Blog tour: Song of Secrets REVIEW

Sing a song of secrets … 

A shape-shifter with a penchant for breaking and entering …

A homeless boy struggling with hallucinations that could turn out to be all too real …

A monster in need of a rescue …

And a mathematical genius with a real demon of a mother …

Fate draws Theo, Gabe, Erin and Kitty to a place they jokingly call “The School for Wayward Demons.” There they learn that sinister forces threaten to invate the city of San Francisco and plot to overthrow the powers that be. Now they must choose whom to trust: the witches, the demon, or the Shaitans. Or each other.

This book is set in the point of views of four young adults who are different from your average person.

Theo Young;  A shape shifter with a passion for breaking and entering,

Gabriel 'Gabe' Herrera;  A homeless boy who has the Sight

Erin; A 'monster' in need of rescuing and

Kitty; A genius with a demon for a mother, who seems to have it all.

At the start of the book the four characters seem to have nothing to do with each other, minus the part where they all belong to the unseen world. Each person is introduced and the reader is told a little about their background and their story. As the book progresses, more information on the characters and their abilities are brought to life. The deeper the story gets the more connected and intertwined the characters fate's get, and the closer they become. Theo, Gabe and Kitty are finally united when they get sent to 'The school for wayward Demons'. They get taught how to control their abilities and how the unseen world works. More characters are introduced until the final event takes place, rescuing the monster. 

At the end of the book the monster, aka Erin, seems like she could be bad news for the group of unlikely friends but I guess we'll have to wait until the second book to find out.

I'm really exited to read the next book, hoping there will be one, (fingers crossed) because I really want to  read more into Gabe's past as for me he was the most interesting character. I'm also looking forward to reading the books' tour mate, The demon Gabriella, as to find more out about Theo's sister Sabel and her girlfriend Ana.

All in all I really enjoyed this book and I want to thank http://www.novelpublicity.com for sending me this book to review it.

Check out my previous post to find more out about the authors and where to find them.

Blog Tour: Song of Secrets by Tate Hallaway and Rachel Calish

Welcome to another exciting publishing house spotlight tour from Novel Publicity. Join us as two new titles from Rachel Calish--we're calling them the Calish Couple—tour the blogosphere in a way that just can't be ignored. And, hey, we've got prizes!

About the prizes:

Who doesn't love prizes? You could win either a $50 Amazon gift card, an autographed copy of Song of Secrets by Tate Hallaway and Rachel Calish, or an autographed copy of its tour mate, The Demon Gabriella by Rachel Calish. Here's what you need to do...

Enter the Rafflecopter contest

Leave a comment on my blog

That's it! One random commenter during this tour will win a $25 gift card. Visit more blogs for more chances to win--the full list of participating bloggers can be found http://www.novelpublicity.com/calish/ HERE

The other $25 gift card and the 3 autographed books will be given out via Rafflecopter. You can find the contest entry form linked below or on http://www.novelpublicity.com/calish/ 

the official Calish Couple tour page via Novel Publicity. Good luck!

About the book: 

Sing a song of secrets … 

A shape-shifter with a penchant for breaking and entering …

A homeless boy struggling with hallucinations that could turn out to be all too real …

A monster in need of a rescue …

And a mathematical genius with a real demon of a mother …

Fate draws Theo, Gabe, Erin and Kitty to a place they jokingly call “The School for Wayward Demons.” There they learn that sinister forces threaten to invate the city of San Francisco and plot to overthrow the powers that be. Now they must choose whom to trust: the witches, the demon, or the Shaitans. Or each other.

Get Song of Secrets through http://www.amazon.com/Song-Secrets-School-Wayward-Demons-ebook/dp/B00UM0VI5O

About the authors: 

Tate Hallaway leads a double life. By day, she’s Lyda Morehouse, a mild-mannered science fiction author of the Shamus and Philip K. Dick award-winning AngeLINK series. By night, she’s the bestselling para- normal romance and urban fantasy writer, Tate Hallaway. She’s written and published over a dozen novels (five as Lyda and nine as Tate), and together her two identities have over a decade of professional publishing experience.

Connect with Tate on her www.tatehallaway.com website 

https://twitter.com/tatehallaway

Twitter

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/379444.Tate_Hallaway GoodReads

Rachel Calish lives in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota because it’s so cold you just have to sit inside and write novels. She obtained her Master of Fine Arts in Writing degree by writing stories about sexy demons. A fan of games of all kinds, you can find her playing anything from the lat- est video game releases to Checkers with half the pieces missing. Under the name Rachel Gold, she writes LBGTQ Young Adult fiction.

