Time to time, on Jorie Loves A Story, there will be bookish events featured on this blog! To help make it a bit easier to keep up with the Book Cover Reveals, Author Interviews, Author Guest Posts, Book Tour Stops, and the books received in exchange for an honest review which alight on my blog, I thought it would be best to create a page specifically to serve as a one-stop archive for easy access!
I am always striving to make Jorie Loves A Story fully cross-referenced to achieve this goal!
This is a companion page to my sidebar slideshow & promo area:
Book Blogger | Book Cheerleader ‘proudly hosting’ where you can click on the badges per blog touring company and/or publisher I regularly host on Jorie Loves A Story. You will be visiting their websites and getting to know a bit more about the stories I love to read.
*NOTE*: IF you see “Interview or Q&A”, I have submitted Questions of which have been responded back with personal answers of the person I am interviewing. Likewise, Guest Posts are given a topic to discuss of my own choosing.
- Archive for 2013 Bookish Events
- Archive for 2014 Bookish Events
- Archive for 2015 Bookish Events
- Archive for 2016 Bookish Events
- Story Vault | Master Archive of Reviews
- Story Vault II | By the Order of Publishers
Last Updated: 4th DECEMBER, 2017
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Turning over a new leaf, a wicked NEW YEAR of stories!
audiobooks i’ve adopted via Audiobookworm Promotions for 2017
Bloggers can adopt audiobooks for review with a 90 day window to post. I am finding this is a great way to thread my way through different genres of audiobooks & meet an eclectically diverse group of narrators in the process. I also appreciate the diversions of colouring & listening to the stories themselves – as colouring & audios rock my bookish heart!
Starting with “Sharpe Shooter” I found I also like to knit whilst I am listening to audiobooks – especially for the ‘first’ go round ahead of listening whilst reviewing them.
- Heartborn by Terry Maggert | *urban fantasy, angelic lore Book Synopsis on Riffle | (see Review)
- Keep on Believing: A Cinderella Tale by Marie Higgins | *fairytale re-telling | Book Synopsis on Riffle | (see Review)
- His Trophy Wife by Leigh Michaels | *contemporary Rom Book Synopsis on Riffle | (see Review)
- Sharpe Shooter by Lisa B. Thomas | *cosy mystery | Book One of Maycroft Mysteries Book Synopsis on Riffle (see Review)
- Sharpe Edge by Lisa B. Thomas | *cosy mystery | Book Two of Maycroft Mysteries Book Synopsis on Riffle (see Review)
- Life as a Spectrum Mom by Karen Pellett | *non-fiction, memoir | Book Synopsis on Riffle (see Review)
January
11th January, 2017 | “Halfway Dead” by Terry Maggert
*Paranormal Suspense | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
12th January, 2016 | “Essential Readings & Study Guide” by KV Dominic
*Collection of Poetry | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Author Q&A + Selected Poem Excerpt |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Poetic Book Tours
16th January, 2017 | “Illusions of Magic” by J.B. Rivard
*Historical Suspense | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
18th January, 2017 | “Halfway Bitten” by Terry Maggert
*Paranormal Suspense | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I read “Halfway Dead” (Book One) of this series (see also Review)
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
22nd January, 2017 | “The Plague And I” by Betty MacDonald
*Autobiography | Memoir | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
23rd January, 2017 | “Beyond Derrynane” by Kevin O’ Connell
*Historical Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
27th January, 2017 | “The Worthington Wife” by Sharon Page
*Historical Romance | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review | *cancelled, never received the book
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
February
9th & 10th February, 2017 | “Halfway Hunted” by Terry Maggert
*Paranormal Suspense | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I read “Halfway Dead” (Book One) of this series (see also Review) + “Halfway Bitten” (Book Two) (see also Review)
| Featured Audiobook Review + Author Interview |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
13th & 17th February, 2017 | “Meeting Lydia” by Linda MacDonald
*Contemporary Rom | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Audiobook Review + Author Guest Post |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
25th February, 2017 | “Anybody Can Do Anything” by Betty MacDonald
*Autobiography | Memoir | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I had listened to “The Plague & I” (see also Review) and interviewed the narrator (see also Post)
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
28th February, 2017 | “Dragonkyn” by Nathan Smith Jones
*Dragon Fiction / Epic Fantasy | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
March
4th April, 2017 | “The Girl in the Painting” by Kirsty Ferry
*Romantic Suspense | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Book Review courtesy of ChocLitUK
13th March, 2017 | “The Secret Life of Anna Blanc” by Jennifer Kincheloe
*Cosy Historical Mystery | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I reviewed this title as a print book release (see also Review); I also suggested this author to promote the audiobook release via Audiobookworm Promotions. However, I joined the blog tour as an additional blogger outside of the tour itself; as I had received the audiobook for review in December 2016. Due to personal circumstances, it took me a few months to get into the audiobook directly and I wanted to support the new tour for a novel I personally loved reading.
