Showing posts with label skeletons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skeletons. Show all posts

Thursday, October 27, 2022

The Bone Master by Debbie Iancu-Haddad #Halloween #giveaway #bookseries #Fantasy #spotlight

 



Kaii Haku has lived his whole life in the shadow of his cruel father's magic.
Rebelling against his father- the Bone Master- by drinking and sleeping around was Kaii's main occupation for years.


But when one of his best friends is kidnapped by pirates, Kaii embarks on a perilous rescue mission with two retired pleasure house workers, a shy teen bookworm, and a feisty girl from the pirate crew.

The journey will take Kaii and his allies far from Achten Tan, to a sea ruled by dangerous conditions and ships that travel on the backs of monsters.


For the first time in his life, he has the power to make a difference, but if he wields his emerging bone magic to save the girl he loves, he risks losing himself and becoming like his father - a man who tried to kill him.


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Speechless in Achten Tan

Book 1 In The Sands of Achten Tan

Mila hasn't spoken in the five years since she became an Onra, a first-level Everfall witch. After failing the test to reclaim her voice and control her magic, her mentor sends eighteen-year-old Mila to Achten Tan–City of Dust–a dangerous desert town, built in the massive ribcage of an extinct leviathan.

To reclaim her power, Mila must steal a magical staff capable of releasing it, from Bone Master Opu Haku's sky-high lair.

Her only resources are the magical luminous elixirs of the cursed caverns where she grew up, and a band of unlikely allies; a quirky inventor, a giant-ant rider, a healer, a librarian's assistant, a Tar-tule rider, and the chief's playboy son.

But in the City of Bones, enemies & friends are not who they seem, and trusting the wrong person can be deadly.

If Mila fails, she will never speak again and her bones will be added to the desert.

This book includes a kick-ass tattooed witch who can't speak, giant ants, first-person present-tense narration, magic, banter, lots of innuendoes, and cute boys kissing.


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In the Heart of the Storm


Pirate in the Desert

An Achten Tan short story

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Debbie Iancu-Haddad is a Jewish Israeli author living in Meitar in the Negev Desert. Author of Speechless in Achten Tan a YA fantasy novel. And The Bone Master, forthcoming.

She spends her time taking part in Anthologies (seven to date with three more on the way), writing VSS on Twitter, and buying way too much stuff online. Her goal is to promote body positive characters and include characters dealing with physical challenges. #ownvoices

For her day job, she gives lectures on humor, laughter yoga workshops, and chocolate workshops, and sees how often she can make her two teenagers roll their eyes.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

The Bone People by Wally Runnels #Review #skeletons #horror #series




My review:

In the latest installment of Rocky's mercenary adventures, comes the tale of The Bone People. 

Rocky is hired to find a killer who has managed to rob the local Mexicali police. The man, Arango, is hiding among the Dead Truckers, a seemingly mythical and skeletal people. But who are they?

This job is one of the most dangerous Rocky faces as not only death, but the life of his good friend, Hector, awaits him. Rocky seems so raw at times like he is never going to do what he is going to do. However, he does because his loyalty for those he does for is unflailing. 

Can Rocky maneuver through the undead and play in Hell, with the powerful assistant to the master of the underworld, while wrestling with his own soul and the souls of others?

Ah, read this novella and find out all of those answers and more.

I really enoyed this latest installment from this author. His on-going stories about Rocky are often facinating. Just as you think you know Rocky, them BAM, the author throws the reader a loop. The book is rated as "horror" but truth is, it is not blood and guts but just enough thrill to keep you going. 

Awesome stand alone book within the series. 5 stars

Disclosure: I received an advanced copy of this book from the author. The views here are 100% my own and may differ from yours. ~Michelle, Reading Authors Network



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Friday, October 2, 2020

A to Z Mysteries: The School Skeleton by Ron Roy #Halloween #Skeletons #KidMysteries #ScholasticBooks #bookextensions


 


About:

S is for Skeleton . . . It’s a bona fide mystery at Dink’s school! Someone has stolen Mr. Bones, the skeleton from the nurse’s office. Soon mysterious clues start showing up all over the school. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose must follow the clues and put those old bones to rest.

My review:

This book comes from a series of A-Z kid mysteries written by Ron Roy. This book takes on the letter "s" in a fun and clever way. 

Mr. Dillon calls a school assembly at the Elementary school where clever kids, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose go to school. He announces that the school nurse skeleton is missing. The class that finds it will win a trip to the local aquarium. What a deal! 

These clever young sleuths use simple math skills, deduction, and reasoning to look for the missing skeleton. When other classes start finding clues as well, the three have to step up their game or become at risk for losing the coveted prize.

But who could it possibly be and why take it to begin with? Ah, see now, my dear readers to read the book you will indeed find out.

I enjoyed  taking on this little mystery and even though I thought I knew, I wasn't anymore sure than the characters in the book. What fun little twists to be had!  

This book is aimed at third graders but younger and even a little older would enjoy this mystery too. All genders of children would love this as well.

If you have a little detective running around then this is surely the book for them. 

NOTE: An extension to this book is set up your own mystery to be solved complete with clues. You could even copy the mystery here and follow the book to help find and figure out clues.  Another idea: after reading the book, engage in playing the clue game.

This book is getting 5 pumpkins from me.

Disclosure: I purchased a copy of this book for my own collections. The views here are 100% my own and may differ from yours. ~Michelle