I am stoked to be hosting a stop on the blog tour for THE BONE CHARMER by Breeana Shields! I have an excerpt to share with you today check it out and enter to win the giveaway below!
About The Book:
Title: THE BONE CHARMER
Author: Breeana Shields
Pub.
Date: May 21, 2019
Publisher: Page Street Kids
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 400
"I
was absolutely swept away by the world of The Bone Charmer." –
Kendare Blake, #1 NYT Bestselling author of Three Dark Crowns
In Saskia’s world,
bones are the source of all power. They tell the future, reveal the past, and
expose secrets in the present. Each village has a designated seer who performs
readings for the townsfolk, and in Midwood, the Bone Charmer is Saskia’s
mother.
On the day of her
kenning—a special bone reading that determines the apprenticeships
of all seventeen-year-olds—Saskia’s worst fears come
true. She receives an assignment to train as a Bone Charmer, like her mother,
and even worse, a match-making reading that pairs her with Bram—a
boy who has suspicious tattoos that hint of violence.
Saskia knows her
mother saw multiple paths for her, yet chose one she knew Saskia wouldn’t want.
Their argument leads to a fracture in one of the bones. Broken bones are always
bad luck, but this particular set of bones have been infused with extra magic,
and so the break has devastating consequences—Saskia’s future has split as
well. Now she will live her two potential paths simultaneously. Only one future
can survive. And Saskia’s life is in danger in both.
Now on to the excerpt!
The Bone Charmer
By
Breeana Sheilds
From
Chapter Three:
My head swims, and I’m not sure if it’s
the nauseating combination of the smoke and incense, or the loss of blood, or the
prospect of these particular bones being used against me. My mother’s eyes
flutter closed. She breathes deeply and the smoke seems to rush to her, as if
it’s ready to do her bidding. Several minutes pass and my eyes grow heavy. My
limbs go slack. I forget what I was so worried about.
But then the clatter of an iron lid
lowering onto the basin pulls me from my reverie. My eyes snap open just in
time to see my mother spill the blackened bones across the white carpet. As she
studies them, a crease appears between her brows. Her eyes are shimmering when
she lifts her head.
“You’ll be apprenticed at Ivory Hall,”
she tells me, her voice flat and emotionless. “You’ll train as a Bone Charmer
with the Second Sight.” She swallows and her gaze slides away from me. “Bram
will be your mate.”
For a moment I’m too stunned to react. And
then rage wells in my chest.
“Why would you do this?”
She doesn’t answer. I can hear my pulse
roaring in my ears.
“Which one of Gran’s bones told you to
ruin my life?” I ask, scooping a handful of them into my palm.
“Saskia.” Her voice is low and threatening.
“Don’t.”
But what could she possibly do to me
that is worse than this? I’ll be sent far from home to be trained to read bones—a
fate I couldn’t be less suited for. And she’s paired me with a boy
whose
tattoos have made the whole town fear him, a boy who might have been my very
last choice—if
choice were actually a luxury that belonged to me. I’ll not only live a
miserable life, but I’ll live it alone.
“Was it this one?” I ask, holding up a
slender bone. When she doesn’t answer, I throw it aside and pick up another.
“Or maybe this?”
My mother’s hand shoots out, her
fingers roughly brushing mine as they close around the bone. Two bright
splotches stain her cheeks and she has fire in her eyes. “Give it to me.” She
tugs. But I tug harder.
And the bone snaps in two.
All the blood drains from my mother’s
face. She sucks in a sharp breath and snatches the other half from me.
Broken bones are bad luck.
“What have you done?” Her voice is
shrill, terrified. But it should be me asking that question. She’s destroyed any
chance I have of happiness. And these bones are worthless
now
anyway—they
can only be used once. I climb to my feet and stalk toward the door.
“The answer to your question is no,” I
say. “I don’t trust you.” But she doesn’t respond. And when I cast a final
glance in her direction, she’s still staring at the fractured bone, one hand
pressed against her mouth in silent horror.
About Breeana:
Breeana Shields is an author
of fantasy novels for teens including The Bone Charmer, Poison’s Kiss, and
Poison’s Cage. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA in
English.
When she’s not writing,
Breeana loves reading, traveling, and playing board games with her extremely
competitive family. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, her
three children, and two adorable, but spoiled dogs.
Giveaway Details:
3 winners
will receive a signed finished copy of THE BONE CHARMER, US Only.
Tour Schedule:
Week
One:
5/21/2019- BookHounds YA- Excerpt
5/21/2019- Rhythmicbooktrovert- Review
5/22/2019- Smada's Book Smack- Review
5/22/2019- Jheartlovesbooks- Review
5/23/2019- The Pages In-Between- Review
5/23/2019- Two Chicks on Books- Excerpt
5/24/2019- A Dream Within A
Dream- Excerpt
5/24/2019- Shelf-rated- Review
Week
Two:
5/27/2019- Character Madness
and Musings-Spotlight
5/27/2019- Lifestyle of Me- Review
5/28/2019- Some Books
& Ramblings- Review
5/28/2019- Starlight-Reads- Review
5/29/2019- Eli to the nth- Review
5/29/2019- Book-Keeping- Review
5/30/2019- Jena Brown Writes- Review
5/30/2019- The Suburban
Lifestyle- Review
5/31/2019- AURELIA LEO- Excerpt
5/31/2019- Confessions
of a YA Reader-Excerpt
Week
Three:
6/3/2019- Two Points of Interest- Review
6/3/2019- Savings in Seconds- Review
