Author: Dani

#YAShot2018 #GuestPost: Vic James on the societies that inspired her Dark Gifts trilogy

Not long to go now until YA Shot returns on the 14th of April! I previously featured Helena Coggan, the superstar author of The War of Angels duology (and there’s still time to enter to win the duology if you’re in the UK). Today, I’ve got the incredible Dr. Victoria James, who writes as Vic James, here to talk about her Dark Gifts trilogy! Mixing dystopian England with magic results in a potent story of social movements, and I was curious to know what real-world social struggles influenced the world James created. She was more than happy to oblige, plus she’s offering up […]

Posted April 8th 2018 in Blog Tours, Guest Posts / / 1 Comment

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#Excerpt: OUROBOROS by Genevieve Iseult Eldredge

Two words: Lesbian Fae Really, what more do you need to know before you pick up this book??? Well, if you do need to be enticed a little further, here’s an excerpt for you! Plus, there’s an awesome giveaway at the end that you don’t want to miss out on. About Ouroboros by Genevieve Iseult Eldredge Series: Circuit Fae #2 Published by: Monster House Books Publication date: March 27th 2018 Genres: Young Adult, LGBTQ+, Urban Fantasy All introverted geek girl Syl Skye wants is to get close to her girlfriend. But when you can kill with a simple touch, a normal date night’s not […]

Posted April 3rd 2018 in Blog Tours, Spotlights / / 2 Comments

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#GuestPost: Chelsey Pippin on the lessons she learned from the women of THE HUNGER GAMES

Chelsey is a woman of many talents. Formerly with Buzzfeed, she is now a writer, children’s librarian, and works with me on the YA Oughta! podcast. Chelsey’s got a really cool project in the works right now: she’s putting together a feminist anthology, bringing twelve writers together to talk about the fictional women who influenced them. You can find out more about the anthology here! Anyway, Chelsey has stopped by today to talk about fictional women from one YA series in particular, The Hunger Games. I absolutely love the trilogy, and I hope you enjoy this guest post as much as I […]

Posted March 30th 2018 in Guest Posts / / 0 Comments

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Say hello to THE LITTLE MERMAID AND OTHER FAIRY TALES, MinaLima’s latest creation!

Last week, I was lucky enough to attend the launch of this beautiful collection of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytales at the House of MinaLima in London. Containing The Little Mermaid, along with twelve other beloved stories, the (often interactive) art by MinaLima really brings the stories to life. And it’s not just the illustrations that are pretty; so much care and attention has been paid to the smallest of details. Harper has teamed up with MinaLima to release a series of these breathtaking editions of well-known children’s classics. Previous books are Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie, The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, and The Beauty […]

Posted March 28th 2018 in Blog Tours, Events, Spotlights / / 0 Comments

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#Interview: Jennifer Ellision, author of OVER RAGING TIDES

What’s better than a book about pirates? A book about lady pirates! Jennifer Ellision, author of Over Raging Tides, is here today to talk about potentially real lady pirates, superstitions, and cover art. Plus, there’s an awesome giveaway to enter at the end. Q&A with Jennifer Ellision Describe your book in ten words. Lady Pirates hunt mythical map, but first mate seeks revenge Who is your favourite pirate, real or fictional? ALWILDA. Alwilda, Alwilda, Alwilda. I came across the story of Alwilda in Pirate Women by Laura Sook Duncombe (highly recommend if you want to read some non-fiction about bad-ass ladies […]

Posted March 27th 2018 in Blog Tours, Interviews / / 1 Comment

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#BookReview: OUR DARK STARS by Audrey Grey and Krystal Wade

It’s been too long since I read some science fiction that I actually liked, so I’m glad this book crossed my path. Pay attention to the chapter titles, my dear readers. The first several chapters alternate between Will and Talia…100 years apart. Eventually, they simply alternate between the two…in Will’s time. In Talia’s time, the kingdom is threatened with a robot uprising, and Talia is used as a bargaining chip to get a rich planet to chip in more with the fight. In Will’s time, the robots have won, and humans are considered “savage, cruel beasts”. (Treat your AI nicely, […]

Posted March 26th 2018 in Blog Tours, Reviews, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult / / 0 Comments

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#YAShot2018 #Interview: Helena Coggan, author of The War of Angels duology, on writing as a teen vs. now

I am absolutely thrilled to be joined today by Helena Coggan, the author of The War of Angels duology, consisting of The Catalyst and The Reaction. She made waves at YALC in 2015 while promoting the first book, making all of us feel terrible because there was a 15-year-old up on stage talking about a book she’d drafted at the age of 13. I mean, come on, how simultaneously impressive and depressing is that?! But it just goes to show that teenagers can do anything, hey? Keep reading past my Q&A session with Helena to find out more about The Catalyst, […]

Posted March 22nd 2018 in Blog Tours, Interviews / / 2 Comments

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