2025 The Write Reads Book Tour Round Up

 9 tour reviews this year though I haven't finished 5 of them yet.

It's been a hard year.

I also did 16 spotlights which I included after the review list. There are several spotlight tours that I wanted to read the books, but just didn't have the time and/or energy. 

BBNYA2024 Blog Tour Spotlight ~ 2nd Place Finalist ~ A Necromancer Called Gam Gam by Adam Holcombe

A grandmotherly necromancer seeking resolution for her past with the help of her loyal entourage: an undead cat and a spectral knight.

A girl on the run from the Eternal Empire for the mysterious power she possesses.

When a chance encounter pulls them together, Gam Gam will do what it takes to protect Mina from the rogue sergeant hounding her–including raising the dead. As long as they're dressed for the occasion.

Friday Featured Spotlight ~ BBNYA2024 Blog Tour: Finalist 2 - Runner Up!

 

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Friday Featured Spotlight ~ The Write Reads Blog Tour: This Is Me Trying by Jenna Adams

 

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The Write Reads Blog Tour Spotlight ~ This Is Me Trying by Jenna Adams

A contemporary YA romance novel exploring sexual consent, mental health, and co-dependency. 

When 14-year-old Brooke and 17-year-old Matt are cast as romantic leads in their drama group's performance of Romeo and Juliet, they didn't mean to actually fall in love. Brooke considers secrets and lies a small price to pay for a relationship with an older guy, until she discovers that Matt's role in taking their relationship to the next level one night was illegal. When her anxiety reaches breaking point, she makes a decision that changes her life forever.

Years later and now adults, Matt is reunited with Brooke, desperately seeking redemption. Can they both find the strength to forgive one other, or is it too late?

Told in three acts this captivating debut reveals a young woman’s journey for independence as she strays away from everything she has ever known to navigate her traumatic past.

Saturday Spotlight ~ TWR Ultimate Blog Tour: While We're Young

 

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The Red Tunic (US Release) ~ Spotlight

“If the only men in the army were ones who were fit to be soldiers, we’d have been defeated in the first month of the war!”

In an era where conformity reigns, Nina and Alfie Mullins are bound by an unbreakable twin bond. Headstrong Nina defies societal expectations, refusing to conform to the traditional role for women, guided by their suffragette Great Aunt Julia.

As World War I engulfs the world, their lives take divergent paths. Alfie, the gentle soul, faces mounting pressure to prove himself on the battlefront, while spirited Nina is offered unforeseen opportunities. Their coming of age unfolds against the backdrop of war, intertwining their destinies with the chaos of conflict.

Gender roles are shattered, and the siblings are thrust into vastly different realms. This captivating tale delves into the profound impact of war on the human spirit, showcasing the resilience and fortitude required to navigate a world transformed by turmoil.

Hermit of Paradise ~ Spotlight

A Fight for Lost Innocence

Detective Auby Midnight is retired. Or so he imagines. Jaded and transformed by a long career of witnessing degeneracy, tragedy, and true evil, he reflects on the place that first nurtured him: Paradise Cove, Lake Texoma, and the rich, endearing memories of mischief, adventure, and friendship that shaped his childhood. That is, until the day a violent feud brought irrevocable trauma for his best friend, Sunny.

Now Sunny implores the wearied Auby to right the wrongs of the past and return to the case that has haunted him and his childhood friends for years. Older, wiser, and far more experienced, they set out to defeat the evil that stole their innocence and restore the magic of Paradise Cove.

Inspired by the author's own life events as a sixth-generation Texan and a former member of the Dallas Police Department with decades of experience under his belt, Hermit of Paradise explores meaning, morality, and the fight to stay human in the face of a grim and complicated world.

Flightless Falcon ~ Spotlight

 

In this Vietnam-era coming of age novel, a young man abandons military life and becomes an eyewitness to America’s deep divisions over the war.

Adrift and alone in 1969 America, a young man takes to the road.

When Sam Roberts resigns from the Air Force Academy, his father is furious.

