Blog Tour for 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 with Review + Giveaway

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

When I first saw the blog tour and cover of Cursed Carnival, I was instantly intrigued.  I think I imagined that each author would be writing a story centralized around the theme of a Carnival, or something like that.   Which would've worked for me because the only series I've completed is Roshani Chokshi 's Aruh Shah series and I'm familiar with Sarwat Chadda's writing having read his Shadow Magic trilogy (as Joshua Khan).  Instead, it was a pleasant surprise to find that this collection of short stories would include the characters from the authors original series taking on a whole new adventure.  So not having read the authors previous books I was initially a little hesitant, but decided to go along for the ride.  Not having fore knowledge for all of the characters really didn't seem to matter too much, but I should caution that you might pick up on a few spoilers here and there from the original stories like I did.  So if there's a particular series that your hoping to get to, maybe consider holding off until you've completed it before reading the Cursed Carnival.   

Each short story in The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities is roughly 45-50+ pages in length.  There's an equal balance of humor, fast paced action and plenty of monsters.  I so love that they're all written by own-voice authors and introduce readers to stories involving the mythology of their culture.  I wouldn't consider the short stories as an introduction to the authors other books, but instead more of an introduction into the authors writing style, their worlds, myths and characters that they write about.  Or maybe it can be seen as an addition to a favorite characters stories.  Some of my favorites were The Loneliest Demon by Sarwat Chadda (really inspired to bump up his The Plague God Series now), My Life as a Child Outlaw by Rick Riordan (yep even he makes an appearance with a short story), The Initiation by Yoon Ha Lee and My Night at the Gifted Carnival by Graci Kim.  Truthfully, all the stories were really good and if I had all the time in the world, I'd defiantly be reading more of the authors other books.         

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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Tour Schedule:

Week Two:

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9/8/2021	The Bookwyrm's Den	Review
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9/10/2021	Lifestyle of Me	Review
9/11/2021	Emelie's Books	Review