{"id":4103,"date":"2019-10-23T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=4103"},"modified":"2021-05-29T13:28:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T17:28:20","slug":"blog-tour-angel-mage-by-garth-nix-creative-post-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-angel-mage-by-garth-nix-creative-post-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: Angel Mage by Garth Nix (Creative Post+ Giveaway!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticflyingbookclub.blogspot.com\/2019\/09\/tour-schedule-angel-mage-by-garth-nix.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AngelMage-Banner.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Angel Mage by Garth Nix (Creative Post+ Giveaway!)\"><\/a><\/p><p>Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the <em>Angel Mage<\/em> blog tour!! I have something really exciting to share with you today! Read on to find my creative post, more about the book and author, plus follow the rest of the tour, and enter to win a print copy of <em>Angel Mage<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/angel-mage.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Angel Mage by Garth Nix (Creative Post+ Giveaway!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: Angel Mage by Garth Nix (Creative Post+ Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Angel Mage<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/garth-nix\/\">Garth Nix<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  October 1, 2019 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/katherine-tegen-books\/\">Katherine Tegen Books<\/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\/ya\/\">YA<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 560 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/43453671-angel-mage\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>More than a century has passed since Liliath crept into the empty sarcophagus of Saint Marguerite, fleeing the Fall of Ystara. But she emerges from her magical sleep still beautiful, looking no more than nineteen, and once again renews her single-minded quest to be united with her lover, Palleniel, the archangel of Ystara.<\/p>\n<p>A seemingly impossible quest, but Liliath is one of the greatest practitioners of angelic magic to have ever lived, summoning angels and forcing them to do her bidding.<\/p>\n<p>Liliath knew that most of the inhabitants of Ystara died from the Ash Blood plague or were transformed into beastlings, and she herself led the survivors who fled into neighboring Sarance. Now she learns that angels shun the Ystaran\u2019s descendants. If they are touched by angelic magic, their blood will turn to ash. They are known as Refusers, and can only live the most lowly lives.<\/p>\n<p>But Liliath cares nothing for the descendants of her people, save how they can serve her. It is four young Sarancians who hold her interest: Simeon, a studious doctor-in-training; Henri, a dedicated fortune hunter; Agnez, an adventurous musketeer cadet; and Dorotea, an icon-maker and scholar of angelic magic. They are the key to her quest.<\/p>\n<p>The four feel a strange kinship from the moment they meet, but do not know why, or suspect their importance. All become pawns in Liliath\u2019s grand scheme to fulfill her destiny and be united with the love of her life. No matter the cost to everyone else. . .<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-10-23T10:00:33+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the Angel Mage blog tour!! I have something really exciting to share with you today! Read on to find my creative post, more about the book and author, pl\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/blog-tour-angel-mage-by-garth-nix-creative-post-giveaway\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Angel Mage\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Garth Nix\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"0062683225\"\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\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/angel-mage-header-001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"748\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/angel-mage-header-001.png 748w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/angel-mage-header-001-300x80.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since <em>Angel Mage<\/em> is set in the same world as the <i>Old Kingdom <\/i>books but 100 years later, today I&#8217;m sharing some more books that I would LOVE to know more about 100 years after they end!<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/34842042._SX98_-1.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Angel Mage by Garth Nix (Creative Post+ Giveaway!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: Angel Mage by Garth Nix (Creative Post+ Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>The Light Between Worlds<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/laura-e-weymouth\/\">Laura E. Weymouth<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  October 23, 2018 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/harperteen\/\">HarperTeen<\/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\/historical-fiction\/\">Historical Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/queer\/\">Queer<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 351 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/34842042-the-light-between-worlds\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Five years ago, Evelyn and Philippa Hapwell cowered from air strikes in a London bomb shelter. But that night took a turn when the sisters were transported to another realm called the Woodlands. In a forest kingdom populated by creatures out of myth and legend, they found temporary refuge. <\/p>\n<p>When they finally returned to London, nothing had changed at all\u2014nothing, except themselves. <\/p>\n<p>Now, Ev spends her days sneaking into the woods outside her boarding school, wishing for the Woodlands. Overcome with longing, she is desperate to return no matter what it takes. <\/p>\n<p>Philippa, on the other hand, is determined to find a place in this world. She shields herself behind a flawless exterior and countless friends, and moves to America to escape the memory of what was. <\/p>\n<p>But when Evelyn goes missing, Philippa must confront the depth of her sister\u2019s despair and the painful truths they\u2019ve been running from. As the weeks unfold, Philippa wonders if Ev truly did find a way home, or if the weight of their worlds pulled her under.<\/p>\n<p>Content Warnings<\/p>\n<p>The Light Between Worlds portrays characters dealing with depression, self-harm, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal ideation, illness and disordered eating, and the loss of a loved one. It refers to possible suicide, contains scenes of violence and war, and brief mentions may be unsettling to readers with emetophobia. If you have any questions about these warnings, or require more details, please don\u2019t hesitate to get in touch via the contact page on the author's website.