Book Spotlight: Child of Vanris by Nikki McCormack
Today I'm part of a virtual book tour organised by The Write Reads for Child of Vanris by Nikki McCormack. The tour for ‘Child of Vanris' will run from 25th - 31st May 2026.
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About BBNYA
The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) is celebrating the books that made it to the semi-finals with a mini spotlight blitz tour for each title.
BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.
Length: 402 Pages
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Age Category: YA
Date Published: 13 January 2024
Book synopsis for Child of Vanris by Nikki McCormack
At five years old, Kasiel was found with the pointed ends of his ears cut off. Despite that brutal start, he’s lived twelve peaceful years with the man who took him in. Keeping his hair long over his mutilated ears helps him hide the fact that he is Vanrian, a child of the enemy.
Everything changes when mercenaries arrive hunting for Kasiel. The last people he expects to come to his rescue are Vanrian soldiers, one of whom claims to be his spirit brother, whatever that means. They plan to take him across the war zone to deliver him to his real father, a man whose name strikes terror in his enemies.
With his secret exposed, Kasiel can’t return to his old home. This is his chance to find out who he was supposed to be. It means traveling to a foreign land where they have unusual psychic abilities he may share. It also means leaving behind everything he’s ever cared about. If he is to survive, he will need to learn their language and culture and earn his place in their society.
Meanwhile, the man who cut Kasiel’s ears will do anything to keep him out of his true father’s hands, even if it means killing him.
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About the author
Outside of her career as an author, Nikki is a professional technical and creative writer, spider wrangler, animal lover, and devoted cat mom. Writing fantasy and science fiction stories has been a lifelong passion for her. She loves to draw on her myriad life experiences, doing everything from wild cave exploration and competitive horseback endurance riding to practicing iaido and archery. She invites you to join her on some fantastic adventures. Learn more at https://www.elysiumpalace.com/, or connect on https://www.instagram.com/nikkimccormackwriter/ and https://bsky.app/profile/authornikki.bsky.social.
2025 Finalist (4th place overall) in the Book Blogger Novel of the Year Awards (BBNYA) for Child of Vanris.
2025 Finalist for the Ozma Fantasy Fiction Award for Child of Vanris.
2018 Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards for The Keeper
2016 Finalist for the Cygnus Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction Award for Dissident
2015 Grand Prize Winner of the Dante Rossetti Award for Young Adult Fiction for The Girl and the Clockwork Cat
2009 Writers of the Future finalist with the short story In Silence Waiting.
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Book Spotlight: The Whisperer in White by Y. R. Liu
Today I'm part of a virtual book tour organised by The Write Reads for The Whisperer in White by Y. R. Liu. The tour for ‘The Whisperer in White ' will run from 4th - 8th May 2026.
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The Whisperer in White was the 6th place BBNYA 2025 finalist!
About BBNYA
The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) is celebrating the books that made it to the semi-finals with a mini spotlight blitz tour for each title.
BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.
Page Count: 234 Pages
Genre: Young Adult
Age Category: Fantasy
Date Published: February 29, 2024
Book synopsis for The Whisperer in White by Y. R. Liu
When the Whisperer speaks, the universe listens.Growing up, Talia had never given much thought to the gray-robed Whisperers and their powers over reality. Their business was protecting the world; hers was hunting in the forest around her village and trying to stay out of trouble. Unfortunately for Tal, one Whisperer in particular becomes her business when she accidentally injures his companion, a talking cat-shaped creature named Morel.
As punishment, she becomes the Whisperer’s prisoner, whisked away to his island home for a year and a day of servitude. There is much to do — for both the Whisperer and for Tal — as he prepares for the ritual that must be completed every hundred years to ensure the safety of the world. Tal does as she is told; her priority is to simply finish out her sentence and return home to her family.
Yet there are many secrets on the island, many oddities, and they tug at Tal like an itch. As the year goes on, she learns more of the Whisperer, his duties, and the horrifying evils that he and the other Whisperers keep at bay. But secrets still remain: a room that is always locked, a stone monument in the woods, crimson flowers whose very name causes the Whisperer to storm away.
Unbeknownst to Tal, something is watching her, and what she does now may alter the fate of the world.
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About the author, Y. R. Liu
Y. R. Liu is a writer of dark fantasy and speculative fiction who spent more of her childhood in imaginary worlds than in the real one. A devourer of books, she has a particular fondness for bittersweet sacrifices, pyrrhic victories, and otherwise less-than-happy endings. Her fascination with the tragic and the fantastic extends to her own writing as she weaves tales of both woe and hope.
When not writing, she enjoys good food, shiny trinkets, and Wikipedia rabbit holes. Currently, she resides in Montreal with her family. She can be found online at yrliu.com, including links to her social media and her newsletter.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What genre is The Whisperer in White? The Whisperer in White is a Young Adult (YA) Fantasy novel.
Is The Whisperer in White part of a series? Currently, The Whisperer in White is a standalone story.
What was The Whisperer in White’s ranking in BBNYA? The book was a highly successful 6th place finalist in the 2025 Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA), a prestigious competition where indie books are judged by bloggers from around the world.
Who is the author of The Whisperer in White? The book is written by Y. R. Liu, a Montreal-based author.
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