| Featured Audiobook Review + Narrator Interview |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
25th April, 2017 | “The Penny Bangle” by Margaret James
*Historical Rom | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Book Review courtesy of ChocLitUK
26th March, 2017 | “Courting Carrie in Wonderland” by Carla Kelly
*Historical Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
28th April, 2017 | “Little Teashop of Horrors” by Jane Lovering
*RomCom | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I had shared the Cover Reveal w/ Notes for “Can’t Buy Me Love”
Cover Reveal courtesy of ChocLitUK
28th March, 2017 | “Onions in the Stew” by Betty MacDonald
*Autobiography | Memoir | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I had listened to “The Plague & I” (see also Review) + “Anybody Can Do Anything” (see also Review)
and interviewed the narrator (see also Post)
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
30th March, 2017 | “Unexpected Love” (anthology)
by Heather Chapman, Mandi Ellsworth, Paula Kremser and Ashtyn Newbold
*Historical Romance | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I have reviewed the following by these authors: “The Second Season” (see also Review); “Mischief and Manors” (see also Review); “To Suit a Suitor” (see also Review) and “Sophia” (see also Review)
| Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
April
4th April, 2017 | “How to be a Hepburn in a Kardashian World” by Jordan Christy
*Self-Help & INSPY Non-Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review + Author Q&A |
Book Review courtesy of Hachette Books
4th April, 2017 | “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott
*Classical Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
9th April, 2017 | “Timekeeper” by Tara Sim
*LGBTQTIA Young Adult Clockpunk | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
6th April, 2017 | “Fool Me Twice” by Philippa Jane Keyworth
*Historical Romance | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
12th April, 2017 | “Girl in Red Velvet” by Margaret James
*Historical Rom | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I have read the following books in this series: “The Silver Locket” (see also Review); “The Golden Chain” (see also Review) and “The Penny Bangle” (see also Review) whilst awaiting to read the 2nd & 3rd books ahead of this last novel to release in print.
| Cover Reveal w/ Notes feat. Series Extracts from my Reviews |
Cover Reveal courtesy of ChocLitUK
15th April, 2017 | “The Lost Girl” by Liz Harris
*Historical Romance | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I have enjoyed the following novels by Ms Harris: “A Bargain Struck” (see also Review) & “The Road Back” (see also Review)
Book Review courtesy of ChocLitUK
18th April, 2017 | “Beyond the Wild River” by Sarah Maine
*Historical Suspense | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Book Review, courtesy of Simon & Schuster
19th & 21st April, 2017 | “Design for Dying + Dangerous to Know” by Renee Patrick
*Cosy Historical Mystery, Old Hollywood | Book Synopsis on Riffle: Book One | Book Two
| Featured Book Reviews: Design for Dying + Dangerous to Know |
Book Review, courtesy of Tor/Forge (Macmillan)
24th April, 2017 | “Red-Tailed Hawk” by Nancy Schoellkopf
*Literary Fiction, Fantasy | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I read the first book in this series: “Yellow-Billed Magpie” (see also Review)
| Featured Book Review + Author Interview |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Poetic Book Tours
27th April, 2017 | “Natural Colour” by Sasha Duerr
*Fiber Arts, Non-Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Book Review, courtesy of Blogging for Books
28th April, 2017 | “Complexity” by WilliamC. Burger
*Complexity Theory, Ecological History & Biodiversity | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Book Review, courtesy of Prometheus Books
28th April, 2017 | “Looking for Betty MacDonald” by Paula Becker
*Biography | Memoir | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Audiobook Review + Author Q&A |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
29th April, 2017 | “The Gilded Fan” by Christina Courtenay
*Historical Romance | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I shared my review on behalf of the first novel in this series “The Scarlet Kimono” (see also Review)
Book Review courtesy of ChocLitUK
May
1st May, 2017 | “Unseen Road to Love” by Chelsea Curran
*INSPY Contemporary Romance | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review + Author Interview TBA |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
2nd May, 2017 | “Winning Plays” by Matt Mayberry
*Self-Help & INSPY Non-Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review (includes the Twitter chat notes)|
