Promo Post: Edições Velha Lenda

Olá meus queridos amigos!

Hoje venho fazer um pouco de promoção a uma editora portuguesa fantástica, Edições Velha Lenda, que tem apostado em autores portugueses.

Já devem conhecer o nome desta editora com base em outros post sobre os livros publicados por eles (tanto a nível de promo posts, como de reviews). No entanto, caso não conheçam, passam agora a conhecer.

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Fundada a 3 de Fevereiro de 2020, as Edições Velha Lenda são uma editora portuguesa com uma aposta num catálogo diverso, que dá preferência ao Romance, Biografia e Ficção Especulativa.

O nosso método de publicação pode ser resumido numa única palavra: sustentável. Respeitando as necessidades do mercado actual, apostando em obras de qualidade, com temas actuais que vão de encontro às necessidades do leitor, e evitando a sobreprodução livreira.

Mas, acima de qualquer outra coisa, o nosso investimento é dedicado a um catálogo nacional. Pois acreditamos que a Literatura Portuguesa não se faz com Best-Sellers do New York Times.

Nós não somos números. Somos palavras.

Da mesma forma que as vidas são feitas de histórias, as páginas dos nossos livros estão escritas com vidas; e nessas vidas cabe o mundo. Trabalhamos para que as velhas lendas não sejam esquecidas e novas possam nascer.

“Livre-se!”

Social Media Links: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube

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Livros Publicados

• Palestina Sobre Uma Tela, de André Ouro Verde
• Um Livro de Caca – As Aventuras do Zé, de Francisco Ramalheira
• A Menina dos Doces, de Pedro Cipriano
• Signor Ridini, de Hélène White
• Vento, de Rita Palma Nascimento
• Vida Censurada, de Francisco Ramalheira

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Se ainda não conhecem estes livros, passem no website da editora para lerem as sinopses e adquirem aqueles que vos chama a atenção.

Podem ler as minhas reviews dos livros no blog, e fiquem atentos porque as novidades não param e já no dia 20 de Abril sairá o livro Vida Censurada. Quem sabe o que mais está para vir este ano.

Se quiserem conhecer mais sobre a Raquel Vicente, fundadora e diretora administrativa das Edições Velha Lenda, ouçam esta entrevista: Entrevista a Raquel Vicente das Edições Velha Lenda (Café da Tarde).

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Não se esqueçam de comentar, não sejam estranhos.

Se tem alguma recomendação de livros que acham que deva ler podem enviar uma mensagem usando o formulário na página Contact Me.

Se desejarem juntarem-se a mim e serem convidados no blogue, escrevendo um post sobre um tema à vossa escolha, vejam a página Guests Post para saberem mais e para preparamos a sua visita.

Love,

Jess

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Promo Post: “Valentina” de Carina Romano

Olá, meus queridos amigos!

Hoje venho divulgar um livro publicado de forma independente (edição de autor). Um livro com uma temática fantástica que apela ao meu lado de Técnica Superior de Educação Social.

“Valentina“, escrito por Carina Romano, um livro de ficção baseado em factos reais, que foi publicado a 22 de dezembro de 2020.

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Sinopse

A história possibilitará ao leitor calçar o sapato de uma criança da cidade do Porto, simples, humilde e resiliente, que amadurece, confrontada com múltiplos desafios ao longo da sua infância e adolescência. A Valentina, mergulhada em cenários de negligência, permite-se caminhar em direção ao amor que, no final, é a sua salvação. O livro impulsiona a reflexão de diferentes questões e faz-nos acreditar que, se há amor no mundo, há esperança.
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A história é baseada em factos reais.

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Um livro com a intenção de gerar um momento de reflexão crítica dos leitores sobre:
➡️ Efeitos da dependência;
➡️ Negligência;
➡️ Violência;
➡️ Amor;
➡️ Esperança.

Link de Compra Com a autora, através da sua conta do Instagram

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Não se esqueçam de comentar, não sejam estranhos.

