TOUR / REVIEW: Jade War by Fonda Lee

**I received a finished copy from the publisher (thank you, Orbit Books!) for this tour. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

Jade War by Fonda Lee

Release Date: July 23, 2019

My Rating: 5 stars

Summary: In Jade War, the sequel to the World Fantasy Award-winning novel Jade City, the Kaul siblings battle rival clans for honor and control over an Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis.

On the island of Kekon, the Kaul family is locked in a violent feud for control of the capital city and the supply of magical jade that endows trained Green Bone warriors with supernatural powers they alone have possessed for hundreds of years.

Beyond Kekon's borders, war is brewing. Powerful foreign governments and mercenary criminal kingpins alike turn their eyes on the island nation. Jade, Kekon's most prized resource, could make them rich - or give them the edge they'd need to topple their rivals.

Faced with threats on all sides, the Kaul family is forced to form new and dangerous alliances, confront enemies in the darkest streets and the tallest office towers, and put honor aside in order to do whatever it takes to ensure their own survival - and that of all the Green Bones of Kekon.

Jade War is the second book of the Green Bone Saga, an epic trilogy about family, honor, and those who live and die by the ancient laws of blood and jade.

TOUR / REVIEW: The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate by Sandy Hall

**I received an ARC for this tour. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

The Shortest Distance Between Love and Hate by Sandy Hall

Release Date: July 9, 2019

My Rating: 3 stars

Summary: A teen girl starting at a new school is torn between long-held loyalties and a bright new love.

Paisley is really looking forward to college. She is ready to take charge of her destiny and embrace some new experiences! Finding a hot guy to make out with at her first ever college party seems like a great start . . . until her best friend informs her that mystery guy is actually Carter Schmitt, Paisley's sworn enemy who basically ruined their lives in middle school.

So much for new people and exciting new experiences. Oh well. Paisley will just pretend he doesn't exist. Of course that would be easier if Carter, AKA her super-hot-sworn-enemy, hadn't ended up in three of her classes AND the same work study. Is it too late to rethink this college thing?

TOUR / REVIEW: Screen Queens by Lori Goldstein

**I received an ARC for this tour. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

Screen Queens by Lori Goldstein

Release Date: June 11, 2019

My Rating: 3.5 stars

Summary: The Bold Type meets The Social Network when three girls vying for prestigious summer internships through a startup incubator program uncover the truth about what it means to succeed in the male-dominated world of tech.

This summer Silicon Valley is a girls' club.

Three thousand applicants. An acceptance rate of two percent. A dream internship for the winning team. ValleyStart is the most prestigious high school tech incubator competition in the country. Lucy Katz, Maddie Li, and Delia Meyer have secured their spots. And they've come to win.

Meet the Screen Queens.

Lucy Katz was born and raised in Palo Alto, so tech, well, it runs in her blood. A social butterfly and CEO in-the-making, Lucy is ready to win and party.

East Coast designer, Maddie Li left her home and small business behind for a summer at ValleyStart. Maddie thinks she's only there to bolster her graphic design portfolio, not to make friends.

Delia Meyer taught herself how to code on a hand-me-down computer in her tiny Midwestern town. Now, it's time for the big leagues--ValleyStart--but super shy Delia isn't sure if she can hack it (pun intended).

When the competition kicks off, Lucy, Maddie, and Delia realize just how challenging the next five weeks will be. As if there wasn't enough pressure already, the girls learn that they would be the only all-female team to win ever. Add in one first love, a two-faced mentor, and an ex-boyfriend turned nemesis and things get...complicated.

Filled with humor, heart, and a whole lot of girl power, Screen Queens is perfect for fans of Morgan Matson, Jenny Han, and The Bold Type.

