Tour Sign Ups: A Unicorn Named Rin by Crystal Z. Lee

Publication date: April 22, 2021

Publisher: Balestier

Pages: 32

Genre: Picture book

Representation: Chinese

Other Links: Goodreads | Amazon | IndieBound

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Synopsis:

The royal phoenix is missing from the Tang dynasty palace! Princess Pingyang is worried. Can Rin the unicorn find Fan the phoenix? Together with her friends—dragon, tiger, and tortoise—Rin embarks on a journey to mystical lands in China. Along the way, Rin discovers the value of teamwork and the warmth of friendship.

A Unicorn Named Rin celebrates the wonder and beauty of Chinese history and culture. This exquisitely illustrated picture book makes an ideal read for children 3-8 years old:
– Easy-to-read vocabulary enables confidence in early readers
– Whimsical illustrations encourage imagination in all unicorn lovers
– Storyline fosters dialogue around collaboration, empathy, and kindness
– Real locations in China make for an inspiring geography, history and cultural exploration adventure

About The Author

Crystal Z. Lee is a Taiwanese American bilingual writer and a member of the Asian Authors Alliance. She has called many places home, including Taipei, New York, Shanghai, and the San Francisco Bay Area. She was formerly a public relations executive who had worked with brands in the fashion, beauty, technology, and automotive industries. She is the author of the novel Love and Other Moods, and the children’s book A Unicorn Named Rin.

Website – Goodreads

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About the Tour

This tour is open for bookstagrammers who can review the book on their designated dates. It is open to readers from all over the world, with priority given to those who have children or have kid siblings/relatives and can have their young readers (under age 10) review the book too. The official hashtag for the tour will be #AnUnicornNamedRinonTour.

The tour will run from July 5th to July 7th. Reviews are required of all our hosts, but if you end up not enjoying the book we are happy to work with you to provide additional creative content on your stop.

This tour is open internationally, however, only people located in the US or Europe will get a physical review copy. Please be aware of this when signing up for this tour and planning your content! The CP Tours team will send out confirmation emails when sign ups close and post the tour schedule on our Twitter and Instagram, as well as in an email sent to the tour hosts.a

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below, DM us on any of our social media pages, or email us at coloredpagestours@gmail[dot]com

SIGN UP HERE!

Tour Schedule: Ace of Spades

Hello friends!

The Colored Pages Team is super excited to announce the confirmed schedule for yet another amazing book: ACE OF SPADES!

Thank you to everyone that signed up and helped spread the word to ensure we find as many International and Own Voices readers as possible. We are so happy with the incredible response to this tour!

Remember to check our hosts’ posts during the week of the tour and help promote the release of ACE OF SPADES.

About the Book

Publication date: May 18, 2021

Publisher: Macmillan/ USBorne YA

Pages: 480

Genre: YA Mystery/Thriller

Representation: Nigerian Italian, Nigerian, Italian Representation

Other Links: Goodreads| Amazon| IndieBound

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Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully.

When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school’s senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian, too.

Shortly after the announcement is made, though, someone who goes by Aces begins using anonymous text messages to reveal secrets about the two of them that turn their lives upside down and threaten every aspect of their carefully planned futures.

As Aces shows no sign of stopping, what seemed like a sick prank quickly turns into a dangerous game, with all the cards stacked against them. Can Devon and Chiamaka stop Aces before things become incredibly deadly?

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About the Author

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is a writer from South London who has dreamt of writing books about black kids saving (or destroying) the world all her life. She is an avid tea drinker, and a collector of strange mugs. Faridah currently studies English Literature at a university in the Scottish Highlands.

Website – Goodreads

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Tour Schedule

May 26th

@Bookishtothebone – Playlist

@Thatreadinghijabi – Mood Board

May 27th

@raethereviewer – Collab Post

May 28th

@johnriley356 – Mood Board

@Popthebutterfly – Book Recommendations

May 29th

@amanisalahudeen – Mood Board 

@starshynebrite – Makeup Look

May 30th

@bookishemmaa – Mood Board

@joharisreads – Favorite Quotes

May 31st 

@hardcoverhaven – Mood Board

@maya.reads – Review Only

June 1st 

@booksenvogue – Bookish Cosplay 

@a_lit_babe – Favorite Quotes

Tour Schedule: Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin

Hello friends!

The Colored Pages Team is super excited to announce the confirmed schedule for yet another amazing book: HANA KHAN CARRIES ON by Uzma Jalaluddin !

Thank you to everyone that signed up and helped spread the word to ensure we find as many International and Own Voices readers as possible. We are so happy with the incredible response to this tour!

Remember to check our hosts’ posts during the week of the tour and help promote the release of Hana Khan Carries On.

About the Book

Publication date: April 13th 2021 

Publisher: HarperAvenue

Pages: 368

Genre: Romance, Contemporary

Representation: Indian, Indian-Canadian and Muslim Representation

Other Links: Goodreads | Amazon

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Synopsis:

From the author of Ayesha at Last comes a sparkling new rom-com for fans of “You’ve Got Mail,” set in two competing halal restaurants

Sales are slow at Three Sisters Biryani Poutine, the only halal restaurant in the close-knit Golden Crescent neighbourhood. Hana waitresses there part time, but what she really wants is to tell stories on the radio. If she can just outshine her fellow intern at the city radio station, she may have a chance at landing a job. In the meantime, Hana pours her thoughts and dreams into a podcast, where she forms a lively relationship with one of her listeners. But soon she’ll need all the support she can get: a new competing restaurant, a more upscale halal place, is about to open in the Golden Crescent, threatening Three Sisters.

