Tag: young adult

Yesterday’s Gone by Kelly Pawlik (Olympic Vista Chronicles #1) | $25 Giveaway, Review, Guest Post

Yesterday’s Gone by Kelly Pawlik (Olympic Vista Chronicles #1) | $25 ..

Yesterday’s Gone by Kelly Pawlik (Olympic Vista Chronicles #1) | $25 Giveaway, Review, Guest Post

Delve into the mystery of the strange, small town of Olympic Vista, WA.

Adventurous kids, weird happenings, and everything that goes hand-in-hand with coming of age in the 80s (like no cell phones and riding around on bikes all day in a neon windbreaker).

Book one of the Olympic Vista Chronicles 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 popularity and adventure. Pick up your copy today and join this motley group of friends as they journey into the strange!

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T. Ball and the Rise of the Worldspinners by Stephen Moore | Review – $10 Giveaway

T. Ball and the Rise of the Worldspinners by Stephen Moore | Review –..

T. Ball and the Rise of the Worldspinners by Stephen Moore | Review – $10 Giveaway

T. Ball and the Rise of the Worldspinners is perfect for middle-grade and up readers. It’s a unique tale that is very interesting. 

The story is well-written and should be entertaining for most readers. It touches on the concepts of good and evil while maintaining a fun plot. I enjoyed the uniqueness of this fantasy world. Kudos to the author for his world-building skills.

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Ignite the Shadows by Ingrid Seymour (Ignite the Shadows Book 1 | BBNYA Semi-finalist Spotlight 

Ignite the Shadows by Ingrid Seymour (Ignite the Shadows Book 1 | BBNYA Sem..

Ignite the Shadows by Ingrid Seymour | BBNYA Semi-finalist Spotlight
For fans of dark urban fantasy and apocalyptic fiction. Ignite the Shadows has intrigue, romance, and a heck of a lot of action. If you enjoyed Divergent, you will love this series.
Seattle. The near future. A dark force infects humans and takes over their minds.

Seventeen-year-old Marci is a hacker. The best in the city. Ever since she can remember, her mind has been under attack, but lately it’s getting worse. A dark force overrides her and makes her do awful things. Her mother and best friend believe that she’s a rebel child and that she meant to race her bike with the cops hot on her tail.

She wasn’t in control. Someone else was.

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It Happened in Silence by Karla M. Jay | 2021 BBNYA Semi-finalist Spotlight 

It Happened in Silence by Karla M. Jay | 2021 BBNYA Semi-finalist Spotlight..

2021 BBNYA Semifinalist Spotlight on It Happened in Silence by Karla M. Jay
This is a powerful tale of family, a celebration of decency, and the heartbreak of society’s injustices then that rings true today.

Set in a world where women of the KKK betray their neighbors, horrors of unscrupulous foundling homes come to light, and buried mysteries are not all that hidden. It’s 1921 in Georgia.

Thank you to @KarlaMJay1 @BBNYA_Official @The_WriteReads @FolioSociety for inviting me to participate again this year.

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BBNYA Semi-finalist Spotlight on Sins of the Father by Sharon Bairden

BBNYA Semi-finalist Spotlight on Sins of the Father by Sharon Bairden

BBNYA Semifinalist Spotlight on Sins of the Father by Sharon Baiden
Please take a look & wish her good luck in the competition!

Lucas Findlay thinks he has struck gold when he marries Rebecca, but she married him for one reason only – to destroy him.
TRAUMA RUNS DEEP
When her past comes back to haunt her, Rebecca begins to disconnect from herself and the world around her. As secrets are unearthed, she begins to fear for her sanity… and her life.
TRUTH WILL OUT
With her world unraveling around her, Rebecca clings to her determination to make Lucas pay, whatever the cost.
FORGIVE HIS SINS
But someone must pay for the sins of the father…

A chilling page-turner from a sharp new Scottish voice.

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BBNYA Semi-finalist Spotlight on The Vatican Games by Alejandra Guibert

BBNYA Semi-finalist Spotlight on The Vatican Games by Alejandra Guibert

BBNYA Semifinalist Spotlight on The Vatican Games by Alejandra Guibert
Vera is born on the day an apocalyptic revenge is unleashed, annihilating half of the world’s population.
Her birth marks the beginning of a new world order run by powerful gaming corporations.
A warless existence with no poverty has been secured until this fine balance becomes once more under threat.
Vera is the female David to beat Goliath and prevent further devastation.
The future lies in her hands. It’s a game that she needs to win.

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The Other Side of Whale Road

The Other Side of Whale Road

The Other Side of Whale Road by K.A. Hayton | Spotlight
When his mum burns down their house on the Whitehorse estate, sixteen-year-old Joss is sent to live in a sleepy Suffolk village.
The place is steeped in history, as Joss learns when a bike accident pitches him back more than 1,000 years to an Anglo-Saxon village. That history also tells him his new friends are in mortal peril from bloodthirsty invaders. Can he warn their ruler, King Edmund, in time?
And will he ever get home?

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