BOTM for January is Secrets of the Great Fire Tree

[Jemima]

The book this month is Secrets of the Great Fire Tree by one of our author-members, Justine Laismith.

Justine was the lucky winner of the draw of nominated books last month. Ordinarily author-members are not allowed to nominate their books, only on these special calls.

As part of the author-member arrangement, Justine's publisher has kindly agreed a special deal for GMGR members:
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My publisher is able to offer $0.99 for the ebook. Below are the discount codes.

Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Code: SE95X

Barnes & Noble:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/secr...
Code: BNPSOTGFT99

Google Play Link:
https://play.google.com/redeem?code=C...
Separate Code (though the above link will automatically do it): C2GMUSU3PZFEP

Kobo :
https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/secr...
code: FIRETREE80

Unfortunately Amazon hasn’t allowed coupon codes since they absorbed Createspace.
All codes expire expire February 1, 2022.
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If you want to get a kindle edition, you can do so at Smashwords. Buy the book using the code above, then select the mobi file to download. To get it onto your kindle, email it to your kindle address, which is likely to be your name and a number followed by @kindle.com. If you don't know your address, check out the My Kindle pages on Amazon.

And having got all that technical detail out of the way, I can reveal I had an ARC for this book, and loved it! I'll pop some comments on this thread when we're bit further through the month.

A couple of SPECIAL NOTICES...
1) Justine will be able to see your comments. But she is forbidden to comment on them in this thread. So be polite, as I know you always are! But don't ask her questions here...
2) Justine has given us an interview in the accompanying thread. You can ask her anything you like on that thread!

And so... get reading!

Note: Links now updated and should work, but in case of problems, try this universal link for the locations and take the coupon code with you :) https://books2read.com/u/4jPL5o

[Jemima]

Annie wrote: "it says the Kobo link doesn't exist"

All updated now, Annie - thanks for letting us know!

[Maranda]

Got my copy today. Read the first chapter and already can feel how sad this one is going to be. Should be good though.

[J.S.]

Am I correct in assuming there is not an audiobook available? I've looked on Audible and Overdrive. Just wanted to make sure. :D

[Maranda]

J.S. wrote: "Am I correct in assuming there is not an audiobook available? I've looked on Audible and Overdrive. Just wanted to make sure. :D"

I couldn't find one either :(

[J.S.]

Maranda wrote: "J.S. wrote: "Am I correct in assuming there is not an audiobook available? I've looked on Audible and Overdrive. Just wanted to make sure. :D"

I couldn't find one either :("

Thanks! I definitely understand the challenge of audiobooks for indie authors.

[Jemima]

J.S. wrote: "Am I correct in assuming there is not an audiobook available? I've looked on Audible and Overdrive. Just wanted to make sure. :D"
You could ask Justine if she has any plans for one on her interview post :)

[Maranda]

Wow, chapter 24 is a heartbreaker 😢

[Jemima]

I hope lots of people are reading this book. I found it really enjoyable, and a great introduction to lifestyles and legends I've little knowledge of.

this was the start of my review:

This is a charming story that does everything a good middle-grade book should do. It has a flawed central character, plunged into difficulties not of his own making; a friend who starts out not being a friend; several adults who leave him to his own devices; a loyal and friendly pig; distant hovering bad news, and encounters with danger both human and not. Oh, and maybe a bit of magic.

read the rest here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[SaraKat]

I enjoyed the book and learned a lot about some issues that people face that I hadn't ever heard of before. The book was very sad, but is uplifting as well. Kai is a great character who isn't super precocious and able to do everything well, which is good.

[Jemima]

Annie wrote: "i couldn't get this book... sigh"

Did you miss the offer, Annie, or could you not download it?