Today I am excited to be hosting a spot on the Walking in a Winter Wonderbound from Vault Comics Book Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours! I am also sharing a giveaway, so be sure to read on. This post contains affiliate links, so if you use them and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission.
This is the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and spooky stories young readers imprint from VAULT Comics! Count on a flurry of activity around all WONDERBOUND original graphic novel middle grade titles!
Here’s a list of all of the titles & authors participating in the tour! Check out each individual blog/Instagram/or booktok (schedule below) for more details on each book!
GHOSTER HEIGHTS by Corey Landsell, Kelly Mellings, & Lisa Larose (Illustrator)
HELLO, MY NAME IS POOP by Ben Katzner & Ian McGinty (Illustrator)
KENZIE’S KINGDOMby Shea Fontana & Agnes Garbowska (Illustrator)
POIKO: Quests Stuffby Brian Middleton
THE BROTHERS FLICK: THE IMPOSSIBLE DOORSby Ryan Haddock & Nick Wyche (Illustrator)
THE UNFINISHED CORNER by Dani Colman & Rachel “Tuna” Petrovicz (Illustrator)
VERSE
VERSE BOOK 1: THE BROKEN HALF by Sam Beck
VERSE BOOK 2: THE SECOND GATE by Sam Beck
WRASSLE CASTLE
WRASSLE CASTLE BOOK 1: LEARNING THE ROPES by Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover, & Galaad (Illustrator)
WRASSLE CASTLE BOOK 2: RIDERS ON THE STORM by Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover, & Galaad (Illustrator)
WRASSLE CASTLE BOOK 3: PUT A LYD ON IT! by Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover, & Galaad (Illustrator)
About The Unfinished Corner:
Title: The Unfinished Corner
Author: Dani Colman & Rachel “Tuna” Petrovicz (Illustrator)
Genre: Middle Grade Comic
Publisher: Wonderbound, 10/19/21
Source: Rockstar Book Tours
Find it: Amazon, Goodreads, https://books2read.com/THE-UNFINISHED-CORNER
Book Description:
WINNER! 2021 VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Award – Youth Category!
FINALIST! National Jewish Book Awards 2021
Twelve-year-old Miriam doesn’t know much about Jewish mythology. She’s not even sure she wants to be Jewish. So, imagine her confusion when a peculiar angel whisks her off to finish the mythological Unfinished Corner, a place full of monsters and mystery.
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD MIRIAM IS FULL OF QUESTIONS, BUT THE WHOLE UNIVERSE IS COUNTING ON HER FOR ANSWERS.
Jewish mythology has it that when God created the universe, one corner of it was left unfinished. Opinion is divided on why, but everyone agrees that the Unfinished Corner is a dangerous place full of monsters. Twelve-year-old Miriam neither knows nor cares about the Unfinished Corner. She’s too busy preparing for her Bat Mitzvah, wrestling with whether she even wants to be Jewish–until a peculiar angel appears, whisking her, her two best friends, and her worst frenemy off to this monstrous land with one mission: finish the Unfinished Corner.
An original graphic novel.
National Jewish Book Awards 2021 Finalist!
2021 VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Award Winner, Youth Category!
“A charming adventure filled with memorable characters and a fresh point of view.” — Hope Larson (Award-winning and New York Times bestselling adapter/artist of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle In Time: The Graphic Novel)
“HUGELY impactful for diverse readers.”
– VLA (Virginia Library Association)
“Individual characters and the depth of their bonds carry the story forward, the historical content punctuated by moments of sincere hilarity.” — Publishers Weekly
“It’s exciting, heartfelt, and so, so, new! A proper fun adventure for children in the amazing worlds of Jewish lore.” — Paul Cornell (Doctor Who, Elementary)
About Dani Colman:
Dani Colman is a writer and educator from London, England. She plays the violin, dabbles in standup comedy, and is absolutely terrible at videogames. When she isn’t writing comic books and novels, she teaches aspiring writers how not to annoy their editors. She currently lives in San Francisco with her husband (creator of many comic books), and two cats (creators of many hairballs).
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads
About Rachel “Tuna” Petrovicz:
Rachel ‘Tuna’ Petrovicz is an illustrator and comic artist from Vancouver, Canada. She has a penchant for the creepy and the cute, and in her spare time enjoys experimenting in the kitchen. Her lifelong goal is to befriend every cat she sees.
Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads
My Review:
I love the graphics in this book. I also love that it is a book based on Jewish mythology! Plus, the Jewish characters are seen dressed in religious garments, which is wonderful for kids to see as normal. Miriam grapples with religion, how to tell her friends she may change schools, and the effects of antisemitism on herself and her friends.
I found some of the more fantasy laden parts to be hard to understand. I appreciated that some of the Jewish terms were defined for non Jewish readers. I also liked seeing characters I know of, such as a golem and Lilith. I think young readers will get a lot out of this book.
Wonderbound Giveaway:
1 winner will win finished copies of every book featured in the WALKING IN A WINTER WONDERBOUND from VAULT tour, US Only.
1 winner will win eBooks of every book featured in the WALKING IN A WINTER WONDERBOUND from VAULT tour from iBooks, International.
Ends January 17th, midnight EST.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
| 12/12/2022 | Lady Hawkeye | Feature WRASSLE CASTLE/IG Post |
| 12/13/2022 | Mythical Books | Feature KENZIE’S KINGDOM/IG Post |
| 12/14/2022 | Sadie’s Spotlight | Feature POIKO/IG Post |
| 12/15/2022 | YA Books Central | Feature THE BROTHERS FLICK/IG Post |
| 12/16/2022 | Two Chicks on Books | Feature GHOSTER HEIGHTS/IG Post |
Week Two:
| 12/19/2022 | Little Red Reads | Feature THE UNFINISHED CORNER/IG Post |
| 12/20/2022 | The Book View | Review/IG Post |
| 12/21/2022 | Sandra’s Book Club | Review |
| 12/22/2022 | Pickagoodbook | Review/IG Post |
| 12/23/2022 | Locks, Hooks and Books | Review/IG Post |
Week Three:
| 12/26/2022 | Not In Jersey | Review/IG Post |
| 12/27/2022 | Nonbinaryknightreads | Review/IG Post |
| 12/28/2022 | @carlysunshinebooks | IG Review |
| 12/29/2022 | @pages.for.sanity | IG Review |
| 12/30/2022 | Review Thick And Thin | Review/IG Post |
Week Four:
| 1/2/2022 | OneMoreExclamation | Review/IG Post |
| 1/3/2022 | @froggyreadteach | IG Review |
| 1/4/2022 | A Blue Box Full of Books | IG Review/LFL Drop Pic |
| 1/5/2022 | FUONLYKNEW | Review |
| 1/6/2022 | See Sadie Read | Review/IG Post |
