Tour Schedule: Girl At the Grave by Teri Bailey Black

Girl At the Grave

by Teri Bailey Black
Publisher: Tor Teen

Release Date: August 7, 2018

Genre: Young Adult - Historical Fiction, Mystery

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Synopsis:

Valentine has spent years trying to outrun her mother's legacy. But small towns have long memories, and when a new string of murders occurs, all signs point to the daughter of a murderer. 

Only one person believes Valentine is innocent—Rowan Blackshaw, the son of the man her mother killed all those years ago. Valentine vows to find the real killer, but when she finally uncovers the horrifying truth, she must choose to face her own dark secrets, even if it means losing Rowan in the end.

Teri Bailey Black grew up near the beach in southern California in a large, quirky family with no television or junk food, but an abundance of books and art supplies. She’s happiest when she’s creating things, whether it’s with words, fabric, or digging in the garden. She makes an amazing chocolate cherry cake—frequently. She and her husband have four children and live in Orange County, California.

October 25

That Artsy Reader Girl - Welcome Post

October 26

808bookdr - Review

Paper Reader - Review

Moonlight Rendezvous - Review

October 27

Smada's Book Smack - Author Guest Post
Booksbydano - Review
Sinfully Wicked Book Reviews - Review

October 28

Confessions of a YA Reader - Review
Here's to Happy Endings - Review
Nay's Pink Bookshelf - Review & Favorite Quotes

October 29

Absolute Bookishness - Review
Rockin' Book Reviews - Review

October 30

The Bibliophagist - Author Guest Post
Ramblings of a Book Nerd - Review
Ink of Blood - Review

October 31

Sweet Southern Home - Author Q&A

Journal of the Lost One - Review

Amy's Booket List - Review & Favorite Quotes

November 1

My Fangirl Chronicles - Review
A Court of Coffee and Books - Author Q&A
Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophiles - Review

Oh Hey! Books. - Review & Favorite Quotes

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Tour Sign-Ups: Girl At the Grave by Teri Bailey Black

Hello FFBC team!! We are announcing a new tour we're hosting for Girl At the Grave by Teri Bailey Black, which was released on August 7, 2018.

The tour will run from October 25th - November 1st, and there will be the following types of posts available:

• Book Review (15 available)
• Favorite Quotes (Blogger's Choice)
• Author Interview (Two spots)
• Author Guest Post (Two spots)
• Creative Option (Blogger's Choice)

Reviewers will receive digital copies from Netgalley.
There are 5 physical copies available to reviewers without access to Netgalley.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed and the tour schedule has been published.

Girl At the Grave

by Teri Bailey Black
Publisher: Tor Teen

Release Date: August 7, 2018

Genre: Young Adult - Historical Fiction, Mystery

Add to Goodreads

Synopsis:

Valentine has spent years trying to outrun her mother's legacy. But small towns have long memories, and when a new string of murders occurs, all signs point to the daughter of a murderer. 

Only one person believes Valentine is innocent—Rowan Blackshaw, the son of the man her mother killed all those years ago. Valentine vows to find the real killer, but when she finally uncovers the horrifying truth, she must choose to face her own dark secrets, even if it means losing Rowan in the end.

Teri Bailey Black grew up near the beach in southern California in a large, quirky family with no television or junk food, but an abundance of books and art supplies. She’s happiest when she’s creating things, whether it’s with words, fabric, or digging in the garden. She makes an amazing chocolate cherry cake—frequently. She and her husband have four children and live in Orange County, California.

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Welcome to the FFBC: A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna- Interview & Giveaway

A Spark of White Fire

(The Celestial Trilogy #1)
by Sangu Mandanna
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Release Date: September 11, 2018

Genre: Young Adult, Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Synopsis:

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 between jealousy and love.

Interview

Hi Sangu!!  We’re so excited to have your book in our FFBC Tours, and can’t wait to ask you a couple of questions about your new book, A SPARK OF WHITE FIRE!!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Favorite Book? 

Eeeep too many! One of them is definitely Daughter of Smoke and Bone and its sequels by Laini Taylor.

Favorite TV Show?

Again, way too many, but I’ll go with Once Upon a Time.

Favorite Movie?

TOO MANY FAVES! Ummm Disney’s Coco.

Favorite Song?

You’re killing me. Can I say the entire Greatest Showman soundtrack? It’s my favourite thing right now.

Favorite Food?

Now this one is easy! Chicken steamed rice and hunan chicken from Chung Wah in Bangalore.

Name 3 fictional places you would move to in a heartbeat.

Hogsmeade, the Prague in Daughter of Smoke and Bone, and the Paris of Stephanie Perkins’ Anna and the French Kiss.

Name a recent book you’ve read that you would recommend to our YA fans.

I just finished and loved Sadie by Courtney Summers!

What were your favorite books while growing up?

Harry Potter, the Magic Faraway Tree books, The Time Traveler’s Wife, pretty much anything by Agatha Christie or Georgette Heyer.

 Favorite Quote?

Oscar Wilde saying “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

What are your fandoms?

Harry Potter, Once Upon a Time, Star Wars and Game of Thrones.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Could you tell our Book Addicts a little bit about A SPARK OF WHITE FIRE?

A Spark of White Fire is the story of Esmae, an apparent orphan who reveals herself to be the princess of a kingdom torn by a civil war. She wants to go home, fight for the crown that was stolen from her brother, and reunite with her family. Of course, turns out it’s not quite that simple…

How did you come up with the story? Did you find inspiration in any other story/movie/show and how has this affected your writing?