Book Review courtesy of Hachette Books
4th May, 2017 | ” Kinship of Clover” by Ellen Meeropol
*Literary Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Poetic Book Tours
5th May, 2017 | “The Half Wives” by Stacia Pelletier
*Historical Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
5th May, 2017 | “The Smoke Hunter” by Jacquelyn Benson
*YA Adventure Fantasy | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Book Review courtesy of Hachette Books
6th May, 2017 | “The Jade Lioness” by Christina Courtenay
*Historical Romance | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I shared my review on behalf of the first novel in this series “The Scarlet Kimono” (see also Review) and the second novel in the series which was “The Gilded Fan” (see also Review)
Book Review courtesy of ChocLitUK
9th & 23rd May, 2017 | “Becoming Bonnie” by Jenni L. Walsh
*Biographical Historical Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Author Q&A + Book Spotlight w/ Quote AND Guest Post Special Feature |
#PubDay Blog Blitz, courtesy of the author Jenni L. Walsh + Tor/Forge (Macmillan)
17th May, 2017 | “The Patterning Instinct” by Jeremy Lent
*Social History | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review | *Waiting on Wednesday feature
Book Review, courtesy of Prometheus Books
24th May, 2017 | ” Where Rainbows End” by AnneMarie Brear
*Historical Rom | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Cover Reveal courtesy of ChocLitUK
25th May, 2017 | ” I Still Remember” by Priya Prithviraj
*Romance, Short Story | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Blog Tour courtesy of Writerly Yours PR
27th May, 2017 | ” Can’t Buy Me Love” by Jane Lovering
*RomCom | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I shared notes ahead of reading this via my Cover Reveal of the same title (see also Post)
Book Review courtesy of ChocLitUK
June
1st & 8th June, 2017 | ” The Belle of Two Arbors” by Paul Dimond
*Literary Historical Fiction, Biographical Historical Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Book Review + Comprehensive Author Interview w/ Quotations |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Poetic Book Tours
6th June, 2017 | ” The Fortune Teller” by Gwendolyn Womack
*Historical Thriller | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I shared my review on behalf of this author’s debut novel “The Memory Painter” (see also Review)
Book Review, courtesy of the author Gwendolyn Womack
7th & 10th June, 2017 | “Understanding the Stars” by Xela Culleto
*Space Opera, Science Fiction (Aliens) | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Author Q&A + Podcast Review of @AudioShelfMe (novel tie-in) |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
16th June, 2017 | “Heartbeat of the Bitterroot” by Janice Mineer
*Sweet Romance, Light Rom Suspense | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
July
*cancelled | 11th July, 2017 | “Betrayal at Iga” by Susan Spann
*Cosy Historical Mystery | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I have shared my reviews on behalf of this compelling series: “Claws of the Cat” (see also Review); “Blade of the Samurai” (see also Review); “Flask of the Drunken Master” (see also Review); and “The Ninja’s Daughter” (see also Review)
*This book was received for independent review consideration by the publisher in lieu of participation on a blog tour as previously scheduled. Review forthcoming in September 2017.
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
12th July, 2017 | “The Crowns of Croswald” by DE Night
*YA Fantasy | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Unboxing in Photographs w/ Notes | *Waiting on Wednesday feature
Unboxing Featured Post, courtesy of JKS Communications
15th July, 2017 | “Marion Hatley” by Beth Castrodale
*Historical Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
6th, 20thth & 21th July, 2017 | “The Service of the Dead” + “A Twisted Vengeance” by Candace Robb
*Cosy Historical Mystery | Book Synopsis on Riffle: Book One | Book Two
| Featured Reviews: The Service of the Dead + A Twisted Vengeance & Author Interview |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
19th July, 2017 | “The Crowns of Croswald” by DE Night
*YA Fantasy | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review | *Waiting on Wednesday feature
Book Review, courtesy of JKS Communications
23rd July, 2017 | “Lies and Letters” by Ashtyn Newbold
*Pure Romance series | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I have read the following by this author: her debut novel “Mischief and Manors” (see also Review) and a wickedly delightful short story within the anthology collection: “Unexpected Love” (see also Review) wherein she made me an admirer of her works.
| Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
August
5th August, 2017 | “Anne of Green Gables” by L.M. Montgomery
*Classical Lit | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
4th & 8th August, 2017 | “The General’s Women” by Susan Wittig Albert
*Biographical Historical Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I have read and loved Ms Albert’s “Loving Eleanor” (see also Review)
| Featured Review + Guest Author Feature | *I did not receive the book in time to review
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
10th August, 2017 | “Anne of Avonlea” by L.M. Montgomery
*Classical Lit | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
17 & 18th August, 2017 | “Anne of the Island” by L.M. Montgomery
*Classical Lit | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Publisher Interview: Post Hypnotic Press + Featured Audiobook Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
29th, 2017 | “Next Stop, Chancey” by Kay Dew Shostack
*Women’s Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Narrator Interview + Featured Audiobook Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
September
#JorieReads | #KidsLit in July
*Special Showcase: #MGLit, #YALit and #PictureBooks *details forthcoming!
31st August & 1st September, 2017 | “Blood Moon: A Captive’s Tale by Ruth Hull Chatlien
*Historical Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I have shared my review on behalf of this author’s debut novel “The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte” (see also Review)
| Featured Review + Author Interview w/ Excerpt |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
3rd September, 2017 | “Right Next to Me” by Rachel Ward
*Contemporary Rom | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
6th September & TBA October 2017 | “Watcher + Carbon” by AJ Eversley
*Dystopian, Clean YA SF | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review: Watcher + Carbon + Author Interview |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of iRead Book Tours
25th September, 2017 | “The new Lady Alkmene” by Vivian Conroy
*Cosy Historical Mystery | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Book Spotlight w/ Notes + Author Q&A |
Book Spotlight & Q&A, courtesy of the author Vivian Conroy
29th September, 2017 | “Happily Ever Afters” by Rachel Magee
*Contemporary Sweet Romance | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Author Q&A |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Prism Book Tours
*re-scheduled Reviews TBA November 2017*
TBA September, 2017 |
“Leading Lady: Sherry Lansing and the Making of a Hollywood Groundbreaker”
by Stephen Galloway
*Hollywood Memoir Non-Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Book Review, courtesy of Blogging for Books
TBA September, 2017 | “Betrayal at Iga” by Susan Spann
*Cosy Historical Mystery | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I have shared my reviews on behalf of this compelling series: “Claws of the Cat” (see also Review); “Blade of the Samurai” (see also Review); “Flask of the Drunken Master” (see also Review); and “The Ninja’s Daughter” (see also Review)
| Featured Review |
Book Review, courtesy of the publisher Seventh Street Press
TBA September, 2017 | “The Enemies of Versailles” by Sally Christie
*historical fiction, french literature | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
TBR September, 2017 | “Casanova’s Secret Wife” by Barbara-Lynn Davis
*Historical Rom | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
TBA September, 2017 | Double-showcase of both Novels in Series
“The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds” +
“When the Future Comes Too Soon” by Selina Siak Chin Yoke
*Biographical Historical Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle (Book One) (Book Two)
| Featured Reviews:
The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds + When the Future Comes Too Soon |
*forthcoming will be an author interview!
Book Reviews, courtesy of JKS Communications
October
John Jackson @jjackson42 (alum of #ChocLitSaturday) has his #HistFic debut release this Autumn! Tentatively scheduled to reach readers between October + November. There will be a special Guest Feature arriving on Jorie Loves A Story to celebrate the author’s debut and serve as an ‘introduction’ to the author himself. Stay tuned!
3rd October, 2017 | “Dennis & Greer” by Molly Gould
*Epistolary Non-Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Book Review, courtesy of the author Molly Gould
8th October, 2017 | “Woman Enters Left” by Jessica Brockmole
*Literary HistFic | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I have read and loved Ms Brockmole’s “Letter’s from Skye” (see also Review)
| Featured Review + Author Interview |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
*TBA October, 2017 | “Pleasing Mr. Pepys” by Deborah Swift
*Historical Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Author Interview | *submitted interview in early October due to the delay in submitting it I am unsure if I am going to be able to host this interview but I did try to get it in before the tour ended
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
15th October, 2017 | *re-scheduled my review!
