Blog Tour and Giveaway: The Unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine by Lindsay A Franklin

About the Book

Book: The Unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine

Author: Lindsay A. Franklin

Genre: YA Fantasy

Release date: February 4, 2025

A shattered heart, a fate foretold.

The world undone by tales of old.

Emlyn DuLaine just wants to know what happened to her sister, Camille, seven years ago on the fateful day she vanished—literally. Emlyn witnessed Camille unravel and disappear, but no one believes her. Since they think she’s crazy, the least the cops could do is solve Camille’s case. Is a little closure too much to ask?

But Emlyn’s life is upended when she is pulled through a portal into the fantasyland of her childhood imaginings—a magical library holding the storyworlds of every story ever published. And trouble is brewing in the land of Rivenlea. Rogue characters threaten their plot lines, and broken classics are beginning to crumble, but Emlyn only wants to find Camille.

As she searches for her sister, Emlyn begins to learn the reality of Rivenlea and her own origins. A nefarious plot is afoot, and the line between fact and fiction is becoming hopelessly blurred. The truth threatens the storyworlds, Rivenlea, and Earth—the fabric of creation, itself.

 

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About the Author

Lindsay A. Franklin is the Carol Award–winning author of The Story Peddler, ECPA best-selling author of Adored, and Managing Editor of Enclave Publishing. She would wear pajama pants all the

time if it were socially acceptable. Lindsay lives happily among therain and evergreens of the Pacific Northwest with her scruffy- looking nerf-herder husband, their three (nearly) grown geeklings, and three demanding thunder pillows (a.k.a. cats).

 

 

More from Lindsay

“It’s always been broken.”

Those were the words God put on my heart when I cried out to him in 2020 as I tried to plot The Unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine. My cry and the fact that I was plotting a novel were not exactly connected at first–though outlining does usually result in some weeping and gnashing of teeth for me. But I released my last novel in 2020 and happened to be working on my new series, The Rivenlea Sphere, when the world was suddenly thrown into chaos.

Being creative in the midst of a global pandemic and significant social unrest is not easy. In fact, I found it impossible. I stared at my unfinished outline, asking myself and God, “Why is everything so messed up? Why is this world so broken?” I know the theological answer to that question, but sometimes, the soul aches. Sometimes, it feels like the whole world is falling apart in a way it never has before.

When God reminded me that this world has, since the fall of man, always been broken, he also reminded me that he’s always been in the business of rescuing us, giving us hope, and pointing us toward a better future–one that is complete and holy. One that is fully redeemed.

Over the next two years, an underlying brokenness that begs for solution wove itself into my storyworld. The Unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine is intentionally whimsical and fun, filled with references to beloved classics and packed with wry humor. There’s a magical library, a sassy dragon, a fish-out-of-water protagonist determined to dodge every YA trope being thrown her way. But underneath it all is the idea that this world isn’t what it was originally designed to be–and there is hope on the horizon.

Blog Stops

Madi’s Musings, February 25

Inspired by Fiction, February 26

Artistic Nobody, February 27 (Author Interview)

Book Butterfly in Dreamland, February 27

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, February 28

Blogging With Carol, March 1

Blossoms and Blessings, March 2 (Author Interview)

The Lofty Pages, March 3

Tell Tale Book Reviews, March 4

Texas Book-aholic, March 5

Jodie Wolfe – Stories Where Hope and Quirky Meet, March 6 (Author Interview)

cecereadsandsings, March 6

Locks, Hooks and Books, March 7

For Him and My Family, March 8

Fiction Book Lover, March 9 (Author Interview)

Holly’s Book Corner, March 10

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Lindsay is giving away the grand prize of a $75 Amazon Gift Card and a hardcover copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

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My Review

The Unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine starts off Lindsay A Franklin's The Rivenlea Sphere series. I am not a huge fantasy fan but I found that this one easily held my attention and want to keep reading. I enjoyed getting to know the main character, Emlyn. Her story was one of intrigue and adventure. I liked it.

I am going to give The Unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine four stars. I believe fans of clean young adult fantasy will want to pick this one up for themselves. I would be interested to see what happens next from the The Rivenlea Sphere series and what Lindsay A. Franklin has in store for their characters. 

I received a digital copy of Lindsay A. Franklin's The Unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.