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Ya'll, I'm excited to participate in my very first creative blog tour! This tour is for Secrets of Isoria by Cristina Macari, and is hosted by MTMC Tours. Set in an elite academy for sorcerers filled with magic, romance, betrayals and some serious twists and turns. Secrets of Isoria is the first installment in the YA Contemporary Fantasy series published on December 13th 2021.
About the book:
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Series: Secrets of Isoria #1
Publication Date: December 13th, 2021
Genres: YA Contemporary Fantasy
Format: eBook, Paperback, Hardcover
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Synopsis:
Sixteen-year-old Orion Candor has always felt like an outsider. Concealing her weird, unexplained abilities hasn't been easy, and a near-death experience turns her world upside down. She learns she has elemental powers and must train at an elite academy in Isoria, a hidden country for sorcerers. But dark forces begin to test Orion in ways she couldn’t have imagined.
Fear and treachery haunt Isoria's streets as the country’s most malicious sorcerer, Cyril Obsidian, craves domination. But Orion discovers her late grandmother hid clues leading to a relic that can turn the tide of evil. Determined to solve the mysteries of her past, Orion finds herself on the run from Cyril and entangled in a spy ring with questionable motives—the same spy ring her grandmother once belonged to.
In a world that thrives on deception, Orion must choose her allies carefully. One wrong move and she could lose Isoria’s last chance at freedom—along with her life.
Thoughts:
I really enjoyed this book you guys. If you enjoy fantasy, magic school type books definitely check this out. The world building was gradual, as the MC was basically as much in the dark as you are when we start this story. We learn as she does what Isoria is and her place in it. It's a little bit of who dunnit, a little bit of who's actually the bad guy, and the good guy that will just kind of keep you guessing.
This definitely feels like a YA book, as Orion is just sixteen. She is coping with so much for being such a young main character. Her closest allies are Rae, Julian and Alec...along with Banden who took her in while her mother had to be away. She deals with lots of trust issues as EVERYONE seems to know things she doesn't, and even her mother kept her in the dark about her having powers.
We have a spy ring, a heist, political intrigue, a mystery all wrapped up in one book.
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For my part of this creative blog tour, I pushed my graphics skills a bit and worked on a book mark for you guys! It has one of my favorite quotes in this story. I had so much fun making it while learning a new thing. Click on the image to download the free PDF, be sure to print it out on cardstock paper! Let me know what you think!
INTL Tour-wide Instagram Giveaway!
Head over to my Instagram account to enter the tour giveaway where three lucky readers will win a physical copy of Secrets of Isoria!
Ends on December 24th, 2022. Winner will be announced on @mtmctours’ Instagram account.
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Tour Schedule:
December 12
@paperfury - Bookstagram; Book Blog
@dreaminginpages - Bookstagram
December 13
@bookspired - Bookstagram; BookTok
@monikasbookblog - Bookstagram
December 14
@thereaderandthechef - Bookstagram; Book Blog
@itbeganwiththestars - Bookstagram; BookTok
December 15
@gwendalyn_books_ - Bookstagram; Book Blog
@bookishqueenreads - Bookstagram
December 16
@amordeluna0 - Bookstagram; BookTok
@over.on.my.bookshelf - Bookstagram
December 17
@afaerytalee - Bookstagram; BookTok
@myrelationshipwith - Bookstagram
December 18
@dovireads - Bookstagram; BookTok
@purely_bookish - Bookstagram
December 19
@pavlinamich - Bookstagram; Book Blog
@mels_booksandhooks - Bookstagram
December 20
@rozanne_visagie - Bookstagram; BookTok
@dbookishprincess - Bookstagram
December 21
@heathen_booker - Bookstagram; Book Blog
@mulberryreads - Bookstagram
About Cristina Macari:
Cristina Macari is the author of the young adult contemporary fantasy series, Secrets of Isoria. She grew up in New Jersey and is the proud child of Italian immigrants. She holds a B.S. in History and double minored in Creative Writing and INternational Business at the Ramapo College of New Jersey. She has always loved the idea of magic hiding in our modern world and gets lost in creating in-depth worlds filled with secrets and danger. She hopes that she can help readers escape the everyday with her writing while entertaining and finding themselves and those they care about in her books. Just like her character, she hopes readers will discover they too have a place in this world. When she’s not writing or reading, she can be found horseback riding, spending time in nature, gaming, weightlifting, doing yoga, or playing piano.
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