Author Interview: Beth Revis

Please Welcome Beth Revis!

Beth Revis is the author of Across the Universe and its sequel A Million Suns (just released this January!).I haven't read either of these books yet (mostly because they are never on the shelves in my library--Good for Beth, bad for Small!), but they're on my TBR and I've spent more time than I should probably admit to oogling their gorgeous covers. I've also managed to sneak a peek at the first chapter and WOW, talk about dramatic!

Beth was kind enough to stop by today and answer some of my very important questions (you know, about kissing and stuff).

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Q: Which one of your characters would you most want to kiss?

A: It has to be Elder--such a noble gentleman!

Q: Which one of your characters do you most want to slap or give a verbal tongue lashing to?

A: There are times when I'd like to slap Amy. I think she's in a situation where everyone knows what she SHOULD do, but she's not willing to do it. She's rather stubborn.

Q: If you were transported into your book, which scene would you most want to reenact?

A: The Season. Oh, Lord. That was the most uncomfortable scene to write, and the most emotionally eviscerating for me. It tapped into a lot of personal fears, and it was the one time where, after writing the scene, I had to walk away from the story for awhile.

Q: Which one of your character’s brains would you want to pick the most?

A: He's not a character who is actually IN the story--but he is mentioned a lot. I'd like to know more about the Plague Eldest, the first Eldest in the world of Godspeed. I'd love to know more about his motivations and fears.

Q: Which scene do you think will surprise readers the most?

A: The end! I try to make a unique twist for my books--I want to make the reader surprised!

Q: What is one piece of advice you would give your main character?

A: Don't give up hope, have faith, and don't be afraid to fall in love.

Readers should add ACROSS THE UNIVERSE and A MILLION SUNS to their To Be Read list if they like...

Books about:
     Kissing in space, where there's a very good chance things blow up.

Books/movies like:
     Firefly/Serenity, Star Trek, Doctor Who

Main characters like:
     Tris, Amy Pond, Starbuck

Romantic leads like:
     Peeta, Rory, Merlin

About Across the Universe:

A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder. When Amy is frozen aboard the interstellar spaceship Godspeed, she expects to be woken in 300 years on a new planet. Instead, someone wakes her up early…and if Amy doesn’t figure out soon, the next people woken up might not survive–including her parents.

Highlight to read about A Million Suns:

Godspeed was once fueled by lies. Now it is ruled by chaos. It’s been three months. In that time, Amy has learned to hide who she is. Elder is trying to be the leader he’s always wanted to be. But as the ship gets more and more out of control, only one thing is certain: They have to get off the ship.

Author bio:

Beth Revis lives in rural North Carolina with her husband and dog, and believes space is nowhere near the final frontier. Across the Universe is her first novel.

Thank you so much for stopping by, Beth!

Let's see now...I already have Elder on my list of "Fiction hot guys I need to meet," but now I'm super curious to learn more about this Plague Eldest (you know how I love detailed histories with all sorts of secrets that need ferreting out!). I also want to read this Season scene. Something tells me it's not the Victorian type of season, huh?

But, honestly, even without all that, all you'd need to say to me is "Star Trek" and "Firefly/Serenity" and I'll be all over it.

And if THAT weren't enough, kissing with a good chance of explosions seals the deal.

Have you read Across the Universe or A Million Suns?
How would you answer these questions?
(Remember, no spoilers please!)

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