Thank you to Sally for including me and one of my latest reviews in her cafe and bookstore line up with Stevie Turner, Terry Tyler and Phillip Stevens.
#YA #Fantasy #Book #Review – Keepers by Sacha De Black
Goodreads Synopsis:
Saving the world is easy: all Eden has to do is die.
Seventeen-year-old Eden East’s life is perfect… until her soul is bound to her worst nightmare. Then her parents are brutally murdered, and everyone’s a suspect, including her best friend.
As her world spirals out of control, a charismatic Siren, from a past she can’t remember, returns offering help, hope, and a heap of distractions.
Eden must put aside her grief to solve the mystery of her parents’ murder. In a race against time, can she break the binding to her enemy before he destroys her and her world?
Three lives.
Two murdered parents.
One deadly choice.
My Review:
Keepers is the debut YA fantasy novel of Sacha de Black. I enjoyed the premise of the novel – a society that does its utmost to achieve a sense of balance – and found it to be an unusual and highly imaginative idea.
It’s a YA novel with stacks of opportunity to deliver emotional feelings, (the main protagonist Eden East is young and has to cope with a lot.) I won’t divulge too much here for fear of spoiling the novel.
One of Black’s great strengths is her ability to write physical attraction between two individuals so well! Wow, loved those parts! I’d say that Trey was one of my favourite characters in the book. I can imagine him as a very worthy candidate for the title ‘book boyfriend!’ And I really enjoyed Victor too! There is a love triangle of sorts as Eden is bound to Shifter Victor Dark and can’t bare to be, but Victor wants Eden like mad.
There were parts of the story where the author’s ability to write engaging prose, and dialogue took flight and her writing made me go wow, this is amazing. I see great potential in Black’s writing.
What I didn’t like:
A minor point (it may just be me!) There’s a glossary of terms in the front matter which took me out of the story a bit to begin with. I would have liked these terms added individually as short postscripts at the bottom of each relevant page.
My recommendation:
This is a confident debut, with interesting world building and potential for further conflict and interest in book two. Definitely a recommendation.
My rating: 4.5 stars.
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Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 81, ENCHANT & SHAPE, #SynonymsOnly
I love visiting the art gallery on Belford Road in Edinburgh, and this tanka is dedicated to this sculpture I saw there in the gardens.
An enchanting face,
Sculpture that sees, smiles and lives,
Art’s favourite place,
Closed nostrils don’t breathe the grass,
Air spells curiosity.
I used hypnotise for enchant, and sculpture for shape.
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Happy writing!
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Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 80, GATHER & SOFT, #SynonymsOnly
I received a lovely gift from my dear blogging friend, Samantha Murdoch
It was a lovely letter, a bunch of crystals (amethyst, rose quartz, red jasper, obsidian, carnelian, jade and of course a Bloodstone, as Sam said in her letter, ‘ the piece as featured on the spine of your novel,’ plus two cute cat napkins! Such a wonderful gift.
So, of course what better way to thank her than to write a Tanka!
For gather I shall use collect, and kind for soft.
Couldn’t ask for a better friend, Samantha is such a diamond. 🙂
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Much love, feeling very blessed to have such lovely friends.
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#BlogTour #Giveaway The Curse of Time #1 Bloodstone #ABRSC
My paperback release blog tour continues this week with a fabulous tour organised by Jennifer Marston. Please do support the tour and enter the Rafflecopter giveaway to win a cash prize by visiting the blogs mentioned above in the Tour Schedule. Today, Sunday 22nd April is the last day to enter!!!!
Here are the links to the first two posts:
http://www.jerasjamboree.co.uk/2018/04/ya-fantasy-qa-m-j-mallon-the-curse-of-time.html
https://whatsbetterthanbooks.com/guestpost-curse-of-time-mj-mallon/
and a 4 star review: https://powisamy.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/blog-tour-curse-of-time-by-marjorie.html
“The Curse of Time is an interesting and engaging fantasy read that focuses on family and is great for anyone who loves a great read!”
Lovely 4 ⭐️ review for The Curse of Time today from @powisamy! Thank you so much for reading!https://t.co/LQmCL6jVEe pic.twitter.com/VQmC44i4bz
— Neverland Blog Tours (@NeverlandBT) April 17, 2018
Another excellent review: http://thisnortherngal.co.uk/books-2/review-the-curse-of-time/
“This world building was where M.J Mallon excelled. It allowed her to be wonderfully creative, which in turn meant that I was sucked into the world of The Curse of Time.”
