First in a four-part series, The Raven Boys is due out September 18th.
First in a four-part series, The Raven Boys is due out September 18th.
I fell in love with the cover of Alexandra Bracken 's debut novel-- Brightly Woven --last fall and the scant synopses I could find at the time certainly piqued my interest. After managing to get my hands on an ARC, I found myself surprised and pleased with this unique fantasy. You can read my review here . As the release date approached, I invited Alex to participate in an interview and giveaway here on the site and, despite her crazy busy schedule, she kindly accepted. Enjoy! First things first: When did the idea for Brightly Woven first hit you and what (if anything) did you know right off the bat? I remember the exact moment it hit me—what I was doing, who I was talking to, what song was playing on iTunes. :) I had just come back from Winter Break my sophomore year in college and was sitting on my bed chatting with my mom. Sophomore year was pretty remarkable in terms of the insane weather that we had in Virginia (where I was in school) but it had also been a bizar...
THIS IS SO EXCITING! But how are we supposed to wait until September?
ReplyDeleteI know. The eternal question . . .
DeleteA four part series, eh? I guess that makes us quadruple lucky :) Wonder what Miss Stiefvater thought of Beyonce's baby name...
ReplyDeleteKatie, exactly. :) And I hadn't thought of the name connection there. That's funny.
DeleteOoo. Interesting! Four part series? I'm checking out the links.
ReplyDeleteYup. It sounds just so very much fun, doesn't it?
DeleteI'm definitely getting the books. Want. And now you're blog has nested replies!!
DeleteLol. It does indeed. What do ya think?
DeleteDoes anyone know what it's about or if it's paranormal?
ReplyDeleteAllie, the link is to her announcement where she includes a summary. It is paranormal (or supernatural, at least) and includes a search for a Welsh king, bad boys, ancient curses, etc. So basically all the good stuff. ;)
DeleteBRING IT! That's how I felt when I saw her announcement too. I'm so glad she's getting to write the novels that she started when she was younger. Hope this one is just as good as The Scorpio Races.
ReplyDeleteI know. Those stories fascinate me about her as a young writer and how those ideas are being allowed to see the light of day now.
DeleteOh man, I'm a total Stiefvater whore as of late. I'm listening to Shiver on audio, and reading Scorpio Races on the side, and pretty much had heart palpitations when I saw this cover. Yay!
ReplyDeleteHehe. I know the feeling. I love glomming onto an author and just tearing through everything she wrote.
DeleteI just saw this one yesterday too!! Cannot wait.
ReplyDeleteSeriously. After THE SCORPIO RACES, how are we supposed to wait with anything resembling decorum?
DeleteI love not knowing much, too.
ReplyDeleteLets us savor the possibilities...
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