#Blog Tour #For the Strange and Surprising (Where They Are #1) by M.F.Adele #Science Fiction @Xpresso Book Tours

For the Strange and Surprising: Where the Mongrels Are
M.F. Adele
(Where They Are, #1)
Publication date: August 27th 2021
Genres: Adult, Reverse Harem, Romance, Science Fiction

I’m a catastrophe waiting to happen—I always have been.

When a waterspout drops me on the shores of a seemingly deserted island, I soon realize that I’m not on Earth, and I’m not alone.

This new world is full of dangers, from sea monsters and feuding tribes to poisonous food and beasts that lurk in the shadows. None of those things are as dangerous as the Mongrel men appointed to guard and teach me.

All I want to do is go home, but the island has no intentions of letting me leave.

I’ll be forced to interact with total strangers to survive this perilous land surrounded by treacherous waters.

My dreams of happiness sink into the dark depths below as I struggle to save myself from certain death.

The Mongrels will learn that fear makes a person reckless.

My name is Adelaide Storm.
But they’ll call me Ada Stormbrave.

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Author Bio:

M.F. Adele resides in the outskirts of the Rocket City in Alabama. She lives in her overactive imagination, often fueled by caffeine and no sleep. When she isn’t writing, M.F. is outdoors with her family, obsessing over spicy margaritas and cigars, or reading books by her favorite authors.

If you’re looking for M.F. Adele, you can find her on social media in her group:

M.F. Adele's Hellacious Hybrids.

M.F. loves to interact with her readers, hear character theories, and share embarrassing stories.

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My thoughts:

For the Strange and Surprising is one of those books where you get swept away and transported in a new, fascinating orld right from the word Go. I loved the riches and colour scheme of the cover book and couldn't wait to delve in into this story which proved out both imaginative and totally original.

Twenty two year old Ada is still grieving the death of her father and is on a fishing trip when she gets into a terrible storm. Ada has to swim for her life to escape a watersprout and sharks and I was absolutely mesmerised by how the author engaged all my senses in these opening scenes. The book got better and better with every page and kept me up until small hours. In the aftermath of the strorm Ada ends up on a mysterious island which is not on Earth where she has to navigate a new world full of unexpected dangers.
I really liked the protagonist Ada- she's complex and flawed and the author does a wonderful job revealing the hidden depths of this strong and open-minded character as the book progresses. There are also four male protagonists, Ecaeris, Tallodus, Imryll and Connac,each of which is bringing out a different angle, a different side of Ada's personality. The banter is delicious and the tension is palpable. I'm not ususally a big fan of multiple POVs, but here it works surprisingly well.

A very entertaining start to a new series with fantastic world-building, intriguing characters, adventure and humour- can't wait to read the second book!

Thank you to Giselle from XBT, the publisher and the author for the review copy, provided in exchange for an honest opinion.