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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Interview: Sharde Richardson, author of "Watched"



Interview with Sharde Richardson
 Author of: Watched

Alaiel: First of all, thanks for being here, Sharde. I was incredibly happy when you accepted my interview! :D
Sharde: No problem, Alaiel. I’m glad to be here. And I’m doubly glad your fiancĂ© purchased my book for you. I owe him a thank you, as well.

Questions about yourself.-

Alaiel: Tell us a little bit about yourself, like 4 things that you consider weird and unique about you.
Sharde: Well, for one, I’m lactose intolerant but I love cheese. Two, I like to visit cemeteries, especially cemeteries that aren’t well kept. Three, I prefer country life over city life any day of the week. And four, I find old people hilarious.

Alaiel: What is one of your favorite YA series? Why?
Sharde: Hm, I don’t know. I guess I could say Harry Potter, though I’m not sure that series started as YA. It was more MG in the beginning but crossed ove toward the end. So, yeah, Harry Potter is one of my favorite MG/YA series.

Alaiel: Where is your favorite place to write?
Sharde: I can write anywhere, I just have to be comfortable. Which, incidentally, may involve removing my shoes and socks.

Alaiel: What inspired you to become a writer?
Sharde: I wrote a dramedy comic strip in the second grade while in detention. I was a problem child to say the least. And since I spent so much of my youth in detention, my imagination ran wild and writing became a good outlet for me.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Book Review: Watched



Watched

by Sharde Richardson
Release date: 30th May 2011
Publisher: Jolt
Pages: 278 (paperback)

Summary from Goodreads:

Mikayla doesn’t want much: just to rock out to her favorite band, become the next Kwiki Stop video gaming champion, and keep her Q-tip habit under control. What she does want is the sight of the sudden inexplicable dark auras around everyone to stop. Problem is, those auras are demons and Mikayla is the last trait holder with the power to ban them. Which is a total buzz kill.

To make matters worse, the town folk of Sulphur Springs don’t look the same, and her classmates are a little dark in the eyes. There are murders, suicides, reckless skinny-dipping, gratuitous use of Q-tips, and newfound powers that Mikayla must learn to control.

Her past becomes present when a shape-shifter tells her what her true identity is, and how to keep the demons of Hell from nipping at her Converse. Through him she’ll discover who to trust, who to kiss, and how valuable her abilities are to the right beings. Because the evils of Hell aren’t staying down without a fight.

Or without her soul.