When her mysterious aunt and her teenage cousin arrive from India for a surprise visit, they draw Hana into a long-buried family secret. A hate-motivated attack on their neighbourhood complicates the situation further, as does Hana’s growing attraction for Aydin, the young owner of the rival restaurant—who might not be a complete stranger after all.

As life on the Golden Crescent unravels, Hana must learn to use her voice, draw on the strength of her community and decide what her future should be.

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About the Author

Uzma Jalaluddin grew up in a diverse suburb of Toronto, but her favourite place in the world is the nearest bookstore or library. Her debut novel, AYESHA AT LAST (2018), is a retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in the Toronto Muslim community. The novel was a Goodreads Choice Award Finalist, was featured on The Today Show, and was a Cosmopolitan UK Book of the Year. AYESHA AT LAST has been optioned for film by Pascal Pictures. Her second novel, HANA KHAN CARRIES ON (April 2021), was an instant Canadian bestseller. The novel is a reimagining of ‘You’ve Got Mail’ set in rival halal restaurants. Uzma writes a culture and parenting column for The Toronto Star, and has written for The Atlantic. She lives in Toronto, Canada, with her husband and two sons, where she also teaches high school.

Website – Goodreads

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Tour Schedule

May 31st

Quintessentially Bookish – Review + creative content on Instagram

@the_offbeat_human – Review + Playlist

June 1st

@bookishcornerr – Review + Instagram reel

For The Love of Fictional Worlds – Review + Favourite Quotes

June 2nd

@farrahlives – Review + favourite quotes

Diary of a Bookgirl – Review + Mood Board

June 3rd

Emotional Medley – Review + Mood Board

Read ‘n’ Dazzled –  Review + Favourite quotes

June 4th

Fatima Moosa(previously The Daily Vox)- Review + Playlist

A Book and Chai – Review only

June 5th

Tea.Books.Magic – Review only

@inoirita – Review + Favourite quotes

June 6th

Starry Eyed Enigma – Review + creative content on Instagram

Musing of Souls – Review + Favourite quotes

@Booksandstrokes – Review + Mood Board

June 7th

Heart’s Content– Review + Favourite quotes

Bohemian Bibliophile – Review + Favourite quotes

Moonchild Lexicons – Review + Mood Board

June 8th

Sugar, Spice and Stories – Review only

_half.blood.reader – Review + Fan Art

June 9th

Windows to Worlds – Review + Favourite Quotes

@_theliteraryartisan – Review only 

June 10th

Roving Savant – Review + Favourite Quotes

@musfira._ – Review + Favourite Quotes

Chai n Books – Review + author interview*

June 11th

Melancholic Blithe – Review + Playlist

The Tsundoku Chronicles – Review + Favourite Quotes

@padaku_ladka – Review + Favourite Quotes

@lonevixen_ka – Review + Favourite Quotes

June 12th

The Keysmash Blog – Review only

It’s Just a Coffee Addicted Bibliophile – Review + Mood Board

The Urban Reader – Review + Favourite Quotes

June 13th

@TahooraHashmi – Journal Spread along with a video

Book Rambler – Review only

Remember to check out the amazing posts of our host during the tour! 

Tour Sign-ups: Hana Khan Carries On by Uzm Jalaluddin

Publication date: April 13th 2021 

Publisher: HarperAvenue

Pages: 368

Genre: Romance, Contemporary

Representation: Indian, Indian-Canadian and Muslim Representation

Other Links: Goodreads | Amazon

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Synopsis:

From the author of Ayesha at Last comes a sparkling new rom-com for fans of “You’ve Got Mail,” set in two competing halal restaurants

Sales are slow at Three Sisters Biryani Poutine, the only halal restaurant in the close-knit Golden Crescent neighbourhood. Hana waitresses there part time, but what she really wants is to tell stories on the radio. If she can just outshine her fellow intern at the city radio station, she may have a chance at landing a job. In the meantime, Hana pours her thoughts and dreams into a podcast, where she forms a lively relationship with one of her listeners. But soon she’ll need all the support she can get: a new competing restaurant, a more upscale halal place, is about to open in the Golden Crescent, threatening Three Sisters.

When her mysterious aunt and her teenage cousin arrive from India for a surprise visit, they draw Hana into a long-buried family secret. A hate-motivated attack on their neighbourhood complicates the situation further, as does Hana’s growing attraction for Aydin, the young owner of the rival restaurant—who might not be a complete stranger after all.

As life on the Golden Crescent unravels, Hana must learn to use her voice, draw on the strength of her community and decide what her future should be.

About The Author

Uzma Jalaluddin grew up in a diverse suburb of Toronto, but her favourite place in the world is the nearest bookstore or library. Her debut novel, AYESHA AT LAST (2018), is a retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in the Toronto Muslim community. The novel was a Goodreads Choice Award Finalist, was featured on The Today Show, and was a Cosmopolitan UK Book of the Year. AYESHA AT LAST has been optioned for film by Pascal Pictures. Her second novel, HANA KHAN CARRIES ON (April 2021), was an instant Canadian bestseller. The novel is a reimagining of ‘You’ve Got Mail’ set in rival halal restaurants. Uzma writes a culture and parenting column for The Toronto Star, and has written for The Atlantic. She lives in Toronto, Canada, with her husband and two sons, where she also teaches high school.

