Tour Schedule: Bright Burning Stars by A.K. Small

Bright Burning Stars

by A.K. Small
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Release Date: May 21st 2019

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery

Synopsis:

Best friends Marine Duval and Kate Sanders have trained at the Paris Opera Ballet School since childhood, where they’ve formed an inseparable bond forged by respective family tragedies and a fierce love for dance. When the body of a student is found in the dorms just before the start of their final year, Marine and Kate begin to ask themselves what they would do to win the ultimate prize: to be the one girl selected to join the Opera’s prestigious corps de ballet. Would they die? Cheat? Seduce the most talented boy in the school, dubbed the Demigod, hoping his magic would make them shine, too? Neither girl is sure.

But then Kate gets closer to the Demigod, even as Marine has begun to capture his heart. And as selection day draws near, the competition—for the prize, for the Demigod—becomes fiercer, and Marine and Kate realize they have everything to lose, including each other.

A.K. Small is thrilled for her debut novel, BRIGHT BURNING STARS, to come out May 21, 2019 through publisher Algonquin Young Readers. Her talent for writing and passion for classical ballet fuse together in this novel and earned A.K. Small the honor of an Entertainment Weekly review.

In addition to BRIGHT BURNING STARS, A.K. Small spends time on short stories. Her short story, Anthrocon, 2017 was just nominated for a Pushcart prize by the Bellevue Literary Review. Other stories such as the Flour Baby and The Interior Designer were also nominated or runner-up to prizes.

She also ran a column titled, "A French Girl's View Du Monde" at Barrelhouse Magazine.

A.K. Small graduated from Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2009 with an MFA in fiction. When she's not reading her favorite authors (Rainbow Rowell, Angie Thomas, Anna Gavalda, Jandy Nelson, Ann Hood, Sue Miller, Anais Nin, Tayari Jones, Joyce Carol Oates, Richard Wright, and J.R.R. Tolkien, to name a few!), she's studying her favorite dancers: Sylvie Guillem, Noella Pontois, Marie-Agnes Gillot, and Aurelie Dupont.

A.K. Small grew up near the Sacré Coeur in Paris and married her Tobagonian soul mate. She has three gorgeous daughters and owns a min-chi named Dallas.

May 13th

The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club - Welcome Post

May 14th

The Reading Corner for All - Review + Playlist

Tara’s Book Addiction - Promotional Post

May 15th

Journal of the Lost One - Review + Dream Cast

May 16th

everywhere and nowhere - Guest Post

Star is All Booked Up - Review

May 17th

Utopia State of Mind - Guest Post

Writing with Wolves - Review

May 18th

Singer of Stories - Review

May 19th

Portrait of a Book - Review

Lisa-Queen of Random - Promotional Post

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Tour Schedule: Happy Messy Scary Love by Leah Konen

Happy Messy Scary Love

by Leah Konen
Publisher: Amulet Books
Release Date: May 14th 2019

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis:

As everyone at her Brooklyn high school announces their summer adventures, Olivia harbors a dirty secret: Her plan is to binge-watch horror movies and chat with her online friend, Elm. Olivia and Elm have never shared personal details, apart from their ages and the fact that Elm’s aunt is a low-budget horror filmmaker. Then Elm pushes Olivia to share her identity and sends her a selfie of his own. Olivia is shocked by how cute he is! In a moment of panic, assuming she and Elm will never meet in real life, she sends a photo of her gorgeous friend Katie. But things are about to get even more complicated when Olivia’s parents send her to the Catskills, and she runs into the one person she never thought she would see. This sweet and funny summertime romance is perfect for fans of Love and Gelato and The Unexpected Everything.

Leah Konen is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied journalism and creative writing. She’s the author of the forthcoming HAPPY MESSY SCARY LOVE, LOVE AND OTHER TRAIN WRECKS, THE ROMANTICS, THE LAST TIME WE WERE US and THE AFTER GIRLS. She lives in Brooklyn and Saugerties, NY, with her husband and their dog, Farley.

May 8th

The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club - Welcome Post

May 9th

Kait Plus Books - Guest Post

Musings of a (Book) Girl - Review + Favourite Quotes

Bookish_Kali - Review

Young Adult Media Consumer - Review 

May 10th

The Reading Corner for All - Interview

Nay's Pink Bookshelf- Review + Favourite Quotes

Bookathon - Review + Favourite Quotes

That Bookish Princess - Review + Favourite Quotes

May 11th

The Book Dutchesses - Review

Here's to Happy Endings - Review

Betwixt the Pages - Review 

A Dream Within A Dream - Promotional Post

May 12th

Book Slaying - Review + Favourite Quotes

Cinnamon Summers - Review

Novel Nerd Faction - Review + Playlist

Mind of Luxe - Review + Favourite Quotes

May 13th

The Reading Life - Guest Post

Morgan Vega - Review + Dream Cast + Playlist

Savings in Seconds - Review

We Live and Breathe Books - Review

May 14th

The Secret Reader - Review + Dream Cast + Playlist

Moonlight Rendezvous - Review + Favourite Quotes

onemused - Review

The Clever Reader - Review + Favourite Quotes

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Tour Sign-Ups: Smoke and Key by Kelsey Sutton

Hello FFBC team!!  We are announcing a new tour we're hosting for Smoke and Key that is being released April 2nd, 2019.

The reviews only tour will run from May 13th to May 21st and there will be available the following types of posts:

• Review (Limited spots)
• Favorite Quotes (Blogger's Choice)
• Playlist (Blogger's Choice)
• Dream Cast (Blogger's Choice)
• Promotional Post

Remember that April 10th is reserved for the Welcome Post, so do not pick April 10th in the sign-up form.

Reviewers will receive a digital copy of the book through NetGalley. So make sure you are able to accept this format and/or have an NG account before signing up to this tour.

As always, there will be a tour giveaway provided by the author. Details to come soon!

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.

Smoke and Key

by Kelsey Sutton
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Release Date: April 2nd 2019

Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy, Mystery, Historical, Fiction, Paranormal, Magic, Horror

Synopsis:

A sound awakens her. There's darkness all around. And then she's falling...

She has no idea who or where she is. Or why she's dead. The only clue to her identity hangs around her neck: a single rusted key. This is how she and the others receive their names—from whatever belongings they had when they fell out of their graves. Under is a place of dirt and secrets, and Key is determined to discover the truth of her past in order to escape it.

She needs help, but who can she trust? Ribbon seems content in Under, uninterested in finding answers. Doll’s silence hints at deep sorrow, which could be why she doesn't utter a word. There's Smoke, the boy with a fierceness that rivals even the living. And Journal, who stays apart from everyone else. Key's instincts tell her there is something remarkable about each of them, even if she can't remember why.

Then the murders start; bodies that are burnt to a crisp. After being burned, the dead stay dead. Key is running out of time to discover who she was—and what secret someone is willing to kill to keep hidden—before she becomes the next victim…

Kelsey Sutton is a young adult and middle grade author. She lives in Minnesota, where she received a dual bachelor's degree in English and Creative Writing from Bemidji State University. She will soon have a master's degree from Hamline University. Her work has received an Independent Publisher Book Award, an IndieFab Award, and was selected as a Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2013. When not writing, Kelsey can be found watching too much Netflix, ordering a mocha at the nearest coffee shop, napping with her rescue dogs, or browsing a bookstore. You can visit her online at www.kelseysuttonbooks.com, like her on Facebook, and follow her on Twitter or Instagram.

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