Today, I'm hosting a spot
on the THE LIBRARY OF BROKEN WORLDS by Alaya Dawn Johnson Blog Tour hosted
by Rockstar
Book Tours. Check out my mini review, snag your chance to enter the giveaway, then swing by the other sites participating!
Author: Alaya Dawn
Johnson
Pub. Date: June 6, 2023
Publisher: Scholastic
Press
Formats: Hardcover, eBook,
Audiobook
Pages: 448
Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/THE-LIBRARY-OF-BROKEN-WORLDS
A girl matches wits with a war god in
this kaleidoscopic, thought-provoking tale of oppression and the cost of peace,
where stories hide within other stories, and narrative has the power to heal --
or to burn everything in its path -- from World Fantasy Award–winning author
Alaya Dawn Johnson.
A girl and a god, alone in communion
...
In the winding underground tunnels of
the Library, the great peacekeeper of the three systems, a heinous secret lies
buried -- and Freida is the only one who can uncover it. As the daughter of a
Library god, Freida has spent her whole life exploring the Library's
ever-changing tunnels and communing with the gods. Her unparalleled access
makes her unique -- and dangerous.
When Freida meets Joshua, a Tierran
boy desperate to save his people, and Nergüi, a disciple from a persecuted
religious minority, Freida is compelled to help them. But in order to do so,
she will have to venture deeper into the Library than she has ever known. There
she will discover the atrocities of the past, the truth of her origins, and the
impossibility of her future.
With the world at the brink of war,
Freida embarks on a journey to fulfill her destiny, one that pits her against
an ancient war god. Her mission is straightforward: Destroy the god before he
can rain hellfire upon thousands of innocent lives -- if he doesn't destroy her
first.
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I'm not gonna lie, this book is pretty intense! It's rated for the Young Adult crowd and beyond, but, it's total high Science Fiction. Is that a thing? If not, it should be. Normally I hear high Fantasy as a sub genre, but this has all the earmarks but with the scientific twist. The world being built seems unimaginable. The beings we encounter seem just beyond reachable, and their humanity is certainly in question. The tasks set before them register as impossible. The environment they inhabit seems to breath and alter, yet has no true pulse. It's a Library but not like any you or I have ever seen, or probably will see, though from some of the things that occur, I can't say I'm sorry about that. However, although much seems beyond reach, the class struggles, personal battles, and all out wars to gain things lost, and protect things not their own... yeah; those sound familiar.
It's a story within a story within a story that reminds us we can only move forward if we embrace the past, learn from it, and built on it. We can do anything we set our minds to, but set them we must. Nothing ever truly dies if there is but one being that still holds the memory of it. Along with a very curious and intertwined tale, we also have an inclusive cast that readers can find themselves in at some point or another, inviting everyone to get lost between the pages, and see just how much power a story can hold.
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About the author...
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Alaya Dawn
Johnson is an award-winning short story writer and the author of seven novels
for adults and young adults. Her most recent novel for adults, Trouble the
Saints, won the 2021 World Fantasy Award for best novel. Her debut short story
collection, Reconstruction, was an Ignyte Award and a Hurston/Wright Legacy
Award finalist. Her debut YA novel The Summer Prince was longlisted for the
National Book Award for Young People's Literature, and the follow-up Love Is
the Drug was awarded the Andre Norton Nebula Award. Her short stories have
appeared in many magazines and anthologies, most notably the title story in The
Memory Librarian, in collaboration with Janelle Monáe. She lives in Oaxaca,
Mexico.
Find Alaya- https://linktr.ee/alayadawnjohnson
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Giveaway Details:
1 winner
will receive a finished copy of THE LIBRARY OF BROKEN WORLDS, US Only.
Ends June 20th, midnight EST.
Tour Schedule:
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5/22/2023 |
Interview |
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5/23/2023 |
Excerpt/IG Post |
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5/24/2023 |
TikTok Post |
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5/25/2023 |
Review/IG Post |
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5/26/2023 |
IG Review |
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5/27/2023 |
IG Post |
Week Two:
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5/28/2023 |
IG Review |
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5/29/2023 |
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5/30/2023 |
IG Review |
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5/31/2023 |
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6/1/2023 |
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6/2/2023 |
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6/3/2023 |
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6/4/2023 |
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6/5/2023 |
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6/6/2023 |
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6/7/2023 |
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6/8/2023 |
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6/9/2023 |
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6/10/2023 |
IG Review/TikTok Post |
Week Four:
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6/11/2023 |
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6/12/2023 |
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6/13/2023 |
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6/14/2023 |
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6/15/2023 |
YouTube Review/IG Post |
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6/16/2023 |
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