Saturday, July 22, 2023

Of Wings & Shadows by Kyoko M. (Book Blitz & Giveaway)

 


Will they succeed against their competition, 

or will the dragons of the Wild Hunt be too wild to tame?

Of Wings and Shadows

Of Cinder and Bone #5.5

by Kyoko M.

Genre: Science Fiction, Contemporary Fantasy

In a modern-day world teeming with marauding dragons, there is only one solution: The Wild Hunt.

The United States government has decided to hold a tournament called The Wild Hunt to determine who will be responsible for the capture of wild dragons by the Knight Division. The four challengers Noah Wilson, Charlie Howard, Su Jin Han, and Beowulf have to catch five deadly dragons alive if they want to win the tournament and become the new Knight Division dragon hunters. Their journey will take them through the mountains of South Carolina, the seas of Key West, the caverns of Ruby Falls, the Redwood forest, and finally, the murky bayous of Louisiana. Will they succeed against their competition, or will the dragons of the Wild Hunt be too wild to tame?

Of Wings and Shadows is the sixth book in the Of Cinder and Bone series. It takes place in medias res of Book Five, Of Claws and Inferno. It follows Of Cinder and Bone, Of Blood and Ashes, Of Dawn and Embers, and Of Fury and Fangs.


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Kyoko M is a USA Today bestselling author, a fangirl, and an avid book reader. She has written the Amazon bestselling Black Parade urban fantasy series as well as the Of Cinder and Bone science-fiction dragon hunting series. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English Lit degree from the University of Georgia, which gave her every valid excuse to devour book after book with a concentration in Greek mythology and Christian mythology. When not working feverishly on a manuscript (or two), she can be found buried under her Dashboard on Tumblr, or chatting with fellow nerds on Twitter, or curled up with a good Harry Dresden novel on a warm Georgia night. Like any author, she wants nothing more than to contribute something great to the best profession in the world, no matter how small.


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Friday, July 21, 2023

Reverse Readathon-Starting Line/Update Post

 


I am super excited that I am able to participate in this one! Lately I've been working through most of a big chunk of the last few readathons (because they typically start in the morning) but this one will start 7pm (my time tonight!) I will still have work but I will stay up late tonight and also include Sunday into mine! My saturday shifts are broken up into two, so there's some in-between time to cram in some reading. I will be ingesting SO MUCH caffeine lol

Here's my stack: 


I am of course already reading Prophecy and a book on my kindle (The House at the End of the World) but I think these selections (plus whatever is on my kindle) are a good grazing selection.

I will not make it all night long tonight but I am excited to get a good bit read.

I will most likely update in chunks of 1-2 hours a piece. I will only use this post to update. 

Block 1 7pm-9pm

Book: The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz (ebook) 

Pages:  Starting page: 153 

Pages:  Ending page: 272

Total Pages Read: 119 pages 

Notes:  Got coffee and water, will try to hold off on snackage til later for a little extra boost of energy. 

I am loving this book. It didn't completely pull me in at first, but after it got going I was entranced. It's got that great mix of horror, human drama, science-y fiction and some humor that is just awesomeballs. I am a slow reader but I am clipping through this one pretty quickly. I may even finish it by the end of next block. 

Block 2 9pm-10pm

Book:  The House at the End of the World

Pages: Starting Page: 272

Pages: Ending Page: 342

Total Pages Read:  70 pages

Notes: I can't hang any longer, my eyeballs were starting to cross. I even tried a little shakey butt dancing to get my blood flowing, but alas. I am off to bed. I will get up early in the morning to resume reading. 

Block 3 Saturday 6:30-9:30

Book:The House at the End of the World

Pages: Starting page 342

Finished 1st Book (HatEotW) 407

Book Read: Prophecy 

Started Page: 232

Pages: Ending page: 254

Total Pages Read: 23

Notes: Good morning! It's 6:25am CST here and I am wide awake, getting caffeinated, fed my furry children and have myself a breakfast cookie..okay it's just a normal cookie but it's breakfast time! So that counts! I'm working today so this first block is going to be pre-work, then I have a 10-12 shift then a 2 hour break (expect a block of at least 1 hour then) then it's 2pm-6pm. Afterwards I'm on full blast reading mode until Sunday evening. 

Block 4 12:30-1:30pm

Book:  Prophecy

Pages:  Starting page: 254

Pages:  Ending page: 277

Total Pages Read: 23 pages

Notes: Kind of had too many distractions this block. I'm about to start my last shift of the weekend, so once i'm done I'm going to take a short nap and then get back into reading. 

Block 5 7:30-9:30

Book:  Prophecy

Pages:  Starting page: 277

Pages:  Ending page: 333

Total Pages Read:  56 pages

Notes: I am continuing my readathon into tomorrow. I won't be able to stay up all night tonight, but I will try to stay up as late as I can. Prophecy is very good, but I find myself reading slower when it's a fantasy novel. I think the descriptions are what slow me down a bit, everything in a fantasy novel is so vividly detailed, etc. I like to slow down and paint it all in my head. 