“Last Christmas in Paris: A Novel of WWI” by Heather Webb + Hazel Gaynor
*Historical Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Previously I have shared my reviews of these novels by Heather Webb: “Becoming Josephine” (see also Review) and “Rodin’s Lover” (see also Review) whilst reading “A Fall of Poppies” ahead of this blog tour.
| Featured Review + Co-Author Interview | *submitted interview in early October due to the delay in submitting it I am unsure if I am going to be able to host this interview but I did try to get it in before the tour ended
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
18th October, 2017 |
“On the Rocks: A Willa Cather and Edith Lewis Mystery” by Sue Hallgarth
*Cosy Historical Mystery | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Poetic Book Tours
23rd October, 2017 | “True East” by Raymond Ahrens
*Literary Historical Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Poetic Book Tours
November
Will be seeking books to read during #RRSciFiMonth (Sci Fi November!) (Nov 2017)
Read my archives: 2013 + 2014 + 2015 + 2016 (under revision)
9th November, 2017 | “Kin Types” by Luanne Castle
*Poetry Collection | Book Synopsis on Riffle
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Poetic Book Tours
7th November, 2017 | “Christmas at Cade Ranch” by Karen Rock
*Christmas Romance | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Book Review of PREQUEL w/ Author Q&A |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Prism Book Tours
12th November, 2017 | “A Season of Love” (anthology) by Carla Kelly
*Christmas/holiday themed Romances | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
14th November, 2017 | “Becoming Mrs. Smith” by Tanya E. Williams
*Historical Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Author Interview + Extract |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
19th November, 2017 | “The Darkest Summer” by Rebecca J. Greenwood
*Greek Mythos Re-telling (Hades & Persephone) | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
20th November, 2017 | “Book Blast w/ Notes” about Anna Belfage series
*Time Travelling HistFic | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Book Blast w/ Notes | *cancelled
Book Blast Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
December
Will be seeking books to read during #SciFiExperience (Dec-Jan 2018)
Read my archives: 2014/15 + 2015/16 and 2016/17 (inclusive of #RRSciFiMonth 2016)
4th December, 2017 | “A Christmas Wish” by Erin Green
*Christmas Romance | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Author Guest Post w/ Notes |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Brook Cottage Book Tours
5th December, 2017 | “His Frontier Christmas Family” by Regina Scott
*Contemporary Sweet Romance | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Book Spotlight w/ Notes and Extract |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Prism Book Tours
6th December, 2017 | “His Baby Dilemma” by Catherine Lanigan
*Contemporary Romance | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Book Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Prism Book Tours
6th December, 2017 | “Colorless” by Rita Stradling
*Contemporary Romance | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Book Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Audiobookworm Promotions
7th November, 2017 | “Kin Types” by Luanne Castle
*Poetry Collection | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Author Interview |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Poetic Book Tours
8th December, 2017 |
“Death Comes: A Willa Cather and Edith Lewis Mystery” by Sue Hallgarth
*Cosy Historical Mystery | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Author Interview + Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Poetic Book Tours
10th December, 2017 | “Brush with Love” by Lisa McKendrick
*Contemporary Romance | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
11th & 15th December, 2017 | Double-showcase of both Novels in Series
“The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds” +
“When the Future Comes Too Soon” by Selina Siak Chin Yoke
*Biographical Historical Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle (Book One) (Book Two)
| Featured Reviews:
The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds + When the Future Comes Too Soon |
*forthcoming will be an author interview!
