It’s two weeks before Triss turns 18, and her world is about to change into the most magical one imaginable as she readies herself to enter The Witch Avenue Order... that is until her mother’s disappearance. Instead of celebrating her transformation, she finds herself spreading rose petals into her mother’s empty grave.
When Logan, her best friend from junior high, moves back to town for college, he vows to help her find the answers she so desperately seeks surrounding her mother’s disappearance. As they begin uncovering clues, it becomes apparent that the life of white magic they both grew up loving is not what the majority practices, and their lives are in danger.
With a haunting feeling that her mother may still be alive, she begins to hear a call to the wilderness. Triss realizes that in order to find the answers she needs, she must learn the ways of her ancestors and become the hunter, not the hunted before it’s too late, and she becomes part of the lonely souls.
MY REVIEW
100% RECOMMEND THIS BOOK! 5 STARS DOES NOT DO IT JUSTICE IN MY EYES.
HOLY WITCHES! Where is the I LOVE THIS BOOK BUTTON! I have to say this is the first book I have read by Karice Bolton and will not be the last. Karice has a way of drawing you in and you are unable to stop reading until the end. Once I reached the end I was screaming at the book NOOOOO I need more wait did that just happen? I don't say this often but I will say it now Karice is one of my FAVORITE authors and I just can't get enough of her writing.
In Lonely Souls we get to meet Triss who lives with her mother and has just graduated from high school.She is two weeks away from becoming eighteen and joining her Witch Coven.She is ready to enjoy entrance into a new world and become closer to her mother. That is until she goes to meet her mother at one of their beach spots and her mother is missing. Triss is frantic trying to find her mother and calls the police because she thinks her mother may have gone over the cliff into the waters. But as things start to unfold she finds that there is a more sinister reason for her mother's disappearance.
As Triss is preparing for her mother's memorial service she is struck with this weird feeling that something is just not right. She has good reason to feel that because the coven that her mother belonged to starts acting weird and Triss has to figure out what is going on. Triss has contacted her mother's best friend Elly and when Elly comes with her son Logan who was Triss's best friend things start to look up for Triss. With Logan by her side Triss feels comfort from him and she asks him to help her find her mother because she knows she is not dead.
Triss will soon find out who she can and can't trust and what a revelation it will be. She will have to learn magic quickly with the aide of Logan in order to fight what this thing is that is after her. She will uncover some family secrets and will find out what it means to be a true witch and use her gifts she was born with. In the end Triss will have to trust her heart and not her head because someone or something wants her dead. The Lonely Souls are calling to her will she go to them or will she fight for her life and reject them?
This is a MUST READ Witch series and I can not wait for book two. I am waiting on pins and needles.I want to thank Julie over at AToMR blog tours for hosting this blog and allowing me to be a part of it. Karice I want to thank you for sharing such a WONDERFUL world with us readers and I am patiently waiting for book two. While I wait I will be reading your Watchers Trilogy to hold me over!
LONELY SOULS on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13504052-lonely-souls
Karice Bolton is a paranormal romance/urban fantasy author living in the Pacific Northwest. All three books in The Watchers Trilogy are available now, Awakening, Legions, and Cataclysm. Lonely Souls, which is the first book in her new series Witch Avenue, will be released in June 2012!
The Watchers Trilogy
Awakening (Book 1)
Legions (Book 2)
Cataclysm(Book 3)
2 Watchers Novellas will be released in 2013
The Witch Avenue Series
Lonely Souls (Book 1)
Karice married the love of her life who she met in high school, and she still can't get over how cute and funny he is. They have two English Bulldogs that are the cutest bullies in the world, and they use their cuteness to get what they want. Karice loves the snow and gravitates towards the stuff as often as possible! She enjoys skiing and tries really hard to snowboard, but often makes a nice little area to sit while everyone zips by on their board. She enjoys writing, and she also loves to read just about anything with print.
Karice would love if you stopped by her blog or FB page to find out the latest news on giveaways and upcoming releases, or you can just send her an email. She loves hearing from her readers and responds as soon as she can.
WHERE TO FIND KARICE
Karice Bolton's website
Goodreads
GIVEAWAY TIME AND WHAT A GIFT IT IS FROM KARICE HERSELF
Blog Tour Giveaway (Int)
1st prize)
*paperback copy of Lonely Souls
* $15Amazon Card
2nd prize)
*paperback copy of Lonely Souls
* $10 Amazon Card
Grand Prize (Int)
* Arrowhead Necklace (pic attached)
* $50 Amazon card
* paperback of Lonely Souls
FOLLOW THIS BLOG TOUR TO SEE MORE EXCITING NEWS ON LONELY SOULS
Lonely Souls Tour Schedule
Monday, July 9:
The Fairytale Nerd ~ Cast of Characters
The Bookish Babes ~ Review
What the Cat Read ~ Review
Book Briefs ~ Review
JJiReads ~ Review
Love of Books ~ Excerpt
Moonlight Book Reviews ~ Review
A Pocket Full of Books ~ Review
Rondo of a Possible World ~ Review
Splash Of Our Worlds ~ Excerpt
A Diary Of A Book Addict ~ Review
Some Like It Paranormal ~ Review
Storybook Escape ~ Review
Electrifying Reviews ~ Review
Live To Read ~Krystal ~ Review
Journey with Books ~ Review
Tuesday, July 10:
Bookwhore ~ Spotlight
twimom101 book blog ~ Review
Fictional Distraction ~ Review
Hazel the Witch ~ Review
Twisting the Lens ~ Author Interview
Book Loving Mom ~ Review
Mostly YA Book Obsessed ~ Review
Kindle Fever ~ Review
Winterhavenbooks ~ Review
A Soul Unsung ~ Review
Wednesday, July 11:
Bookworm Lisa ~ Review
Megan Likes Books ~ Review
The Book Barbies ~ Review
Nightly Reading ~ Review
The Book Hookup ~ Review
Mother/Gamer/Writer ~ Review
My Cute Bookshelf ~ Excerpt
Chapter by Chapter ~ Review
Sweet Southern Home ~ Review
Insightful Minds ~ Review
Shiirleyy’s Bookshelf ~ Review
Thursday, July 12:
StuckInBooks ~ Review
Xpresso Reads ~ Review
Novels On The Run ~ Review
Unabridged Bookshelf ~ Review
We Fancy Books ~ Review
Novel Nerd ~ Excerpt
The Reader’s Antidote ~ Review
A Written Rhapsody ~ Review
Friday, July 13:
BookLove101 ~ Review
the haunted rose ~ Review
Reviews By Molly ~ Review
The Autumn Review ~ Review
Saturday, July 14:
Skyway Avenue Reads ~ Excerpt
Melissa’s Eclectic Bookshelf ~ Review
A Tale of Many Reviews ~ Spotlight
2 comments:
I've seen 2 great reviews of this book posted already in just a few hours. It's got to be good! I usually like the "coming of age learning to use one's powers" trope too!
I always love her cover art! Thanks for doing the giveaway
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