#BookReview The Umbrella Maker’s Son By Katrin Leno #middlegrade @tbrandbeyond

Review

This is a fun and fast paced middle grade story about a young boy who is the son of an umbrellalla maker. Oscar lives in a place where it rains constantly and there are many different types of rain, that’s how much rain they get. So the umbrella business is always booming here.

The people of the city tend to buy cheap not well supported umbrellas just to get them through the day. The issue is they are breaking and just not good for the amount of rain they get. The people of the city would rather pay less then pay more for something that will last and actually work.

Oscar dad needs more help at his shop so his dad asks him to leave school to become his apprentice. Oscar doesn’t like this his passion is art not making and selling umbrellas.

In the story Oscar and his best friend Saige try to understand the weird weather in the city and other darkness that may occurcuring.

This was a fun lightheaded fast paced read I really enjoyed it.

Rating 4 ⭐

Synopsis

The Umbrella Maker’s Son by Katrina Leno
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Publishing Date: June 27, 2023
Synopsis:
From a critically acclaimed author comes a fantastical middle grade novel about a boy determined to
prove there’s more than just the weather behind his rainy town.
Oscar Buckle lives in a city where it’s always raining. And when it isn’t raining, it’s about to rain, so
the townspeople have learned to embrace it. Oscar’s father is an umbrella maker—appropriate for a
place where you can’t leave home without one!—but while Buckle Umbrellas are strong, reliable,
and high quality, they’re expensive . Because of this, people are buying from the competitor instead,
which is threatening Oscar’s family’s business.
To make ends meet, Oscar is forced to quit school and work in his father’s shop as an apprentice. But
when extraordinary events start to occur in their rainy town, Oscar becomes suspicious of their
competitor. Desperate to save his town, Oscar must enlist the help of his best friend, Saige, to
discover if there’s more than nature involved in their city’s weather.
Content Warning: Grief, loss of a parent

About the author

Katrina Leno was born on the East Coast and currently lives in Los Angeles. She is the author of
seven critically acclaimed novels for young adults: Sometime in Summer, Horrid, You Must Not Miss,
Summer of Salt, Everything All at Once, The Lost & Found, and The Half Life of Molly Pierce. Her
eighth novel (and first middle grade) The Umbrella Maker’s Son, arrives June 27, 2023. She thinks
you are just lovely.

Author Links:
Website: https://www.katrinaleno.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/katrinaleno
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katrinalenobooks/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6549397.Katrina_Leno
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katrinalenobooks

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#BookReview The Wicked Unseen By Gigi Griffis #horroryoungadult @tbrandbeyond @gigi.griffis

Top 5 Reasons to read

So instead of me doing a typical review of this book I’ll be listing the top 5 reasons you should read this book

1. The first reason to read this young adult fiction horror book is the fact that it gives a lot of mystery to the story that he makes the reader want to continue reading on in the story.

2. The Wicked Unseen talks a lot about the rituals that went on in the 80s and 90s as far as evil and demonic rituals and cults that most hard-core Christians believed people and especially children needed to be saved from.

3. The Wicked Unseen is a fast paced read that keeps the reader guessing with each chapter. Trying to uncover the mystery that has taken place with the missing girl Elle.

4. Reading this story it gives insight on how some people who are deep into the Christian Church sometimes behave and believe everything thats not of the bible is evil. Such as cartoons, music, books being around your friends and even the way you dress and behave around others can all be seen as acts of evilness. This is known to be true especially in the 80s and 90s when Christian cults were trying to brainwash lots of people into believing in the wrong things.

5. Lastly it was actually a good story that held my attention and I wanted to know the end result of the mystery which kept me wanting to read more.

Rating 4 ⭐

Synopsis

Book Info:
The Wicked Unseen by Gigi Griffis
Genre: Horror/Mystery Young Adult
Publishing Date: June 20, 2023
Synopsis:
The new girl in town is having trouble fitting into a community that believes there’s a secret
Satanic cult conducting rituals in the woods. When her crush goes missing, she starts to wonder if
the town’s obsession with evil isn’t covering up something far worse. Perfect for fans of Fear
Street!
To say sixteen-year-old Audre doesn’t fit in would be the understatement of the century. She’s a city
kid who’s found herself in a rural town. The only girl at school who’d rather kiss a girl than a boy. Not
to mention that the whole town believes there’s a secret Satanic cult conducting rituals in the
nearby woods–and Audre is a born skeptic.
When the preacher’s daughter and Audre’s secret crush, Elle, goes missing on Halloween weekend,
the town is quick to point fingers–in Audre’s direction. While they harass Audre’s family for being
newcomers and nonbelievers, Audre realizes she might be the only person here who can find her
friend.
The deeper she goes, though, the weirder it gets. What happened to Elle–and is the evil this town is
hiding really what Audre thinks it is?
Content Warning: satanic cult, racism, sexism, police brutality and mistreatment, abuse from
religious officials