Website – Goodreads

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About the Tour

This tour is open for book bloggers, booktubers and bookstagrammers who can review the book on their designated dates. It is open to readers from UK, Europe, India, Australia, South Africa, and Singapore, with priority given to those who identify as Indian and Muslim. The official hashtag for the tour will be #HanaKhanonTour.

The tour will run from May 31st to June 13th. Reviews are required of all our hosts, but if you end up not enjoying the book we are happy to work with you to provide additional creative content on your stop.

For this tour, Physical and Digital copies are available. The CP Tours team will send out confirmation emails when sign ups close and post the tour schedule on our blog, Twitter and Instagram, as well as in an email sent to the tour hosts.

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below, DM us on any of our social media pages, or email us at coloredpagestours@gmail[dot]com

SIGN UP HERE!

Tour Schedule: Witches Steeped in Gold

Hello friends!

The Colored Pages Team is super excited to announce the confirmed schedule for yet another amazing book: witches Steeped in Gold!

Thank you to everyone that signed up and helped spread the word to ensure we find as many International and Own Voices readers as possible. We are so happy with the incredible response to this tour!

Remember to check our hosts’ posts during the week of the tour and help promote the release of Witches Steeped in Gold.

About the Book

Publication date: April 20th, 2021

Publisher: Hot Key Books/HarperTeen

Pages: 544

Genre: YA Fantasy

Representation: Jamaican, Carribbean Representation

Other Links: Goodreads| Amazon| IndieBound

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Divided by their order. United by their vengeance.

Iraya has spent her life in a cell, but every day brings her closer to freedom – and vengeance.

Jazmyne is the Queen’s daughter, but unlike her sister before her, she has no intention of dying to strengthen her mother’s power.

Sworn enemies, these two witches enter a precarious alliance to take down a mutual threat. But power is intoxicating, revenge is a bloody pursuit, and nothing is certain – except the lengths they will go to win this game.

This Jamaican-inspired fantasy debut about two enemy witches who must enter into a deadly alliance to take down a common enemy has the twisted cat-and-mouse of Killing Eve with the richly imagined fantasy world of Furyborn and Ember in the Ashes.

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About the Author

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Of Jamaican heritage, Ciannon Smart grew up in a small town in the south-east of England. As the only daughter in a house full of boisterous sons, she developed a voracious appetite for reading from an early age, preferring anarchy in stories rather than real life. In YA she loves her heroines exactly as she loves her villains: wilful, wily, and unpredictable. When not writing, Ciannon can be found reading, painting, or taking the long way home to listen to a good song more than once.

Website – Goodreads

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Tour Schedule

April 20th

The Paper Reels – Mood Board 

@paddy_pikala – Review only 

April 21st

Tea.Books.Magic – Mood Board 

@authorbettymaxine– Favorite Quotes

A Book and Chai– Mood Board 

April 22nd

Melancholic Blithe – Mood Board

@the__offbeat_human – Mood Board 

April 23rd

This Belle Reads Too – Review Only 

Reading Stewardess –  Blog Interview 

April 24th

Roving Savant – Review only 

Paperbacks & Pen– Blog Interview 

April 25th

Literary Delirium – Favorite Quotes 

Love, Paola – Favorite Quotes 

April 26th

                                  Booksandstrokes– Mood Board 

Starred Pages– Playlist

 @crazykidjournal – Review only

Tour Sign Ups: Ace of Spades by Àbíké-Íyímídé

Publication date: May 18, 2021

Publisher: Macmillan/ USBorne YA

Pages: 480

Genre: YA Mystery/Thriller

Representation: Nigerian Italian, Nigerian, Italian Representation

Other Links: Goodreads | Amazon | IndieBound

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Synopsis:

Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully.

When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school’s senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian, too.

Shortly after the announcement is made, though, someone who goes by Aces begins using anonymous text messages to reveal secrets about the two of them that turn their lives upside down and threaten every aspect of their carefully planned futures.

As Aces shows no sign of stopping, what seemed like a sick prank quickly turns into a dangerous game, with all the cards stacked against them. Can Devon and Chiamaka stop Aces before things become incredibly deadly?

About The Author

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is a writer from South London who has dreamt of writing books about black kids saving (or destroying) the world all her life. She is an avid tea drinker, and a collector of strange mugs. Faridah currently studies English Literature at a university in the Scottish Highlands.

Website – Goodreads

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About the Tour

This tour is open ONLY FOR BOOKTOK who can review the book on their designated dates. It is open to readers from all over the world, with priority given to those who identify as Nigerian Italian, Nigerian, or Italian. The official hashtag for the tour will be #AceofSpadesTour.

The tour will run from May 26th to June 1st. Reviews are required of all our hosts, but if you end up not enjoying the book we are happy to work with you to provide additional creative content on your stop.

For this tour, only digital copies are available. Please be aware of this when signing up for this tour and planning your content! The CP Tours team will send out confirmation emails when sign ups close and post the tour schedule on our Twitter and Instagram, as well as in an email sent to the tour hosts.a

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below, DM us on any of our social media pages, or email us at coloredpagestours@gmail[dot]com

SIGN UP HERE!

Tour Sign Ups: Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart

Publication date: April 20th, 2021

Publisher: HarperTeen

Pages: 544

Genre: YA Fantasy

Representation: Jamaican, Carribbean Representation

Other Links: Goodreads | Amazon | IndieBound

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Synopsis:

Divided by their order. United by their vengeance.

