Last week, we had the privilege to interview Leigh Bardugo, Emma Mills, Leila Sales, and Josephine Angelini! We got to chat with these amazing authors in regards of their writing style and why they enjoy writing young adults. Watch below:
Thank you, Macmillan for this amazing opportunity!
Since the tour was live stream by the amazing Book & Books, we really didn't take much pictures. But here are some that we took:
We are thrilled to share with you an exclusive Books and Books' South Florida Bloggers interview with Leigh Bardugo! It's short and sweet but happy to share this with you. Tomorrow we will be sharing Emma Mills, so make sure to check us out (Owl Always be Reading, Books & Swoon, Bookcrastinators In Wonderland, Dapper Animals blog, and Booknerds Across America). Firewalker The Worldwalker Trilogy #2
Author: Josephine Angelini
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Released: September 1st 2015
Review Source: Feiwel & Friends
Worlds divide, magic slays, and love lies in the second book of Josephine Angelini’s The Worldwalker Trilogy.
"You think I’m a monster, but my choices, as ruthless as they seem, are justified."
Lily is back in her own universe, and she's ready to start a new life with Rowan by her side. True, she almost died in the Pyre that fueled their escape from New Salem, and must hide her magic for the safety of everyone she cares about, but compared to fighting the Woven, the monstrous creatures inhabiting the alternate Salem, life is looking pretty good.
Unfortunately, Lillian, ruthless ruler of the 13 Cities, is not willing to let Lily go that easily. If she can’t persuade Lily to return to her world, she will force her to come back by doing away with the ones she loves.
Picking up right where Trial By Fire left off, Firewalker is another sexy, fast-paced, heartbreaking thrill ride from internationally bestselling author Josephine Angelini!
INTERVIEW
1. What were your biggest challenges in writing Fire Walker?
The beginning! For me, getting the beginning of a book right is so hard. I’m a plotter, so I always know what my major turning points and reversals are going to be, and as a result I always rush the start of the book so I can get to the juicy bits. I always have to go back and fix my beginnings.
2. Has Lily changed at all from Trial by Fire to Firewalker? Enormously. She’s suffering from PTSD, and who wouldn’t be after what she went through? I have a hard time believing books that ignore the messy fall-out of a tortured main character. One of the things that I wanted to do with this series was to test the validity of the saying “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Lillian isn’t stronger after what she went through. Is Lily? Let’s find out.
3. I've got to ask a fun question. If you could have a super power, what would it be?
I used to always say flying because of my first series, Starcrossed, but now I’m thinking it would be mindspeak.
Make sure to add the live stream on your calendar or if you're in South Florida to be at Books & Books!
JOSEPHINE ANGELINI is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in theater, with a focus on the classics. Originally from Massachusetts, she now lives in Los Angeles with her screenwriter husband, their baby girl, and three shelter cats. Her debut series, Starcrossed, Dreamless, and Goddess, (Harper Teen) are all international bestsellers and have garnered the praise of various major publications, including the LA Times, and have twice won the Reader’s Choice Awards in Germany. The second book in the WorldWalker Trilogy, Firewalker, (Feiwel and Friends, Macmillan).
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR JOSEPHINE, COMMENT BELOW!
Two months ago we announced one of the Fierce Reads Book tour will be at our favorite bookstore, Books & Books. Today, we are happy announced that we've teamed up with B&B and a group of South Florida bloggers to bring you exclusive interviews with these lovely authors!
Starting tomorrow, we will be kicking off with Leigh's interview. So make sure to stop by to read it.
Remember if you're in South Florida to make plans to attend this event next week, Monday, October 12th, 2015 at 7pm. Those not attending, don't worry. Books & Books will be live streaming this event, so make sure to tune in! Click below to add to your calendar or go here for more details.
Just FYI, our giveaway to win a personalized copy of Six of Crows ends soon! So enter below:
I know your all probably killing me at the moment and screaming WHYYY?! I've read the first two and the novella's I just haven't gotten around to Ignite Me. I'm sure I'll love it (Warner<3), but around the time it finally it came out I was a bit burnt out by the whole dystopian world.
2. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
Now this series I've been following since 2007! I absolutely adore anything written by Ally Carter (The Heist Society books are some of my fav), but it took so long for each book from this series to come out that by the time the new one was out I had kind of forgot what had happened. I have all of the books signed and I will sit down one of these days to reread it from the start.
