Advanced Copies for Review & Book Giveaways discussion

Hey, I'm looking to do some reviews for books that I find interesting. I'm interested in thriller, horror, historical fiction, fantasy, graphic novels and sci-fi. I'm also a witch so any witchy books would be welcome as well.
I'm willing to post reviews on my Instagram (148 followers) and my tumblr (11290 followers) as well as posting them on Amazon if requested! Physical books would be much appreciated but I don't mind reading ebooks. Turn around time would be about two weeks, and if there were any delays I'd let you know.

I'm looking forward to reading and reviewing your book!

Hi Emily,

I just released my first book back in April and am looking for some honest Amazon reviews. It's called Remedial Magic, and is the first book in a planned fantasy series.

BLURB:
As a washed-up and forgotten sorcerer, Aldric’s only goal in life is to get drunk enough to forget his tragic past. That is, until his friends coerce him into a teaching position at one of the most prestigious magic academies in the world. Now he’s saddled with the responsibility of teaching four new pupils, all of whom wonder who this brilliant yet unorthodox man truly is.

But Aldric’s past demons aren’t gone. They’ve only been lying in wait. As wars, rulers and politics all begin to catch up with him, Aldric’s newfound place to belong is threatened by the very things he’s been trying to escape.

It’s time for Aldric to finally confront his past. And learn some new lessons himself.

Amazon link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YX2RCB7

If that sounds interesting you can contact me at natewritesstuff@gmail.com or you can check out the link below to request a review copy:

https://storyoriginapp.com/reviewcopi...

I don't currently have physical copies, but I'm happy to give you either an epub, mobi, or pdf file.

Thanks!

Nathan

Emily!

I am an indie author who released my first fantasy novel May 9, and will release the prologue in a week. The sequel will come later this year. Let me know if you have any interest! Thanks!

Fury (23k words) novella prologue:
If you’re looking for a fun, witty fantasy tale wrought with magical creatures, clever plot twists, and a strong female protagonist who will feel like your best friend, then this story is for you.
In an ancient land where myth and magic thrive, one stubborn she-elf named Emma must fight for her life against the powers of darkness, a behemoth squid, and the fury that resides in her own heart. Fury is the prequel novella to the Epic of Faölan series and ends with no cliffhangers, but will give you every reason to dive into reading the rich and fantastical YA novels that follow.

Tempest (103K) first book in series:
Enter Jarlith. Overlooking the sea, Jarlith spots an armada of foreign ships approaching the coast of his village. As soon as Jarlith sees the red sails on the ships, he knows who they are—the enemy. At that exact moment, the tempest begins. Lightning crackles, splitting the stormy skies overhead, as a deadly mix of rain and fire begin falling. Out on the rough seas, waves beat against the approaching enemy ships, but Jarlith understands that no natural force will stop the invading armada. It will be up to Jarlith to save his people. Realizing this compels Jarlith to enlist with the Jakurian guard and unite with an estranged kingdom across the lands of Faölan. Together, they will have a fighting chance of liberating the capital city of Jakuri from this invasion.
Hallis is a forest dweller, and feels a connection to all life around him. But when his best friend, Sapphire, is kidnapped by the invaders, he is forced to leave the solitary life he knew amongst his elfish folk, and venture forth to rescue her. The journey is rife with battles, tricksters, centaurs, giants, and other monsters that Hallis has never before encountered. Soon he is swept up with a roving band of centaurs who are relentless in their aim to re-establish solidarity between tribes and unify all of the species throughout Faölan.
The two stories intertwine and conclude in an epic tale of friendship, betrayal, and romance as Jarlith and Hallis come together to liberate the capital. This stand-alone novel is an action-packed fantasy, full of new creatures, magical abilities, warfare, and intrigue that will leave you wanting more and eager to dive into Book Two of the Epic of Faölan series.

Hi Emily (and all readers who like a freebie),

FREE download on 22,23 & 24 July!

The Blue Horse – a short tale about time.
“One of the best stories I have read in all my years.” Wanda B, Goodreads.
“A delightful read that drew me back into a world I thought I might not get to visit again. I can’t recommend it highly enough!” - Long and Short Reviews.

The White Hart – a happy ghost story, if there can be such a thing!
“This is unlike any other ghost story you will read, enchanting with a touch of romance.” - Fantasy Whispers, Goodreads.
“It's a beautifully creative ghost story with a love twist.” - Marziye, Goodreads.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=red%20grou......
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Website: http://www.lesliegarland.com
Reviews most welcome.