Iraya has spent her life in a cell, but every day brings her closer to freedom – and vengeance.

Jazmyne is the Queen’s daughter, but unlike her sister before her, she has no intention of dying to strengthen her mother’s power.

Sworn enemies, these two witches enter a precarious alliance to take down a mutual threat. But power is intoxicating, revenge is a bloody pursuit, and nothing is certain – except the lengths they will go to win this game.

This Jamaican-inspired fantasy debut about two enemy witches who must enter into a deadly alliance to take down a common enemy has the twisted cat-and-mouse of Killing Eve with the richly imagined fantasy world of Furyborn and Ember in the Ashes.

About The Author

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Of Jamaican heritage, Ciannon Smart grew up in a small town in the south-east of England. As the only daughter in a house full of boisterous sons, she developed a voracious appetite for reading from an early age, preferring anarchy in stories rather than real life. In YA she loves her heroines exactly as she loves her villains: wilful, wily, and unpredictable. When not writing, Ciannon can be found reading, painting, or taking the long way home to listen to a good song more than once.

Website – Goodreads

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About the Tour

This tour is open for book bloggers, booktubers, bookstagrammers, or booktok who can review the book on their designated dates. It is open to readers from all over the world, with priority given to those who identify as Jamaican and/or Caribbean. The official hashtag for the tour will be #WitchesSteepedinGoldTour.

This tour is only open to UK, the Commonwealth and European Influencers!

The tour will run from April 20th to April 26th. Reviews are required of all our hosts, but if you end up not enjoying the book we are happy to work with you to provide additional creative content on your stop.

For this tour, only digital copies are available. Please be aware of this when signing up for this tour and planning your content! The CP Tours team will send out confirmation emails when sign ups close and post the tour schedule on our Twitter and Instagram, as well as in an email sent to the tour hosts.a

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below, DM us on any of our social media pages, or email us at coloredpagestours@gmail[dot]com

SIGN UP HERE!

Tour Schedule: The Cost of Knowing

Hello friends!

The Colored Pages Team is super excited to announce the confirmed schedule for yet another amazing book: The Cost of Knowing!

Thank you to everyone that signed up and helped spread the word to ensure we find as many International and Own Voices readers as possible. We are so happy with the incredible response to this tour!

Remember to check our hosts’ posts during the week of the tour and help promote the release of The Cost of Knowing.

About the Book

Publication date: April 6th 2021

Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers

Pages: 336

Genre: Young Adult Contemporary

Representation: Black American

Other Links: GOODREADS—AMAZON—BOOKSHOP

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Dear Martin meets They Both Die at the End in this gripping, evocative novel about a Black teen who has the power to see into the future, whose life turns upside down when he foresees his younger brother’s imminent death, from the acclaimed author of SLAY.

Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus is trying his best. He tries to be the best employee he can be at the local ice cream shop; the best boyfriend he can be to his amazing girlfriend, Talia; the best protector he can be over his little brother, Isaiah. But as much as Alex tries, he often comes up short.

It’s hard to for him to be present when every time he touches an object or person, Alex sees into its future. When he touches a scoop, he has a vision of him using it to scoop ice cream. When he touches his car, he sees it years from now, totaled and underwater. When he touches Talia, he sees them at the precipice of breaking up, and that terrifies him. Alex feels these visions are a curse, distracting him, making him anxious and unable to live an ordinary life.

And when Alex touches a photo that gives him a vision of his brother’s imminent death, everything changes.

With Alex now in a race against time, death, and circumstances, he and Isaiah must grapple with their past, their future, and what it means to be a young Black man in America in the present.

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About the Author

Brittney Morris is the author of SLAY. She holds a BA in Economics from Boston University because back then, she wanted to be a financial analyst. (She’s now thankful that didn’t happen). She spends her spare time reading, playing indie video games, and enjoying the Seattle rain from her apartment. She lives with her husband Steven who would rather enjoy the rain from a campsite in the woods because he hasn’t played enough horror games. Brittney is the founder and former president of the Boston University Creative Writing Club, a four-time NaNoWriMo winner and a 2018 Pitch Wars mentor.

Website – Goodreads

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Tour Schedule

April 6th 

Cosmicnreads – Favorite Quotes

The Litt Librarian – Review Only 

April 7th 

The turn of a Page – Mood Board

Bookish_gal512 – Book Recommendations 

April 8th

BookinItWithAhtiya – Blog Interview 

Signed Iza – Review Only 

Cam Reviews Books – Book recommendations 

April 9th

The Paper Reels – Favorite Quotes

Novel Sistah’s Literary Meditations and Reflections – Playlist

April 10th

Justice For Readers – Playlist 

The Reading Fairy – Blog Interview 

April 11th

Glendaofalltime – Review Only 

mac n’ books – Reading vlog 

PopTheButterfly Reads – Review Only 

April 12th 

@FandomFr3nzy – Creative Content

Starred Pages – Reading Vlog 

Reading Stewardess  – Playlist 

Tour Sign-Ups: Gearbreakers[closed]

Publication date: June 29th 2021

Publisher: feiwel friends

Pages: 416 pages

Genre: YA Science Fiction

Representation: Asian, Asian American, Sapphic

Other Links: Goodreads — Amazon — Bookshop

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Synopsis:

Two girls on opposite sides of a war discover they’re fighting for a common purpose—and falling for each other—in Zoe Hana Mikuta’s high-octane debut Gearbreakers, perfect for fans of Pacific Rim, Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Saga, and Marie Lu’s Legend series.

