#FACSaturday Spotlight
THE CROWN'S GAME by Evelyn Skye
Today my lovely co-blogger Nicola hosted the first #FACSaturday chat with a spotlight feature of THE CROWN'S GAME by Evelyn Skye! For those of you who want to know more about the book, check out this post to see a full summary and information about joining The Tsar's Guard, Evelyn's Street Team! (I have signed up because 1) can't wait for this book and 2) WHAT A COOL NAME) I have decided to do a quick summary of the chat and the buzz around this book for those of you that missed it -- or for those of you that found it was difficult to keep up with the chat. Check out the questions and answers below...
@thewickedpowers A2: The Scarlet Witch's mind abilities or FIREEEEEEE or the ability to fade into the shadows #FACSaturday
— Jillian Herondale (@grouchy03) August 29, 2015
A1) TELEPORTATION. My friend is sad? Poof. I am here with cookies. Disney World? Poof I am there. #FACSaturday https://t.co/lkvG3QVEN1
— Sondra (@RunYouCleverBoy) August 29, 2015
@thewickedpowers a2) I'd love to have a photographic memory, and I think invisibility would be cool :) #facsaturday
— Sophie Houghton (@xsophiehoughton) August 29, 2015
A2: I would want Vika's powers, I think. She's elemental and can control things like water and wind. #FACSaturday https://t.co/hQh58Qmwte
— Evelyn Skye (@EvelynSkyeYA) August 29, 2015
First impressions are a big deal, so the second question asked everyone what their first impressions of THE CROWN'S GAME were when they heard about it. For the record, mine was to IMMEDIATELY PREORDER IT (which wasn't possible at the time, but is now! I have left the links for this at the bottom of the post). Some of the other answers were...
@thewickedpowers A3: Get an arc immediately and love it so much become the first fangirl/shipper but it seems I was beat to it #FACSaturday
— Jillian Herondale (@grouchy03) August 29, 2015
@thewickedpowers GIMMEEEEEEEE. No one said I was very philosophical #FACSaturday
— Sondra (@RunYouCleverBoy) August 29, 2015
A3: I thought 'Magical Russia in 1825? How do you know the secret yearnings of my heart, Evelyn?' #facsaturday
— Jessica Cluess (@JessCluess) August 29, 2015
A3: My first thought when writing this story was, "This is batshit crazy but just might work." #FACSaturday https://t.co/OqbJ67djn4
— Evelyn Skye (@EvelynSkyeYA) August 29, 2015
Romance is always a key component to people's enjoyment of the novel, so the next question centred around that asking people what they wanted out of the romance between Vika and Nikolai's relationship. Here's what people thought...
A4: Yesssss. Slow burns are the best. #FACSaturday
— Ri (Hiver et Café)❄ (@Astaraya) August 29, 2015
A4: YES to slow burn! And maybe some hostility to amp up the tension 😉 #FACSaturday
— Eileen (@BookCatPin) August 29, 2015
4) I hate insta-love so I'm not sure if a slow burn in the opposite but I love well-developed romantic relationships #FACSaturday
— brittanysbookrambles (@bbookrambles) August 29, 2015
A4: Teaser: the phrase "slow burn" has other meaning in The Crown's Game. Very apropos. #FACSaturday https://t.co/4GWIs5sjEk
— Evelyn Skye (@EvelynSkyeYA) August 29, 2015
World building is pretty huge with fantasy novels so of course the next question focused on what people expected to get out of the novel, whether it be fantastical magic, immersion in the time period, or something else entirely! People are really hoping for...
@thewickedpowers ALL OF THAT and an awesome story that will have me desperate for more. :D #FACSaturday
— Ri (Hiver et Café)❄ (@Astaraya) August 29, 2015
@thewickedpowers A5: All of that plus kickass females who are still ladylike and magic and SO MUCH MORE #FACSaturday
— Jillian Herondale (@grouchy03) August 29, 2015
@thewickedpowers A5: All of the above! How do we even prioritize? #FACSaturday
— Spellbinding Books (@spellbindingbks) August 29, 2015
A5.) Tsar! I have a feeling that he'd be a monster in the body of a human. #facsaturday
— Archit Jaswal (@Archit_Jaswal) August 29, 2015
And last but not least people were asked what they thought the mysterious Tsar would be like. Some of their initial impressions were...
A6) Well, as a Russian Tsar, he's quietly menacing, loves tea, and speaks French #FACSaturday
— brittanysbookrambles (@bbookrambles) August 29, 2015
I have no idea what the Tsar would be like, but I think he'd probably be some kind of mastermind. #FACSaturday
— Ri (Hiver et Café)❄ (@Astaraya) August 29, 2015
A6) I'm thinking maybe the Tsar will be like Oz--"pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" #FACSaturday
— Tara Sim (@EachStarAWorld) August 29, 2015
A6: Someone charismatic that would really need a magician, so the two MC can't decide to just run away. Or anything surprising. #FACSaturday
— Jennifer T (@Majenta_Dream) August 29, 2015
A5: This is where the Tsar lives. #FACSaturday pic.twitter.com/mRs9TAvWqW
— Evelyn Skye (@EvelynSkyeYA) August 29, 2015
And at the end of the chat, Evelyn filled us in on some EXCITING information!
The Tsar's Guard is international, so of course THE CROWN'S GAME will be, too. We're working on deals, and I can announce... #FACSaturday
— Evelyn Skye (@EvelynSkyeYA) August 29, 2015
THE CROWN'S GAME will be here: #FACSaturday pic.twitter.com/fUGpRFVPKN
— Evelyn Skye (@EvelynSkyeYA) August 29, 2015
And here: #FACSaturday pic.twitter.com/GHMYWb98Kh
— Evelyn Skye (@EvelynSkyeYA) August 29, 2015
It means THE CROWN'S GAME will be translated into Danish! (Also Spanish, worldwide.) #FACSaturday https://t.co/5UpDCGaZHQ
— Evelyn Skye (@EvelynSkyeYA) August 29, 2015
And you probably want to know a tiny something about the cover of THE CROWN'S GAME, yes? #FACSaturday
— Evelyn Skye (@EvelynSkyeYA) August 29, 2015
The cover for THE CROWN'S GAME won't be revealed until later in the Fall. It's not done yet. #FACSaturday
— Evelyn Skye (@EvelynSkyeYA) August 29, 2015
But I am so thrilled to announce who my AMAZING cover artist is... #FACSaturday
— Evelyn Skye (@EvelynSkyeYA) August 29, 2015
The cover artist for THE CROWN'S GAME designed the covers for #Divergent #Insurgent & #Allegiant #FACSaturday pic.twitter.com/9D4Nc5fdwx
— Evelyn Skye (@EvelynSkyeYA) August 29, 2015
The cover artist for THE CROWN'S GAME also designed one of my all-time favorite covers, Jackaby. #FACSaturday pic.twitter.com/TUM9EPYzGO
— Evelyn Skye (@EvelynSkyeYA) August 29, 2015
Congratulations to Evelyn on her international sales! I cannot wait until Fall to see the cover of THE CROWN'S GAME, which is going to be beautiful! And if you were super impressed by what we talked about today, why not preorder the book!
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See y'all next week (September 5th, 2015 at 2pm EDT) when we talk about
OF FIRE AND STARS by Audrey Coulthurst!
See y'all next week (September 5th, 2015 at 2pm EDT) when we talk about
OF FIRE AND STARS by Audrey Coulthurst!
Weeee! Thanks for featuring my tweets and also the amazing job you did hosting #FACSaturday! I can't wait for next week! :D
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