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Rebirth (Divinity's Twilight #1) by Christopher Russell #booktour #bookrevew & #giveaway (US)

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  Divinity’s Twilight: Rebirth by Christopher Russell Published : June 2, 2020 Genre: Fantasy Age Group: Adult Pages: 498 A world consumed by war . . .   An ancient evil resurrected . . .   A millennia old bargain comes due . . .   When two blades clash, the third will fall, and the fate of all will be jeopardized. To save Lozaria, the failures of the past must be atoned for by a new generation of heroes. The time has come for mortals to cast off sight and, in doing so, truly come to see . . .   Victory is never absolute.   Seven centuries ago, the forces of order won the Illyriite War on the plains of Har ’ muth. Darmatus and Rabban Aurelian slew their elder brother, Sarcon, the despotic architect of the conflict, then sacrificed themselves to banish the cataclysmic vortex opened with his dying breath. The first advent of the Oblivion Well was thwarted. Even without their vanished gods, the seven races of Lozaria proved themselves ca...

A Ritual of Flesh Cover Reveal Blitz #coverreveal

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A Ritual of Flesh  by  Lee C Conley       Series: The Dead Sagas (#2) Published: October 2020 Genre: Dark Fantasy/Horror Age Group: Adult As evil ravages the north and the dead walk, all eyes fall to Arn… The apprentice journeys south, home to the College, unaware of the dark events that transpired in the High Passes after his departure. His leg in ruins, and haunted by watching shadows, the College council in Arn awaits him, but he does not travel south alone.   Arnulf and his warriors must travel to Arn also, with tidings for the king of the risen dead and the terrible curse which has destroyed all that he knew. Arnulf seeks vengeance upon the College, but must choose wisely if he is to save his son.   Meanwhile in the west, Bjorn and his strange Wildman companion report back to High Lord Archeon at Oldstones with grim news of cannibal Stonemen encroaching from the Barrens, but is embroiled in news of war and invasion as Archeon request...

The Skald's Black Verse (Dreadbound Ode #1) by Jordan Loyal Short #booktour #bookreview

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        The Skald’s Black Verse by Jordan Loyal Short Published : November 6, 2018 Re-Released : August 6, 2020 Genre: Epic Grimdark Fantasy Age Group: Adult Pages: 330 When a soldier ’ s murder sparks rebellion in the tiny village of Skolja, Brohr ’ s past marks him as the prime suspect. Haunted by his brother ’ s ghost, and drawn into a web of dark pacts and tangled loyalties, Brohr must choose between the path of vengeance set before him, and a chance to forge his own fate.   From the shadows, an all but extinct race of alien demigods have begun the end game of their millennia-spanning war, and one has chosen Brohr for his closing gambit. But Brohr ’ s grandfather harbors a dark secret that will change everything.   Above it all, a dread portent looms in the sky, spelling the death of Brohr ’ s world. With doom spiraling toward them, Brohr must lead an unlikely rebellion, unearth disturbing family secrets, and tame the raging ghost that h...

The Lost Sentinel by Suzanne Rogerson #booktour #bookreview

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  The Lost Sentinel by Suzanne Rogerson Published: June 16, 2017 Genre: Epic Fantasy Age Group: Adult Pages: 363 Blurb: The magical island of Kalaya is dying, along with its Sentinel.   The Assembly controls Kalaya. Originally set up to govern, they now persecute those with magic and exile them to the Turrak Mountains.   Tei, a tailor ’ s daughter, has always hidden her magic but when her father ’ s old friend visits and warns them to flee to the mountains she must leave her old life behind. On the journey, an attack leaves her father mortally wounded. He entrusts her into the care of the exiles and on his deathbed makes a shocking confession.   Tei joins the exiles search for the new Sentinel – the only person capable of restoring the fading magic. But mysterious Masked Riders are hunting the Sentinel too, and time, as well as hope, is running out.   Against mounting odds it will take friendship, heartache and sacrifice to succeed, but is...

#booktour: Girl With Three Eyes by Priya Ardis #bookreview + #giveaway (Int)

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Girl With Three Eyes Priya Ardis Publication date: September 22nd, 2020 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult She would hate her third eye less if it actually gave her special powers. When her secret is threatened, she may be the only one who can save the kingdom. Sixteen-year-old Kira puts on a show about having empathic abilities, but she miraculously wakes a highborn boy from a coma after a near-fatal accident on mountainous slopes. When his father threatens to expose her “magic” to the queen unless she attends the kingdom’s most elite academy as a bodyguard. Soon, she’s immersed in a strange new life—one of being a simple student trying out for the school’s skyboarding team. Her fake life becomes the life she’s always wanted, but Kira cannot escape who she truly is. And as a sinister foe lurks closer than she suspects… Will she risk her freedom to develop the vision to unmask a killer before the crown falls? Girl with Three Eyes is a young adult fantasy series. If you like stro...

#coverreveal The Seeker’s Shadow (Shadows of Wonderland, #1) by Isadora Brown

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The Seeker’s Shadow Isadora Brown (Shadows of Wonderland, #1) Publication date: September 28th 2020 Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy When twenty-three-year-old Alice Wynter discovers there’s a chance the wrong man was sent to prison for her best friend’s murder, she’s forced to investigate. Considering she’s the only unmagicked being in the small town of Wonderland, this is much easier said than done. All magic has been eradicated from Wonderland after the Mad Mage was banished twenty-four years ago. But some still lingers, dormant and ready to fall into the appropriate hands. Twenty-three-year-old Alice Wynter, daughter of the chief of police, can’t wait until she can get out of Wonderland. As the only person in the entire town who doesn’t have magic, she’s never felt as though she belonged. It doesn’t help that her best friend was murdered a year ago. When Rumpelstiltskin himself asks her for a favor, she can’t refuse. However, she soon realizes he thinks the man convicted for...

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins #bookreview

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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Suzanne Collins ⭐⭐⭐⭐(3.5 more like it but I can't half them) So I finished this last night. I didn't hate it. When I first started, I had to set it down for a moment because I was going into this novel with the wrong thoughts. I knew it had mixed reviews and that there are some who hated it. I kept myself free from the reviews because I didn't want another persons thoughts to cloud mine. Also I had mixed thoughts going in because why Snow? Why did this guy need a back story of all the characters that Suzanne Collins could have picked to have a back story about why of all people this dbag? So I took a breath and talked to myself. In doing so I was like, 'okay Carrie pretend you never read The Hunger Games pretend you know nothing and go into this. Pretend you have no idea who Snow is and treat it like it's new.' So I did. And well I liked the book, I love a backstory. I love reading why a person is the way they are. What even...