{Whisper Blog Tour + Giveaway} Fact or Fiction with author Heather Hildenbrand

Today on Seeing Night Reviews author Heather Hildenbrand is stopping by for the Whisper Blog Tour! I really enjoyed this young adult story with native american legends, magic and romance. Heather is here to talk about Maggie the Wolf - Fiction + I'll also be giving away an ebook version of WHISPER!

Don't forget to check out my 4 out of 5 star review: Whisper by Heather Hildenbrand

Maggie, the wolf – Fiction. I wish I’d had a wolf as a kid! We had a mutt named Sasha who was loyal to a fault! Actually, she looked a lot like this one:

#SashaImpersonator!

 Later, when I was a teen, we had Saphire, or “Saphy.” She was a purebred Husky and gorgeous. She had one brown eye and one blue eye which is typical of the husky breed. She was the closest to a wolf I’ve ever seen and she was amazing. The intelligence, the communication… the taste for blood. She was always on thin ice because we had chickens and Saphy’s favorite thing to do was wait for us to leave and then sneak (I never did figure out how she got in) through the fence that separated her from the chickens and “hunt” herself a hen for dinner. We’d come home to find a trail of blood that led to “dinner” and my dad would go off. Saphy was always in the dog house. #punintended

This isn’t Saphy, but the one on the left, the lighter one, looks a lot like her! 

About Whisper by Heather Hildenbrand

The Cherokee believe when a person dies, their soul is reborn. Life is repeated. An endless cycle of lessons to be learned, love to be found, destiny to be fulfilled. For the past six months, in every flower, every bird, I’ve imagined my parents, relieved of their human forms.

Now, after five months at the Skye View Wellness Center, it was summer. A time for parties and friends, but that’s the last thing I want to do. So when my best friend Erin convinces me to attend a bonfire at Eagle Point, I can’t handle the crowd full of sympathetic stares or drunken class clowns who would use my tragedy as a way into my heart – or my pants. The solitude of the woods offers an escape, until I stumble upon a boy, unconscious and bleeding, his pockets stuffed not with identification but with poetry illustrating the beauty of dying. I’ve seen enough death. I will not leave this boy’s side.

Even after he wakes, when the only thing he can remember are visions of events that haven’t happened yet…

Quote: “How would you know I was there?”

His gaze locked on mine and I stilled, barely able to breathe. All trace of laughter disappeared from his expression. His stare was heavy to the point of paralyzing.

“My soul would recognize you and wake me.” His voice was gravelly and low, barely above a whisper, but it filled my ears and raced straight to my heart. I felt a keen familiarity with this moment and with Dylan himself. It was more than déjà vu. It was something inside me recognizing something inside him.

{Review + Tour Info} for Whisper by Heather Hildenbrand

Whisper by Heather Hildenbrand

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

GENRE: YA Fantasy
THEME: Myth/Romance/Native American
RECEIVED: Received for Review from Author
BLOG: Heather Hildenbrands Blog


BLURB:

The Cherokee believe when a person dies, their soul is reborn. Life is repeated. An endless cycle of lessons to be learned, love to be found, destiny to be fulfilled. For the past six months, in every flower, every bird, I’ve imagined my parents, relieved of their human forms.
Now, after five months at the Skye View Wellness Center, it was summer. A time for parties and friends, but that’s the last thing I want to do. So when my best friend Erin convinces me to attend a bonfire at Eagle Point, I can’t handle the crowd full of sympathetic stares or drunken class clowns who would use my tragedy as a way into my heart – or my pants. The solitude of the woods offers an escape, until I stumble upon a boy, unconscious and bleeding, his pockets stuffed not with identification but with poetry illustrating the beauty of dying. I’ve seen enough death. I will not leave this boy’s side.

Even after he wakes, when the only thing he can remember are visions of events that haven’t happened yet…

REVIEW:
As a big fan of Heather Hildenbrand’s Dirty Blood series I was excited to dig into her latest book Whisper. She crafted a wonderful story full of emotion, growth and romance that I enjoyed to the very end.

Whisper is a character full of strength, loosing her parents in one tragic day affected her in every way. She is no longer social and takes shelter in her own home, where her grandfather and the animals on their ranch comfort her. But one night after finding a boy, who has no memories, she becomes determined to help him and figure out what brought him to her.

Whisper pretty much went through hell and back; there are no words to describe loosing both your parents. Her best friend tries to bring her back to life by helping her get socialized. But her heart just can’t seem to care to be around others. I really felt for Whisper and loved how her safe zone was comforting animals who needed to be rescued, taking over where her mother left off.

Dylan came into Whispers life in an abrupt way and she was determined to not let him be alone. She wanted to help him, almost in a way since she couldn’t be there to help her parents. Their connection was strong and so sweet, I loved how he cared for her and was frustrated with not only his memories but also not wanting to hold her back from people. He’s pretty mysterious as the book goes on and trying to figure out who he was made the novel that much more captivating.

Then there was Taregan, boy was this guy frustrating and you really just want to hate him. I had no idea what this guy was up to and he seemed to really enjoy making it hard for Whisper instead of helping her like he says. The background behind him was really interesting, to see how he connected to both Whisper and Dylan. He brought a lot of the drama and tension that keep me on my toes.

Overall I this was really enjoyable, adding a unique story behind a Cherokee legend, I was curious on how everything was going to be pulled together and I was definitely happy in the end. With my family having Native American on my mother side, this story really makes me want to know more about my own culture. This is definitely a book to read and something you don’t want to miss out on.

RECOMMENDATION:
This is a young adult novel that focuses on Native American Legends. Fans of authors Angeline Kace author of Descended by Blood and S.R. Johannes author of Untraceable will absolutely love Whisper by Heather Hildenbrand.

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BLOG TOUR STOP: 4/29 Sunday
Stay tuned for an awesome guest post by author Heather Hildenbrand on Sunday for a fact or fiction post with some adorable Huskies! and Giveaway! It's going to be great and you should all stop by! Plus I have a little goody to show you below, once you've read Whisper you know why you'll want this button asap!