TOUR: Stronger than a Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan

**I received an ARC for this tour, and I was not compensated for this post.**

Stronger than a Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan

Release Date: June 11, 2019

Summary: When a powerful viceroy arrives with a fleet of mechanical dragons and stops an attack on Anlei’s village, the villagers see him as a godsend. They agree to give him their sacred, enchanted River Pearl in exchange for permanent protection—if he’ll marry one of the village girls to solidify the alliance. Anlei is appalled when the viceroy selects her as a bride, but with the fate of her people at stake, she sees no choice but to consent. Anlei’s noble plans are sent into a tailspin, however, when a young thief steals the River Pearl for himself.

Knowing the viceroy won’t protect her village without the jewel, she takes matters into her own hands. But once she catches the thief, she discovers he needs the pearl just as much as she does. The two embark on an epic quest across the land and into the Courts of Hell, taking Anlei on a journey that reveals more is at stake than she could have ever imagined.

With incredibly vivid world building and fast-paced storytelling, Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon is great for readers who are looking for something fresh in epic fantasy.

TOUR / REVIEW: Fake It Till You Break It by Jenn P. Nguyen

**I received an ARC from a festival. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

Fake It Till You Break It by Jenn P. Nguyen

Release Date: May 28, 2019

My Rating: 4.5 stars

Summary: Mia and Jake have known each other their whole lives. They’ve endured summer vacations, Sunday brunches, even dentist visits together. Their mothers, who are best friends, are convinced that Mia and Jake would be the perfect couple, even though they can’t stand to be in the same room together.

After Mia’s mom turns away yet another cute boy, Mia and Jake decide they’ve have had enough. Together, they hatch a plan to get their moms off their backs. Permanently. All they have to do is pretend to date and then stage the worst breakup of all time—and then they’ll be free.

The only problem is, maybe Jake and Mia don’t hate each other as much as they once thought...

TOUR: Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali

Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali

Release Date: April 30, 2019

Summary: A marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes—because they make French fries happen. Like the perfect fries Adam and his mom used to make together.

An oddity: whatever gives you pause. Like the fact that there are hateful people in the world. Like Zayneb’s teacher, who won’t stop reminding the class how “bad” Muslims are.

But Zayneb, the only Muslim in class, isn’t bad. She’s angry.

When she gets suspended for confronting her teacher, and he begins investigating her activist friends, Zayneb heads to her aunt’s house in Doha, Qatar, for an early start to spring break.

Fueled by the guilt of getting her friends in trouble, she resolves to try out a newer, “nicer” version of herself in a place where no one knows her.

Then her path crosses with Adam’s.

Since he got diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in November, Adam’s stopped going to classes, intent, instead, on perfecting the making of things. Intent on keeping the memory of his mom alive for his little sister.

Adam’s also intent on keeping his diagnosis a secret from his grieving father.

Alone, Adam and Zayneb are playing roles for others, keeping their real thoughts locked away in their journals.

Until a marvel and an oddity occurs…

Marvel: Adam and Zayneb meeting.

Oddity: Adam and Zayneb meeting.

TOUR / REVIEW: Small Town Hearts by Lillie Vale

**I received an ARC of this book for this tour. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

Small Town Hearts by Lillie Vale

Release Date: March 19, 2019

My Rating: 4.5 stars

Summary: Rule #1 — Never fall for a summer boy.

Fresh out of high school, Babe Vogel should be thrilled to have the whole summer at her fingertips. She loves living in her lighthouse home in the sleepy Maine beach town of Oar’s Rest and being a barista at the Busy Bean, but she’s totally freaking out about how her life will change when her two best friends go to college in the fall. And when a reckless kiss causes all three of them to break up, she may lose them a lot sooner. On top of that, her ex-girlfriend is back in town, bringing with her a slew of memories, both good and bad.

And then there’s Levi Keller, the cute artist who’s spending all his free time at the coffee shop where she works. Levi’s from out of town, and even though Babe knows better than to fall for a tourist who will leave when summer ends, she can’t stop herself from wanting to know him. Can Babe keep her distance, or will she break the one rule she’s always had — to never fall for a summer boy?

