Playing with Fire Book Tour Highlights

Paola Santana
Dec 18
2 min read

What an amazing few days!

After 23 creators in 7 countries read and reviewed my debut Playing with Fire, the results are in and the average scores are 4.25⭐️ and 3.13🌶️! I am so happy (and relieved!), I have no words.

Over 12 days these amazing people crafted over 40 stories and 50 posts, gathering over 2,300 likes and over 440 comments. And it was great to see that the BookTok and Bookstagram communities are happy to embrace a little indie like me. What was originally a nerve-racking experience of putting myself and my work out there became a celebration, and some of the creators have started to feel like friends.

There were learnings, of course. As with any planned marketing effort, reviewing and tweaking has taken place, and there is still work to be done with press releases to share, bookshops and book clubs to contact, so I can maximize the reach of the tour, but it feels absolutely amazing to see the effect my writing has on readers. To not only get the reviews but also the messages on DM telling me they are crying or have stayed up all night to read as they are doing it.

And amidst it all, the book cover of book 2 has been revealed and the edits for the second book are on full swing. It's chaotic and busy, but I'm loving life right now. Today is a great day.

If you want to grab yourself a copy of Playing with Fire, you can buy it here.

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