If you'd be willing, we would love for you to take a look at Mirrorfall (Book #1 of Ash & Blue ). I've included details below, including a synopsis, but I'd invite you to take a look at our Reviewer Page (https://ashandblue.com/welcome-reviewers), which gives a little more detail on the series, and highlights some of the key themes (including mental health and queer representation), along with linking to other media (like series art) and our podcast adaptation.

By default, we supply Kindle/mobi as well as ePub copies of Mirrorfall, but if you need another format (such as PDF), we're happy to oblige.

Without further ado, here are the details.

 

Title: Mirrorfall

Series: Ash & Blue

Genre/s: Urban fantasy, contemporary fantasy, new adult

Synopsis/Blurb: 

Stef Mimosa doesn't remember dying as a child, it's always just been a strange dream of drowning and darkness. What she does remember is the angel who saved her.

Agent Ryan never thought Stef would remember him. Agents are designed to fade into the background, to do their duty and move on without making too many ripples.

Stef's a messy little ripple he never expected. A recruit who can't keep her shoes clean for half an hour, but attentive to every detail and fact about magic that he can impart.

In a world where magic and tech play in harmony, an angel and a loner might be the family each other needed.

Review Required By: There's no required date for this one, as it's already been released. If you enjoy Mirrorfall, we'll be more than happy to send along Book #2 (Mirrorheart), which was released earlier this year, and Book #3 (Mirrorshades) on publication, as it is currently being serialised. 

If you've got any questions, please feel free to PM me.

Hi Emily,

I'm not sure if you are still looking for books to review, but I have a dystopian fantasy novel, The Hybrid - link below. It's like a very dark version of Harry Potter meets Divergent.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
https://www.amazon.com/Hybrid-Book-1-...

If you read the sample on Amazon and are still interested, please let me know via PM.

Thanks,

E.K.

Emily wrote: "Hey, I'm looking to do some reviews for books that I find interesting. I'm interested in thriller, horror, historical fiction, fantasy, graphic novels and sci-fi. I'm also a witch so any witchy boo..."

Hi Emily,

I am seeking a quality reviewer to read and review my book The Ghost Moth. It is a slow burn horror - not Jack Nicholson putting an axe through a door, but a creeping horror that will make you really feel for the protagonist. It is historical, being set in the 1500's and there is a witch burning - which hopefully will make your stomach turn! - along with a splash of paranormal.
To find out more, check out:-
The Ghost Moth
Web site: http://www.lesliegarland.com
I can supply a Pdf or mobi.
If this sounds like your type of read, please contact me here on Goodreads or via Twitter - https://twitter.com/LeslieWPGarland - with your email address.

Stormy wrote: "If you'd be willing, we would love for you to take a look at
Mirrorfall
(Book #1 of
Ash & Blue
). I've included details below, including a synopsis, but I'd invite you to take a look at our ..."
if you are still looking for reviewers, im highly interested

Hi Emily, would you be interested in reviewing my YA dystopian thriller Ruffian? Here is the synopsis:
Astra Hal is a Ruffian, a member of a secret organization created by the artificial intelligence Sigma, designed to be humanity’s last hope in case all else fails.

Hendric Sanjor is the son of a representative in the United Republic of Global Welfare, the ruling body of the world.

When a virus of unknown origins starts spreading across the planet and Hendric’s family is accused of starting it to gain political advantage, Astra is sent to investigate the issue. When it becomes clear that the accusation is false, the two form an uneasy alliance to hunt down the real perpetrator behind the pandemic. But the puzzles, criminals, and politics they weave through can in no way prepare them for the dark secrets they are about to uncover.

Hope to hear from you soon!

Hi Emily!

My debut YA fantasy novel releases on 9/27/22 (today, but I'm happy to have ARC readers post as soon as they can!). THE LOST WITCH is the first book in a 5-book series: HAYDEN BLACK AND THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS. Since you said you like fantasy and anything witchy, this sounds like your kind of book!

The Lost Witch (Hayden Black and the Salem Witch Trials, #1) by B.C. Taylor



I've pasted the blurb below, so if you're interested, let me know by responding or emailing me at authorBCtaylor@gmail.com and I'll send you the BookFunnel link. Thank you!!

Five deadly Trials. An ancient, sinister evil.

One lost witch with the power to save the world.

Welcome to Asylum.

Twelve-year-old Hayden Black has never been normal, that much she knew, but when her father is abducted by demons, she learns just how remarkable she truly is. Not only is she a witch, but Heaven’s angels have chosen her as the next Salem Witch, destined to protect the world from evil… if she can survive the deadly Salem Witch Trials first.

