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Tour Schedule: More Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood

/ Jun 16, 2020

More Than Just a Pretty Face

by Syed M. Masood
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date: August 4th 2020

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis:

For fans of Becky Albertalli and Jenny Han, a sweetly funny YA rom-com debut about falling in love, familial expectations, and being a Renaissance Man.

Danyal Jilani doesn't lack confidence. He may not be the smartest guy in the room, but he's funny, gorgeous, and going to make a great chef one day. His father doesn't approve of his career choice, but that hardly matters. What does matter is the opinion of Danyal's longtime crush, the perfect-in-all-ways Kaval, and her family, who consider him a less than ideal arranged marriage prospect.

When Danyal gets selected for Renaissance Man--a school-wide academic championship--it's the perfect opportunity to show everyone he's smarter than they think. He recruits the brilliant, totally-uninterested-in-him Bisma to help with the competition, but the more time Danyal spends with her...the more he learns from her...the more he cooks for her...the more he realizes that happiness may be staring him right in his pretty face.

I grew up in Karachi, Pakistan, and currently live in Sacramento, California. There have been plenty of stops in between though. I’m a first generation immigrant, twice over. I’ve been a citizen of three different countries and lived in nine cities. I am, as Goethe, said, “nothing but a wanderer […] on this earth.”

Living among different people, in different countries at fascinating times in their histories, has shaped both my view of the world and my writing. Ultimately, human beings are the same everywhere (despite the fact that they tell themselves, everywhere, that they are different from each other), and the theme of this fundamental human unity informs everything I write.

As to my life outside of writing, I went to the William and Mary School of Law, and before that attended the University of Toronto, where I studied English Literature. I am currently practicing as an attorney and must “measure out my life in coffee spoons” on a daily basis.

Some members of my family will tell you that I’m also a poet. This isn’t true. I wrote a few poems in Urdu when I was a teenager, and I’ve never heard the end of it…which I wouldn’t mind, honestly, if they were any good. As it is, I’m very happy living in prose, thank you very much.

Other interests include good food, video games, sitcoms, and books of all kinds. Most of my time that doesn’t go to writing or billable hours is consumed by my two children, four and two years of age.

July 29th

The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club - Welcome Post

July 30th

Emelie's Books - Guest Post

Hooked on Bookz - Review

Book Briefs - Review

Books Over Everything - Review

Moonlight Rendezvous - Review + Favourite Quotes

Tamsterdam Reads - Review

July 31st

Levicorpvs Blog - Review + Favourite Quotes

L.M.Durand - Review

Wishful Endings - Review

marshmallow pudding - Review

Kalisbookishrambles - Review + Playlist + Dream Cast

Reading On A Star - Review

August 1st

Kait Plus Books - Interview

Her Book Thoughts - Review + Playlist

Lauren Marie’s Musings - Review

Musings of a Bookish Teacher - Review + Favourite Quotes

bforbookslut - Review

Abooktropolis - Review

August 2nd

Popthebutterfly Reads - Review

Aelin's Kingdom - Review

These.blank.pages - Review + Favourite Quotes

BiblioJoJo - Review

Mind of Luxe - Review + Mood Board

Yours A-fiction-ately - Review

August 3rd

A Book Addict's Bookshelves - Guest Post

We Live and Breathe Books - Review

books_n_sunshine - Review

dinipandareads - Review + Favourite Quotes

Amy’s Booket List - Review

Books and Dice - Review + Favourite Quotes

August 4th

Booklover.zzz - Interview + Mood Board

Evelynreads - Review

Adventurous Bookworm - Review + Favourite Quotes

The Reading Life - Review + Mood Board

Rajiv's Reviews - Review

Rampant_Reading - Review

Tour Sign-Ups: More Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood

/ Jun 7, 2020

Hello FFBC team!! We are announcing a new tour we're hosting for More Than Just a Pretty Face that is being released August 4th, 2020.

The tour will run from July 29th - August 9th and there will be available the following types of posts:

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

Remember that July 29th this reserved for the Welcome Post, so do not pick July 29th in the sign-up form.

Reviewers will receive a digital copy of the book through NetGalley. So before signing up make sure you have an account on NG and can receive e-copies through the site.

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.

More Than Just a Pretty Face

by Syed M. Masood
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date: August 4th 2020

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis:

For fans of Becky Albertalli and Jenny Han, a sweetly funny YA rom-com debut about falling in love, familial expectations, and being a Renaissance Man.

Tour Schedule: Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan

/ May 10, 2019

Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon

by Mary Fan

Publisher: Page Street Kids
Release Date: June 11th 2019

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Synopsis:

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.

Mary Fan is a hopeless dreamer, whose mind insists on spinning tales of “what if.” As a music major in college, she told those stories through compositions. Now, she tells them through books—a habit she began as soon as she could pick up a pencil.

Mary lives in New Jersey and has a B.A. from Princeton University. When she’s not scheming to create new worlds, she enjoys kickboxing, opera singing, and blogging about everything having to do with books.