Archive for July 26, 2023

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I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the HEART EYES (The Complete Series) by Dennis Hopeless & Víctor Ibáñez Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours.

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Check out my Review and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

HEART EYES (The Complete Series)

Authors: Dennis Hopeless & Víctor Ibáñez (Illustrator)

 

 

Pub. Date: July 18, 2023

Publisher: Vault Comics

Formats:  Paperback, eBook

Pages: 144

Find it: Goodreadshttps://books2read.com/HEART-EYES-The-Complete-Series

 

A post-apocalyptic monster story
teeming with horror, Lovecraftian-inspired monstrosities, romance, and one
devil-may-care teenager named Lupe who is much more than she seems. 

SMILES HIDE WHAT LURKS BENEATH.

Sanity-eating monsters ended humanity. The unlucky few who survived now hide in
the cracks of a broken world. And yet somehow, beneath the graveyard that used
to be San Antonio, Rico met Lupe, the girl of his dreams – and an enigma. How
did she get here? And why is she smiling? No one survives out in the street. No
one smiles where the monsters lurk. But Lupe does.

Join teenagers Rico and Lupe as they journey through a the desolate landscape
of monstrous devastation – and their own obstacle-ridden relationship.

Heart Eyes explores themes of loneliness, mental illness, being your own worst
enemy, and human connection reflecting the pandemic and post-pandemic world in
which we live.

For fans of Lovecraftian monsters and horror, weird romance, post-apocalyptic
fiction,Caitlin R. Kiernan (Houses Under the Sea ,The Tinfoil
Dossier
 series, Vile Affections, Tales of Pain and Wonder,
Daughter of Hounds, Alabaster, Comes a Pale Rider
), the Ellen
Datlow-edited Lovecraft’s Monsters, James Tynion IV’s Something
is Killing the Children,
 Robert Kirkman’s Oblivion Song, Scott
Snyder’s Undiscovered Country, Bad Girls, Rick Remender’s Low, Justin
Jordan’s The Spread, and Human Remains.

Collects the complete five-issue series.

 

 

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MY REVIEW

Lupe is a girl lost. Wandering San Antonio alone in a world filled with monsters that have one agenda. To consume humans. Why is Lupe able to walk among these monsters safely? Will she ever find others who can also do this? Is anyone left?

I enjoyed Heart Eyes. It had a Lovecraftian vibe and I’m always up for that.  Lupe Had me curious. I wanted to know how she could do what she did.  How she would end up. So did someone else. They’d been watching her. Waiting to make their move. When they did, things got crazy.

I confess, the graphics were my favorite part. So many monsters. And some wild flight scenes. The story raced along, filling in details leading up to an ending that I saw coming but was satisfied with. Don’t get attached to some of the characters. After all, this is world of monsters and they are hungry.

4 STARS

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About Dennis Hopeless:

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Dennis Hopeless is a Harvey Award-winning writer from Kansas
City, MO best known for Marvel titles such as X-Men, Avengers, Spider-woman,
and Captain America. Hopeless has also written for DC Comics, Image Comics,
BOOM! Studios, and is the writer and co-creator of HEART EYES for
Vault Comics. 

 

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Keep in touch here:

Twitter | Instagram

 

 

 

 

About Víctor Ibáñez:

Victor Ibanez is a
critically-acclaimed illustrator based in Barcelona, Spain.

 

Keep in touch here:

Twitter | Instagram

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2 winners will receive finished copies of HEART EYES (The Complete Series), US Only.

Ends August 5th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

7/1/2023

The
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Week Two:

7/2/2023

Tara’s Book Addiction

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7/3/2023

Writer of Wrongs

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7/4/2023

Sadie’s
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7/5/2023

Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer

Review/IG Post

7/6/2023

Two Chicks on Books

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7/7/2023

Cara North

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7/8/2023

A Dream Within A Dream

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Week Three:

7/9/2023

#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

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7/10/2023

Brandi Danielle Davis

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7/11/2023

Jaime_of_gryffindor

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7/12/2023

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7/13/2023

@enthuse_reader

IG Review/TikTok Post

7/14/2023

Bookish In Bed

Review

7/15/2023

The Book Countess

Review/IG Post

Week Four:

7/16/2023

Books With a Chance

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7/17/2023

Locks, Hooks and Books

Review

7/18/2023

Country Mamas With Kids

Review/IG Post

7/19/2023

Fieldstone_lfl

IG Review

7/20/2023

A Blue Box Full of Books

IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post

7/21/2023

OneMoreExclamation

Review/IG Post

7/22/2023

@evergirl200

IG Review

Week Five:

