Book: The Price Guide To The OccultAuthor:
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication Date: March 13, 2018
Genre: YA Fantasy/Witches
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Source: I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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ABOUT THE BOOK:
The Blackburn women are cursed. Ever since the extraordinary witch Rona Blackburn landed on Anathema Island centuries ago and was shunned by the eight "original" settlers, Blackburn witches have been doomed to carry out a brief whirlwind affair with a descendant of the Original Eight. The vengeful curse, however, had unintended side effects: it diluted the Blackburns' supernatural powers. That's perfectly all right with seventeen-year-old Nor Blackburn. All she wants is a quiet, unremarkable life—her powers are blissfully unexceptional, her love life pretty much nonexistent. Nor hopes the curse has played itself out through enough generations that she'll finally be spared the drama. But when a mysterious book comes out promising to cast any spell for the right price, Nor senses a dark storm headed straight for Anathema—and straight for her.
In her second novel, Leslye Walton spins a dark, mesmerizing tale of a girl stumbling along the path toward self-acceptance and first love, even as the Price Guide's malevolent author—Nor's own mother—looms and threatens to strangle any hope for happiness.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
LESLYE WALTON was born in the Pacific Northwest. Perhaps because of this, Leslye has developed a strange kinship with the daffodil--she too can only achieve beauty after a long, cold sulk in the rain. Her debut novel, THE STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL SORROWS OF AVA LAVENDER, was inspired by a particularly long sulk in a particularly cold rainstorm spent pondering the logic, or rather, lack thereof, in love. Shewas named a William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist for the publication of her novel The Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender. The book received several accolades, including the PEN Center USA Literary Award and the Pacific Northwest Book Award, was a finalist for the Andre Norton Award, and was short-listed for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. The book was also number one on the Spring 2014 Kids’ Indie Next List, and was named one of the best books of 2014 by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, the Boston Globe, Bustle, Hudson Booksellers, Amazon, and more.Leslye is a full-time writer living in Seattle, Washington. She spends her time eating chocolate cupcakes, and doting on her chihuahuas, Mr. Darcy and Doc Holliday. Her next novel, THE PRICE GUIDE TO THE OCCULT, is set to be published in March 2018.
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BELOW IS A VARIETY OF INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE PRICE GUIDE TO THE OCCULT:
1. CHECK OUT THE BEAUTIFUL BOOK! IT IS VERY STUNNING, WITH RED EDGES! I ALSO SHARED PICTURES OF THE ARC & SWAG I RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLISHER:
2. WATCH THE FABULOUS BOOK TRAILER!
THE TRAILER WAS GREAT, WASN'T IT?! IF YOU LOVE BOOKS ABOUT WITCHES, YOU'LL WANT TO PICK UP THE PRICE GUIDE TO THE OCCULT, AS IT IS A WONDERFUL READ! MY REVIEW WILL BE UP TOMORROW, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, CHECK OUT SOME FABULOUS QUOTES FROM THE BOOK TO PIQUE YOUR INTEREST! (SEE BELOW)
*NOTE: THE INTERACTIVE SPIN THE WHEEL BELOW IS BEST VISIBLE ON A COMPUTER. ALSO THERE IS A VOLUME BUTTON BY THE WHEEL IN CASE YOU WANT TO HEAR THE WHEEL SPIN!
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE WITCH WISDOM AND HAD FUN SPINNING THE WHEEL! WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE FROM THE QUOTES ABOVE? YOU WILL FIND THE REMAINING WITCH WISDOM QUOTES AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH CHAPTER IN THE BOOK. AND EACH QUOTE RELATES TO A CERTAIN SPELL, WHICH IS ALSO THE CHAPTER TITLE, SO BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT!
4. MY FAVORITE WITCH QUOTE COMES FROM CHAPTER THREE. ARE YOU CURIOUS WHAT IT IS? FEEL FREE TO CHECK OUT THE BOOK TO FIND OUT!
5. TRY DOING THIS FUN ACTIVITY:
THE FOLLOWING SPELLS BELOW RELATE TO THE WITCH QUOTES ABOVE IN THE SPIN THE WHEEL. CAN YOU MATCH THEM UP? TRY IT!
CLOAKING SPELL
TRANQUILITY SPELL
CALAMITY SPELL
REVELATION SPELL
COURAGE SPELL
REANIMATION SPELL
VANISHING SPELL
ILLUMINATION SPELL
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WELL I HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME SHARING THE PRICE GUIDE TO THE OCCULT WITH YOU! I HOPE YOU LIKED THE INTERACTIVE NATURE OF THIS POST. REMEMBER, THIS BOOK RELEASED TODAY, SO IF ANY OF THIS BLOG POST INTRIGUED YOU, BE SURE TO PURCHASE A COPY OF THE BOOK! I MADE IT SUPER EASY FOR YOU. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLICK ON ANY BUY LINK AT THE TOP OF THE POST AND YOU ARE SET! ALSO BE SURE TO SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS BOOK! THANKS FOR READING! REMEMBER, WITCHES RULE!
