Blog Tour and Giveaway: Black Panther the Young Prince: Spellbound by Ronald L Smith

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the BLACK PANTHER THE YOUNG PRINCE: SPELLBOUND by Ronald L. Smith Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: BLACK PANTHER THE YOUNG PRINCE: SPELLBOUND

Author: Ronald L. Smith

Pub. Date: September 28, 2021

Publisher: Marvel Press

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook

Pages: 272

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

The second book in the hit Young Prince series from Ronald L. Smith, recipient of the 2016 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award.

In the sequel to the hit middle grade novel, The Young Prince, T'Challa is heading back to America to visit his friends Sheila and Zeke, who are staying with Sheila's grandma in Alabama over their summer break. T'Challa is excited to see his friends, but his fun summer vacation quickly turns into a nightmare. The small town has fallen under the sway of a charismatic politician named Achebe who is there to retrieve a spell book full of dark magic. When strange events start to take place, T'Challa begins to think that it's no coincidence that Achebe arrived in Beaumont at the same time he did.

Will T'Challa figure out his role in Achebe's sinister plot and break the spell he has over the town?

Review:

Wakandan prince T’Challa, with the help of his friends, uncovers mysteries and faces new foes. T’Challa, the 13-year-old prince of Wakanda, continues his adventures in America in this second entry in the Young Prince series. This time he is visiting Alabama with his Chicago friends, Sheila and Zeke. Staying with Sheila’s grandmother Miss Rose, the three are excited about all the fun activities they will partake in over the summer. But their revelry quickly gets interrupted thanks to a strange figure T’Challa encounters on multiple occasions, an acrobat called the Amazing Bob. Immediately, T’Challa gets a strange feeling about Bob, sensing that things are not what they seem with him. It turns out that the prince’s instincts are correct, as Bob is really Achebe, a politician with seemingly irresistible charm who has been wielding his power to influence the townspeople. Achebe has devious plans that require T’Challa’s unwitting participation and a spell book called the Book of Sins. It’s up to the young Wakandan and his friends to figure out and foil his plot before it’s too late and an irreversible price is paid. Smith delivers an action-filled story of friendship, youthful curiosity, and exploration that centers Black kids and is layered with anecdotes and storylines that highlight themes of social justice and power. Superhero fans will be satisfied by this latest installment. (Fantasy. 8-13)――Kirkus Reviews

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My Review: 

Black Panther Spellbound is the second installment from Ronald Smith’s series, Black Panther the Young Prince. I thought it was a great read for young readers. I enjoyed reading T'Challa and his friends’ adventures. I am not the targeted audience for this book but it still had my attention throughout from start to finish. I loved it. 

I am giving Black Panther Spellbound a very well deserved five plus stars. I highly recommend it for readers who enjoy reading superhero books and are between the ages of eight and twelve years of age. Even superhero fans will want to pick this one, as well. I am hoping there will be more releasing from the Black Panther the Young Prince series in the future.

I received a copy of Black Panther Spellbound from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.

 

About Ronald L. Smith:

Ronald L. Smith is an award-winning writer of children's literature including the middle grade novels Black Panther: The Young Prince, The Mesmerist, The Owls Have Come To Take Us Away, and Gloomstown, a Junior Library Guild Selection. His first novel, Hoodoo, earned him the 2016 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award and the ILA Award for Intermediate Fiction from The International Literacy Association. Before he became a full-time writer, he worked in advertising and wrote TV commercials for big corporations. He is much happier writing books for young people.

