Release: September 15th 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Author Revolution LLC
Source: Xpresso Book Tours
Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon,B&N, iBooks, Kobo
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Nestled in the woods of Windhaven, Blackwood Manor waits to unleash a dark and deadly legacy…
Autumn Blackwood gets a scholarship at Windhaven Academy an exclusive college for witches, for the Witching Stick Orientation. Here, she hopes to find out her dormant supernatural powers.
But as school begins , strange occurrences start to follow Autumn everywhere. She can’t escape the haunting past of the deadly legacy of her Blackwood Manor home either.
New friends urge her to learn more about her family’s history in order to unlock her powers and make sense of what’s happening at Blackwood Manor. Once an accident brings Autumn face-to-face with death. However, she realizes her gifts are tied to a legacy that can either save or doom them all…
Fans of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, Joe Hill’s Locke & Key, or MR Forbes’ Necromancer: The Complete Series will love The Windhaven Witches.
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Secret Legacy Review:
This was a fun paranormal romance, and though it has the standard tropes, the author made it very entertaining!
The book starts off with a bang where Autumn enrolls in a magical school goes to live with her father. The author immediately sets the eerie tone of the plot with the creepy mansion and mysterious voices. Additionally, there is also the mystery behind the missing children and if they are connected to Autumn in some way. Moreover, Autumn’s father also seems to keep secrets from her. And who exactly Abigail is? There are a lot of reasons why I enjoyed reading the story!
I also liked Autumn as the main character. She has a cute chemistry with Wade. I also liked all the supporting characters like Colton, Cat, Dominic and her parents. The author also adds a few twists and turns, where at a certain point, you also suspect Wade as the negative character.
However, the only thing which I was disappointed with was the instant love. Autumn falls for Wade as soon as she sees him. Although I enjoyed their conversations and their relationship, I rolled my eyes as to how quickly they fell for each other. Also, while I though the story started and ended very nicely, the plot slowed down in between. At times, it focused more on Wade and Autumn’s relationship, and the drama with Cat, Colton and Dominic. The story would have been perfect if the author evenly balanced the mystery with the love and drama among the characters.
Apart from that, this was a nice book. The story also ends in a cliff-hanger which makes you want to pick up the next book and continue reading. Overall, I enjoyed Secret Legacy and look forward to the next book!
Giveaway:
Tour-wide giveaway (US only)
• A 7″ Kindle Fire and 7 Signed Paperbacks from Carissa Andrews
I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the Secret Legacy by Carissa Andrews Blog Tour hosted by Xpresso Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
Book Tour Schedule
September 7th
–QuirkyBookReads >> Review
–Immutable Chatter >> Interview
–M.J. Spencer >> Guest post
September 8th
–The Avid Reader >> Interview
–Bookriot >> Review
–forthenovellovers >> Review
–Lindsey’s Library >> Review
September 9th
–Book Lovers 4Ever >> Excerpt
–Rajiv’s Reviews >> Review
–So Few Books >> Excerpt
September 10th
–Literary Gold >> Excerpt
–Ilovebooksandstuffblog >> Excerpt
September 11th
–Stuck In Books >> Excerpt
–Archaeolibrarian – I Dig Good Books! >> Review
–I’m Into Books >> Excerpt
–Adventures in Writing >> Excerpt
September 14th
–Candid With Courtney >> Review
–Susan Heim on Writing >> Excerpt
–Casia’s Corner >> Review
September 15th
–TBR Book Blog >> Excerpt
–breen.rb >> Review
–Jazzy Book Reviews >> Excerpt
–The TattooedLibrarian >> Review
September 16th
–411 ON BOOKS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHING NEWS >> Guest post
–Thoughts in Progress >> Excerpt
–Airin’ My Dirty Laundry >> Excerpt
–A Naughty Book Love Affair >> Review
September 17th
–Ryann Hill >> Guest post
–Sara In Bookland >> Review
–So Many Books, So Little Time >> Excerpt
September 18th
–Cranky The Book Curmudgeon >> Review
–Valerie Ullmer | Romance Author >> Playlist
–Read book. Repeat. >> Review
Thanks so much for being a part of the tour and sharing your review! I appreciate it so much!
My Pleasure =)
This sounds like a really fun read! Great review, Rajiv! 🙂
Hi again, Rajiv! I thought I’d swing back around to see if you caught the new live-action book trailer we just launched for Secret Legacy. Hopefully you and your audience like it. Here’s the 40-second one, if you want to check it out! https://youtu.be/v2pHzZ-s7J0