Today's the day for MYSTERY.
Today's the day for enchantments.
Today's the day to get lost in a new twisty, turny book that will keep your head spinning and the pages turning as you seek out that unfathomable end! Today's the day we welcome Walden Pond Press, as it's our turn to host their latest title on tour, with much celebration, enthusiasm, and excitement. Why? It features the work of an author we've featured several times before and I absolutely love their writing/ story telling style, so I couldn't wait to indulge. Ready to dive in with me? Here we go! Today's book of choice and blog tour guest...
by
Christopher Healy
978006234194-5 Hardcover
978006234196-9 e-Book
978006239575-7 Audio Book
Walden Pond Press
Publication date: August 15, 2023
ABOUT THE BOOK
Agatha Christie meets the Brothers Grimm in an unexpected, hilarious, and wholly original new fantasy-mystery from the beloved author of The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom.
The Lilac. The bard songs say that she’s the world’s most fearsome bounty hunter. That there’s no criminal she can’t catch, no mystery she can’t solve.
None of that is true. Yet.
In reality, the Lilac is just a kid, and the bard who wrote all that is her best friend, Dulcinetta. But when a priceless artifact goes missing from the home of famed monster hunter Baron Angbar, the Lilac and Netta see their chance to apprehend the thief and make a name for themselves.
When they get to Castle Angbar, however, and meet the Angbar family and their servants and guests—an unsavory group of nobles, mages, and assorted creatures, each more shady than the last—the Lilac begins to wonder if the reward is worth the trouble.
And that’s before the dead body is discovered.
Now everyone is magically sealed inside the castle—and there is a murderer among then. If the Lilac wants to make it out with her reputation intact, it’s going to be up to her to figure out who the killer is. But everyone in the castle—even the Lilac herself—has secrets to hide, and as the walls literally start to close in around them, the Lilac worries that her first job as a bounty hunter may be her last….
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The Lilac...
...a name to strike fear into the hearts of do-badders across the kingdoms...
... eventually...
... when she actually gets a bounty to hunt...
... which is a task and a half once they see her, but looks can be deceiving, in more ways than one!
So begins the tale of the (soon to be infamous) Lilac, and her trusty kingdom renowned (sooner than later) bard Dulcinetta the Dulcet-toned, as they make their way through a mystery they never saw coming with so many secrets running amuck your head will spin trying to keep up, all trying to get straightened out before they get crushed by a giant blue bubble... shield... spell that shouldn't have been but was and wouldn't go away! As madcap as that all sounds, there's more than meets the eye to not only the characters, but the takeaway...
This is a story as much about secrets as it is about the importance of the truth. It's a tale about doing what you're told, or following your heart. It's a message to be true to yourself, and let the world see you for you, never taking no for an answer to your dream, and achieving the impossible through drive, hard work, and determination. It reminds us that while not everything may be what it appears, it doesn't make it inherently wrong (or evil... take the orge!)... and let us not forget to leave prejudice behind and form our own opinions about people and situations based on observances and facts not hearsay.
So, if you're looking for adventure filled with witty banter, a know-it-all narrator (whose reasonably humble), characters you'll love to know, and those you'd rather not have met, you won't want to miss the beginning of the Lilac!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Christopher Healy is the author of the New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom and its sequels, as well as the Perilous Journey of Danger and Mayhem series. Before becoming a writer, Chris worked as an actor, an ad copywriter, a toy-store display designer, a fact-checker, a dishwasher, a journalist, a costume shop clothing stitcher, a children’s entertainment reviewer, and a haunted house zombie. He lives with his family in New Jersey. You can visit him online at christopherhealy.com
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Special thanks to Debbie and the Walden Pond Press team for the chance to bring this tour to you as well as the arc for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title just celebrated its BOOK BIRTHDAY, so be on the lookout at your local brick and mortar, or click on over to your favorite online retailer today! Be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!
Blog Tour Schedule
August 2-18, 2023
August 2 Nerdy Book Club (@nerdybookclub)
August 7 Bluestocking Thinking (@bluesockgirl)
August 8 Teachers Who Read (@teachers_read)
August 12 Maria’s Mélange (@mariaselke)
August 15 A Foodie Bibliophile in Wanderlust (@bethshaum)
August 18 Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers (@grgenius)
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
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