Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Witchlings: HOUSE OF ELEPHANTS by Claribel A. Ortega Review & Giveaway

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the HOUSE OF ELEPHANTS by Claribel A. Ortega Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: HOUSE OF ELEPHANTS (Witchlings #3)

Author: Claribel A. Ortega

Pub. Date: October 1, 2024

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Formats:  Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, audiobook

Pages: 432

Find it: Goodreadshttps://books2read.com/HOUSE-OF-ELEPHANTS 

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Claribel A. Ortega: The third bookin the spellbinding Witchlings series!

It's been months since the end of the Golden Frog Games, and a cure for the hex that turned young witches to stone still hasn't been found. Seven and Thorn want nothing more than to find a way to heal their friends, but everything they try ends in failure.

When the Black Moon Ceremony arrives earlier than expected, Seven and Thorn take it as a chance to welcome any new Spares into their coven. But rather than welcoming a few Spares like they thought, all the witchlings in the ceremony are chosen to enter the Spare coven!

The new Spares are met with anger from the Hill Society. They create more unfair laws that ban Spares from using magic and being equals in Twelve Towns society! On top of all that, Spares start disappearing. And no one seems to care.

As Seven and Thorn struggle to find a cure for the stone hex and to stop the Twelve Town's unfair treatment of Spares once and for all, they discover a piece of hidden history that will change everything-if they can get anyone to listen to them.

 

Grab the first 2 books in the WITCHLINGS series now!

 

 

My Review:

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the magical elements, pet toads etc. I enjoyed the idea of Spares. What if you don't belong to one group? There were a lot of common threads relating to Harry Potter. This series fits right in with the wizarding world. I did not like that the story begins with a spare stuck in stone. I felt like I was missing to much from the previous books. However, this installment contains information about the twelve towns. The fabulous animals that were protective of their owners is my favorite part of this story. There is so much more including oracles, birthdays and of course magic! I am giving this book a 4/5. I was given a copy to review, however all opinions are my own. 

About Claribel A. Ortega:

Claribel A. Ortega, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Squad, Witchlings, and Frizzy (Pura Belpre Award-winner), is a former reporter who writes middle grade and young adult fantasy inspired by her Dominican heritage. When she's not busy turning her obsession with eighties pop culture, magic, and video games into books, she's cohosting her podcasts Write or Die and Bad Author Book Club and helping authors navigate publishing with her consulting business, GIFGRRL. Claribel has been featured on BuzzFeed, NPR, Good Morning America, and Deadline. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok at @Claribel_Ortega and on her website at claribelortega.com. 

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Giveaway Details:

1 winner will receive a finished copy of HOUSE OF ELEPHANTS, US Only.

Ends October 31st, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

9/30/2024

Daily Waffle

Excerpt

10/1/2024

Fire and Ice Reads

Excerpt/IG Post

10/2/2024

Two Chicks on Books

Excerpt/IG Post

10/3/2024

onemused

IG Post

10/4/2024

Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Excerpt/IG Post

10/5/2024

bookloversbookreviews

IG Post

Week Two:

10/6/2024

@_lbee2ndl_

IG Review

10/7/2024

@katherinebichler

TikTok Post

10/8/2024

Nonbinary Knight Reads

Review/IG Post

10/9/2024

Kim's Book Reviews and Writing Aha's

Review/IG Post

10/10/2024

foxingontheedges

Review/IG Post

10/11/2024

@thepagelady

IG Review

10/12/2024

@parkhopandpages

IG Review

Week Three:

10/13/2024

@mjreadsmagic

Review/IG Post

10/14/2024

thefashionistfiles

Review/IG Post

10/15/2024

@callistoscalling

IG Review

10/16/2024

avainbookland

IG Review

10/17/2024

FUONLYKNEW

Review

10/18/2024

jlreadstoperpetuity

IG Review/TikTok Post

10/19/2024

Two Points of Interest

Review

Week Four:

10/20/2024

@enthuse_reader

IG Review/TikTok Post

10/21/2024

The Litt Librarian

Review/IG Post

10/22/2024

Deal sharing aunt

Review/IG Post

10/23/2024

A Blue Box Full of Books

IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post

10/24/2024

One More Exclamation

Review/IG Post

10/25/2024

@pagesforpaige

IG Review


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