BLOG TOUR: Dead Blood City by Jo Denning

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the DEAD BLOOD CITY by Jo Denning Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway! Link in bio.

 

About The Book:

Title: DEAD BLOOD CITY: A Saoirse Reilly Novel (Saoirse Reilly, #1)

Author: Jo Denning

Pub. Date: April 12, 2022

Publisher: Leabhar & Fola Publishing House

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 128

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle

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"An urban fantasy of the finest quality. Fascinating and entertaining!" - Readers' Favorite

"Drowning might be like going to sleep. It would be nice to sleep forever - leave everything behind in the waking world."

Detective Saoirse Reilly commits to finding a missing child before dying by suicide. While investigating the kidnapping of Delaney Bascom, she is snared in the supernatural underbelly of Boston, Massachusetts. She will have to face her demons if she hopes to bring the girl home.

Reilly has the dubious support of Emrys Somerled, a forensic psychologist with a cellar full of secrets, and Domenico Alderisi, an impossibly youthful club owner with a bad habit. Meet these suspicious characters and more alongside Reilly as she begins to see the world for what it really is.

The blood moon is coming.

Will Reilly save the girl and find a reason to live?

 

About Jo Denning:

Jo Denning is the author of the Saoirse Reilly series. She has spent her career as a behavioral health therapist supporting kids and teens who struggle with addiction. Jo began writing supernatural crime thrillers as a way of processing the traumatic things she has seen and heard. Her characters may be supernatural but their stories, their fear, and their pain are real. So, too, are their triumphs over impossible odds.

When she's not writing, Jo enjoys baking, drawing, and watching trashy reality TV. She makes her home somewhere in the contiguous United States with her husband, one fluffy cat, and one barely domesticated cat.

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Giveaway Details:

2 winners will receive a DEAD BLOOD CITY box which includes a finished copy of DEAD BLOOD CITY, stickers and bookmarks, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

4/11/2022	Two Chicks on Books	Excerpt
4/11/2022	@jaimerockstarbooktours	IG Post
4/12/2022	Jazzy Book Reviews	Excerpt/IG Post
4/12/2022	Writer of Wrongs	Guest Post
4/13/2022	BookHounds	Guest Post/IG Post
4/13/2022	#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog	Excerpt
4/14/2022	Sadie's Spotlight	Excerpt/IG Post
4/14/2022	Lady Hawkeye	Excerpt /IG Post
4/15/2022	BETTER_0FF_READ	IG Spotlight
4/15/2022	Ravenz Reviewz	Excerpt /IG Post

Week Two:

4/18/2022	boozybook blog	Review/IG Post
4/18/2022	Rajiv's Reviews	Review/IG Post
4/19/2022	Two Points of Interest	Review
4/19/2022	@jypsylynn	Review
4/20/2022	Excuse Me, I’m Reading	Review
4/20/2022	TakeALookAtMyBookshelf	Review
4/21/2022	Emmiepooh2	Review
4/21/2022	The Momma Spot	Review
4/22/2022	Lifestyle of Me	Review
4/22/2022	@coffeesipsandreads	Review/TikTok Post

Review: Finale by Stephanie Garber *SPOILERS*

 

After putting this book off for two years, I have finally read it and absolutely LOVED it! I was hesitant when I picked it up because going in I knew that it would be dual POV between Scarlett and Donatella and when I first started this series, I was a major fan of Scarlett and Julian. The Legendary happened and I just liked the relationship between Tella and Dante more even though it was very similar. Legendary just had more angsty dramatic action happening and I am all about the action.

Stephanie Garber did well starting this book off with Tella's POV and gave us the first 7 chapters as Tella and I flew through those 85 pages in an hour. This whole book was such a fast paced read. I did put it down on a Scarlett chapter and the next day when I picked it back up, I was nervous that I wouldn't enjoy her chapters. I have to say I was not annoyed with either. I enjoyed Scarlett having more character growth and Julian still being his clingy self. I would have liked to see some of her game play out between Julian and Nicolas. I feel that Nicolas death was a major cop out. I also think that Paradise's death happened much too quickly.

Overall, I really enjoyed this and ended up giving this 5 stars which makes it my favorite of the series. I am also just learning that Stephanie Garber's new series is about Jacks and I have to admit that my heart did break for him when he got rejected and whenever he cried bloody tears.  

