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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
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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.



June 9th


June 10th

BookCrushin - Guest Post
Stuck in the Stacks - Review + Playlist + Dream Cast
YA on my Mind - Review

June 11th

dinipandareads - Review + Favourite Quotes
Jill's Book Blog - Review
Fazila Reads - Review

June 12th

Kait Plus Books - Interview
Katherinelovesbooks - Review + Favourite Quotes + Instagram

June 13th

Bookish Looks - Guest Post
Books, Tea, Healthy Me - Review + Favourite Quotes
Books and Zebras - Review

June 14th

books_n_sunshine - Review
Foals, Fiction & Filigree - Review + Favourite Quotes + Instagram
Evelynreads - Review
Crazykidjournal - Review
Bee’s Reads - Review + Instagram

June 15th

The Paperback Voyager - Interview
Jinxed Reviews - Review + Favourite Quotes
jillian etc. - Review
Willow Writes And Reads - Review + Playlist



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Tour Sign-Ups: Half Life by Lillian Clark

/ Apr 9, 2020

Hello FFBC team!!  We are announcing a new tour we're hosting for Half Life that is being released June 9th, 2020.


The tour will run from June 9th - 15th 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 June 9th this reserved for the Welcome Post, so do not pick June 9th in the sign-up form.

Reviewers will receive a digital copy of the book through Edelweiss. So make sure you are able to accept this format and/or have an EW 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.





Half Life

by Lillian Clark
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date: June 9th 2020
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction
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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.
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Tour Schedule: The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly by Jamie Pacton

/ Mar 27, 2020


The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly

by Jamie Pacton
Publisher: Page Street Kids
Release Date: May 5th 2020
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
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Synopsis:

Kit Sweetly slays sexism, bad bosses, and bad luck to become a knight at a medieval-themed restaurant.

Working as a wench―i.e. waitress―at a cheesy medieval-themed restaurant in the Chicago suburbs, Kit Sweetly dreams of being a knight like her brother. She has the moves, is capable on a horse, and desperately needs the raise that comes with knighthood, so she can help her mom pay the mortgage and hold a spot at her dream college.

Company policy allows only guys to be knights. So when Kit takes her brother’s place and reveals her identity at the end of the show, she rockets into internet fame and a whole lot of trouble with the management. But the Girl Knight won’t go down without a fight. As other wenches join her quest, a protest forms. In a joust before Castle executives, they’ll prove that gender restrictions should stay medieval―if they don’t get fired first.


Jamie Pacton writes all sorts of books: dark, feminist YA fantasy; contemporary YA stories with a funny + geeky bent; funny MG adventure-fantasy; and, even the occasional adult rom-com. She was a Pitch Wars mentee in 2015 and she mentored YA in 2016, 2017, and 2018. She grew up minutes away from the National Storytelling Center in the mountains of East Tennessee; she’s the oldest of ten kids; and, she currently lives in rural Wisconsin with her husband, their two kids, and a dog named Lego. The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly (forthcoming May 5, 2020) is her Young Adult debut.



May 5th

May 6th

The Reading Life - Meet The Characters
The Shelf Life Chronicles - Review
Write, Read, Repeat - Review
Ya It’s Lit - Review + Favourite Quotes
Fangirl Pixie Blog  Review + Favourite Quotes + Playlist

May 7th

NovelKnight - Top 5 or 10 List
PopTheButterfly Reads - Review
Lauren's Boookshelf - Review + Favourite Quotes + Playlist
Books Over Everything - Review
We Live and Breathe Books - Review

May 8th

Emelies Books - Mood Board
Booked J - Review + Playlist
Dazzled by Books - Review
Moonlight Rendezvous - Review
Book-Keeping - Review

May 9th

Bookish Looks - Official Dream Cast
Colbywilkens - Review
My Fangirl Chronicles - Review + Playlist + Favourite Quotes
book briefs - Review
Odd and Bookish - Review
My Bookish Escapades - Review + Favourite Quotes

May 10th

Annej Reads - Story Behind The Cover
Bookmark Lit - Review
Magical Reads - Review + Playlist
@onemused - Review
Confessions of a YA Reader - Review + Favourite Quotes

May 11th

Utopia State of Mind - Tell your story in GIFs
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