It’s very much inspired by and a loose retelling of the Mahabharata, one of the ancient epics of Indian mythology. I’ve wanted to write a story inspired by these myths for a long time, but couldn’t quite hit on something that felt right until my toddler became obsessed with space and planets, which in turn made me start seeing planets in my sleep until I thought “hey, why not combine the two? Indian mythology in space!”

Can you tell us 3 interesting things about Esmae?

She’s a talented archer. Her secret weapon is a flower. And she’s been twice cursed.

Tell us your favorite quote from A SPARK OF WHITE FIRE.

[I’m] a pawn in a Warlords game. Do you know what happens when a pawn gets all the way across the board? She becomes a queen.

If you had to pick one song to be the Theme Song for A SPARK OF WHITE FIRE– Which one would you pick? 

Bastille’s ‘Things We Lost In The Fire’

What 3 hashtags would you most associate with your book? (Could be a word or phrase or anything that would instantly make you think of A SPARK OF WHITE FIRE.)

#bamf #spaceopera #pocinspace

Do you have favorite books/movies/tv shows set in space?

I love the Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown, the new Lost in Space TV show, Star Wars, and Maura Milan’s Ignite the Stars.

Are there any recommendations you could give your readers to be in the “perfect mood” to read A SPARK OF WHITE FIRE (specific music, snacks…)? 

Hot tea and your favourite ice cream, both of which you might need for comfort when you get to end of the book (sorry!)

What’s next for you? 

I’m working on the second book in the trilogy at the moment, and I’m also editing an anthology called Color Outside the Lines, both of which will be out in 2019.

Thank you so much for everything, Sangu!

Thank you for having me and for organizing all this! It’s been amazing to work with you guys and I’ve had so much fun with the guest posts and the Q&As.

Sangu Mandanna was four years old when an elephant chased her down a forest road and she decided to write her first story about it. Seventeen years and many, many manuscripts later, she signed her first book deal. The Lost Girl, a YA sci fi novel about death and love, is available now. Sangu now lives in Norwich, a city in the east of England, with her husband and kids.

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Tour Schedule: This Cruel Design by Emily Suvada

This Mortal Coil

by Emily Suvada
Series: This Mortal Coil #2

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Release Date: October 30, 2018

Genre: Young Adult - Science Fiction

Synopsis:

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.

Emily Suvada was born and raised in Australia, where she went on to study mathematics and astrophysics. She previously worked as a data scientist, and still spends hours writing algorithms to perform tasks which would only take minutes to complete on her own. When not writing, she can be found hiking, cycling, and conducting chemistry experiments in her kitchen. She currently lives in Portland, OR, with her husband.

October 22nd

That Artsy Reader Girl - Welcome Interview

October 23rd

The Reading Corner for All - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design, Book Aesthetic, & Playlist

Oh Hey! Books - Author Q&A

Boston Book Reader - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design

It Starts At Midnight - Review of This Cruel Design
Fan-Girl-Tastic - Review of This Cruel Design & Favorite Quotes

October 24th

Book Dragon Lair - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design

Angela Walker's Reviews - Review of This Cruel Design

Justicereads - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design

808bookdr - Review of This Cruel Design (+ TMC Giveaway)

October 25th

Vicky Who Reads - Author Guest Post, Review of This Cruel Design

Paws and Paperbacks - Review of This Cruel Design

Reader Rising - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design

the Bibliophagist - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design

October 26th

Nay's Pink Bookshelf - Review of This Cruel Design

Belle's Archive - Review of This Cruel Design

Bri's Book Nook - Review of This Cruel Design

October 27th

Portrait of a Book - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design

MetalPhantasmReads - Review of This Cruel Design

Morgan Vega - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design

Confessions of a YA Reader - Author Guest Post

October 28th

Bookish Friends and Felines - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design

Magical Reads - Review of This Cruel Design and Creative Quote Designs

Library of a Book Witch - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design

The Critic Uncritical Bookworm - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design

Luchia Houghton - Review of This Cruel Design

October 29th

Kat's Books - Review of This Cruel Design, Author Q&A

Book Lady's Reviews - Review of This Cruel Design

Vicarious Bookworm - Review of This Cruel Design, Bookish Soundtrack

Hauntedbybooks - Review of This Cruel Design

Rhythmicbooktrovert - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design

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Tour Sign-Ups: This Cruel Design by Emily Suvada

Hello FFBC team!! We are announcing a new tour we're hosting for This Cruel Design by Emily Suvada, book #2 in the This Mortal Coil series, which is being released October 30, 2018.

The tour will run from October 22nd - October 29th and there will be the following types of posts available:

• Book Review of This Cruel Design
• Book Review of This Mortal Coil AND This Cruel Design
• Author Interview (Two spots)
• Author Guest Post (Two spots)
• Creative Option (Blogger's Choice)

Reviewers of This Cruel Design will receive an e-ARC through Netgalley.
Physical copies of This Mortal Coil will be available to those reviewers in the USA who would like to read it before This Cruel Design. 

PLEASE NOTE that a review of This Mortal Coil is not required for the blog tour if you request a physical copy of it, but it would be really nice if you wrote one anyway and either posted it before or during the tour since the publisher is generously offering to mail them out to you. 

IMPORTANT NOTE: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed and the tour schedule has been published.

This Cruel Design

by Emily Suvada
Series: This Mortal Coil #2

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Release Date: October 30, 2018

Genre: Young Adult - Science Fiction

Synopsis:

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.

Emily Suvada was born and raised in Australia, where she went on to study mathematics and astrophysics. She previously worked as a data scientist, and still spends hours writing algorithms to perform tasks which would only take minutes to complete on her own. When not writing, she can be found hiking, cycling, and conducting chemistry experiments in her kitchen. She currently lives in Portland, OR, with her husband.

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