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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Rockstar Book Tours presents... TIGER HONOR by Yoon Ha Lee - REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!

Hi there!
Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers...and HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

Today, we welcome 2022 with open arms and a double dose of bookish fun with not one but two blog tours gracing the site.  They are both remarkably different, but equally remarkable are the stories within.  For this tour, I am thrilled to be hosting a spot featuring TIGER HONOR by Yoon Ha Lee, currently making the blogosphere rounds with Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my REVIEW post and make sure to enter the giveaway before you go! 


Title: TIGER HONOR (Thousand Worlds #2)

Author: Yoon Ha Lee

Pub. Date: January 4, 2022

Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook

Pages: 256

Find it: GoodreadsAmazon, Kindle,  AudibleB&NiBooks, KoboTBD, Bookshop.org

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Yoon Ha Lee's companion to the best-selling and award-winning DRAGON PEARL, another space opera inspired by Korean mythology, this time told from the point of view of a nonbinary tiger spirit.

"A zesty mix of Korean folklore, magic, and science fiction that will leave you longing for more adventures in the Thousand Worlds!"--Rick Riordan, intro to DRAGON PEARL

"With crisp dialogue, a winning protagonist and a propulsive plot, this tale is enormously entertaining."--New York Times Book Review of DRAGON PEARL

Sebin, a young tiger spirit from the Juhwang Clan, wants nothing more than to join the Thousand World Space Forces and, like their Uncle Hwan, captain a battle cruiser someday. But when Sebin's acceptance letter finally arrives, it's accompanied by the shocking news that Hwan has been declared a traitor. Apparently the captain abandoned his duty to steal a magical artifact, the Dragon Pearl, and his whereabouts are still unknown. Sebin hopes to help clear their hero's name and restore honor to the clan.

Nothing goes according to plan, however. As soon as Sebin arrives for orientation, they are met by a special investigator named Yi and Yi's assistant, a girl named Min. Yi informs Sebin that they must immediately report to the ship Haetae and await further instructions. Sebin finds this highly unusual, but soon all protocol is forgotten when there's an explosion on the ship, the crew is knocked out, and the communication system goes down. It's up to Sebin, three other cadets, and Yi and Min to determine who is sabotaging the battle cruiser. When Sebin is suddenly accused of collaborating with the enemy, the cadet realizes that Min is the most dangerous foe of all...

Yoon Ha Lee brilliantly turns the tables on DRAGON PEARL in another unputdownable sci-fi adventure about what honor really means.

Grab book 1, DRAGON PEARL NOW!

 

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To say this story was out of this world sounds totally cliché...
...and yet...
...that's the BEST way to describe it!


Just as in the previous book, Dragon Pearl, we find ourselves amongst the Thousand Worlds, seeking adventure, duty, and honor, but what we uncover is so much more than we could have imagined.  Sebin has some mighty big paw prints to fill once he enters his cadet training...unfortunately doe to recent  events, those he is stepping behind and into are tainted.  It seems his Uncle Hwan, Captain and beloved member of the Juhwang Clan, is sought for treason, among other things, and has yet to be brought to justice.  As things begin, it seems that Sebin worried needlessly about those deeds being held against him, but that's not to say that the tides can't turn at the speed of light.  He has a funny feeling, and more often than not...those shouldn't be ignored.  When an unexpected opportunity arises, followed by an unexpected encounter, it cements certain things that we know to be true...

First...the Space Forces really have no idea what they are dealing with, but they're about the find out.
Second...the family we choose is just as important, if not more so, than the one we are born into.
Third...one should never underestimate the little guy, nor base a known truth on preconceived prejudices.

Space is about to get a whole lot more interesting, AND dangerous, but if Sebin holds true to himself, and applies his training for the greater good...the Thousand Worlds may just "live" to see another day.


So that's the story, and as for the writing, it really put you right there on the spacecraft with Sebin and his friends.  I appreciated the diversity in both the characters and their family histories.  I enjoyed meeting up with Min once again, even if it wasn't initially the best of circumstances.  I loved the hard choices the characters were faced with, the dilemmas they had to sort out between obligations and morals, and the mythology aspect of the story; it gave the book a greater depth than at first could be perceived.  Overall, it was a great addition to the series, and I can't wait for more! (There will be more...right?)



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About Yoon Ha Lee:

Yoon Ha Lee (yoonhalee.com) is the New York Times best-selling author of Dragon Pearl, a companion to this book and winner of the Locus Award and the Mythopoeic Award. He has also published several books for adults, including a standalone fantasy entitled Phoenix Extravagant, and the Machineries of Empire space opera trilogy: Ninefox Gambit, Raven Strategem, and Revenant Gun. Yoon draws inspiration from a variety of sources, e.g. Korean history and mythology, fairy tales, higher mathematics, classic moral dilemmas, and genre fiction. His website can be found at yoonhalee.com and his Twitter handle is @deuceofgears.

 

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YOUR CHANCE TO WIN...

1 of 3 finished copy of TIGER HONOR, US Only.




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Special thank to Rockstar Book Tours team for the chance to bring this tour to you and to Rick Riordan presents for the copy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this tour, or those forthcoming, feel free to click through the links provided above.  Be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!



Tour Schedule

Week One:
1/1/2022 - BookHounds YA - Excerpt 

Week Two: 
1/2/2022 - YA Books Central - Excerpt 
1/3/2022  - Kait Plus Books - Excerpt 
1/5/2022 - Celia's Reads-blog - Review 
1/6/2022  - The Momma Spot - Review 
1/7/2022 - Nerdophiles  - Review 
1/8/2022  - Lifestyle of Me - Review 

Week Three: 
1/9/2022 - Nonbinary Knight Reads - Review 
1/10/2022 - Wilted Pages - Review 
1/11/2022 - Okie Dreams - Review 
1/12/2022 - Bri's Book Nook - Review 
1/13/2022 - Books Are Magic Too  - Review 
1/14/2022  - The Bookwyrm's Den -Review 
1/15/2022 - The Book Review Crew - Review 

Week Four: 
1/16/2022 - Eye-Rolling Demigod's Book Blog - Review 
1/17/2022 - onemused - Review 
1/18/2022 -  bookbriefs - Review 
1/19/2022 - A Backwards Story - Review 
1/20/2022 - Feed Your Fiction Addiction - Review 
1/21/2022 - Utopia State of Mind - Review 
1/22/2022 - Rajiv's Reviews - Review 

Week Five: 
1/23/2022 - Lexijava_Bookish - Review 
1/24/2022 -  Two Points of Interest - Review 
1/25/2022 -  Bookwyrming Thoughts - Review 
1/26/2022 -  More Books Please blog  - Review 
1/27/2022  - popthebutterfly - Review 
1/28/2022 - @drewsim12 - Review 
1/29/2022 - @thebookishfoxwitch - Review 

Week Six: 
1/30/2022  - Reading Wordsmith - Review 
1/31/2022 -  Everyone’s Librarian - Review 


Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!


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