Queen’s Catacombs by Jordan H. Bartlett Book Tour & Giveaway! {Ends 4/17/23}
This is Book #2 in this exciting, controversial YA series.
Book Details:
Queen’s Catacombs (The Frean Chronicles #2) by Jordan H. Bartlett
Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 416 pages
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publisher: CamCat Books
Release date: Mar 2023
Tour dates: Mar 14 to Apr 10, 2023
Content Rating: PG-13 Several uses of profanity and other strong language. Graphic violence and some crudely addressed sexual conversations.
Book Description:
Winning the crown was only the beginning.
Jacs, now the rightful Queen of Frea, seems to be Queen in title alone. She scrambles to learn the customs and traditions of a Realm she had only read about in books. The Council of Four have her firmly under their thumb, and their ideas for the Queendom are oppressive and outdated. Their knowledge of her mother and Master Leschi’s whereabouts is the only leverage they need to make the new Queen dance to their tune.
Jacs is determined to find those who were taken from her and do what’s right for her Queendom. But in her search for answers, Jacs uncovers a much darker truth from the Queendom’s past that will forever change its future.
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Review By LAWonder10:
The action and intrigue continue as Jacs takes her well-earned Queen of the Frea position, yet nothing has really changed. She is not allowed to perform as she wishes because the Counsel of Four still runs things and she is but a pawn in their hands. They are trying to trick Connor into believing this power is too much for her. Will he stay true, or will the Counsel of Four -who he has always trusted – succeed in their plot?
The action increases, as do the deception and tortures.
Each key player is tested to his/her very limits. Each discovers inner strengths and weaknesses. he/she never faced before.
Romance between heterosexuals and between homosexuals continues to evolve.
It is a plot that presents various emotional triggers. It varies from sad to heartbreaking to hopeful. It, once again, ends with a “cliffhanger” that is annoying but effective.
I feel the off-time language, graphic violence, and sexual implications will offend many parents and that an older YA audience and adult audience would be a better genre. It was stated as a very clean book, which is not correct.
It is a well-written, captivating series, although incorrectly rated.
I listened to the audiobook and was totally impressed with the skills and performance of Karrissa Vacker. In the beginning of Book #1, she had some brief awkward moments but soon ovecame them and trully “took off” and “nailed it” for the rest of the book. Her energy and consistency in Book #2 has been impecable! Total 5 Stars rating.!
This book was gifted me with no pressure to post a positive review. This is my honest review.
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Meet the Author:
Jordan H. Bartlett is a New Zealand-born Canadian with a love for children’s literature and female empowerment. She grew up reading books about boys for boys and found it hard to find a strong female heroine she could relate to. Bartlett wrote Contest of Queens to give young readers that character she so longed for in a world where gender norms are reversed. Bartlett currently resides in Banff, Alberta where she works as a Speech Language Pathologist and is a certified yoga instructor.
Connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads
Meet the Narrator:
Karissa Vacker is an award-winning audiobook narrator, having recorded over 300 titles. she narrates mostly mystery/thrillers, literary fiction and romance genres.
She is also the host of the Sleep Wave podcast and works with the Sleepiest App where she records meditations to help you sleep.
She is passionate about storytelling and about finding ways to live a better, less stressful life, so she loves both of these jobs immensely and is very grateful for them.
Her background was in theatre, TV and film acting before finding that voice over was the spot for her!
She loves travel, cooking, yoga and meditation.
Her favorite thing of all though is being a mama to her son and a wife to her acupuncturist and yoga/meditation teacher husband, who also happens to write the Sleep Wave meditations she narrates.
You’ll find her most recent updates on Instagram. Follow her there @karissavacker.
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The Tour Schedule :
Mar 14 – Cover Lover Book Review – book series spotlight / giveaway
Mar 14 – The Momma Spot – book review of CONTEST OF QUEENS / giveaway
Mar 15 – Stephanie Jane – book review of CONTEST OF QUEENS / giveaway
Mar 15 – The Momma Spot – book review of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS / giveaway
Mar 16 – My WorldReads – book review of CONTEST OF QUEENS / giveaway
Mar 16 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book series spotlight / giveaway
Mar 17 – StoreyBook Reviews – book series spotlight / giveaway
Mar 17 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – audiobook review of CONTEST OF QUEENS / giveaway
Mar 20 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – audiobook review of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS / giveaway
Mar 21 – My WorldReads – book review of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS / giveaway
Mar 21 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book series spotlight / giveaway
Mar 22 – The Obsessed Reader – book review of CONTEST OF QUEENS / giveaway
Mar 23 – The Adventures of a Traveler’s Wife – book review of CONTEST OF QUEENS / giveaway
Mar 23 – Geauxgetlit – book review of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS / giveaway
Mar 24 – fundinmental – book series spotlight / giveaway
Mar 27 – Liese’s Blog – book series spotlight
Mar 27 – Stephanie Jane – book review of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS / giveaway
Mar 28 – Authors on iTours: Let’s Talk Books – book review of CONTEST OF QUEENS / giveaway
Mar 28 – Books with a Chance – book review of CONTEST OF QUEENS / giveaway
Mar 29 – Books with a Chance – book review of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS / author interview / giveaway
Mar 29 – Authors on iTours: Let’s Talk Books – audiobook review of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS / giveaway
Mar 30 – The Adventures of a Traveler’s Wife – book review of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS / giveaway
Mar 30 – The Obsessed Reader – book review of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS / giveaway
Mar 31 – @booking.with.janelle – book review of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS
Mar 31 – @Chaoshappinessbookmama – book review of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS
Apr 3 – Books and Games – audiobook review of CONTEST OF QUEENS / giveaway
Apr 3 – Books for Books – book series spotlight
Apr 4 – Library Lady’s Kid Lit – book review of CONTEST OF QUEENS / giveaway
Apr 5 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book series spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Apr 5 — Kim’s Book Reviews and Writing Aha’s – book review of CONTEST OF QUEENS / giveaway
Apr 6 – Writer with Wanderlust – audiobook review of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS / author interview / giveaway
Apr 6 – Welcome To MLM Opinion’s Reviews – book review of CONTEST OF QUEENS / giveaway
Apr 6 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of CONTEST OF QUEENS / giveaway
Apr 7 – Welcome To MLM Opinion’s Reviews – book review of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS / giveaway
Apr 7 – Library Lady’s Kid Lit – book review of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS / author interview / giveaway
Apr 7 – Kim’s Book Reviews and Writing Aha’s – book review of CONTEST OF QUEENS / giveaway
Apr 10 – Splashes of Joy – book series spotlight / giveaway
Apr 10 – Books and Games – audiobook review of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS / giveaway
Apr 10 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS / giveaway
Giveaway Details:
Win a signed hardcover copy of QUEEN’S CATACOMBS (3 winners) (USA only) (ends Apr 17)
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I love the cover. I’ve added this new-to-me author to my reading list.
captivating, fascinating and intriguing.