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#Giveaway THE BROTHERS FLICK: THE IMPOSSIBLE DOORS by Ryan Haddock & Nick Wyche @WordsByRyan @NickWyche @readwonderbound @thevaultcomics @RockstarBkTours Ends 11.1

September 27, 2022 By Mary

THE BROTHERS FLICK: THE IMPOSSIBLE DOORS 

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on THE BROTHERS FLICK: THE IMPOSSIBLE DOORS by Ryan Haddock & Nick Wyche Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 
About The Book:
Title: THE BROTHERS FLICK: THE IMPOSSIBLE DOORS
Author: Ryan Haddock, Whitney Cogar,  Nick Wyche (Illustrations), David Stoll (Illustrations), Jim Campbell, Rebecca Taylor (Editor)
Pub. Date: October 11, 2022
Publisher: Wonderbound
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 208
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org

Sherlock Holmes meets the Wayside School in this Middle Grade supernatural sleuthing graphic novel about the Flick brothers – four siblings searching for explanations to outbreaks of supernatural strangeness and otherworldly weirdness in their Edwardian-era hometown.    

A bump in the night? They’re on the case! At Strander House, things are…weird. There’s an ogre wedged in the closet, and you have to be careful not to slip on the leak coming from the ocean in the attic. What’s possibly weirder than the fact that you can walk into the bathroom and end up in next Tuesday are the four brothers who investigate these strange supernatural occurrences…the Brothers Flick!

Leo, Desmond, Remy, and Cub seek to get to the bottom of every shadow you swear you saw move. If they happen to stumble upon answers to the mysterious disappearance of their own family along the way, all the better.   For fans of  Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Gravity Falls, Whispering Pines, the Hardy Boys, the Winterhouse series, the Greenglass House series, and the Wayside School series!

Reviews:

“… the metaphor of “impossible doors” leading toward unending universes, where even the smallest changes reverberate, provides a unique framework for themes of grief and healing.”   – Publishers Weekly

“…enjoyable.” – Kirkus

“… this graphic novel will attract mystery and adventure fans by the droves…”     — Kirkus

“… a “Jonny Quest meets the Hardy Boys” vibe with a few modern twists…”  — Kirkus

 

What are your favorite prose books – and why do you like them?

Ryan– I have been actively reading since I was four years old — the advantage of having an older sister who taught me what she was learning three grades ahead of me. And while it likely goes without saying since I’m doing my best to write them, I love books. Entire worlds and universes printed on paper, bound, and stacked on a shelf, just waiting to be visited. When this world is too much, simply choose another. It’s wonderful.

My favorite book is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It is simply the most beautiful book I’ve ever read. The language he uses to tell the story of a little girl’s experience during the Holocaust, narrated by Death himself, is breathtaking. It’s poetic without being poetry.

I also love the work of Neil Gaiman. Picking a favorite of his would be difficult. In my experience, when it comes to selecting one’s favorite work of an artist, we tend to choose the work that introduced us to that creator. My introduction to Gaiman was his collaboration with Terry Pratchett, Good Omens. I still reread it every other year or so. Shortly after that, I read Neverwhere, then American Gods, and then Sandman. Where so many fantasy authors bring readers into elaborate worlds completely different from their own, Gaiman brings the fantasy to our world. He tells us that the gods are real, but they had to become regular people once we stopped believing in them. He tells us that an entire world of magic and wonder exists right below our feet and, if we’re lucky, we’ll never see it for ourselves. He tells us that a child can grow up in a graveyard right under our noses, raised by ghosts that love him more than human parents ever could. Gaiman’s stories show me the fantastic in the mundane, and that’s a very special kind of magic.

Another work that left an impression on me is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The phrase “ahead of its time” doesn’t even begin to cover it. Shelley invented an entire genre and doesn’t get nearly enough credit for it. Also, this was the story that introduced my younger self to the idea of a sympathetic villain. (Assuming, of course, that you see the creature as the villain of the story; that’s certainly up for debate, and I always welcome that discussion.) It was also the first book, to my knowledge, to explore what happens when a man plays God and meddles with things that are beyond his understanding. It’s one of my favorite themes to play with in my mind: the idea of man’s reach exceeding his grasp. It will make its way into one of my books one day. (I do graze the idea a bit in this book, but not as much as I would like to in the future.)

 Nick– I love too many to name a favorite, but what I always like is characters that catch my interest in settings that intrigue me. Real-world, science-fiction, fantasy, crime, all genres are cool if the first two criteria are met.

About Ryan Haddock:

Ryan Haddock has wanted to write books since he was six years old. Over the years, his career aspirations also included rock star, lawyer, rock star lawyer, and teacher, but writing books never left his heart. Thank goodness someone finally let him write a book.

Ryan resides with his wife and kids in a charmingly quaint city known for its ridiculously fast internet and a jingle about a train.

Hometown/State: Chattanooga, TN

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Goodreads | Amazon

 

About Nick Wyche:

Nick Wyche lives in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains with his wonderful wife, Suzanne, overlooking the Tennessee River. He has been obsessed with comics and cartoons for over 4 decades and still can’t believe he gets to draw professionally.
Hometown/State: Chattanooga, TN

Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads

 

Giveaway Details:

2 winners will receive a finished copy of THE BROTHERS FLICK: THE IMPOSSIBLE DOORS, US Only.

Ends November 1st, midnight EST.

 
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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

9/26/2022 A Dream Within A Dream Guest Post
9/27/2022 @allyluvsbooksalatte IG Spotlight
9/28/2022 BookHounds YA Guest Post/IG Post
9/29/2022 Lady Hawkeye Guest Post/IG Post
9/30/2022 Review Thick And Thin Review/IG Post
10/1/2022 amandainpa Review/IG Post

 

Week Two:

10/2/2022 #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog Guest Post
10/3/2022 Mom with a Reading Problem Review/IG Post
10/4/2022 Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers Review/IG Post
10/5/2022 Rajiv’s Reviews Review/IG Post
10/6/2022 @enjoyingbooksagain Review/IG Post
10/7/2022 More Books Please blog Review/IG Post
10/8/2022 @meetcuteromancebooks Review/IG Post

 

Week Three:

10/9/2022 One More Exclamation Review/IG Post
10/10/2022 Little Red Reads Review
10/11/2022 RavenzReviewz Review/IG Post
10/12/2022 Ya Books Central Guest Post
10/13/2022 Two Chicks on Books Guest Post
10/14/2022 GryffindorBookishNerd Review/IG Post
10/15/2022 @ablueboxfullofbooks IG Review

 

Week Four:

10/16/2022 @jaimerockstarbooktours IG Spotlight
10/17/2022 @jacleomik33 IG Review
10/18/2022 @froggyreadteach IG Review/Read Part of Book Out Loud
10/19/2022 The Bookwyrm’s Den Review/IG Post
10/20/2022 Two Points of Interest Review/IG Post
10/21/2022 Nerdophiles Review/IG Post
10/22/2022 hodophile_z Review/IG Post

 

Week Five:

10/23/2022 pickagoodbook Review/IG Post
10/24/2022 The Momma Spot Review/IG Post
10/25/2022 @thebookishfoxwitch IG Review

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Sherry says

    September 28, 2022 at 5:38 pm

    Sounds like an interesting book.

  2. bn100 says

    October 1, 2022 at 6:08 am

    cool cover

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