I’m MB and very excited to be a part of my first ever blog tour here on my blog! I applied to be a host via TBR and Beyond Tours which run both US and INTL tours for bloggers and book reviewers across not just across WordPress and Blogger, but Instagram too! Chasing Starlight is a brand new YA release and as a former bookseller who focused on reading and recommending YA books, I’m happy to showcase a new one here for all of you readers. I will be leaving a spoiler-free review and all of the purchase links if you do decide to get a copy to read.
Book genre: YA Historical Fiction/Mystery
Number of pages: 336 physical pages
Release date: 11th August 2020
Star rating: 4!
Blurb:
Movies, mansions, and murder in the Golden Age of Hollywood! Teri Bailey Black’s Chasing Starlight is a historical mystery from the award-winning author of the Thriller Award for Best Young Adult Novel.
1938. The Golden Age of Hollywood. Palm trees and movie stars. Film studios pumping out musicals, westerns, and gangster films at a furious pace. Everyone wants to be a star―except society girl and aspiring astronomer Kate Hildebrand, who’d rather study them in the night sky. She’s already famous after a childhood tragedy turned her into a newspaper headline. What she craves is stability.
But when Kate has to move to Hollywood to live with her washed-up silent film star grandfather, she walks into a murder scene and finds herself on the front page again. She suspects one of the young men boarding in her grandfather’s run-down mansion is the killer―maybe even her grandfather. She searches for clues.
Now, Kate must discover the killer while working on the set of a musical―and falling in love. Will her stars align so she can catch the murderer and live the dream in Old Hollywood? Or will she find that she’s just chasing starlight?
REVIEW: A thrilling murder mystery set in California and during a historical time period which is one of my personal favourites. I loved Kate’s character as she found herself trying to fit in with her grandfather and associates, as well as stand up for herself towards some difficult to work with film directors and stage workers. The last few chapters were plot-twisting and fast-paced with a real whodunit atmosphere.
Historical mystery stories are tricky to pull off, since a lot of research is really needed to get the setting and visuals right. I was personally pleased that in Chasing Starlight, lots of old famous actors were referenced including Charlie Chaplin. Silent movies are one of my favourites so seeing references to them was great!
Book links:
Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/52379418)
Barnes and Noble (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/chasing-starlight-teri-bailey-black/1133270959?ean=9780765399519&st=AFF&2sid=Goodreads,%20Inc_2227948_NA&sourceId=AFFGoodreads,%20Inc)
Book Depository (https://www.bookdepository.com/Chasing-Starlight-Teri-Bailey-Black/9780765399519)
Indigo (https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/chasing-starlight/9780765399519-item.html?ref=isbn-search)
Teri Bailey Black grew up near the beach in southern California in a large, quirky family with no television or junk food, but an abundance of books and art supplies. She’s happiest when she’s creating things, whether it’s with words, fabric, or digging in the garden. She makes an amazing chocolate cherry cake—frequently. She and her husband have four children and live in Orange County, California.
Website: https://www.teribaileyblack.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teribaileyblack/
If you would like to see the full official list featuring all of the bloggers in the Chasing Starlight tour, then click on this link: https://tbrandbeyondtours.com/2020/08/10/tour-schedule-chasing-starlight-by-teri-bailey-black/
Thank you to the following: Tor Teen, Teri Bailey Black and TBR and Beyond Tours for your support and for the chance to boost Chasing Starlight to the world! Since this blog tour world is new to me, I hope to get involved with more new releases and promos soon. If you like this post and interested in seeing more content, then click on subscribe. I’m also very active over on my Twitter at www.Twitter.com/BlogsBookworm for daily tweets and more bookish goodness. Stay safe and enjoy reading!
MB x
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