Red Roses by Katie Ward | Review & Artwork Giveaway
A book blog tour from Rachel’s Random Resources.
Thank you to the author, publisher, & Rachel for providing me with the information for this tour.
Book Details
Red Roses by Katie Ward on 10/31/2021
Genres: New Adult
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 259
Source: Rachel's Random Resources, Received from the author or publisher for review.Autumn has hit rock bottom; her fear of rejection has stopped her from making any progress in life and after a chance meeting with a stranger on the beach she decides to take drastic steps to change that.
What she doesn’t realize is that she has just made the decision that will lead to her death.
Red Roses is an uplifting and compelling story that beautifully contrasts the joy and delicacy of life with the grief of tragedy and the power of love and friendship to endure it all.
Content Warning for Violence
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Purchase Links for Red Roses
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Book Trailer
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My thoughts on Red Roses
While being an entertaining read, the story has much deeper overtones. Autumn is rethinking her life and makes an abrupt decision on the advice of a stranger.
The interactions between her friends create great dialogue and enhance the storyline. Dublin comes to life with the author’s vivid descriptions. I felt like I was walking the Temple Bar area alongside Autumn and Amelia.
Red Roses captured my attention with the beautiful cover illustrated by Emma Haines. Emma is providing an original painting for the giveaway
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The book is listed as a “New Adult” genre, but age is just a number. I think readers old, new, and everyone in between will enjoy this one.
I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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About Katie Ward
Katie Ward always knew she wanted to write for a living. However, she was told by her careers advisor that “it might be more appropriate for you to work in a shop”. When Katie didn’t get the grades she needed to get into college, she negotiated a three-month trial. After successfully completing the course she secured a place at her first choice university to study Journalism.
After realising she wanted to be an author, Katie moved to Dublin where she worked her way up from receptionist to Executive Assistant at Merrill Lynch.
Katie continued to write in her spare time, submitting her short story into the “Do the Write Thing” competition being run by Irish TV show ‘Seoige and O’Shea’. This story was originally written when Katie was 14 after she was inspired by an article in her favourite teen magazine. Katie was the only non-Irish author selected to have her story published in an anthology of the same name which reached 19 in the Irish Bestsellers List. Katie was also shortlisted for a competition judged by MAN Booker Prize-winning author Roddy Doyle which was run by Metro Eireann newspaper.
Katie currently lives in Devon with her cat (aka ‘Her Royal Fluffiness’) where she sings in a community choir and has recently taken up Archery.
Katie’s favourite author has been Roald Dahl since she was a child as she loves the dark edge he brings to his books. On the flip side though, Katie loves Disney, magic, unicorns, and a good rom-com film at the cinema with her friends.
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Giveaway!
Giveaway to Win a signed painting by Katie Ward’s illustrator and a signed copy of Red Roses (Open INT)
*Terms and Conditions –Worldwide entries welcome. Please enter using the Rafflecopter box below. The winner will be selected at random via Rafflecopter from all valid entries and will be notified by Twitter and/or email. If no response is received within 7 days then Rachel’s Random Resources reserves the right to select an alternative winner. Open to all entrants aged 18 or over.
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