Se tem alguma recomendação de livros que acham que deva ler, podem enviar uma mensagem usando o formulário na página Contact Me.

Se desejarem juntarem-se a mim e serem convidados no blogue, escrevendo um post sobre um tema à vossa escolha, vejam a página Guests Post para saberem mais e para preparamos a sua visita.

Love,

Jess

Livraria Good Books – Blind Date With a Book, Junho

Olá meus queridos amigos!

Hoje trago uma novidade. Por esta altura o nome Livraria Good Books não vos deve ser estranho, e hoje a novidade refere-se ao Blind Date with a Book the junho.

Todos os meses há um livro mistério, e podem adquiri-lo até ao dia 17 do mês anterior. Neste caso, até dia 17 de maio. O livro já se encontrar disponível para encomenda: Blind Date with a Book de junho.

O livro de junho tem como tema “Robin Hood veste Prada“. Eis as pistas:

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Se ficaste com alguma dúvida, sempre podem contactar a livraria através do email: livraria.goodbooks@gmail.com

Social Media Links da Livraria: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube

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Não se esqueçam de comentar, não sejam estranhos.

Se tem alguma recomendação de livros que acham que deva ler podem enviar uma mensagem usando o formulário na página Contact Me.

Se desejarem juntarem-se a mim e serem convidados no blogue, escrevendo um post sobre um tema à vossa escolha, vejam a página Guests Post para saberem mais e para preparamos a sua visita.

Love,

Jess

“Common People” Review

Hello Friends!

If you have been following my social media you know that a couple weeks ago I posted an article on a Medium publication called “The Open Bookshelf”, and this article is my review of Common People. Still it’s a different since it’s more of an in depth and thought provoking reflection about my opinion on the book.

You can check it out, it’s called “Saudade, nostalgia and the beauty of connection“.

Still, I wanted to leave one of my usual reviews here on the blog, so enjoy this one as well.

“Common People“, an anthology edited by Kit de Waal, was published on May 2019 by Unbound.

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Synopsis

Common People is a collection of essays, poems and pieces of personal memoir, bringing together sixteen well-known writers from working class backgrounds with an equal number of brand new as-yet-unpublished writers from all over the UK.

Too often, working class writers find that the hurdles they have to leap are higher and harder to cross than for writers from more affluent backgrounds. Common People will see writers who have made that leap reach back to give a helping hand to those coming up behind.

We read because we want to experience lives and emotions beyond our own, to learn, to see with others’ eyes – without new working class voices, without the vital reflection of real lives, or role models for working class readers and writers, literature will be poorer.

Working-class stories are not always tales of the underprivileged and dispossessed.

Common People is a collection of essays, poems and memoir written in celebration, not apology: these are narratives rich in barbed humor, reflecting the depth and texture of working-class life, the joy and sorrow, the solidarity and the differences, the everyday wisdom and poetry of the woman at the bus stop, the waiter, the hairdresser.

Here, Kit de Waal brings together thirty-three established and emerging writers who invite you to experience the world through their eyes, their voices loud and clear as they reclaim and redefine what it means to be working class.

Purchase Links: Amazon | Unbound | Kobo | Bertrand | Wook

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My Review

“Common People: An Anthology of Working Class Writers” edited by Kit de Waal and written by several authors, is a collection of essays, poems and pieces of personal memoir.

Each author records, on the pages of the book, their opinions, experience and working class background. Each different from the others, but they all provoke our minds and emotions.

Being an anthology and bringing to light stories and poems loaded with emotions and opinions, I read this book in a measured way, reflecting each chapter and each passage.

Coming from a Working Class family, much of what was described I was able to relate to my life and the reports of my family members. This established a connection with the voices of the authors and their experiences, appealing to the memories of my past and a feeling of Saudade.

In Jodie Russian-Red’s story, The Funeral and the Wedding, I saw my family painted on the pages. It transported me to a past that is still alive in my heart and mind, and not faded by time.

