Tour Sign-Ups: The Geography of Lost Things by Jessica Brody

/ Aug 31, 2018

Hello FFBC team!! We are announcing a new tour we're hosting for The Geography of Lost Things by Jessica Brody, which is being released on October 2, 2018!

The tour will run from October 1st - October 8th and there will be the following types of posts available:
  • Book Review 
  • Favorite Quotes (Blogger's choice, must commit to review on the same day.)
  • Author Interview (Two spots)
  • Author Guest Post (Two spots)
  • Creative Option (Blogger's Choice)
There will be a tour-wide giveaway of 2 finished copies of the book (USA only).

Reviewers will receive a Netgalley widget of the book,
so please only sign up to review if you have a Netgalley account.

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.






The Geography of Lost Things

by Jessica Brody
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Release Date: October 2, 2018
Genre: Young Adult - Contemporary, Romance
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Synopsis:


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 Firebird 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 expected.

And it’s through Ali’s travels, through the strangers she meets and the things that they value—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.







Jessica Brody knew from a young age that she wanted to be a writer. She started self “publishing” her own books when she was seven years old, binding the pages together with cardboard, wallpaper samples, and electrical tape.

After graduating from Smith College in 2001 where she double majored in Economics and French and minored in Japanese, Jessica later went on to work for MGM Studios as a Manager of Acquisitions and Business Development. In May of 2005, Jessica quit her job to follow her dream of becoming a published author.

Since then, Jessica has sold over twelve novels for teens, tweens, and adults including 52 Reasons to Hate My Father, The Karma Club, My Life Undecided, and the three books in the Unremembered trilogy, the first of which is currently in development as a major motion picture by the producers of The Vampire Academy, Zero Dark Thirty, Life of Pi, and Slumdog Millionaire. In 2016, she will release two new contemporary novels, A Week of Mondays (August) and Boys of Summer (April), and in 2017, her debut middle grade novel entitled, Addie Bell’s Shortcut to Growing Up, will hit bookstore shelves.

Jessica also writes books for the Descendants: “School of Secrets” series, based on the hit Disney Channel Original movie, Descendants!

Jessica’s books are published and translated in over twenty foreign countries. (Click here for a full list of foreign sales and publishers.) She currently splits her time between California and Colorado.


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Tour Sign-Ups: A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna

/ Aug 30, 2018

Hello FFBC team!!  We are announcing a new tour we're hosting for A Spark of White Fire that is being released September 11, 2018.


The tour will run from September 25th to October 1st and there will be available the following types of posts:
  • Review (Limited spots)
  • Guest Posts
  • Q&A
  • Favorite Quotes (Blogger's Choice)
  • Creative Option (Blogger's Choice)
  • Promotional Post
Remember that September 25th is reserved for the Welcome Post, so do not pick September 25th in the sign-up form.

Reviewers will receive a digital copy of the book via Edelweiss.  So make sure you are able to use those formats before signing up.

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.






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
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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.







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: White as Silence, Red as Song by Alessandro D'Avenia

/ Aug 29, 2018

White as Silence, Red as Song

by Alessandro D'Avenia
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
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Synopsis:


Sixteen-year-old Leo has a way with words, but he doesn’t know it yet. He spends his time texting, polishing soccer maneuvers, and killing time with Niko and Silvia. Until a new teacher arrives and challenges him to give voice to his dreams.

And so Leo is inspired to win over the red-haired beauty Beatrice. She doesn’t know Leo exists, but he’s convinced that his dream will come true. When Leo lands in the hospital and learns that Beatrice has been admitted too, his mission to be there for her will send him on a thrilling but heartbreaking journey. He wants to help her but doesn’t know how—and his dream of love will force him to grow up fast.

Having already sold over a million copies, Alessandro D’Avenia’s debut novel is considered Italy’s The Fault in Our Stars. Now available in English for the first time, this rich, funny, and heartwarming coming-of-age tale asks us to explore the meaning—and the cost—of friendship, and shows us what happens when suffering bursts into the world of teenagers and renders the world of adults speechless.









Alessandro D’Avenia holds a PhD in Classical Literature, and teaches Ancient Greek, Latin and Literature at a high school in Milan. White as Silence, Red as Song was his first novel, published in Italy in 2010. It sold a million copies in Italy, has been translated into over twenty languages and was released as a film in 2012. Alessandro has since published four more books, the latest of which, Every Story is a Love Story, was published in October 2017.




September 10th


Vicky Who Reads- Review
The Reading Corner for All- Review & Favorite Quotes

September 11th


Malanie Loves Fiction- Review

September 12th


Heidi Reads...- Spotlight
Wanderer in Neverland- Spotlight

September 13th


Sinfully Wicked Book Reviews- Review


September 14th


booksonthebookshelf- Review
A Lovely Book Affair- Spotlight
Rhythmicbooktrovert- Review

September 15th


Rambling of a Book Nerd- Review
Here's to Happy Endings- Review
In Between Book Pages- Review

September 16th


Amy’s Booket List- Review
Comfort Books- Review
Confessions of a YA Reader- Spotlight


  • 1 copy of WHITE AS SILENCE, RED AS SONG
  • US Only
  • Please read the rules in the Rafflecopter before entering
  • Visit any blog on the tour to enter
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Tour Sign-Ups: White as Silence, Red as Song by Alessandro D'Avenia

/ Aug 24, 2018

Hello FFBC team!!  We are announcing a new tour we're hosting for White as Silence, Red as Song that is being released in English on September 4, 2018.


The tour will run from September 10th- 16th and there will be available the following types of posts:
  • Review (Limited spots)
  • Favorite Quotes (Blogger's Choice)
  • Social Media Posts
  • Promotional Post

Reviewers will receive a finished copy or a digital copy of the book via Netgalley or Edelweiss.  So make sure you are able to use those formats before signing up.


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.







White as Silence, Red as Song

by Alessandro D'Avenia
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
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Synopsis:


Sixteen-year-old Leo has a way with words, but he doesn’t know it yet. He spends his time texting, polishing soccer maneuvers, and killing time with Niko and Silvia. Until a new teacher arrives and challenges him to give voice to his dreams.

And so Leo is inspired to win over the red-haired beauty Beatrice. She doesn’t know Leo exists, but he’s convinced that his dream will come true. When Leo lands in the hospital and learns that Beatrice has been admitted too, his mission to be there for her will send him on a thrilling but heartbreaking journey. He wants to help her but doesn’t know how—and his dream of love will force him to grow up fast.

Having already sold over a million copies, Alessandro D’Avenia’s debut novel is considered Italy’s The Fault in Our Stars. Now available in English for the first time, this rich, funny, and heartwarming coming-of-age tale asks us to explore the meaning—and the cost—of friendship, and shows us what happens when suffering bursts into the world of teenagers and renders the world of adults speechless.










Alessandro D’Avenia holds a PhD in Classical Literature, and teaches Ancient Greek, Latin and Literature at a high school in Milan. White as Silence, Red as Song was his first novel, published in Italy in 2010. It sold a million copies in Italy, has been translated into over twenty languages and was released as a film in 2012. Alessandro has since published four more books, the latest of which, Every Story is a Love Story, was published in October 2017.




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