His mother is understanding but offers little support. All Sam knows is he doesn’t believe in the US’s involvement in the Vietnam War and he can’t be part of it any longer.

Cut loose from a life he once believed in and the woman he once loved, Sam hitchhikes across the country in search of himself. As a passenger in the countless cars who stop to offer rides, he encounters people from all walks of life: Hispanic youths on their way to a quinceañera, retired WWII veterans with surprisingly different perspectives on the war, even a hippie who just left the military himself. His journey is an eye-opening tour through the polarized politics of 1960s America, a transporting exchange of ideas that sends Sam on his way to becoming the man he’s meant to be.

Friday Featured Spotlight ~ BBNYA2023 Blog Tour: Winner Perception Check

 

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Saturday Spotlight ~ TWR Ultimate Blog Tour: The Red Tunic

 

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The Red Tunic ~ Book Spotlight

“If the only men in the army were ones who were fit to be soldiers, we’d have been defeated in the first month of the war!”

In an era where conformity reigns, Nina and Alfie Mullins are bound by an unbreakable twin bond. Headstrong Nina defies societal expectations, refusing to conform to the traditional role for women, guided by their suffragette Great Aunt Julia.

As World War I engulfs the world, their lives take divergent paths. Alfie, the gentle soul, faces mounting pressure to prove himself on the battlefront, while spirited Nina is offered unforeseen opportunities. Their coming of age unfolds against the backdrop of war, intertwining their destinies with the chaos of conflict.

Gender roles are shattered, and the siblings are thrust into vastly different realms. This captivating tale delves into the profound impact of war on the human spirit, showcasing the resilience and fortitude required to navigate a world transformed by turmoil.

Friday Featured Spotlight ~ TWR Blog Tour: Birth of the Storm

 

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Truth in Blue

Sometimes life is better as a lie.

Malakai wanted to protect his kingdom from threats beyond its borders. Instead, stripped of his magic and on the run, he now needs to save it from his brother, the king himself.

Amaryllis wanted to have nothing to do with humans. Instead, stranded in the wrong realm, she now needs to retrieve a lost fae relic with powers no one comprehends.

Una wanted to be a knight in shining armor. Instead, haunted by the memories of a life she never lived, Una now needs to find answers from someone she doesn't remember meeting.

When their paths cross, each must decide what matters to them the most.

Or risk losing everything they hold dear.

In a world where Angels and Shades battle for souls while the Devil sips his tea, the fate of one country, two races, and four realms hangs in the balance when love and loyalties are tested to their limits.

Friday Featured Spotlight ~ TWR Blog Tour: The Dark Matter of Natasha

 

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The Dark Matter of Natasha

Natasha stalks the quiet streets of dead-end Lunar Bay like doom in a denim jacket. She’s a grim reminder that some teenagers can never escape the ever-tightening noose of their lives. Burned out and benumbed by a traumatic past, dogged by scurrilous small-town gossip, she finds solace in drugs, sex and Slayer.

What horrors have her flat eyes witnessed? And how far will she go in pursuit of the one tiny spark of hope that still flickers in her haunted heart?

When a naïve transplant crosses her path, he's drawn into shadow and doubt. With his girlfriend ghosting him, Natasha’s fresh introduction to her half-lit world is darkly appealing. Now faced with confusing quandaries—connection or convenience, relationship or exploitation—can he help any of the women in his life? Or is he just helping himself?

The untold tragedies of Natasha's lonely life may be more than he can handle. And in a town whose history is littered with dead girls, there may be no happy ending for anyone.

Man Down

Will Parks needs to man up.

A man stands. A man fights. A man bleeds.

These are the first lessons you learn in a town where girls are objects, words are weak and fists do the talking.

Will's more at home in the classroom than the gym, and the most important woman in his life is his gran. So how can a boy who's always backed away from a fight become the hero who saves the day?

Because a disaster is coming. One that Will can prevent. But only if he learns the most important lesson of all: sometimes to step up, you have to man down.