Hi lovelies! This week on It's Finally Friday!, we have M. Leighton, author of the Blood Like Poison series, the Madly series, and several other YA and adult novels. I'm definitely a fan of For the Love of a Vampire (Blood Like Poison #1) and am hoping to read the next two books soon. Paranormal and contemporary fans, be sure to check out M. Leighton's books! And now, without further ado, the interview. :)
Hi guys! It's finally Friday, and I'm back with another edition of this meme! This week we have Cyndi Tefft, author of the Between series currently composed of Between, Hell Transporter, and Even In Darkness. I had a chance to read Between nearly a year ago, and while it wasn't my favorite book of all time, I did enjoy it. Paranormal romance fans and mature YA audiences, give it a shot--it might be right up your alley. Now, without further ado, the interview!I don’t know if I could pick just one! Can I say the entire Harry Potter series? I think that’s as close to one favorite book as I could get, because I LOVE J.K. Rowling! I would probably hyperventilate and pass out if I ever had an opportunity to meet her, lol.
Hi everyone! We're back with another It's Finally Friday! interview. This week, we're featuring YA/NA author Courtney Cole of The Bloodstone Saga, The Paradise Diaries, and the Beautifully Broken series among others. I've actually gotten the chance to read Every Last Kiss (The Bloodstone Saga #1) and I fell in love with the world Courtney created. I'd highly recommend it for historical fiction, mythology, adventure, and romance fans. Now, without further ado, the interview!As you know Friday and the weekend is among us, and to celebrate, today we haveCory Putnam Oaks of The Veil to come and discuss herself and her book. Cory is a fantastic author and her books the Veil is definitely a novel you will want to read! Also, if you are an author who is interested in being featured please send me an email or a tweet; I would love to have you particaipate! And on that note...THE INTERVIEW! >:DHi lovely readers and followers! As part of our weekly It's Finally Friday! posts, this week we have Komal Kant, author of the With Me series currently comprised of Impossible and Falling for Hadie. I recently read the latter novel, and despite the fact that it is a sequel, I loved that it could actually be read as a standalone without really missing much. If you're looking for a good contemporary, be sure to check it out. And now, without further ado, the interview!As you know Friday and the weekend is among us, and to celebrate, today we have Laura Howard of The Forgotten Ones to come and discuss herself and her book. Laura is just fantastic, and I love talking to her, so it was really great that I got the chance to interview her. Also make sure to continue reading and check out The Forgotten Ones, it's definitely a novel you will want to read! Also, if you are an author who is interested in being featured please send me an email or a tweet; I would love to have you particaipate! And on that note...THE INTERVIEW! >:D
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Hey Guys, today I have an awesome character interview with Lil from Betrayed by Ednah Walters. So keep reading for this fun and entertaining interview! Some deep secrets will revealed! Plus a giveaway at the end! So keep reading!Lil isn't just an average teenager. She's one of the Nephilim--the descendants of humans and angels--which gives her some serious psi skills and a mission for redemption. Just when Lil thinks she's found a balance between her normal life with human friends and her training to become a Guardian, she's warned that someone close to her will betray her. When the boy she loves starts acting strangely and one of her human friends acquires a supernatural ability, Lil begins to realize that someone is manipulating the people she loves... and won't stop until she's been lured to the dark side.
Keep Holding On was inspired by my own experiences with being bullied. By writing this book, I was able to turn the negative experiences I endured into something positive. I wanted to reach out to teens and help them feel less alone.
The Stars my Destination by Alfred Bester. It's a crazy book, a little politically dated now because it was written in the 50's, but it's a science fiction revenge story that is amazing. I love the escalation of the action and the consequences of the protagonist's choices -- there's nothing that you can predict, and it's mindblowing as it happens. The ending stuns you.
I suffered a friendship breakup in college that really affected me--it's terrible to lose a best friend, but people don't focus on it as much as they focus on romantic breakups. So I always knew I wanted to tell a story that involved losing a friend, and that was my starting point.
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Today is another day of The Blogger Birthday! And Today we are celebrating From What I Remember by Valerie Thomas and Stacy Kramer! From What I Remember had it's birthday on May 15th (My Birthday!). So if you have not grabbed a copy of From What I Remember yet you must get one as soon as possible! You won't regret it! So check out this awesome and fun Interview with both the authors! And There is also an awesome opportunity for you to win your own signed copy of From What I Remember! Remember to comment so you get an entry in the giveaway!
We both worked in the film industry for years, as producers and screenwriters, and we are passionate about movies but haven’t been seeing the kind of movies (CLUELESS, John Hughes movies, etc.) for teens that used to be a mainstay. We decided to write a book that would have the same fun, adventure and emotional resonance of those films. We hope we succeeded.
My inspiration to write GILT came from the history itself. I’d been reading about Henry’s wives for a while, wanting to know more about the women of the era. Catherine Howard was his only wife who was a teenager when he married her. I wanted to write for teens. It seemed like a good fit.
But as I learned more about Catherine, as I read the accounts of her actions, I was inspired to do more. She is often portrayed as a dumb blonde, or an innocent corrupted. Even historians label her ignorant, flighty, promiscuous. People make much of the tragic love affair with Thomas Culpepper. I wanted to find a different angle. Portray Culpepper’s history as I really see it. And give Catherine the voice of a worldly manipulator. A Queen Bee long before she became Queen.
Harry Potter. For obvious reasons, haha! I do love those books. But I also wish I had written Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. I know that's not necessarily for young adults, but I read it when I was in college and absolutely loved it. It's a very clever book and fun to read even if you aren't into sci-fi that much. Plus, one of my favorite book characters of all time, a child prodigy called Bean (because he's very small), is in there. I'm actually reading another OSC book at the moment called Ender's Shadow. It parallels Ender's Game but is from Bean's perspective instead.
The teen years are some of the most interesting and dramatic years of our lives. Memories from our young adult years stay with us into our not-so-young adult years. There are so many things I love about the young adult genre, but perhaps the best thing is that few other genres can claim readers that are this passionate about their books.
When I started writing IN HONOR, I knew I wanted to write the story of a brother and sister, and I wanted it to include a road trip. Maybe one that didn’t make sense to take, and the idea of Honor getting her brother’s letter and mistaking a remark he made as a last request came from there. And many, many conversations with my husband who is my BEST idea person.