These small moments, which connect us to what is told, are something I consider fundamental in a story. Empathy and connection with the narrators, with the experiences, and consequently, with ourselves.

For those who want to get out of their comfort zone and like Anthologies, I highly recommend this book. Despite being written about Britain, the voice of the working class travels across countries and continents.

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Don’t forget to comment, don’t be stranger. If you have any book recommendation you can leave a message using the form on my Contact Me page.

If you are an author or publisher and want me to do a review of a book please check out my Request Review page to learn more about the reviewing policies.

I always welcome new books to add to my list and I’m always excited to do reviews and read books. And I’m open to debate and exchange opinions, so let’s talk.

Also, if you would like to join me as a guest on my blog, check out the Guests Post page to know more and contact me so we can start planing your visit.

Love,

Jess

Promo Post “The Daughter”

Hello friends!

I hope you are having a fantastic day because I bring you a book I came in contact with via Twitter, and after talking to the author about a guest post (you will be able to see this post next week). Meanwhile I thought I should talk to you about the book and see if it grabs your attention as much as it did mine. I’m very curious to know more about the book and can’t wait to read it once I get it.

“The Daughter“, written by Sara Onnebo, is a Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, published this year and here are some of the information you need to know.

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Blurb

“I’ll tell you what happened in Tulisaari.”

 Those are Annika’s last words to her daughter. Shortly after, she is killed in an accident and all her secrets are about to be revealed.

After her mother’s sudden death, Emilia is overcome by grief. As sorrow turns into curiosity, she starts to delve into her mother’s mysterious past. The search takes her to the small town of Tulisaari in Finland, where her mother grew up, a place Annika had left for good after a great tragedy occurred there. Emilia decides to find out for herself what really happened in Tulisaari all those years ago.

But someone doesn’t want her to find out the truth…

FRIENDSHIP. LOVE. MURDER

This is the first novel of the Tulisaari trilogy

Purchase link: Amazon

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Author Bio

Sara Onnebo changed her science career for one which allows her to make up stories for a living, both as a writer of novels and in her “real” job as a freelance writer,  photographer and sometimes translator. She has published three mystery/suspense novels in Swedish with a fourth on the way. The Daughter is her first novel in English.  

Sara, who is an enthusiastic world-traveler, has previously lived in France, Australia, England and Spain, but has now settled down (for the moment at least) on the south coast of Sweden with her Finnish husband and their two children.

She got the inspiration for The Daughter on a visit to her husband’s family in Finland where she experienced her first smoke sauna, the bright summer nights and later on, the cold and dark winter.

Social media links: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

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Don’t forget to comment, don’t be stranger. If you have any book recommendation you can leave a message using the form on my Contact Me page.

If you are an author and want me to do a review of your book you can go check out my Request Review page.

I always welcome new books to add to my list and I’m always excited to do reviews and read books.

Love,

Jess

Promo Blitz: “Josie James and the Teardrops of Summer”

Hello Friends!

Today I’m here to help out with a promo blitz of “Josie James and the Teardrops of Summer“, written by Lily Mae Walters.

Thank you Rachel, at Rachel’s Random Resoucers, for allowing me to join in and help out.

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Blurb

Josie James is an ordinary 13 year old until something extraordinary happens during her summer holidays.

Whist staying at her Great Grandmother’s cottage in the country she finds herself swept into the cursed world of Suncroft where it is perpetual winter.

Her new friends believe she could be the Chosen One who it is foretold  will lift the curse, but there are more pressing matters.

The Teardrops of Summer – magical crystals that render the owner immortal – have been stolen.  Along with her telepathic husky-dog Protector Asher and her new friends, Josie must race to find the 
Teardrops and prevent catastrophe for their world.

Purchase at: http://mybook.to/Teardrops

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Author Bio

Lily Mae Walters chose her pen name in honour of her beloved grandparents who also stare in the Josie James series.

