Hey bookworm friends! BBNYA Spotlight tours are underway and today is my first day joining in! The mini blitz tours aim to celebrate all of the authors who made it to the semi-finals by highlighting their books. So from now until December I’ll be sharing spotlights when I can—stay tuned if you want to see more! Today’s book is Upscaled by Joseph John Lee.
About Upscaled
Author: Joseph John Lee
Genre(s): Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy
Age Category: Young Adult
Page Count: 201 Pages
Pub Date: August 23, 2024
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Blurb
It begins and ends, as things do, with a girl throwing a birthday party for a dragon. Or it would, if things were ever that simple.
Generations ago, the Inquisition of the Priory of the Thrice-Dead Prophet decided that dragons were a great evil and it was their duty to banish them from the land of Nóra. The dragons weren’t (they just grew tired of the bother and migrated north), and the Inquisition didn’t (they just pretended otherwise), but that’s beside the point.
Though evidence of dragons still existed, it remained within the realm of smugglers, ne’er-do-wells, and people with too much time and money on their hands . . . until a hatching egg finds its way into the hands of a young girl named Ailís.
Now, with the first newborn dragon seen in generations in her company, Ailís finds herself beset by merchants, brigands, Inquisitors, and a greedy governor, and all she wants to do is throw a birthday party for her dragon.
And you thought planning a party for your kids was tough.
Purchase Links
⟡ Amazon US│Amazon UK│Amazon CA ⟡
About Joseph John Lee
Joseph John Lee is the fantasy author responsible for unleashing The Spellbinders and the Gunslingers trilogy and The Dragons of Nóra series, and has been a semifinalist in Mark Lawrence’s annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off. A true product of New England, he prefers Dunkin’ over Starbucks, sometimes speaks with a Boston accent, and does not say the word “wicked” in casual conversation as much as one may think. He currently lives in Boston with his wife, Annie, and their robot vacuum named Crumb.
Author Website & Socials
⟡ Website │Twitter │Instagram│Bluesky ⟡
About BBNYA
BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner. If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website. The award is brought to you in association with @The Write Reads.
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Did you add this one to your TBR? Or, What flavour of cake do you think a dragon would like best?
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