Friday, May 5, 2017

Blog Tour + Review + #Giveaway: Memortality by Stephen H. Provost @sproauthor @XpressoTours


Memortality
Stephen H. Provost
Publication date: February 1st 2017
Genres: Fantasy, New Adult, Paranormal

Minerva Rus can raise the dead. And it might get her killed.


Minerva’s life has never been the same since the childhood car accident that paralyzed her and killed her best friend, Raven. But when the long-dead Raven reappears in her life, now as a very attractive grown man, she discovers that her photographic memory has the power to bring the dead back to life … heal her paralysis … and shape reality itself.


Pursued by a rogue government agent who wants to eliminate her and her talents, Minerva must learn to control her powers to save herself and Raven. Because if she dies, he dies as well―again.




My Review:

Minerva Rus, her mother and her best friend Raven was in a car accident when she was only six years old that left her in a wheelchair for the rest of her life and left Raven dead. Now fifteen years later Raven is back and very much real even if he is dead. Minerva has “The Gift” she can back the dead back. She soon learns that she is not the only one who can raise the dead and the government knows about it.

Everything is going great for Minerva and Raven until her mom gets a new boyfriend and Minerva soon learns that her mom’s new boyfriend is a government assassin, Bradley “Brad” Carson who has been assigned to Minerva. There’s also another government agent that is after Minerva and Raven as well but for totally different reasons than Agent Carson, reasons that could cost Minerva and Raven their lives.

Minerva is a young woman who has been through so much growing up with a mother that doesn’t care about her. The only reason she still keeps her around is for the government check she receives each month. The only reason she ever acts like she cares for Minerva is when she is afraid someone is watching her and is going to take away the check that she gets for taking care of Minerva. For everything Minerva has lived through her whole life she is a very strong person with a very strong will and after all these years she has finally learned how to stand on her own two feet and take up for herself and she will never let anyone push her around ever again.

When I read the summary of Memortality I knew I had to read it and I am so glad I did. I love the whole concept/idea behind Memortality where if we think about someone we lost, always remember them and never forget them then they will always be with us alive in our hearts. Memortality is one of those books that will grab on to you right from the start and keep on hanging on. I can’t wait to read more of Minerva and Raven’s adventures.


Yes, I do recommend Memortality to anyone who loves a great story with lots of twist and turns and mystery.



Author Bio:
Stephen H. Provost is an author of paranormal adventures and historical non-fiction. "Memortality," his debut title on Linden Publishing's new fiction imprint, Pace Press, is due out in February 2017 and is available for pre-order on Amazon.

An editor and columnist with more than 30 years of experience as a journalist, he has written on subjects as diverse as history, religion, politics and language and has served as an editor for fiction and non-fiction projects. His book "Fresno Growing Up," a history of Fresno, California, during the postwar years, is available on Craven Street Books, and his next non-fiction work, scheduled for release in June of 2017, will examine the history of U.S. Highway 99 in California.

In addition, the author has published several books as Stifyn Emrys, beginning in 2012 with "The Gospel of the Phoenix" and also including the nonfiction works "The Way of the Phoenix" and "Undefeated." He also has published three works of fiction: "Feathercap" (children's); "Identity Break," (young adult science fiction/adventure) and an accompanying novella, "Artifice."

The author served as editor of four young adult novels: the "Mad World" series by Samaire Provost - "EPIDEMIC," "SANCTUARY" and "DESPERATION" - and the award-winning "Lorehnin: A Novel of the Otherworld," Volume 6 in the Otherworld series by Jenna Elizabeth Johnson. He has worked in journalism as a news editor, sports editor and reporter for four daily newspapers in California, and is currently managing editor for an award-winning weekly, The Cambrian. He has worked as an educator and has been featured at occasional speaking engagements.

He lives on the California coast with his wife, stepson, cats (Tyrion Fluffybutt and Allie Twinkletail) and dogs.


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3 comments:

Giselle said...

Great review! This sounds like a thought provoking read and unique, too!

Mary Preston said...

Minerva sounds mighty interesting.

Bea LaRocca said...

Congrats to the author on his new book and thanks so much for sharing your review and the author bio. This sounds like an awesome read and it is now on my TBR pile.