She is married with two teenage children, and two huskies that are the inspiration behind Murphy and Asher in the books.

Lily Mae lives in Nuneaton, England and finds herself using local  places and even her old school in her stories.

Family and friends mean the world to Lily Mae and many will find themselves popping up throughout the series.

Lily Mae also writes for adults under the name of Florence Keeling.

Social Media Links: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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Giveaway

1^st Prize – Signed copy of Josie James and the Teardrops of Summer (UK Only)

2^nd Prize – E-copy of Josie James and the Teardrops of Summer  (International)

To enter the giveaway click here.

*Terms and Conditions –You are only eligible to win the signed copy if you are in the UK. Worldwide entries welcome.  Please enter using the Rafflecopter box below.  The winner will be selected at random via Rafflecopter from all valid entries and will be notified by Twitter and/or email. If no response is received within 7 days then I reserve the right to select an alternative winner. Open to all entrants aged 18 or over.  Any personal data given as part of the competition entry is used for this purpose only and will not be shared with third parties, with the exception of the winners’ information. This will passed to the giveaway organiser and used only for fulfilment of the prize, after which time I will delete the data.  I am not responsible for despatch or delivery of the prize.

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Don’t forget to comment, don’t be stranger. If you have any book recommendation you can leave a message using the form on my  Contact Me page.

If you are an author and want me to do a review of your book you can go check out my  Request Review page.

I always welcome new books to add to my list and I’m always excited to do reviews and read books.

Love,

Jess

Promo Post “One Endless Summer”

Hello Friends!

I’m here today to help out an amazing author and Rachel, from Rachel’s Random Resources, that is hosting this promo month.

‘What are you bringing us today?’ You may ask. Well… Today I’m sharing with you an amazing opportunity to get a very interesting book.

That’s right! “One Endless Summer“, written by Laurie Ellingham, is in the UK Kindle Summer Sale, which means that…

Until 31^st August it is only 99p!!

And you can purchased this book here.

Now, if you are curious about the book, I have some information to give.

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Blurb

How long can you keep a secret?

Three best friends are embarking on an all-expenses paid trip of their dreams. The only catch? Every moment will be documented on film.

Lizzie is finally ready to embrace adventure for the very first time. It’s their last three months together, but it is Lizzie’s time to finally start living!

Jaddi is known for her stunning looks, flirtatious attitude and many conquests. But Jaddi has a secret and on this last trip together she needs to decide whether her best friends will ever know the real her.

Samantha has always been the ‘grown up’ of the group, the one with a five year plan. What Lizzie and Jaddi don’t know is that Sam is trapped, and her perfect life isn’t quite what it seems…

As they trek across the globe Lizzie, Jaddi and Samantha must come to terms with loss, love and trusting one another. But will it all be too late…

‘Speechless at just how breathtaking this book really is.’
Rachel Gilbey

’Mind-blowing, enchanting, heart-breaking, moving, spell-binding and emotional.’
The Writing Garnet

Again, you can purchase the book here.

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Author Bio

When Laurie is not running around after her two children, her husband, their cockerpoo Rodney, or just plain running, she loves nothing more than disappearing into the fictional world of her characters, preferably with a large coffee and a slab of chocolate cake to hand.

She has a degree in Psychology and a background in Public relations, both of which she says that help her in everything she does.

Social Media Links –  Twitter | Facebook

 

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Don’t forget to check out all the other bloggers that are everyday are joining in and helping out promote this book.