BLOG TOUR: Poiko by Brian Middleton

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

 

About The Book:

Title: POIKO: Quests Stuff

Author: Brian Middleton, Rebecca Taylor (Editor)

Pub. Date: April 12, 2022

Publisher: Wonderbound

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 128

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

A new adorable anthropomorphic adventurer awaits, and his name is Poiko! Perfect for fans of Mouse Guard, Little Robot, and Hilda!

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN “AVERAGE” DAY FOR POIKO!

Have you ever had to deliver a care package to a dragon with allergies? Have you ever been waylaid by a school of space fish? That’s just an average day for Poiko, the kingdom’s most reliable courier. The world can be a big, scary place, but it can also be wondrous. Sad things can happen, but there are always good friends to turn to, or new friends to make. And no matter what, there is always, always someone who could use your help. Poiko learns all these lessons and more every time he brushes his tail, pulls on his hoodie, and steps out into a new adventure. The philosophical whimsicality of Calvin & Hobbes meets the fantasy-scapes of Adventure Time in this modern-day classic.

“In this sincere and exuberant fantasy adventure … Fanciful, visually engrossing backdrops and the sprawling cast of characters bring to mind classic Sunday comic aesthetics.”  -- Publishers Weekly

#1 Weekly pick from Good Comics for Kids!

Reviews:

“In this sincere and exuberant fantasy adventure … Fanciful, visually engrossing backdrops and the sprawling cast of characters bring to mind classic Sunday comic aesthetics.”― PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"Poiko: Quests and Stuff will delight young readers and drop them into a world that’s magical and interesting while reflecting something incredibly human in the way the characters interact with their community." -- Eliza Viera ― Gate Crashers

Download DIGITAL ITEMS (Bookmarks, Digital Wallpapers, and Poster), HERE!

https://www.readwonderbound.com/books/poiko-quests-and-stuff/

 

About Brian Middleton:

Brian Middleton has been telling stories in one form or another for his whole life. His first comic book (published by his brother's 4th grade teacher and the school's copy machine) sold out at the distributor level. After that there was no looking back! He continued drawing as the years went on and wrote several short stories. Eventually he married the woman of his dreams and together they started a family. At this point his mind began to drift back to his first creative passion: comic books! After dipping his toe in the water with a handful of self-published and work-for-hire comics he decided to take the deep dive and create his first series, Wulfborne. The three issue mini-series, published by Scout Comics, released in February 2019 to rave reviews. The comics review site, Reading With A Flight Ring, called the book "an understated masterpiece of fiction" and called Brian "a madman, a fool and a genius", which, as far as anyone knows, is all true. With the creation of Wulfborne complete Brian has turned his creative attention toward his next project, Poiko: Quests and Stuff. The rest of his attention is focused squarely on his one wonderful wife, two beautiful daughters and six (feel free, dear reader, to fill in here the adjective of your choice) cats.

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Goodreads

 

Giveaway Details:

2 winners will receive a finished copy of POIKO, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

4/11/2022	Celia's Reads	Guest Post/IG Post
4/11/2022	Wottaread Blog	Guest Post
4/12/2022	Lady Hawkeye	Guest Post/IG Post
4/12/2022	Two Chicks on Books	Guest Post
4/13/2022	@jaimerockstarbooktours	IG Post
4/13/2022	GivernyReads	Review/IG Post
4/14/2022	Rajiv's Reviews	Review/IG Post
4/14/2022	BookHounds YA	Guest Post/IG Post
4/15/2022	@coffeesipsandreads	Review
4/15/2022	Little Red Reads	Review

Week Two:

4/18/2022	onemoreexclamation	Review/IG Post
4/18/2022	Bri's Bookish	Review
4/19/2022	Nonbinary Knight Reads	Review/IG Post
4/19/2022	Lifestyle of Me	Review
4/20/2022	The Clever Reader	Review/IG Post
4/20/2022	The Momma Spot	Review/IG Post
4/21/2022	Nerdophiles	Review
4/21/2022	Two Points of Interest	Review
4/22/2022	YABooksCentral	Guest Post
4/22/2022	More Books Please blog	Review/IG Post

Review: The art style was really cute and bold colors. I did get bored at times during the end of their quests and the constant use of the word bro and pal and buddy was annoying at times. I did enjoy the life lessons being taught and I can't wait for my three girls to read it. 