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Giveaway Details:

3 winners will win a finished copy of BLACK PANTHER THE YOUNG PRINCE: SPELLBOUND, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

1/31/2022	YA Books Central	Excerpt
1/31/2022	Kait Plus Books	Excerpt
2/1/2022	BookHounds YA	Excerpt
2/1/2022	Books and Ladders	Excerpt
2/3/2022	karendeeandabc	Spotlight
2/3/2022	#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog	Review
2/3/2022	Rajiv's Reviews	Review
2/3/2022	More Books Please blog	Review
2/4/2022	Review Thick & Thin	Review
2/4/2022	Locks, Hooks and Books	Review

Week Two:

2/7/2022	Nay's Pink Bookshelf	Review
2/7/2022	booksaremagictoo	Review
2/8/2022	The Momma Spot	Review
2/8/2022	Lifestyle of Me	Review
2/9/2022	Cocoa With Books	Review
2/9/2022	Midnightbooklover	Review
2/10/2022	@fictitious.fox	Review
2/10/2022	Sometimes Leelynn Reads	Review
2/11/2022	Two Points of Interest	Review
2/11/2022	laura's bookish corner	Review

Blog Tour and Giveaway: The Sword and the Song by Carla Laureano

About the Book

Book: The Sword and the Song

Author: Carla Laureano

Genre: Fantasy (Celtic Fantasy – adult)

Release date: January 11, 2022

THE SHADOW OF WAR

Seare is at war. The Red Druid has continued to gain strength and power, and the people of Seare suffer beneath the ravages of the isle’s unbound spirits. The Fíréin are all that stand between the land and certain disaster. But there is strife within the Brotherhood as well: Eoghan still refuses to claim his rightful throne, leaving the responsibilities of rule to Conor and creating an uncomfortable distance between the sworn brothers.

When Conor leaves Ard Dhaimin to find the key to defeating the Red Druid, he delves into a world of shadows and danger which will bring him to the brink of madness and back. All the while Eoghan and Aine are left to pursue their own mission to defeat their adversary through her magical gifts.

But as the final battle looms ever closer, they realize that the cost of defeating the Red Druid may be greater than they’re willing to pay… and that nothing—and no one—is as it seems.

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About the Author

Carla Laureano is the two-time RITA® award-winning author of over a dozen books, spanning the genres of contemporary romance and Celtic fantasy. A graduate of Pepperdine University, she worked in sales and marketing for more than a decade before leaving corporate life behind to write full-time. She currently lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, two sons, and an opinionated tortoiseshell cat named Willow.

 

More from Carla

Why We Should Read About Difficult Things

I’m not going to lie—a lot of my past reading has fallen into the feel-good category. Don’t get me wrong—I like my stories to have some depth, but there’s generally enough turmoil in everyday life that I often feel the need stories with predictably happy endings and not a lot of angst.

But I don’t necessarily think that’s the best approach in times of trouble. Which is why ever since the pandemic hit, I find myself gravitating toward messy, intense reads. Stories where everything goes wrong and it seems like nothing is going to ever work out in the end… until it does. I think it’s a way to work through my own feelings about the state of the world while still being assured that justice will be done, that hope is within reach, that the dawn will still come.

The Sword and the Song is that kind of book. As the third and final volume in the Song of Seare trilogy, things have come to a dangerous tipping point: the rightful High King has been revealed, tensions within the Brotherhood have reached their boiling point, and the Red Druid is slowly but surely moving toward his deadly endgame. Meanwhile, Conor finds his good heart and gentle nature becoming strained by the demands of leadership and the memory of the things that he’s seen and done to survive. It seems that even if victory is still possible—however distantly—it may come at a high personal cost for everyone involved.

There is no doubt that this is the darkest, most dangerous, and most exciting book of the Song of Seare trilogy: on every page, alliances are tested, friendships are shattered, and resolve is stretched to the breaking point. But I would argue that this is the kind of book we need right now. We may finally be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, but there’s no arguing that we’ve emerged from it changed in unexpected ways. Some of us may not yet see the light through the darkness. That’s why we find catharsis in reading about difficult things and take hope in their final resolution.

In both this book and in real life, we can be assured that hard times are all part of a bigger plan in the hands of our Creator…and while we may still need to walk through them, there is always One who stays by our side to the very end.

