You know how [intlink id=”987″ type=”page”]Cels[/intlink] does great interviews with our favourite authors.

Well, she has a special phone interview coming up with Alyson Noel. We’ve reviewed Alyson’s book, Fated, just recently.

Cels is offering you the chance to ask specific questions through her. If she chooses your question to take to her interview, you will have your name “in lights” when we post the interview on the site!

Winter’s Light is the spellbinding sequel to Winter’s Shadow.

Blake gave his life for hers. Winter pines for him, but her calls have made her a beacon to those who would devour her. She has a vision of Blake while at an after-graduation party and only pure determination helps her survive the attack that follows; well, determination and Sam’s spontaneous return to Hagan’s Bluff after months on the run.

Sam’s family offer Winter a way to get Blake back and she jumps at the chance. But has Winter put her trust in the right people? Did she look before she leapt? Will she ever see Blake again?

I was a little ambivalent about reading book 2 after having some misgivings about how Winter seemed like such a push over in book 1.

I’m glad to say she had a cup of concrete somewhere in the interim, and with the help of her friends she has made me proud. She may pine for Blake but she is ready to do whatever it takes to get him back, even if it includes kicking some serious Demori butt.

We get to know a side of Lucy’s boyfriend, Dominic, I didn’t see coming, and Jasmine is a welcome addition to the plotline. The new characters offer a feast of potential dramas and you wouldn’t believe the ending even if I did spoil it for you.

The book is again split into 3 separate parts. Blake’s journal, Lamara’s retelling of her journey to the Dead Lands and an adventurous, suspenseful journey with Winter to get to Blake. Each one playing its part in making us want Winter to succeed.

M.J. Hearle has done a wonderful job crating a foreboding setting for the Bonnaires’ residence; the weather also playing a big part in the sinister ambience surrounding this mysterious band of warriors.

I got this book read over a very rainy and drab weekend, curled up with my cat. I was engrossed enough that the rain simply became part of the story, and I think it added to the gloomy air we were to be immersed in.

Switch your mobile phones to silent and make yourself invisible on facebook, because once you pick up Winter’s Light you won’t want to be disturbed until you’ve finished.

GIVEAWAY: We’re giving away 2 copies of Winter’s Shadow (unsigned) and four copies of Winter’s Light (2 x signed).

To win a copy, you have to post about about how you love the Night Creatures (Burn Bright, Angel Arias, Shine Light) series (or would love to read it!) on one of your social media platforms and put the link in the comments section below, so we can see it. We’ll pick the best ones. Open until Sunday 3rd June.

Paperback 441 pages

Expected publication: May 1st 2012 by Pan Macmillan Australia

ISBN139781742611037

http://mjhearle.com/

Yunyu at the Brisbane Powerhouse

What do you get when you put more than 10 audio, visual, design and technological geniuses together? You get something so warped, and cool that it has to become a tour.

Yunyu, along with Lee McIver, The Commonists, Cool Shite on the Tube, Imogen Ross, New York Times #1 Bestselling Manga Artist, Queenie Chan, and many others have flown in the face of your typical concert going experience to bring us the Twisted Tales Tour.

The seed for this Tour was sewn decades ago in the mind of a young Yunyu; who loved it when her Father added his own spin on Fairy stories and old wives tales at bed time. Now grown and able to view the world her own way, the woman dubbed as Her Royal Madness, took us all on a journey through her modernized, and clinically disturbed versions of the classics.

Just imagine for a while…Goldilocks in a 21^st century setting. She’s a little schizophrenic, maybe a little bipolar; she can’t make up her mind. Dorothy is a cosmonaut, and certainly isn’t in Kansas anymore. The Pied Piper is a cult leader, and the Blue Fairy tries to save Pinocchio from his father.

As an audience we were met with a stage set with a large orange pumpkin, drapes to allow video footage to be projected while a 6 piece band punched out the tunes. Thanks to the size of the Visy Theatre at The Brisbane Powerhouse all this mixed with Yunyu’s stage presence made for a very intimate and stimulating evening.

Not only were we treated to the songs dedicated to Twisted Tales, but some of Yunyu’s other heavy hitting songs such as Too Subliminal and my sentimental favourite, Lenore’s Song were belted out with conviction.

Victoria and New South Wales have their chance to see the Twisted Tales Tour as it moves back up the East coast in June. Keep your smart phones handy and buy a tour shirt for a little extra multimedia experience. Check out http://yunyu.com.au/tour/ for more information.

I do hope you’ll allow yourself to follow Yunyu down the Yellow Brick Road; it’s a trip you wouldn’t want to miss.

The Spotlight Report also covered the gig here. Check out their great gig recount. Photos by Darrell Hamilton.

Here at Burn Bright we’re thrilled to say that Burn Bright and Angel Arias will be published in Germany by Heyne. This is excting news for our European readers. We hope you’re PSYCHED! Please spread the word amongst your friends so you can storm the shops when book one is released. We promise we’ll keep you posted on the publication date.

The winner of the earrings is Vivien (Dead Tossed Waves) for sheer commitment and consistency in her postings. Way to go, Vivien!

Second prize (book prize) goes to Candace from Lovey Dovey Books.
Congrats to both!! Please contact Marianne via the website contact form for your prizes.

First Prize

Second Prize