BLOG TOUR: Wings by Nicole Conway

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the WINGS by Nicole Conway Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

About The Book:

Title: WINGS (Spirits of Chaos, #2)

Author: Nicole Conway

Pub. Date: August 25, 2020

Publisher: Owl Hollow Press

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 280

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

The awesome power of the dragon totems is no longer a secret, but can Koji manage to keep his identity that way?

Koji Owens isn’t just a superhero anymore. With his fame and reputation as Noxius now spreading around the world, the scaly, lightning-weilding dragon-boy is struggling to keep his identity hidden as others clamber to discover the source of his incredible power. But someone may already know his secret. While Koji is struggling to balance high school and family life with hero-work, others are watching—waiting for the perfect chance to strike.

World-renowned historian, Dr. Khepri Nimr, will stop at nothing to use the totem scales to open a portal between dimensions and enslave the entire human world to the Kur. The ancient spirits of chaos have waited for eons to claim our world, and Dr. Nimr’s plot may finally force Koji out into the open. Desperate to defend his city from the threat of more otherworldly monsters, Koji knows he can’t win this fight alone. However, not even Drake, Fyurei, and Oceana may be enough to even the odds this time. As the dark secrets of the dragon totem scales begin to unfold, Koji soon realizes that his powers might not come as freely as he originally thought. The price? His soul…

About Book 1:

Title: SCALES (Spirits of Chaos, #1)

Author: Nicole Conway

Pub. Date: March 5, 2019

Publisher: Owl Hollow Press

Formats: Paperback, eBook, Audiobook

Pages: 300

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

When New York City faces the threat of an ancient evil, a teenage boy must use a magical bracelet to transform into a monster-slaying dragon superhero.

Koji Owens is the new kid … again. As the only son of an Air Force F-16 pilot, he’s learned to adapt and survive every time they move. It’s not easy starting over with new friends and schools every two years, but when the Owens family makes their final move to New York, Koji finally has hope for a normal high school life—that is, until he finds a strange bracelet in his locker.

Transformed into a storm-summoning dragon warrior, Koji finds himself caught up in a world of ancient powers, secret identities, and colossal monsters threatening to destroy his new home. But these awesome powers come with strings attached, and revealing his true identity could mean losing everything he loves. With his family and friends now in mortal danger and New York City in flames, Koji must find the courage to become the hero they need and face down an enemy hiding in plain sight.

A comic-obsessed teenage misfit embraces his inner hero in this action-packed adventure that will leave you ready to get your scales on!

About Nicole:

Nicole Conway is originally from North Alabama and attended Auburn University. She is happily married and enjoys writing as a full time career.

Best known for her international bestselling fantasy series, THE DRAGONRIDER CHRONICLES - Nicole is currently working on a follow-on series, THE DRAGONRIDER LEGACY. Her other published works include MAD MAGIC, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN STARS, SCALES (Releasing Spring 2019), and RENEGADE RUNNER (2021).

Nicole is represented by Fran Black of Literary Counsel.

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Giveaway Details:

2 lucky winners will win a finished copy of WINGS, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One: 

9/7/2020	Two Chicks on Books	Excerpt
9/8/2020	Jaime's World	Excerpt
9/9/2020	Jazzy Book Reviews	Excerpt
9/10/2020	BookHounds YA	Excerpt
9/11/2020	TMBA Corbett Tries to Write	Excerpt

Week Two:

9/14/2020	Books A-Brewin'	Excerpt
9/15/2020	JaimeRockstarBookTours	Instagram Post
9/16/2020	For the Love of KidLit	Excerpt
9/17/2020	Lifestyle of Me	Review
9/18/2020	Rajiv's Reviews	Review

Review: A Feast For Crows by George R. R. Martin

 

After reading the third book, I seriously wanted to pick up this right after but held off and stuck to my schedule. I was supposed to read this book back in July but thanks to Covid closing libraries in March, my town library decided to open back up in July and all of the holds I requested the day the libraries closed came in and I became swamped. Granted I did get to keep them for 4 weeks longer than usual. But I was getting crowded and I felt hoarder-ish, so I decided to make July an all library book month. 

I pushed this back to August which I already knew was a bad idea because we started school back and these books take a good week and a half to read. Then I was overwhelmed by the amount of ebooks I had from blog tours and decided to make those a priority in August, so now this book was pushed back another month. 

It was the first book I picked up for September and I flew through it after a couple days slow start. I will admit that these tomes are slow to start and some of the characters that he introduced, you think who the hell is this and why are they here. Sometimes, I actually forget the character because George R. R. Martin has a bad habit of putting a main character section in the front and then not putting another section from that character POV until the very end.

Once again, I have given this book a four stars. It will never be a 5 star for me for the sheer amount of sexual abuse and misogyny. I did really enjoy Cersei's chapters in this tome and I hated the cliffhangers for her and Jaime's chapters. 

Going into this installment, I knew that it was split and I was not sure if I should have gone by a reading order that I found years ago. Right now I say just read them in publication order. I may sing a different tune after reading A Dance With Dragons. 

BLOG TOUR: All This Time by Mikki Daughtry & Rachael Lippincott *UPDATED*

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the ALL THIS TIME by Mikki Daughtry & Rachael Lippincott Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

About The Book:

Title: ALL THIS TIME

Authors: Mikki Daughtry & Rachael Lippincott

Pub. Date: September 29, 2020

Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook

Pages: 336

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

From the team behind #1 New York Times bestseller Five Feet Apart comes a gripping new romance that asks: Can you find true love after losing everything?

Kyle and Kimberly have been the perfect couple all through high school, but when Kimberly breaks up with him on the night of their graduation party, Kyle’s entire world upends—literally. Their car crashes and when he awakes, he has a brain injury. Kimberly is dead. And no one in his life could possibly understand.

