This year, the Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) is celebrating the 50 books that made it into Round Two with a mini spotlight blitz tour for each title. BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 finalists and one overall winner. If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official. BBNYA is brought to you in association with the @Foliosociety (if you love beautiful books, you NEED to check out their website!) and the book blogger support group @The_WriteReads.
Today’s semifinalist spotlight tour is for THE ORACLE STONE by Talli L. Morgan.
Publisher: Self-Published
Length: 485 Pages
Genre: Epic Fantasy, Adventure
Age Category: Upper Young Adult, New Adult
Date Published: 1 February 2021
Links: Amazon and Goodreads
Blurb
Jekku Aj’ere can see everything from the start of time to the end, and it’s an agonizing curse. His only chance to bargain for freedom is to find the Oracle Stone, a magic artifact that was split into four pieces and hidden centuries ago.
Lilya Noor wants to forget her past and be immortal, so she agrees to a blood oath that will grant her eternal life if she delivers the Oracle Stone to her Master of Magic. Failure is not an option, but what if the stone offers a better deal than simple immortality?
Vaeltaja Ievisin has one chance for redemption: the Second Savior. Presenting the Savior and the lost Oracle Stone to his gods will end his banishment, but the Savior isn’t at all what Taja expected, and neither is the stone. And how much is forgiveness worth, anyway, when the gods are never satisfied?
There are higher powers at play, and Jekku, Lilya, and Taja must pull themselves together or risk losing their magic and their lives to the vengeful spirits trapped in the stone. But it’s hard to prevent a magical catastrophe when you can’t trust anyone, including yourself, and certainly not the gods.
Author Bio
Hailing from Upstate New York, Talli L. Morgan is the author of the Windermere Tales series. When they’re not buried in books — their own or someone else’s — Talli hangs out on Twitter and co-hosts a Q&A chat for writers. And if you can’t find them there, they’re probably hiding in the corner of a library. Find Talli on Twitter @TLM_writes and on Instagram @tallimorgan.books.
Hi Celeste,
Next year I will keep my eyes peeled for BBNYA. Because if I find more interesting books like this, I’ll be more than happy.
Cheerio
RoXXie
There are lots of interesting self-published books that get submitted to this BBNYA competition, so I’m sure you’ll find more that interest you! Keep your eyes peeled in March, I think (or some time near there), because I think that’s when there will be blog tours (with book reviews) for the books that made the final round of BBNYA.