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...
Definitely following the YAckers escapades!
ReplyDeleteEm, hope they amuse. :)
DeleteI have a "lone downer" sign if you want to borrow it. I can make copies.
ReplyDeleteDonna, I'll take two. One for me and one to hand out when the occasion requires.
DeleteJust read over there. While I did end up liking the book, the instalove thing got to me too. I know there was a justification for it, but still, I didn't find Akiva a compelling love interest.
ReplyDeleteEmilia, in general instalove bugs me. It can work in some cases, but this was sadly not one of them. He wasn't compelling. He should never have fallen for her.
DeleteHah, lone downer. I definitely have to laugh a little at that.
ReplyDeleteApril, laugh it up fuzzball. ;)
DeleteI've definitely been the lone downer on certain books, but I loved this one.
ReplyDeleteI know you did! It makes me feel worse. I don't know what happened but I fell out of love along the way.
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