Blog Stops

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, January 28

Worthy2Read, January 29

By the Book, January 29

A Reader’s Brain, January 30

Inklings and notions, January 31

Texas Book-aholic, February 1

deb’s Book Review, February 2

Blossoms and Blessings, February 2

For Him and My Family, February 3

Locks, Hooks and Books, February 4

Ashley’s Clean Book Reviews, February 5

Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting, February 6

A Modern Day Fairy Tale, February 7 (Spotlight)

Blogging With Carol, February 7

Musings of a Sassy Bookish Mama, February 8

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, February 9

Simple Harvest Reads, February 10 (Guest Review from Mindy Houng)

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Carla is giving away the grand prize package of a hardcover set of the series (Oath of the Brotherhood, Beneath the Forsaken City, The Sword and the Song) and a $25 Amazon gift card!!

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

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My Review

I enjoyed reading the first two books from Carla Laureano’s Song of Seare series. I was excited to have the opportunity to read the third installment, The Sword and the Song. Even though this is part of a series, I believe it can be read as a stand alone. I thought it was a good read that kept my attention most of the time reading it. It was a nice get away to take with Conor and Aine once again. They are good characters getting to know and I had to find out what would happen next with them.

I am giving The Sword and the Song four and a half stars. I recommend it for readers who enjoy reading clean fantasy/ science fiction/ magical tales. I look forward to reading more by by C E Laureano in the future to see where her imagination will take her readers to next. 

I received a digital copy of The Sword and the Song from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.

Blog Tour and Giveaway: Olive and the Valentine's Spell by Helen Millman

Join Us for This Tour from February 1 to February 14!

Book Details:

Book Title:  Olive and the Valentine's Spell by Helen Millman
Category: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7),  38 pages
Genre: Children's Picture Book
Publisher:  Mascot 
Release date:  February 1, 2022
Content Rating:  Rated G. Suitable for everyone

 

*** 2022 Family Choice Award Winner ***

 

   

Book Description:

​Olive is a sweet elementary school boy who is afraid to go to school on Valentine’s Day. . .because he thinks he’ll have to get married! Olive’s mom joins in his fight to defeat the “princess of love,” but along the way he learns an even bigger lesson, discovering the true meaning of love.

Olive and the Valentine’s Spell is an inspiring children’s book for all ages that shines a humorous light on Valentine’s Day and overcoming your fears.

Buy the Book:
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Meet the Author:
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Children’s author Helen Millman is a loving wife and mom. Her three young boys continually inspire her with their wild adventures and vivid imaginations. They even helped inspire her to write her new book, Olive and the Valentine’s Spell!

While living in Vero Beach, FL, she spends her time writing, reading, singing, and growing through her life’s experiences. She knows the importance of “seeing the bright side of life” and encourages her readers to “choose love, even when it seems impossible”. A friendly, optimist Helen has always loved to read to her own children and remembers how much her imaginative voices really helped bring the stories to life. She invites her readers to gather with a beloved book, for it truly is one of the best places to snuggle, giggle, imagine, and make unforgettable memories - together.
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connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ instagram

 

Tour Schedule:

Feb 1 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review / giveaway
Feb 1 - Jazzy Book Reviews – book review / giveaway
Feb 1 - Lisa's Reading – book spotlight / giveaway
Feb 2 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway
Feb 2 - She Just Loves Books – book review / giveaway
Feb 3 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway
Feb 3 - The Momma Spot – book review / giveaway
Feb 4 – Splashes of Joy – book review / giveaway
Feb 4 - icefairy's Treasure Chest – book review / giveaway
Feb 7 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / author interview / giveaway
Feb 7 - Sandra's Book Club – book review / giveaway
Feb 7 - Sefina Hawke's Books – book spotlight
Feb 8 – Reading is My Passion – book spotlight / giveaway
Feb 8 – fundinmental – book review / giveaway
Feb 8 - Lynchburg Reads – book review / giveaway
Feb 9 – Pause for Tales – book review / giveaway
Feb 9 - A Mama's Corner of the World – book review / giveaway
Feb 9 - Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway
Feb 10 – Bound 4 Escape – book review / giveaway
Feb 10 - Westveil Publishing – book review / guest post / giveaway
Feb 11 – Older & Smarter? – book review / giveaway
Feb 11 - Kam's Place – book review
Feb 11 - Captive Dreams Window  - book review / giveaway
Feb 11 - Books for Books – book review
Feb 14 – Lamon Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Feb 14 - @twilight_reader – book review

Enter the Giveaway:

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My Review: 

Olive and the Valentine's Spell is a cute little tale about a kindergartener, Olive, who is dreading the Valentine holiday and the possible event of having to marry someone. While Olive tries to figure out how to get out of getting married during this time, they learn the lesson of what real love is about and their worries are not as big as they seemed. I thought it was a sweet little story that made me smile and giggle at times. My young children liked it, as well, and had me read it to them again and again. 

