RELEASE WEEK IN AUSTRALIA 🎭❤️‍🔥 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

What an action-packed release week for THE ORDER OF MASKS, which is now available for purchase as an audiobook, ebook and physical book in Australian bookstores ⠀⠀⠀

I am so grateful to everyone who has been a part of this journey, and would like to say a massive thank you to the wonderful readers who have already started posting photos and reviews – it’s been incredible to see your support and enthusiasm! I’m so thrilled you loved TOOM

A very special mention to the incredible Pan Macmillan team & my amazing agents Josh and Christabel, for helping to make this happen!

For those of you who came along to my book launches, it was fantastic to celebrate with you in person! I will be sharing a separate blog post soon with photos from each event.

THE ORDER OF MASKS will be releasing in the UK on December 12th, and is available for preorder now.

Some highlights from release week:

Seeing all your posts, reels and reviews! I’ve included just a few snippets below, but please know that I look at and engage with everything readers tag me in, and every single post means the world to me.The Order of Masks being chosen by book clubs! To name a few, thanks so much Sydney Book Society and Brisbane Book Club for selecting TOOM as their September YA fantasy pick.Book launches (more photos and info to come!) Wow, these events were amazing – the turnout was great and it was so special to celebrate with readers in person.Interviews (I had my first radio interview with NOVA entertainment and Stacey Lee on Fiveaa, then had an hour interview on VA Radio for their Emerging Writers program! So if you’re interested in finding out more about my writing process and all things TOOM, check out my Instagram where I will be sharing those. There are also some exciting print articles coming soon and some interviews with bookstagrammers that will be turning up on social media.Book signings! It’s been so much fun going around to bookstores and signing their copies of TOOM. I had a signing today at Dymocks Hyde Park and sold four copies just while I was there, and had marvellous feedback that only three copies were left at another store.And also just seeing TOOM on the shelves, and receiving pics from interstate readers, family and friends who are also noticing and purchasing TOOM interstate. Thank you <3

I’ll share some of these highlights below, in case you’re interested

“This book was a lot of fun and so fast-paced! The author promised morally grey characters and wow did she deliver!…I cannot wait to read more of the author’s work in the future!!” @cupsandthoughts

“A fresh voice to fantasy with strong characters and beautiful writing. I had such a good time reading, and I’ll definitely be looking forward to the sequel…Absolutely add this one to your tbr, especially if you love high stakes, romance, intriguing magic and intense court politics.” @booksandbasilisks

“I ate this book UP. The Order of Masks is for fantasy lovers who adore court politics, royal family betrayals, secret identities, forbidden romances and plot twists you couldn’t see coming even if you tried…I never knew truely who to trust, where people’s loyalties lied etc and I LOVED IT…I can’t waittttt for book 2, things are getting so so good.” @ainsley.reads 

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“This story kept me on my toes in a way that I haven’t experienced in quite a while. I could never quite predict what was going to happen next, especially in Scarlett’s POV!…Speaking of endings, I was SHOCKED by the way this book ended! I did not predict a single thing, so I was very very caught off guard (in a good way) I NEED to know what happens next!” @sashabookshelf 

“The Order of Masks surprised me at every turn. The writing was captivating, as was the entire story. Alliances are made throughout the book and I loved that they weren’t exactly the alliances I was expecting as a reader. You can expect forbidden romance, manipulative morally grey characters and an intriguing magic system.” @kindleandkettle

“The Order of Masks is a high stakes fantasy following two girls from different worlds: one a street performer and the other a princess vying for her throne. With elements of death magic, forbidden romance and court politics, this was a story that had me hooked from chapter one.” @readwithacapricorn

“This was such a fun book! I was swept away from the moment I started. The writing is gorgeous, the setting is electric, and the characters are captivating right from their first pages. I love both Mina and Scarlett so much. I’m honestly not sure how I’d choose who to back. BOTH! I WANT BOTH! LET SEVERIN BE RIGHT! They’re both such strong characters in their own ways and I loved their journeys over the course of this book. The political plot is definitely intriguing and I’m looking forward to seeing where things go in the next book because, hooboy, there’s a lot that could happen.” @bookshelvesandtealeaves

“If you love your trails, if you love your magic, forbidden love, treachery, this is definitely the book for you – and you need to put this on your TBR today!” @whatmattreads 

“The Order of Masks is an intricately weaved YA story of connection, love, family and girl power…If you like reading about scheming court, romance, sibling rivalry, morally grey characters, weird mothers, revenge, betrayal, women taking power I would recommend this!” @lin_reads 

TOOM out in the wild (also, I’m planning to get into all bookstores for signings, so this is just the bookstores I have managed to get to this week – in no particular order):

Radio interview with 5aa (I shared this one to Instagram if you’re interested):

 

And another radio interview with Vision Australia Radio (VA Radio) as part of their Emerging Writers program! Each episode is uploaded onto the podcast site: https://radio.visionaustralia.org/podcasts/emerging-writers and is also available via Omny at: https://omny.fm/shows/emerging-writers(which can be accessed from around the world).

Thank you again for everyone who has helped to make this an amazing release week! It is still so surreal to have THE ORDER OF MASKS out in the world, and I am incredibly grateful for your support and enthusiasm.

Love,

Alina

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