Blog Tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club – No.1 Oh, that cover, isn’t it beautiful?! I am once again on tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club and today I am welcoming Young Adult author, Josephine Greenland, onto my blog. Scroll down to read an excerpt of Josephine’s fabulous book. Two siblings, one crime. One long-buried … Embers Excerpt with Oh look, another book!
A massive thank you to @jm.greenland for sending me a PDF copy of her debut YA novel, Embers, which is also my first Advanced Reader Copy 😀 (well, kind of, it wasn’t the final print version or the ebook, so not sure what you call it 🤔) I knew nothing about reindeer herding until I read this … Review of Embers by Sarah Newton
1. Can you start by telling us a little about your current book? Embers is a YA Mystery and crime novel set in the fictional mining town of Svartjokk in northern Sweden. It tells the story of 17-year-old Ellen Blind, who travels to Svartjokk with her brother Simon, a 14-year-old with Aspergers. They’re on a … Lucky 13 Interview
Tell us about your latest book Embers is a YA Mystery and crime novel set in the fictional mining town of Svartjokk in northern Sweden. It can be described as a Scandi Noir version of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. It tells the story of 17-year-old Ellen Blind, who … Interview with The Writing Desk
“Keep it simple, keep it true”. This is exactly what Josephine Greenland does with her YA detective novel. Make no mistake, there are heavy themes addressed in this book, from the suppression of native or (ab-)original cultures to how a family does -or doesn’t – deal with a neuro-diverse family member, depending on the individual … Review of Embers by Ewan Lawrie