Book Spotlight: Undine's Blessing by Tessa Hastjarjanto
Today I'm part of a virtual book tour organised by The Write Reads for Undine's Blessing by Tessa Hastjarjanto. The tour for ‘Undine's Blessing' will run from 31st March - 5th April 2025.
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Undine’s Blessing was the 12th place finalist in BBNYA 2024!
About BBNYA
BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 finalists (16 in 2024) and one overall winner.
If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official. BBNYA is brought to you in association with the book blogger support group @The_WriteReads.
Length: 298 Pages
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Young Adult
Date Published: January 27, 2024
Book synopsis for Undine's Blessing by Tessa Hastjarjanto
A dutiful daughter, a mystical archipelago, and a hidden power waiting to command the tides...
Marella spends her days caring for her sick mother and selling her father's fish. Bound by duty and love, she dreams little of adventure. But when her mother must travel to the city for treatment, her father takes her out to sea, despite her fear of water.
A storm steers them to Emberrain, home to a tribe of magical nymphs and a place of secrets, where Marella discovers a startling truth: her father is a frequent visitor to these mysterious islands. Soon she learns that Emberrain isn't the only secret he had kept from her.
Marella has the power to control water and communicate with aquatic animals.
Overwhelmed by the magical but dangerous islands, and the secrets of her father, Marella must learn to harness her powers to save herself and her new aquatic friend before they are separated from their parents forever.
Undine's Blessing is a journey of wonder, where fears are faced and mysteries unravel, and a young girl learns that true adventure begins when you dare to embrace who you truly are.
Where to find Undine's Blessing by Tessa Hastjarjanto online:
About the author, Tessa Hastjarjanto
Tessa Hastjarjanto is a Dutch/Indonesian writer from the Netherlands. She writes speculative fiction, and blogs at narratess.com about books, fountain pens, and writing.
From a young age, she imitated popular stories and games in creating her own worlds. This love eventually led to a master's degree in media and game studies at the University of Utrecht. However a mundane desk job was enough to inspire her to follow her creative passion. The first fanfics were written in lunch breaks and soon original fiction followed.
With the support of her husband, she now focuses on her writing career while battling chronic pain. Swiss white shepherd, Shiro, acts as a therapy dog to keep her healthy and reduce stress through extensive cuddle sessions.
You can find her on Twitter (@endalia), Instagram (@tessa.hastjarjanto), or on Bluesky (@endalia.bsky.social).
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March 2025 Book Blogger Posts Round Up
A collection of blog posts by book bloggers
Welcome to another Book Bloggers Round Up post! Let's see what book bloggers posted about during March.
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I introduced this feature here on the blog in May 2021 to showcase blog posts by other book bloggers and as it continues to be a popular series I've decided to continue again this year too.
Each month I'll include a wide variety of content so there's something for everyone. You'll find book reviews, interviews, discussion pieces and more...
So if you're looking for new bookish content to read and/or want to discover some new book bloggers to follow, look no further!
Why I do this feature:
Scanning through various social media feeds to find suitable content can take up valuable time and so I figured I'd make it easier and put together a collection here on the blog.
It's also a way for me to highlight some of the other great book bloggers out there and help promote books and reading at the same time.
How it works:
Each month I do a post via my Twitter, where I offer the opportunity for book bloggers to submit posts published during that month for inclusion in this round up. I do this every month.
Want to be included in future round ups? Follow my Twitter profile and keep an eye out for the submission tweet.
March 2025 Book Blogger Round Up
@DanSamEnd reviewed Girl Unmasked by Emily Katy. "Enlightening, empowering, and a truly important read for all. Girl Unmasked is an incredible debut; Emily’s honest and beautiful prose change the lens through which we see the world, opening our eyes to the trauma and struggles being endured and to the woefully inadequate system in place failing so many." Read the full review here.
@TStrawberryPost did The World Book Day Book Tag. Great questions including; What book character would you dress up as for World Book Day? If you could live in any book for ever, or just for a while, which would it be and why? and If you could meet any book character, who would it be? to name a few.
What bookish blog posts did you enjoy reading in March? Have a favourite book you read in March that you want to share?
In case you missed it, don't forget to check out the February Round Up for even more great bookish posts by different book bloggers.
Books: First Lines Fridays 28th March 2025
Welcome to another round of First Lines Friday! This week, we’re diving into a captivating opening that will have you hooked from the very first word. Let’s see if you can guess which book it’s from. Ready?
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I'm participating in First Lines Fridays as I think it's a great way to highlight more of the books that are on my bookshelves.
What is First Lines Fridays?
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?
- Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
- Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
- Finally… reveal the book!
My Pick For This Week
The first lines of the book:
Harper Ellis leaned back on her pillow, staring at the framed photo sitting atop her dresser. In the picture, Harper and her aunt were arm in arm, smiling, the joyous memory now frozen in time. It had been three years since Aunt Frida had died. Three years since her death had been ruled an accident. Three years … and everyone had moved on. Everyone except Harper.
Do you know which book this is from? Scroll down to find out!
And the book is...
Book synopsis for Little Tangled Webs by Cheryl Bradshaw
What if you knew the person you loved was murdered, but no one else believes you?
Eighteen-year-old Harper Ellis has spent the last three years searching for her aunt's killer, looking for clues, asking questions, gathering every tidbit she can find to explain the unexplainable. She's talked to anyone who would listen, trying to make them to see they're all wrong, and she is right.
Aunt Frida’s death wasn’t an accident.
Aunt Frida was murdered.
Of this, Harper is certain.
Tonight, Harper plans prove her theory, and she's prepared to risk her own life to do it.
Where to find Little Tangled Webs by Cheryl Bradshaw online:
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