I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the FORGIVE ME by Kateri Stanley Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About the Book:
Title: FORGIVE ME
Author: Kateri Stanley
Pub. Date: April 20, 2021
Publisher: Darkstroke Books
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 269
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle
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A secret video tape. A painful truth. A quest for revenge.
Investigative journalist, Susan ‘Stripe’ McLachlan, is constantly hounded by
eager documentarians for interview requests about the Night Scrawler murders.
One of the victims of the mysterious serial killer was a member of her own
family, her father.
At the peak of her career, her services are sought by Isaac Payne who
commissions her to write an article for his website. Usually, her projects
delve into more uncomfortable, questionable topics, but there’s a deep, almost
hauntingly familiar pull about her new client that intrigues her.
As she learns more about Isaac, Stripe digs up fresh secrets about the murders,
arousing her suspicions. After an awkward confrontation, she wakes up in
Isaac’s bed — with a chain around her ankle.
Isaac shows her harrowing footage on an old VHS tape. The contents hits close
to home…closer than Stripe ever imagined. Now, she has to wrestle with her own
moral compass and unpick the truth from the web of lies that turn into a
crescendo where memories created from misery and suffering cannot be silenced.
Will Isaac ever lay the past to rest? And how will Stripe cope with the
revelations that challenge everything she has ever known?
Reviews:
- “This book was probably one the best, most memorable books I’ll read this
year.”⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️-Kim Napolitano (book blogger) - “Forgive Me utilizes two devices for which I’m a total sucker for: POV-switching
and time-hopping. This can make or break for a book, and successful
execution relies on fluidity, flow and pacing. Kateri is a master of all
three.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ -Gavin Gardiner (author)
- “Forgive Me is the debut novel by Kateri Stanley, which blends various genres into
a new mold of horror and suspense. With elements of science fiction, thrillers,
slashers, and romance, Forgive Me unravels the sordid history and secrets
of Stanley’s characters. The sections and chapters move the reader through
time, space, and points of view, creating a jigsaw puzzle that reveals the
whole picture at the end. Readers move backwards and forwards in time, and
from one character to another, receiving flashes of insight, allowing
readers to piece the story together.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ -A.E. Santana (author & editor)
- “So dark and twisty. Everything a thriller should be.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ –Michaela Syson (book blogger)
- “It’s difficult to pin down the genre of Forgive Me without giving the
game away – there are elements of science fiction, slasher, ghost story
and even a liberal dose of John Hughes-esque teen drama I planned to read
a little every night over a few weeks but the fast-paced, almost cinematic
nature of Forgive Me kept me reading so that I finished in just
three or four sittings. If this is only the first novel from Kateri
Stanley, I very much look forward to what she produces next.“
-Paul Childs (World Geekly News)
About Kateri Stanley:
Kateri Stanley is a published writer, from the West Midlands
in the UK. She has a Brummie accent. She’s a dark fiction lover of any genre.
She has a degree in Arts and Humanities. She loves eating chocolate and cheese,
watching films, telly and game cut-scenes. She has FINALLY become a cat-mom to
2 feline beauties!
More information can be found at www.kateristanley.com.
Kateri is also active on several social media platforms.
Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Goodreads | Amazon | BookBub
Giveaway Details:
1 winner will receive a $10 Amazon GC, International.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
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10/25/2021 |
Guest Post |
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10/26/2021 |
Review |
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10/27/2021 |
Guest Post |
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10/28/2021 |
Review |
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10/29/2021 |
Guest Post |
Week Two:
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11/1/2021 |
Review |
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11/2/2021 |
Review |
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11/3/2021 |
Review |
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11/4/2021 |
Review |
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11/5/2021 |
Review |
Kateri Stanley’s 5 Favorite Movies:
I LOVE movies. There was a time where I visited the cinema at least twice a week, that’s how much I love it. Again, I’m a picky (and greedy) person so I don’t have a favourite movie list because I adore so many and the list is always growing. I love films across different genres but I’ve put together 5 I’ve for ages and they all have killer soundtracks!
If you follow me on Instagram, I participate in #filmfriday where I post about films I love and discuss what made them so wonderful.
The Crow
The Fifth Element
Labyrinth
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
The Piano
Kateri Stanley’s Forgive Me Book Tour Playlist:
I always write with music playing in my ears. It helps me concentrate and get in the zone, especial y if I’m writing a fight or emotional y charged scene. I’ve also gotten ideas for characters and/or stories from listening to a song.
Part One
K’s Choice – Virgin State of Mind
The Runaways – Saturday Night Special
Prince – Purple Rain
Mazzy Star – Fade into You
Young Heretics – I Know I’m A Wolf
Part Two
Anilah – Medicine Chant
Tool – The Pot
Metallica – Enter Sandman
Stone Sour – Made of Scars
Olfaur Arnalds –Not Alone
Limp Bizkit – Behind Blue Eyes
Part Three
Fleetwood Mac – Alabtross
Rukkuro – The In Between
Sleep Dealer – The Way Home
Slipknot – The Devil in I
Balmorhea – Remembrance
Olfaur Arnalds – So Far
Part Four
Ralph Stanley – Fire in the Blood
NF – How Could You Leave Us
Low – Lullaby
Thirty Seconds to Mars – Stronger
Iulia Mitiashova – 1944
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6qnhzmGhw1TcnzhnsIdioT?si=dcd9afd13a504477 – I have created the playlist on Spotify. I call it the “soundtrack” to the novel. It is also available on my website: www.kateristanley.com