Now Hayden must traverse the magical world of Asylum and learn to use her powers. If she doesn’t master all five elements — air, fire, water, earth, and Spirit — before her seventeenth birthday, she forfeits her life.

Hayden might have started her journey orphaned and alone, but it doesn’t take her long to forge new friendships and attract new enemies. Hayden thought her only nemesis was the residential bully, but her greatest enemy, a terrible evil lurking in the shadows, has yet to reveal itself.

Will Hayden master her air magic in time to save her friends and find her father? Or will she perish alongside them?

The Lost Witch is the first book in an urban fantasy series intended for readers ages ten and above who love Percy Jackson and Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Emily wrote: "Hey, I'm looking to do some reviews for books that I find interesting. I'm interested in thriller, horror, historical fiction, fantasy, graphic novels and sci-fi. I'm also a witch so any witchy boo..."

Hi Emily,

I thought you might like to know about:-

Reviews wanted for 5 star Award Winning, Red Grouse Tale.
A recipient of 5 stars from Readers Favorite and a Book Excellence Award Finalist, The Crow– a poignant tale of misunderstanding, dying, bitterness and blame, will be available for FREE DOWNLOAD from 5 – 9 October.
“The Crow is an absorbing tale of poverty, success, dramatic change in a rural community and the powerful lure of leaving your mark on the world.” CAGale, Amazon.
Amazon: https://amazon.com/Crow.../dp/B011O33......
Available on KU.
Your review on Amazon and Goodreads will be most welcome.
Goodreads: https://goodreads.com/.../show/148723...
Web site: http://lesliegarland.com

Emily wrote: "Hey, I'm looking to do some reviews for books that I find interesting. I'm interested in thriller, horror, historical fiction, fantasy, graphic novels and sci-fi. I'm also a witch so any witchy boo..."

Hi Emily,
I write dark fantasy and sci-fi. I think my Worlds Beyond Scripture series is the right fit for you. The newest entry, Crescent Moon, Mourning Son: Part I, released earlier this month.

I have provided descriptions of the first and the latest books below, so you can see if it's up your alley.

BOOK I

Through the Psyche of Ambrosia: Part I

Raised by his Mothers on the principles of the Goddess, but not one to believe, Ambrosia longs for the day when he can free himself of faith completely. Mona, a family friend, offers to grant his wish.

He arrives in the city of Hartland where he meets a number of intriguing characters, including the Frenchmen Gany, and clairvoyant, Gliese. There is also a set of twins, for whom Ambrosia soon builds a rapport. There's the ever introverted Summer, and her more outgoing sister, Star.

Soon strange things start to happen that can't be explained. A house seems to change on its own, while nightmares spill over into the waking world. It forces Ambrosia to face reality.

Either magic exists and the myths are real, or he's lost his mind completely.

The answer will bring him to his knees.

BOOK V

Crescent Moon, Mourning Son: Part I

A storm is coming...

The earth is in dire straits. The Apocalypse has come and Ambrosia stands face to face with a Celestial asking him to make a choice. There is a terror lurking in the midst. There is darkness in the shadow. Foes so formidable as to frighten other Numani, guardians of the realm. For they wield a very powerful weapon. The anomaly has been awoken. It threatens to destroy the very fabric of existence as it is known.

Yet there is still hope. When secrets are revealed, one finds they are more than they seem. Still, will it be enough to overcome the odds, or is the future already set in stone? The Goddess has a plan for us all.


It is this newest book that I'm looking to get reviewed. If interested, I could send a free print copy. Though it is part of a series, I believe it stands well enough on its own.

If interested, please feel free to dm me here, or message byronfortin@gmail.com. Thanks for the generous offer to read and review people's work!

Emily (and anyone reading this posting) you may be interested ...

Reviews wanted for 5 star Award Winning, Red Grouse Tale.
A recipient of 5 stars from Readers Favorite and a Book Excellence Award Finalist, The Crow– a poignant tale of misunderstanding, dying, bitterness and blame, will be available for FREE DOWNLOAD from 5 – 9 October.
“The Crow is an absorbing tale of poverty, success, dramatic change in a rural community and the powerful lure of leaving your mark on the world.” CAGale, Amazon.
Amazon: https://amazon.com/Crow.../dp/B011O33......
Available on KU.
Your review on Amazon and Goodreads will be most welcome.
Goodreads: https://goodreads.com/.../show/148723...
Web site: http://lesliegarland.com

Dear Emily:

I would like to ask if you would review my book. It is a fantasy novel titled The Shroud and it has just come out on Amazon and other bookstores.

