The Haunt (Rockstar Book Tour Review)


I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE HAUNT by SamiJo McQuiston Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!


About The Book:

Title: THE HAUNT

Author: SamiJo McQuiston

Pub. Date: October 8, 2024

Publisher: Hats Off Imaginarium

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 253

Find it: Goodreadshttps://books2read.com/THE-HAUNT

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The best bookstores are haunted.

My name is Hecate Grimm, and I own a bookshop. It’s pretty average as far as bookstores go. Nothing special to see here, or at least that’s what my regulars believe. They also think I’m a ventriloquist, special effects guru, and dedicated actress.

Clearly, when it was raining brains, the vast majority went out with umbrellas. I’ve told them, time and time again that I’m a witch, and this is a haunted bookstore, which is why it’s called The Haunt.

But no, it’s much easier to believe I wasted time learning to throw my voice and hanging invisible wires all over the place. After all, you’re modern people. How could anything supernatural be going on right under your noses?

Maiden, Mother, and Crone—the stupidity of it makes me sick. I guess you can come in if you must. Look around and actually buy something since you’ve had the audacity to interrupt my book. Just don’t wear out your welcome or waste my time with your idiotic questions. I have fictional characters to get back to, and they’re all more interesting than you.

 

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My Review:

I really love the bookshop setting and the exchanges between all the shopkeepers. The location and its flexibility in locating customers is such a fun concept. It greatly intrigued me and I loved seeing what the store is capable of regarding reach and possibilities. 

 

About SamiJo McQuiston:

SamiJo is a first-class shenanigator, decorated coddiwompler, narrator, creator, and author of The Abney Kelly series and The Haunt (coming October 8th). She also has a short story, One Samhain Night, published in the UJ Plainsong literary journal in April 2024, and a poem, The Bottom, coming out in collaboration with other North Dakota authors in late 2024. She lives in North Dakota with her husband (Andy), dogs (Puck, Enzo, and Bailey), and three cats (Horus, Anubis, and Snow Kitty). In her spare time, she reads, writes, listens to audiobooks, plays video games, and enjoys D&D on the weekends.

On a more serious note, writing is everything to SamiJo. As a sickly child, she often spent her time indoors or at the hospital before they figured out she had asthma. At that time, books were her best friends. Without fairy tales, the Dear America Books, and authors like Diana Wynne Jones, Jim Sukach, Anne Martin, and Richard Peck, she would have been unthinkably lonely. She aims to write stories that give people a much-needed escape from reality and create places to go when getting out the front door is too much to bear. 

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Giveaway Details: 2 Giveaways!

1 winner will  receive a tote, water bottle, hardback copy of THE HAUNT, and a $25 Amazon gift card, US only.

Ends November 5th, midnight EST.

 Also, as a fun release game, Sami is having a coloring/caption contest. You can download the picture HERE. Coloring pages should be emailed to samijo.mcquiston@hatsoffimaginarium.org. The illustrator L.K. Kaphengst will judge the entries. Please send in all entries by 10/25/2024. The winner will receive a signed copy of the book and a $25 gift card!  

Ends November 5th, midnight EST.
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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

10/7/2024

Rajiv's reviews

Excerpt/IG Post

10/8/2024

Daily Waffle

Excerpt

10/9/2024

Two Chicks on Books

Guest Post/IG Post

10/10/2024

Fire and Ice Reads

Guest Post/IG Post

10/11/2024

Lady Hawkeye

Guest Post/IG Post

Week Two:

10/14/2024

@callistoscalling

IG Post

10/15/2024

The Momma Spot

Guest Post

10/16/2024

Edith's Little Free Library

IG Post/TikTok Post

10/17/2024

Sudeshna Loves Reading

Interview

10/18/2024

Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Excerpt/IG Post

Week Three:

10/21/2024

@enjoyingbooksagain

IG Review

10/22/2024

The Real World According to Sam

Review/IG Post

10/23/2024

jlreadstoperpetuity

IG Review/TikTok Post

10/24/2024

TX Girl Reads

Review/IG Post

10/25/2024

thefashoionistfiles

Review/IG Post

Week Four:

10/28/2024

Kim's Book Reviews and Writing Aha's

Review/IG Post

10/29/2024

@alexandriavwilliams_

IG Review/TikTok Post

10/30/2024

A Blue Box Full of Books

IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post

10/31/2024

Country Mamas With Kids

Review/IG Post

11/1/2024

Deal sharing aunt

Review/IG Post


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