YA BOUND BOOK TOURS – BOOK EXCERPT : VEILED SUN (TOMORROW’S EDGE #2) BY BRETT ARMSTRONG
AD 2040: Every day the world slips further into lies. Seventeen-year-old Elliott knows that better than most. Project Alexandria is rewriting history, shaping the world according to sinister goals. To stop it, Elliott must assemble the “Veiled Sun”, a secret program written by his grandfather. Keep on reading...
ANTICIPATED MARCH 2020 RELEASES
These are some of my most anticipated February 2020 releases. I will be adding all the images of the books and a small blurb for the books. I'll link the images to the Goodreads page for the books as well. You can click on the image to take you to the Goodreads page if you are interested in adding any of these books to your TBR. .
BOOK REVIEW : THE QUR’AN – WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW BY JANE MCAULIFFE
TITLE : The Qur’an – What Everyone Needs To Know AUTHOR : Jane McAuliffe GENRE : Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality FBRC RATING : 5 stars SYNOPSIS : Millions of non-Muslims know the name of the Muslim scripture, whether it is written as “Qur’an” or “Quran” or “Koran.” But for most, that is all they know. Many have fallen victim to the mass of misinformation that circulates about the Qur’an. Others may have tried to read the Qur’an, but the text itself is tough to decipher. With no sense of context, chronology, or interpretive history, many would-be readers of the Qur’an quickly give up the effort. As for those trying to…
BOOK REVIEW : HIDDEN KNIGHTS (KNIGHTS OF THE REALM #3) BY JENNIFER ANNE DAVIS
TITLE : Hidden Knights (Knights of The Realm #3) AUTHOR : Jennifer Anne Davis GENRE : YA, Fantasy FBRC RATING : 4.5 – 5 Stars EXPECTED PUBLICATION : 10th March 2020 BLURB : With Prince Henrick dead, a foreign army in league with the king, and the palace taken, Reid must find a way to right the wrongs for the people of Marsden. Reid never expected to find love, friendship, or her mother in the kingdom of Axian. She also never expected to become a leader for her people. With the king threatening to overthrow the dukes and take complete control of the kingdom, Reid realizes she may be the…
ROCKSTAR BOOK TOURS – BOOK EXCERPT : THE ROAD TO DELANO BY JOHN DESIMONE
About the Book: Title: ROAD TO DELANO Author: John DeSimone Pub. Date: March 10, 2020 Publisher: Rare Bird Books Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook Pages: 320 Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD Jack Duncan is a high school senior whose dream is to play baseball in college and beyond―as far away from Delano as possible. He longs to escape the political turmoil surrounding the labor struggles of the striking fieldworkers that infests his small ag town. Ever since his father, a grape grower, died under suspicious circumstances ten years earlier, he’s had to be the sole emotional support of his mother, who has kept secrets from him about his father’s involvement in the ongoing labor strife.…
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BOOK REVIEW : EVONNE GOOLAGONG BY MARIA ISABEL SANCHEZ VEGARA
TITLE : Evonne Goolagong AUTHOR : Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara ILLUSTRATED BY : Lisa Koesterke GENRE : Children’s Non-Fiction, Picture Books FBRC RATING : 5 stars SYNOPSIS : In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Evonne Goolagong, the inspiring indigenous Australian tennis player. Evonne grew up on a hot, dusty farm in Australia. She was the third of eight children, and descendant of the Wirundjuri people, who have lived on the land for more than 60,000 years. Her talent for tennis was discovered at a local tennis club, and before she knew it, the girl dreaming about the place called “Wimbledon”…
BOOK REVIEW : A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS BY KHALED HOSSEINI
TITLE : A Thousand Splendid Suns AUTHOR : Khaled Hosseini GENRE : Historical Fiction, Contemporary FBRC RATING : ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐ ( 5 Stars) SYNOPSIS : A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan’s last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives—the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness—are inextricable from the history playing out around them. Propelled by the same storytelling…
RABT VIRTUAL BOOK TOURS – BOOK BLITZ : OUTPOST GYPSY TREE BY Dr DOTTIE GRAHAM
Outpost Gypsy Tree: The North Portal YA Fantasy Adventure Publisher: GISA Publishing Nestled within a thought-form in Earth’s vast realm, Outpost Gypsy Tree becomes home for six adventurous teenagers from various parts of the world. Charged by their own desire for peace and love for humanity, they are assigned to clear the earth’s light portals of the evils of mankind, starting with the North Portal. To do so, the teens must journey back in time to the winter solstice of 3107 BCE to decode an archaic sequence at Ireland’s historic Newgrange that will unlock a Neolithic chamber leading them to the ‘other world’ of the gods of Erin. To prove…
BOOK REVIEW : UNSPEAKABLE THINGS BY JESS LOUREY
TITLE : Unspeakable Things AUTHOR : Jess Lourey GENRE : Adult/Thriller/Mystery/Suspense FBRC RATING : 2 stars SYNOPSIS : Inspired by a terrifying true story from the author’s hometown, a heart-pounding novel of suspense about a small Minnesota community where nothing is as quiet—or as safe—as it seems. Cassie McDowell’s life in 1980s Minnesota seems perfectly wholesome. She lives on a farm, loves school, and has a crush on the nicest boy in class. Yes, there are her parents’ strange parties and their parade of deviant guests, but she’s grown accustomed to them. All that changes when someone comes hunting in Lilydale. One by one, local boys go missing. One by…
BOOK REVIEW : AND THE MOUNTAINS ECHOED BY KHALED HOSSEINI
TITLE : And The Mountains Echoed AUTHOR : Khaled Hosseini GENRE : Historical Fiction, Contemporary FBRC RATING : ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐ ( 5 Stars) SYNOPSIS : One of the most interesting novels in the market Mesmerise your senses with this riveting storyline! Presenting the great bestseller by Khaled Hosseni, ‘and the Mountains Echoed’ is a great novel which is a must have for reading enthusiasts. The novel is about a boy Abdullah and his sister Pari who live with their father along with their stepmother. The novel is set in the lands of Shadbagh, Afghanistan where their father, Saboor, is in a constant search for a place to work so he…
