A seductive story about love and betrayal, Sweet Black Waves by Kristina Perez is an enchanting new take on the Tristan & Eseult legend. Not you without me, not me without you. Two proud kingdoms stand on opposite shores, with only a bloody history between them. As best friend and lady-in-waiting to the princess, Branwen... Continue Reading →
Smoke in the Sun: Styled by Books
Smoke in the Sun by Renee Ahdieh -- the highly anticipated and absolutely stunning sequel/conclusion to Flame in the Mist -- was released just this week, and to celebrate for my stop on the official blog tour today, I've got a new edition of Styled by Books for you! My loyal husband Derek helped me... Continue Reading →
LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff: Blog Tour Spotlight + Giveaway
The official blog tour for LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff comes to Novel Novice today -- with your chance to win a copy of the book! Be sure to keep reading to learn more. On a floating junkyard beneath a radiation sky, a deadly secret lies buried in the scrap. Eve isn’t looking for secrets—she’s too... Continue Reading →
City of Bastards by Andrew Shvarts
The Royal Bastards are back in fine form, in City of Bastards by Andrew Shvarts. Tilla, bastard of House Kent, has it made. Safe from her murderous father in the dazzling capital of Lightspire, she lives a life of luxury under the protection of the Volaris King, alongside her boyfriend Zell and best friend, Princess... Continue Reading →
A Wrinkle in Time – Now on Digital
Today, I'm so pleased to be teaming up with Walt Disney Studios to celebrate the digital release of A Wrinkle in Time! One of my favorite books growing up was A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. It was assigned as a summer reading book before 7th grade, and I loved it so much that... Continue Reading →
Erica Sage: “The Crazy Inspiration for Jacked Up”
Today I am so delighted to have author Erica Sage stopping by with a guest post about the crazy inspiration behind her new novel, Jacked Up, which comes out next week and is described as "Saved! meets Tim Federle with just a dash of A.S. King" about a grieving teen sent to Jesus Camp. Read about... Continue Reading →
Christy Sloat: “Where I Write” + The Archivist Blog Tour Contest
We're celebrating this week's release of The Archivist today with a guest post from author Christy Sloat about where she writes, plus your chance to win a copy of the book! (And be sure to check out the rest of the blog tour, linked below, for more chances to win). I don’t have the typical... Continue Reading →
Nothing Happened by Molly Booth + Blog Tour Contest
Today's review is part of the official blog tour for this book. Be sure to keep reading to learn more & enter for your chance to win a copy! Also. Bonus: pictures of me as a teenage camp counselor lie within. All the drama, romance, and misunderstandings that abound in Shakespeare's classic play Much Ado... Continue Reading →
Flame in the Mist: Re-Read before diving into Smoke in the Sun
We're just a couple weeks away now from the June 5th release of Smoke in the Sun by Renee Ahdieh, the sequel to Flame in the Mist -- so to help you get ready for the new book, we're taking a look back at the first book in this lush fantasy set in Feudal Japan.... Continue Reading →
Louise Cypress: “Don’t Let Computers Distract You From Writing” + Bite Me Blog Tour Contest
Today's blog tour has some bite ... get it? Bite Me by Louise Cypress sounds like an awesome new vampire story, and I can't wait to dive into it. (Ya'll know I'm a SUCKER for vampire books - PUN TOTALLY INTENDED). Anyway - Louise stops by today to share about writing without a computer. Then... Continue Reading →
