BLOG TOUR: Anything but Fine by Tobias Madden

Hi friends! I'm pleased to be hosting a spot on the Anything but Fine by Tobias Madden Blog Tour hosted by TBR and Beyond Tours. Check out my post, and make sure to show some love to the other tour hosts as well! The link to the schedule is below. 

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About the Book

Release Date: March 29, 2022
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary

All it takes is one missed step for your life to change forever.

Luca Mason knows exactly who he is and what he wants: In six months, he’s going to be accepted into the Australian Ballet School, leave his fancy private high school, and live his life as a star of the stage—at least that’s the plan until he falls down a flight of stairs and breaks his foot in a way he can never recover from.

With his dancing dreams dead on their feet, Luca loses his performing arts scholarship and transfers to the local public school, leaving behind all his ballet friends and his whole future on stage.

The only bright side is that he strikes up unlikely friendships with the nicest (and nerdiest) girl at his new school, Amina, and the gorgeous, popular, and (reportedly) straight school captain, Jordan Tanaka-Jones.

As Luca’s bond with Jordan grows stronger, he starts to wonder: who is he without ballet? And is he setting himself up for another heartbreak?

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About the Author

Tobias is an author and editor from Sydney, Australia. His debut young adult fiction novel, ANYTHING BUT FINE, is out now in Australia and New Zealand (Penguin Teen), and coming to the US March 29 2022 (Page Street YA).

​Originally from Ballarat, Tobias worked for ten years as a performer, touring Australia and New Zealand with musicals such as Mary Poppins, CATS, Singin’ in the Rain, and Guys and Dolls. In 2019, he edited and published UNDERDOG, the first #LoveOzYA short story anthology for previously unpublished Aussie young adult fiction writers. Also in 2019, he wrote the cabaret show Siblingship, which played to sold out audiences in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra. Tobias is a passionate member of the #LoveOzYA and LGBTQ+ communities, and currently works in publishing as a Digital Marketing Executive and YA Publicist.

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Blazewrath Games (Blazewrath Games #1) by Amparo Ortiz

Blazewrath Games (Blazewrath Games #1) by Amparo Ortiz

Rating: 4 Stars

Release Date: October 6, 2020

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Page Street Kids

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Blazewrath Games is perfect for fans of Eragon, How to Train Your Dragon, and/or Dragon Booster (an old cartoon for those who are not familiar). I absolutely had to pick this book up when I read the synopsis, and it was definitely worth the read. Dragons and magic plus a tournament that's reminiscent of Quidditch and the Olympics, what's not to love?

Lana, the main character, has dreamed of playing in the Blazewrath Games and representing her home country of Puerto Rico for most of her life. When she is finally offered the chance to do so, things are not as simple as she might have imagined and she encounters multiple obstacles. Blazewrath Games features family and friendship at its heart, and I love that. Team Puerto Rico really found a family and lifelong friends with each other, and it was beautiful to read. While I enjoy a good romance story, it was refreshing to have a YA fantasy read that didn't focus on that.

Overall, a great read, and I'm looking forward to the release of Dragonblood Ring in October for the continuation of the story.

CONTENT WARNINGS: Violence, murder, passing mentions of queerphobia/anti-gay sentiment

About the Author

Amparo Ortiz was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and currently lives on the island’s northeastern coast. Her short story comic, “What Remains in The Dark,” appears in the Eisner Award-winning anthology Puerto Rico Strong (Lion Forge, 2018), and SAVING CHUPIE, her middle grade graphic novel, comes out with HarperCollins in Winter 2022. She holds an M.A. in English and a B.A. in Psychology from the UPR’s Río Piedras campus. When she’s not teaching ESL to her college students, she’s teaching herself Korean, devouring as much young adult fiction as she can, and writing about Latinx characters in worlds both contemporary and fantastical.

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