Block 6 10-11pm

Book:  Prophecy

Pages:  Starting page: 333

Pages:  Ending page: 375

Total Pages Read:  42 pages

Notes: Okay that's me, ready for bed. Will get up early-ish to get back into it. 

Block 7 SUNDAY 7am-9am

Book:  Prophecy

Pages:  Starting page: 375

Pages:  Ending page: 427

Total Pages Read:  52 pages

Notes: I've had a chill morning, but now I'm taking a short break to get some cleaning done. Sunday is my "get all the things" done day so I will condense all my wacky shenanigans into about an hour or so. 

I will be back to read more. 

Block 8 SUNDAY 11:1pm

Book:  Prophecy

Pages:  Starting page: 427

Pages:  Ending page: 473

Total Pages Read:  46 pages

Block 9 SUNDAY 2 4:30-End

Book:  Prophecy

Pages:  Starting page: 473

Pages:  Ending page: 697

Total Pages Read: 224 pages


Total Pages Read: 873 

Total Books: Two 

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Warlock At Law by R.L. Baranowski (Blog Tour-Review and Giveaway)

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the WARLOCK AT LAW by R.L. Baranowski Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: WARLOCK AT LAW

Author: R.L. Baranowski

Pub. Date: February 13, 2023

Publisher: Pixie Wolf Publishing, LLC

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 324

Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/WARLOCK-AT-LAW

Attorney Alistair Burke has been newly hired to represent supernaturals who find themselves in legal trouble in the state of Wisconsin. His first major client is a shapeshifter on trial for a murder he didn’t commit, an already tough job further complicated because Alistair must defend his client while preventing mundane humans from discovering supernaturals live among them.

The case turns out to be the tip of the iceberg– the first move in a slaver's plot to capture and kill local supernaturals, using their life energy to power his own necromantic magic.

Although Alistair is by no means ready to deal with the situation, he will not allow his friends to die….

 

REVIEW

From the start I knew I would love this book! Alistair is a very interesting character and very well written. He's funny, smart, a bit of a goof in some ways, and just fun to ride along with. There's lawyer'ing, supernatural elements, a bit of a mystery..and just witty dialogue through this book. I found myself actually chuckling out loud at a few spots and frantically flipping pages to find out what happened next. I really did enjoy this book and would love to read more by this author. I do hope there are more installments of the Threshold Covenant Series in the future! 

This is definitely a recommend! 

 

About R.L. Baranowski:

The authors are a pair of self-described “nerds with social skills” with a shared passion of reading, science fiction and fantasy. They have been married for twenty-four years.

Robert Baranowski is trained as an attorney, and he currently practices in the areas of civil and criminal litigation, trademarks and copyrights, estate planning, and disability law. He is currently licensed to practice in Wisconsin and in the 7th Federal District. Laura Baranowski has a Masters of Science in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin, and has worked extensively in the Department of Biochemistry and for the State of Wisconsin as a grant specialist.

They own a consulting business (Baranowski Associates, LLC) in which they assist high-tech businesses obtain research funds, primarily in the medical and technical fields.

They have both had a lifelong love of science fiction and fantasy, and both have written fiction as a hobby since they were children. Within the last ten years, they have attended fiction-writing seminars taught by professional writers such as Lori Devoti, Jim Butcher, Nancy Kress, and Walter Jon Williams.

They have two adult sons and a sixteen-year-old daughter who lives at home and livens up their life. They also have a pair of fluffy white fur-children (miniature American Eskimo dogs) named Pikachu and Pippin.

 

Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Amazon

 

Giveaway Details:

3 winners will receive a WARLOCK AT LAW swag keychain, US Only.

3 winners will receive an eBook of WARLOCK AT LAW, International.

Ends August 1st, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

7/17/2023

@bookreviewvirginialee

IG Post

7/18/2023

@jaimerockstarbooktours

IG Post

7/19/2023

@brandidanielledavis

IG Post/TikTok Post

7/20/2023

Must Read Faster

Review

7/21/2023

Jaime_of_gryffindor

IG Review

Week Two:

7/24/2023

Fyrekatz Blog

Review

7/25/2023

@onemoreexclamation

IG Review

7/26/2023

@declarationsofafangirl

IG Review/TikTok Post

7/27/2023

@countrymamaswithkids

IG Review

7/28/2023

JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder

Review


Wednesday, July 19, 2023

West of Sundown Vol. 2 by Tim Seeley & Aaron Campbell w/Jim Terry (Blog Tour)

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the WEST OF SUNDOWN Vol. 2 by Tim Seeley & Aaron Campbell, Jim Terry Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: WEST OF SUNDOWN Vol. 2: Youthful Blasphemy

Author: Tim Seeley & Aaron Campbell, Jim Terry (Illustrations)

Pub. Date: July 25, 2023

Publisher: Vault Comics

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 144

Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/WEST-OF-SUNDOWN-Vol-2

From Dusk Till Dawn and American Vampire meet The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in this terrifying tale of the Old West, survival, blood, and monsters.