Olive and the Valentine's Spell is illustrated by the talented artist, Vanessa Alexandre. The pictures are colorful and vivid. They perfectly follow story and help bring the characters to life. They help the story flow and make it easy for younger readers stay focused on the story. I loved seeing Olive being brought to life. 

Olive and the Valentine's Spell is getting a very well deserved five plus stars from me. I highly recommend it for readers who are between the ages of four and eight. It would be a great addition to a classroom’s reading shelf, as well as, the local library. I will be looking forward to see where else Helen Millman will take my young ones to next in her upcoming releases.

I received a hard cover copy of Olive and the Valentine's Spell from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.

Book Blast and Giveaway: Talk of Tokyo by Heather Hallman

This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. Heather Hallman will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.

CAREFUL WITH YOUR WORDS

1897 Tokyo is no different than anywhere else in the world: men are exploiting women. Specifically, Western men are exploiting Japanese women, and Suki Malveaux holds no punches in her condemnation of their behavior in her weekly column in the Tokyo Daily News.

Suki knows firsthand when Western men arrive at Tokyo Bay there’s only one outcome for Japanese women: a child and new mother left behind as nothing more than discarded shrapnel from the heartless war on love.

Griffith Spenser is her latest target. He’s been seen with Natsu Watanabe, one of Tokyo’s esteemed war widows. Under full anonymity of the moniker “The Tokyo Tattler,” Suki makes sure Griffith knows exactly why his behavior with Natsu won’t be tolerated.

Away from her Japanese mask as a columnist, Suki never intended to meet the cad. When he seeks her out to hire as a tutor for his niece and nephew, she’s faced with seeing him day in and day out without him ever knowing who she really is.

Caught in her struggle for anonymity so she can keep battling for women’s rights, Suki’s about to learn the full impact of her words on the people behind the story, especially on Griff.

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Tokyo 1897

Foreign Quarter of Tsukiji

Shaky hands and racing heart notwithstanding, Suki gave herself a fighting chance. The incorrigible rake might have accusations, threats, and plans for retaliation, but she had feminine cunning. While she lacked familiarity with the mechanics involved in that sort of cunning, she’d seen how furtive glances and teasing words reduced men to foolishness. The basics of flirtation rivaled neither the complexity of French verbs nor the convolutedness of English spellings, both of which she’d mastered with ease.

A maid hastened across the garden and opened the front gate. “Mr. Spenser is expecting you,” she said in the clear, precise English of servants in Tokyo’s foreign quarter of Tsukiji.

Suki followed the maid through Spenser’s front garden, past azalea bushes boasting radiant displays of scarlets, lavenders, and magentas. Flurries of pale pink temple bells burst forth in a graceful arrangement that bore a decidedly feminine touch.

Of course it did. Spenser’s gardens would’ve been planted by his former wife.

Suki pictured the fair-haired young woman vigorously fanning herself at last summer’s festival. She’d worn one of those heavy dresses that trapped sweat and exacerbated the summer itch. Several months later, news had traveled through Tsukiji that Spenser’s bride had returned to England for good.

As Suki stared up at the Japanese-style wooden beam home with the gingerbread trim and second-story dormer windows favored by Tsukiji’s British residents, dread once again grew in the pit of her stomach. If Spenser had seen fit to alienate the woman he’d pledged to honor and protect, what did he have in store for the woman he most certainly despised?

About the Author:

Heather Hallman writes witty, sensual, contest-winning romances set in Meiji-era Japan (1868-1912). She is the author of the Tokyo Whispers series that includes Scandals of Tokyo and Talk of Tokyo.