TOUR / REVIEW: The Fever King by Victoria Lee

**I received an ARC of this book for this tour. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

The Fever King by Victoria Lee

Release Date: March 1, 2019

My Rating: 4.5 stars

Summary: In the former United States, sixteen-year-old Noam Álvaro wakes up in a hospital bed, the sole survivor of the viral magic that killed his family and made him a technopath. His ability to control technology attracts the attention of the minister of defense and thrusts him into the magical elite of the nation of Carolinia.

The son of undocumented immigrants, Noam has spent his life fighting for the rights of refugees fleeing magical outbreaks—refugees Carolinia routinely deports with vicious efficiency. Sensing a way to make change, Noam accepts the minister’s offer to teach him the science behind his magic, secretly planning to use it against the government. But then he meets the minister’s son—cruel, dangerous,and achingly beautiful—and the way forward becomes less clear.

Caught between his purpose and his heart, Noam must decide who he can trust and how far he’s willing to go in pursuit of the greater good.

TOUR: An Affair of Poisons by Addie Thorley

An Affair of Poisons by Addie Thorley

Release Date: February 26, 2019

Summary: After unwittingly helping her mother poison King Louis XIV, seventeen-year-old alchemist Mirabelle Monvoisin is forced to see her mother’s Shadow Society in a horrifying new light: they’re not heroes of the people, as they’ve always claimed to be, but murderers. Herself included. Mira tries to ease her guilt by brewing helpfulcuratives, but her hunger tonics and headache remedies cannot right past wrongs or save the dissenters her mother vows to purge.

Royal bastard Josse de Bourbon is more kitchen boy than fils de France. But when the Shadow Society assassinates the Sun King and half the royal court, he must become the prince he was never meant to be in order to save his injured sisters and the petulant Dauphin. Forced to hide in the derelict sewers beneath the city, any hope of reclaiming Paris seems impossible—until Josse’s path collides with Mirabelle’s, and he finds a surprising ally in his sworn enemy.

She's a deadly poisoner. He's a bastard prince. Together, they form a tenuous pact to unite the commoners and former nobility against the Shadow Society. But can a rebellion built on mistrust ever hope to succeed?

TOUR / REVIEW: Lovely War by Julie Berry

**I received a copy of this book from PenguinTeen for this tour (thank you, PenguinTeen!). These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

Lovely War by Julie Berry

Release Date: March 5, 2019

My Rating: 4 stars

Summary: A sweeping, multi-layered romance with a divine twist, by the Printz Honor-winning author of The Passion of Dolssa, set in the perilous days of World Wars I and II.

It's 1917, and World War I is at its zenith when Hazel and James first catch sight of each other at a London party. She's a shy and talented pianist; he's a newly minted soldier with dreams of becoming an architect. When they fall in love, it's immediate and deep—and cut short when James is shipped off to the killing fields.

Aubrey Edwards is also headed toward the trenches. A gifted musician who's played Carnegie Hall, he's a member of the 15th New York Infantry, an all-African-American regiment being sent to Europe to help end the Great War. Love is the last thing on his mind. But that's before he meets Colette Fournier, a Belgian chanteuse who's already survived unspeakable tragedy at the hands of the Germans.

Thirty years after these four lovers' fates collide, the Greek goddess Aphrodite tells their stories to her husband, Hephaestus, and her lover, Ares, in a luxe Manhattan hotel room at the height of World War II. She seeks to answer the age-old question: Why are Love and War eternally drawn to one another? But her quest for a conclusion that will satisfy her jealous husband uncovers a multi-threaded tale of prejudice, trauma, and music and reveals that War is no match for the power of Love.

TOUR / REVIEW: The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena

**I received an ARC for this tour. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena

Release Date: February 26, 2019

My Rating: 4.25 stars

Summary: Susan is the new girl—she’s sharp and driven, and strives to meet her parents’ expectations of excellence. Malcolm is the bad boy—he started raising hell at age fifteen, after his mom died of cancer, and has had a reputation ever since.

