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YA Bound Book Tours is organizing a review tour for the Starbright Series by Hilary Thompson. This review tour will run the month of July. Bloggers will receive a review copy (mobi/ePub) in early June and will have until the end of June to post their review(s) on Amazon and their blog. This is different from a blog tour as there will be no set schedule, bloggers must review on their own time (before the end of July). Bloggers will have the option to request any or all books in the series. If you would like to participate, please fill out the form below. Please note that signing up will not guarantee you a review copy. Selected bloggers will be notified by email in early June.
Justice Buried (Starbright #1)
Release Date: 01/15/14
304 pages
Summary from Goodreads:
The
people need Justice, but she's not listening. One hundred years before, the
Great Sickness reduced the world to three cities. Now the community of Asphodel
is trapped underground, waiting for the prophesied maiden of Justice to return
and save them from their Fates. Sixteen-year-old Astrea is supposed to be this
savior - too bad for them she isn't a believer.
Trea
fights against her false destiny: she rebels against her family and friends,
then refuses her arranged marriage to the charming but deceitful Lexan.
Learning her life is in danger, Trea is forced to trust Lexan - until she
discovers a power she never knew she had, and one he already knew he did. As
betrayal closes every door, Trea decides she must submit to her stars and
accept her fate. Then a handsome stranger offers her an unexpected escape and
the chance to create her own destiny.
Lexan's Pledge (Starbright #1.5)
Release Date: 03/09/14
92 pages
Summary from Goodreads:
Author's Note: this is not the full-length sequel to Justice
Buried. It is a short novella telling Lexan's side of the story!
There will come three...
A child of peace, born in a place of war.
A child of right, born in a place of many wrongs.
A child of lawfulness, born in a place with no laws.
The secrets of Asphodel continue to spill as Lexan tells his side of the story. Lexan has been pretending for so long that he barely remembers why. All he knows is that it's getting harder to be the image of perfection that everyone expects. With Keirna plotting murder, Saloman having visions, and Trea throwing tantrums, Lexan just might be ready to risk his world for the chance at a better one.
There will come three...
A child of peace, born in a place of war.
A child of right, born in a place of many wrongs.
A child of lawfulness, born in a place with no laws.
The secrets of Asphodel continue to spill as Lexan tells his side of the story. Lexan has been pretending for so long that he barely remembers why. All he knows is that it's getting harder to be the image of perfection that everyone expects. With Keirna plotting murder, Saloman having visions, and Trea throwing tantrums, Lexan just might be ready to risk his world for the chance at a better one.
Balance Broken (Starbright #2)
Release Date: 10/28/14
Summary from Goodreads:
Balance
Broken is the second in the Starbright series. In the first book, Justice
Buried, Astrea fights to remain independent in a world which demands she submit
to an ancient prophecy. In Balance Broken, she learns that independence means
little when the world is depending on her.
The world cries for Order, but she’s igniting a revolution.
One hundred years before, the Great Sickness reduced the world to three cities.
Now, Asphodel no longer lingers underground, and the Starbright Maiden of
Justice has returned.
Everyone has faith in Astrea’s ability to save the world - but only she knows
the dark truth about her powers.
Astrea teams with Stian, Lexan, and Zarea to enlist the help of Lord Hadeon of Tartarus.
They hope Hadeon will aid in attacking Asphodel’s First Leader Keirna, but the
Destroyer usually takes lives, not sides.
As Astrea discovers life outside of Asphodel, she begins to wonder whether the
remaining world is too broken to save - especially since the price of freedom
just might be her own life.
Stian's Mistake (Starbright, #0.5)
Release Date: 02/17/15
Summary from Goodreads:
Author’s Note: The events of this novella occur before the
events of Justice Buried, Starbright Book One. Stian’s Mistake may be read as a
prequel or in publication order (after Balance Broken, Starbright Book Two).
The Hero’s Mission: All Stian wants is to be seen for who he is.
Not just an orphaned wanderer or a skilled warrior, but someone worthy of belonging to the Tribe of Hebron. He dreams of fulfilling his father’s broken legacy - leading the Tribe to the Garden.
The Hero’s Mission: All Stian wants is to be seen for who he is.
Not just an orphaned wanderer or a skilled warrior, but someone worthy of belonging to the Tribe of Hebron. He dreams of fulfilling his father’s broken legacy - leading the Tribe to the Garden.
Zarea understands him, but her future is tied to a secret past that could tear the Tribe apart. Her father Abraham is determined to keep this past buried, so he awards Stian the Hero’s Mission.
If Stian lives long enough to succeed, he will secure the Tribe’s loyalty and gain a chance to marry Zarea one day.
But Stian isn’t the only one to accept this mission - and only one man can become a Hero.
Aitan's Revenge (Starbright #2.5)
Release Date: 05/19/15
Summary from Goodreads:
Author's note: this novella tells the story of Asphodel after
Trea leaves, bridging the time between Balance Broken and the upcoming Destiny
Risen.
Aitan dreams of power.
His family dreams of revenge.
He has followed First Leader Keirna for years, careful to appear loyal even
when it cost him nearly everything.
When Astrea and Lexan abandon the city, the people of Asphodel realize their
sacred prophecy was false. Justice and Balance are gone, and Keirna is now free
to create her own destiny. She forces Asphodel to rise early, even while Saloman
rants that the prophecy is true and must be obeyed.
Aitan must work to balance his desires with Asphodel's needs, and his ties to
Keirna with his task of revolution.
Unfortunately, Aitan has never been good with balance, and everything he's
worked for might soon topple from the scales, becoming buried forever.
Hilary Thompson is an independently-published author who released her debut Young Adult novel, Justice Buried, in January, 2014. Justice Buried is the first in a dystopian fantasy series incorporating mythology and astrology, with the second full-length title due later in 2014. A series novella, Lexan's Pledge, was released in March, 2014.
She also teaches high school English, which gives her some
insight into her target audience, and helps her maintain a thick skin.
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