{"id":19648,"date":"2022-07-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-17T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=19648"},"modified":"2022-07-25T21:00:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T01:00:05","slug":"blog-tour-fractured-path-by-j-c-cervantes-review-excerpt-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-fractured-path-by-j-c-cervantes-review-excerpt-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: Fractured Path by J.C. Cervantes (Review + Excerpt + Giveaway!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockstarbooktours.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fractured-path-tour-banner.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Fractured Path by J.C. Cervantes (Review + Excerpt + Giveaway!)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Sunday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for FRACTURED PATH by J.C. Cervantes! I\u2019m so excited to share my review with you today, AND an excerpt, AND more information about the author and tour, PLUS you can enter the giveaway to win a print copy! And now without any further ado, let\u2019s get to the review!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fractured-path-cover.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Fractured Path by J.C. Cervantes (Review + Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: Fractured Path by J.C. Cervantes (Review + Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Fractured Path<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/j-c-cervantes\/\">J.C. Cervantes<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/series\/the-mirror\/\">The Mirror #3<\/a> <br><strong>Also in this series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/review-of-broken-wish-by-julie-c-dao\/\">Broken Wish<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-shattered-midnight-by-dhonielle-clayton-review-excerpt-giveaway\/\">Shattered Midnight<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  August 2, 2022 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/disney-hyperion-2\/\">Disney-Hyperion<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/alternate-history\/\">Alternate History<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/historical-fiction\/\">Historical Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/retellings\/\">Retellings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 384 <br><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/formats\/arc\/\">ARC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/formats\/audiobook\/\">Audiobook<\/a> <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> NetGalley <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/59568495-fractured-path\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/jccervantes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jencerv\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jennifercervanteswriter\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/16948228.J_C_Cervantes\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/authorjcervantes\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> <br><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-star\"><\/i><\/span> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b>Can dreams come true when you're living with a family curse?<\/b><br \/>\n<i>1965\u2014San Francisco, California<\/i><br \/>\nThe 1960s are bursting with music and movement and love in San Francisco, perfect for a budding artist like Blake. Unfortunately, the art world is not welcoming to people of her gender or her multi-racial heritage, making it tough to land an internship that could put her on the map. That, plus the fact that Blake\u2019s family has been notoriously riddled with bad luck, makes her feel like she can\u2019t catch a break. Things only get worse when Blake starts to have ominous, confusing visions that grow stronger and more frequent, prompting Blake\u2019s aunt and uncle to tell her about a long-lost family heirloom that could be the key to everything.<br \/>\nFueled by the ambiguous clues in her visions, Blake sets out on a journey through the city to retrieve her ancestors\u2019 legendary mirror. But Blake is not the only one looking for it. Soon she must attempt to unleash her own dormant powers . . . or else risk all she holds dear.<br \/>\n<b><i>Fractured Path<\/i> is the third book in the YA fairy-tale quartet, following one family\u2014and the curse that plagues it\u2014over several generations.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2022-07-17T10:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\nHappy Sunday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for FRACTURED PATH by J.C. Cervantes! 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Cervantes\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/jccervantes.com\\\/\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"1368046401\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": 5,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Kait-Reviews-a-Book-Summer-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Kait-Reviews-a-Book-Summer-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Kait-Reviews-a-Book-Summer-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Kait-Reviews-a-Book-Summer-2022-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">did i like it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">yes I did! I thought the story was wonderful, and I really want to congratulate Ruthie Bowles, who did a FANTASTIC job narrating the audiobook!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">favorite character?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Blake!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">will i re-read it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">definitely! I can&#8217;t wait to re-read the first three books before I start <em>Splintered Magic<\/em>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><em>(which hopefully comes out in January 2023!)