La Sangre es la Vida

The New Mexico town of Sangre De Moro has accepted its strange new residents: beautiful vampire Constance Der Abend, her thrall, Frankenstein's monster, and the would-be mad scientist, Griffin. But a new threat has come for the evil-saturated soil of the mesa: Dr. Moreau and his strange companions.

West of Sundown – where Hammer Horror and literary monsters stake their claim in old New Mexico.

A Western tale of survival starring a cast of literary horrors from the diabolical minds of Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, Vampire: The Masquerade, Money Shot), Aaron Campbell (Hellblazer, Infidel), and Jim Terry (Vampirella, Come Home, Indio)!

For fans of Westworld, Red Dead Redemption, American Vampire, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Hammer Horror films, Universal monsters, and Preacher!

Collects the entire second arc, issues #6-#10, of the smash-hit series!

"If you like your horse operas bloody, if you thought The Searchers was fine, except for all the missing vampires and werewolves and monsters, then … Tim Seeley, Aaron Campbell, and Jim Terry have a book here for you. Come walk with them through the Old West, and don’t trust them when they tell you it’s all going to be fine. It’s not. And we wouldn’t have it any other way.” --Stephen Graham Jones (New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians, My Heart is a Chainsaw and Don't Fear the Reaper)

"Vigorous, bloody pulp fiction boned with fierce intelligence and blooded with delicate observation. This just might be the start of the best monster universe since Universal's." -- Daniel Kraus (New York Times bestselling author of The Shape of Water, Trollhunters, and The Autumnal)

“Western gets weird in this gore-strewn, rollicking adventure set in the 1870s …with a wink toward gothic Victorian horror.” – Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

 

Grab WEST OF SUNDOWN, VOL. 1 now!


 

About Tim Seeley:

TIM SEELEY is one of those “slash” people…a writer-slash-artist. He has drawn a number of different comic book series including G.I JOE, HALLOWEEN, WILDCATS and ANT-MAN & WASP. His writing work include NIGHTWING, MONEY SHOT , INJUSTICE v. MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE ,the critically acclaimed REVIVAL, and the NY TIMES bestselling HACK/SLASH. He resides in Chicago, Illinois with his wife, daughter and 80s action figure collection.        Hometown:  Chicago, IL

Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Amazon | BookBub

 


About Aaron Campbell:

Aaron Campbell has been working as a comics artist for a decade, and is now the co-writer of Vault Comics horror title, West of Sundown.  During his time in comics, he’s illustrated the adventures of some of the world’s most iconic characters, including Hellblazer, Batman, Harley Quinn, The Shadow, Green Hornet, Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, and Infidel, working with such revered writers as Garth Ennis, Matt Wagner, James Robinson, and Andy Diggle.              Hometown:  Albuquerque, NM

 

Website | Instagram | Goodreads

 



About Jim Terry:

JIM TERRY is a Native American comic book artist who’s memoir Come Home, Indio was a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize and the Ignatz, as well as the artist on such titles as THE CROW, HACK/SLASH, HEAVY METAL and more. He is currently working on WEST OF SUNDOWN from Vault Comics. He lives in Chicago with his 4 cats.

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Goodreads

 




Giveaway Details:

2 winners will receive a finished copy of WEST OF SUNDOWN Vol. 1 & WEST OF SUNDOWN Vol. 2, US Only.

Ends August 15th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

7/17/2023

Writer of Wrongs

Excerpt

7/18/2023

Sadie's Spotlight

Excerpt/IG Post

7/19/2023

Must Read Faster

Excerpt/IG Post

7/20/2023

Vamplit

Review/IG Post

7/21/2023

Two Chicks on Books

Excerpt/IG Post

7/22/2023

Fieldstone_lfl

IG Review/LFL Drop Pic

Week Two:

7/23/2023

#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Excerpt/IG Post

7/24/2023

Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer

Review/IG Post

7/25/2023

The Book Countess

Review/IG Post

7/26/2023

A Dream Within A Dream

Excerpt/IG Post

7/27/2023

@by_hckilgour

IG Review

7/28/2023

Country Mamas With Kids

Review/IG Post

7/29/2023

A Blue Box Full of Books

IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post

Week Three:

7/30/2023

OneMoreExclamation

Review/IG Post

7/31/2023

celiamcmahonreads

Review/IG Post

8/1/2023

@evergirl200

IG Review

8/2/2023

FUONLYKNEW

Review

8/3/2023

Lifestyle of Me

Review

8/4/2023

Locks, Hooks and Books

Review

8/5/2023

Kim's Book Reviews and Writing Aha's

Review/IG Post

Week Four:

8/6/2023

Brandi Danielle Davis

Review/IG Post

8/7/2023

@enthuse_reader

IG Review/TikTok Post

8/8/2023

Two Points of Interest

Review

8/9/2023

@jlreadstoperpetuity

IG Review/TikTok Post

8/10/2023

@bookish_aly_cat

IG Review

8/11/2023

Jaime_of_gryffindor

IG Review