We went past praying to deities and started to build them instead…

The shadow of Godolia’s tyrannical rule is spreading, aided by their giant mechanized weapons known as Windups. War and oppression are everyday constants for the people of the Badlands, who live under the thumb of their cruel Godolia overlords.

Eris Shindanai is a Gearbreaker, a brash young rebel who specializes in taking down Windups from the inside. When one of her missions goes awry and she finds herself in a Godolia prison, Eris meets Sona Steelcrest, a cybernetically enhanced Windup pilot. At first Eris sees Sona as her mortal enemy, but Sona has a secret: She has intentionally infiltrated the Windup program to destroy Godolia from within.

As the clock ticks down to their deadliest mission yet, a direct attack to end Godolia’s reign once and for all, Eris and Sona grow closer–as comrades, friends, and perhaps something more…

About The Author

photo by Kiva Brearton

Zoe Hana Mikuta currently attends the University of Washington in Seattle, studying English with a creative writing focus. She grew up in Boulder, Colorado, where she developed a deep love of Muay Thai kickboxing and nurtured a slow and steady infatuation for fictional worlds. When she is not writing, Zoe can be found embroidering runes onto her jean pockets, studying tarot or herbology, or curled up with a cup of caramel coffee and a good, bloody but heartwarming book. Gearbreakers is her debut novel.

Goodreads

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About the Tour

This tour is open for book bloggers, booktubers and bookstagrammers who can review the book on their designated dates. It is open to US-based and International readers, with priority given to those who identify as Asian, Asian-american, Womxn/Womxn. The official hashtag for the tour will be #GearbreakersTour .

The tour will run from June 23rd to 29th. Reviews are required of all our hosts, but if you end up not enjoying the book we are happy to work with you to provide additional creative content on your stop.

For this tour, only digital ARCs will be available. Please be aware of this when signing up for this tour and planning your content! The CP Tours team will send out confirmation emails when sign ups close and post the tour schedule on our Twitter and Instagram, as well as in an email sent to the tour hosts.

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below, DM us on any of our social media pages, or email us at coloredpagestours@gmail[dot]com

SIGN UP HERE!

Blog Tour Sign-Up: The Cost of Knowing[closed]

Publication date: April 6th 2021

Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers

Pages: 336

Genre: Young Adult Contemporary

Representation: Black American

Other Links: GOODREADS—AMAZON—BOOKSHOP

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Synopsis:

Dear Martin meets They Both Die at the End in this gripping, evocative novel about a Black teen who has the power to see into the future, whose life turns upside down when he foresees his younger brother’s imminent death, from the acclaimed author of SLAY.

Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus is trying his best. He tries to be the best employee he can be at the local ice cream shop; the best boyfriend he can be to his amazing girlfriend, Talia; the best protector he can be over his little brother, Isaiah. But as much as Alex tries, he often comes up short.

It’s hard to for him to be present when every time he touches an object or person, Alex sees into its future. When he touches a scoop, he has a vision of him using it to scoop ice cream. When he touches his car, he sees it years from now, totaled and underwater. When he touches Talia, he sees them at the precipice of breaking up, and that terrifies him. Alex feels these visions are a curse, distracting him, making him anxious and unable to live an ordinary life.

And when Alex touches a photo that gives him a vision of his brother’s imminent death, everything changes.

With Alex now in a race against time, death, and circumstances, he and Isaiah must grapple with their past, their future, and what it means to be a young Black man in America in the present.

About The Author

Brittney Morris is the author of SLAY. She holds a BA in Economics from Boston University because back then, she wanted to be a financial analyst. (She’s now thankful that didn’t happen). She spends her spare time reading, playing indie video games, and enjoying the Seattle rain from her apartment. She lives with her husband Steven who would rather enjoy the rain from a campsite in the woods because he hasn’t played enough horror games. Brittney is the founder and former president of the Boston University Creative Writing Club, a four-time NaNoWriMo winner and a 2018 Pitch Wars mentor.

Website – Goodreads

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About the Tour

This tour is open for book bloggers, booktubers and bookstagrammers who can review the book on their designated dates. It is open to International readers, with priority given to those who identify as Black. The official hashtag for the tour will be #The CostofKnowingTour .

The tour will run from April 6th to April 12th. Reviews are required of all our hosts, but if you end up not enjoying the book we are happy to work with you to provide additional creative content on your stop.

For this tour, only digital ARCs will be available. Please be aware of this when signing up for this tour and planning your content! The CP Tours team will send out confirmation emails when sign ups close and post the tour schedule on our Twitter and Instagram, as well as in an email sent to the tour hosts.

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below, DM us on any of our social media pages, or email us at coloredpagestours@gmail[dot]com

SIGN UP HERE!

Bookstagram Tour Sign-Ups: Love and Other Moods

Publication date: December 10th, 2020

Pages: 324 pages

Genre: New Adult/ Adult Romance

Representation: East Asian-American, East Asian

 Goodreads – Amazon 

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Synopsis:

Love and Other Moods is a coming-of-age story set in contemporary China, about falling in love, learning to adult, finding strength, and discovering one’s place in the world.