7/23/2023

Lifestyle of Me

Review

7/24/2023

celiamcmahonreads

IG Review

7/25/2023

Kim’s Book Reviews and Writing Aha’s

Review/IG Post

7/26/2023

FUONLYKNEW

Review

7/27/2023

@jlreadstoperpetuity

IG Review/TikTok Post

7/28/2023

Nerdophiles

Review

7/29/2023

Fire
and Ice

Review/IG Post

Week Six:

7/30/2023

Books with Brandie Shanae

YouTube Review/IG Post

7/31/2023

two
points of interest

Review

 

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Be swept away to enchanting tropical locales in these thirteen love stories filled with sweet romance.

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Romancing the Tropics

A Collection of Sweet Romance Stories

with stories by

Lia Davis, Melody Johnson, Vickey Wollan, Leah Miles, Gloria Ferguson, Sara J. Walker, Laura E. Salas, Kelle Z. Riley, Maggie FitzRoy, V.L. Czerny, L.J. Green, M.J. Gates, Merrie Angel

 

Be swept away to enchanting tropical locales in these thirteen love stories filled with sweet romance. Travel from 1904 to the present as couples find their happily ever after in romantic locales like Miami, the Caribbean, and a romantic Island Kingdom.

Escape for an hour—or a day—to worlds where love, action, adventure, humor, and warmth combine in classic tales of enemies becoming lovers, marriages of convenience turning into more, and second chances proving it’s never too late for love.

Here’s what inside:


Spellbound in the Caribbean by Lia Davis. Freelance artist and witch, Kiera is sent to a remote tropical island by her coven to investigate a supernatural murder and discovers the power of love.

Spelled for Survivor by Melody Johnson. With a fifty-thousand-dollar grand prize on the line, the final two contestants of a reality survival TV show must battle their hearts as well as the elements when they discover that the magic between them might be more valuable than anything money could buy.

The Widow’s Dilemma in Cuba by L.J. Green. 1904. A widow ventures to the tropical paradise of Cuba for a vacation with her niece. Reunited with a former friend of her husband’s, her heart gets involved. Will she get a second chance at love?

The Florida Keys by V.L Czerny. 1908. On an adventure to tropical Florida, blindly confident Elsie oversteps thresholds—exposing answers to the unsolved riddles of her heart.

Secret Island by Maggie FitzRoy. 1924. A spunky gal reporter falls for a mysterious bootlegger while chasing a story on a dangerous island.

The Past and the Present Collide in Paradise by Sara Walker. 1979. A couple gets their second chance at happiness in the ash of a volcano on the Isle of Barbados.

The Poet and The Predictor by Merrie Angel. 1996. Related to royalty, poet Jessica Spencer decides to break society’s rules, save the world, and find adventure on the island of Bonaire with a mysterious indigenous scientist, Roman.

The Cowboy and the Island Girl by Gloria Ferguson. Will a modern-day cowboy’s offer to buy an Aruban girl’s tour business end with a love merger instead?

Ocean Tides and Love Vibes by Laura E. Salas. He goes to work on a yacht hoping to escape his failures, only to find himself living in close quarters with the love of his life, the one whose heart he foolishly broke ten years ago.

A Donkey Named Cleo by M.J. Gates. A woman starts a second career as a veterinarian in the Virgin Islands where a donkey helps her find herself and love.

Baubles in Bermuda by Vickey Wollan. An adventurous treasure hunter in Bermuda finds more than a handful of jewels.

Love in the Conch Republic, by Leah Miles. In the Conch Republic, a long-lost son returns for his legacy and ends up with the gift of love.

The Prince Takes a Bride By Kelle Z Riley. A modern-day marriage of convenience on a romantic Island Kingdom leads to love.

Proceeds benefit the First Coast Romance Writers, an independent non-profit organization, which helps writers hone their craft and expand their knowledge of the publishing industry.

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The thirteen authors participating in this anthology are members of First Coast Romance Writers (FCRW), and proceeds from this anthology benefit their organization. FCRW is a non-profit that welcomes both published and unpublished authors, as well as any individuals involved in writing and publishing. The chapter is dedicated to promoting excellence in romantic fiction through monthly meetings and workshops in a comfortable forum. They strive to help writers establish careers by providing innovative programs, networking opportunities and pertinent information on effective marketing techniques. Romancing the Tropics is the fourth installment in the group’s anthology series. Learn more about FCRW online at https://www.firstcoastromancewriters.com

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