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I have an interview with F.M. to share with you today! And make sure to enter the giveaway below!
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Purity cannot abide the darkness.
It’s been two years since Ellison defeated her stepsisters and sent her evil stepmother back into the Abyss.
Though she’s learning to control her dark magic and has spent time traveling with Prince William and bringing peace to the kingdom, one fact remains. She is a necromancer and he is a paladin of light. And so, the king refuses to give his blessing for them to marry.
To appease his father, William has begun to avoid her. But when even her younger brother Edward grows distant, Ellison learns her mother’s spirit has been visiting Edward in secret, threatening to overwhelm him with her own loneliness and longing. When Ellison accidentally touches her mother’s spirit, her tainted touch condemns her mother’s spirit to eternal damnation.
Ellison resolves to descend into hell to save her mother’s soul and bring her physical body back to the world of the living. William hopes this good deed will bring Ellison into favor and finally allow them to be wed.
But the journey through hell is fraught with peril. Temptations abound and the demons Ellison sent back to the Abyss are thirsty for revenge.
Evil cannot be defeated without sacrifice—but when that sacrifice means choosing between the ones Ellison loves and her very own life, how far is she willing to go to make her family whole again?
Now on to the interview!
Hey Faith!! First I want to say welcome back to Two Chicks on Books I’m
glad you could stop by for a chat! CINDERELLA’S INFERNO was freaking AWESOME
and I can’t wait for everyone to read it!
For the readers:
can you tell us a little bit about the events leading up to CINDERELLA’S
INFERNO and the characters?
If you haven’t read Cinderella,
Necromancer, go do that before tackling Cinderella’s
Inferno! It provides all the necessary background for the second book,
which opens two years after the closing events in book one. During those two
years, Ellison and William have been traveling the kingdom (and elsewhere)
killing demons and fighting evil. Although they’re promised to each other, the
king—William’s father—hasn’t allowed the wedding to take place yet, so the book opens with a lot
of frustration and unresolved emotional conflict that sets the stage for the
events that follow.
So what’s next for
you? What are you working on now?
I’m working on another YA novel, but I can’t say much about it just
yet. It’s very different from the Cinderella
duology, though! And it’s not a retelling.
Were any of the
characters in the book inspired by people from your real life?
Not unless you count Hund being inspired by the various dogs I’ve met
throughout my life… which I guess is pretty accurate, all
things considered.
Who was your
favorite character to write? What about your least favorite?
I love animals, so I loved including a dog in this book as a regular character.
It was fun to have him interact and help out along the way! My least favorite
would probably be Will’s friends. They don’t have a lot of page time, so I
didn’t get much of a chance to develop them, though I did like being able to
bring back almost all the familiar faces from the first book.
What is your
favorite passage/scene in CINDERELLA’S INFERNO?
Spoilers! I actually can’t say without giving away some of the major
twists. All I’ll say is it happens on a riverbank, and it’s a moment of
significant character development for Ellison.
What kind of
research did you have to do for the story?
For this book, I read through the version of Dante’s Inferno that is referenced in the
historical notes, as well as read several books of essays on the poem, the time
period, and hundreds of pages of commentary. I wanted to make sure I captured
the spirit of Dante’s work within the folds of the story I wanted to tell.
Who is your
ultimate book boyfriend?
I don’t really do book boyfriends, so how about an ultimate book best
friend! I’d love to hang out with Luna Lovegood for a day, but I realize that’s
a bit of a cop-out answer because who wouldn’t? My next choice would be Basra
from Shadow Run.
What inspired you
to write YA?
I think it just felt like a natural fit for the stories I wanted to
tell. It wasn’t a conscious decision so much as it simply happened as I planned
out my plots and characters.
Lightening Round
Questions
What are you
reading right now? Or what do you have on your TBR that you’re dying to read?
I’m currently reading Tell Me No
Lies by A.V. Geiger, the sequel to Follow
Me Back.
What Hogwarts
House would the Sorting Hat place you in?
I’m 100% a Ravenclaw! I have a lot of Ravenclaw merch… haha.
Twitter or
Facebook?
Instagram!
Favorite
Superhero?
Dark Phoenix. Who I realize is actually kind of a villain, but it’s all
about
perspective…
Favorite TV show?
I Am Not a Robot, which is
possibly the most perfect show ever made from beginning to end.
Sweet or Salty?
Sweet!
Any Phobias?
Thalassophobia!
Song you can’t get
enough of right now?
“Anpanman” from BTS
2018 Movie you’re
most looking forward to?
Jurassic World:
Fallen Kingdom… I’m SUCH A SUCKER
for dinosaur movies! XD
Thanks so much Faith for answering my questions! I can’t wait for
everyone to read CINDERELLA’S INFERNO!
About F.M. Boughan:
F.M. Boughan is a bibliophile, a writer, and
an unabashed parrot enthusiast. She can often be found writing in local coffee
shops, namely because it’s hard to concentrate with a cat lying on the keyboard
and a small, colorful parrot screaming into her ear. Her work is somewhat dark,
somewhat violent, somewhat hopeful, and always contains a hint of magic.
You can follow Faith on Twitter
(@FaithBoughan) for plenty of flailing about food (she likes to
cook!), TV shows (she watches too many), and world dance (did you know she's
been performing & instructing in Bollywood-style dance for over 8 years?).
Or catch her on Facebook where
she just might post pictures of her adorable cat & bird... among other
things.
F.M. Boughan is represented by Bill Contardi
of Brandt
& Hochman.
Giveaway Details:
1 winner will
receive a $10 Amazon Gift Card.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
6/11/2018- Dorky Girl and Skeletor- Excerpt
6/11/2018- Writer of
Wrongs- Review
6/12/2018- Book Briefs- Interview
6/12/2018- Book-o-Craze- Spotlight
6/13/2018- For the Lover
of Books- Review
6/13/2018- Books a
Plenty Book Reviews- Spotlight
6/14/2018- Lauren is Reading- Review
6/14/2018- A Gingerly Review- Excerpt
6/15/2018- Book-Keeping- Guest
Post
6/15/2018- RhythmicBooktrovert- Spotlight
Week Two:
6/18/2018- Zach's YA Reviews- Review
6/18/2018- Rattle the
Stars- Spotlight
6/19/2018- Bluestocking
Bookworm- Review
6/19/2018- A Dream Within A
Dream- Excerpt
6/20/2018- books are love- Review
6/20/2018- Here's to Happy
Endings- Excerpt
6/21/2018- Blushing
Bibliophile- Review
6/21/2018- Two Chicks on Books- Interview
6/22/2018- Bookroomreviews- Guest
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