Book Reviews, courtesy of JKS Communications
12th December, 2017 | “Christmas in a Small Town” by Kristina Knight
*Christmas Romance | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Author Interview |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Prism Book Tours
13th December, 2017 | “The Tides Between” by Elizabeth Jane Corbett
*Historical Fiction | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Author Interview + Extract |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
TBA December, 2017 | “Love Welcome Serve” by Amy Nelson Hannon
*Cookbook & Memoir | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Review w/ Recipe |
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Hachette Books
20th & 21st December, 2017 | “There is Always a Tomorrow” by Anna Belfage
*Time Travelling HistFic | Book Synopsis on Riffle
| Featured Book Review + Author Interview | *ILL’ing the series ahead of review
Blog Book Tour Stop, courtesy of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
2018 Dates
- 5th January – The Captain’s Disgraced Lady blog tour
- 8th (Review) & 12th (Interview) January – The Marriage of Miss Jane Austen blog tour
- 10th January – (Review) The Woman in the Camphor Trunk audiobook blog tour
- 13th January – (Review) House on the Forgotten Coast by Ruth Coe Chambers blog tour
- 16th (Guest Post) & 17th (Review) January – The Lost Season of Love & Snow blog tour
- 17th January – Guest Post on the A Stranger in the Cove blog tour
- 12th February – (Interview) Andorra Pett and the Oort Cloud Café blog tour
- 1st February – (Review) The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley blog tour by publisher
- 16th March – (Interview) The Best Boomerville Hotel blog tour
- TBA March – (Review) In Spite of Lions blog tour
#ChocLitSaturdays Continues!
I personally *love!* serial fiction, and as you will start to notice, my focus on ChocLit serial fiction is going to be increasing tenfold! Especially within the first selections of what I am focusing on reviewing, as The Wild One is the second in the Coorah Creek series; The Scarlet Kimono begins the Kumashiro Series whereas The Silver Locket begins the Charton Minster series set during the World War era (as I quite fancy a well-writ war drama!). Concurrently, I will be reading a second series by Ms Courtenay and the other half of her duology; as revealled below this listing of my next ChocLit reads!
New Year ChocLit Reviews:
To Turn Full Circle | The Girl in the Painting | The Penny Bangle
The Gilded Fan | The Jade Lioness
[ Linda Michelmore + Kirsty Ferry + Margaret James + Christina Courtenay ]
Spring / Summer ChocLit Reviews:
Can’t Buy Me Love | Where Dragonflies Hover
The Wedding Diary | Magic Sometimes Happens
[ Jane Lovering + Margaret James + AnnaMarie Brear ]
Mid-Summer ChocLit Reviews:
Before You | Emma There’s No Turning Back
The Highwayman’s Daughter | Learning to Love
[ Kathryn Freeman + Linda Mitchelmore + Henriette Gyland + Sheryl Browne ]
| Featured Reviews UPCOMING | part of #ChocLitSaturdays:
from the library of Christina Courtenay:
( reading these lovelies in-between my scheduled ChocLit reviews!)
Trade Winds | Highland Dreams | Monsoon Mists (Kinross series!)
The Secret Kiss of Darkness (bk2 of duology!) | The Velvet Cloak of Moonlight
+| New England Rocks (YA!)
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View my ChocLit Next Reads List on Riffle!
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| Plus, Extra Guest Author Features | part of #ChocLitSaturdays
To be Announced!
Received books in exchange for an honest review | Not a blog book tour stop
Courtesy of ChocLitUK
Erasing my Backlogue of Reviews:
A New Year is a second-chance to redeem the hours lost,
to reclaim the stories of #SRC2015 + #ReadingIsBeautiful + #FRC2015;
as well as a few Summer Blog Tours from BookSparks.
To see why January did not pan out well for reading, read Two Years, Two Cats.
I also saw a return of my chronic migraines (March & April), which did not help my quest to read the stories. I read one story after the other, whilst sharing my thoughts on each one in turn.
Read my End of the Year Survey, 2015 to find out more.
Add in more migraines.
Plus an Unexpected Thanksgiving and 2016 went like the wind away from me!
Refer to : #20BooksOfSummer List + #JorieReads Children’s Lit (via Riffle)
Expanded Notes for #20BooksOfSummer | Expanded Notes for #JorieReads Children’s Lit
From January 2017 to TBA
Before or by New Year’s Eve, 2017 this *backlogue* is being erased!
The books I’m reading:
UPDATES:
- 15 books read & reviewed by June 2017 out of 147
- 16 + 1/2 of another read & reviewed by 31 August 2017 out of 147
The ones I owe BookSparks:
I am grateful to a publicist I reached out to in January who helped me sort out the best way to read and review all the lovely books I selected to host on my blog. She gave me the ‘key’ which was quite simple once I saw the advice: reverse the order whilst reading Fall then Summer! #sohappy!
If you read this (review) of VOTE FOR REMI you will find a lovely update!
