BLOG TOUR: Fate of the Stars by Arwen Paris

Today is the last day of this exciting Blog Tour for Arwen Paris' debut YA sci-fi urban fantasy novel, Fate of the Stars! This has been an exciting week of sharing various reviews on this book! Not only that, this tour celebrates this release, too!  So, take a look at what I thought about this new book! There's even a tour-wide giveaway, too! Check it out and grab your copy today! Don't forget to check out what others are saying, too, by following the tour, HERE!

Genre:

Young Adult

Science Fiction/Urban Fantasy

Publish Date:

September 1, 2017

Publisher:

Legendary Prose

Synopsis:

When the fate of the world rests upon you…

Allison Delaney wants to spend her senior year healing from the loss of her father, to leave the shadows of his death and her junior year break-down behind. A Labor Day beach party seems like a good place to start…but there’s more danger lurking than anyone could imagine. Death is coming to Earth if the pods of infectious creatures aren’t stopped. But only one human can help…

To live or die is no longer a choice.

Eenoki is a protector of life but must have a sentient host to fight the invasion. A teenage girl would not be the best choice, but out of desperation Eenoki invades Allison’s mind and body, granting her unnatural abilities and strengths – and helping her escape certain death when the first wave of pods land.

As destruction rains down on Earth’s population, Allison realizes to save everyone, she must make the ultimate choice: Reject her human side and bond with Eenoki to become the Earth’s Priestess – or be killed along with the rest of humanity.

     

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**About the Author**

Arwen Paris is the author of young adult fiction. Her debut YA Sci-fi Urban Fantasy novel Fate of the Stars releases September 1, 2017. The action-packed pages of her novels are filled with characters that are forced to face fears they never expected. Fate of the Stars, her debut young adult sci-fi urban fantasy, was the Second Place winner of the 2016 Pages From The Heart Contest.

When Arwen is not writing, you can see posts of her (too many) vacations that keep her sane. Arwen lives in Washington, has a big crazy family & after the day job, she writes Fiction For the Fearless - #F3Fanatic 

Stacy connected with Arwen Paris

    

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*My Thoughts*

Note: This review contains NO spoilers

Fate of the Stars intrigued me from the start... when I read the synopsis. Thought it was an interesting sci-fi storyline. Well, no regrets there... I was pulled in to Allison's plight when her home is invaded from beyond the stars. When a dangerous situation plunges her into an incredibly difficult decision with lack of or no knowledge and/or information to help her. Moreover, Arwen Paris skillfully describes these invaders with great detail... enough to get the imagination going. It is a life and death situation that Allison is thrown into, and she has no choice. Well, she does, but her options look awfully dismal...haha!

Anyways, the character development is well written and evenly written out for all characters, even minor characters alike, evenly, particularly to the importance each one has to the storyline. With each description, the imagination's eye is able to capture a visual, even an idea of the strong personalities these individual characters have that Allison encounters. Arwen Paris also effectively describes the different aliens and their personalities. Not only that, the descriptive writing in laying out the setting almost placed me "smack dab in the middle" of this chaos...haha! I got the feel of Allison's desperation and exhaustion as she fights to keep her loved ones... and the entire human race... ALIVE!

I was in awe and "at the edge of my seat" from beginning to end. However, I felt that there was sooo much going on. I also thought, that at various different points in the book, the book could have already come to a close, even for a cliffhanger, ... some parts seemed repetitive. Moreover, as I came to the end of the book, there was just a lot of open-ended storylines and subplots that were left open. This definitely feels like the first book in a series. Well, the plus side of this is the cliffhanger which hints at the potential for spin-off series for the various characters introduced in this book. I do look forward to more to come. What lies ahead for Allison as she begins her adventure... as Earth's priestess... We will have to wait and see...

My rating:

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BOOK BLITZ: Fate of the Stars by Arwen Paris

We have got an exciting Book Blitz for Arwen Paris' debut YA sci-fi urban fantasy novel, Fate of the Stars, to share with you today! We even have a sneak peek into the book with an excerpt! There's even a blitz-wide giveaway, too! Check it out and pre-order your copy now!

Genre:

Young Adult

Science Fiction/Urban Fantasy

Publish Date:

September 1, 2017

Synopsis:

When the fate of the world rests upon you…

Allison Delaney wants to spend her senior year healing from the loss of her father, to leave the shadows of his death and her junior year break-down behind. A Labor Day beach party seems like a good place to start…but there’s more danger lurking than anyone could imagine. Death is coming to Earth if the pods of infectious creatures aren’t stopped. But only one human can help…

To live or die is no longer a choice.

Eenoki is a protector of life but must have a sentient host to fight the invasion. A teenage girl would not be the best choice, but out of desperation Eenoki invades Allison’s mind and body, granting her unnatural abilities and strengths – and helping her escape certain death when the first wave of pods land.

As destruction rains down on Earth’s population, Allison realizes to save everyone, she must make the ultimate choice: Reject her human side and bond with Eenoki to become the Earth’s Priestess – or be killed along with the rest of humanity.

      

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*Excerpt*

Why would they come out here?

I stagger back, shaking as I remember my narrow escape from town, and the aliens’ hissing reaction to sound. I hobble to the pilothouse. “Pete!” I shout, twisting the handle. It refuses to turn. “Shut off the engines.” I beat on the door.

“What the hell this yellin’ about?” he shouts, throwing the door open at me. The other passengers scream. Pete turns toward the shore. “Oh my God.” He runs inside. Revving the motor, he swings us back out into the bay. A loud screech jabs my eardrums as metal grinds on metal, and the engines come to an abrupt stop.

“No. No!” Pete shouts, turning the key. There’s no reaction at all.

Over the wind and waves, an odd clicking sound makes my flesh crawl. We all stand motionless trying to identify it. The clicks grow louder, overlapping until they become shrill. Something strikes the hull with a heavy thud, and everyone jumps. Then another pound on the boat, and another. I can’t decide whether to search for the source of the noise or hide below. But I have to know, so I follow the sound to the rear of the ship. Bobbing on the waves is a human, his face streaked with a black oily residue that’s oozing from his nose and mouth. It resembles the oily residue I saw on the back of Bob’s neck. His eyes are opaque and dead. Nausea rises in my gut.

They didn’t die. I’m not sure what they are now, but they’re no longer human.

I’ve put everyone here in danger with my selfish request to go to shore, attracting their attention. I grow limp and drop my head back, staring up at the sky.

So close, a thin voice says, seemingly right in my ear. It’s the voice that warned me to run. Clenching my jaw, I lash out through my mind at the voice. So close to what, dying?

Discordant memories churn in my head. I close my eyes to still the illusions. A glow illuminates the back of my eyelids and warmth spreads through me.

You must see, Allison. The only way left to explain in time.

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**About the Author**

Arwen Paris is the author of young adult fiction. Her debut YA Sci-fi Urban Fantasy novel Fate of the Stars releases September 1, 2017. The action-packed pages of her novels are filled with characters that are forced to face fears they never expected. Fate of the Stars, her debut young adult sci-fi urban fantasy, was the Second Place winner of the 2016 Pages From The Heart Contest.

When Arwen is not writing, you can see posts of her (too many) vacations that keep her sane. Arwen lives in Washington, has a big crazy family & after the day job, she writes Fiction For the Fearless - #F3Fanatic 

Stacy connected with Arwen Paris

    

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