Naomi Kita-Fan uproots her life from New York to China when her fiancé’s company transfers him to Shanghai. After a disastrous turn of events, Naomi finds herself with no job, no boyfriend, and nowhere to live in a foreign country.

Amidst the backdrop of Shanghai welcoming millions of workers and visitors to the 2010 World Expo, we meet a tapestry of characters through Naomi: Joss Kong, a Shanghai socialite who leads an enviable life, but must harbor the secrets of her husband, Tay Kai Tang. Logan Hayden, a womanizing restaurateur looking for love in all the wrong places. Pan Jinsung and Ouyang Zhangjie, a silver-aged couple struggling with adapting to the ever-changing faces of their city. Dante Ouyang, who had just returned to China after spending years overseas, must choose between being filial and being in love. All their dreams and aspirations interweave within the sprawling web of Shanghai.

This multilayered novel explores a kaleidoscope of shifting relationships——familial friction, amorous entanglements, volatile friendships——in one of the most dynamic metropolises of the twenty-first century.

About The Author

Crystal Z. Lee is a Taiwanese American bilingual writer and a member of the Asian Authors Alliance. She has called many places home, including Taipei, New York, Shanghai, and the San Francisco Bay Area. She was formerly a public relations executive who had worked with brands in the fashion, beauty, technology, and automotive industries. Love and Other Moods is her first New Adult novel. Her debut children’s book is forthcoming in 2021.

Website – Goodreads

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About the Tour

This tour is open only for bookstagrammers who can review the book on their designated dates. It is open to both US-based and international readers, with priority given to those bookstagrammers who identify as East Asian, East Asian-American, Asian and Asian-American. The official hashtag for the tour will be #LoveAndOtherMoodsTour.

The tour will run from March 25th to March 31st. Reviews are required of all our hosts, but if you end up not enjoying the book we are happy to work with you to provide additional creative content on your stop.

For this tour, we have physical and digital copies for both US and International readers. Please be aware of this when signing up for this tour and planning your content! The CP Tours team will send out confirmation emails when sign ups close and post the tour schedule on our Twitter and Instagram, as well as in an email sent to the tour hosts.

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below, DM us on any of our social media pages, or email us at coloredpagestours@gmail[dot]com

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Tour Schedule: The Mirror Season

Hello friends!

The Colored Pages Team is super excited to announce the confirmed schedule for yet another amazing book: The Mirror Season!

Thank you to everyone that signed up and helped spread the word to ensure we find as many Own Voices readers as possible. We are so happy with the incredible response to this tour!

Remember to check our hosts’ posts during the week of the tour and help promote the release of The Mirror Season.

About the Book

Publication date: March 16th, 2021

Publisher: Feiwel and Friends

Pages: 320

Genre: YA Fantasy

Representation: Latinx, LGBTQIA+

Other Links: Goodreads – Amazon – Bookshop.org

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“An unforgettable story of trauma and healing, told in achingly beautiful prose with great tenderness and care.” —#1 New York Times-bestselling author Karen M. McManus

When two teens discover that they were both sexually assaulted at the same party, they develop a cautious friendship through her family’s possibly-magical pastelería, his secret forest of otherworldly trees, and the swallows returning to their hometown, in Anna-Marie McLemore’s The Mirror Season…

Graciela Cristales’ whole world changes after she and a boy she barely knows are assaulted at the same party. She loses her gift for making enchanted pan dulce. Neighborhood trees vanish overnight, while mirrored glass appears, bringing reckless magic with it. And Ciela is haunted by what happened to her, and what happened to the boy whose name she never learned.

But when the boy, Lock, shows up at Ciela’s school, he has no memory of that night, and no clue that a single piece of mirrored glass is taking his life apart. Ciela decides to help him, which means hiding the truth about that night. Because Ciela knows who assaulted her, and him. And she knows that her survival, and his, depend on no one finding out what really happened.

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About the Author

Photo by Christina Grout

Anna-Marie McLemore (they/them) writes magical realism and fairy tales that are as queer, Latinx, and nonbinary as they are. Their books include THE WEIGHT OF FEATHERS, a 2016 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist; 2017 Stonewall Honor Book WHEN THE MOON WAS OURS, which was longlisted for the National Book Award in Young People’s Literature and was the winner of the James Tiptree Jr. Award; WILD BEAUTY, a Kirkus, School Library Journal, and Booklist best book of 2017; BLANCA & ROJA, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice; MISS METEOR (co-authored with Tehlor Kay Mejia); DARK AND DEEPEST RED, a Winter 2020 Indie Next List selection; and the forthcoming THE MIRROR SEASON.

Website – Goodreads

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Tour Schedule

April 05th

Here There Be Magic – Reading & Baking Vlog

The Book Of Faerie – Favorite Quotes

April 06th

Pastelwriter – Review Only 

Sanjariti – Favorite Quotes

April 07th

Sharon Velez Diodonet – Favorite Quotes

Perpetual Pages – Instagram post

A Cup Of Nicole – Reading Vlog 

April 08th 

Colorfullybookish – Mood Board

Book Lover’s Book Reviews – Review Only 

April 09th

Andrea Beatriz Arango – Book Recommendations based on book 

April 10th

The Fine Art Of Reading – Favorite Quotes

Ana Annotated – Reading Journal Spread

Bookmindset – Review Only 

April 11th

Miss Linda Bennet – Fanart

CurlytopReads – Review Only

Tour Schedule: A Pho Love Story

Hello friends!

