{"id":7436,"date":"2020-06-24T06:02:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T10:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=7436"},"modified":"2020-06-25T10:55:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T14:55:56","slug":"blog-tour-forest-of-souls-by-lori-m-lee-excerpt-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-forest-of-souls-by-lori-m-lee-excerpt-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee (Excerpt + Giveaway!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockstarbooktours.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FOREST-OF-SOULS.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\"><\/a><\/p><p>Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the <i>Forest of Souls <\/i>blog tour!! I am so excited to be a part of this tour, and I\u2019m even more excited for you to read an excerpt of the book! Plus, find out more about the book and author, follow the rest of the tour and enter to win a print copy of <em>Forest of Souls<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020-768x36.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/forest-of-souls-cover.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Forest of Souls<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/lori-m-lee\/\">Lori M. Lee<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/series\/shamanborn\/\">Shamanborn #1<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  June 23, 2020 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/page-street-kids\/\">Page Street Kids<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 400 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/51174182-forest-of-souls\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lorimlee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eepurl.com\/8o3oj\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Blog<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoriMLee\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LoriMLee\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/lorimlee\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gIxcdL\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lorimlee82\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/lorimlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Pinterest<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lorimlee.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Tumblr<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Sirscha Ashwyn comes from nothing, but she\u2019s intent on becoming something. After years of training, she plans on challenging her rival for the position of the queen\u2019s next royal spy, but she\u2019s forced to abandon her plan when shamans attack and kill her best friend Saengo.<br \/>\nAnd then Sirscha, somehow, restores Saengo to life.<br \/>\nWith her mysterious ability uncovered, Sirscha is summoned to the domain of the Spider King\u2014the only person powerful enough to control the haunted Dead Wood that separates the kingdoms and, ultimately, enforces peace. But the Spider King\u2019s hold of the Dead Wood is weakening, and he needs Sirscha to use her newly awakened powers to obliterate the bloodthirsty forest. As war looms on the horizon, it\u2019s up to Sirscha to learn what she can do and who she can trust before time runs out.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2020-06-24T10:02:32+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the Forest of Souls blog tour!! I am so excited to be a part of this tour, and I\\u2019m even more excited for you to read an excerpt of the book! Plus, find\",\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-forest-of-souls-by-lori-m-lee-excerpt-giveaway\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Forest of Souls\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Lori M. Lee\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/lorimlee.com\\\/\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"1624149243\"\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-6967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020-768x36.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3.0-Read-the-Excerpt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3.0-Read-the-Excerpt.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3.0-Read-the-Excerpt-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3.0-Read-the-Excerpt-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The earth is black with last night\u2019s rain\u2014a perfect morning for shadows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I arrive at my mentor\u2019s tower door, my damp gloves barely brush the heavy wood before it flies open. Its half dozen locks jangle and clack noisily. For a blind woman whose eyes are always concealed behind a scarf, Kendara\u2019s face can convey an impressive amount of disdain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSirscha Ashwyn, you thoughtless dolt,\u201d she says, her voice low and gravelly. \u201cTook you long enough.\u201d She used to speak more gently when I was younger. Maybe that\u2019s why the sound of it still makes me smile, even when she\u2019s insulting me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was only gone for an hour,\u201d I say, shutting the door behind me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kendara snorts as she returns to the chair by the open balcony. There\u2019s a white circle painted into the floor of the balcony, large enough to fit two battling opponents. I\u2019ve earned more wounds than I can count in that circle, but this tower is the ideal place to conduct our training, high away from the watchful eyes of the palace. A dagger lies on the seat of her chair, and she picks it up as smoothly as if she can see. Sitting, she tests the blade\u2019s edge with the thick pad of her thumb.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To a stranger, she is a woman descending into old age, her hair gone white save for a few stubborn streaks of black. Age spots speckle the deep bronze of her skin, which is a couple of shades darker than my own. But she is far from infirm. The dagger she handles and the weapons that hang from her wall aren\u2019t decorative. She is the queen\u2019s Shadow, and for the past four years, my secret mentor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWould have taken me half the time,\u201d she grumbles, reaching for the whetstone that rests on the floor. \u201cAnd without the need to show off.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My nose wrinkles as I remove my gloves. Opening my satchel, I dig inside for the banner I appropriated from the city\u2019s southern watchtower. I may have also waved at the tower guards while scaling the walls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI wasn\u2019t showing off.