Blog Tour Kick-Off: The Urban Boys: Discovery of the Five Senses by K.N. Smith!
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YA Bound Book Tours is organizing a Blog Tour for: The Urban Boys: Discovery of the Five Senses by K.N. Smith. This tour will run from April 4-8.
The Urban Boys: Discovery of the Five Senses
by K.N. Smith
Release Date: 09/29/15
Two Petals Publishing
292 pages
Summary from Goodreads:
The Urban Boys: Discovery of
the Five Senses is an action-adventure story about five teen boys who are
mysteriously exposed to a foreign energy source that gives them extremely
heightened senses. Sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell become hypersensitive
gifts that forever change the world.
The story offers young and mature readers central themes of loyalty, responsibility, honesty, fear, and triumph, which become artfully integrated with cinematic-level action and high drama. The story twists, turns, and grinds through elements of paranormal and action-adventure in a diverse, exciting, edge-of-your-seat narrative.
Overview: The story’s small town of Danville Heights, a carefully crafted universe, contrasts with the dark, gloomy town of Sandry Lake, where evil abounds. Upon the boys’ mysterious incident with the energy source, they’re instinctively called to Sandry Lake to root out evil. Their senses guide them each time. However, secrecy about their mission, furious battles with evil thugs, extreme fatigue, and stress and pressure soon overwhelm the boys, but they must find a way to embrace their fate.
A lurking, Dark Stranger seems to know their plight, and a strikingly beautiful, fearless girl lends way to heightened confusion. Shocking details about these two characters, and the evil antagonist, the dreaded Druth, twist and grind the story even further. Despite tension and fierce battles, will the boys hold it together long enough to fulfill their destiny? Intriguing, intelligent, and full of action, The Urban Boys: Discovery of the Five Senses offers a memorable, emotion-packed, thrilling ride for young and mature readers alike!
The story offers young and mature readers central themes of loyalty, responsibility, honesty, fear, and triumph, which become artfully integrated with cinematic-level action and high drama. The story twists, turns, and grinds through elements of paranormal and action-adventure in a diverse, exciting, edge-of-your-seat narrative.
Overview: The story’s small town of Danville Heights, a carefully crafted universe, contrasts with the dark, gloomy town of Sandry Lake, where evil abounds. Upon the boys’ mysterious incident with the energy source, they’re instinctively called to Sandry Lake to root out evil. Their senses guide them each time. However, secrecy about their mission, furious battles with evil thugs, extreme fatigue, and stress and pressure soon overwhelm the boys, but they must find a way to embrace their fate.
A lurking, Dark Stranger seems to know their plight, and a strikingly beautiful, fearless girl lends way to heightened confusion. Shocking details about these two characters, and the evil antagonist, the dreaded Druth, twist and grind the story even further. Despite tension and fierce battles, will the boys hold it together long enough to fulfill their destiny? Intriguing, intelligent, and full of action, The Urban Boys: Discovery of the Five Senses offers a memorable, emotion-packed, thrilling ride for young and mature readers alike!
Advanced Praise:
"I LOVE to read, but live a hugely busy life. It gets more
complicated upon that rare occasion when a book is so captivating, so
enthralling, that it is impossible to walk away. With only definitive hours in
a day, something has to give. For me, that was sleep! And it was worth every
sacrificed minute. 'The Urban Boys' was the grand slam home run and exceeded my
wildest expectations and I would bet, maybe yours, as well. Totally new
concepts and a rich crew of characters – good, bad and ugly … and suspenseful
twists that keep you guessing, and such beautiful, strong writing! A must read
for fans of YA action/adventure/fantasy!!"
(5 stars) Laura Clarke, Indie
Book Reviewers
“This is the best YA paranormal I have read in a long time. The
Urban Boys hooks you from the very beginning; you’re drawn in and can’t wait to
see what happens next. And it’s so original and creatively written. The writing
was so descriptive and the character development was wonderful. Highly
recommended.”
(4.5 stars) Kristen Chandler, Shelf Life Blog
"Well written and very creative, 'The Urban Boys: Discovery
of the Five Senses' from K.N. Smith is an absolute must-read for fans of novels
such as Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, etc. The Urban Boys holds its own with the
top-notch writing and plot structure, and an exciting, varied cast of colorful
characters and plenty of supernatural thrills to go around. I’m ready for the
next one!"
(4 stars) Anabella Johnson, Indie Book Reviewers
"Author K.N. Smith uses her mastery of the written word to
weave an entrancing, yet powerful tale of adventure that keeps you turning
pages in an unquenchable desire to find out what happens next. The author's
matchless prose details cinematic fight sequences and fully developed
characterizations especially in a final, stupendous scene that will take your
breath away and leave you limp with spent emotions!"
(5 stars) Publishers
Daily Reviews
“The Urban Boys: Discovery of Five Senses by K.N. Smith is hands
down one of the most original and well-crafted YA paranormal novels I’ve read
in a long time! I was completely drawn in from the opening pages, and
absolutely loved the author’s use of description of the different scenery and
locales, and her attention to detail, especially with the characters. An epic
literary feat, to be certain, well written and with beautiful narrative. I
recommend this book with the highest of praise to fans of YA
adventure/action/light fantasy."
(5 stars) Brenda Maxwell, Indie Book Reviewers
K.N. Smith is an American author and passionate advocate of
childhood and family literacy programs throughout the world. She continues to
inspire students of all ages to reach their highest potential in their literary
and educational pursuits. An established non-fiction writer, Smith chose the
teen fiction genre as a way to enhance her daughters’ (then) high school
literary experience, and to engage other youth in literacy development. Her
creative literary flair sweeps across pages that twist, turn, and grind through
elements of paranormal and action-adventure in diverse, exciting,
edge-of-your-seat narratives. She states, “My hope is that The Urban Boys will
spark imagination in a wide variety of readers while elevating global literacy
efforts. It’s important that we have diverse families of readers for generations
to come.” K.N. Smith has over twenty years experience in writing,
communications, and creative design. She lives with her family in California.
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