The story takes place in 16th-century Europe. In it, Queen Elizabeth's former spymaster, Hertford, is recruited by a court faction, the Owls, to recover the Shroud of Turin from Rome before a rival faction can do so and use its supernatural power to usurp the throne. He succeeds, but when a third party starts killing off people from both sides to take the Shroud for himself, Hertford discovers that Gotthard Kettler, an old enemy of England, has reemerged to destroy everyone.

However, when the Owl that Hertford tries to alert is murdered, Kettler frames the old spymaster. Hunted by vengeful members of both factions and suspected by Elizabeth herself, Hertford is forced to go it alone as he pursues Kettler through catacombs, underground churches, and London back alleys, seeking to stop the conspiracies against him, the factions, and the queen by uncovering the secrets of the Shroud that link them all.

If this sounds like a book that might capture your interest, I can forward you a review copy in the e-reader format of your choice or you can get it via this Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B...

The book is 96,000 words in length.

Thanks very much for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

George Bachman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

Hi Emily,

I have an Urban Fantasy Romance series with an empath, a shifter, and supernatural mojo (but not witches nor vampires). I'm eager for feedback.

The last book, Mistaken for a Rougarou free for Kindle download (but ends today).

Check out the series - Devil, Assassin and Rougarou - and let me know if you would be interested in e-copies. [I'm not certain my GR acct is set to receive messages -- email me vanessa dot quietly at gmail dot com]

Thank you!
-vanessa.


Mistaken for a Rougarou
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL5TL15T

Hi,

I’m looking for reviews for my latest book, “Yuri & the Pig” (87,000 words published by Wild Wolf Publishing), a work of fiction based on the current war in Ukraine. However, the countries involved are fictitious, too.

Amazon link: https://mybook.to/ynp

The following is the blurb:

“From the best-selling author of the Charlie Smithers adventures.

A farmer and his pig set off on an extraordinary quest across war-torn Eastern Europe.

Entangled in a savage war, the country of Xoraina is fighting for its very existence; but to Yuri, a simple peasant from a remote mountain village, it seems all but certain that the invading Zlaimperians must ultimately prevail. Not that it is of any consequence to him, of course. In Yuri’s view, every form of government is equally bad, so it makes very little difference who holds the reins of power. Indeed, throughout time, the only things that have ever really mattered are that the soil be tilled, the cows milked, and the pigs shipped to market, all in a timely fashion.

But when an exorbitant new tax threatens that philosophy, he sets off with his pig across the war-ravaged land to the Capital in order to fight the injustice. In the process, their journey becomes a road to a terrible enlightenment, causing Yuri to question his deeply seated beliefs. But only when he and his pig find themselves placed squarely in destiny’s path is there any hope of those questions finding answers.”

If interested, please contact me at clovatt@xplornet.ca and I’ll arrange for you to receive an e-copy in the format you prefer.

Thank you for your time.

Hi Emily, I really like the honesty of your reviews and have a young adult novel coming out that I think (hope) you might like. Details are below, and I have ARCs ready to come out as ePubs in a few days. The official publisher launch is on October 18th but it goes live on Amazon on the 15th. If this is something you might be interested in reading, I'd love to send you an ARC. Just sign up on the google form if you're interested and I'll be in touch. Thanks so much. Kath

Title: The Bycatch Principle

Author: Kath Morgan

ARCs to be sent: September 28th, 2023
Release date: October 15, 2023
Word count: Approximately 77,000 words
Requested sites to post reviews: Amazon and Goodreads plus anywhere else
Trigger warnings: Some violence, some swearing, some alcoholism, some reference to underaged sex.

Blurb:
On a lonely moor, an isolated security complex hides a dirty secret. A­fter six years of being held captive without charge, ­fifteen-year-old David Jessop is forced to make a desperate strike for freedom. Somebody wants to hide the truth. Somebody wants him dead. Just what is the Unit? In order to survive, David must discover why the Unit exists and the real reason he was taken all those years ago. Alone and on the run, he needs answers. Fast.

The Bycatch Principle is a speculative young adult thriller with strong adult crossover appeal. Based in the very near future, it has been described as The Minority Report for young adults, and explores themes of labelling, identity and belonging. Set partly in London and partly in Cornwall, The Bycatch Principle tells the story of a young man who discovers the value of family and friendship and the transformative power of the ocean.

If interested, please sign up using this form pasted into google (https://forms.gle/LkHo2ty37TDRGw838) and I'll be in touch soon.