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-10-23T10:00:33+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the Angel Mage blog tour!! I have something really exciting to share with you today! 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Weymouth\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\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\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<p>I really want to know what happens to both the main characters and the Woodlands!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider.png 775w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-768x35.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/17352960._SX98_-1.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Angel Mage by Garth Nix (Creative Post+ Giveaway!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: Angel Mage by Garth Nix (Creative Post+ Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Echoes of Us<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/kat-zhang\/\">Kat Zhang<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/series\/the-hybrid-chronicles\/\">The Hybrid Chronicles #3<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  September 16, 2014 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/harpercollins\/\">HarperCollins<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/dystopian\/\">Dystopian<\/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> 354 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/17352960-echoes-of-us\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b> To change the world, I may lose everything<\/b><\/p>\n<p>All Eva ever wanted was the chance to be herself. But in the Americas, to be hybrid\u2014to share your body with a second soul\u2014is not tolerated past childhood. Now Eva and Addie, her sister soul, are constantly on the move, hiding from the officials who seek to capture them. But the tide is changing. A revolution is brewing, and people are starting to question the hybrids' mistreatment.<\/p>\n<p>Then Marion, an ambitious reporter, offers Eva and Addie a daring proposal: If they go undercover and film the wretched conditions of a hybrid institution, she will not only rescue them, she'll find a way to free Jackson, the boy Addie loves. It's risky, and Eva will have to leave Ryan and her friends behind, but if she succeeds, it could also tip the scales forever and lead to hybrid freedom.<\/p>\n<p>As Eva and Addie walk into danger, they cling to each other and the hope of a better future. But the price they might pay is higher than they ever could have imagined.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-10-23T10:00:33+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the Angel Mage blog tour!! I have something really exciting to share with you today! 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I have to know!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider.png 775w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-768x35.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/32469736._SX98_.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Angel Mage by Garth Nix (Creative Post+ Giveaway!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: Angel Mage by Garth Nix (Creative Post+ Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>The Disasters<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/m-k-england\/\">M.K. England<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  December 18, 2018 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/harpercollins\/\">HarperCollins<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <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>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/queer\/\">Queer<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 352 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/32469736-the-disasters\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Hotshot pilot Nax Hall has a history of making poor life choices. So it\u2019s not exactly a surprise when he\u2019s kicked out of the elite Ellis Station Academy in less than twenty-four hours.<\/p>\n<p>But Nax\u2019s one-way trip back to Earth is cut short when a terrorist group attacks the Academy. Nax and three other washouts escape\u2014barely\u2014but they\u2019re also the sole witnesses to the biggest crime in the history of space colonization. And the perfect scapegoats.<\/p>\n<p>On the run and framed for atrocities they didn\u2019t commit, Nax and his fellow failures execute a dangerous heist to spread the truth about what happened at the Academy.<\/p>\n<p>They may not be \u201cAcademy material,\u201d and they may not get along, but they\u2019re the only ones left to step up and fight.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-10-23T10:00:33+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the Angel Mage blog tour!! I have something really exciting to share with you today! 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And I want to know what happens once the book is over!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider.png 775w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-768x35.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/39402961._SX98_.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Angel Mage by Garth Nix (Creative Post+ Giveaway!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: Angel Mage by Garth Nix (Creative Post+ Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/arwen-elys-dayton\/\">Arwen Elys Dayton<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  December 4, 2018 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/delacorte-press\/\">Delacorte Press<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/futuristic\/\">Futuristic<\/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> 384 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/39402961-stronger-faster-and-more-beautiful\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>This compelling, mind-bending novel is a twisted look into the future, exploring how far we will go to remake ourselves into the perfect human specimen and what it means to be human at all.<\/p>\n<p>Set in our world, spanning the near to distant futures, <i>Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful<\/i> is a novel made up of six interconnected stories that ask how far we will go to remake ourselves into the perfect human specimens, and how hard that will push the definition of \"human.