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How Black is the Shadow (The Ashborne Chronicles, #1) by Andrew Layden Get it  here BOOK SUMMARY: When sixteen-year-old Kat’s brother falls through a frozen river, she vows never to return home without a relic to bring her brother back to life.  Kat leaves her farmhouse in the dead of winter with only a head full of fireside stories to guide her and a horn of her brother’s ashes to keep her company. During her quest for the relic, Kat wanders into royal hunting grounds and saves a prince from getting skewered by a boar. She is invited to live in the castle as a reward and agrees, but only to use the library for research.  Kat only wants her brother back, however she finds herself caught among the nobles’ destructive ambitions. To get the information she needs to locate the relic, Kat must join in their game of politics. But she isn’t the only one looking for the relic and the other lords will sacrifice Kat to make sure they get the relic for themselves. BO...

Meet A.C. Miller, the author of Nimbus, a Young Adult Dystopian novel, the first in the Perfect Circle Trilogy. Currently only Nimbus is out but the second book, Halcyon, is not far away. Nimbus is an extremely mysterious place and it just leaves the readers wanting to know more. We had the chance to interview the author and he is here to answer our questions! NIMBUS It’s the year 2191 and the last known civilization hides behind a giant steel wall buried deep within a forest. For over eighty years, Nimbus has thrived under one rule: Separation. When a kid turns fourteen, they’re kicked outside the wall. For eleven years, they must survive before being given a chance at re-entry. It’s Nimbus’ way of keeping an identity the previous world didn’t have; it’s their way of preventing history from repeating itself.  Sam Martin has spent his first thirteen years in Nimbus, but today’s different. Today is Sam’s fourteenth birthday.  Meanwhile, Sam’s brother, Sean, was recen...

Meet L.C. Perry, the author behind the Metamorphosis and the Bronze Rebellion series.  The Bronze Rebellion series is L.C. Perry's latest work. Currently, only two of the books are out in the market but that does not meet we can't anticipate the third one. We had the opportunity to interview the author and it was great hearing what she had to say! BRONZE REBELLION In the North American continent, eighteen year old Ebony has been living as a slave for as long as she can remember. The underground cities, the tattoo, the scars and the shackles are a part of the only world she has ever known. She knows that in order to survive, she will have to stay strong. And she will stay strong, cursing those in power, until her very last breath. She waits for a meaningful way to die as she quietly pushes her body to its limit…but that all changes when rebels from the surface drop down right in front of her.  Now, Ebony is challenged to envision a life beyond slavery as she and the oth...

The Back Door of Midnight (Dark Secrets, #3) by Elizabeth Chandler get it  here BOOK SUMMARY Psychic...or psychotic?  Anna knows her family is crazy. But when she goes to visit her aunt and uncle for the summer and learns that her uncle’s charred body has been found, her life reaches a new level of insanity. Her erratic aunt’s “psychic” abilities are exaggerated by her grief, and have become borderline violent. Alone in an unfamiliar town, Anna struggles to pick up the pieces and establish any sense of normalcy. She desperately wants to trust Zack, the cute boy next door, but even he might know more about the incident than he is letting on.  But when Anna starts feeling an inexplicable pull to the site of her uncle’s murder, she begins to believe that her family’s supernatural gifts are real after all. Torn between loyalty and suspicion, Anna is certain of only one thing: she must discover who killed her uncle or she could be next.... BOOK REVIEW 4.5 STARS ...

Hello again! It is getting awfully close to the end of the year but that means that there are new releases of books and more opportunities. Speaking about opportunities, SKAVANSIEUR will giving opportunities to authors to share more about their books (or themselves). It is very exciting to hear about their creative processes and what was going on in their minds as they were writing their books. The first interview will be up very soon! As for this month's reads, I would say there isn't much. I'm almost at the end of my second semester and I had many final assignments and presentations that took up most of my time. If you also realised, this look of this blog has changed quite a few times. I've been trying to find a layout that is easy to navigate both on PC and on the phone as well. As much as there are some things which I don't like with this current layout, this will be it for now. I hope that you will like this layout and find it easy to use. Here are the boo...

Timeless Tales by  John Alexander Get it  here BOOK SUMMARY This debut book of poetry by John Alexander offers inspiration. As these lilting verses roll off your tongue, let the words soothe your weary soul. Written especially for you and your inner child, the poems reach into your soul to that child within you. Nurture yourself with rhymes that speak to your heart. You can keep them to yourself, or you can share them with the children in your life. A rhyme rose within me, it caused me to smile. It focused my thoughts, I escaped for a while. --- Be free of the past filled with trouble and strife. That child who's within us knows much about life. --- Rhymes read through the lens of those innocent eyes Can challenge our views on what matters, what's wise. BOOK REVIEW 4 STARS I did not expect this to be a somewhat religious poetry book (think teaching about the way of life and being kind, trusting on God and being thankful religious). This poetry book is separat...

Emerald Dream (Bronze Rebellion, #2) by L.C. Perry Get it  here BOOK SUMMARY After forcibly being taken away from her home, her family, and everything she’s ever known, Princess Irene has no choice but to live alongside her captors. But when a potential bloodbath encourages the rebels to act, Irene is forced to go down a dangerous path. She will have to accompany the rebels she so deeply despises including Asher, the sardonic squad leader with a haunting past and Ebony, the person responsible for her kidnapping. As worlds collide, so do beliefs and neither side will be left unscathed. Irene will have to acknowledge the consequences of her glamorous lifestyle while Ebony realizes the promises she’s made will not always be kept. Meanwhile, things aren’t as they seem at the castle. Danger is lurking in every corner and it is up to Gavin and Aurora to find out what the king and queen are so diligently trying to hide… With so many secrets arising and complications unfolding, th...