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...
Aw. All looking happy and healthy and cute. And you can kind of tell they're siblings.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHaha, my niece is so happy when she gets to wear her ballet makeup too! Gorgeous kids.
ReplyDeleteLove these photos - their individuality really shines through, and Finn's expression!! Also, I remember when I got to wear my mum's blusher for school concerts - made my day :-)
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks, Heidi. And I can't even think about Will being a teenager or I have to go lie down.
ReplyDeleteI kind of like that they look like they belong. ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Marg!
ReplyDeleteLol. Piper was over the moon.
ReplyDeleteHe's a character all right. And I had to grin at how delighted she was.
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