Here is the list of who is taking part on which date:

20th July: Stardust Book Reviews | 21st July: Jess Bookish Life | 22nd July: Red’s Midnight Readers | 23rd July: Books and Me | 24th July: Katie’s Book Cave | 25th July: donnasbookblog | 26th July: Mai’s Musings | 27th July: Being Anne | 28th July: Lacy ace Book Reviews | 29th July: Kraftireader | 30th July: Ali – The Dragon Slayer | 31st July: Turn The Page | 1st August: Nicki’s book blog | 2nd August: Me and My Books | 3rd August: Ellesea Loves Reading | 4th August: Nemesis Book Blog | 5th August: On The Shelf Reviews | 6th August: Emma the Little Bookworm | 7th August: Over The Rainbow Book Blog | 8th August: Ana’s Column | 9th August: Star Crossed Reviews | 10th August: Laura’s Interests | 11th August: I Love Reading | 12th August: Just4MyBooks | 13th August: Author Jennifer Gilmour | 14th August: Dash Fan Book Reviews | 15th August: Audio Killed the Bookmark | 16th August: The Book Collective | 17th August: A Little Book Problem | 18th August: Rae Reads | 19th August: hayleyreviews10 | 20th August: The Writing Garnet

 

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Don’t forget to comment, don’t be stranger. If you have any book recommendation you can leave a message using the form on my Contact Me page.

If you are an author and want me to do a review of your book you can go check out my Request Review page.

I always welcome new books to add to my list and I’m always excited to do reviews and read books.

Love,

Jess

Blog Tour: “The Ghost of Glendale”

Hello friends,

I was invited to be part of the blog tour of “The Ghost of Glendale” that starts tomorrow (23rd April).

So I decided to do this post to let you guys know. Tomorrow I will be posting my review of this interesting book, and a quick read.

Here is the blurb:

At twenty-four years old, Phoebe Marcham is resigned to spinsterhood, unwilling to settle for anything less than the deep love her parents had shared. That is, until adventurer Duncan Armstrong rides into her home wood, larger than life and with laughter in his eyes and more charm in his little finger than anyone she’s ever met.

Far from ridiculing her family ghost, Duncan resolves to help solve the mystery which has left Simon Marcham a spirit in torment for two hundred years.

You can get the book on Amazon.

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And don’t forget to check out the other blogs that are part of the blog tour.

 

Also, don’t forget to go to Natalie Kleinman‘s social media accounts and website to find out more about her books and new about upcoming releases:

Facebook | Twitter | Amazon | Website

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Don’t forget to comment, don’t be stranger. If you have any book recommendation you can leave a message using the form on my Contact Me page.

If you are an author and want me to do a review of your book you can go check out my Request Review page.

I always welcome new books to add to my list and I’m always excited to do reviews and read books.

Love,

Jess

April TBR

Hello friends,

I decided to write a post about the books in my TBR for this month, but I may read more than those I have planned. This month I’m planning on reading all the books that I got in exchange for a honest review. So they are all ebooks.

I have already read and reviewed some, but here are those that I haven’t read.

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Jina S. Bazzar

Heir of ashes

This is my current read and hopefully I will have it finish and reviewed tomorrow night, and here is the blurb:

Roxanne Fosch had a perfectly normal life at the age of twelve. Cool, popular, pretty, smart. Her dreams of a perfect, successful and prosperous future seemed well within her grasp. By the time she was twenty-two she had become a commodity. A fugitive. She was being hunted.

As Roxanne embarks on the dangerous quest to search for half-truths about her past, she discovers she’s not just an abnormal human, but a rarity even among her Fee peers. She is hunted by scientists, keen to exploit her extraordinary abilities, as well as other beings far more dangerous whose plans for her she cannot fathom.

 

You can add the book to your Goodreads TBR TBR.

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Virginia Heath

A Warrinero Seduce Her

This is the 4th book in The Wild Warriners series, and I’m in love with this series. So of course I was damn happy that Virginia sent me a ARC so I could read the book and review it. Here is the blurb:

A sensible schoolmistress…

Awakened by the notorious rake!

In this The Wild Warriners story, schoolmistress Felicity Blunt feels old beyond her years—and desperately dull. Meeting confirmed rake Jacob Warriner brings her gloriously to life, yet no matter his allure, she must remain immune to his obvious charms and unashamed flirtation. But is Jacob merely a mischievous scoundrel, or is there much more to this Warriner than meets the eye?

