We Have A Winner...

Congratulations to the first and second place winners of my contest! The first place winner is nah1007@yahoo.com! She/he wins a signed copy of Kristi Cook's HAVEN, a pink "Aidan Effect" t-shirt, a signed HAVEN bookmark, a HAVEN button, a BESTEST. RAMADAN. EVER. bookmark, a signed BLOODSPELL bookmark and trading card, AND a page from the MIRAGE manuscript. 

The second place winner is azreael528@gmail.com. She/he wins a HAVEN button, a signed HAVEN bookmark, a BESTEST. RAMADAN. EVER. bookmark, a signed BLOODSPELL bookmark and trading card, and a page from the MIRAGE manuscript! I will be emailing the two winners to ask for their mailing address. Thanks soooooo much to all the people who entered, and congratulations to the winners!

Special Treat!

I have a special treat for all you readers! Because my mother is Kristi Cook, I can read the second book in the Winterhaven series, Mirage, before almost anyone else! You'll get a review way before it comes out. The review will not beosted very soon, but sooner than basically anyone else, so keep tuned in and before you know it, you'll get the review!

Interview With Kristi Cook, author of HAVEN

Yo, yo, yo! I'm introducing a new thing to my blog, So Very Violet's Interviews. The first interview i'm doing is Kristi Cook, the author of Haven--and also my mom. And now, the Q&A.

Q: What are two of your favorite YA books?
A: Hmm, two of my favorites are probably ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS, and THE HUNGER GAMES.  Very different kinds of books, but I loved them both.  Other favorites include UNEARTHLY, THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO, DIVERGENT....the list goes on and on!  As you might have noticed, I read a lot.  :o)


Q: Are there any stars you pictured as Aidan and Violet?
A:  I never really pictured anyone as Violet, but I did see a young Hayden Christensen in my head as Aidan. 


Q: Who was your favorite character from your book HAVEN?
A:  Well, I really like Violet.  I like that she's loyal and competent and capable--that she's got skills and powers of her own.  And I like that she's able to walk away from Aidan at times--she's not totally dependent on him.  She gets mad at him--even if it's unreasonable, but she's human, and humans get mad sometimes for no good reason, right?!  There's a balance of power in her relationship with Aidan, and I think that's important.  


Q: If you could have one of the Winterhaven students psych. powers, which would it be?
A:  Probably Cece's power, astral projection. Ever since I read Lois Duncan's STRANGER WITH MY FACE (when I was about 11 or 12), I've been really interested in it.  


Q: Where did you get the idea for HAVEN?
A: I actually saw a scene in my head--the scene that eventually became the opening of chapter two.  After that, I really wanted to figure out who these characters were, and what they meant to each other.  Once I imagined the Winterhaven School, it all started to come together in my mind. 


Q: Was there any character you didn't like?
A: I actually like all my characters, even the ones who are deliciously evil!  


Q:  Can you tell me anything about the second book in the series?  I'm dying to read it!
A:  I can tell you the title--MIRAGE.  It's coming out sometime next summer (2012) and continues the story of Violet, Aidan, and their pals at Winterhaven.  Some of the questions left hanging will be answered--others, you'll have to wait for book #3!  I can also tell you this--you learn more about Jenna in MIRAGE, and "Dr. Hottie" too!  Let's see, what else?!  Oh, there's kissing.  Lots of kissing.  :o)

Thanks to Kristi Cook for doing the interview with me!