<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">three words to describe the book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">art, bonds, betrayal<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Perfect-GIF-Summer-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Perfect-GIF-Summer-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Perfect-GIF-Summer-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Perfect-GIF-Summer-2022-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media0.giphy.com\/media\/pTeT1LFAWfQEo\/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47lxn9ku9o2snbltrjqmqi7mv4ad8cquzmkkar5fn8&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Judge-the-Book-by-its-Cover-Summer-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Judge-the-Book-by-its-Cover-Summer-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Judge-the-Book-by-its-Cover-Summer-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Judge-the-Book-by-its-Cover-Summer-2022-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">good things first- I <strong>LOVE<\/strong> how the covers for this series match without looking exactly the same! just like the first two books, there are symbols and art that make <strong>SO MUCH MORE<\/strong> sense after reading the book! but, <em>and this is totally a personal thing<\/em>, I don&#8217;t love the colors and font for this one. so&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8.6\/10 stars!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/This-Reminds-Me-Of-Summer-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/This-Reminds-Me-Of-Summer-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/This-Reminds-Me-Of-Summer-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/This-Reminds-Me-Of-Summer-2022-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/review-of-broken-wish-by-julie-c-dao\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"14642\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Broken Wish <\/i>by Julie C. Dao<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-shattered-midnight-by-dhonielle-clayton-review-excerpt-giveaway\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"14493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Shattered Midnight<\/em> by Dhonielle Clayton<\/a><\/li><li><em><em>The Queen\u2019s Council&nbsp;<\/em>(series) by Emma Theriault et al.<\/em><\/li><li><em><em>Twisted Tales<\/em>&nbsp;(series) by Liz Braswell et al.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Read-an-Excerpt-Summer-2022-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Read-an-Excerpt-Summer-2022-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Read-an-Excerpt-Summer-2022-1-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Read-an-Excerpt-Summer-2022-1-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#fa66ba\"><em>\u201cWhile the beasts of prey, come from caverns deep, viewed the maid asleep.\u201d<\/em>         -William Blake<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tuesday, March 9, 1965&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>San Francisco&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rain was a soft pattering outside the classroom window.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A smooth rhythmic dance so unlike Blake\u2019s rebellious paintbrush hovering over the canvas.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other Mission High students sat in front of their easels, painting and creating. Some were pensive and focused; others were gabbing with their neighbors. Blake, on the other hand, was bleary-eyed and entirely unfocused. She had only managed four hours of sleep last night. Again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She blamed it on the strange recurrent dream she\u2019d been having for the last couple of weeks. A dream that was hell bent on consuming her sleep. Maybe her sanity. Mr. Brown walked around the lively classroom, stopping at each student to offer suggestions, words of encouragement, things like <em>excellent layering <\/em>or <em>what does this represent<\/em>? He wore a thick wool sweater with plain gray slacks that were an inch too long. The teacher was young, private, and forever distracted unless he was talking about art. His hands were clasped behind his back while an overly zealous operatic tune crooned from the little record player in the corner. And while Blake questioned his choice of music, this was her favorite place to be with its woody aroma of charcoal pencils, the intoxicating scent of oil paint on over-used palletes, and the pungent smell of brush cleaner. For her, this classroom smelled of dreams and possibilities.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the gray afternoon light, Blake stared at her half-finished painting of a girl sleeping in the same Willow tree Blake had been dreaming about. She tapped her paint brush across the palm of her hand as if she could loosen the bristles into creative servitude.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Brown lifted the needle off the record and clapped his hands together loudly, to get everyone\u2019s attention. \u201cOkay, class I think we need some quiet, contemplative, centering time.\u201d A few groans rose up. Blake, on the other hand, was more than happy to fall under the spell of one of her teacher\u2019s meditations, close her tired eyes, and crash.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rain fell steadily as Mr. Brown flicked off the lights, making the room a cool gray oasis. \u201cFold your arms on the tables and put your heads down.\u201d His voice was soothing, velvety. Blake relaxed, inhaled, exhaled. Her eyelids grew heavier with every breath. Her limbs weightless.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow, imagine a calm quiet peaceful place,\u201d Mr. Brown went on. \u201cLet yourself go.\u201d \u201cWhere to?\u201d some smart alec asked, but Blake was already drifting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She began to imagine a stroll along the bay when\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A shadowy darkness unfolds.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Mist rises.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Willow stands tall, its branches heavy with the weight of untold secrets. With a resounding crack, the dark trunk splits down the middle.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>To reveal a moonlit scene of sweeping trees draped across a stately brick home. An imposing iron gate adorned with the name Devereux creaks open slowly as if a phantom is urging Blake inside.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>On top of one of the gate\u2019s spires floats a pale blue heart, transparent as glass. At its center is the drawing of a single brown eye, half closed eyelid, long lashes. One inch lower, Blake thinks, and the iron will shatter the heart. Another appears on a different spire. And another. Large flakes of snow begin to tumble from the sky and then a woman\u2019s voice comes from inside the house, muffled and distant.