- all in her head by Sunny Mera #FRC2015 (review) 1 March, 2016
- Postcards from the Sky by Erin Siedemann #FRC2015
- Pretending to Dance by Diane Chamberlain #FRC2015 (review) ? September, 2017
- The Black Velvet Coat by Jill G. Hall #FRC2015
- Just the Facts by Ellen Sherman #FRC2015
- Rooville by Julie Lang #FRC2015 | Summer
- Sleeping with the Enemy by Tracy Solheim #FRC2015 | Summer
- The Legacy of Us by Kristin Contino #FRC2015 | Summer
- Satisfaction by Andee Reilly #SRC2015
- The Red Sun by Alane Adams #YASRC2015
- Surface by Stacy Robinson *extra*
- Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica #SRC2015
- Beautiful Girl by Fleur Phillips #YASRC2015
- Vote for Remi by Leanna Lehman *extra* (review) 10 November, 2016
- The Witch of Bourbon Street by Suzanne Palmeieri #SRC2015
- Summer by Summer by Heather Burch #YASRC2015
- The Last Letter & The Road Home by Kathleen Shoop #SRC2015
- Worthy by Catherine Ryan Hyde #SRC2015
- Fire Season by Hollye Dexter *extra*
- Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave #SRC2015
+ a few extras borrowed through my library of whom purchased them for me
or purchased books being featured outside of my own requests
Be sure to visit my Bookish Events 2015 to see which ones I read at the start of Summer 2015
before continuing towards the end of the year.
The following titles are outside of the ones I owe BookSparks:
Women’s Fiction | Contemporary Romance:
both mainstream & INSPY selections
Lila’s Choice by Laura Brown
Like There’s No Tomorrow by Camille Eide
Saving Mossy Point by Donna Winters
French Twist & French Toast by Glynis Astie
Asher’s Mark by Amy Durham
Dare to Kiss by S.B. Alexander
Promises Under the Peach Tree & Nights under the Tennessee Stars by Joanne Rock
A Woman of Fortune & Where Rivers Part by Kellie Coates Gilbert
Ignoring Gravity by Sandra Danby
Dear Carolina by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Mystery | Thriller | Suspense:
Rose in the Wheel, Blood for Blood, & Die I Will Not by S.K. Rizzolo
The Visitors by Rebecca Mascull
Alaina Claiborne by MK McClintock
A Pattern of Lies by Charles Todd
MGLit or YALit:
Kitty Hawk and the Icelandic Intrigue by Iain Reading
Kitty Hawk and the Hunt for Hemingway’s Ghost by Iain Reading
Kitty Hawk and the Tragedy of the R.M.S. Titanic by Iain Reading
I, James by Mike Hartner
The Kingdom Within by Samantha Gillespie
Pig Park and The Smell of Old Lady Perfume by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
Flower from the Castile by Lilian Gafni
Literary and/or Historical Fiction:
Crown of Dust by Mary Volmer
The Gravity of Birds by Tracy Guzeman (review) 6 August, 2017
The Queens Rivals by Brandy Purdy
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
The Grip of God by Rebecca Hazell
The Fragrant Concubine by Melissa Addey
Return to Me by Caroline Menke
A Paris Winter by Imogen Robertson
Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Trade Winds | Monsoon Mists | Highland Storms by Christina Courtenay
Science Fiction | Fantasy:
Prophecy & White Thaw by Paul Mark Tag
Impossible by C.A. Gray
Unclaimed Legacy & Every Hill and Mountain by Deborah Heal
The Lemorian Crest by Hannah L. Clark
Trinity Stones & Hope’s Prelude by L.G. O’ Connor
Almost a Millennium by Jeanbill
The Gin Thief by S.C. Barrus
Portals, Passages and Pathways by B.R. Maul
Anni Moon: The Elemental Artifact by Melanie Abed
New England Rocks by Pia Fenton/Christina Courtenay
Non-Fiction:
Natural Color by Sasha Duerr (review) 27 April 2017
Such Mad Fun by Robin R. Cutler
Travelling the Two Lane by Marilyn Berman
The Joy of Missing Out by Christina Crook
Paranormal Texas (review) & Unexpected Texas by Tui Snider Oct/Nov 2017
Now Everyone Will Know by Maggie Kneip
The Race Underground by Doug Most
