This week we welcome Claire Merle, who has agreed to become a permanent member of the demention team. There is a giveaway, too! Details are below. We all look forward to her opinions on all things otherworldly. Over to Claire...
Hi!
I’m the author of The Glimpse, the
first part in a dystopian thriller out this month with Faber &
Faber. The Glimpse is my first novel, and the second and final part will
be published next year. You can find out
more about me here.
When Teri contacted me about becoming part
of Demention I was excited. I’ve been reading the blog since Julienne, Julie
and Teri set it up in April, and I feel it offers a unique slant on the growing
genre of ‘dark’ young adult fiction. Demention asks and answers questions about
what kind of impact these alternative troubled worlds have on the reader, and
why these sorts of stories are so popular. I can’t wait to become part of the
team!
My fascination with dystopian and
apocalyptic fiction began in school after reading The Handmaid’s Tale, Brave
New World and Z for Zachariah. I loved how these books were able to shift my perspective
on my own life. It’s like time travelling or being reincarnated in a future
where constant danger and the struggle for survival eclipse the smaller
complexities and problems that tend to eat up our daily lives. Dark,
otherworldly stories also evoke that raw sense of the urgency of living, and
the potential we each have to change the world around us. As a writer and
reader I’m drawn to these elements.
Following in the footsteps of Julie, Teri and Julienne, I’m introducing myself with a giveaway. I’ve got a signed copy of my debut novel The Glimpse for one winner, and a recent favourite of mine Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro for you. To enter the giveaway please leave a comment below and follow this blog if you aren't already, and as ever, tweets and facebook posts get an extra entry. This is international and winners will be picked at random, and closes on July 16.
Many thanks to the Demention Team for inviting me on board!
Read Julienne's interview of Claire and review of The Glimpse here.
Followed :)
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win The Glimpse, it sounds amazing :D
Followed, Tweeted: https://twitter.com/ranousha/status/217222615952146432
ReplyDeleteand shared on Facebook too!: https://www.facebook.com/ranousha/posts/4110926409152
Congrats on you joining the team and I can't wait to see what you'll be posting here ^_^
Congratulations on joining the team!
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Followed, tweeted: https://twitter.com/fleetfootedsoph/status/217365034446233600
ReplyDeleteThanks for the awesome international giveaway!
Oooo!!! Thank you for the cool giveaway!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI follow by GFC - Alyssa Susanna
and EMAIL - lilleetleet(at)verizon(dot)net
And I posted this on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/lily.sooklal/posts/404019199643634
and my website: http://lilleetleet.webs.com/giveaways.htm
Congrats on the success of your book Claire! Your interview was fun and informative!!! :)
Alyssa Susanna
Followed :)
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1.)https://twitter.com/CarolineB513/status/217650798245580800
2.)https://twitter.com/CarolineB513/status/217650648236294145
3.)https://twitter.com/CarolineB513/status/217650538412638208
Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
Congrats Claire!
ReplyDeleteI followed!
I tweeted as well: https://twitter.com/iFall2fly/status/217651203918675970
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
I've had this on my want to read pile. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteemail kydirtgirl68ATgmailDOTcom
GFC PamM
Tweeted https://twitter.com/kydirtgirl68/status/217651250903265280
Followed, so count me in! My favourite book this year has been a dark YA story - Pure, by Julianna Baggott, so I'm looking forward to reading all the other suggestions and recommendations on this site. The cover of The Glimpse looks amazing, by the way.
ReplyDeleteTweeted and following after I post this comment. I really want to read this book as it looks like a good page turner and I am looking for a bit of summer reading
ReplyDeleteFollowed the blog :)
ReplyDeleteTweeted here:
https://twitter.com/B1312xoxo/status/217655983407763456
Shared on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Booky1312/posts/213374818785662
Thanks for the giveaway, my friend will be thrilled if she wins! (I've entered for her)
GFC: Kali Skittles
ReplyDeleteTweet: https://twitter.com/Malyjah/status/217677865565696000
ReplyDeleteCan we tweet every day? :)
ReplyDeleteI am now following :) I would love to read either book!
ReplyDeleteI am following, and I tweeted, and I facebook shared. :)
ReplyDeleteGFC (Lily Sooklal)
https://twitter.com/LilyS__10/status/217703549944070145
https://www.facebook.com/#!/alyssa.susanna/posts/10151058681295159
-Lily
Following! And would love to read either...!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for all the lovely support and for the warm welcome! Kali Skittles - love the tweeting enthusiasm!
ReplyDeleteWelcome Clare!!!! :) also im the onesmart who's comment deleted earlier!! I'm sorry D:
ReplyDeleteOne * ugh sorry I'm on my phone!! It likes to input things ):
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this opportunity! :D I'm now following under Dea Sauva on GFC.
ReplyDeleteWonderful books I would love to read!
ReplyDeleteTweeted : http://twitter.com/Acciomalfoyz/status/218727379261063168
GFC: Malvina Beatrice
darkenf(at)rocketmail(dot)com
https://twitter.com/Malyjah/status/219128832911884288
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https://twitter.com/Malyjah/status/219556455399948289
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ReplyDeleteI feel weird for having so many of the comments here...I'm determined!
Congrats! Followed on GFC, tweeted: https://twitter.com/xteeluong/status/222305124402470913
ReplyDeleteI'd really love to read your book soon! :D