Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Top 10 Tuesday


Top Ten Books On My Autumn To Be Read List.

  1. Hourglass by Claudia Gray
  2. A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody
  3. Unrivaled by Alyson Noel
  4. Blacklist by Alyson Noel
  5. Stolen by Ron Vitale
  6. Switched by Amanda Hocking
  7. A Witch in Winter by Ruth Warburton
  8. Abandon by Meg Cabot
  9. Someday, Someday Maybe by Lauren Graham
  10. Cross my Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter

Blog Birthday


Today is the blogs 7th birthday.

I can’t believe that this blog has been up and running for 7 years now, it my not always be active but I wouldn't close it down as it helps me to remember what books I have read and what I thought of them as well as keep in contact with authors :D

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Interview - Alyson Noel 2017


1) In 2014 in our last interview you said that you’ve toyed with the idea of a spin-off for The Immortals and that you left an opening in Everlasting, so that if you had time you’d maybe play around with it and see where it leads! Have you thought anymore about this?
I really enjoyed writing those books and spending time with those characters, so I’d love a chance to revisit that world. Since then, I’ve written 9 books so I haven’t really had enough time to devote to it yet, but it’s definitely something I’m thinking about.

2) Any updates on The Soul Seekers and Fly Me To The Moon coming to the big screen?
Unfortunately, the Fly Me to the Moon option expired, but The Soul Seekers is still moving forward. Last I heard, they were revising the script and hoped to start shooting this winter- fingers crossed!

3) Can we ever expect an Immortals film anytime soon? I’m dying for more Ever and Damon
The Immortals is currently on it’s 3rd option, so here’s hoping this time’s the charm!

4) You posted on Social Media a while back that Saving Zoe was opted for a movie which made me bump it up on my reading list along with Faking 19, I enjoyed Saving Zoe more. Which did you enjoy writing the most?
I can’t say I enjoyed one more than the other, because every book provides a different experience and I take it for what it is. Faking 19 was my first book, and my most autobiographical in a lot of ways. When I wrote Saving Zoe, I was also writing Evermore on the side, and while they were both inspired by grief, the approach I took with those stories was obviously really different. The experience of watching my husband lose his twin brother to pancreatic cancer served as a sort of jumping off point for Saving Zoe, which was about the loss of a sister.   

5) And do you have any Saving Zoe movie updates?
So excited to finally say, Yes!! I visited the Saving Zoe movie set in July, and then attended a screening of the rough cut with the studio/producers in August. It’s beautiful, dark, gritty, heart breaking, thrilling, funny in places, redemptive, and hopeful and I’m so excited for everyone to see it. Real life sisters Vanessa and Laura Marano play my fictional sisters, Zoe and Echo, and they were amazing!

6) Unrivalled has been out for a while now, are you happy with the reviews and feedback?
My publisher sends me the industry reviews, which made my happy. But I don’t really read any other reviews. The good ones, as well as the bad ones, can really mess with your head. I just try to focus on the writing.

7) What research, if any did you do for Unrivalled?
This series didn’t require as much, but since I live in California, every time I went to LA or read a celebrity gossip blog, I called it ‘research.’

8) Apart from book 2 in the Beautiful Idol’s series being released what else do you have for us in 2017?
I just finished the final book in the series, INFAMOUS, which will be out in April 2018, and I also have a new MG, The Bone Thief, in stores on 10.17.17.

9) In 2014 you were taking some time out from writing for the first time since 2005. What did you get up to?
I took an entire year off to travel, relax, and reboot my life. I went somewhere different every month—the Grand Canyon, Sedona, Santa Fe, Mexico, London, Paris, Java, Bali, Hong Kong, Macau, Peru, etc. It was completely amazing and just what I needed. Now I’m back at my desk, dreaming of the day I get to repeat it!  

10) I have just finished reading Kiss and Blog. I was almost in tears, when Winter overheard her best friend Sloane saying mean things about her. Was this a fun story to write?
Like most books, the answer is both yes and no. Writing those hurtful moments are always a bit painful because I put myself in the character’s shoes and try to recall similar incidents from my own past. And yet, getting the chance at a high school do over is always good fun!

11) Now you have finished writing Beautiful Idols, what are you planning on doing? Are you taking some time off, writing another series or writing more stand alones?
At the moment, I’m working on an adult stand-alone, a short story for an anthology, and an unannounced project. All the while, thinking about an Immortals sequel!

12) What do you do to get you in the writing zone? Listen to music, have a tv or radio playing etc..
I light a scented candle, wear a crystal necklace a reader gave me, put on whatever playlist I’ve created for the book, brew some green tea, and get to it!

Thank you for the interview!

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Top 10 Tuesday


Ten Books I Loved During The First Year I Started My Blog.

  1. Evernight by Claudia Gray
  2. Wintercraft by Jenna Burtenshaw
  3. Blackwatch by Jenna Burtenshaw
  4. Evermore by Alyson Noel
  5. Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
  6. Shadowland by Alyson Noel
  7. Dark Flame by Alyson Noel
  8. Radiance by Alyson Noel
  9. Facing upto Fatherhood by Miranda Lee
  10. Heat Wave by Richard Castle

Tuesday, September 05, 2017

Top 10 Tuesday


Top Ten Books That Were A Chore To Get Through. (Only 5 today)

  1. Macbeth by William Shakespeare
  2. Falling by Cat Clarke
  3. A Breath of Fresh Air by Erica James
  4. Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur
  5. Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone by J. K. Rowling
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