Book Links:
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Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Unseen-Gigi-Griffis/dp/0593644107/
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About the author


Gigi Griffis is the author of the creepy YA horror The Wicked Unseen (coming summer 2023!), We
Are The Beasts (2024), and The Empress (as seen on Netflix), among other things.
She’s a sucker for little-known histories, “unlikable” female characters, and all things Europe. After
almost ten years of semi-nomadic life, she now lives in Portugal with an opinionated Yorkie-mix
named Luna and a fancy blender that cost more than her couch.

Author Links:
Website: https://gigigriffis.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gigigriffis
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gigi.griffis/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6424929.Gigi_Griffis
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gigigriffis

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#BlogTour An Echo In The City By K.X. Song @tbrbeyondtours @ksongwrites #bookpromotion

New Young Adult book to check out

Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Romance
Publishing Date: June 20, 2023

Synopsis:
Two star-crossed teenagers fall in love during the 2019 Hong Kong protests in this searing
contemporary debut about coming of age in a time of change.
Sixteen-year-old Phoenix knows her parents have invested thousands of dollars to help her leave
Hong Kong and get an elite Ivy League education. They think America means big status, big dreams,
and big bank accounts. But Phoenix doesn’t want big; she just wants home. The trouble is, she
doesn’t know where that is… until the Hong Kong protest movement unfolds, and she learns the city
she’s come to love is in danger of disappearing.
Seventeen-year-old Kai sees himself as an artist, not a filial son, and certainly not a cop. But when his
mother dies, he’s forced to leave Shanghai to reunite with his estranged father, a respected police
officer, who’s already enrolled him in the Hong Kong police academy. Kai wants to hate his job, but
instead, he finds himself craving his father’s approval. And when he accidentally swaps phones with
Phoenix and discovers she’s part of a protest network, he finds a way to earn it: by infiltrating the
group and reporting their plans back to the police.
As Kai and Phoenix join the struggle for the future of Hong Kong, a spark forms between them,
pulling them together even as their two worlds try to force them apart. But when their relationship
is built on secrets and deception, will they still love the person left behind when the lies fall away?
Content Warning: grief over death of a parent, police brutality, political unrest

Book Links:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60021200
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316396826/
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-echo-in-the-city-k-x-song/1140835410
Indigo: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/an-echo-in-the-city/9780316396820-item.html
IndieBound: https://bookshop.org/p/books/an-echo-in-the-city-k-x-song/18055304

About the Author


K. X. Song is a diaspora writer with roots in Hong Kong and Shanghai. An Echo in the City is her debut
novel. Visit her online at kxsong.com.

Author Links:

Website: https://kxsong.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ksongwrites/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21551326.K_X_Song

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#BlogTour A Reservoir Man By LJ Ambrosio #bookpromtion #bookbkitz

A teacher and his protege take a haphazard journey of joy, friendship and discovery.

Reflections on the Boulevard

Reflections of Michael Trilogy Book 2

by L.J. Ambrosio

Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Coming of Age

Michael’s story continues from A Reservoir Man (2022) where we find him teaching at a university ready to retire. He unexpectedly meets a young man named Ron who becomes his protege and journeys in a haphazard adventure with him throughout America and Europe, each twist and turn of the road bringing unexpected adventures. The journey taken is one of joy, friendship and discovery.

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Louis J. Ambrosio ran one of the most nurturing bi-coastal talent agencies in Los Angeles and New York. He started his career as a theatrical producer, running two major regional theaters for eight seasons. Ambrosio taught at seven universities. Ambrosio also distinguished himself as an award-winning film producer and novelist over the course of his impressive career.

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#BlogTour No Limits By Nick Haritatos #bookblitz#bookpromotion @rabtbooktours

A True Story of Challenge and Courage Across Three Continents

 

Non-fiction, Business, Business Memoir

Date Published:

Launched: November 17, 2022

Released on Amazon:  November 11, 2022

Published: November 5, 2022


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Opening during the Nazi occupation of Greece, best-selling No Limits is a
true-life adventure story of Nick Haritatos. From his humble beginnings in
war-torn Greece to southern Africa, Haritatos began a remarkable journey to
success, buying his first business at sixteen and creating a portfolio of
successful companies in Rhodesia, South Africa, and the United States.

