IMPORTANT NOTE: ~On 7-24-24, I announced that I am splitting my branding between two names: Angie Grigaliunas (clean & closed-door NA) and A.D. Grigaliunas (gritty & intimate NA). Sowing and Quelling were unpublished/out of print as of August 31. Razing’s pre-order was cancelled.
~After necessary revisions, Sowing and Quelling will eventually be published under A.D. Grigaliunas (with gorgeous new covers and with Razing hot on their heels)!
~The Angie Grigaliunas name will now be dedicated to NA sweet/clean romances (like The Midnight Prince). I have fantastic plans there, so stay tuned for more!
~To stay up to date on all of this, follow on Instagram @ angiesquill.
ALSO IMPORTANT: If you already own a digital copy of TPE, you will not lose access to that copy as a result of this change.
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Angie Grigaliunas (grig-ah-loo-nahs) is a part-time normal person and full-time author of PG-13 New Adult books full of grit, grace, and probably rebels. She loves Jesus, the woods, and the stars, and has always wanted to be a superhero with a secret identity.
She has completed seven novels: one about elves that needs a massive revision before it ever sees the light of day; one that is part of her current story but also needs a massive revision to fit a new storyline; the actual first, second, and third books (Sowing, Quelling, and Razing) in her dystopian/fantasy series (The Purification Era); the first in a companion trilogy set in the same world as The Purification Era; and a Cinderella retelling with fey. When she’s not writing, she’s usually Facebooking — ack! — or thinking about story stuff. Or exercising. Or eating ice cream, because life is short and ice cream is delicious.
Despite several of her writing friends once claiming she’s Canadian, she is not; a native to Ohio, she now lives in Tennessee with her dear husband, their goofy dog, and their small army of rescue cats.
With gorgeous description and captivating characters, Angie Grigaliunas weaves a dark tale of heartbreak, survival, and hope in this first book of the A Bridge of Starlight series. You will be swept away by the dark intensity of a world torn apart by fear and dominated by the brutal soldiers meant to save it.
I had a lump in my throat for nearly this whole book! Following Emian into enemy territory, never knowing what Hasiak was going to do or say next, had me on the edge of my seat. The whole story was an emotional rollercoaster from the moment Emian and Hasiak's worlds collide.
Emian, who is part-itzalin and running for her life. Hasiak, a Hulcondan soldier whose job is to hunt down and kill her and anyone like her. These two people come together in an unlikely alliance that will change both of their lives forever. Bound by Emian's secret, Hasiak will risk everything by hiding her in plain sight. To keep a dying promise to her parents, Emian must walk among the enemy. How it will end, even they don't know.
Perception is a deeply emotional story that will have you turning pages late into the night! I highly, HIGHLY recommend this book to fans of dark fantasy & young adult novels!
***I received a beta copy from the author and was not required to leave a review. The version I read is not the final, edited version.