A stunning review of The Curse of Time from @thisnortherngal today! Thank you 😘 https://t.co/DyU6Kh6oU5 pic.twitter.com/VheXZRYq4a
— Neverland Blog Tours (@NeverlandBT) April 18, 2018
Guest author post: https://lynseyjames.wordpress.com/2018/04/18/the-curse-of-time-by-m-j-mallon-guest-post/
Yeah another Book Review: https://anoceanglimmer.wordpress.com/2018/04/19/book-review-the-curse-of-time/
“This is a book brimming with supernatural happenings, a mysterious cottage and a family problem that needs solving. I definitely recommend this to anyone who loves a good mystery as it will reel you in”
Another lovely review for The Curse of Time! https://t.co/WBQtG0XS8J pic.twitter.com/9SBY53VZPw
— Neverland Blog Tours (@NeverlandBT) April 19, 2018
Author interview on Whispering Stories: https://whisperingstories.com/writing-life-marjorie-mallon/
Review: https://wrongsideoffortyuk.wordpress.com/2018/04/20/the-curse-of-time-by-majorie-mallon/
“The story is almost dreamlike, very addictive and quirky” bit late in the day but thank you @bookaddictionuk for a lovely review of The Curse of Time 🕰📖✨ https://t.co/KpOUYfEL4D @Marjorie_Mallon
— Neverland Blog Tours (@NeverlandBT) April 20, 2018
A Q and A and review: https://thehufflepuffnerdette.wordpress.com/2018/04/20/the-curse-of-time-book-blitz-qareview/
Thank you @Alexandrareads1 for this fab review and post for The Curse of Time today: https://t.co/G591cRqnui @Marjorie_Mallon
— Neverland Blog Tours (@NeverlandBT) April 20, 2018
Thank you @NeverlandBT and @Marjorie_Mallon for sending me The Curse of Time! It's a wonderfully eloquent read full of mischievous magic! 😍https://t.co/K2goTurlUS
— Becky (@Uptown_Oracle) April 21, 2018
An excerpt https://jenniely.com/curse-time-excerpt-blog-tour/
An excerpt: https://libreriabeppe.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/blog-tour-giveaway-curse-of-time-mj-mallon.html
A wonderful 4 star review from Sarah Louise Blogspot: https://sarahlouisewrites.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/the-curse-of-time-review.html
https://twitter.com/sljmcgrath/status/988115270446338048
A Q and A post: http://www.littlenovelist.com/blog/blogtour-mjmallon
You can follow the tour via twitter: @NeverlandBT and @Marjorie_Mallon.
A big thank you to all the Author Blogger Rainbow Support Club #ABRSC tour hosts that helped me with the fabulous pre-release and release tour –
Beginning with – keen crystal and cat enthusiast – the lovely Samantha Murdoch who started off the tour with this wonderful review post: https://samanthamurdochblog.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/review-the-curse-of-time-book-one-bloodstone-by-m-j-mallon/
Do pop over to these wonderful blogs to see the posts and to support and acknowledge the work of these wonderful authors, artists, and bloggers.
Carolina Russo: https://yesterdayafter.com/2018/04/02/characters-illustration-a-collaboration-with-author-mj-mallon-1st-stop-blog-tour-abrsc/
Characters Illustration – A Collaboration with Author MJ Mallon – 1st Stop Blog Tour! #ABRSC https://t.co/MZ9jVgUUH2 via @yesterdayafter1
— M J Mallon #SCBWI #ABRSC #FSFRL (@Marjorie_Mallon) April 22, 2018
Adele Marie Park: https://firefly465.wordpress.com/2018/04/03/blog-tour-the-curse-of-time-book-one-the-bloodstone-by-marjorie-mallon/
Ritu: https://butismileanyway.com/2018/04/04/m-j-mallon-the-curse-of-time-paperback-book-release-blogtour/
Craig Boyack at Lisa Burton Radio: https://coldhandboyack.wordpress.com/2018/04/05/the-curse-of-time-on-lisaburtonradio-2/
Debby Gies: https://dgkayewriter.com/blogtour-marjorie-mallon-celebrating-paperback-release-curse-time/
Sacha Black: https://sachablack.co.uk/2018/04/08/prologues/
Gary Jefferies: https://fictionisfood.com/2018/04/10/author-spotlight-marjorie-mallon/
Colleen Chesebro: https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/04/11/abrsc-blog-tour-the-curse-of-time-bloodstone-book-one-by-m-j-mallon/
Christy Birmingham: https://whenwomeninspire.com/2018/04/12/marjorie-mallon-paperback-the-curse-of-time/
Rachael Ritchey: https://rachaelritchey.com/2018/04/13/mjmallon-interview/
Special thanks to Vashti Vega for hosting me on her blog after having surgery! I had no idea she was about to have a procedure. I do hope she is fighting fit now. Here is the link to her lovely post: https://vashtiqvega.wordpress.com/2018/04/14/blog-tour-the-curse-of-time-by-m-j-mallon/
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To prologue or not to prologue that is the question… with @Marjorie_Mallon #Sundayblogshare
Thank you so much to Sacha Black for hosting me on Sunday as part of my on-going Blog Tour for the paperback release of my debut novel – The Curse of Time, Book 1 Bloodstone.
Today I have a wonderful guest on the blog, Marjorie Mallon. I met Marje at the very first ever Bloggers Bash – have you got your ticket yet? Marje has attended every single bash and I am abs…
Source: To prologue or not to prologue that is the question… with @Marjorie_Mallon #Sundayblogshare