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...
I can not wait to read this. My cousin is reading Scarlet right now and she has refreshed my memory. You are so right about that ending.
ReplyDeleteI think I may need to reread it before I dive into this one. It's been a year, and I want to be all ready.
DeleteI'm curious about this one because of the ending, but I wasn't a huge Scarlet fan.
ReplyDeleteIt did seem to be a somewhat polarizing read. I'm glad it didn't put you off completely, Livi. I'll let you know what I think as soon as I read it. :)
DeleteWHAAATTT!!??! There is going to be a SCARLET sequel?! I had no idea. Just...*joy*...right now.
ReplyDeleteYES!!! Isn't it just the best news?
DeleteI saw this on NetGalley this week. Maybe you could get your hands on it early.
ReplyDeleteDone and done!
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