Thursday, September 8, 2022

Rockstar Book Tours presents... Graveyard Girls: 1-2-3-4, I DECLARE A THUMB WAR by Lisi Harrison & Daniel Kraus - REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!

Hi guys!
Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

TODAY, I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the 1-2-3-4, I DECLARE A THUMB WAR by Lisi Harrison & Daniel Kraus BLOG TOUR hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. It's the first book in a planned FIVE BOOK SERIES that will definitely leave you wanting more in the best way possible.  Check out my review post, make sure to enter the giveaway, and then head over to the other sites for more bookish fun!

 

Title: 1-2-3-4, I DECLARE A THUMB WAR

Author: Lisi Harrison & Daniel Kraus

Pub. Date: September 6, 2022

Publisher: Union Square Kids

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook

Pages: 256

Find it: GoodreadsAmazon, Audible, B&NiBooks, KoboTBD, Bookshop.org

Meet Whisper, Frannie, Sophie, Gemma, and Zuzu, five friends who tell eerie tales by night and navigate middle school drama by day.

MISERY FALLS, OREGON, IS ABUZZ AS the 100th anniversary of the electrocution of the town’s most infamous killer, Silas Hoke, approaches. When a mysterious text message leads the girls to the cemetery—where Silas Hoke is buried!—life can’t get any creepier. Except, yes, it can thanks to the surprise storyteller who meets them at the cemetery, inspires the first-ever meeting of the Graveyard Girls, and sets the stage for a terrifying tale from Whisper that they’ll never forget.
 
This slightly scary, extremely addictive story is the first in a five-book series by New York Times bestselling authors Lisi Harrison and Daniel Kraus.
 


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Reviews

“The humor is strong throughout, and the story is strongest when keeping readers guessing about what’s real—both in the interpersonal conflicts and the seemingly supernatural happenings.... A good blend of spooky and silly.” — Kirkus Reviews

“This clever, fast-paced story is filled with thrills that will have readers flipping pages into the night.…The town of Misery Falls gives an eerie feeling resembling that of Fear Street’s Shadyside.... A strong first title for fans of scary stories, horror movies, and things that go bump in the night.” — Booklist

 

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What starts off as an eerily creepy Children's Fiction story, turns into a story about friendship, bullying, looking at things from another's point of view, challenges, and...oh yeah, still the creepy dead guy's spirit who may be lingering about looking for his next victim!

The Graveyard Girls were once known as the Grim Sleepers...an equally cool name, but the change makes sense as things progress...but what once was a gathering of gals celebrating their friendship as well as their love for a GOOD spooky tale, has turned into more sleep, and less creepy.  The last gathering gained one of them the title of most moan worthy tale yet!  They need to up their game, or it may be the end of their secret club, which on a larger scale could mean the breaking up of their friendship!  In a town like Misery Falls, there should be an endless supply of scary things to inspire, and yet it seems that the scary bits of life are what's getting the girls, and their imaginations, down.  Enter...a new friend, a spooky anonymous text message, and four girls daring to do things they've never done before.  It's a test of their friendship as much as a test of themselves as they each face down their own demons, while working towards facing the evil from their town's own past.  Can they do it, or will fear get the best of them?  Surprisingly, I'd put my bet on them...

I loved our leading ladies, and all their perceived flaws.  Each one was relateable, and had something they had to overcome either physically, or emotionally, which made it that much more real.  Readers can easily find themselves in any one of them.  My favorite moment was when the new stand-in drama teacher shows Miranda what's for, giving Frannie a moment to shine.  My favorite voice in the story was actually that of Silas Hoke.  Oh yes, he's the evil one that was killed many many moons ago for reasons revealed in the story...but his chapters were UBER CREEPY, and seriously brought the atmosphere to the book I was looking for.  The ending...well, we know it's a series, and we know some can tie things up at the end of each installment, but while some things are solved, the BIG ONE is not, and within the final moments, the ground will be taken right out from under you....so hold on tight!

A great read for the season, and a great start to a series I know I'll be on the lookout for!

 

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About Lisi Harrison:

Lisi Harrison, the queen of teen comedy, has written 37 YA and middle-grade novels including Monster High and the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Clique, which has sold more than eight million copies. Lisi launched two new middle-grade series in 2021, Girl Stuff and The Pack. She lives in California. Visit her at lisiharrison.com. 

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About Daniel Kraus:

Daniel Kraus is a New York Times bestselling horror author and co-author of both Trollhunters and The Shape of Water with Guillermo del Toro. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Daniel lives in Illinois. Visit him at danielkraus.com.

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 ~~~   GIVEAWAY   ~~~

1 winner will receive a finished copy of 1-2-3-4, I DECLARE A THUMB WAR, US Only.

Ends September 13th, midnight EST.



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Special thanks to the Rockstar Book Tours team for the chance to bring this tour to you and to the publisher for the copy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, the publisher, this tour, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, wherever books are sold. Catch the rest of the tour for more!


Tour Schedule:

Week One:

8/29/2022

Feed Your Fiction Addiction

Review/IG Post

8/30/2022

Ya Books Central

Interview/IG Post

8/31/2022

One More Exclamation

Review/IG Post

9/1/2022

Wanderingwitchreads

Review/IG Post

9/2/2022

Write. Read. Live

Review/IG Post

Week Two:

9/5/2022

BookHounds YA

Review/IG Post

9/6/2022

The Real World According to Sam

Review/IG Post

9/7/2022

pick a good book

Guest Post/IG Post

9/8/2022

Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers

Review/IG Post

9/9/2022

The Momma Spot

Review/IG Post




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


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