Review of young adult novel The Finest Lies by David J. Naiman 2021 Best Teen Book Award Finalist Indies Today High schooler Nicole Hallett has just about had it with her brother Jay, so when a mysterious man appears with an offer to replace him with a better one, she doesn't hesitate. Nicole has always … Continue reading Review+Giveaway: The Finest Lies by David J. Naiman
Review+Giveaway: Discovery of the Five Senses by K.N. Smith
Review of YA urban fantasy thriller Discovery of the Five Senses by K.N. Smith A suspenseful incident in a forbidden preserve heightens the senses of five friends. But furious battles confront the boys as they try to understand their sensory super powers in a race to save mankind. With light beings and mysterious strangers complicating … Continue reading Review+Giveaway: Discovery of the Five Senses by K.N. Smith
Interview+Giveaway: Shadow and Sword by N.K. Carlson
Featuring an interview with N.K. Carlson, author of YA fantasy Shadow and Sword The word was just below a whisper, yet in sixteen-year-old Reith's ears, it rang louder than he could have ever imagined. Reith had his life in order: apprentice under his mentor, Master Chronicler Vereinen, and follow in his footsteps. Until a shadowy … Continue reading Interview+Giveaway: Shadow and Sword by N.K. Carlson
Audio Excerpt: The Union by T.H. Hernandez
Narated by Alexa Elmy 9hrs, 10 mins After global warming and a second civil war devastated the former United States, two different societies rose from the ashes - the Union, a towering high-tech utopia, hugging the perimeter of the continent, and the devastated, untamed midsection known as the Ruins. Seventeen-year-old Evan Taylor has an easy, … Continue reading Audio Excerpt: The Union by T.H. Hernandez
Author Interview: Beauty Abides by Robert Albo
Featuring Beauty Abides by Robert Albo, book 2 in the Her Dark Matter Necklace Series She has an impossible task. If she fails, everyone is doomed… Alice Blair has no faith in herself. With the fate of the world resting on her shoulders, the fifteen-year-old orphan doubts her role as humanity’s chosen savior. But when … Continue reading Author Interview: Beauty Abides by Robert Albo
Cover Reveal+Giveaway: Mirrors and Mysteries by Christina Bauer
Cover reveal for Mirrors and Mysteries: Rapunzel Meets Jane Eyre (Fairy Tales of the Magicorum Book 9), a YA fantasy by Christina Bauer Rapunzel meets Jane Eyre in the epic conclusion of this fairy tale romance! Grayson Eyre has left her old life behind. She’s no longer stuck serving Lady R, a sadistic Rapunzel from … Continue reading Cover Reveal+Giveaway: Mirrors and Mysteries by Christina Bauer
Review: Ignatius and the Swords of Nostaw by D.A. Mucci
My review of Ignatius and the Swords of Nostaw, a fantasy by D.A. Mucci Ignatius and the Swords of Nostaw is a coming-of-age story about teenager Ignatius who finds himself transported to a medieval world filled with magic, where he develops special powers and accomplishes quests in an effort to find his way home, defeating … Continue reading Review: Ignatius and the Swords of Nostaw by D.A. Mucci
Excerpt+Giveaway: Shattered by C. Lee McKenzie
Featuring contemporary YA Shattered, A Story of Betrayal and Courage by C. Lee McKenzie Courage put Libby Brown into the final selection for the Olympics, but betrayal crushed her spine and her chance at the Gold. Now she has two choices, use her courage to put her life back together, or remain shattered forever. This … Continue reading Excerpt+Giveaway: Shattered by C. Lee McKenzie
Interview+Giveaway: A Moment in Time by Martin Dukes
Featuring an interview with Martin Dukes, author of YA fantasy A Moment in Time Alex Trueman has just turned fifteen. He's a typical teenager, a bit spotty, a bit nerdy and he's not exactly popular at school, not being one of the 'cool' kids. His tendency to day-dream doesn't exactly help him to be cool. … Continue reading Interview+Giveaway: A Moment in Time by Martin Dukes
Interview+Giveaway: Yesterday’s Gone by Kelly Pawlik
Interview with Kelly Pawlik, author of YA scifi/horror Yesterday's Gone Book one of the Olympic Vista Chronicles novella series follows Darius and Adelaide as they explore a house rumoured to be haunted. What they find is so much worse.An eager new kid, a deadpan music-lover, a fast-talking troublemaker, an anxious bookworm and a girl torn between … Continue reading Interview+Giveaway: Yesterday’s Gone by Kelly Pawlik