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First Impressions – Trial of the Alchemist by Trevor Melanson Hello Everyone! Today I'm sharing my first impressions of Trial of the Alchemist by Trevor Melanson as part of the blog tour hosted by The Write Reads. Trial of the Alchemist was the third place BBNYA 2024 finalist. Thank you to The Write Reads team and the BBNYA team for organizing this blog tour and providing me with a digital copy of the book.

Today on the blog I'm sharing my first impressions of Trial of the Alchemist as part of the #BlogTour hosted by @thewritereads.bsky.social! Trial of the Alchemist was the 3rd place #BBNYA2024 finalist! @bbnya.bsky.social

#BookSky #BookBlogger

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We are looking to schedule author and/or publishers for blogtours for November, December, January!! If you are interested in a tour with us do get in touch!! - thegang@thewritereads.com

08.08.2025 09:04 — 👍 11    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0

To lose is to understand what you have lost...

Never Enough Books: Trial of the Alchemist by Trevor Melanson

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#bookblog #bookreview #providedforreview #bbnya #bbnya2024

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BBNYA 2024 3rd place Finalist Spotlight: Trial Of The Alchemist by Trevor Melanson Hi Bookish friends!!! I'm back to shine a spotlight on the 3rd place BBNYA 2024 Finalist, Trial Of The Alchemist by Trevor Melanson!! So, without further ado let's dive right in!! About The Book: Length: 453 Pages Genre: Fantasy, Mystery Age Category: Adult Date Published: April 4, 2023 Amazon Canada || Amazon USA || Amazon UK || Goodreads || Storygraph…

It's time to shine a spotlight on the 3rd place BBNYA 2024 Finalist, Trial Of The Alchemist by Trevor Melanson!!

#BBNYA #BBNYA2024 #BlogTour #BookCommunity #Spotlight

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Trial of the Alchemist by Trevor Melanson - #bookspotlight #blogtour Left on the Shelf Book Blog Book Reviews Book Information Recommendations Writing Reading Books for Children Books for Adults Books for Teens Fiction

On the blog today I am shining the spotlight on The Trial of the Alchemist by #author Trevor Melanson 💙📚

@thewritereads.bsky.social

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Picture of the book “Finally becoming Hers” by Kathleen Löwin, where it is available and some of the elements to expect in the book

Picture of the book “Finally becoming Hers” by Kathleen Löwin, where it is available and some of the elements to expect in the book

Get your hands on a spicy FemDom novel for #indieaugust #booksky

#GoldenPigtailsAwards 2024 semifinalist
@bbnya.bsky.social 2025 semifinalist

Available at your digital bookstore, Amazon a.co/d/hbbzITw or books2read.com/u/3RG6Mx

#smutsky #erotica #FemDom

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BBNYA 2024 Finalist Blog Tour Spotlight: Trial of the Alchemist by Trevor Melanson Hey everyone!Today is my spotlight stop on the blog tour for BBNYA 2024 finalist Trial of the Alchemist by Trevor Melanson, which came 3rd in the competition. Title: Trial of the AlchemistAuthor: T…

✨BBNYA 2024 FINALIST BLOG TOUR✨

Today is my #spotlight stop on the @thewritereads.bsky.social #blogtour for @bbnya.bsky.social #BBNYA2024 finalist, #TrialOfTheAlchemist by @trevormelanson.bsky.social, which came 3rd in the competition!📚💙

Check it out:
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Trial of the Alchemist by Trevor Melanson Cover by Ariane Fleischmann Blurb Aurora’s greatest entrepreneur has been murdered, and only the truth will save Alchemist Ortez from the gallows. Facing a heated courtroom of strangers, he must no…

Here is my review of Trial of the Alchemist by @trevormelanson.bsky.social for @thewritereads.bsky.social #BlogTour
It placed a very well deserved 3rd in #BBNYA2024 @bbnya.bsky.social
A unique courtroom technique to ensure the truth comes out reeled me in.

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Be on the lookout for lots of posts about BBNYA 2024 3rd placed finalist ‘Trial of the Alchemist’ by @trevormelanson.bsky.social over the coming days!

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Yaaas! Gam Gam!!

