I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on blog tour for THE CROWN'S GAME by Evelyn Skye! I freaking LOVED this book it was so magical and beautiful!!!! I have a guest post about food from Evelyn to share with you today! And make sure to enter the awesome giveaway for a beautiful necklace!
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Title: THE CROWN’S GAME
Author: Evelyn Skye
Release Date: May 17th, 2016
Pages: 416
Publisher: Balzer+Bray
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook
Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only two in Russia—and with the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threatening, the Tsar needs a powerful enchanter by his side.
And so he initiates the Crown’s Game, an ancient duel of magical skill—the greatest test an enchanter will ever know. The victor becomes the Imperial Enchanter and the Tsar’s most respected adviser. The defeated is sentenced to death.
Raised on tiny Ovchinin Island her whole life, Vika is eager for the chance to show off her talent in the grand capital of Saint Petersburg. But can she kill another enchanter—even when his magic calls to her like nothing else ever has?
For Nikolai, an orphan, the Crown’s Game is the chance of a lifetime. But his deadly opponent is a force to be reckoned with—beautiful, whip smart, imaginative—and he can’t stop thinking about her.
And when Pasha, Nikolai’s best friend and heir to the throne, also starts to fall for the mysterious enchantress, Nikolai must defeat the girl they both love . . . or be killed himself.
As long-buried secrets emerge, threatening the future of the empire, it becomes dangerously clear . . . the Crown’s Game is not one to lose.
Now on to the food post!
Evelyn Skye’s Favorite Foods from
Fantasy Novels
If you
follow me on twitter or Instagram, you probably already know that I’m obsessed
with food. My author bio mentions pizza and cookies. I look forward to book
club meetings because I get cake or a pastry every time. And THE CROWN’S GAME
is filled with Russian food, both real and fantastical.
Of course,
fantasy novels have a long and brilliant history of food. So on that note, I
thought I’d list some of my favorites that I wish I could try:
November
cakes from THE SCORPIO RACES
(picture
from Fiction-Food.com)
Lembas
bread from THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy
(picture
from http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Lembas)
Cauldron
cakes from the HARRY POTTER series
(picture
from PastryAffair.com)
Cheerful
Churchmouse Cherry Crisp from the REDWALL series
(picture
from RecipeGirl.com)
Chocolate
mice from THE NIGHT CIRCUS
(picture
from http://www.burdickchocolate.com)
And some
of my favorites from THE CROWN’S GAME:
Sergei’s
apple sharlotka
Pâte à
choux swans swimming in a pool of butterscotch
Truffles
filled with hot cocoa
Ludmila’s
famed Borodinsky bread
Blini with
wild strawberry jam
Go here for THE CROWN'S GAME Recipe Pinterest Board!
What are
your favorite fantasy novel foods?
About
Evelyn:
Evelyn Skye was once offered a job by the
C.I.A., she not-so-secretly wishes she was on "So You Think You Can
Dance," and if you challenge her to a pizza-eating contest, she guarantees
she will win. When she isn't writing, Evelyn can be found chasing her daughter
on the playground or sitting on the couch, immersed in a good book and eating
way too many cookies. THE CROWN'S GAME is her first novel. Evelyn can be found
online at www.evelynskye.com and on Twitter
@EvelynSkyeYA.
Giveaway Details:
1 winner
will receive a beautiful custom THE CROWN’S GAME necklace (similar to the one
in the photo below) made by the lovely Tales of A Ravenous Reader, US
Only.
Tour Schedule:
Week
One:
5/9/2016- Dark Faerie Tales- Guest
Post
5/10/2016- Owl Always Be Reading- Guest
Post
5/11/2016- 125Pages- Review
5/12/2016- A Backwards Story- Review
5/13/2016- Two Chicks on Books- Guest
Post
Week
Two:
5/16/2016- The Reader Lines- Review
5/17/2016- Once Upon a Twilight- Guest
Post
5/18/2016- That Artsy Reader
Girl- Review
5/19/2016- Supernatural
Snark- Guest Post
5/20/2016- Mundie Moms- Review
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