Hey everyone! I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the blog tour for REUNITED by Colleen Houck! I freaking love this series and this finale was the perfect ending!
I have an interview with Colleen to share with you today! And make sure to enter the giveaway below!
I have an interview with Colleen to share with you today! And make sure to enter the giveaway below!
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Title: REUNITED
Author: Colleen
Houck
Pub.
Date: August 8, 2017
Publisher: Delacorte
Press
Pages: 446
Formats: Hardcover,
eBook, audiobook
After surviving her otherworldly adventure, Lily wakes up on her nana’s farm having forgotten everything. Her sun prince, her travels to Egypt, and her journey to the Afterlife are all distant memories.
But Lily is not the girl she once was. Her body is now part human, part lion, and part fairy. And if that isn’t bad enough, she must now harness this power of three and become Wasret: a goddess destined to defeat the evil god Seth once and for all.
With the help of her old friend Dr. Hassan, Lily departs on her final voyage through the cosmos and across the plains of Egypt. On the journey, she will transform into the being she is destined to become.
Reunited is the heart-pounding conclusion to the Reawakened series.
It is time for Lily to find her sunset.
Now on to the interview!
Hi Colleen! First I want to say welcome back to Two Chicks on Books! REUNITED
was absolutely fantastic and I can’t wait for everyone to read it! And am so
happy that you could stop by for a visit!
For the readers: can you give us a little recap of the REAWAKENED
series and the characters?
The Reawakened series has the number three as a theme.
This was based off of the pyramids and the triangle, so we have three girls,
three princes, and three villains, plus assorted gods and goddesses.
Lily is my main character. She’s a New Yorker who got
swept up in an Egyptian, mummy filled adventure when she stumbled across newly
awakened Amon, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They fight an evil
necromancer in Reawakened, with the help of an archeologist named Doctor
Hassan. We also meet two more mummies in this book, they are Amon’s brothers
from other mothers, Asten and Ahmose. Together their job is to align the sun
the moon and the stars and they each embody and carry the power of one of those
celestial bodies.
In Recreated, Lily meets several of the Egyptian gods,
learns the origins of the cosmos, and travels to the Netherworld to rescue Amon
from the clutches of the Devourer, an evil queen of the dead who eats hearts.
Not only do we get to know Isis, Nephthys, Anubis, Amun-Ra, and Ma’at, but we
meet two more characters, Tia, a feisty lioness, and Ashleigh, a fairy trapped
in the Netherworld. With the help of other creatures they meet along the way,
they manage to rescue Amon, but things don’t exactly return to normal for Lily,
and that’s where we begin book three, Reunited.
I know this isn’t your first series finale but how was it writing this
finale was it different from your other series? And what are you working on
now?
Reunited actually was my first finale (I just finished
Tiger’s Dream this February). This one was easier since the series was smaller.
There were a lot of loose ends to tie up in the tiger series. Right now I’m
working on a book set to release in the fall of 2018. I can’t say much about it
at this time since we haven’t announced it yet but this will be my first book
with a blond hero.
Were any of the characters in the book inspired by people from your
real life?
I use the names of my ancestors as well as my nieces and
nephews. My fairy, Ashleigh, is named after my newest niece, Ashley. They
complain when they can’t all be fairies or mermaids or vampires. In the
Reawakened series, Nana, Lily’s grandmother, is based on my great grandmother.
The farm animals are even named after my maternal grandmother’s farm animals.
Nana’s twin brothers Melvin and Marvin are based on my identical twin uncles,
Norman and Delman. My grandfather and brother are named Melvin, too.
Who was your favorite character to write? What about your least
favorite?
I love Tia. Getting into the head of a lioness was so
cool. There is a goddess in Reunited that I had a more difficult time with.
Thankfully, she doesn’t spend a great deal of time on the page. She’s a bit
inhuman, literally, so it’s harder to identify with her.
What is your favorite passage/scene in REUNITED?
Hands down, the spider. You’ll have to wait till you meet
her. She’s pretty cool.
What kind of research did you have to do for the story?
In this one, I spent some time researching African
mythology. There is plenty of Egyptian to pull from but I wanted something
different that wouldn’t be as easily recognized. My spider came from that.
Who is your ultimate book boyfriend?
I really like Rhett Butler, but he’s a bit old school, so
for YA it has to be Edward Cullen.
What inspired you to write YA?
Speaking of which, Stephenie Meyer was the one who
inspired me to write. When I read about how a stay-at-home mom just got up and
wrote a book, I realized it didn’t matter how old you are. If you have a desire
to write, then you should.
Lightening Round Questions
What are you reading right now? Or what do you have on your TBR that
you’re dying to read?
I am very active on Goodreads. Right now I’m reading
everything by Kiersten White since she’s my featured author of the month. I
really want to pick up Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones. Labyrinth was one of my
favorite movies when I was young and, in fact, one of the scenes in my book was
based on a scene in the film. Can’t wait to read about the Goblin King.
What Hogwarts House would the Sorting Hat place you in?
Probably Hufflepuff but I’d rather be Ravenclaw.
Twitter or Facebook?
Twitter
Favorite Superhero?
Superman
Favorite TV show?
The Big Bang Theory
Sweet or Salty?
Sweet
Any Phobias?
Eyes. I hate when people touch their eyes.
Song you can’t get enough of right now?
Nothing new. I can always rock out to classic Michael
Jackson.
2017 Movie you’re most looking forward to?
Next one is Thor.
Thanks so much Colleen for answering my questions! I can’t wait for
everyone to read REUNITED!
About Colleen:
New York Times Bestselling author Colleen Houck is a lifelong reader whose
literary interests include action, adventure, paranormal, science fiction, and
romance. When she’s not busy writing, she likes to spend time chatting on the
phone with one of her six siblings, watching plays, and shopping online.
Colleen has lived in Arizona, Idaho, Utah, California, and North Carolina and
is now permanently settled in Salem, Oregon with her husband and a huge
assortment of plush tigers.
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