3. Divergent by Veronica Roth
Controversy. I LOVED Divergent! I loved the world Veronica Roth had created and Insurgent was just as amazing. I started Allegiant, but I just couldn't bring myself to finish it. Maybe one day.
4. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
I'm just on a roll today right? Lol! I read City of Bones the day it actually came out. I remember this because I had actually pre-ordered the book. I was all types of obsessed with this book. My first copy was so worn out because I kept making people read it. For me the series ended where it should have originally ended at. City of Ashes. I couldn't have asked for a better tie up of that world.
5. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
I can legit feel Shannon screaming at me. Sorry!!! I loved this book. Like really loved it. Why I never actually finished the series is beyond me. Just kidding I do know. School was kicking my butt and the time of reading for fun was pretty much nonexistent. It's on the top of my TBR though.
6. The Selection by Kiera Cass
I'm actually dying to dive into this series again to see what becomes of this characters.
7. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
I'll be honesty I've only read the first book in the series. I was very much intrigued by everything that was going on, but I think the sheer size of each book is what's been holding me back lol!
8. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
I'll actually be reading these books soon because she's actually coming down to Miami for Fierce Reads tour! The excitement is very much real!
9. Matched by Ally Condie
It was just another case of being burnt out from the genre. I went through a phase where I couldn't even finish a book because they would all blend so much. I've heard some really awesome things about this one so maybe I'll dive into it soon.
10. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Nora Grey's best friend. Plain and simple. She is the only reason why I have yet to finish this series. I want to because oh is the story good, but her best friend annoys the heck out of me.
We are thrilled to be a part of Josephine Angelini's FIREWALKER blog tour.
The Worldwalker Trilogy is by far one of my favorite YA series hands down!
Visit Fierce Reads to visit all the sites on the Firewalker tour!
Firewalker
The Worldwalker Trilogy #2
Author: Josephine Angelini
Release Date: September 1st 2015
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
You think I'm a monster, but my choices, as ruthless as they seem, are justified.
Lily is back in her own universe, and she's ready to relax with Rowan. True, she almost died in the Pyre that fueled their escape, and must hide her magic for the safety of the world, but compared to fighting the monstrous Woven and leading armies in the alternate Salem, life is looking good.
You think I'm a monster, but my choices, as ruthless as they seem, are justified.
Unfortunately, Lillian, ruthless ruler of the 13 Cities, is not willing to let Lily go that easily. If she can't persuade Lily to return to her world, she'll have to find a way to make her come back.
Picking up right where Trial By Fire left off, Firewalker is another sexy, fast-paced, heartbreaking thrill ride from internationally bestselling author Josephine Angelini!
Read Yara's 5 star review of Trial by Fire (book 1 in The Worldwalker Trilogy)
Play Lists created by Josephine Angelini
I always feel bad when I put my playlists together. I have fringe taste when it comes to music and most of you will have never heard of 99% of what I have here.
I worry because I feel like you won’t be able to connect to me in music—even those of you who connect deeply to my writing—and it will make you feel farther from, rather than closer to, my stories. That sentiment goes double for this book. I had to do go deep-dish weird to make this world come alive in my imagination, but what sparks my imagination may not spark yours. I guess it just goes to show that everyone has some strange on the inside.
Firewalker playlist: Pendulum by F.K.A. Twigs. She’s got such a witchy, sexy sound. Love it. It’s very Lily and Rowan. This song and Two Weeks got a lot of play while I wrote. Two Weeks has explicit lyrics so I’m not officially saying it’s on the playlist. But it’s on my playlist, if you ken.
Push Pull by Purity Ring. This song speaks to the tension between Lily and Rowan in the first act of the book.
Stranger Than Earth, also by Purity Ring, was another song that I listened to a lot. Alotta lot. Got me pumped up to write a ton of action sequences. White Lies by ODESZA. There’s some lying going on in this book. Tough to do with a bunch of telepaths, btw.
The Chain by Fleetwood Mac. You’re never supposed to break the chain, but someone breaks the chain. ‘Nuff said. Other People by Beach House. They aren’t going to keep in touch. Gun by CHVRCHES. What Lily has to become.
No Name No. 5 by Elliot Smith. Oh, the sadness, the loneliness. Crossing the country. Plague by Crystal Castles. The final fight. I imagine the Hive rising on the horizon when I listen to this song.
