I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the CALL OF DEATH by R.J. Garcia Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
A story of first love that catapults into a rollercoaster ride of suspense.
Hannah Priestly is an obsessive-compulsive California girl attending an English boarding school with the usual teen problems. She doesn’t fit in at school and is falling in love with her best friend. But when she wakes up knowing the name of a notorious serial killer at large, Norman Biggs, her life goes from complicated to scary, and her visions only grow darker.
Rory Veer is Hannah’s easy-going, romantically challenged friend and school crush. When Norman Biggs unexpectedly appears in Rory’s reality, terror is set in motion. It is Rory who must acknowledge a past he has denied if the mystery is to be unraveled.
Thrust into a terrifying future, they must find a way to change fate before it catches up with them.
*Review*
Call of Death by RJ Garcia was a whirlwind of drama and suspense.
The characters are great. Garcia did a wonderful job keeping them teens! They speak like teens, think like teens, and act like teens; which can be extremely annoying at times, but I really like that they weren’t too adult.
I would have liked to see more from Collin, the FMC’s brother. He is the “token” gay character that quickly gets removed almost completely from the story. While I know it wasn’t about him, he easily could have had one of the supporting characters’ spots. Especially since in the beginning, he is alluded to as one of Hannah’s closest people.
The romance was alright. It was a slow build, and can definitely see teenagers acting this way.
At first, I thought it Call of Death was going to be a RH, just because of Hannah’s relationship with these three boys. I’m so glad the author didn’t lean that way, and that they each developed their own romantic relationships.
I liked the supernatural twists in this novel.
Hannah has premonitions via dreams ar first, but then the supernatural start happening during her waking hours as well.
Call of Death would make for a great spooky season read, with this supernatural suspense and Thriller aspects!
I rated Call of Death three stars.
Content Warning:
Death of a Loved One
Murder
Domestic Violence
Drug & Alcohol Use (both Underage & Adult)
Alluding to Infidelity
Mentions of Rape
R.J. Garcia is a bestselling author of YA suspense. She is a wallflower, and mom of two smart kids. She earned her MSW and has worked with foster children. Writing has been her other great love.
Yet growing up with dyslexia, she had a love/hate relationship with books. She loved the covers and the idea of escaping into them. Learning to read didn’t come easy. A lot of her classmates bullied her. Nevertheless, she wanted it enough and eventually became a proud bookworm.
For as long as she could remember, she thought up stories, scribbling them down on cheap notebook paper. She has come along way since then, publishing her first two novels: Nocturnal Meetings and The Call of Death with The Parliament House. Her upcoming novel, The Star Forgot is coming from Midnight Tide Publishing.
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Title: CALL OF DEATH
Author: R.J. Garcia
Pub. Date: November 8, 2023
Publisher: Midnight Tide Publishing
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 302
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle
*Giveaway*
One (1) winner will receive a finished copy of CALL OF DEATH, US Only.
Ends November 18th, midnight EST.
http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/e2389ba21757/
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
| 11/1/2023 | Country Mamas With Kids | Excerpt/IG Post |
| 11/2/2023 | The Momma Spot | Excerpt |
| 11/3/2023 | Writer of Wrongs | Excerpt |
| 11/4/2023 | Jazzy Book Reviews | Excerpt/IG Post |
Week Two:
| 11/5/2023 | Callisto’s calling | IG Review |
| 11/6/2023 | GryffindorBookishNerd | IG Review |
| 11/7/2023 | @evergirl200 | IG Review |
| 11/8/2023 | the original B00K nerd | IG Review/Facebook Post |
| 11/9/2023 | mythicmelancholy | IG Review |
| 11/10/2023 | Kim’s Book Reviews and Writing Aha’s | Review/IG Post |
| 11/11/2023 | More Books Please blog | Review |
Week Three:
| 11/12/2023 | jlreadstoperpetuity | IG Review/TikTok Post |
| 11/13/2023 | Books With a Chance | Review/IG Post |
| 11/14/2023 | BookBriefs | Review/IG Post |
| 11/15/2023 | @lexijava | IG Review |
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