Susan’s parents are on the verge of divorce. Malcolm’s dad is a known adulterer.

Susan hasn’t told anyone, but she wants to be an artist. Malcolm doesn’t know what he wants—until he meets her.

Love is messy and families are messier, but in spite of their burdens, Susan and Malcolm fall for each other. The ways they drift apart and come back together are testaments to family, culture, and being true to who you are.

TOUR / REVIEW: That's Not What I Heard by Stephanie Kate Strohm

**I received an ARC for this tour. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

That's Not What I Heard by Stephanie Kate Strohm

Release Date: January 29, 2019

My Rating: 3 stars

Summary: What did you hear?

Kimberly Landis-Lilley and Teddy Lin are over. Yes, the Kim and Teddy broke up.

At least that's what Phil Spooner thinks he overheard and then told Jess Howard, Kim's best friend. Something about Teddy not liking Kim's Instas? Or was it that Teddy is moving to Italy and didn't want to do long distance? Or that Kim slid into someone else's DMs?

Jess told her boyfriend, Elvis, that he needs to be on Kim's side. Especially if he wants to keep her as his girlfriend. But Elvis is also Teddy's best friend.

Now, Kim's run out of school for the day. Jess is furious. Elvis is confused. And half the lunch period won't talk to Teddy. Even the teachers have taken sides.

William Henry Harrison High will never be the same again!

TOUR / REVIEW: This Cruel Design by Emily Suvada

**I received an ARC for this tour. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

This Cruel Design by Emily Suvada

Release Date: October 30, 2018

My Rating: 4.5 stars

Summary: Cat  thought  the  Hydra  epidemic  was  over,  but  when  new  cases  pop  up,  Cat  must  team  up  with  an  enemy  to  fix  the  vaccine  before  the  virus  spirals  out  of  control  in  this  thrilling  sequel  to  This  Mortal  Coil,  which  New  York  Times  bestselling  author  Amie  Kaufman  says  “redefines  ‘unputdownable.’”

The  nightmare  of  the  outbreak  is  finally  over,  but  Cat’s  fight  has  only  just  begun.

Exhausted,  wounded,  and  reeling  from  revelations  that  have  shaken  her  to  her  core,  Cat  is  at  a  breaking  point.  Camped  in  the  woods  with  Cole  and  Leoben,  she’s  working  day  and  night,  desperate  to  find  a  way  to  stop  Lachlan’s  plan  to  reprogram  humanity.  But  she’s  failing—Cat  can’t  even  control  her  newly  regrown  panel,  and  try  as  she  might  to  ignore  them,  she  keeps  seeing  glitching  visions  from  her  past  everywhere  she  turns.

When  news  arrives  that  the  Hydra  virus  might  not  be  as  dead  as  they’d  thought,  the  group  is  pushed  into  an  uneasy  alliance  with  Cartaxus  to  hunt  down  Lachlan  and  fix  the  vaccine.  Their  search  takes  them  to  Entropia,  a  city  of  genehackers  hidden  deep  in  the  desert  that  could  also  hold  the  answers  about  Cat’s  past  that  she’s  been  searching  for.

But  when  confronted  with  lies  and  betrayals,  Cat  is  forced  to  question  everything  she  knows  and  everyone  she  trusts.  And  while  Lachlan  is  always  two  steps  ahead,  the  biggest  threat  to  Cat  may  be  the  secrets  buried  in  her  own  mind.

TOUR: The Geography of Lost Things by Jessica Brody

 

The Geography of Lost Things by Jessica Brody

Release Date: October 2, 2018

Summary: In  this  romantic  road  trip  story  perfect  for  fans  of  Sarah  Dessen  and  Morgan  Matson, a  teen  girl  discovers  the  value  of  ordinary  objects  while  learning  to  forgive  her  absent  father.