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Blake\u2019s limbs are heavy. An unseen force is pinning her in place, forcing her to see the heart, forcing her to listen to the whispering wind.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Look. See. Remember.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBlake?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Startled awake by her teacher\u2019s voice, Blake shot up, banging her knee on the table. A chorus of laughter rose up as the guy next to her, Bruce, said, \u201cSleeping beauty not getting enough rest?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She threw him a glare before Mr. Brown quirked a brow and said, \u201cSeems you\u2019re wanted in the office.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Half awake, Blake rose, adjusted her cardigan and smoothed her dark hair with all the dignity she could muster.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She took the pink slip from Mr. Brown and headed into the corridor where she found Olivia, the sixth period monitor. And her best friend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou won\u2019t believe what I just heard,\u201d Olivia squealed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blake, still a little light headed from her sadly short lived nap said, \u201cYou called me out of class for gossip?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, yeah,\u201d Olivia said nonchalantly leading Blake down the hall and out of Mr. Brown\u2019s sight. \u201cBecause it involves you.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMe? What did I do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Olivia tucked a shiny blonde hair behind her ear and rolled her wide set, curious eyes. She had been Blake\u2019s first friend when Blake moved to San Francisco to live with her aunt Remi and uncle Cole after her parents\u2019 deaths ten years ago. Their friendship was cemented in second grade over snails. Willie Johnson had planted one in Blake\u2019s peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Olivia had been the one to save her from the impending doom of crunch and slime. Blake had been the one to clean the poor sticky snail before setting it free on lush piece of lawn outside. The two girls were immediately inseparable after that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou didn\u2019t do anything, but\u2026\u201d Olivia stopped, leaned closer. \u201cYou know Carl, the fink from P.E.? Well, he\u2019s friends with Richie and Richie is going to, or at least he <em>wants <\/em>to ask you to the prom!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Richie Bannister. The boy with sharp blue eyes and a Beach Boy grin. The truth was that Blake hardly knew him \u2014she had only sort of admired him from the baseball bleachers and in between locker stops for the last several months. He was quiet, barely speaking a few hellos, a couple of heys, and a single apology for knocking into her accidentally in the hall.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRichie?\u201d Blake tried to make room for a plausible explanation. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t even talk to me. Why would he want\u2014\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2014because you\u2019re Blake Estancia. That\u2019s why. You\u2019re beautiful and talented and mysterious. Boys love mystery.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blake disagreed with her friend\u2019s assessment. She was not mysterious. She was just busy. Still, her heartbeats grew into hard anxious thumps. \u201cLiv, please tell me you didn\u2019t do this.\u201d It would be just like her to play matchmaker, and the thought of that was both endearing and humiliating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Olivia released an annoyed sigh. \u201cOf course not.\u201d Then she grabbed Blake\u2019s hands and smiled. \u201cI thought you\u2019d be happy.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy. Terrified. Stunned. Was there a difference?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI just wasn\u2019t expecting\u2014\u201d Blake inhaled slowly. \u201cJust give me a minute to absorb it. And you\u2019re sure?\u201d Her heart started to race again. \u201cWe can trust Carl the fink? l?\u201d Liv rolled her eyes. \u201cYou think I would even mention it if I wasn\u2019t sure?\u201d Prom.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blake knew it was a right of passage, but she had given it little thought. She had been completely consumed by her art since she had applied, at Mr. Brown\u2019s urging, for the most competitive internship in the city with the amazing artist T.K. Grayson. He had been a child prodigy, had been compared to Picasso by the time he was fifteen, had shown his work in premier galleries all over the world by the time he was twenty. Had married and divorced two actresses and three models by the time he was fifty. Not exactly a role model, but getting the opportunity to learn from his artistic brilliance, to be his student, sort of overrode all that.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRichie would definitely make for a nice prom picture,\u201d Blake teased. \u201cBut it\u2019s only March. The prom is two months away. There\u2019s still spring break, exams\u2026\u201d <em>The internship. <\/em>\u201cMaybe he\u2019s an early planner. Or maybe he wants to clear the field.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A tingle of excitement ran up Blake\u2019s legs. \u201cAnd you?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat about me?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWho are you planning on taking?\u201d Blake knew Olivia would have her choice of who to go with.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m keeping my options open. I\u2019m kind of scared that Dean is going to ask me.\u201d \u201cBig burly football Dean?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe one and only.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell he has liked you since ninth grade and he\u2019s really nice and\u2026\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026nice is such a drag. And speaking of.\u201d She reached into her pant pocket and pulled out a half used pencil with teeth marks and a ChapStick. She glanced over her shoulder then handed Blake the items, \u201cCan you do your thing with these?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWho do they belong to?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA couple of guys I\u2019m trying to choose between. I figured you might get a glimpse\u2014 good or bad and it would help me decide. So how about it?