Hey everyone! I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the blog tour for SLEIGHT by Jennifer Sommersby! I adore Jenn and this book holds a special place in my heart I read the original version when she self published it back in 2011! I am so happy she stuck with it and it finally found a home at Sky Pony!
I have Jenn's playlist to share with you today! And make sure to enter the giveaway below!
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Delia smiles at the shadow only she sees—
Something slams into her. The lyra whirls like a half-dollar spinning on its edge.
My mother is thrown backward.
And she falls.
Growing up in the Cinzio Traveling Players Company, Genevieve Flannery is accustomed to a life most teenagers could never imagine: daily workouts of extravagant acrobatics; an extended family of clowns; wild animals for pets; and her mother, Delia, whose mind has always been tortured by visions—but whose love Geni never questions. In a world of performers who astonish and amaze on a daily basis, Delia’s ghostly hallucinations never seemed all that strange . . . until the evening Geni and her mother are performing an aerial routine they’ve done hundreds of times, and Delia falls to her death.
That night, a dark curtain in Geni’s life opens. Everything has changed.
Still reeling from the tragedy, the Cinzio Traveling Players are also adjusting to the circus’s new owner: a generous, mysterious man whose connection to the circus—Geni suspects—has a dark and dangerous history. And suddenly Geni is stumbling into a new reality of her own, her life interrupted daily by the terrors only Delia used to be able to see.
As the visions around her grow stronger, Geni isn’t sure who she can trust. Even worse, she’s starting to question whether she can trust her own mind.
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Now on to the playlist!
Now on to the playlist!
Book Playlist:
I always bite my
lip when this blog topic is offered—this’ll prove to
you what a total nerd I am. But before I share my playlist, I must tender my
own defense: first, I don’t have to commute to the office so very little time
is spent in my car, unless commuting involves walking to and from the shower
and the closet that houses my Superman T-shirt collection and the coffee pot; second,
at the gym, I’m too busy talking to my buddies to listen to music (yes, I’m one
of THOSE people who talks at the gym—come on, where
else do I have human contact, except with my doctor who is always telling me I’m fine and “no, you don’t have a tiny alien living in your head causing
those headaches you should just go for a walk”?); and lastly, when I’m writing,
I cannot listen to any music with lyrics because then I will sing along, and
that is the opposite of good. Adele I am not. As such, forgive me—I don’t typically
listen to pop music. (*ducks as people throw mushy tomatoes*)
Sure, if I’m in a
bookstore or coffee shop and something catchy is playing, I’ll say to my very
hip daughter, “Hey, Very Hip Daughter, what is that music and where can I get
more of it?” But the honest truth? Movie scores are my one true musical love.
It’s fair to say
that a hundred percent of the playlist music I listen to while writing is from
movies, and nearly all of that is from the instrumental score. There are
exceptions—I’ve been turned on to lots of bands through movie
soundtracks. Imogen Heap, Muse, Woodkid, Ingrid Michaelson, Florence + The
Machine, Iron & Wine, Ellie Goulding, Sia. (OH, I love Sia.) Pretty much
all the music I “discover” wiggles its way into my iTunes account because it
was played as accompaniment to a story unfolding on the screen. Because if you
haven’t figured it out—I LOVE MOVIES.
So, in the spirit
of introducing YOU, the agile-minded reader, to Really Fantastic Movie Scores,
here are my top ten favorites that I listen to on repeat. Scores are
terrifically helpful when I need to get into the headspace to write, and this
has been especially true with SLEIGHT:
1.
MAN OF STEEL, Hans Zimmer
2. TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW
MOON, Alexandre Desplat
3. ZERO DARK THIRTY,
Alexandre Desplat
4. KING ARTHUR,
Daniel Pemberton
5. WONDER WOMAN, Rupert
Gregson-Williams
6. WELCOME TO THE
PUNCH, Harry Escott
7. SNOW WHITE &
THE HUNTSMAN, James Newton Howard
8. ROMEO &
JULIET, Abel Korzeniowski
9. THE LONE RANGER,
Hans Zimmer
10. FURY, Steven Price
11. 13 HOURS, Lorne
Balfe
Oops. That was
eleven—in all
seriousness, I could’ve given you a hundred amazing scores. Picking my
favorites is near impossible because I love multiple works from all these
composers—it’s like picking my
favorite child (my favorite child is the cat—don’t tell the human kids). I can say with confidence that MAN OF STEEL is
my absolute favorite, with WONDER WOMAN a close second. (I sense a theme here …) When friends
need good writing music, they message me for recommendations because they know
I’m over-the-moon nuts about movie music. I’m always on the lookout for
inspiring, powerful instrumentals that can serve as the backdrop for whatever
book I’m working on. Sure, the movie is great, but what about that soundtrack?
Next time you’re
at the movies—other than saving me a seat so we can eat popcorn together
but you are NOT allowed to talk to me during the film or I will dump the
popcorn over your head—close your eyes and listen to the magic
going on behind the pictures. Pretty awesome, yeah? Music is so powerful, in
whatever shape it takes. It really is the soundtrack to this mortal life!
About Jennifer:
I am a writer, copy/line editor, bibliophile, and mom of four living in
the Great White North.
Represented by Victoria Doherty Munro at Writers House.
Romantic comedies under Eliza Gordon.
Represented by Victoria Doherty Munro at Writers House.
Romantic comedies under Eliza Gordon.
Giveaway Details:
International
3 winners will receive a SLEIGHT Prize Pack including a finished copy
of the book and swag! International.
Ends on May 4th at Midnight EST!
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Tour Schedule:
Week One:
4/2/2018- Novel Novice- Guest
Post
4/3/2018- Adventures
Thru Wonderland- Review
4/4/2018- For the Love of KidLit- Interview
4/5/2018- Two Points of Interest- Review
4/6/2018- BookHounds YA- Interview
Week Two:
4/9/2018- RhythmicBooktrovert- Review
4/10/2018- Two Chicks on Books- Guest
Post
4/11/2018- Here's to Happy
Endings- Review
4/12/2018- Page Turners Blog- Excerpt
4/13/2018- Eating
Between The Lines- Review
Week Three:
4/16/2018- Wonder Struck- Review
4/17/2018- Jena Brown Writes- Review
4/18/2018- Blushing
Bibliophile- Review
4/19/2018- Reading
with Rendz- Review
4/20/2018- Daily Waffle - Interview
Week Four:
4/23/2018- The Desert
Bibliophile- Review
4/24/2018- Kati's
Bookaholic Rambling Reviews- Excerpt
4/25/2018- Simply Daniel
Radcliffe- Review
4/26/2018-Margies Must Reads- Excerpt
4/27/2018- The Book Nut- Review
Week Five:
4/30/2018- Book-Keeping- Review
This book sounds unique and has an exciting setting and premise. I love the psychological twist too.
ReplyDeleteA whirling lyra might make for a good book!
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds really exciting and unusual.
ReplyDeleteA great post thank you & I love this cover.
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