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3D mockup of A Necromancer Called Gam Gam in front of The Wishing Stone. Text reads "Chronicles of Gam Gam. All books $0.99 or equivalent!" There is a quote from Esmay Rosalyne of Before We Go Blog reading "A Necromancer Called Gam Gam is cosy fantasy at its very best."

The bottom has badges for Indie Ink Award Finalist, BBNYA Finalist, and SFINCS Finalist.

3D mockup of A Necromancer Called Gam Gam in front of The Wishing Stone. Text reads "Chronicles of Gam Gam. All books $0.99 or equivalent!" There is a quote from Esmay Rosalyne of Before We Go Blog reading "A Necromancer Called Gam Gam is cosy fantasy at its very best." The bottom has badges for Indie Ink Award Finalist, BBNYA Finalist, and SFINCS Finalist.

For the month of August, you can now get every book I have out (all whopping two of them) for $0.99 or equivalent!

That's right, it's a month long Gam Gam sale!

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#BBNYA2025: Top 5 Books I read in Round 1 (that didn’t make it to the semi-finals) Round 1 of #BBNYA2025 saw me read 22 excerpts of 2,000 words each. I'm listing my top 5 stories that didn't make it to the semi-finals, and the overall scores that I gave them.

#BBNYA2025: Top 5 Books I read in Round 1 (that didn’t make it to the semi-finals)

Round 1 of #BBNYA2025 saw me read 22 excerpts of 2,000 words each. I'm listing my top 5 stories that didn't make it to the semi-finals, and the overall scores that I gave them.

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Awesome book!!

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Thanks again and sorry I was late (again)! This week, a special shout out to Wilthaven, my epistolary novel about an English town under the thrall of an evil god. My most popular book and one that was a @bbnya.bsky.social finalist in 2021.

amzn.eu/d/hYvRzwY

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A photo of an ipad displaying the cover of Magical Girl Blues by Russell Isler, a paperback copy of the book and a champaign flute of Irn Bru, a can of the same, paired with McVitie's digestives.

A photo of an ipad displaying the cover of Magical Girl Blues by Russell Isler, a paperback copy of the book and a champaign flute of Irn Bru, a can of the same, paired with McVitie's digestives.

It's here! 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀, the second installment in my Clandestine series, is now available! Inside, we travel back to discover how, exactly, Xenia was able to learn magic in the first place.🪐📚
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHHK4R9F
www.russellisler.com/mgb

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Attention BBNYA panelists! Second round extracts have been sent out!!

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When the Book Bloggers Novel of the Year Award says this about your book, I think it's OK to share the recommendation! 😄

Thank you, @bbnya.bsky.social !

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Bad Grains by Susanne Schmidt

5/5 stars

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Bad Grains is the most perfect and scary middle grade book of 2025 so far! When Jo's older brother suddenly disappears, she does everything in her power to get him back. 🎃

#BookSky #BookReview #BadGrains #SusanneSchmidt

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Cover of Bad Grains by Susanne Schmidt, showing a girl in a yellow hoodie holding a spooky turnip lantern, standing in a field of rye at dusk. Title text reads “Bad Grains – The Order of the Strawberry Circle #1.”

Cover of Bad Grains by Susanne Schmidt, showing a girl in a yellow hoodie holding a spooky turnip lantern, standing in a field of rye at dusk. Title text reads “Bad Grains – The Order of the Strawberry Circle #1.”

Official blog tour banner for Bad Grains by Susanne Schmidt, 4th place finalist in BBNYA 2024. The purple-toned image features the 3D book cover, a BBNYA badge, and the tour dates: July 21st to 27th. Organized by The Write Reads.

Official blog tour banner for Bad Grains by Susanne Schmidt, 4th place finalist in BBNYA 2024. The purple-toned image features the 3D book cover, a BBNYA badge, and the tour dates: July 21st to 27th. Organized by The Write Reads.

📖 What to expect:
– German folklore & haunting rhymes
– A girl who won’t forget her brother
– A legend that preys on the young
Bad Grains is perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman and autumn nights.
#FolkloreFantasy #SpookySeason #SiblingBonds 💙📚 #BookSky

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Bad Grains By Susanne Schmidt – BBNYA 2024 Finalist | Middle-Grade Folklore Horror Bad Grains by Susanne Schmidt is a spooky middle-grade folklore fantasy and 4th place winner in BBNYA 2024. Follow Jo’s race against time to outwit an ancient monster haunting the rye fields. Perfect ...

