Hi everyone! I am so excited to be kicking off the blog tour for Mayhem today with an excerpt. Mayhem releases on July 14th! Here is some info about the book. From Goodreads: A YA feminist mash up inspired by The Lost Boys and The Craft. It’s 1987 and unfortunately it’s not all Madonna and cherry lip balm. Mayhem Brayburn has always known there was something off about her and her mother, Roxy. Maybe it has to do with Roxy’s constant physical pain, or maybe with Mayhem’s own irresistible pull to water. Either way, she knows they aren’t like everyone else. But when May’s stepfather finally goes too far, Roxy and Mayhem flee to Santa Maria, California, the coastal beach town that holds the answers to all of Mayhem’s questions about who her mother is, her estranged family, and the mysteries of her own self. There she meets the kids who live with her aunt, and it opens the door to the magic that runs through the female lineage in her family, the very magic Mayhem is next in line to inherit and which will change her life for good. But when she gets wrapped up in the search for […]

Hi everyone! Can you believe the month is almost over? It basically flew by. Before it does though, A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi comes out. A Crown of Wishes is a companion novel for Chokshi’s amazing fantasy book, The Star-Touched Queen. This means, lucky for you, you don’t have to read TSTQ first, but I’m sure after reading ACOW, you’ll want to. I have the excerpt to share with you curtsey of St. Martin’s blog tour. As always, here’s some information beforehand: A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi Published By: St. Martin’s Griffin on March 28th, 2017 (Today!!) Genres: Fantasy, Mythology, Romance Pages: 352 Goodreads Summary: Gauri, the princess of Bharata, has been taken as a prisoner of war by her kingdom’s enemies. Faced with a future of exile and scorn, Gauri has nothing left to lose. Hope unexpectedly comes in the form of Vikram, the cunning prince of a neighboring land and her sworn enemy kingdom. Unsatisfied with becoming a mere puppet king, Vikram offers Gauri a chance to win back her kingdom in exchange for her battle prowess. Together, they’ll have to set aside their differences and team up to win the Tournament of Wishes—a competition […]

Hi everyone. I am posting (a bit late) for the When The Moon Was Ours blog tour. I’ve heard countless praise and from what I’ve read of it, it’s all quite warranted. It’s extremely lyrical and poetic. I’ll be sharing an excerpt of it below along with some information about it first: When The Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore Published By: St. Martin’s Thomas Dunne on October 4th, 2016 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Magical Realism, Romance, LGBTQIA Pages: 288 Goodreads Summary:  When the Moon Was Ours follows two characters through a story that has multicultural elements and magical realism, but also has central LGBT themes—a transgender boy, the best friend he’s falling in love with, and both of them deciding how they want to define themselves. To everyone who knows them, best friends Miel and Sam are as strange as they are inseparable. Roses grow out of Miel’s wrist, and rumors say that she spilled out of a water tower when she was five. Sam is known for the moons he paints and hangs in the trees, and for how little anyone knows about his life before he and his mother moved to town. But as odd as everyone considers […]

Hi everyone. I have a blog tour for you today featuring The Possibility of Somewhere by Julia Day. Here is some information about the book: The Possibility of Somewhere by Julia Day Published By: St. Martin’s Griffin on September 6th, 2016 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Theme: Socioeconomic background, College Pages: 320 Goodreads Summary:  Together is somewhere they long to be. Ash Gupta has a life full of possibility. His senior year is going exactly as he’s always wanted– he’s admired by his peers, enjoying his classes and getting the kind of grades that his wealthy, immigrant parents expect. There’s only one obstacle in Ash’s path: Eden Moore—the senior most likely to become class valedictorian. How could this unpopular, sharp-tongued girl from the wrong side of the tracks stand in his way? All Eden’s ever wanted was a way out. Her perfect GPA should be enough to guarantee her a free ride to college — and an exit from her trailer-park existence for good. The last thing she needs is a bitter rivalry with Ash, who wants a prized scholarship for his own selfish reasons. Or so she thinks. . . When Eden ends up working with Ash on a class […]