Sovereign Hope by Frankie Rose
FEATURE!
Flash Question Session
Author Frankie Rose
1.
What makes a book amazing?
When I love a book, it’s because
I’ve connected with the characters in some way. If I’m empathizing with a
character after only a couple of pages, I know I’m going to love the book.
There’s nothing better than being able to really place yourself in the mind
sets of the people you’re reading about, and you can’t do that if you don’t
know them. I’m a lover of description
too. I can’t bear when a story barely skims over the surroundings, textures,
and smells of what’s happening. It’s hard to paint a picture without any of the
materials!
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2.
List your writing quirks, example: what do you
have to do while writing?
I don’t have any quirky writing
habits. I sometimes wrap myself up in a blanket to sit at my computer, but I
don’t like admitting that ‘cause I feel like an old woman. This Is the thing,
though- when I moved to Australia, I was under the illusion that it was going
to be sunny every day of the week and blisteringly hot. Not so. Winter here sucks big time, and I find myself
burying myself in blankets.
I have a couple of other ‘general’
quirks, I guess. I love sushi but I always pick out the insides and never eat
the rice. I can’t watch a movie made before 1980 unless it’s Alien or Star
Wars. And I won’t eat candy unless it’s
yellow.
3.
The hardest part or the part you hate about
being a writer is? Come on, dish it!
You know what I hate? (People out
there who know me are cringing right now) I HATE arrogant people. And since
becoming a writer I’ve had to deal with so many people who think they’re better
than everyone else. I’m not sure what it is about a little success, or knowing
people are reading what you’re writing, be that your book or your blog or your
tweets, but it seems to go to some people’s heads. They turn into massive
assholes, and I have no time for people like that. I don’t see what’s wrong
with being humble and approachable to everyone you meet.
Apart from that, I have to say
there’s nothing I hate about being a writer. It’s my dream job and I feel
pretty damn lucky that I get to do it!
4.
Any particular place you love to hang out at
online? Twitter? Facebook? Goodreads? All of them? Other corners of the
universe?
I’ve only really just started with
twitter. I’m not sure whether we’re firm friends yet. I’m sure I’ll get sucked
in, though. It’s inevitable.
Generally when I sit down at my
computer I’ll log into facebook and leave it online. It’s the easiest way for
me to communicate with my family back in the UK, and. I have friends all over
the place as well, so it’s the most effective way of keeping in touch with
them. I’ll check Goodreads every couple of days, and I’m usually logged into my
blog when I’m working.
5.
Caffeine or Decaf?
Decaf. I get crazy heart
palpitations from coffee!
6.
If you could be one person that you admire for a
day, who would that be and what would you do in their shoes?
Man, I got asked a similar question
the other day and it was so difficult to answer. I’m aware of how many
blessings I have in my life so I don’t generally sit around thinking about
trading off very often. I love my life! Um, I guess it would be…hey, I’d like
to be that chick that starred in Magic Mike. I don’t know her name but she has
to be the luckiest woman on the face of the planet. Channing Tatum, Alex
Pettyfer and Matthew McConauhey? Walking around with no clothes on all day?
Seriously?
As for what I would do… I’d probably
wander around set drooling.
Oh, I’m a plotter for sure. I have
to. I find I get side tracked too easily if I don’t know exactly where I’m
going, and what stops there are between points A and B in my stories!
8.
Where do you get these overly imaginative plots
for your books?
My imagination! Ha ha! But
seriously, I spend a lot of time thinking about what will make an interesting
story before I even consider plotting it. I don’t want to do anything cliché or
over done, so it pays off to daydream over things for a while, y’know?
9.
Which character from Sovereign Hope is your
Favorite? Besides Farley J?
Daniel, hands down. His character is
special to me because I saw the big picture with him from day one. I knew he
was going to be complex and a little wounded, and that there was going to be
little snippets about him that the readers learned as they made their way
through the series. People have said he’s very distant, which he is, but I’m
hoping it’ll be like peeling back a layer to his personality and his past with
each book that I write. I’m not an author that likes spelling things out, and I
definitely don’t like giving the readers everything all at once. If that’s what
you’re into then you probably won’t like my books.
10.
When can we anxiously expect Book 2? And do
tease us about it….
Lots more Farley and Daniel
interaction, that’s for sure. Their relationship develops dramatically over the
series, and so far it’s been VERY fun to write. I think Sovereign Hope gives a
good foundation for the world that the characters find themselves in, with lots
of action and some romance, and then in the following books the ratios are a
little differently weighted. Eternal Hope is about Farley and Daniel giving
themselves the opportunity to get to know one another a little better, and
basically struggling to keep their hands off one another, too ;)
Farley needs
to come to terms with who she is and what it means to be part of the Immortal’s
bloodline. We meet lots of new characters as well as catch up with old ones. We
find out why Daniel and Kayden have been fighting for so long. Kayden plays a
huge part in the rest of the series, which I know will please some people! That’s
all I’m saying about him, though.
In the
following two books, the group is discovering how to function under the
stresses placed upon them by the events that occur at the end of Eternal Hope.
Daniel and Farley are under a huge amount of pressure as they learn what it
really means to be two parts of the same prophecy. There’s strife inside the
group as they come together, not only in an entirely new city, but also in an
entirely new country.
Where to stalk FRANKIE ROSE:
Twitter @byfrankierose
Video Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2KvK-jJtrg
(I did this for another site, but it’s still on my youtube feed J
(I did this for another site, but it’s still on my youtube feed J
MY Review of Sovereign Hope by Frankie Rose
Like I said, Wow, just awesomely WOW. Loved this story! It
was amazing, captivating, enticing, all those words that describe how I can
gush about this book.
Farley Hope is just trying to find her mother. 6 months after
her disappearance and no word on what happened to her, Farley is being chased.
She’s not paranoid. Literally, a black SUV full of big bad dudes have come for
her in the middle of the road in L.A. standstill traffic. What do they want?
And who is this breathtaking handsome man named Daniel who rescues her?
Fleeing with Daniel and a woman named Agatha for her life,
Farley discovers there is a whole other world under the City of Angels, and her
link to it may be her demise. Reavers, who steal people’s souls, rule this
underground city, and Farley is something of an anomaly to them, and they want
her dead! But why?
Wow, what a ride, I loved every word of this book. It was
that good. The characters are well written, you feel their emotions and their
hardships at every turn. Frankie Rose weaves a story that brings you into
another world easily and makes you want to know what is coming around the
corner next. It has action, a touch of romance, amazing descriptions of scenery
and some not so nice villains. I rooted for Farley and Daniel the whole way. I
cannot, and I mean CANNOT wait for book 2 to fall into my clutches and see what
they go through next. Very intense!
I received this book free from the author for an honest review.
5 out of 5 stars!!! Yep, it was amazing!
Awesome interview!!! I'm definitely adding it to my list!!! :)
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