Hello! Today I'm hosting the blog tour stop for Alexandra Sirowy's
FIRST WE WERE IV
Read on for a guest post from Alexandra, where she'll tell us all about the conception of the title, and a tour-wide giveaway!
by Alexandra Sirowy
♦publisher: Simon & Schuster BYR
♦release date: July 25th, 2017
♦hardcover, 448 pages
♦intended audience: Young adult
♦stand-alone
It started for pranks, fun, and forever memories.
A secret society – for the four of us.
The rules: Never lie. Never tell. Love each other.
We made the pledge and danced under the blood moon on the meteorite in the orchard. In the spot we found the dead girl five years earlier. And discovered the ancient drawings way before that.
Nothing could break the four of us apart – I thought.
But then, others wanted in. Our seaside town had secrets. History.
We wanted revenge.
We broke the rules. We lied. We told. We loved each other too much, not enough, and in ways we weren’t supposed to.
Our invention ratcheted out of control.
What started as a secret society, ended as justice. Revenge. Death. Rebellion.
A secret society – for the four of us.
The rules: Never lie. Never tell. Love each other.
We made the pledge and danced under the blood moon on the meteorite in the orchard. In the spot we found the dead girl five years earlier. And discovered the ancient drawings way before that.
Nothing could break the four of us apart – I thought.
But then, others wanted in. Our seaside town had secrets. History.
We wanted revenge.
We broke the rules. We lied. We told. We loved each other too much, not enough, and in ways we weren’t supposed to.
Our invention ratcheted out of control.
What started as a secret society, ended as justice. Revenge. Death. Rebellion.
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Guest post with Alexandra Sirowy
The Story Behind the Title:
The
title for my upcoming book, FIRST WE WERE IV, came to me almost as
soon as the first impulse of “I want to write a book about four
best friends who start a secret society to play vigilante-pranks, but
it ratchets way out of control and twists into a weapon of revenge,
costing all of them something, and one of them everything” did. A
chaotic impulse, I know.
This
title was with me from the beginning and I never considered another
because FIRST WE WERE IV cuts right to the bone of what the story is.
The title helped to shape the book as I wrote. It evokes the books
twisty, mysterious atmosphere. It’s also the first thing people ask
about the book – what’s up with the title? What does it mean? Why
use a Roman numeral?
The
title hints at one of the book’s core mysteries. Four best friends
– Izzie, Viv, Graham, and Harry – invent a secret society. Only
three survive it. FWWIV begins with the end of their story. The
aftermath. It begins with broken hearts and broken rules. It begins
with a dead body.
I
chose to use the Roman numeral IV for the same reason Viv tells the
group they should name their secret society the Order of IV rather
than the Order of Four – way more badass.
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•ABOUT THE AUTHOR•
Alexandra Sirowy is the author of the young adult thrillers THE CREEPING, the Bram Stoker Award® Nominated THE TELLING, and the upcoming FIRST WE WERE IV. Alexandra attended a women's college as an undergrad and received her graduate degree in International Studies. When she isn't writing, she loves to travel, read, eat, and get into mischief. She lives with her husband in Northern California.
Purchase First We Were IV:
*INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY*
Don't miss any of the stops of the tour!
Week 1
March 28: YA and Wine - Most Mischievous YA Characters
March 29: Rattle the Pages - Nail Art
March 30: Book Nerd Addict - Inventing A Secret Society
March 31: Fables Library - YA Books with Secret Societies
Week 2
April 4: The Eater of Books - History of Secret Societies
April 5: It Starts At Midnight - Author Guest Post: FIRST WE WERE IV vs. Alexandra's Previous Books
April 6: BookCatPin - Mystery YA List
April 7: A Book and a Cup of Coffee - Moodboard
Week 3
April 11: The Candid Cover - Bookworm Initiation Quiz
April 12: Girl in the Pages - Book Recs for First We Were IV Characters
April 13: Stories and Sweeties - Author Guest Post - Story Behind the Title
April 14: Little Lillie Reads - Playlist
Week 4
April 18: Chapter by Chapter - Author Guest Post: Secret Society Initiation Rituals
April 19: Tales of the Ravenous Reader - Secret Societies You Never Knew Existed
April 20: YA Book Central - Author Guest Post: 3 Favorite Books About Secret Societies
Week 5
April 25: The Reader and the Chef - Book Inspired-Recipe
April 26: Forever Lost in Literature - Author Guest Post: What We Do For Friendship
April 27: Flying Through Fiction - Favorite YA Friendships
April 28: One Way or an Author - Phone Wallpapers
