Spotlight & Interview: Getting Rooted In New Zealand by Jamie Baywood
No Strings Attached Giveaway Hop
Hi, friends! It’s been a while since my last giveaway hop. I’ve decided that since it’s a new year and I kicked it off by getting married, I think it’s the perfect time…
So, I got married early this year.
Five days into the new year, I married Carpet Head (a.k.a. the boyfriend or the fiance, now the hubby!) in a beautiful garden wedding, surrounded by nature and our family and friends. Woot….
Happy New Year, indeed!
I will post more about our big day soon. Just wanted to share this photo by our photographer J Lucas Reyes. LOVE! :)
Blog Tour: Review of Silent Words (An illustrated children’s book)
Welcome to Novel Publicity’s Review Only Tour for Silent Words by Chantal Fournier (Author) and Nicolas Lajeunesse (Illustrator). Read the reviews and win some great prizes for following along as we introduce you to Zelda and her world of words.
About the book
Zelda loves to talk. She always asks a million questions and her head is full of words like apple, bunny, cartwheel and dwizzledoodle. But when a sudden storm turns Zelda’s world upside down, all her words go silent. Zelda must embark on a quest across mountains, forests and oceans to find her parents—and her voice.
This moving tale about loss and hope will tug at your heartstrings. Author Chantal Fournier’s poetic storytelling style and illustrator Nicolas Lajeunesse’s evocative artwork combine to create a poignant story in which a child discovers comfort in the power of words.
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Today Is Random Bus Tickets Origami Day!
Today I had a marriage-requirements-related errand and took the bus on my way back to fiance’s place where I hang out and smooch off WiFi.
Look what I found on the bus seat! It’s a teeny tiny space ship made out of a bus ticket.
The Asphalt Warrior Series by Gary Reilly
I read Gary Reilly’s The Heart of Darkness Club last year and I really liked it. Reilly’s writing style and language is smooth, clever and quite entertaining. I would’ve liked to review the other books in The Asphalt Warrior Series, but I just don’t have the time. Hopefully though I’ll get a hold of the books in the not so distant future. :)
In the meantime, please read about the newly-released books in the series: Dr. Lovebeads and Home For The Holidays. Also, you might want to check out the other tour stops and enter the giveaways!
Review: A Cast of Stones by Patrick Carr
About the Book
In the backwater village of Callowford, Errol Stone’s search for a drink is interrupted by a church messenger who arrives with urgent missives for the hermit priest in the hills. Desperate for coin, Errol volunteers to deliver them but soon finds himself hunted by deadly assassins. Forced to flee with the priest and a small band of travelers, Errol soon learns he’s joined a quest that could change the fate of his kingdom.
Protected for millennia by the heirs of the first king, the kingdom’s dynasty is near an end and a new king must be selected. As tension and danger mount, Errol must leave behind his drunkenness and grief, learn to fight, and come to know his God in order to survive a journey to discover his destiny.
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About the BookYou know me, I like me some fantasy and this book? Me likey.
I saw this book on a blog tour invite months ago and as much as I wanted to join the tour and get the chance to review the book, I just couldn’t add another book to my massive review pile. Weeks later I saw that it was free on Amazon Kindle so I grabbed it without hesitation. I didn’t get to read it until days later and that was only because my sister read it and said it was really good. I trust in sister dear’s good taste so I veered away from my review pile for a moment and read the book. I’m glad I gave in to curiosity because this was such an enjoyable read.
Bookish confessions
I’m winning the boring blogger award these days and I don’t really have time to sit down and work on new and personal posts to get my blog going again like the good…
Review: The Last Enchanter by Laurisa White Reyes
Just to be clear, I’m on a review and tour lockdown, but not for authors that I’ve reviewed in the past! Having said that, welcome to the official blog tour for The Last Enchanter, Book II of The Celestine Chronicles, a fun-filled fantasy adventure series for middle grade readers. I read and reviewed Book 1 last time and I quite enjoyed it so I was pretty excited to read this book.
Spooktacular Giveaway Hop: Win a book!
It’s another giveaway hop, folks! This time to celebrate the Spooktacular-ness of this particular awesome month. It is pretty spooktacular, isn’t it? ;) Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, this humongous giveaway hop runs through October 31st and has over 300 participating blogs. I’ll say that again. Over 300 giveaways just for this hop!! Woot doesn’t even begin to cut it.