Spotlight on Bad Grains by Susanne Schmidt | BBNYA 2024 – 4th Place Winner | Spooky Middle-Grade Folklore Fantasy ginaraemitchell.com/bad-grains/ via @ginamitchell.bsky.social

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An arrow-heavy promotion graphic for DUCKETT & DYER: DICKS FOR HIRE featuring:
-Detectives Who Aren't Detectives
-At least one funny joke
-The Multiverse(tm)
-Hamburgers that eat people
-and more weird, inexplicable shit

An arrow-heavy promotion graphic for DUCKETT & DYER: DICKS FOR HIRE featuring: -Detectives Who Aren't Detectives -At least one funny joke -The Multiverse(tm) -Hamburgers that eat people -and more weird, inexplicable shit

An arrow-heavy promotion graphic for THE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT SOLUTION
-Detectives Who Aren't Detectives
-Assassins and cults!
-The Illuminati (but not the ones you're thinking of!)
-Nintendo Virtual Boy (tm)
-Octopus Hats?

An arrow-heavy promotion graphic for THE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT SOLUTION -Detectives Who Aren't Detectives -Assassins and cults! -The Illuminati (but not the ones you're thinking of!) -Nintendo Virtual Boy (tm) -Octopus Hats?

An arrow-heavy promotion graphic for THE MYSTERY OF THE MURDERED GUY featuring:
-Detectives Who Aren't Detectives
-High stakes action
-Low Stakes Jokes
-Genderfluid Reverse Werewolf
-What even is this book?

An arrow-heavy promotion graphic for THE MYSTERY OF THE MURDERED GUY featuring: -Detectives Who Aren't Detectives -High stakes action -Low Stakes Jokes -Genderfluid Reverse Werewolf -What even is this book?

Here's a quick thread on where to find my DUCKETT & DYER: DICKS FOR HIRE ebooks, since that's not at all straightforward anymore! (1/5)

#indieauthors #booksky

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If you've ever wanted to support indie and self-published authors with disabilities or chronic illnesses but didn't know where to find them and their books, we've got a list of 50 fantasy and sci-fi books for YOU! Make an author's day and buy a book!

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Indie reader/writer friends, I want to make a thread of recs! What has been your FAVORITE indie read of the last few years?

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Legacy of the Brightwash: Deluxe Edition SPFBO Finalist, dystopian Gaslamp vibes, Canadian wilderness worldbuilding, all coming together in a deluxe edition with brand new art!

Psssst did you know I have my PledgeBox store up? If you missed the Kickstarter for my GORGEOUS deluxe edition of BRGITHWASH you can grab one now!! You can also get prints of all the art including the cityscape by Jeff Brown and the updated map by Jack Shepherd!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/182...

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Thank you!!! The BBNYA team are amazing 😍

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Book Review: Whiteout – Read Indie Fantasy

Got 2 awesome reviews today!

@nils.readindiefantasy.com I don't know how I missed this one, but I loved it.
www.readindiefantasy.com/book-review-...

The 2nd one was by @bookwormhole.bsky.social for Bad Grains as part of my BBNYA blog tour.
www.bookwormhole.co.uk/2025/07/blog...

Thank you both!

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Pink Promo Banner for the Book Blitz for Too Good to Be True by A.S. Kelly featuring a guy with a white shirt smiling off in the distance

Pink Promo Banner for the Book Blitz for Too Good to Be True by A.S. Kelly featuring a guy with a white shirt smiling off in the distance

Purple Banner for BBNYA Finalist Blog Tour featuring Bad Grains by Susanne Schmidt with on the left a flag thingie saying: The Book Bloggers' Novel of the Year Award 2024 and in the middle of the banner there is the cover

Purple Banner for BBNYA Finalist Blog Tour featuring Bad Grains by Susanne Schmidt with on the left a flag thingie saying: The Book Bloggers' Novel of the Year Award 2024 and in the middle of the banner there is the cover

Today's Blog Plans?

Book Blitz for Too Good to Be True by A.S. Kelly (after/12.10pm CEST), #BBNYA Finalist Blog Tour for Bad Grains @sharkiatwrites.bsky.social (after/4.40pm CEST).

#BookBloggers #Blogging #BlogPlans

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