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Tuesday, April 16, 2019

{Blog Tour: Review + Playlist + Dream Cast + GIVEAWAY} Smoke and Key - By Kelsey Sutton

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Smoke and Key - By Kelsey Sutton
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Release Date: April 2nd 2019

Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy, Mystery, Historical, Fiction, Paranormal, Magic, Horror

A sound awakens her. There's darkness all around. And then she's falling...

She has no idea who or where she is. Or why she's dead. The only clue to her identity hangs around her neck: a single rusted key. This is how she and the others receive their names—from whatever belongings they had when they fell out of their graves. Under is a place of dirt and secrets, and Key is determined to discover the truth of her past in order to escape it.

She needs help, but who can she trust? Ribbon seems content in Under, uninterested in finding answers. Doll’s silence hints at deep sorrow, which could be why she doesn't utter a word. There's Smoke, the boy with a fierceness that rivals even the living. And Journal, who stays apart from everyone else. Key's instincts tell her there is something remarkable about each of them, even if she can't remember why.

Then the murders start; bodies that are burnt to a crisp. After being burned, the dead stay dead. Key is running out of time to discover who she was—and what secret someone is willing to kill to keep hidden—before she becomes the next victim…

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Review

Everything.....

This book is everything....

When you fall into Under you don't know where you are, who you are, and are simply given a name based on what you bring with you. A ribbon, doll, or a Key...

Too many questions, that is a constant for Key, she wants answers to her questions, but she can never seem to remember completely. She can always feel that she is getting close, but it's almost as if something is pushing her away from it. The reason for this ties itself so well into the end of the novel it'll have you like....

Throughout the entire book I appreciated the journey that Key went on, there were a couple of times I wanted more, but then it was like the author heard me and suddenly that growth, or plot twist was there like, BAM! The author did an amazing job of finding the find line between morbid and the after, which is extremely hard to do. Death is already emotional, but giving those who are in this state of limbo purpose, emotion and a reason to "live", was such a breath of fresh air.

As this novel came to an end, I totally thought (and hoped) there would be an entire series centered around these characters, sadly it is a stand along...for now...

Though I don't want to give too much away, because I feel as though spoilers could happen with every page, I will say that there are a million plus reasons to pick this novel up and here are a few; Journal, Smoke, Ribbon, Key...

4/5

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Playlist

Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven

Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis) - Piano Guys

End of Me - Apocalyptica ft. Gavin Rosdale

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

Within You - David Bowie

I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz

Highway to Hell - AC/DC

Human - Christina Perri

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

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Dream Cast

Key

Smoke

Ribbon

Journal

(yes, Clint Eastwood, he just FITS)

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About the Author

Kelsey Sutton is a young adult and middle grade author. She lives in Minnesota, where she received a dual bachelor's degree in English and Creative Writing from Bemidji State University. She will soon have a master's degree from Hamline University. Her work has received an Independent Publisher Book Award, an IndieFab Award, and was selected as a Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2013. When not writing, Kelsey can be found watching too much Netflix, ordering a mocha at the nearest coffee shop, napping with her rescue dogs, or browsing a bookstore.

You can visit her online at www.kelseysuttonbooks.com, like her on Facebook, and follow her on Twitter or Instagram.

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Tour Schedule

April 10th

The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club - Welcome Post

April 11th

TheSecret Reader - Review + Favourite Quotes

Moonlight Rendezvous - Review + Favourite Quotes

Some Books & Ramblings - Review

April 12th

Feed Your Fiction Addiction - Review

The Clever Reader - Promotional Post

April 13th

Confessions of a YA Reader - Review

A Dream Within A Dream - Review

The Reading Corner for All - Review + Favourite Quotes

April 14th

The YA Obsessed - Review

Bookwyrming Thoughts - Review

Absolute Bookishness - Review

April 15th

Book Rambler Blog - Review + Favourite Quotes

Young Adult Media Consumer - Review

Mahkjchi's Not-so-secret Books - Review + Favourite Quotes

April 16th

Taking It One Book at a Time - Review + Playlist + Dream Cast

Reads Like Supernovae - Review + Favourite Quotes

Book Swoon - Review

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Giveaway

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Sunday, March 26, 2017

{Blog Tour: Review + Giveaway} The Bone Witch - By Rin Chupeco

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Author: Rin Chupeco

Website

Release Date: 3/7/2017

Purchase Info: Amazon ~ B&N

The beast raged; it punctured the air with its spite. But the girl was fiercer.