Posted in 2016:
Haunted by Lynn Carthage (review) Halloween 2016
Along the Way by Jacqueline Kolosov (review) 3 June, 2016
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George (review) 20 May, 2016
The books I wasn’t able to read in 2016:
Alma Books + Bloomsbury:
- The Bridges of Constantine by Ahlam Mosteghanemi
- Chaos of the Senses by Ahlam Mosteghanemi
- The Repercussions by Catherine Hall
- Sketcher by Roland Watson-Grant
Simon & Schulster:
- The Gilded Years by Karin Tanabe
- My Last Continent by Midge Raymond
- What We Become by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
World Weaver Press:
- Far Orbit: Apogee (edited by) Bascomb James
- Frozen Fairy Tales (edited by) Kate Wolford
Lifeway/BH:
- Dancing Through Life by Candace Cameron Bure (review) 12 Oct 2017
- 31 Men of the Bible by BH (review) 15 Oct 2017
Hachette Books:
- A Very Blessed Christmas by Robin Mead + Christmas Quiet by Maisie Sparks (review) 17 January 2017
- Holy Shakespeare by Maisie Sparks (review) 27 January 2017
- Winning Plays by Matt Mayberry (review) 2 May 2017
- The Smoke Hunter by Jacquelyn Benson (not quite a review) 5 May 2017
- 101 Things to Do Before Going to Heaven by David Bordon
- The Prayer of Protection by Joseph Prince
- Kissing Father Christmas by Robin Jones Gunn
- River of Time by Naomi Judd
- True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
- Messenger by Moonlight by Stephanie Grace Whitson
- A Lesson in Hope & A Gathering in Hope by Philip Gulley
- River of Time by Naomi Judd
- A Perfect Score by Craig & Kathy Hall
- Created for Connection by Dr. Sue Johnson
- Successful Leaders of the Bible by Katara Washington Patton
- The Light of the World by Elizabeth Alexander
Prometheus Books:
- Complexity by William S. Burger (review) 28 April 2017
- Wisdom of the Middle Ages by Michael K. Kellogg
- Nebula Awards Showcase 2016 (edited by) Mercedes Lackey
- The Circle by Alfred S. Posamentier
- The New Science of Consciousness by Paul L. Nunez
and the following:
- You’re the Cream in my Coffee by Jennifer Lamont Leo (review) 5 January 2017
- Gifts of the Magi: A Speculative Holiday Collection (review) 14 January 2017
- The Semper Sonnet by Seth Margolis (review) 27 January 2017
- Indy Writes Books (edited by) Indy Reads Books
- A Christmas Surprise by Emily Murdoch
- A Turn of Light by Julie E. Czerneda
- A Play of Shadow by Julie E. Czerneda
- Trans-Continental: Girl in the Gears by E. Chris Garrison
- Trans-Continental: Mississippi Queen by E. Chris Garrison
- Hero’s Best Friend (edited by) Scott M. Sandridge
- Who is to Blame? by Jane Marlow (rescheduled) (review) 6 June 2017
- All Hallows at Eyre Hall by Luccia Gray
- Twelfth Night by Luccia Gray
- The Butterfly Groove by Jessica Barraco
- Inconceivable by Tegan Wren
- American Ballerina by Nancy Lorenz
- A Saint in Graceland by Deborah Hining
- Suddenly Mrs Darcy by Jenetta James
- As Death Draws Near (Lady Darby No. 5) by Anna Lee Huber
- Tiger Lily by Wende Dikec
- Liminal Lights & Shadow Shifts by J.M. Bogart
- The Beauty Thief by Rachel Ritchey
- Captive Hope by Rachel Ritchey
- The Treasonous by Rachel Ritchey
- Roma Amour by Sherry Christie
- Avelynn: Edge of Faith by Marissa Campbell
- Marketing with Teeth by Michael Knost
+ A Song of War by Sherry Christie due to needing to research Ancient Rome ahead of reading this novel. I have been blessed to have the author reach out to me to help aide my journey and research ahead of re-attempting to read her novel set during a period of history I unfortunately did not know enough about to appreciate it the first time I attempted to read it. I’ll be reading those earmarked titles in early 2017.
Date Backlogue was ERASED:
PROJECTED: Halloween 2017!
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