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Tour Schedule: Witches of Ash and Ruin by E. Latimer

/ Mar 4, 2020


Witches of Ash and Ruin

by E. Latimer
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date: March 3rd 2020
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, LGBT, Queer
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Synopsis:

Modern witchcraft blends with ancient Celtic mythology in an epic clash of witches and gods, perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab's Shades of Magic trilogy and A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES.

Seventeen-year-old Dayna Walsh is struggling to cope with her somatic OCD; the aftermath of being outed as bisexual in her conservative Irish town; and the return of her long-absent mother, who barely seems like a parent. But all that really matters to her is ascending and finally, finally becoming a full witch-plans that are complicated when another coven, rumored to have a sordid history with black magic, arrives in town with premonitions of death. Dayna immediately finds herself at odds with the bewitchingly frustrating Meiner King, the granddaughter of their coven leader.

And then a witch turns up murdered at a local sacred site, along with the blood symbol of the Butcher of Manchester-an infamous serial killer whose trail has long gone cold. The killer's motives are enmeshed in a complex web of witches and gods, and Dayna and Meiner soon find themselves at the center of it all. If they don't stop the Butcher, one of them will be next.

With razor-sharp prose and achingly real characters, E. Latimer crafts a sweeping, mesmerizing story of dark magic and brutal mythology set against a backdrop of contemporary Ireland that's impossible to put down.


E. Latimer is a fantasy writer from Victoria, BC. Her middle grade novel, The Strange and Deadly Portraits of Bryony Gray was published by Tundra Books, and was recently nominated for the Red Maple Fiction Award.

In her spare time, she writes books, makes silly vlogs with the Word Nerds about writing, and reads excessively.

Her latest novel, Witches of Ash and Ruin, will be released Spring/Summer 2020 from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.



March 16th

March 17th

A Dream Within A Dream - Review
QueerBookReport - Review
The Book Lyst - Review
& She Reads - Review + Favourite Quotes + Instagram

March 18th

BookCrushin - Guest Post + Instagram
Moonlight Rendezvous - Review + Favourite Quotes
Books and Zebras - Review
Books, Tea, Healthy Me - Review
The Baroness of Books - Review

March 19th

L.M. Durand - Interview

March 20th

Camillea Reads - Review
Sometimes Leelynn Reads - Review + Playlist
Libri Draconis - Review
Emelies Books - Review + Dream Cast
Story-eyed Reviews - Review

March 21st

Books.Bags.Burgers - Review + Favourite Quotes
The Paperback Voyager - Review
iamlitandwit - Review + Favourite Quotes

March 22nd

Shelf-Rated - Guest Post
Confessions of a YA Reader - Review + Favourite Quotes
Portrait of a Book - Review
Not Just Fiction - Review + Favourite Quotes
YA on my Mind - Review



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Tour Sign-Ups: Witches of Ash and Ruin by E. Latimer

/ Mar 1, 2020

Hello FFBC team!!  We are announcing a new tour we're hosting for Witches of Ash & Ruin that was released in March 3rd, 2020.

The tour will run from March 16th to March 22nd and there will be available the following types of posts:
  • Review (Limited spots)
  • Interviews (Limited spots)
  • Guest Posts (Limited spots)
  • Favourite Quotes (Blogger's Choice)
  • Playlist (Blogger's Choice)
  • Dream Cast (Blogger's Choice)
  • Promotional Post
Remember that March 16th is reserved for the Welcome Post, so do not pick March 16th in the sign-up form.

Reviewers based in the US will receive physical copies of the book. The first novels will also be available on request. Bookstagram participation will be mandatory.

International bloggers who have the books or are able to find the books in their local libraries are welcome to join the tour, too.

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.




Witches of Ash and Ruin

by E. Latimer
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date: March 3rd 2020
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, LGBT, Queer
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Synopsis:

Modern witchcraft blends with ancient Celtic mythology in an epic clash of witches and gods, perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab's Shades of Magic trilogy and A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES.

Seventeen-year-old Dayna Walsh is struggling to cope with her somatic OCD; the aftermath of being outed as bisexual in her conservative Irish town; and the return of her long-absent mother, who barely seems like a parent. But all that really matters to her is ascending and finally, finally becoming a full witch-plans that are complicated when another coven, rumored to have a sordid history with black magic, arrives in town with premonitions of death. Dayna immediately finds herself at odds with the bewitchingly frustrating Meiner King, the granddaughter of their coven leader.

