I am beyond stoked to be hosting a spot
on the THE LORDS OF NIGHT by J.C. Cervantes Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Please make sure to check out my review and enter the giveaway at the bottom of the post.
About The Book:
Author: J.C. Cervantes
Pub. Date: October 4, 2022
Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook
Pages: 320
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents J. C. Cervantes's exciting new spin-off from the best-selling STORMRUNNER trilogy.
"This duology opener is accessible to readers who are new to this
world. An engrossing, god-filled delight."--Kirkus Reviews
Fourteen-year-old Renata Santiago is the most powerful godborn of them all, a
bruja with a unique combination of DNA. The Mexica blood from her dad's side
gives her the ability to manipulate shadows. Her mom Pacific, a Maya goddess,
gifted her a magical rope that controls time, and Ren recently used it to save
a few gods from getting stuck forever in 1987. She brought them back to the
present, but her BFF Ah Puch, the once fearsome god of death, darkness, and
destruction, is now a teenager with no divine powers.
Ren is also a girl with ordinary hopes and dreams. She wishes, for example,
that her blog about alien sightings would garner more respect. She's always
been absolutely convinced that there's a connection between aliens and the Maya
civilization. Plenty of online haters feel differently, and they call her a
fake, a liar, and a loser.
When Ren receives an email about an alien sighting in Kansas, she thinks it may
support her theory. She also suspects that the cinco--five renegade
godborns--are up to no good. Soon she finds herself embroiled in a quest to
prevent the troublemakers from awakening the nine Aztec Lords of Night. Problem
is, none of Ren's friends are available to help her hunt down the cinco and the
dangerous gods they are resurrecting. Ren has no choice but to team up with two
strangers recruited by Ah Puch: Edison, a teen hybrid demon, and Montero, an
eleven-year-old Aztec hunter. Succeeding in this quest will prove that Ren is
no fake, liar, or loser. But it isn't just another challenge. It could well be
an impossible one that leaves Ren questioning her very existence.
Anyone who enjoys fast-paced myth-based adventures will be swept up in this
one featuring Maya and Mexica gods and their magical offspring.
Review:
Rick Riordan books have always been an obsession of mine and now that has also moved over to the Rick Riordan Presents books. J.C. Cervantes' newest book is no exception to that.
The Lords of the Night is the start of a new duology (I believe duology) and it is a great start. I will admit that it took me a bit to get fully invested in the story, but I got there eventually and once I was interested, I stayed interested. The story moved along at a nice pace and I thoroughly enjoyed every second that I spent reading it.
The world created by Cervantes is amazing! It feels fully fleshed out and the characters feel as realistic as a middle-grade mythological fantasy book can feel. Nothing felt like it was introduced just for the act of introducing it. It all felt purposeful.
This writing style was engaging and interesting and I truly enjoyed getting to read this book! It was a wonderful time and I look forward to the next book in this series.
About J. C. Cervantes:
J.C. is a New York Times best-selling author of books for children and young adults. Her books have appeared on national lists, including the American Booksellers Association New Voices, Barnes and Noble’s Best Young Reader Books, as well as Amazon’s Best Books of the Month. She has earned multiple awards and recognitions, including the New Mexico Book Award, the Zia Book Award, and most recently the 2021 New Mexico Land of Enchantment Readers’ Choice Award.
She currently resides in the Land of Enchantment with her family, three spoiled dogs, and a lifetime collection of books. But she keeps part of her heart in Southern California, where she was born and raised. When she isn’t writing she is haunting bookstores and searching for magic in all corners of the world.
Her work is represented by Holly Root at Root Literary.
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Giveaway Details:
1 winner
will receive a finished copy of THE LORDS OF NIGHT, US Only.
Ends November 5th, midnight EST.
a Rafflecopter giveawayTour Schedule:
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10/1/2022 |
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10/4/2022 |
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10/5/2022 |
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10/9/2022 |
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10/11/2022 |
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10/12/2022 |
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10/19/2022 |
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10/21/2022 |
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10/22/2022 |
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10/23/2022 |
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10/24/2022 |
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10/25/2022 |
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10/26/2022 |
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10/27/2022 |
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10/28/2022 |
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10/29/2022 |
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Week Six:
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10/30/2022 |
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10/31/2022 |
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