Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour & Giveaway for Once Upon an Irish Summer by Wendy Wilson Spooner, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Title: Once Upon an Irish Summer
Author: Wendy Wilson Spooner
Publisher: Ambassador International
Release Date: April 3, 2020
Genre: Young Adult Historical Romance
Two teenagers, two centuries, one city.
1817 Ireland – Allen Hamilton crosses the Atlantic alone to find a way to save his family from imminent financial and social ruin before it’s too late. Instead he is met with prejudice, sickness, and starvation.
2018 Fort Wayne, Indiana – A gifted young artist struggles with debilitating grief after a sudden death in her family. When she unearths Allen Hamilton’s noble rise from rags to riches in Antebellum America, their shared connection inspires her own healing and renewed inspiration.
Based on a 200-year-old letter collection, Once Upon an Irish Summer brings to life and weaves together this true story of romance, mystery, and hope.
MY REVIEW
Once Upon an Irish Summer is one girl’s journey to falling in love with history and geneology. All she needed was to find the right connection, and suddenly the “dull and boring” became the “interesting and exciting”. The dual timeline allows the reader to see the research Bethany uncovered through the eyes of her relative as he lived it. It made my heart happy to see another history-lover born. The writing style was great for younger teen readers. It was admittedly a little too juvenile for me to love it personally, however I feel that the author did a great job for the intended audience. I would easily recommend this one to tween and teen readers who either love history already or you want them to love it.
*I received a copy of this book through JustRead Tours. Thoughts and opinions expressed are mine alone.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Wendy Wilson Spooner became a novelist after writing academically and for family history clients. Her love of history compels her to write the true stories she unearths during research, and she’s found that truth is indeed much more exciting and inspiring than fiction! She writes about family, faith, grief, art, and overcoming obstacles in life by coming to know who we truly are—children of God, and the descendants of remarkable people who paved the way for us—even if they really struggled. Wendy believes in learning from our ancestors, honoring them, and standing on their shoulders to become someone even better. When not writing, Wendy currently serves as Vice-Chair for Daughters of the American Revolution over the American Heritage Contest in Art and Sculpture. She also loves to hike, paint, travel and spend time with her favorite people—her family.
CONNECT WITH WENDY: Website | Facebook | Instagram
TOUR GIVEAWAY
(1) winner will receive a signed copy of Once Upon an Irish Summer with a gorgeous Irish bookmark!
Be sure to check out each stop on the tour for more chances to win. Full tour schedule shown below. Giveaway will begin at midnight April 28, 2020 and last through 11:59 PM EST on May 5, 2020. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US mailing addresses only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
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Sounds like a book that I would enjoy reading. Interesting cover.
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