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Top 10 Tuesday — Out of My Comfort Zone

11 Nov

Happy Tuesday! I am an eclectic reader — the only thing I don’t read are spicy books. IYKYK. 😉 It’s easy to read books that fit my parameters when I stick mostly to Christian fiction. So this week’s topic — books out of my comfort zone — was a bit daunting. I do know that I rarely read YA fiction simply because I’m not really the target audience, not because of topic or genre, so I am going to feature a few books that I have read and enjoyed (denoted with an asterisk) and a few that look very interesting. I hope you find one to love!

For more out of the comfort zone lists, head on over to That Artsy Reader Girl.

Top Books Out of My Comfort Zone

The Charatan’s Boy by Jonathan Rogers*

Echo Nova by Clint Hall

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The June Boys by Court Stevens*

Starlighter by Bryan Davis*

The Story Peddler by Lindsay A. Franklin*

Storylore by Mae McKoy

The Text by Julane Fisher

Water’s Break by Sophia L. Hansen

The Whispers of The Wind by Abigail Thompson

Wicked is The Hollow by K. E. Ganshert*

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First Line Friday — Storylore

11 Oct

Happy Friday! Today I am featuring the debut fantasy novel, Storylore, by Mae McKoy. Mae is a high school homeschooler who loves reading and writing YA and MG fantasy. Mae will be joining the 2025 Turning A New Page Book Festival in Perry, Georgia in January. I can’t wait to hear her fresh perspective on writing for the YA market.

Here’s the first line:

Our family is guarded like a secret.

Princess Cerys of the Northern Isles is the highest target in the world. Being the last living heir to the throne, she takes off and almost instantly finds herself cursed by one of the renowned Persephone’s flowers. However, she’s not the only one who falls victim. Now she must travel across the world with a pestering thief to break the curse, encountering many unlikely friends along the way. But soon they find themselves wrapped in the middle of an even more threatening situation-one that threatens the collapse of the very world they live in.

Between trying to break the curse and attempting to prevent a world-wide war, Cerys finds that not all people are who they appear to be.

And what you’re running from can catch up with you in the end.

Mae McKoy is the author of Storylore and has been writing whimsical, fantastical tales since she was six years old. She is a high school homeschool student who loves reading and writing YA and Middle Grade Fantasy with her cat and a cup of coffee. She hopes her stories inspire courage and hope in readers’ hearts. When she’s not on adventures across the country, she’s busy creating art, music, handcrafts, plays, and novels in LaGrange, Georgia. You can connect with her on Instagram @mae.mckoy.author and at local festivals and events.

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