\"<\/p>\n<p>This extraordinary work explores the amazing possibilities of genetic manipulation and life extension, as well as the ethical quandaries that will arise with these advances. The results range from the heavenly to the monstrous. Deeply thoughtful, poignant, horrifying, and action-packed, Arwen Elys Dayton's <i>Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful<\/i> is groundbreaking in both form and substance.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-10-23T10:00:33+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the Angel Mage blog tour!! I have something really exciting to share with you today! Read on to find my creative post, more about the book and author, pl\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/blog-tour-angel-mage-by-garth-nix-creative-post-giveaway\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Arwen Elys Dayton\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\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\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<p>This book was&#8230; woah. I&#8217;m still thinking about it almost a year later. And I want to know what happens next!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider.png 775w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-768x35.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/30223025._SX98_.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Angel Mage by Garth Nix (Creative Post+ Giveaway!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: Angel Mage by Garth Nix (Creative Post+ Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Dread Nation<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/justina-ireland\/\">Justina Ireland<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/series\/dread-nation\/\">Dread Nation #1<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  April 3, 2018 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/balzer-bray\/\">Balzer + Bray<\/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\/ya\/\">YA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/queer\/\">Queer<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 455 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/30223025-dread-nation\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville\u2014derailing the War Between the States and changing America forever. In this new nation, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Reeducation Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities\u2014and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It\u2019s a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society\u2019s expectations.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston\u2019s School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn\u2019t pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose. But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies. And the restless dead, it would seem, are the least of her problems.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-10-23T10:00:33+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the Angel Mage blog tour!! I have something really exciting to share with you today! 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Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly\u2014but the personal ownership of books is expressly forbidden.<\/p>\n<p>Jess Brightwell believes in the value of the Library, but the majority of his knowledge comes from illegal books obtained by his family, who are involved in the thriving black market. Jess has been sent to be his family\u2019s spy, but his loyalties are tested in the final months of his training to enter the Library\u2019s service.<\/p>\n<p>When his friend inadvertently commits heresy by creating a device that could change the world, Jess discovers that those who control the Great Library believe that knowledge is more valuable than any human life\u2014and soon both heretics and books will burn\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-10-23T10:00:33+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the Angel Mage blog tour!! I have something really exciting to share with you today! 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Abrams<\/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\/historical-fiction\/\">Historical Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/queer\/\">Queer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/aspec\/\">Aspec<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 384 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/28818313-iron-cast\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.destinysoria.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thedestinysoria\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/14757755.Destiny_Soria\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedestinysoria\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>In 1919, Ada Navarra\u2014the intrepid daughter of immigrants\u2014and Corinne Wells\u2014a spunky, devil-may-care heiress\u2014make an unlikely pair. But at the Cast Iron nightclub in Boston, anything and everything is possible. At night, on stage together, the two best friends, whose \u201cafflicted\u201d blood gives them the ability to create illusions through art, weave magic under the employ of Johnny Dervish, the club\u2019s owner and a notorious gangster. By day, Ada and Corinne use these same skills to con the city\u2019s elite in an attempt to keep the club afloat.<\/p>\n<p>When a \u201cjob\u201d goes awry and Ada is imprisoned, she realizes they\u2019re on the precipice of danger. Only Corinne\u2014her partner in crime\u2014can break her out of Haversham Asylum. But once Ada is out, they face betrayal at every turn.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-10-23T10:00:33+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the Angel Mage blog tour!! 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Princess Addie is fearful and shy. Her deepest wish is for safety. Princess Meryl is bold and brave. Her deepest wish is to save the kingdom of Bamarre. They are sisters, and they mean the world to each other.<\/p>\n<p>Then disaster strikes, and Addie\u2014terrified and unprepared\u2014sets out on a perilous quest. In her path are monsters of Bamarre: ogres, specters, gryphons, and dragons. Addie must battle them, but time is running out, and the sisters' lives\u2014and Barmarre's fate\u2014hang in the balance.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-10-23T10:00:33+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the Angel Mage blog tour!! I have something really exciting to share with you today! 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Under the tutelage of the Elders and an old man known as the Giver, he discovers the disturbing truth about his utopian world and struggles against the weight of its hypocrisy. With echoes of Brave New World, in this 1994 Newbery Medal winner, Lowry examines the idea that people might freely choose to give up their humanity in order to create a more stable society. Gradually Jonas learns just how costly this ordered and pain-free society can be, and boldly decides he cannot pay the price.