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Tour Schedule: Unravel the Dusk (The Blood of Stars #2) by Elizabeth Lim

/ May 18, 2020

Unravel the Dusk (The Blood of Stars #2)

by Elizabeth Lim

Publisher: Knopf

Release Date: July 7th 2020

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Synopsis:

The thrilling sequel to SPIN THE DAWN, a magical series steeped in Chinese culture.

Maia Tamarin’s journey to sew the dresses of the sun, the moon and the stars has taken a grievous toll. She returns to a kingdom on the brink of war. The boy she loves is gone, and she is forced to don the dress of the sun and assume the place of the emperor’s bride-to-be to keep the peace.

But the war raging around Maia is nothing compared to the battle within. Ever since she was touched by the demon Bandur, she has been changing . . . glancing in the mirror to see her own eyes glowing red, losing control of her magic, her body, her mind. It’s only a matter of time before Maia loses herself completely, but she will stop at nothing to find Edan, protect her family, and bring lasting peace to her country.

YA fantasy readers will love the sizzling forbidden romance, mystery, and intrigue of UNRAVEL THE DUSK.

Elizabeth Lim grew up on a hearty staple of fairy tales, myths, and songs. Her passion for storytelling began around age 10, when she started writing fanfics for Sailor Moon, Sweet Valley, and Star Wars, and posted them online to discover, "Wow, people actually read my stuff. And that's kinda cool!" But after one of her teachers told her she had "too much voice" in her essays, Elizabeth took a break from creative writing to focus on not flunking English.

Over the years, Elizabeth became a film and video game composer, and even went so far as to get a doctorate in music composition. But she always missed writing, and she turned to penning stories when she needed a breather from grad school. One day, she decided to write and finish a novel -- for kicks, at first, then things became serious -- and she hasn't looked back since.

Elizabeth loves classic film scores, books with a good romance, food (she currently has a soft spot for arepas and Ethiopian food), the color turquoise, overcast skies, English muffins, cycling, and baking. She grew up in Northern California, with a brief stint in Tokyo, Japan, but now lives in New York City with her husband and their daughter.

Elizabeth graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. in music and a secondary in East Asian Studies. She completed her graduate degrees (MM, DMA) at The Juilliard School.

She is represented by Gina Maccoby of the Gina Maccoby Literary Agency.

July 1st

The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club - Welcome Post

July 2nd

The Little Mouse That Reads - Review + Playlist + Favourite Quotes

Becky’s Book Blog - Review

dinipandareads - Review + Favourite Quotes

Write, Read, Repeat - Review

Kalisbookishrambles - Review + Favourite Quotes + Dream Cast

July 3rd

A Court of Coffee and Books - Review + Favourite Quotes

White Rose Stories - Review + Favourite Quotes

BiblioJoJo - Review

Discover Elysian - Review + Playlist

The Layaway Dragon - Review + Favourite Quotes

The Reading Fairy - Review

July 4th

Moonlight Rendezvous - Review + Favourite Quotes

Books Over Everything - Review

Lily's Latest Reads - Review

A Feast of Pages - Review + Favourite Quotes + Dream Cast

Library of a Book Witch - Review

Miss Maddy Chats - Review

July 5th

Readlogy - Guest Post

The Reading Corner - Review + Favourite Quotes

Jrsbookreviews - Review

Confessions of a YA Reader - Review + Favourite Quotes

One Way Or An Author - Review

Bellerose Reads - Review + Favourite Quotes

July 6th

L.M. Durand - Review

Hooked on Bookz - Review + Favourite Quotes

Wishful Endings - Review

Books and Zebras - Review

July 7th

Kait Plus Books - Interview

Gwendalyn’s Books - Review + Favourite Quotes

Happily, Hedy - Review

Small Stained Pages - Review + Playlist + Favourite Quotes

Camillea Reads - Review

The Bibliophagist - Review

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Tour Sign-Ups: Unravel the Dusk (The Blood of Stars #2) by Elizabeth Lim

/ May 9, 2020

Hello FFBC team!! We are announcing a new tour we're hosting for Unravel The Dusk that is being released July 7th, 2020.

The tour will run from July 1st - 7th and there will be available the following types of posts:

Review (Limited spots)
Interview (Limited spots)
Guest Post (Limited spots)
Favourite Quotes (Blogger's Choice)
Playlist (Blogger's Choice)
Dream Cast (Blogger's Choice)
Promotional Post

Remember that July 1st this reserved for the Welcome Post, so do not pick July 1st 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.

Unravel the Dusk (The Blood of Stars #2)

by Elizabeth Lim

Publisher: Knopf

Release Date: July 7th 2020

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Synopsis:

The thrilling sequel to SPIN THE DAWN, a magical series steeped in Chinese culture.

YA fantasy readers will love the sizzling forbidden romance, mystery, and intrigue of UNRAVEL THE DUSK.

Elizabeth graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. in music and a secondary in East Asian Studies. She completed her graduate degrees (MM, DMA) at The Juilliard School.

She is represented by Gina Maccoby of the Gina Maccoby Literary Agency.

Tour Schedule: Half Life by Lillian Clark

/ Apr 18, 2020

Half Life

by Lillian Clark
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date: June 9th 2020

Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction

Synopsis:

An overachiever enrolls in an experimental clone study to prove that two (of her own) heads are better than one in this fast-paced, near-future adventure that's Black Mirror meets Becky Albertalli.

There aren't enough hours in the day for Lucille--perfectionist, overachiever--to do everything she has to do, and there certainly aren't enough hours to hang out with friends, fall in love, get in trouble--all the teenage things she knows she should want to be doing instead of preparing for a flawless future. So when she sees an ad for Life2: Do more. Be more, she's intrigued.

The company is looking for beta testers to enroll in an experimental clone program, and in the aftermath of a series of disappointments, Lucille is feeling reckless enough to jump in. At first, it's perfect: her clone, Lucy, is exactly what she needed to make her life manageable and have time for a social life. But it doesn't take long for Lucy to become more Lucy and less Lucille, and Lucille is forced to stop looking at Lucy as a reflection and start seeing her as a window--a glimpse at someone else living her own life, but better. Lucy does what she really wants to, not what she thinks she should want to, and Lucille is left wondering how much she was even a part of the perfect life she'd constructed for herself. Lucille wanted Lucy to help her relationships with everyone else, but how can she do that without first rectifying her relationship with herself?

Lillian Clark, a graduate of the University of Wyoming, grew up riding horses, climbing trees, and going on grand imaginary adventures in the small-town West. She's worked as a lifeguard, a camp counselor, and a Zamboni driver, but found her eternal love working as a bookseller at an independent bookstore. Now living in Teton Valley, Idaho with her husband, son, and two giant dogs, she spends her time reading almost anything and writing books for teens.