Sanderson's Dark One, The RUSH, Vampire: The Masquerade)!

Own a whole lot of Owen, Axe, and the BARBARIC universe with:
Barbaric Vol. 1: Murderable Offenses 
Barbaric Vol. 2: Axe to Grind 
Barbaric Vol. 3: Hell to Pay 
Queen of Swords: A Barbaric Tale 
Barbaric Vol. 4: Born in Blood 

PRAISE FOR BARBARIC

"Deadpool meets Game of Thrones." - Deadline

‘One of the “10 Best Comics of 2021…” Barbaric took only three issues to establish itself as a first-rate comic.’ - Entertainment Weekly

‘One of the “Best Comics of 2021…” It's a funny, gory, weird comic with stunning art in muted colors.’ – Thrillist

‘One of the “Best Comic Books and Graphic Novels of 2021…” the “excellent…violent, expletive-filled fantasy epic Barbaric never holds back… It’s bloody spectacular.”’ - Screen Rant

"This book is seriously great. Do not miss out!"- Darick Robertson (Artist, Co-Creator of The BOYS, Co-Exec Producer)

"A visually stunning, incredibly funny, action-packed bloody tale." - Comic Book Yeti

Review: This has to be my favorite graphic novel series. I am obsessed with axe. Loved learning about how Owen and Steele became barbarians and then Steele becoming king... shit...lol. The deathstalker vs barbarian at the end had me cackling because axe on the beach with cups of blood was just too over the top and perfect.

 

About Michael Moreci:

Michael Moreci is a bestselling comics author, screenwriter, and novelist. His original comic works include The Plot, Curse, Barbaric, Wasted Space (all for VAULT COMICS), the upcoming Creepy the Snowman Middle Grade graphic novel – with his two sons – for WONDERBOUND, Roche Limit, and more. He's also written canonical stories for Stranger Things, Star Wars, Hack/Slash, and the DC universe. Additionally, Moreci ‘s first movie, Revealer, premiered in Fall 2021 and he's in pre-production on a second film.

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About Nathan Gooden:

An award-winning illustrator and sequential artist, Nathan C. Gooden is Art Director at Vault Comics. Nathan studied animation at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, and worked in film production, before co-founding Vault Comics. Nathan’s previous works include Brandon Sanderson’s Dark One (Vault), Barbaric (Vault), Zojaqan (Vault), and  Killbox (from American Gothic Press). He lives in Southern California, where he plays a lot of basketball and hikes constantly with his wife. 

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Giveaway Details:

2 winners will receive finished copies of BARBARIC Vol. 4: BORN IN BLOOD, US Only.

Ends November 5th, midnight EST.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Tour Schedule:

Week One:

10/7/2024	Two Chicks on Books	Excerpt/IG Post
10/8/2024	Daily Waffle	Excerpt
10/9/2024	The Momma Spot	Excerpt
10/10/2024	Edith's Little Free Library	IG Post/TikTok Post
10/11/2024	Sudeshna Loves Reading	Excerpt
10/12/2024	@callistoscalling	IG Post

Week Two:

10/13/2024	Fire and Ice Reads	Excerpt/IG Post
10/14/2024	Lady Hawkeye	Excerpt/IG Post
10/16/2024	Lifestyle of Me	Review
10/17/2024	GryffindorBookishnerd	IG Review
10/18/2024	Comic Book Yeti	Excerpt
10/19/2024	@sparks_books	IG Review

Week Three:

10/20/2024	@enthuse_reader	IG Review/TikTok Post
10/21/2024	The Real World According to Sam	Review/IG Post
10/22/2024	TX Girl Reads	Review/IG Post
10/23/2024	jlreadstoperpetuity	IG Review/TikTok Post
10/24/2024	@enjoyingbooksagain	IG Review
10/25/2024	Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer	Review/IG Post
10/26/2024	@thebookishfoxwitch	IG Review

Week Four:

10/27/2024	Kim's Book Reviews and Writing Aha's	Review/IG Post
10/28/2024	A Blue Box Full of Books	IG Review.LFL Drop Pic/TikTok POst
10/29/2024	Country Mamas With Kids	Review/IG Post
10/30/2024	Two Points of Interest	Review
10/31/2024	Rajiv's reviews	Review/IG Post
11/1/2024	Brandi Danielle Davis	IG Review/TikTok Post