<\/p>\n<p>The Giver is set in a future society which is at first presented as a utopia and gradually appears more and more dystopic, so could therefore be considered anti-utopian. The novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life. Jonas' society has eliminated pain and strife by converting to \"Sameness\", a plan which has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives. Jonas is selected to inherit the position of \"Receiver of Memory,\" the person who stores all the memories of the time before Sameness, in case they are ever needed to aid in decisions that others lack the experience to make. As Jonas receives the memories from his predecessor\u2014the \"Giver\"\u2014he discovers how shallow his community's life has become.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-10-23T10:00:33+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the Angel Mage blog tour!! I have something really exciting to share with you today! 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Rowling<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/mary-grandpre\/\">Mary GrandPr\u00e9<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/series\/harry-potter\/\">Harry Potter #7<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  July 21, 2007 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/arthur-a-levine-books-scholastic-inc\/\">Arthur A. Levine Books \/ Scholastic Inc.<\/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\/ya\/\">YA<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 759 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/136251.Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Harry Potter is leaving Privet Drive for the last time. But as he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid\u2019s motorbike and they take to the skies, he knows Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters will not be far behind.<\/p>\n<p>The protective charm that has kept him safe until now is broken. But the Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything he loves. And he knows he can\u2019t keep hiding.<\/p>\n<p>To stop Voldemort, Harry knows he must find the remaining Horcruxes and destroy them.<\/p>\n<p>He will have to face his enemy in one final battle.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-10-23T10:00:33+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the Angel Mage blog tour!! I have something really exciting to share with you today! 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I must know what the Wizarding World is like 100 years after the Battle of Hogwarts!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider.png 775w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-768x35.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/all-about-the-author-002-1024x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/all-about-the-author-002.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/all-about-the-author-002-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/all-about-the-author-002-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4504 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/garth-nix-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/garth-nix-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/garth-nix-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/garth-nix.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Garth Nix has been a full-time writer since 2001, but has also worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Garth\u2019s books include the Old Kingdom fantasy series, comprising Sabriel,\u00a0Lirael; Abhorsen; Clariel and Goldenhand; SF novels\u00a0Shade\u2019s Children and A Confusion of Princes; and a Regency romance with magic,\u00a0Newt\u2019s Emerald. His novels for children include\u00a0The Ragwitch; the six books of The Seventh Tower sequence;\u00a0The Keys to the Kingdom\u00a0series and others. He has co-written several books with Sean Williams, including the Troubletwisters series; Spirit Animals Book Three: Blood Ties; Have Sword, Will Travel; and the forthcoming sequel Let Sleeping Dragons Lie. A contributor to many anthologies and magazines, Garth\u2019s selected short fiction has been collected in Across the Wall and To Hold the Bridge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">More than five million copies of his books have been sold around the world, they have appeared on the bestseller lists of\u00a0The New York Times,\u00a0Publishers Weekly and USA Today and his work has been translated into 42 languages. His most recent book is Frogkisser! now being developed as a film by Twentieth Century Fox\/Blue Sky Animation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/follow-the-author-001-1024x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/follow-the-author-001.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/follow-the-author-001-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/follow-the-author-001-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.garthnix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/8347.Garth_Nix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/garthnix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/garthnix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider.png 775w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-768x35.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fantasticflyingbookclub.blogspot.com\/2019\/09\/tour-schedule-angel-mage-by-garth-nix.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-768x35.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/enter-the-giveaway-002-1024x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/enter-the-giveaway-002.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/enter-the-giveaway-002-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/enter-the-giveaway-002-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/d9681b86414\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enter here to win a print copy of <em>Angel Mage<\/em> by Garth Nix!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>(US Only)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider.png 775w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-768x35.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/lets-talk-001-1024x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/lets-talk-001.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/lets-talk-001-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/lets-talk-001-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>What are some books that you would love to see an update for 100 years later? 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