{"id":15648,"date":"2022-01-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=15648"},"modified":"2022-01-02T16:00:44","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T21:00:44","slug":"blog-tour-the-kindred-by-alechia-dow-spotlight-bookstagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-the-kindred-by-alechia-dow-spotlight-bookstagram\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: The Kindred by Alechia Dow (Spotlight + Bookstagram!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/turnthepagetours.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/22\/tour-schedule-the-kindred\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/the-kindred-banner_.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: The Kindred by Alechia Dow (Spotlight + Bookstagram!)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Sunday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for THE KINDRED by Alechia Dow! I&#8217;m so excited because today I get to shine a spotlight on this wonderful book for you! This book is truly amazing and I&#8217;m so excited to for you to find out more about it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shining-the-Spotlight-Winter-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15616\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/the-kindred-cover.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: The Kindred by Alechia Dow (Spotlight + Bookstagram!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: The Kindred by Alechia Dow (Spotlight + Bookstagram!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>The Kindred<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/alechia-dow\/\">Alechia Dow<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  January 4, 2022 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/inkyard-press\/\">Inkyard Press<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/queer\/\">Queer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/science-fiction\/\">Science Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 400 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/57803147-the-kindred\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alechiadow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alechiawrites\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/18493747.Alechia_Dow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alechiadow\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><i>To save&nbsp;a galactic kingdom from revolution, Kindred mind-pairings were created to ensure each and every person would be seen and heard, no matter how rich or poor\u2026<\/i><br \/>\n<b>Joy Abara<\/b>&nbsp;knows her place. A commoner from the lowly planet Hali, she lives a simple life\u2014apart from the notoriety that being Kindred to the nobility\u2019s most infamous playboy brings.<br \/>\nDuke <b>Felix Hamdi<\/b>&nbsp;has a plan. He will exasperate his noble family to the point that they agree to let him choose his own future and finally meet his Kindred face-to-face.<br \/>\nThen the royal family is assassinated, putting Felix next in line for the throne\u2026and accused of the murders. Someone will stop at nothing until he\u2019s dead, which means they\u2019ll target Joy, too. Meeting in person for the first time as they steal a spacecraft and flee amid chaos might not be ideal\u2026and neither is crash-landing on the strange backward planet called Earth. But hiding might just be the perfect way to discover the true strength of the Kindred bond and expose a scandal\u2014and a love\u2014that may decide the future of a galaxy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2022-01-02T11:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\nHappy Sunday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for THE KINDRED by Alechia Dow! I'm so excited because today I get to shine a spotlight on this wonderful book for you! 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When not writing YA sci-fi featuring determined black girls (like herself), you can find her having epic dance parties with her daughter, baking, mentoring, or taking teeny adventures around Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alechiadow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alechiawrites\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/18493747.Alechia_Dow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alechiadow\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/turnthepagetours.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/22\/tour-schedule-the-kindred\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Follow-the-Blog-Tour-Winter-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15615\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/And-Now-I-Have-Some-Questions-for-You-Winter-2021-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15599\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think about <em>The Kindred<\/em>? Have you added it to your tbr yet? Let me know in the comments and have a splendiferous day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-Winter-2021-1-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-Winter-2021-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-Winter-2021-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-Winter-2021-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-Winter-2021-1-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-Winter-2021-1.png 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Sunday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for THE KINDRED by Alechia Dow! 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