And then a witch turns up murdered at a local sacred site, along with the blood symbol of the Butcher of Manchester-an infamous serial killer whose trail has long gone cold. The killer's motives are enmeshed in a complex web of witches and gods, and Dayna and Meiner soon find themselves at the center of it all. If they don't stop the Butcher, one of them will be next.

With razor-sharp prose and achingly real characters, E. Latimer crafts a sweeping, mesmerizing story of dark magic and brutal mythology set against a backdrop of contemporary Ireland that's impossible to put down.


E. Latimer is a fantasy writer from Victoria, BC. Her middle grade novel, The Strange and Deadly Portraits of Bryony Gray was published by Tundra Books, and was recently nominated for the Red Maple Fiction Award.

In her spare time, she writes books, makes silly vlogs with the Word Nerds about writing, and reads excessively.

Her latest novel, Witches of Ash and Ruin, will be released Spring/Summer 2020 from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
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Tour Schedule: Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda & Valynne E. Maetani

/ Nov 29, 2019


Seven Deadly Shadows

by Courtney Alameda & Valynne E. Maetani
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date: January 28th 2020
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal
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Synopsis:

Kira Fujikawa has always been a girl on the fringe. Bullied by her peers and ignored by her parents, the only place Kira’s ever felt at home is at her grandfather’s Shinto shrine, where she trains to be a priestess.

But Kira’s life is shattered on the night her family’s shrine is attacked by a vicious band of yokai demons. With the help of Shiro—the shrine’s gorgeous half-fox, half-boy kitsune—Kira discovers that her shrine harbors an ancient artifact of great power . . . one the yokai and their demon lord, Shuten-doji, will use to bring down an everlasting darkness upon the world.

Unable to face the Shuten-doji and his minions on her own, Kira enlists the aid of seven ruthless shinigami—or death gods—to help stop the brutal destruction of humankind. But some of the death gods aren’t everything they initially seemed, nor as loyal to Kira’s cause as they first appeared.

With war drawing nearer by the day, Kira realizes that if this unlikely band of heroes is going to survive, they’re going to have to learn to work together, confront their demons, and rise as one to face an army of unimaginable evil.



Courtney Alameda


A veteran bookseller and librarian, Courtney Alameda now spends her days writing thriller and horror novels for young people. Her debut novel, SHUTTER, was nominated for a Bram Stoker award and hailed as a "standout in the genre" by School Library Journal. Her forthcoming novel, PITCH DARK (Spring 2017), is a genre-blending science fiction/horror novel in the vein of Ridley Scott's 1979 film ALIEN.

Courtney holds a B.A. in English literature with an emphasis in creative writing. She is represented by the talented John M. Cusick of Folio Literary. A Northern California native, she now resides in Utah with her husband, a legion of books, and a tiny five pound cat with a giant personality.



Valynne E. Maetani


Valynne E. Maetani (pronounced Vuh-lin Mah-eh-tah-nee) grew up in Utah and obtained a Bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. In a former life, she was a project manager and developed educational software for children with learning disabilities. Currently, she is a full-time writer. She is a member of the We Need Diverse Books team and is dedicated to promoting diversity in children's literature because every child should grow up believing his or her story deserves to be told. Her debut novel, Ink and Ashes, is the winner of the New Visions Award 2013, a Junior Library Guild 2015 selection, and Best Fiction Book in Salt Lake City Weekly’s Best of Utah Arts Award for 2015. She lives in Salt Lake City.



January 28th


January 29th

NovelKnight - A post about Abe no Seimei, Japan's Merlin, and how the book's magic system was formed
Wishful Endings - Meet The Characters
Mythical Books - Review
Shelf-Rated - Review + Favourite Quotes

January 30th


Kait Plus Books - Deleted Scenes
Moonlight Rendezvous - Review + Favourite Quotes
L.M.Durand - Review
Artsy Draft - Review
Book-Keeping - Review

January 31st

Musings of a (Book) Girl - Yokai Bestiary
A Court of Coffee and Books - Review + Favourite Quotes
moon & coffee. - Review
Alys in Bookland - Review

February 1st


Skye's Scribblings - The differences between Japanese culture and American culture
Aimee, Always - Review + Favourite Quotes


February 2nd


Books_andPoetrii - Official Book Playlist
Bookish Looks - The story behind the creation of the book's map

February 3rd

Confessions of a YA Reader - A 'travelogue' from my trip to Japan (2016), with the reference photos we used for the novel
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