\u201d I\u2019ve learned to stop being surprised\u2014and to stop denying\u2014when Kendara knows things she has no business knowing. \u201cI was just having a bit of fun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Shadow does not reveal herself for any reason. What would be the point, then?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hold out the banner. \u201cI\u2019m not Shadow yet,\u201d I say with an emphasis on yet and the hope that she\u2019ll take the hint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAnd you won\u2019t be if you keep behaving like a compulsive twit.\u201d The whetstone clatters to the floor as she snatches the banner out of my hand. She stalks across the room, weaving neatly around a table, and flings the silver moon of Evewyn into the flames of her hearth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat are you doing, you daft hag?\u201d I shout, dashing after her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The flames take a second to catch, the banner still damp from the rain. But quickly enough, fire sears through the thin fabric, sparking blue from the spidersilk threads of the moon. Dark smoke billows up the chimney. The smell singes my nostrils, and I try to wave it away, toward the open balcony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIdiot girl,\u201d Kendara mumbles as she sets down the dagger. She opens a cupboard that hangs skewed on the wall. \u201cI don\u2019t want that thing in here.\u201d Cursing me under her breath, she rummages through the cupboard\u2019s overflowing contents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I glance back at the hearth and the ruined remains of the banner. Grudgingly, I see her point. Once, Evewyn\u2019s banners had flown a white falcon clutching a branch of plum blossoms. But when the queen succeeded the throne eight years ago, she changed the emblem to a silver moon, the symbol of the Pale Twin, harbinger of ill fortune.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThen why did you send me to retrieve it?\u201d I ask. Smoke lingers in the room, a dingy haze that stings my eyes and tickles my throat. Kendara is still preoccupied, so I move toward the balcony where the air is clearer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From this height, the capital of Vos Talwyn is an enormous sprawl of stone, statues, and curling green rooftops. Beyond the city\u2019s walls, the land extends south like lush brocade stitched with the golden threads of morning. A shadowy ribbon against the horizon draws my eye eastward. Even from this distance, a shiver slithers down my spine. The Dead Wood mars the eastern border like the puckered, blackened edges of burnt fabric.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI told you to steal the banner from the watchtower,\u201d Kendara says, drawing my attention again. I return to sit near the hearth as she withdraws something small from the cupboard. \u201cI didn\u2019t tell you to bring it to me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWell, now I can\u2019t even put it back,\u201d I say, but our bickering is forgotten when she places a bracelet on the table before me. With a quick glance at Kendara, who nods to confirm that I can touch it, I trace my finger along the designs carved into the jewelry. The smooth texture glistens like white jade. \u201cWhat is it made of?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTroll bone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My finger stills on the bracelet. Intrigued, I lean in closer to examine it. The bracelet can\u2019t be thicker than the width of my little finger. \u201cI would\u2019ve thought troll bone would be bigger.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kendara grunts, a noise I\u2019ve come to recognize as scorn for my imagined ignorance. She has a wide array of such sounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lifting the bracelet, I turn it toward the sunlight that streams in through the open balcony and diffuses into the smoky air. The polished surface gives off a beautiful sheen, and the color transitions from a warm butter to the burnt yellow of old parchment. The jeweler etched a curling design into the bone that lends it an elegant quality. A metal fastener fashioned to look like tiny lotus petals allows a section of the bone to be removed so that the bracelet can be worn. It\u2019s lovely but somewhat grotesque, given its origin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor you,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I almost drop the bracelet. But I recover quickly, clutching the troll bone in my fist. \u201cI\u2026um. Thank you. It\u2019s very\u2026thoughtful.\u201d I narrow my eyes. \u201cAnd unusual. Why are you giving me this?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kendara is many things, but thoughtful is not one of them. It\u2019s part of what I admire about her. She never pretends to be anything other than who she is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She turns away, but not before I notice the slight purse of her mouth. It\u2019s not a smile\u2014Kendara does not smile\u2014but sometimes the muscles around her mouth spasm and twitch, like she\u2019s trying to imitate the motions. It\u2019s just as well. An actual smile might break her face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTrolls are slow creatures but wickedly strong,\u201d she says. So I\u2019m to decipher the bracelet\u2019s purpose on my own. \u201cAnyone with the misfortune to be caught by one isn\u2019t likely to survive long enough to speak of it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBut you speak as if from experience.\u201d I pop open the segment of bone fastened to the metal lotus and fit the jewelry around my wrist before snapping the piece back in place. I barely feel<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its weight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve had a great many experiences, none of which are any of your business.\u201d Kendara flits restlessly around the workroom, returning vials of unknown substances into cupboards and books to shelves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFortunately, you\u2019re not likely to encounter any trolls in Evewyn. Nor anywhere else in Thiy. The last colony died out some time after the shamans claimed the eastern lands for their own.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How old must the bone be if no living troll has existed in Thiy for nearly a thousand years? It must be extremely rare as well. \u201cI suppose that means you\u2019re not sending me out to bring you a fresh rib for a matching necklace.