REVIEW + GIVEAWAY starring... A Ruinous Fate by Kaylie Smith

Greetings fellow readers!

Today, I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the A RUINOUS FATE by Kaylie Smith Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. It's infused with magic, mayhem, dangerous fates, and uncertain futures...just to start with!  KEEP READING to check out my post, make sure to enter the giveaway, and then click on over to the other sites participating for more bookish fun!

 

A RUINOUS FATE (Heartless Fates #1)

by Kaylie Smith

Pub. Date: January 3, 2023

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Formats: Hardcover, eBook

Pages: 432

Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/u/boyLnZ

Fate does not choose the weak. Fate chooses the ready.

Illustros is a cursed realm ruled by the ruthless Gods of Fate, and no one understands the Fates’ wrath more than Calliope Rosewood. Blessed with unspeakable powers that terrify even the most dangerous witches and fae, Calla hides her forbidden magic in shame and fear that one wrong touch could send her to her death. With only her two best friends in tow, Calla deserted her coven and has been on the run ever since.

Worse, Calla is concealing an even darker secret: fate has chosen her as the final prophesied Blood Warrior, the being destined to start the Fates’ War, which will decimate her people and eradicate their magic.

After a betrayal from her infuriating ex Ezra leads her one step closer to fulfilling that age-old prophecy, Calla is desperate to do whatever it takes to reset her fate. So when a mysterious and charming witch offers to help Calla do just that, she immediately agrees to his plan. Only catch? That plan includes journeying into the deadly Neverending Forest with Ezra and said witch, who just so happens to be Ezra’s tempting older brother. Torn between her past desires and alluring new possibilities, Calla brings along her best friends to fight what lies ahead.

As the group ventures into the enchanted woods together, they’ll all soon learn that choosing your destiny comes with dire consequences . . . and the Fates are not to be tested. Calla believes the Fates have it out for her, while others believe they have chosen her for a reason. But in the end, Calla will have to fight to forge her own destiny and decide if the risk of choosing herself is worth the possibility of damning everyone else.

 

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You know, as much as this is a Young Adult Fantasy story, it still resonates in real life.  I mean, grant it, the obstacles we face aren't always as dire as Calla's are, since we're talking literally life and death, but they come pretty close and skate the line REALLY close.  It's hard to choose yourself, choose you over others.  It sounds selfish, but self preservation isn't a bad thing.  SOMEONE has to protect you, so that someone may as well be you.  Now, that doesn't mean keeping others at arms length, living a solid life of one, but it does mean that you are as important as everyone else.  It does mean that your knee jerk reaction to self-sacrifice isn't necessarily the best way, or the only way.  It does mean that the family you have, whether gathered or born into, are there for you because they value you, not simply what you can do or provide.  So as much as the danger surrounds Calla and her companions, as much as the darkness calls to her from outside as well as in, as much as the easy way would be to simply give in or give up, it's never really that simple in the end...and the repercussions would be far reaching.

Take a chance.  Get to know Calla, and her two best friends.  Discover the Onyx witch that captured her heart in spite of itself, and the other that's dancing on the edge of her feelings that's done more for her than the first.  Witness the magical net that is inevitably drawing closer and closer to snaring its prey...that prey being Calla...and be there for the fireworks as her power flies free, for better or worse.  A stunning start to what promises to be a great series; I can't wait for the next installment!

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About the author...

Kaylie Smith is a writer and lover of all things magical and fantasy. She grew up in Louisiana where she frequently haunted bookstores and practiced her writing craft. After getting her degree in graphic design, she decided to fully pursue her dream of being an author, and the first book in her YA fantasy series, A RUINOUS FATE, debuts in January 2023 from Disney Hyperion. When she isn’t writing or reading, she can be found at home with her menagerie of animals, fussing over her houseplants, or annoying people about astrology.

Website | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Goodreads | Amazon

 

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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, so click on over to your favorite online store, or plan a trip to your local brick and mortar!  Catch the rest of the tour for more!

Tour Schedule:

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