Never Mess With Sunday by Yppah. A “fade to black” song as the coven arrives at an unknown destination.
Trial by Fire Playlist: Dreams by Fleetwood Mac. It would be what Lily would say to Tristan at the beginning of the book. More than that, I listened to the White Witch a lot while I was writing this. I heart Stevie Nicks.
Aereal Boundaries by Michael Hedges. Maybe what it feels like to travel through universes, weightless and disembodied. Fineshrine by Purity Ring. When I was writing the scene when Lily claims Rowan in the cabin I must have listened to this song a hundred times. This whole album, Shrines, was my soundtrack for Trial by Fire. I listened to it on repeat pretty much the whole time. It’s witchy sounding and the lyrics are like spells. Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush. Maybe what it feels like when Lily and Rowan fight as one. Below It by Peter Broderick. Vulnerable and private—like Lily and Rowan feel the morning after the claiming. Bridges by Broods. Lots of betrayal in this song. Ah, men. Trust is such a big issue. Archangel by Burial. Another “witchy”, watery-sounding song that I played on repeat while writing the ritual scene in Rowan’s apartment. Sexy, but creepy. Fascination Street by The Cure. Club scene. Also, Disintegration is one of my all-time favorite albums, so it needs a giant shout-out. Recover by CHVRCHES. Lily wakes in Alaric’s camp. She’s different after the oubliette. Harder. Saltkin by Purity Ring. Lily claiming an army. Gorilla by Clams Casino. Dark and dissonant—this song was on repeat while I wrote the final battle scene.
FierceReads.com just announced Books & Books (Publisher's Weekly Bookstore of the Year 2015) as one of the Fall 2015 Fierce Reads tour stops!
HOORAY!!!!!!
I'm extremely excited to see Leigh Bardugo, Leila Sales, Josephine Angelini, and Emma Mills! So mark your calendar and plan to attend! You don't want to miss out!
Books & Books
Date: Monday, October 12
Time: 7:00 PM
Address: 265 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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Don't see an even near you? Don't worry! This fall, for the first time ever, FierceReads will be livestream! Guess which location?? BOOKS & BOOKS!
Join Fierce Reads Monday, October 12 at 7pm EST / 4pm PST for an online party of fierceproportions. Fierce Reads is working with Books & Books to livestream their Fierce Reads event and will provide more details as we get closer, but there will be chatting, giveaways, and more!
This cover reveal was just shared by @macteenbooks on their Instagram. Let me explain the excitement these covers have caused. I want to run in the street and do cartwheels.
Trial by Fire written by Josephine Angelini was one of my TOP FIVE Favorite Reads of 2014!!!
TOP FIVE, that means from the hundreds of books I read last year, Trial by Fire was TOP DOG!!
The book consumed me (like fire would)!!!
So seeing the cover reveal of FIRE WALKER and that the series is getting a makeover, I am tickled pink. I CANNOT WAIT TO READ FIRE WALKER!!!
This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergiesmake it increasingly difficult to live a normal life, and after a completely humiliating incident ruins her first (and perhaps only) real party, she's ready to disappear.
"Come and be the most powerful person in the world."
Suddenly, Lily finds herself in a different Salem. One overrun with horrifying creatures and ruled by powerful women--including Lillian, this world's version of Lily.
"It will be terrifying. It was for me."
What made Lily weak at home, makes her extraordinary here. It also puts her in terrible danger. Faced with new responsibilites she can barely understand and a love she never expeceted, Lily is left with one question: How can she be the savior of this world when she is literally her own worst enemy?
Fire Walker (The Worldwalker Trilogy #2): Worlds divide, magic slays, and love lies in the second book of Josephine Angelini’s The Worldwalker Trilogy.
You think I’m a monster, but my choices, as ruthless as they seem, are justified.
Lily is back in her own universe, and she's ready to relax with Rowan. True, she almost died in the Pyre that fueled their escape, and must hide her magic for the safety of the world, but compared to fighting the monstrous Woven and leading armies in the alternate Salem, life is looking good.
Unfortunately, Lillian, ruthless ruler of the 13 Cities, is not willing to let Lily go that easily. If she can’t persuade Lily to return to her world, she’ll have to find a way to make her come back.
Picking up right where Trial By Fire left off, Firewalker is another sexy, fast-paced, heartbreaking thrill ride from internationally bestselling author Josephine Angelini!
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