Book Review and Giveaway: The Cursed Carnival by Rick Riordan Presents

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE CURSED CARNIVAL AND OTHER
CALAMITIES by Roshani Chokshi, J.C. Cervantes, Yoon Ha Lee, Carlos Hernandez,
Kwame Mbalia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Sarwat Chadda, Graci Kim,
and Rick Riordan Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar
Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to
enter the giveaway!

About The Book:

Title: THE CURSED CARNIVAL AND OTHER
CALAMITIES : New Stories About Mythic Heroes

Author: Roshani Chokshi, J.C. Cervantes, Yoon Ha Lee,
Carlos Hernandez, Kwame Mbalia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Sarwat
Chadda, Graci Kim, and Rick Riordan

Pub. Date: September 28, 2021

Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents

Formats: Hardcover, eBook

Pages: 496

Find it:  Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents ten
new stories–including one of his own–about beloved heroes that sprang from
the imaginations of some of the best middle grade authors working today.

A cave monster . . . an abandoned demon . . . a ghost who wants to erase history . . . a killer commandant . . . These are just some of the challenges confronting the young heroes in this highly entertaining anthology.

All but one of the heroes previously starred in a popular book from Rick
Riordan Presents. You’ll be reunited with Aru Shah, Zane Obispo, Min the fox
spirit, Sal and Gabi, Tristan Strong, Nizhoni Begay, Paola Santiago, Sikander
Aziz, and Riley Oh. Who is the new hero? Read Rick Riordan”s short story to
find out!

Ten bestselling and award-winning middle grade authors contributed to this
collection: Roshani Chokshi, J.C. Cervantes, Yoon Ha Lee, Carlos Hernandez,
Kwame Mbalia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Sarwat Chadda, Graci Kim,
and Rick Riordan, who also served as the editor.

The cultures represented by these own-voices stories are: Indian, Mesoamerican,
Korean, Cuban, Black American, African, Navajo, Mexican, Mesopotamian, and
Celtic.

There’s something for everyone in this collection of fast-paced and funny
adventure stories that show what it takes to be a hero in any time, setting,
and universe.

MY REVIEW:

While I normally don’t like Anthologies, this book has a little bit of something for everyone. From the puns of “Calamity Jane” to the camp setting of “The Gum Baby Files” each story is full of fun and whimsy. Come for the YA stories and stay for some fantasy! My favorite story was “My Night at the Gifted Carnival” by Graci Kim which connected me to the characters in a way I really didn’t expect. Plus who doesn’t love the carnival?  My only drawback is sometimes it was hard to really dig into the characters. Some of the stories I had just got a handle on them and the story was over.

About the Authors: 

Click on the links to be taken to their websites!

Roshani Chokshi

J.C. Cervantes

Yoon Ha Lee

Carlos Hernandez

Kwame Mbalia

Rebecca Roanhorse

Tehlor Kay Mejia

Sarwat Chadda

Graci Kim

Rick Riordan

Giveaway
Details:

3
winners will win a finished copy of THE CURSED CARNIVAL AND OTHER CALAMITIES,
US Only.

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