I was so lucky to get to be on the Blogger panel for The Book Blogger Novel of the Year Awards (BBNYA) 2020. While I haven’t had a chance to read all the books in the top 10 yet I will be posting the reviews for those that I have read and letting you in on all the gossip for those that I haven’t gotten to yet.
If you don’t know BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors.
If you are an author and wish to learn more about the 2021 BBNYA competition, you can visit the official website or our Twitter account, @BBNYA_Official . If you would like to sign-up and enter your book, you can find the BBNYA 2021 AUTHOR SIGN UP FORM HERE. Please make sure to carefully read our terms and conditions before entering.
If you are a book blogger or reviewer, you can apply to be part of BBNYA 2021 by filling out this form (also remember to read the terms and conditions before signing up)!
BBNYA is brought to you in association with the Folio Society (If you love beautiful books you NEED to check out their website! I have their copies of Murder of Roger Acroyd and H2G2 and they are stunning!!!!) And the book blogger support group TheWriteReads.
Todays Spotlight is for 2020 BBNYA’s 10th place
Title: Ever Alice
Author: H. J. Ramsey
From Goodreads:
Alice’s stories of Wonderland did more than raise a few eyebrows—it landed her in an asylum. Now at 15 years of age, she’s willing to do anything to leave, which includes agreeing to an experimental procedure. When Alice decides at the last minute not to go through with it, she escapes with the White Rabbit to Wonderland and trades one mad house for another: the court of the Queen of Hearts. Only this time, she is under orders to take out the Queen. When love, scandal, and intrigue begin to muddle her mission, Alice finds herself on the wrong side of the chopping block.
About H. J. Ramsey
H.J. Ramsay has loved fantasy ever since she was a child. Growing up, she was influenced by movies like Legend, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth as well as books and short stories, such as The Collected Works of Brothers Grimm. She is drawn to fantasy with a darker side to its glittery world and the idea that things are never what they seem. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles and teaches writing classes at her local community college. Ever Alice is her first published novel.
What BBNYA Panalists Thought:
I really liked that it had some of the whimsy of Alice in Wonderland and the quality of not quite knowing what was real and what wasn’t. I think it is partly left up to the reader to decide.
Sabrina (Sabrina’s Booktails)
I loved how we got deeper insight into the Queen of Hearts and her world. The psychological perspectives are also fascinating.
Kerry (Herding Cats)
I ended up reading it in one night! I loved the dark twist and I was instantly hooked from page one.
Ellie Mai (Ellie Mai blogs)
I was pleasantly surprised by the beautifully written and gripping descriptions of magic, something you don’t usually get in a plot-heavy YA novel.
Priyanka (Poetpri)
Fi's Bibliofiles 
Lovely spotlight Fiona! 🙂
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Great job! I love how you included quotes from other panelists. I haven’t read the book either.
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Lovely Spotlight, Fiona.
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