BLOG TOUR: Shinji Takahashi and The Mark of the Coatl

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the SHINJI TAKAHASHI AND THE MARK OF THE COATL by Julie Kagawa Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: SHINJI TAKAHASHI AND THE MARK OF THE COATL (Society of Explorers and Adventurers #1)

Author: Julie Kagawa

Pub. Date: April 5, 2022

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook

Pages: 320

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

Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl is the first book in a globe-trotting adventure that combines high-tech wizardry, old-world legends and a little bit of magic.

Shinji Takahashi is just an ordinary kid. An ordinary homeschooled smart-alecky orphan kid being raised by his aunt Yui. But when a magical guardian decides to use him as a conduit to awaken its power, Shinji’s life takes a turn for the extraordinary. Captured by the menacing Hightower Corporation, which is bent on using the guardian’s magic for its own nefarious purposes, Shinji must team up with a brilliant young tech whiz named Lucy and her robot mouse, Tinker, to escape the Corporation’s evil clutches.

Together Shinji and Lucy turn to the venerable Society of Explorers and Adventurers and its ragtag cast of spelunkers, hackers, mapmakers, pilots, and mythology experts (among other things) to return the guardian to its rightful home and release Shinji from its magic—which seems to be draining his life force. Time is ticking, the Hightower Corporation is hot on their tail, and success or failure might depend on one small thing—Shinji finally coming around to the belief that he is anything but ordinary.

Based on the Society of Explorers and Adventurers lore that exist across the Walt Disney Parks, Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl is the first book in an all-new action-adventure series that brings S.E.A. into the twenty-first century through a blend of science and magic, and a focus on two young characters on an epic journey through time and place.

 

 

About Julie Kagawa:

Julie Kagawa is the New York Times bestselling author of the Iron Fey, Blood of Eden, Talon, and Shadow of the Fox series. She was born in Sacramento, California. But nothing exciting really happened to her there. So, at the age of nine she and her family moved to Hawaii, which she soon discovered was inhabited by large carnivorous insects, colonies of house geckos, and frequent hurricanes. She spent much of her time in the ocean, when she wasn’t getting chased out of it by reef sharks, jellyfish, and the odd eel. She worked as a professional dog trainer for several years, dodging Chihuahua bites and overly enthusiastic Labradors, until her first book sold and she stopped training to write full time. Julie now lives in North Carolina with her husband, two obnoxious cats, and a pair of Australian Shepherds that have more Instagram followers than she does. You can follow her on Instagram or Twitter @JKagawa or check out her website at juliekagawa.com.

 

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Goodreads | Amazon | BookBub

 

Giveaway Details:

1 winner will receive a finished copy of SHINJI TAKAHASHI AND THE MARK OF THE COATL, US Only.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Tour Schedule:

Week One:

4/1/2022	BookHounds YA	Excerpt
4/2/2022	YABooksCentral	Excerpt

Week Two:

4/3/2022	Excuse Me, I’m Reading	Review
4/4/2022	Kait Plus Books	Excerpt/IG Post
4/5/2022	wiltedpages	Review/IG Post
4/6/2022	Rajiv's Reviews	Review/IG Post
4/7/2022	Log Cabin Library	Review
4/8/2022	Feed Your Fiction Addiction	Review/IG Post
4/9/2022	fictionologyst	Review/IG Post

Week Three:

4/10/2022	Eye-Rolling Demigod's Book Blog	Review/IG Post
4/11/2022	Quill Tree Fox	Review/IG Post
4/12/2022	Lifestyle of Me	Review
4/13/2022	emmreadsbooks	Review
4/14/2022	A Court of Coffee and Books	Review/IG Post
4/15/2022	Two Points of Interest	Review
4/16/2022	The Bookwyrm's Den	Review

Week Four:

4/17/2022	Books a Plenty Book Reviews	Review
4/18/2022	More Books Please blog	Review/IG Post
4/19/2022	Do You Dog-ear?	Review
4/20/2022	Little Red Reads	Review
4/21/2022	Emmiepooh2	Review
4/22/2022	Bookwyrming Thoughts	Review
4/23/2022	laura's bookish corner	Review/IG Post

Week Five:

4/24/2022	onemused	IG Spotlight
4/25/2022	popthebutterfly	Review/IG Post/TikTok Post
4/26/2022	Book Briefs	Review/IG Post
4/27/2022	@thebookishfoxwitch	Review/IG Post
4/28/2022	@drewsim12	Review
4/29/2022	A Backwards Story	Review/IG Post
4/30/2022	The Momma Spot	Review/IG Post