THE VIOLET WEST
Fantasy Novels & Graphic Novels

🌄𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 🌅 📜 As a former teacher but always one at heart, artist and storyteller, I welcome an eclectic source of stories and worlds. ✍️ When I write I want the characters to have as many different perspectives, opinions, and core foundations of beliefs, whether I agree with them or not, whether they are heroes, morally grey, or villains, my goal is to make them authentic. ⏳️Historical fiction often brings ghosts of the past wit

Fanart watercolor + Review + Tour Stop #thesecretlibrary #hearourvoices #hov @hearpirvoicestours Release Day May 7th #mglit #middlegrade #middlegradereads #middlegradebooks #timetravelingbooks #historicalfiction #fantasybooks #booknerd #bookstagram #adventures #booksbooksbooks #bookrec 4.75 The Secret Library is not just a library that is secret to many, but one that collects all types of secrets written in books. A traveler can pick a book from the section of Little Whi

✍️Happy Poetry Month with @andrewsmcmeel #amppoetry Four Months Past Florence - YA novel in verse. Four Months Past Florence is the story of Millie Willard, a high school junior from a small, coastal town in South Carolina with dreams of becoming a hard-hitting journalist, despite feeling sidelined in her current position as the weatherwoman for her school’s newspaper. Then hurricane Florence comes. Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams - YA novel in verse. Historical YA novel in v

23 books releasing March 5th (different genres) I am glad to have reviewed these books on Netgalley, Amazon, Bookbub, Storygraph, Goodreads, B&N and my blog. 🐦 Country Bird - #guide 🪓 The Butcher of the Forest - #YAFantasy @torbooks 🐣 Lucky Duck - @harperkids #middlegrade ⏳️The First State of Being - #middlegradereads harpercollins 🈷️ Kindlings - #yafantasy @harpercollins 🥷Kitten Ninja - @andrewsmcmeelkids (released 27th feb) 👑 The Queen of Thieves - @amazonpublishing #

My review: 5 stars A great middle-grade story of dealing with family, culture, and middle school all at once. Clever title, because Kevin's mom makes clothes alterations but there is a lot of change in their life right now. Kevin's grandmother moves in after mom's divorce and they all try to move on from the break. The older sister used to be Kevin's friend and they used to have fun but the pressure of College approaching, dad leaving and ending contact with them, plus shari

📚A book club suggestion. @bookclubfavorites & #bookclubfavoritesinsiders thank you for the copy @simonandschuster 🔸Release Day: January 23rd, 2024 🔸Genre: Hispanic American Literature - Magic Realism - Literary Fiction 🔸Adult 🍊My review: 4.75 /5 A fun western with magic realism inspired by the author's grandfather's life as a Bandido with a life full of adventures, murder, revenge, loss, unique friendships, evil deeds, and some redemption. What a character. The book focu

🍓Here are some Releases for Today🥰 💚 Ghost Roast - Graphic Novel very cool, ghost hunters, mystery to solve with a hint of romance, amazing art 💙 Unbeatable Lily Hong - Energetic fun, saving business story, belonging. 💛 Light and Air - The most gorgeous yellow historical fiction cover I've seen. Theme: Family, tuberculosis 💜 The Curse of Eelgrass Bog - I did not expect that twist and resolution. Great story. ❤️ Kindness Booth - a picture book adults should read more 💜G

👉Collectors Edition Illustrated with lots of Extras. So amazing. Thank you @andrewsmcmeel for this amazing copy. Find it here on the Publisher's website. From the publisher: A poetic portrait of the Roaring Twenties in New York City brought to dazzling life in this stunning collectors edition of a classic in American literature. Set in the unique atmosphere of the 1920s Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby explores the lure of decadence, superficiality, and the e