The Colored Pages Team is super excited to announce the confirmed schedule for yet another amazing book: A Pho Love Story!

Thank you to everyone that signed up and helped spread the word to ensure we find as many Own Voices readers as possible. We are so happy with the incredible response to this tour!

Remember to check our hosts’ posts during the week of the tour and help promote the release of A Pho Love Story.

About the Book

Publication date: February 9th, 2021

Publisher: Simon and Schuster for Young Readers

Pages: 416

Genre: YA Contemporary

Representation: Vietnamese-American

Other Links:  Goodreads – Amazon – Bookshop.org

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When Dimple Met Rishi meets Ugly Delicious in this funny, smart romantic comedy, in which two Vietnamese-American teens fall in love and must navigate their newfound relationship amid their families’ age-old feud about their competing, neighboring restaurants.

If Bao Nguyen had to describe himself, he’d say he was a rock. Steady and strong, but not particularly interesting. His grades are average, his social status unremarkable. He works at his parents’ pho restaurant, and even there, he is his parents’ fifth favorite employee. Not ideal.

If Linh Mai had to describe herself, she’d say she was a firecracker. Stable when unlit, but full of potential for joy and fire. She loves art and dreams pursuing a career in it. The only problem? Her parents rely on her in ways they’re not willing to admit, including working practically full-time at her family’s pho restaurant.

For years, the Mais and the Nguyens have been at odds, having owned competing, neighboring pho restaurants. Bao and Linh, who’ve avoided each other for most of their lives, both suspect that the feud stems from feelings much deeper than friendly competition.

But then a chance encounter brings Linh and Bao in the same vicinity despite their best efforts and sparks fly, leading them both to wonder what took so long for them to connect. But then, of course, they immediately remember.

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About the Author

Photo by Christina Grout

Loan Le is the youngest child of two Vietnamese immigrants hailing from Nha Trang. She holds an MFA degree in fiction from Fairfield University, also her undergraduate alma mater. A Pushcart Prize–nominated writer, her short stories have appeared in CRAFT Literary, Mud Season Review, and Angel City Review. Loan is an editor at Simon and Schuster’s Atria Books imprint and lives in Manhattan. A Pho Love Story is her first novel. Visit her website at writerloanle.com and find her on Twitter @loanloan.

Website – Goodreads

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Tour Schedule

February 9th 

Book Rambler – Welcome Post / Review

Acapricornreads  – Favorite quotes

February 10th 

The Mind of a Book Dragon – Review in GIFs 

Shelf Explanatory  – Review 

Bymyshelf – Interview 

February 11th 

Reading On A Star – Author guest post

Mixaphoria –  craft cocktail inspired by the story

February 12th 

Margie’s Must Reads – Book recommendations based on book

this belle reads too – Review and mood board

February 13th 

Allegory of Words –  Interview 

Dearrivarie – Mood board 

Book Lover’s Book Reviews – Review 

February 14th 

Know Your Books – Favorite quotes

too much miya – Favorite quotes 

The Book View – Mood board 

February 15th 

Portals Into Books – Mood board
Bitacoradesofi – Review

Remember to check out the amazing posts of our host during the tour! 

Tour Schedule: On the Hook

Hello friends!

The Colored Pages Team is super excited to announce the confirmed schedule for yet another amazing book: On the Hook!

Thank you to everyone that signed up and helped spread the word to ensure we find as many International and Own Voices readers as possible. We are so happy with the incredible response to this tour!

Remember to check our hosts’ posts during the week of the tour and help promote the release of On the Hook.

About the Book

Publication date: May 18, 2021

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Pages: 304

Genre: YA Contemporary

Representation: Mexican- American Representation

Other Links: Goodreads| Amazon| IndieBound

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You think you’re better than everyone else?
Listen to me, I’m going to kill you.”

Hector has always minded his own business, working hard to make his way to a better life someday. He’s the chess team champion, helps the family with his job at the grocery, and teaches his little sister to shoot hoops overhand.

Until Joey singles him out. Joey, whose older brother, Chavo, is head of the Discípulos gang, tells Hector that he’s going to kill him: maybe not today, or tomorrow, but someday. And Hector, frozen with fear, does nothing. From that day forward, Hector’s death is hanging over his head every time he leaves the house. He tries to fade into the shadows – to drop off Joey’s radar – to become no one.

But when a fight between Chavo and Hector’s brother Fili escalates, Hector is left with no choice but to take a stand.

The violent confrontation will take Hector places he never expected, including a reform school where he has to live side-by-side with his enemy, Joey. It’s up to Hector to choose whether he’s going to lose himself to revenge or get back to the hard work of living.

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About the Author

Francisco X. Stork was born in Mexico. He moved to El Paso Texas with his adoptive father and mother when he was nine. He attended Spring Hill College, Harvard University and Columbia Law School. He worked as an attorney for thirty-three years before retiring in 2015. He is married and has two grown children and four beautiful grandkids. He loves to discover new books and authors. His favorite books are those where the author’s soul touches his.

Website – Goodreads

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Tour Schedule

May 12th  

The Writer’s Ally – Mood Board

Know Your Books – Favorite Quotes

May 13th

Melancholic Blithe – Blog Interview

May 14th 

Love, Paola – Favorite Quotes

May 15th

Literaryhoneycomb – Review Only

May 16th

@yanitzaWrites – Favorite Quotes

May 17th 

Lone Vixen Reads – Mood Board

Bookishplants – Review Only

May 18th 
Bookdragon217 – Review Only

Tour Schedule: MUTED

Hello friends!

