Adorning every door, railing, and gate were beads, flowers, votive candles, gris-gris pouches, handmade dolls, beautiful scarves, trinkets, and effigies of saints." --Darkness Becomes Her, p. 78 In Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton, Ari gets a crash course in New Orleans voodoo when Sabastian introduces her to voodoo priest Jean Solomon, and later, when... Continue Reading →
We sat on top of St. Louis Cathedral, on the ledge that went around the base of the tall middle steeple. -A Beautiful Evil, p. 63 History Looking remarkably like a Disney castle, St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans is actually the third church building to sit on that site. The first was a wooden... Continue Reading →
Laissez les bons temps rouler! Perhaps not-so-coincidentally, A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton is being released during Mardi Gras season. This year, it falls on Feb. 21. Despite being ravaged by hurricanes, Keaton's reimagined New Orleans, New 2, still celebrates Mardi Gras much like we do now. And because I live in Mobile, Alabama (arguably the home... Continue Reading →
Simons and Schuster was kind enough to share this map they made of the French Quarter in New Orleans, where much of Kelly Keaton's Darkness Becomes Her and A Beautiful Evil take place. Click on it to see the full-sized version. Below, we've got more in-depth info on the landmarks. Jackson Square: Originally called Place... Continue Reading →
Here's a look at some of today's new releases in YA: Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they're witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of... Continue Reading →
One of the coolest parts of Kelly Keaton's Darkness Becomes Her series is the setting: A hurricane-ravaged New Orleans renamed New 2. Most of the buildings and landmarks mentioned in both Darkness Becomes Her and A Beautiful Evil are real. And because we're dorks for this sort of thing at Novel Novice, we WENT to New Orleans just... Continue Reading →
* Brand-new trailer for The Hunger Games movie is here. Watch now & enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoUT7q2iTbQ You can also see this trailer during the Super Bowl Pre-Game show on Sunday. Also for fans of The Hunger Games: contests; lots of them. Win tickets to the premiere. And brand spankin' new merchandise. (Which may or may not... Continue Reading →
This month, we are so excited about the release of A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton -- but it was the first book in this series that really got us hooked. So today, we take a look back at what both myself & Steph had to say about Darkness Becomes Her in our reviews last... Continue Reading →
This month, we are so excited about the release of A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton -- but it was the first book in this series that really got us hooked. So today, we take a look back at what both myself & Steph had to say about Darkness Becomes Her in our reviews last... Continue Reading →
Our February book of the month A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton features all sorts of awesome twists on Greek mythology -- so we're using that as our inspiration for this month's writing contest! The Contest In 250-500 words, write a short story that is inspired by Greek mythology. Your story should be set in... Continue Reading →