\u201d She gave a coy expression. \u201cUse your magic for your best friend?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Magic . <\/em>. . <em>ha<\/em>. She wouldn\u2019t exactly call what she could do <em>that<\/em>. Magic was the thing that always felt out of reach.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Blake was a child, she had wanted to possess her mother\u2019s power. She would climb her backyard tree, raise her hands like a little sorceress and try to call the magic to her. To make it bend the branches, incinerate the leaves, blow a gust of wind. Blake\u2019s longing grew to a size she couldn\u2019t contain\u2014year after year it stretched and pulled, tearing apart her ribs and clawing up her throat. But her mother\u2019s magic never came.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And even though magic had run in both sides of her family, the greatest powers seemed to have been held by Blake\u2019s grandmother Zora, a woman she only knew through stories. According to Remi, Zora had the astonishing ability to create any disguise she desired and move things with her mind. And then there was her extraordinary music and how she could use it to channel her powers. That was useful magic. Significant magic that changes the world and your place in it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sadly, Blake had <em>barely-there <\/em>magic. The rules were simple: She could sense things when she touched objects\u2014a flash of the sea, or a single note of music, or the taste of lavender tea, or the fleeting feeling of regret. Nothing more. But the true power was in the object\u2019s memories, not in Blake. If the object chose to speak to her through any one of her five senses, she could get a small sense of its history, which could be interesting, sure . . . just not earth shattering.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blake\u2019s inheritance occupied an in-between space\u2014not as powerful as her mother and grandmother\u2019s telekinesis, but not as slight as her aunt Remi\u2019s ability, which consisted of sending a waft of air to anyone anywhere in the world. The truth was, Blake was just a bits and pieces girl.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNothing on ChapStick,\u201d she said, handing it back to Olivia. \u201cAnd the chewed up pencil? I saw a puddle of blood.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liv\u2019s eyes went wide with terror. \u201cSeriously?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blake laughed. \u201cNo, but it sounds more interesting than the soda fizzing I heard.\u201d \u201cWell, that\u2019s not at all helpful,\u201d she sighed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI better get back.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Olivia inched closer, studying Blake\u2019s face. \u201cHold on\u2026 you look terrible.\u201d \u201cWhat happened to beautiful and mysterious?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ignoring Blake\u2019s attempt at humor, Olivia said, \u201cBeautiful and mysterious but with serious bags. What\u2019s the deal?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJust some weird dreams lately,\u201d she admitted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAbout what?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blake thought about the dream she had just had in class with the spinning heart and an eye at its center.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJust weird symbols and a tree and stuff.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Olivia pressed her lips into a thin line. \u201cJung says that dreams are the psyche\u2019s way of trying to communicate important stuff, so we should try to interpret them.\u201d \u201cFine, but right now my psyche better get back to class.\u201d Blake started to turn when Olivia caught her arm.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI bet I could help you interpret them.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blake was about to argue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLook,\u201d Olivia said, \u201cyou\u2019d be helping me. I\u2019m supposed to find a research project\u2014\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2014Liv. I am not going to be your project. And really,\u201d Blake urged, \u201cthey\u2019re nothing.\u201d Blake headed back to the art room, where everyone was back to work on their freestyle&nbsp;projects. Thirty minutes later, Blake set her unfinished painting in her cubby and packed up her supplies as the bell rang.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBlake, can you hang back a minute?\u201d Mr. Brown asked.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shouldering her bookbag, she waited for the other students to file out before she headed to Mr. Brown\u2019s desk. Maybe he had some kind of technique advice. Maybe he wanted to check in with how obviously distracted she\u2019d been today. But instead he handed her an envelope.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The paper was crisp, cool against Blake\u2019s fingertips. And then came the image of a shiny white floor just as Mr. Brown said four magical words:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou got the interview.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Excerpted from&nbsp;<em>Fractured Path<\/em> by JC Cervantes with permission from Disney Publishing Worldwide. Copyright \u00a9 2022 by JC Cervantes.<\/h6>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/About-the-Author-Summer-2022-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/About-the-Author-Summer-2022-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/About-the-Author-Summer-2022-1-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/About-the-Author-Summer-2022-1-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\"><h3>About J.C. Cervantes<\/h3><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/jc-cervantes-350x350.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\"><p>J.C. is a New York Times best-selling author of books for children and young adults. Her books have appeared on national lists, including the American Booksellers Association New Voices, Barnes and Noble\u2019s Best Young Reader Books, as well as Amazon\u2019s Best Books of the Month. She has earned multiple awards and recognitions, including the New Mexico Book Award, the Zia Book Award, and most recently the 2021 New Mexico Land of Enchantment Readers\u2019 Choice Award.