 

You can add the book to your Goodreads TBR.

And don’t forget to check out my reviews for the other books:

• “A Warriner to Protector Her”
• “A Warriner to Rescue Her”
• “A Warriner to Tempt Her”

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Regina Morris

Enduring Service

This is the third book in The Colony Series, and I’ve very intrigued by this series so I hope I can read all the other books in the future. Here is the blurb:

Colony Agent Sulie Metcalf, the President’s private physician, has been in love with the same human man for nearly thirty years. She refuses to allow herself the joy of true love because her feelings are unrequited by her human boss, Jonathan Dixon. As Dixon’s retirement looms near, and his memories of Sulie and the last thirty years of his life are about to be erased, does she confront her fear of intimacy and take a leap of faith before it’s too late?

Dixon has decided to retire and enjoy what time he has left. When Sulie is kidnapped during a medical emergency, Dixon realizes that retirement means giving up everything, and everyone, he’s known for the last three decades. Will he risk his life, and his heart, to save her?

 

You can add the book to your Goodreads TBR.

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Evan Hirson

Eternity’s Echoes

This is the first book in Shade Master Series, and here is the blurb:

Aaron was a promising software designer with an upcoming company. He shared a quaint house on the outskirts of town with his best friends; another young man and two girls.
They’d known each other since school, and lived together peacefully for years with few problems.
Travis the newcomer however had a dark way about him, and all of Aaron’s attempts to get along with him had failed.
But just as the household began to settle down again, a strange device with a peculiar attitude entered their lives.
Would it fulfill all of their dreams, or instead become a curse?

 

You can add the book to your Goodreads TBR.

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Natalie Kleinman

The Ghost of Glendale

This is the first book I’m reading of Natalie Kleinman, and here is the blurb:

At twenty-four years old, Phoebe Marcham is resigned to spinsterhood, unwilling to settle for anything less than the deep love her parents had shared. That is, until adventurer Duncan Armstrong rides into her home wood, larger than life and with laughter in his eyes and more charm in his little finger than anyone she’s ever met.

Far from ridiculing her family ghost, Duncan resolves to help solve the mystery which has left Simon Marcham a spirit in torment for two hundred years.

 

You can add the book to your Amazon Wish List.

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Rosie Boyes

Clemmie’s War

This will be my first book of Rosie Boyes, here is the blurb:

How did ten-year-old Clemmie Beaumont die? That was the question on everyone’s lips when Clemmie woke with amnesia at Chalk House, an enchanting home for dead children.

However, her arrival set off a chain of events which threatened the lives of the people and creatures she met. So, when her memory returned, she hatched a plan to wage war on those who killed her. Yet, one thing stopped her. Time itself.

Follow Clemmie as she travelled seventy-five years in the past to stop a time-rift. Did she summon the courage to face her nemesis? And most importantly, did she make it back home in time for lunch? Only time, and toffees, will tell.

 

You can add the book to your Goodreads TBR.

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Sacha de Black

Keepers

This is the first book in The Eden East Series, here is the blurb:

Saving the world is easy: all Eden has to do is die.

Seventeen-year-old Eden East’s life is perfect… until her soul is bound to her worst nightmare. Then her parents are brutally murdered, and everyone’s a suspect, including her best friend.

As her world spirals out of control, a charismatic Siren, from a past she can’t remember, returns offering help, hope, and a heap of distractions.

Eden must put aside her grief to solve the mystery of her parents’ murder. In a race against time, can she break the binding to her enemy before he destroys her and her world?

Three lives.
Two murdered parents.
One deadly choice.

 

You can add the books to your Goodreads TBR.

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Don’t forget to comment, don’t be stranger. If you have any book recommendation you can leave a message using the form on my Contact Me page.

If you are an author and want me to do a review of your book you can go check out my Request Review page.

I always welcome new books to add to my list and I’m always excited to do reviews and read books.

Love,

Jess