Until Marley. Marley is suffering from her own loss, a loss she thinks was her fault. And when their paths cross, Kyle sees in her all the unspoken things he’s feeling.

As Kyle and Marley work to heal each other’s wounds, their feelings for each other grow stronger. But Kyle can’t shake the sense that he’s headed for another crashing moment that will blow up his life as soon as he’s started to put it back together.

And he’s right.

About Mikki Daughtry:

Mikki Daughtry graduated from Brenau University, where she studied theatre arts. She is a screenwriter and novelist living in Los Angeles and is one of the authors of the New York Times #1 bestseller Five Feet Apart. When she’s not writing, she is watching old black and white movies, listening to Doris Day on repeat, or reading ancient Greek plays. The classics. Always.

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About Rachael Lippincott:

Rachael Lippincott was born in Philadelphia and raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She holds a BA in English writing from the University of Pittsburgh. She currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, splitting her time between writing and running a food truck with her partner.

Her debut novel, FIVE FEET APART, is a #1 NYT Bestseller.

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Giveaway Details:

3 lucky winners will win a finished copy of ALL THIS TIME, US Only.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Tour Schedule:

Week One:

9/7/2020	Kait Plus Books	Spotlight
9/7/2020	Two Chicks on Books	Spotlight
9/8/2020	Jazzy Book Reviews	Spotlight
9/8/2020	BookHounds Ya	Spotlight
9/9/2020	YA Books Central	Spotlight
9/9/2020	Lifestyle of Me	Review
9/10/2020	Abellafairytale	Review
9/10/2020	Infinite Lives, Infinite Stories	Review
9/11/2020	Do You Dog-ear?	Review
9/11/2020	The Desert Bibliophile	Review

Week Two:

9/14/2020	Pages and Pugs	Spotlight
9/14/2020	The Bookwyrm's Den	Review
9/15/2020	notinjersey	Review
9/15/2020	The Pages In-Between	Review
9/16/2020	Book Briefs	Review
9/16/2020	Rajiv's Reviews	Review
9/17/2020	The Book View	Review
9/17/2020	Jotted by Jena	Spotlight
9/18/2020	Fangirl Fury	Review
9/18/2020	What A Nerd Girl Says	Review

Week Three:

9/21/2020	Emelie's Books	Review
9/21/2020	dwantstoread	Review
9/22/2020	Popthebutterfly Reads	Review
9/22/2020	The Clever Reader	Review
9/23/2020	Gimme The Scoop Reviews	Review
9/23/2020	Zainey Laney	Spotlight
9/24/2020	BookishConnoisseur	Review
9/24/2020	Reese's Reviews	Review
9/25/2020	Momfluenster	Review
9/25/2020	Jaime's World	Spotlight

Week Four:

9/28/2020	Sometimes Leelynn Reads	Review
9/28/2020	Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers	Review
9/29/2020	stuck.in.the.stacks	Review
9/29/2020	Book-Keeping	Review
9/30/2020	The Mind of a Book Dragon	Review
9/30/2020	A Gingerly Review	Review
10/1/2020	Smada's Book Smack	Review
10/1/2020	Eli to the nth	Review
10/2/2020	Becky on Books	Review
10/2/2020	two points of interest	Review

REVIEW: Going into this, I knew there was going to be a bad car accident, so I had to mentally prepare myself because that is one of my triggers. I have a severe driving phobia and I have panic attacks whenever I am in traffic or if there are too many cars on the road going the opposite direction. But once I got past the part and Kyle started his healing, I found that I could not put the book down. I read this in two days and I love it. I thought at some points that there was going to be a paranormal aspect because Kyle felt that he kept being haunted and then the end was an emotional roller coaster. I was mad at the authors for going back to the original love interest and taking Marley out. The snapshots of the future and the eventual flatline made me become a crying baby. 

AUGUST READING WRAP UP

 I got through 10 books last month. Also, sorry that this post is late. September seems to be flying by. Like where did the first 4 days go. Last month was my ebook reading months because I have a ton that was sent to me thanks to Rockstar Book Tours and I wanted to update my blog tour post into the reviews that they are supposed to be. The order that they are shown is the order that I read them. Also, reviews for every book are already posted on my blog. 

1. Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee

2. This is My America by Kim Johnson

3. Orphan Eleven by Gennifer Choldenko

4. The Egg by Andy Weir

5. Briar Rose by Jane Yolen

6. Mayfly by Jeff Sweat

7. Extreme by Joan Gelfand

8. Scorpion by Jeff Sweat

9. Salt & Iron by October Weeks

10. The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

REVIEW: The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

This book has been on my radar for years and I found a copy in a little free library in my town. Ariana had been wanting to read it, so on the first day of the school year I started reading it out loud and it hooked me from the very beginning. I am not really into fairy tales and I can't stand princes and princesses, but with the evil aspect, it was very tolerable.

We follow two girls named Agatha and Sophie who live in this village named Gavaldon. The parents of this village are trying to keep their children safe from this person named the school master who kidnaps 2 children from the village. Sophie who believes in fairy tales and wants the true love and prince is doing everything she can to be the one kidnapped. She does all the "good deeds" and one of them is befriending Agatha, the girl who is an outsider and lives in a graveyard who looks "evil". 

They both get picked but when they arrive at the schools, both girls think there is a horrible mistake made as Sophie is dropped into Evil school and Agatha into school for Good. They go through trying to switch schools and helping each other out to then becoming nemesis to each other and most likely saving each other. 

This is a great start to a series, but I do think it was a little long and could have been trimmed in some parts. Like the descriptions of the sludge river every time it was mentioned or the blue forest every time the students entered it. It is impressive that the author could use a good chunk of variations of blue.