She is fluent in Japanese language, history, and culture, and earned a doctoral degree in cultural anthropology based on fieldwork research in Japan. She lives in Tokyo with her professor husband and two young daughters. In her free time, she can be found translating ancient Japanese poetry and observing the passing of seasons while sipping green tea. Just kidding, she has no free time. But she does watch something that makes her laugh while she does the dishes.

Perennial obsessions include the weather forecast (she checks three different apps at least three times a day, as no single app can be trusted), Baltimore Ravens football (hometown obsession), and making smoothies that taste like candy bars.

Feel free to chat her up about any of her obsessions, or, even better, about historical Japan—any era is fine, she loves them all. She also enjoys exchanging book recommendations, discussions about the craft of romance writing, and stories about life in present-day Tokyo.

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Blog Tour and Giveaway: Jack Gregson and the Forgotten Portal by Peter Wilson

 

Join Us for This Tour:  January 31 to February 11!

Book Details:

​Book Title: Jack Gregson & the Stolen Sons (book two) by Peter Wilson
Category:  Middle-Grade Fiction (Ages 8-12), 193 pages
Genre: Fantasy/Mystery
Publisher:  Crystal Publishing, LLC
Release Date: December 2021
Content Rating:  PG. My book is rated PG because there is no sex--not even a suggestion. The language is appropriate for a 10-year-old. (Similar to Harry Potter.)

 

Book Description:

Dark Mystery
Ancient Prophecy
Family Secrets

When a loud, incessant knocking disturbs the peace at Gregson Manor, David and Rosie once again travel through the mysterious portal, where they encounter darkness, chaos and impossible impossibilities.

Only by fulfilling an ancient prophecy and uniting unlikely allies can they save parallel universes.

A dormant sun awaiting new dawn,
Two stolen sons their mothers mourn.
One will wake from whence they laid,
The other repeats a mistake once made.

​Who are the sons?   

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Book Details:

​Book Title: Jack Gregson & the Forgotten Portal (book one) by Peter Wilson
Category:  Middle-Grade Fiction (Ages 8-12), 174 pages
Genre: Fantasy/Mystery
Publisher:  Crystal Publishing, LLC
Release Date: June 2018
Content Rating:  PG. My book is rated PG because there is no sex--not even a suggestion. The language is appropriate for a 10-year-old. (Similar to Harry Potter.)

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Book Description:

​Something has changed at the Gregson Manor. An evil force from the family's past has returned to upheave their lives. 

Jack and his cousins explore the family secrets as they are pulled through a portal into a universe of endless worlds and possibilities. 

Together, they race to escape and destroy the evil Theorden and his followers who strive to unlock the power of the Forgotten Portal and wreak havoc on Gregson Manor and the World.

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Meet the Author:

Peter Wilson is an award-winning writer based in Sydney, Australia. His first novel, Jack Gregson & the Forgotten Portal has won awards internationally, in both the USA and United Kingdom, and has quickly become a favourite with young readers. Peter’s second book in his trilogy series, Jack Gregson & the Forgotten Sons, is set for release in 2021. In addition to children’s and young adult content, Peter is also interested in writing for the adult market and is currently working on a crime thriller set in his home city, Sydney.

connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads

 

Tour Schedule:
 

Jan 31 – The Momma Spot – book review of Jack Gregson and the Stolen Sons / giveaway
Jan 31 - Splashes of Joy – book review of Jack Gregson and the Forgotten Portal / giveaway
Feb 1 – The Momma Spot – book review of Jack Gregson and the Forgotten Portal / giveaway
Feb 1 - Kam's Place – book review of Jack Gregson and the Forgotten Portal / author interview  
Feb 1 - Books, Tea, Healthy Me – book review of Jack Gregson and the Stolen Sons / author interview / giveaway
Feb 2 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of Jack Gregson and the Stolen Sons / giveaway
Feb 2 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review of Jack Gregson and the Stolen Sons / giveaway
Feb 3 - Kam's Place – book review of Jack Gregson and the Stolen Sons
Feb 3 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of Jack Gregson and the Forgotten Portal / giveaway
Feb 4 – Books, Tea, Healthy Me – book review of Jack Gregson and the Forgotten Portal / giveaway
Feb 7 – Books for Books – book review of Jack Gregson and the Stolen Sons
Feb 8 - Splashes of Joy – book review of Jack Gregson and the Stolen Sons / giveaway
Feb 8 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of Jack Gregson and the Stolen Sons / guest post / giveaway
Feb 8 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review of Jack Gregson and the Forgotten Portal / guest post / giveaway
Feb 9 - Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of Jack Gregson and the Stolen Sons / giveaway
Feb 9 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of Jack Gregson and the Forgotten Portal / author interview / giveaway
Feb 10 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of Jack Gregson and the Forgotten Portal / giveaway
Feb 11 – Books for Books – book review of Jack Gregson and the Forgotten Portal