Connect with Rachel on her www.rachelcalish.com website

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.calishFacebook

https://twitter.com/RachelCalish Twitter

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6908034.Rachel_Calish GoodReads

Learn more about Song of Secrets' tour mate http://www.novelpublicity.com/calish/ HERE

BLOG TOUR!

Did you like the excerpts of the book?
 If you did you can buy the book here:

Title: The Secrets of Yashire

Author: Diamante Lavendar

Genre: YA Fantasy

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Yashire-Emerging-Shadows-ebook/dp/B00GRDRK20/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1433404891

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-secrets-of-yashire-emerging-from-the-shadows-diamante-lavendar/1117447959?ean=9781493783762

 

Thanks to http://www.enchantedbookpromotions.com for letting me host this tour, sorry I couldn't review the book

And thanks to all the pageviews I have!

The Secrets of Yashire Blog Tour

Excerpt Three:

“Good morning!” Libban entered the hall, her hair flowing like locks of gold down her shoulders, her eyes glinting like a sapphire fire. “Now that you are refreshed, please come and sit with me. There is much for us to talk about.”

She led Brianna back to the room with the large table where they had eaten the night before. Libban motioned for Brianna to sit down and then gracefully slipped into a chair next to her.

“I know that this is going to be hard for you to believe, but I know who you are and why you are here.” She sighed and touched Brianna’s hand. “You are the promised one—the one who The Spirit of Truth sent to heal the land.”

The Secrets of Yashire Blog Tour

Excerpt Two:

 

Opening her eyes, Brianna gazed into a clear blue sky illuminated by warm, hazy rays of sunlight. She slowly turned her head to look around. She was lying on a carpet of soft, green grass. All around her she heard the sweet, cheerful songs of birds as a playful breeze rumpled her long black hair.

Where am I?

She tried to raise her head but a hot, sharp pain shot through it.

Ow! I have one heck of a headache!

Gently, she lay her head back down. As she stretched into a more comfortable position, she noticed the clothes she was wearing; a white, ruffled blouse and a long, purple skirt. She was vaguely confused but couldn’t figure out why. Suddenly a strong urge to sleep overcame her. Closing her eyes, she listened to the birds and felt the warm sun soaking into her skin. The soft breeze caressed her cheeks and pressed the tendrils of her hair against her forehead. Gently, she was lulled back to sleep.

Brianna was awakened by a swishing sound nearby.

What was that?

She turned her head to see a woman with long, blonde hair and a robe the color of fresh, pink rose petals walking through the grass with two little blue gnarled creatures at her side. She tried to jump up, to run away, but another hot flash of pain in her head quickly halted her efforts.

Oh God! What are those things?

In terror, she watched as the woman looked over at her.

“Oh my goodness! My dear, are you ill? Where did you come from?” The woman walked over to Brianna and bent down, her brow knit with concern. “You needn’t be afraid, dear. I am Libban.”

The two little blue creatures hopped around Brianna, sniffing and snorting as they nudged her arms and legs.

“Stop! Please!” She begged. “Where…where am I?

Libban spoke sharply to the little blue creatures and they ran to her side, looking at Brianna from behind her skirt.

“Who are you?” Brianna said, her voice shaking.

“I am Libban, Keeper of the Land.”

“Keeper of what land? Where am I?” Brianna managed to whisper.

“Why, you are in Yashire!” Libban crouched next to Brianna.

“What is Yashire?” Brianna asked, tears stinging her eyes.

“You must have had a hard fall, my dear. Do you remember how you got here? What is your name?” Libban surveyed her intently with crystalline blue eyes.

“I…I’m not sure!” Brianna answered.

What is my name? Oh, God! What is happening?

“Here, let me help you. Would you like to come to my home? Maybe you will remember as we walk.” Libban stood and offered her hand to help Brianna up.

Carefully, Brianna obliged, inching herself up slowly because of the throbbing in her head.

They walked through the meadow and up a small hill to a large mansion. The two little blue creatures chased each other through the meadow ahead of Brianna and Libban and disappeared into the mansion. The windows in the mansion were open and plump white doves perched on the sills amongst brilliant red, white and orange flowing vines that climbed the stone walls.

This place is huge! It looks like a castle or something!

Brianna gazed at the huge leafy trees all over the grounds. Roses bloomed among the deep purple violets growing thick in the flower gardens in front of the mansion.

I’ve never seen anything like this in my life! Wait…how do I know that? Where am I? What is this place? Am I hallucinating?

Brianna stopped walking, her thoughts racing.

Who am I? How can I not know who I am?

Panic gripped her.

“What is this place called?” she asked, her throat tightening.

“This land is called Yashire. Please come in and sit down. Maybe you will begin to remember if you relax a bit.” Libban answered, motioning for her to follow through the arched front doorway.