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Book Review: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

Published on April 4, 2022June 8, 2024 by Celeste3 Comments

Today’s review is about THE GILDED ONES by Namina Forna. It’s the first book in the Deathless trilogy. Deka nears the age of her village’s blood ceremony, which will determine whether she can remain or be forced out. When her blood runs gold instead of red, she decides to leave and fight for the emperor. But once she does she begins to wonder about the truth of the stories told to her people.

Author: Namina Forna
Series: Deathless #1
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Publish Date: February 9, 2021
Print Length: 432

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Book Tour: The Dragon Ring by Fil Reid

Published on March 31, 2022September 10, 2022 by Celeste2 Comments

Author: Fil Reid
Series: Guinevere Book 1
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, USA
Publish Date: January 11, 2022
Print Length: 312
Link: Amazon*

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BBNYA Blog Tour: Accused (The Kansas City Warlock Weekly 1) by M N Jolley

Published on March 22, 2022September 10, 2022 by Celeste2 Comments

Author: M. N. Jolley
Publish Date: November 3, 2020
Print Length: 248
Links: Amazon* and Goodreads*
BBNYA 2021: 3rd place

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Today I’m happy to spotlight Accused (The KC Warlock Weekly #1) by M. N. Jolley! After participating in a few 2021 Book Bloggers Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) blog tours the past two months, this is the last one for me! Keep reading to learn more about this book.

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Book Review: The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton

Published on March 21, 2022June 8, 2024 by Celeste8 Comments

Today’s review is about THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEWOMEN WITCHES by India Holton. Though part of a series, it reads as a standalone. This light-hearted fantasy romance contains plenty of witty banter, plus pirates and witches.

Author: India Holton
Publisher: Berkley Books
Publish Date: March 15, 2022
Print Length: 352

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If you’d like to read an excerpt of this book, check out my Spotlight post for the blog tour I posted earlier in March.

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Blog Blitz: The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton

Published on March 13, 2022September 10, 2022 by Celeste2 Comments

Thank you for joining me on this blog blitz for The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton, which was organized by Penguin Random House. I’m pleased to present a spotlight of the book followed by a short excerpt. This is the second and latest book of Holton’s Dangerous Damsels series. It’s not necessary, though, to read the first book in order to understand The League of Gentlewomen Witches.

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