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Blog Tour: Omari and the People

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Omari and the People

  • Original Tittle: Omari and the People by Stephen Whitfield
  • Narrator: Curt Simmons
  • Length: 11h 17m
  • Publisher: June 20th, 2016 by Shirley Castle Press
  • Links: Goodreads, Audible, Amazon
  • Rating: 4 out of 5

Synopsis: In a squalid ancient city on the edge of a desert (based in part on the African Sahara’s Empty Quarter) a weary, thrill-seeking thief named Omari sets his home afire to start anew and to cover his many crimes. When the entire city is unintentionally destroyed by the flames, the cornered thief tells the displaced people a lie about a better place which only he can lead them to, across the desert. With the help of an aged, mysterious woman who knows a better place actually does exist, they set out. The desperate people must come together to fight their way through bandits, storms, epidemics, and more. As a result of Omari’s involvement with Saba, a fiercely independent woman who is out to break him in the pay of a merchant whom he has offended, his ability to lead is jeopardized.

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Blog Tour: Iron Cast by Destiny Soria

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I received an Advanced Reader’s Copy of Iron Cast from the publisher via Netgalley in association with The Fantastic Flying Book Club in exchange for an honest review.

Iron Cast

  • Original Title: Iron Cast by Destiny Soria
  • Edition: e-ARC, 384 pages
  • Published: October 11th, 2016 by Amulet Books
  • Links: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | iTunes |Book Depository | Kobo
  • Key Characters: Ada Navarro, Corrine Wells
  • Rating: 4 out of 5

Synopsis: It’s Boston, 1919, and the Cast Iron club is packed. On stage, hemopaths—whose “afflicted” blood gives them the ability to create illusions through art—captivate their audience. Corinne and Ada have been best friends ever since infamous gangster Johnny Dervish recruited them into his circle. By night they perform for Johnny’s crowds, and by day they con Boston’s elite. When a job goes wrong and Ada is imprisoned, they realize how precarious their position is. After she escapes, two of the Cast Iron’s hires are shot, and Johnny disappears. With the law closing in, Corinne and Ada are forced to hunt for answers, even as betrayal faces them at every turn.

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