Hunger Moon
by Bella James
Genre: YA Psychological Thriller
“I am made of a thousand ghosts, and only you can shoot me down.”
The sequel to Bella James’ The Girl Who Cried Wolf, invites you to
return to the story of Anna Winters, a young woman facing a
portentous struggle through depression, disordered eating and dependency.
return to the story of Anna Winters, a young woman facing a
portentous struggle through depression, disordered eating and dependency.
Terrified of emanating her violent father, Anna turns her back on all that has
become most precious to her. She journeys the deep labyrinth of her
soul, relentlessly shadowed by a black wolf. He is her deepest fears,
the darkness within her, and the only one who can set her free.
become most precious to her. She journeys the deep labyrinth of her
soul, relentlessly shadowed by a black wolf. He is her deepest fears,
the darkness within her, and the only one who can set her free.
Anna returns to her past and makes sense of the nightmare she created, to
recognise of darkness and light, there is beauty in both. As she
refuses to relinquish her power to addiction, a frightened girl
begins to create new pathways, from being a lost and defenceless
teenager to discovering the strength that lies within womanhood.
recognise of darkness and light, there is beauty in both. As she
refuses to relinquish her power to addiction, a frightened girl
begins to create new pathways, from being a lost and defenceless
teenager to discovering the strength that lies within womanhood.
A young heart can be broken, a fractured soul can be mended… But can
you ever be ready for the fight of your life?
you ever be ready for the fight of your life?
Amazon
* Apple
*B&N
* Kobo
* Apple
*B&N
* Kobo
Twenty-one years ago, I almost came into this world.
Before my life had begun, a cruel act of hatred stole me from
the warmth of my mother’s womb, into the realm in which I now reside.
She would have called me Adora, and I was supposed to be her
gift.
An elder sister to Anna and little Isabel.
My existence was to be miscarried.
A violent blow from a violent father. The very one who
created my life inside my mother. Remember Me roses in a pretty garden mark the
life that was taken from me.
I could not reach them, especially Anna with her fearful
heart and destructive ways. But she is I, and I am she. I was meant to protect
her from our father, until the chance to guard her was ruthlessly snatched.
So, I adopted the form of a powerful white wolf, and I
watched her from afar. I waited for her to come to me so I could guide her
through the pain and fear.
Sadly, my beautiful light creates an inevitable dark shadow,
the black wolf that resides within each of us. His shadow is my anger at being
taken with violence from their world, from the family I was supposed to be part
of.
And he follows me everywhere.
Until I learn to make peace with the dark wolf, he will
persistently pursue, and as Anna’s guardian in the afterlife, my constant
nemesis will determinedly shadow her also.
Anna thinks it is I who chases her through her blackest
dreams, but the truth is, it is she who chases me.
She searches for her spirit-sister. The one who was supposed
to save her.
The Girl Who Cried Wolf
A growing up story with a difference, and a startling debut, The Girl
Who Cried Wolf shows the tumultuous transition from teenager to young
woman and is a story about believing in something, whether love,
faith or simply yourself.
Who Cried Wolf shows the tumultuous transition from teenager to young
woman and is a story about believing in something, whether love,
faith or simply yourself.
Anna Winters is beautiful, reckless and entirely self-absorbed. She spends
more time thinking up reasons to call in sick to school than she does
studying for her A levels. She shies away from her family, from
responsibility – from anything in fact that doesn’t involve peach
cider and endless parties with her friend Jules.
more time thinking up reasons to call in sick to school than she does
studying for her A levels. She shies away from her family, from
responsibility – from anything in fact that doesn’t involve peach
cider and endless parties with her friend Jules.
Anna assumes that her headaches are an inconvenient symptom of her wild
lifestyle, until a doctor tells her that she has cancer…
lifestyle, until a doctor tells her that she has cancer…
As a terrifying black cloud descends upon her, Anna finds solace in
Michael, another patient in the oncology ward. Michael shows Anna a
chink of light in the darkness and sees beauty behind her illness and
loves her sassy wit. He makes Anna forget she is ill.
Michael, another patient in the oncology ward. Michael shows Anna a
chink of light in the darkness and sees beauty behind her illness and
loves her sassy wit. He makes Anna forget she is ill.
Michael recovers; but Anna’s prospects worsen. And in emergency surgery, as
she hovers between life and death, she is given a stark glimpse of
why her life is so broken, and as she realises the simple fulfillment
of being truly content, fears it may now be too late…
she hovers between life and death, she is given a stark glimpse of
why her life is so broken, and as she realises the simple fulfillment
of being truly content, fears it may now be too late…
Bella James is the author of The Girl Who Cried Wolf, and the sequel Hunger Moon.
She writes gritty and intense YA novels that pull no punches in the
trials of transitioning from child to adulthood.
trials of transitioning from child to adulthood.
Bella worked for many years with young people who were facing exclusion
from mainstream schools, and is a passionate crusader in dispelling
the challenges we face all our lives -trying to fit into a world that
doesn’t always accept us for who we want to be.
from mainstream schools, and is a passionate crusader in dispelling
the challenges we face all our lives -trying to fit into a world that
doesn’t always accept us for who we want to be.
Follow the tour HERE for exclusive excerpts and a giveaway!
Thanks for sharing! -Janet @ Silver Dagger Book Tours
ReplyDelete