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTrolls were known to be highly resistant to magic,\u201d she says, completely ignoring me. Another of her many talents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although I\u2019ve no idea what use she has for books, I\u2019ve read every volume she\u2019s crammed into her numerous shelves. I recall a passage that explained how the remains of powerful creatures, such as trolls, retain certain magical properties that the creatures possessed when they were alive. Shamans often fashioned the bones of such creatures into objects like this bracelet. But not<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as jewelry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a talisman,\u201d I say, twisting the bracelet around my wrist. It\u2019s still cool, despite that it should have warmed from my body heat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on the creature a talisman is made from, the bones not only protect against outside magic but dampen one\u2019s own magic as well. Or amplify and change it. Those sorts of talismans are rare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But a troll\u2019s bone? \u201cProtection against magic.\u201d My smile broadens and my heart sings with a longing bordering on desperation. \u201cWill I need such protection?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has the moment I\u2019ve longed for these past four years finally arrived? Will she at last name me as her apprentice?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMost of you do,\u201d she mutters. I mentally curse at the way I flinch\u2014not only for the implied insult that I should need protection beyond my own abilities but also for the reminder that I am not her only pupil. The knowledge\u2014the fear\u2014that I could so easily lose all I\u2019ve worked for to some other nameless competitor is never far from my thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kendara scratches at the bottom of her handkerchief. For all that she\u2019s taught me, she\u2019s revealed almost nothing about her past. I don\u2019t know if she has family, where she grew up, if Kendara is her real name, or even what the upper half of her face looks like.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But I\u2019ve come to know her in other ways. Although she demands the respect and honor owed to her as my elder, she loathes mindless obedience. She encourages my curiosity even as she insults my intelligence. She constantly challenges my limits, but only ever within the parameters of her rules.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her fierce independence and abrasive honesty are what first convinced me to trust her those years ago, qualities that would have offended others but to me were admirable. Something to aspire toward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the four years I\u2019ve been her pupil, her training has been harsh and unforgiving. I\u2019ve stolen fruit from the queen\u2019s orchards. I\u2019ve been shackled and dropped into a flooded well. I\u2019ve crept through a den of sleeping rock scorpions with bells woven in my hair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every assignment tested my skill and my resolve. After all, a Shadow is tasked with whispering to the queen the secrets of allies and enemies alike, and with quietly extinguishing any powerful opponents. Kendara has never underestimated me. She is one of the few people who do not equate my upbringing with my worth. And when I am the queen\u2019s Shadow, who I was will matter less than nothing compared to who I will become.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI heard you\u2019re to accompany the hatchlets to the Valley of Cranes today.\u201d Her lip curls. It isn\u2019t the first time she\u2019s expressed disgust with the prison. While I agree with her, I\u2019m not bold enough to say so. It would mean criticizing the queen, and no one except Kendara would dare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I only say, \u201cI am.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She makes a shooing gesture. \u201cGet going. They\u2019ve already gathered in the Company yard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The disappointment strikes swift and brutal, as all her blows do. I\u2019ve less than a month in the Company before graduation, before the Royal Army ships me off to who-knows-where. Less than a month to prove to Kendara that I deserve to remain here and to study as her official apprentice. Every day that passes without her decision is a kick to the gut.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swallowing back the protests that crowd my throat, I push to my feet, my braid swinging against my back. I tug the sleeve of my gray uniform over the bracelet and ask, \u201cWhere did you even get this?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kendara retrieves her dagger and whetstone from the floor, but rather than reclaim her seat by the balcony doors, she settles into a rocking chair before the fireplace. \u201cA Shadow must keep her secrets.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOnly some.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBut all of them today. Now get out, witless child.\u201d She sits so close to the hearth that I worry she\u2019ll catch fire. But she seems to cow even the flames, which don\u2019t dare do more than lick at her toes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My steps are silent as I cross the room. A single creak of the floorboards, and she won\u2019t call me back for days. In her presence, to be anything less than what she has made me would be an insult.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThank you for the gift.\u201d I reach for the door, scratched and marred by the heavy locks. Before leaving, I grin and toss over my shoulder, \u201cIll-tempered crone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020-768x36.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/All-About-the-Author-3.0.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/All-About-the-Author-3.0.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/All-About-the-Author-3.0-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/All-About-the-Author-3.0-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7441 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lori-2019.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lori-2019.png 250w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lori-2019-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Lori M. Lee<\/strong> is the author of FOREST OF SOULS, first in the Shamanborn duology, as well as GATES OF THREAD AND STONE and THE INFINITE. She\u2019s also a contributor to the anthologies A THOUSAND BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS and COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES. She considers herself a unicorn aficionado, enjoys marathoning TV shows, and loves to write about magic, manipulation, and family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign Up for Lori\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eepurl.com\/8o3oj\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newsletter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Follow-the-Author-3.0.