About the Book
Book: Realms of Light
Author: Sandra Fernandez Rhoads
Genre: Christian YA Contemporary Fantasy
Release date: April 13, 2021
From the Ashes, Spring Will Rise
On the run from the brutal Sage and his army of Legions and Cormorants, seventeen-year-old Cera Marlowe knows the only place strong enough to protect her is the Alliance Council Estate.
Cera’s introduction to the Estate is far from welcoming. As a Blight, her dueling powers of light and darkness make her a half-breed threat to the Alliance’s sacred powers. Cera’s ability to decipher hidden messages in classical artwork buys her shelter temporarily, but the clock is ticking as she’s faced with a daunting choice that could cost her everything.
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About the Author
Sandra Fernandez Rhoads is the author of Mortal Sight. She is a Cuban-Colombian living in Dallas, Texas with her husband and four children. She has a deep love for the artist community, and is an active part of Art House Dallas and the Fort Worth Writer’s group. She holds an M.A. in English with a focus on John Milton and has an insatiable love for coffee, laughter, and adventure. And dinosaurs.
More from Sandra
What if there was an unseen war affecting our everyday world, but only a few could see the battle? And what if the secrets to this other realm and winning the war were embedded in classical art and literature?
These questions led me to the ideas that formed the Colliding Line duology, and final installment in the series, Realms of Light—the story about a select group of emerging artists called the Awakened that are given unique powers to help combat the forces of evil.
The protagonist, a young girl named Cera Marlowe, quickly took the lead in the first draft of the story. On a quest for her identity, she steps into her destiny by joining a community of unlikely warriors who would need to overcome great odds, learn to work together, and battle their past in order to defeat the enemy.
The story took more than five years to write and the first draft was over 180k words. The use of classical art emerged slowly over that time. But the verses from John Milton’s Paradise Lost fit seamlessly from the start, paralleling the fight for truth, identity, and war in our fallen world.
At its core, the story is about embracing the past to help shape our future. My hope is that readers see classical art and literature in a new way, and find their own creativity as a much-needed gift to the world.
Blog Stops
Rebecca Tews, April 29
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, April 29
Texas Book-aholic, April 30
Inklings and notions, May 1
Woven by Words, May 1
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, May 2
Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting, May 3
Genesis 5020, May 3
For the Love of Literature, May 4
For Him and My Family, May 5
Wishful Endings, May 6
Library Lady’s Kid Lit, May 7
Through the Fire Blogs, May 7
deb’s Book Review, May 8
Locks, Hooks and Books, May 9
Blogging With Carol, May 10
Ashley’s Clean Book Reviews, May 10
A Modern Day Fairy Tale, May 11
April Hayman, Author, May 11
Musings of a Sassy Bookish Mama, May 12
My Thoughts
Realms of Light by Sandra Fernandez Rhoads is a Christian YA Contemporary Fantasy Novel. This is book 2 in the Colliding line series. I have not read the first book in the series, which I will do after reading this story. I enjoyed the way that this author wrote her story. She draws you in within the first few pages and you will want to sit and finish the whole book. The author writes her scenes so vividly that you can see yourself in the middle of this book. This is not my usual genre, but I enjoyed this story.
The characters are well written - and I am assuming we get to know them in the first book. I would recommend reading the books in order. Cera is a fun character. Cera seemed to have every obstacle that could be thrown her way. Sage really tries to get inside of Cera's head.
I received a copy of this book through the Celebrate Lit Blogging program - all thoughts are my own.
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Sandra is giving away the grand prize package of $40 Christianbook.com gift card, custom Bookmark, custom signed bookplate, custom Realms of Light notebook, and library book pattern book / tablet sleeve!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/10b5d/realms-of-light-celebration-tour-giveaway
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