Dinara Tengri

We interrupt this week's Top Ten Tuesday for a special announcement! The final book in the Scythe Wielder's Secret series - Daughter of Deaths - is coming out on e-book today, September 20th.          You can read my reviews for all the three books in the series, School of Deaths , Sword of Deaths and Daughter of Deaths . You can also read my interview with the author, Christopher Mannino.     And if you're curious about Susan Sarnio's last adventure, here's a mini-excerpt:     Michi smiled, her lips pulled tight across her teeth. “We’re friends. I’m an Elemental, just like you. You can come out.”  A scrawny girl, perhaps seven years old, emerged from the darkness. Her clothes were disheveled, her face pale, and her eyes shone bright red. A mane of long, tangled raven black hair trailed behind her, reaching to her knees. Her face was scarred and dirty, and she clutched a doll in one hand...

Title: Daughter of Deaths (The Scythe Wielder's Secret, #3) Author: Christopher Mannino Publisher: Muse it up Publishing The wait is (almost) over! Daughter of Deaths - the final chapter in the Susan Sarnio saga is coming out on e-book on September 20th , so be sure to check out this page on said day for some delicious details. I received an advanced copy of DoD (that's the abbreviation I'm going with from now on) from the author, in exchange for an honest review. As much as I loved the first two books, this won't affect this review. You can also read my reviews of the first two books - School of Deaths and Sword of Deaths - as well as my interview with the author, Christopher Mannino. SPOILER ALERT if you haven't read the second book, Sword of Deaths. Two years ago, Susan Sarnio was brought to the World of Deaths. Fighting sexism and bullying, the first female Death helped reinvent the College. Now, her friends journey deep into the heart of ene...

I have read the first two books in the Scythe Wielder's Secret  series, and I enjoyed them immensely. I also had a few questions for the author, Christopher Mannino, about the series and about his writing. And Christopher graciously agreed to answer all of my questions. Take it away, Christopher! *** 1. Tell us more about yourself!   I am all about creativity. I write every day, and my wife ( www.RachelMannino.com ) is also an author. I teach high school theatre. I sing all the time. I love to travel and wish I could do so more often. I'm a nerd, and enjoy sci-fi, fantasy, and anime. The Scythe Wielder's Secret is my first published series. 2. Let's talk about The Scythe Wielder's Secret . You created a magical world where teenagers train to be the next grim reapers. How did you come up with such a mind-boggling concept? In 2011, wile finishing my graduate degree at Oxford, I became stranded at Tintagel, a castle ruin o...

Title: Sword of Deaths Author: Christopher Mannino Year of publising: 2015 Publisher: Muse It Up Publishing Source: I received a copy of this book from Book Publicity Services in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my thoughts and feelings about the novel. Read my review of School of Deaths right here . Susan Sarnio made a choice, and will spend the rest of her life as the only female Death. Last year she was bullied and ostracized. Now, to her complete bewilderment, four Deaths vie for her affection. Yet, something is terribly wrong at the College of Deaths. When a ship carrying scythe metal is attacked, many blame the newly-freed Elementals, but Susan knows the Elementals are innocent. Shadows from the distant past come to light. Dragons circle the horizon, blood spills, and nothing is what it seems. Susan and her friends struggle to stop a war. They search for the fabled First Scythe, hoping to sway the balance, but who is the true enemy? I loved the firs...

Title: School of Deaths (The Scythe Wielder's Secret #1) Author: Christopher Mannino Year of publishing: 2014 Publisher: Muse it up Publishing I received this book from Book Publicity Services in exchange for an honest review. Thrust into a world of men, can a timid girl find bravery as the first female Death? Thirteen-year-old Suzie Sarnio always believed the Grim Reaper was a fairy tale image of a skeleton with a scythe. Now, forced to enter the College of Deaths, she finds herself training to bring souls from the Living World to the Hereafter. The task is demanding enough, but as the only female in the all-male College, she quickly becomes a target. Attacked by both classmates and strangers, Suzie is alone in a world where even her teachers want her to fail. Scythes hungry for souls, Deaths who subjugate a race of mysterious magicians, and echoes of an ancient war with Dragons. As her year progresses, Suzie suspects her presence isn't an accident. She uncovers a pl...