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Follow-the-Author-3.0.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Follow-the-Author-3.0-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Follow-the-Author-3.0-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimlee.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoriMLee\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0| <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LoriMLee\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lorimlee82\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/lorimlee\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pinterest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimlee.tumblr.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tumblr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/lorimlee\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goodreads<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020-768x36.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Follow-the-Tour-3.0.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Follow-the-Tour-3.0.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Follow-the-Tour-3.0-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Follow-the-Tour-3.0-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Week One:<\/b><\/h2>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/22\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookhoundsya.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BookHounds ya\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/22\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/adreamwithindream.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Dream Within A Dream<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/23\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/confessionsofayareader.wordpress.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confessions of a YA Reader<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/23\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/blessedmommysc.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lifestyle Of Me<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>6\/24\/2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kaitgoodwin.com\/books\">Kait Plus Books<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Excerpt<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/24\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverelysian.wordpress.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discover Elysian<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/25\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sifa Elizabeth Reads\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/25\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historywomanperspective.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History from a Woman\u2019s Perspective\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/26\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/thelayawaydragon.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Layaway Dragon<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/26\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmiclattesandbooks.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cosmiclattesandbooks<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Week Two:<\/b><\/h2>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/29\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/amybooksy.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Locks, Hooks and Books<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/29\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/smadasbooksmack.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smada&#8217;s Book Smack<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/30\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/wonderstruck-kcks.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wonder Struck<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/30\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/abookishdreamblog.wordpress.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Bookish Dream<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7\/1\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/bookwyrmingthoughts.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bookwyrming Thoughts<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7\/1\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/thebookdutchesses.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Book Dutchesses\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7\/2\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/descendantofposeidonreads.wordpress.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Descendant of Poseidon Reads<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7\/2\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/carefulofbooks.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Careful_of_books\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7\/3\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajivsreviews.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rajiv&#8217;s Reviews<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7\/3\/2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/thetryeverything.wordpress.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Try Everything<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020-768x36.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Enter-the-Giveaway-3.0.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Enter-the-Giveaway-3.0.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Enter-the-Giveaway-3.0-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Enter-the-Giveaway-3.0-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/e2389ba21112\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enter here to win a print copy of<em> Forest of Souls<\/em> by Lori M. Lee!<\/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-6967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banner-001-New-May-2020-768x36.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tell-Me-What-You-Think-3.0.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tell-Me-What-You-Think-3.0.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tell-Me-What-You-Think-3.0-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tell-Me-What-You-Think-3.0-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Are you adding this book to your #TBR? 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