After  Ali’s  father  passes  away,  he  leaves  his  one  and  only  prized  possession—a  1968  Fire-bird  convertible—to  his  daughter.  But  Ali  doesn’t  plan  on  keeping  it.  Not  when  it  reminds  her  too  much  of  all  her  father’s  unfulfilled  promises.  So  when  she  finds  a  buyer  three  hundred  miles  up  the  Pacific  coast  willing  to  pay  enough  money  for  the  car  to  save  her  childhood  home,  Ali  can’t  wait  to  get  going.  Except  Ali  has  no  idea  how  to  drive  a  stick  shift.  But  guess  who  does?

Ali’s  ex-boyfriend,  Nico.  And  Nico  has  other  plans.

He  persuades  Ali  that  instead  of  selling  the  car,  they  should  “trade  up”  the  items  they  collect  on  their  trip  to  eventually  reach  the  monetary  amount  Ali  needs.  Agreeing  with  Nico’s  crazy  plan,  Ali  sets  off  on  a  unique  adventure  that  is  unlike  anything  she  ever  could  have  ex-pected.

And  it’s  through  Ali’s  travels,  through  the  strangers  she  meets  and  the  things  that  they  val-ue—and  why  they  value  them—that  Ali  eventually  comes  to  understand  her  father  and  how  his  life  may  not  have  been  as  easy  and  carefree  as  she  previously  thought.  Because  just  like  the  seemingly  insignificant  objects  Ali  collects,  not  everything  is  exactly  as  it  appears.

TOUR: A Spark of White Fire by Sandanna Mangu

A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna

Release Date: September 11, 2018

Summary: In  a  universe  of  capricious  gods,  dark  moons,  and  kingdoms  built  on  the  backs  of spaceships,  a  cursed  queen  sends  her  infant  daughter  away,  a  jealous  uncle  steals  the  throne  of  Kali  from  his  nephew,  and an  exiled  prince  vows  to  take  his  crown  back.

Raised  alone  and  far  away  from  her  home  on  Kali,  Esmae  longs  to  return  to her family.  When  the  King  of  Wychstar  offers  to  gift  the  unbeatable,  sentient  warship  Titania  to  a  warrior  that  can  win  his  competition,  she  sees  her  way  home:  she’ll  enter  the  competition,  reveal  her  true  identity  to  the  world,  and  help  her  famous  brother  win  back  the  crown  of  Kali.

It’s  a  great  plan.  Until  it  falls  apart.

Inspired  by  the  Mahabharata  and  other  ancient  Indian  stories,  A  Spark  of  White  Fire  is  a  lush,  sweeping  space  opera  about  family,  curses,  and  the  endless  battle  be-tween  jealousy  and  love.

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TOUR / REVIEW: Mirage by Somaiya Daud

**I received an ARC from Netgalley for this tour. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

Mirage by Somaiya Daud

Release Date: August 28, 2018

My Rating: 3.75 stars

Summary: In a star system dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation; she dreams of writing poetry like the old-world poems she adores; she dreams of receiving a sign from Dihya that one day, she, too, will have adventure, and travel beyond her isolated moon.

But when adventure comes for Amani, it is not what she expects: she is kidnapped by the regime and taken in secret to the royal palace, where she discovers that she is nearly identical to the cruel half-Vathek Princess Maram. The princess is so hated by her conquered people that she requires a body double, someone to appear in public as Maram, ready to die in her place.

As Amani is forced into her new role, she can’t help but enjoy the palace’s beauty—and her time with the princess’ fiancé, Idris. But the glitter of the royal court belies a world of violence and fear. If Amani ever wishes to see her family again, she must play the princess to perfection...because one wrong move could lead to her death.

TOUR: Nothing Happened by Molly Booth

Today I'm a part of the blog tour for Nothing Happened by Molly Booth! Check out some excerpts and a giveaway. Don't forget to check out the rest of the blog tour in the schedule below.