Buffeted by winds of sweeping political and cultural changes, Haritatos
pledged to make his own destiny, regardless of any obstacles. Haritatos
lived a life of adventure set amidst dirt roads in tribal lands in Africa,
harrowing days of the Rhodesian Bush War, numerous board rooms, and
one-of-a-kind ocean-view homes.

With a foreword by Jack Canfield, No Limits gives readers a glimpse into
the experiences and mindset of a man who faced numerous obstacles with
unwavering confidence and a unique ability to build relationships with
people from every walk of life. These relationships, coupled with the
determination, passion and focus that he cultivated, gave Haritatos
opportunities to build multi-million-dollar businesses, become a successful
pilot, walk the 1,200-mile California Coastal Trail from the US-Mexico
border north to the Oregon border, create a beautiful family and circle of
friends, and achieve almost every other goal he set for himself.

No Limits will both entertain and inspire you. It is full of heart-warming
relationships, drama, intrigue, and achievement, set against a background of
tumultuous change. Woven into the text and highlighted in the appendix, No
Limits
includes Haritatos’ pillars of business and personal success.

If you want to become the architect of your own destiny, regardless of your
circumstances, this book is for you.

About the Author

Nick Haritatos is a successful entrepreneur, soccer player, pilot, and
devoted family man whose life experience has spanned four countries on three
continents. From his humble beginnings in war-torn Greece to southern
Africa, Haritatos began a remarkable journey to success, buying his first
business at sixteen and creating a portfolio of successful companies in
Rhodesia, South Africa, and the United States.

Buffeted by winds of sweeping changes, Nick pledged to make his own
destiny, regardless of any obstacles. He lived a life of adventure set
amidst mud huts and dirt roads in tribal lands in Africa, harrowing days of
the Rhodesian Bush War, numerous board rooms, international trips to over
forty countries, and one-of-a-kind ocean view homes.

His business career stretches across twenty-three companies and over fifty
years in manufacturing, retail, service, and commercial, retail and
residential real estate. With a knack for spotting untapped potential in
businesses and people, Nick treasures his vast network of friends as
intensely as his financial success. He loves to celebrate life with music
and dancing whenever possible.

Early on, Nick developed a unique and flexible lifestyle model that allowed
him to oversee multiple businesses simultaneously while devoting plenty of
time to his wife and children. With his decision to create his own destiny,
Nick maintains control over his life and his future even under challenging
circumstances, when most others followed tradition.  His motto is
“I make events. Events don’t make me.”

An avid athlete, Nick has played and coached soccer for most of his life.
Nick has team members who’ve played soccer with him for nearly twenty
five years in San Diego. As of the writing of this book, he’s played
in more than 2,500 matches, as well as completed several marathons. He plans
to be playing soccer when he is eighty years old and beyond.

Outside of his family, one of his proudest achievements was hiking the
1,200-mile California Coastal Trail.

Today Nick uses his considerable business and life experience to mentor and
inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders, when he
isn’t on the soccer field or planning his next walk.

Nick is available to speak to groups interested in business and personal
success. For more information on his speaking and mentoring work, visit his
website at http://www.nolimitsbynick.com

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#BlogTour First Hand Research By Anna Denisch #bookblitz #bookpromotion

 

Firsthand Research

by Anna Denisch

Genre: Erotic Romance 

A sweet and sensual friends-to-lovers erotic romance about finding self-love, overcoming childhood traumas, and learning to go after the future you want in this world.

They say you should write what you know, but popular romance novelist Alice has never had a problem writing about love when she herself has always been single. Yet her newest writing venture, an erotic romance, is proving to be more challenging than she expected.

Enter Tony, the ‘playboy’ grandson of her publisher. After being kicked out ‘for his own good’, Tony’s looking for a place to stay and a job where he can prove himself. And what better use of his skills is there than helping Alice as her erotica research assistance?

In an exchange that works in both of their favors, Tony agrees to work as Alice’s writing assistant and Alice agrees not to tell his grandmother what he’s up to. But once Tony gets a real job at a rival publishing firm, his grandmother’s response threatens their newfound peace. If they want to preserve their futures, Tony and Alice have to come to terms with their feelings, both for each other and themselves.

A true learning to love yourself story where friends-turned-lovers-turned-romantic partners find their own peace in a world that’s designed to tear them down.

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Anna Denisch was born and raised just outside of Baltimore City, but she has never called it home. When not traveling around the world or daydreaming about dragons, she spends her time looking at books she wants to read without actually touching them. She received her M.F.A in Creative and Professional Writing from Western Connecticut State University and considers daily if she is just insane enough to take her family’s sometime suggestion of getting a PhD.

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