 

Enter the Giveaway:

 

JACK GREGSON AND THE STOLEN SONS Book Tour Giveaway

 

 My Review: 

Jack Gregson and the Forgotten Portal is an exciting debut for the talented Peter Wilson. He has written an adventurous and entertaining book. I enjoyed going back being introduced to the Gregson Manor. I loved getting to know the main character, Jack Gregson, as well as, his friends, David Rose. I admired their bravery, determination and courage trying to fight the evil through various portals. The danger and terror they face kept me intrigued and I was often on the edge of my seat just waiting to find out what was going to happen next in the following scenes. Even though, I am not a huge fan of this genre, I was hooked with this tale. There were twists and turns, mystery and suspense, magic and sprinkled in humor that kept me engaged. The pace is just right and never slowed down all throughout the book. Overall, I thought it was a great to read. 

I am going to give Jack Gregson and the Forgotten Portal four and a half stars. I recommend it for readers who enjoy reading fantasy fiction. I am looking forward to the second installment from the Jack Gregson trilogy to find out what happens next for Jack and his friends. It will be interesting to see where else author Peter Wilson will take his fans to in Jack Gregson and Stolen Sons. 

I received a digital copy of Jack Gregson and the Forgotten Portal from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.

Review: Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye

 

About the Book

Book: Blood Scion

Author: Deborah Falaye

Release date: March 8, 2022

“Equal parts soaring fantasy, heart-pounding action, and bloody social commentary, Blood Scion is a triumph of a book.” —Roseanne A. Brown, New York Times bestselling author of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin

 This is what they deserve.

They wanted me to be a monster.

I will be the worst monster they ever created.

Fifteen-year-old Sloane can incinerate an enemy at will—she is a Scion, a descendant of the ancient Orisha gods.

Under the Lucis’ brutal rule, her identity means her death if her powers are discovered. But when she is forcibly conscripted into the Lucis army on her fifteenth birthday, Sloane sees a new opportunity: to overcome the bloody challenges of Lucis training, and destroy them from within.

Following one girl’s journey of magic, injustice, power, and revenge, Deborah Falaye’s debut novel, inspired by Yoruba-Nigerian mythology, is a magnetic combination of Children of Blood and Bone and An Ember in the Ashes.

Click here to get your copy!

About the Author

Deborah Falaye is a Nigerian-Canadian young adult author. She grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, where she spent her time devouring African Literature, pestering her grandma for folktales, and tricking her grandfather into watching Passions every night. When she's not writing about fierce black girls with bad-ass magic, she can be found obsessing over all things reality TV. Deborah currently lives in Toronto with her husband and their partner-in-crime yorkie, Major. Blood Scion is her first novel.

My Review

Blood Scion is the first book from Deborah Falaye’s series, also, named Blood Scion. It is, also, the first book I have by this author. I am not a huge fantasy genre reader but I thought this one was a pretty good read. Even though there were a few scenes I was confused but once I caught on as to what was going on, I was hooked again. Overall, I found it to be entertaining from the start to finish.  I liked it. 

Blood Scion will be getting four stars from me. I recommend it for readers who enjoy reading young adult fantasy fiction. I am interested in finding out what will happen in the next installment from the Blood Scion series, a planned 2023 release. 

I received a digital copy of Blood Scion from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.