Dear Hero by Alyssa Roat and Hope Bolinger | Author Guest Post ~ 1 Signed Copy Available @ireadbooktours @alyssawrote @HopeBolinger #ChatFic #SciFi #YAFiction #TeenSuperhero #RomCom
A book blog tour from iRead Book Tours.
Thank you to the author, publisher, & Lauren at iRead for providing me with the information for this tour. 
Quick Summary
Told entirely through texts, transcriptions, and direct messages, this darkly humorous chat fiction rom-com goes behind the scenes of the superworld.
Dear Hero by Alyssa Roat and Hope Bolinger is an exciting and heartwarming read that will captivate fans of action-packed superhero stories, particularly those who enjoy the “enemies-to-lovers” trope and themes of found family and self-discovery, making it a perfect fit for readers who crave a fast-paced, romantic, and adventurous ride. (SG Preview)
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Book Details
Dear Hero by Hope Bolinger, Alyssa Roat
Series: Dear Hero #1
Published by Torchflame on October 29, 2024
Genres: Superheroes, Romantic Comedy, Teen, Young Adult
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 432
There's an app for everything, even meeting a new nemesis.
Up-and-coming teen superhero Cortex is on top of the world— at least, until his villain dumps him. If he's going to save his reputation, he needs a new villain to fight, and fast. Meanwhile, the villainous Vortex has once again gotten a little overeager and taken out a hero prematurely. Will any young hero be able to keep up with her? Maybe she should work on finding a steady relationship with an enemy she won't kill in the first round.
Enter Meta-Match, a nemesis pairing site for heroes and villains. The two match right away, and after throwing punches at each other behind coffee shops, practicing their fight choreography, and hiring henchmen to do their bidding (mostly just getting them coffee), they realize they have a lot more in common than names that annoyingly rhyme. After all, they're still rising through the ranks in their respective circles, and their reputations need good press.
But not everything in the superhero world is as it seems. Can a hero really trust a villain to do the right thing? And can a villain trust a hero not to screw them over? As darkness from the past threatens them both, they may need each other for the fight to come— one with much higher stakes than their choreographed meet-ups on weekends.
Told entirely through texts, transcriptions, and direct messages, this darkly humorous chat fiction rom-com goes behind the scenes of the superworld.
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Purchase Links for Dear Hero
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Bolinger, Hope (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 432 Pages - 10/29/2024 (Publication Date) - Torchflame Books (Publisher)
- Roat, Alyssa (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 396 Pages - 10/29/2024 (Publication Date) - Torchflame Books (Publisher)
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About Alyssa Roat
Alyssa Roat lives in the cornfields of Indiana, but she hopes to soon discover a portal to a fantasy world where she will run a bookshop for magical creatures. For now, she is an award-winning multi-published author and has worked in a wide variety of roles within the publishing industry as an editor, agent, writer, and publicist. She and her partner have four black cats who allegedly have never been fed in their lives and occasionally help her write by walking across the keyboard. Her name is a pun, which means you can learn more about her at www.alyssawrote.com or on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook as @alyssawrote.
About Hope Bolinger
Hope Bolinger is the author of more than 25 books, including the award-winning Blaze trilogy, and has contributed to many more. She has worked for various publishing companies, magazines, newspapers, and literary agencies and has edited the work of 300+ authors. She has won awards for her essays, poetry, children’s books, novels, and plays.
She’s a theater nerd and spends too much time hiking and petting her fat cats, Freya and Odin.
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Guest post from the author of Dear Hero
What Is Chat Fiction?
When Hope Bolinger and I explain our books to people, one of the most common questions we get is, “What is chat fiction?”
Dear Hero is a chat fiction superhero YA rom-com. Say that five times fast! Superhero makes sense—who doesn’t love a good hero x villain pairing? And YA is a great age group for a rompy, zany rom com. But another thing YA is great for? Trying out new things in writing!
Almost all of us spend a lot of time online, messaging and texting, whether that’s us old folks using text and Messenger, or the youngsters on Discord, WhatsApp, Insta, TikTok…take your pick! Instant messaging has largely replaced letter writing as the written way to communicate.
You may be familiar with the epistolary novel—a novel told through letters, or sometimes through diary entries. Well, chat fiction is just the modern form of epistolary novel. In chat fiction, stories are told through texts, DMs, social media “posts”, transcripts, emails… Instead of the authors describing a scene, the reader witnesses “firsthand” as characters interact with one another.
Chat fiction admittedly is not for everyone. But it does have some great benefits:
- Chat fiction is snappy. Much like reading a play, you get quick, witty character dialogue and banter.
- Chat fiction can be helpful for reluctant readers. With a lot of white space on the page and approachable language, chat fiction can deliver a story teens (and adults) can easily get into in a format we use every day.
- Chat fiction is quick. You can fly through the pages and feel like a speed demon!
- Chat fiction encourages creativity. As authors, we have to think outside the box to deliver a complete story and complex characters using the medium.
So if you want to give chat fiction a try (and hopefully laugh a lot along the way), consider checking out Dear Hero!
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Giveaway!
Author-signed copy of DEAR HERO by Alyssa Roat and Hope Bolinger (one winner) (USA only) (ends Nov 26)
Please visit more stops on the tour for extra chances to win!
Official Tour Page for Dear Hero
Full Tour Schedule:
Oct 29 – Cover Lover Book Review– book spotlight / giveaway
Oct 30 – Frugal Freelancer– book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Oct 30 – Book Corner News and Reviews– book spotlight / giveaway
Oct 31 – Wishful Endings– book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Nov 4 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Nov 5 – Kim’s Book Reviews and Writing Aha’s – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Nov 6 – Books With a Chance – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Nov 6 – Casia’s Corner – book spotlight / giveaway
Nov 7 – Ilovebooksandstuffblog – book spotlight / giveaway
Nov 7 – Haney Hayes PR – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Nov 12 – FUONLYKNEW – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Nov 13 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight / guest post /giveaway
Nov 14 – Cheryl’s Book Nook – book spotlight / giveaway
Nov 14 – The Phantom Paragrapher – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Nov 18 – Liese’s Blog – book spotlight
Nov 19 – China Sorrows – book spotlight / giveaway
Nov 19 – Books for Books – book spotlight
Bookstagram stops are listed in my Instagram post.
DEAR HERO by Alyssa Roat and Hope Bolinger Spotlight Book Tour Giveaway
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Book Title: DEAR HERO by Alyssa Roat & Hope Bolinger
Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 394 pages
Genre: YA Romance, Superheroes, Chat Fiction, Humor
Publisher: Torchflame Books
Release date: October, 2024
Tour dates: Oct 29 to Nov 19, 2024
Content Rating: PG-13 for MCU-level superhero violence; PG regarding language and sexual content (kissing).
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This looks like a fantastic YA novel. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for visiting. It does look good.