<\/p>\n<p>She currently resides in the Land of Enchantment with her family, three spoiled dogs, and a lifetime collection of books. But she keeps part of her heart in Southern California, where she was born and raised. When she isn\u2019t writing she is haunting bookstores and searching for magic in all corners of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Her work is represented by Holly Root at Root Literary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jccervantes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jencerv\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jennifercervanteswriter\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/16948228.J_C_Cervantes\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/authorjcervantes\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stars-Summer-2022-Divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Follow-the-Blog-Tour-Summer-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Follow-the-Blog-Tour-Summer-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Follow-the-Blog-Tour-Summer-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Follow-the-Blog-Tour-Summer-2022-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Week One<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>7\/1\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/yabookscentral.com\/\">Ya Books Central<\/a><\/td><td>Excerpt\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/2\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/sadiesspotlight.com\/\">Sadie&#8217;s Spotlight<\/a><\/td><td>Excerpt\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Week Two<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>7\/3\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookhoundsya.net\/\">BookHounds YA&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>Excerpt\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/4\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/bookreviewvirginialee.com\/\">#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog<\/a><\/td><td>Excerpt<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/5\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twochicksonbooks.com\/\">Two Chicks on Books<\/a><\/td><td>Excerpt<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/6\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jaimerockstarbooktours\/\">@jaimerockstarbooktours<\/a><\/td><td>IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/7\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladyhawkeye.com\/\">Lady Hawkeye<\/a><\/td><td>Excerpt\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/8\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/rajivsreviews.com\/\">Rajiv&#8217;s Reviews<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/9\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/themoonphoenix788811600.wordpress.com\/\">The Moon Phoenix<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Week Three<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>7\/10\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/sltrbooks.home.blog\/\">Stacialovestoread<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/11\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/fireandicereads.com\/\">Fire and Ice<\/a><\/td><td>Review<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/12\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/GryffindorBookishNerd\">GryffindorBookishNerd&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>IG Review<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/13\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/blessedmommysc.blogspot.com\/\">Lifestyle of Me<\/a><\/td><td>Review<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/14\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/booksaplentybookreviews.blogspot.com\/\">Books a Plenty Book Reviews<\/a><\/td><td>Review<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/15\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyerollingdemigod.com\/\">Eye-Rolling Demigod&#8217;s Book Blog<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/16\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.morebookspleaseblog.wordpress.com\/\">More Books Please blog<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Week Four<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>7\/17\/2022<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/kaitgoodwin.com\/books\"><strong>Kait Plus Books<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>Review\/Excerpt<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/18\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/beersbooksboos.blogspot.com\/\">beersbooksandboos<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/19\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/t\/ZTdEQpYXd\/\">The Chatty Bookworm<\/a><\/td><td>TikTok Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/20\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/pluvioreads.blogspot.com\/\">pluvioreads<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/IG Post\/TikTok Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/21\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historywomanperspective.com\/\">History from a Woman\u2019s Perspective&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>Review<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/22\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/abackwardsstory.blogspot.com\/\">A Backwards Story&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/23\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/themommaspot.home.blog\/\">The Momma Spot<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Week Five<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>7\/24\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/abookishdreamblog.wordpress.com\/\">A Bookish Dream<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/25\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hodophile_z\/\">hodophile_z<\/a><\/td><td>IG Review<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/26\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/onemused\">onemused<\/a><\/td><td>IG Review<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/27\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/drewsim12\/\">@drewsim12<\/a><\/td><td>IG Review\/TikTok Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/28\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jypsylynn\">Books and Zebras&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>IG Review<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/29\/2022<\/td><td><a 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