Nothing Happened by Molly Booth

Release Date: May 15, 2018

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Summary: This modern-day retelling of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing takes place at the idyllic Camp Dogberry, where sisters Bee and Hana Leonato have grown up. Their parents own the place, and every summer they look forward to leading little campers in crafts, swimming in the lake, playing games of capture the flag and sproutball, and of course, the legendary counselor parties.

This year, the camp drama isn’t just on the improv stage. Bee and longtime counselor Ben have a will-they-or-won’t-they romance that’s complicated by events that happened—or didn’t happen—last summer. Meanwhile, Hana is falling hard for the kind but insecure Claudia, putting them both in the crosshairs of resident troublemaker John, who spreads a vicious rumor that could tear them apart.

As the counselors juggle their camp responsibilities with simmering drama that comes to a head at the Fourth of July sparkler party, they’ll have to swallow their pride and find the courage to untangle the truth, whether it leads to heartbreak or happily ever after.

TOUR / REVIEW: Trouble Never Sleeps by Stephanie Tromly

**I received an ARC as a part of this blog tour. In no way was I compensated for this review, and these are my honest opinions.**

Trouble Never Sleeps by Stephanie Tromly

Release Date: April 24, 2018

My Rating: 4.25 stars

Summary: Happily Ever After gets a serious makeover in this swoony, non-stop, thrill-ride of a conclusion to the Trouble Is a Friend of Mine trilogy

No one makes getting into trouble look as good as Philip Digby—and he looks good doing it. Now that he's back in town, he's plunged Zoe (and their Scooby Gang of wealthy frenemy Sloane, nerd-tastic genius Felix, and aw-shucks-handsome Henry) back into the deep end on the hunt for his kidnapped sister. He's got a lead, but it involves doing a deal with the scion of an alarmingly powerful family, not to mention committing some light treason. Zoe and Digby are officially together now, and she's definitely up for whatever closure this new caper might offer, even though this mystery will come with a twist neither expected.

With acerbic banter, steamy chemistry, and no small amount of sarcasm, Zoe and Digby are the will-they-or-won't-they, charismatic crime solving couple you've been waiting for.

TOUR / REVIEW: Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett

**I received an ARC for this tour. I was in no way compensated for this review, and these are my honest opinions.**

Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett

Release Date: April 3, 2018

My Rating: 4 stars

Summary: Ever since last year’s homecoming dance, best friends-turned-best enemies Zorie and Lennon have made an art of avoiding each other. It doesn’t hurt that their families are the modern day, Californian version of the Montagues and Capulets.

But when a group camping trip goes south, Zorie and Lennon find themselves stranded in the wilderness. Alone. Together.

What could go wrong?

With no one but each other for company, Zorie and Lennon have no choice but to hash out their issues via witty jabs and insults as they try to make their way to safety. But fighting each other while also fighting off the forces of nature makes getting out of the woods in one piece less and less likely.

And as the two travel deeper into Northern California’s rugged backcountry, secrets and hidden feelings surface. But can Zorie and Lennon’s rekindled connection survive out in the real world? Or was it just a result of the fresh forest air and the magic of the twinkling stars?

TOUR / REVIEW: The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco

**I borrowed an ARC from a friend. These are my honest opinions and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco

Release Date: March 20, 2018

My Rating: 5 stars

Summary: In The Bone Witch, Tea mastered resurrection―now she's after revenge...

No one knows death like Tea. A bone witch who can resurrect the dead, she has the power to take life...and return it. And she is done with her self-imposed exile. Her heart is set on vengeance, and she now possesses all she needs to command the mighty daeva. With the help of these terrifying beasts, she can finally enact revenge against the royals who wronged her―and took the life of her one true love.

But there are those who plot against her, those who would use Tea's dark power for their own nefarious ends. Because you can't kill someone who can never die...

War is brewing among the kingdoms, and when dark magic is at play, no one is safe.