The Colored Pages Team is super excited to announce the confirmed schedule for yet another amazing book: MUTED!

Thank you to everyone that signed up and helped spread the word to ensure we find as many International and Own Voices readers as possible. We are so happy with the incredible response to this tour!

Remember to check our hosts’ posts during the week of the tour and help promote the release of MUTED.

About the Book

Title: Muted

Author: Tami Charles  

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Publication Date: February 2nd, 2021

Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary

Other Links:

Goodreads

Amazon

Book Depository

Barnes & Noble

IndieBound

Indigo

Alibris

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A ripped-from-the-headlines novel of ambition, music, and innocence lost, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Jason Reynolds!

Be bold. Get seen. Be Heard.

For seventeen-year-old Denver, music is everything. Writing, performing, and her ultimate goal: escaping her very small, very white hometown.

So Denver is more than ready on the day she and her best friends Dali and Shak sing their way into the orbit of the biggest R&B star in the world, Sean “Mercury” Ellis. Merc gives them everything: parties, perks, wild nights — plus hours and hours in the recording studio. Even the painful sacrifices and the lies the girls have to tell are all worth it.

Until they’re not.

Denver begins to realize that she’s trapped in Merc’s world, struggling to hold on to her own voice. As the dream turns into a nightmare, she must make a choice: lose her big break, or get broken.

Inspired by true events, Muted is a fearless exploration of the dark side of the music industry, the business of exploitation, how a girl’s dreams can be used against her — and what it takes to fight back.

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About the Author

Tami Charles is the New York Times bestselling author of All Because You Matter, and numerous books for children and young adults. Her middle grade debut, Like Vanessa, earned Top 10 spots on the Indies Introduce and Spring Kids’ Next lists, three starred reviews, and a Junior Library Guild selection. Her latest titles include YA novel-in-verse, Muted, which was a Buzzfeed Top 40 pick for 2021, and lyrical picture book, My Day with the Panye. When Tami isn’t writing, she can be found presenting at schools both stateside and abroad.

Website

Twitter

Instagram

Youtube 

Goodreads

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Tour Schedule

April 26th

@jainnyreads – Review Only

April 27th

The Blerdy Reader – Favorite Quotes

BookinItWithAhtiya – Review Only 

April 28th

Hoarding Books, Herding Cats – Review Only 

Love, Paola – Review Only

Melancholic Blithe – Review Only

April 29th

@linda.reads – Review Only

Of Stars and Pages – Review Only 

April 30th

Book Lover’s Book Reviews – Review Only

Inkhaven – Review Only

May 1st

Sapphire Bubble – Favorite Quotes

Books N Bullsh!t – Playlist

The Written Journey – Review Only

Oyinda Loves Books – Favorite Quotes

May 2nd

Bookdragon217 – Favorite Quotes

Lone Vixen Reads – Favorite Quotes

Literaryhoneycomb – Favorite Quotes

Tour Sign Ups: Muted by Tami Charles[closed]

Publication date: February 2nd, 2021

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Pages: 400

Genre: YA Contemporary

Representation: Afro-latinx Representation

Other Links: Goodreads | Amazon | IndieBound

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Synopsis:

A ripped-from-the-headlines novel of ambition, music, and innocence lost, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Jason Reynolds! Be bold. Get seen. Be Heard.

For seventeen-year-old Denver, music is everything. Writing, performing, and her ultimate goal: escaping her very small, very white hometown.

So Denver is more than ready on the day she and her best friends Dali and Shak sing their way into the orbit of the biggest R&B star in the world, Sean “Mercury” Ellis. Merc gives them everything: parties, perks, wild nights — plus hours and hours in the recording studio. Even the painful sacrifices and the lies the girls have to tell are all worth it.

Until they’re not.

Denver begins to realize that she’s trapped in Merc’s world, struggling to hold on to her own voice. As the dream turns into a nightmare, she must make a choice: lose her big break, or get broken.

Inspired by true events, Muted is a fearless exploration of the dark side of the music industry, the business of exploitation, how a girl’s dreams can be used against her — and what it takes to fight back.

About The Author

Tami Charles is the New York Times bestselling author of All Because You Matter, and numerous books for children and young adults. Her middle grade debut, Like Vanessa, earned Top 10 spots on the Indies Introduce and Spring Kids’ Next lists, three starred reviews, and a Junior Library Guild selection. Her latest titles include YA novel-in-verse, Muted, which was a Buzzfeed Top 40 pick for 2021, and lyrical picture book, My Day with the Panye. When Tami isn’t writing, she can be found presenting at schools both stateside and abroad.

Website – Twitter

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About the Tour

This tour is open for bloggers, booktubers and bookstagrammers who can review the book on their designated dates. It is open to readers from all over the world, with priority given to those who identify as Afro-latinx. The official hashtag for the tour will be #MutedTour.

The tour will run from April 26th to May 2nd. Reviews are required of all our hosts, but if you end up not enjoying the book we are happy to work with you to provide additional creative content on your stop.

For this tour, only digital copies are available. Please be aware of this when signing up for this tour and planning your content! The CP Tours team will send out confirmation emails when sign ups close and post the tour schedule on our Twitter and Instagram, as well as in an email sent to the tour hosts.

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below, DM us on any of our social media pages, or email us at coloredpagestours@gmail[dot]com

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