Tea is different from the other witches in her family. Her gift for necromancy makes her a bone witch, who are feared and ostracized in the kingdom. For theirs is a powerful, elemental magic that can reach beyond the boundaries of the living — and of the human.

Great power comes at a price, forcing Tea to leave her homeland to train under the guidance of an older, wiser bone witch. There, Tea puts all of her energy into becoming an asha, learning to control her elemental magic and those beasts who will submit by no other force. And Tea must be strong — stronger than she even believes possible. Because war is brewing in the eight kingdoms, war that will threaten the sovereignty of her homeland ... and threaten the very survival of those she loves.

Memorizing!!

Such a graceful way of spinning paranormal with a twisted version of an ancient culture. Seeing this entire book through the eyes of Tea I feel was a very smart move on the authors part. Tea is one of those main characters that took me a while to warm up to. She has the potential to blow everyone's mind, but she just hasn't come to that point yet.

One thing that I appreciated was the amount of stunning detail that was woven into this novel. From the skies, to the description of the Bone Witch, you could tell that the author spent countless hours bringing her vision for this entire world to life through these pages. Allowing room for this world to grow, the plot really picked up about half way through the book. All the build up that happened within Tea's journey is coming to a beautiful head. Embrassing what she's meant to be is always fun to watch, so I can only imgaine what the next book in this series will bring!

Overall I enjoyed this unique tale, it was out of my normal setting & I always have a place in my heart for something a little different.

4/5

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About the Author

Rin Chupeco wrote obscure manuals for complicated computer programs, talked people out of their money at event shows, and did many other terrible things. She now writes about ghosts and fairy tales but is still sometimes mistaken for a revenant. She wrote The Girl from the Well, its sequel, The Suffering, and The Bone Witch, the first book of a new

YA Fantasy trilogy.

Find her at rinchupeco.com

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GIVEAWAY

**Open International**

1 winner will get a signed hardcover of The Bone Witch

by Rin Chupeco & a crochet Tea doll

2 winners will get a bottlecap necklace and a crochet doll each

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Sunday, November 13, 2016

{Blog Tour: Review/Dreams Cast + Giveaway} Flashfall - By Jenny Moyer

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Author: Jenny Moyer

Website

Release Date: 11/15/2016

Purchase Info: Amazon ~ B&N

Orion is a Subpar, expected to mine the tunnels of Outpost Five, near the deadly flash curtain. For generations, her people have chased cirium—the only element that can shield humanity from the curtain’s radioactive particles. She and her caving partner, Dram work the most treacherous tunnel, fighting past flash bats and tunnel gulls, in hopes of mining enough cirium to earn their way into the protected city.

But when newcomers arrive at Outpost Five, Orion uncovers disturbing revelations that make her question everything she thought she knew about life on both sides of the cirium shield. As conditions at the outpost grow increasingly dangerous, it’s up to Orion to forge a way past the flashfall, beyond all boundaries, beyond the world as she knows it.

Step in my Steps.....

By far my favorite novel of 2016 for SOOOOOO many reasons!

Every aspect of Flashfall had me enthralled, each character held my attention without effort and every single detail painted the most beautiful picture in my mind.

Orion, or Rye, is a fearless, determined herion, who makes reckless choices & will stop at nothing to reach her goals. All she wants for her and Dram is to reach their goal of 400 cirium grams and be freed of their caver roles in Outpost Five....but it seems the Congress of the Jewel had different plans. Once Rye realizes what Congress is truly trying to do she struggles with telling Dram & the others, or keeping it to herself to save them from acting out. But the ironic part is that Rye has a temper of her own....and what's wrong with a little outburst?? Everything. As the story takes a turn, and trust me it's a major turn, the chemistry within the characters changes. It shifts in a way that makes you feel all the emoitions at once. Without giving too much up, just trust that it's worth reading about!

One of my favorite quotes in Flashfall comes at the end of chapter 4:

"When you...get past...curtain," Foss whispers, "bury it. Put my ashes in ground...of free men."

I love this quote because it symbolizes why all the cavers are mining day in and day out. They are trying to find a life beyond the mines, they're digging for freedom.

I absolutely loved how the author came up with so many unique details in Rye's world, from the orbies, tunnel gulls, the cordon and even the blue in Dram's eyes....*sigh*. Every single aspect of the Flashfall drew me in even further, and had me invested with all my heart and soul!

It's a must read for anyone, young or old. I haven't seen a debut novel this good in years, Jenny Moyer an extremely bright literary future ahead of her, and I can't wait to see where she takes it! Easily I have to give this book 5 Stars, I would probably give it 6 if that was possible! Fantastic Job Jenny!!

5/5