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...
In addition to ones I didn't know about above - New Susan Elizabeth Phillips; finally a continuation of the Swordheart series in Daggerheart by T Kingfisher; A Darker Shore by Leigh Bardugo; the Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley; and An Education in Longing by Charlotte Stein. Love your posts and reviews - Elizabeth
ReplyDeleteI have a whole lot of SEP I need to get to. A lovely long backlist is a wonderful thing. That's a great list, Elizabeth. I'm going to go take a peek at the Charlotte Stein right now.
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