Author: Kelly Pawlik
Title: Songs From the Wood
Series: Olympic Vista Chronicles #2
Genre: YA Horror, SciFi
Delve into the mystery of the strange, small town of Olympic Vista, WA.
In
the days following a foray into a dilapidated house, twelve-year-old
Darius Belcouer becomes desperate to find another unexplained
phenomenon to investigate.
When
animal attacks around town are reported in the news, Darius and
Adelaide band together to solve the mystery. The trail leads them
into the forest beyond Adelaide’s house where the pair discover
that much like the small town itself, nothing in the woods is as it
seems.
An
eager new kid, a deadpan music-lover, a fast-talking troublemaker, an
anxious bookworm and a girl torn between popularity and adventure.
Follow this group of friends as they delve into the mysteries of
their small town while juggling the trials and tribulations of their
home lives.
Songs
from the Wood is the
sequel to Yesterday’s
Gone, and
the second novella in the Olympic Vista Chornicles.
Praise
for the author
“Pawlik
has a flare for writing about this period and I could truly visualize
the eighties vibes through her description of music, fashion and even
food.”
Pick
up your copy today and join this motley group of friends as they
journey into the strange!
Title: Yesterday's Gone
Series: Olympic Vista Chronicles #1
Delve into the mystery of the strange, small town of Olympic Vista, WA.
“Pawlik has a flare for writing about this period and I could truly visualize the eighties vibes through her description of music, fashion and even food.”
Book one of the Olympic Vista Chronicles follows Darius and Adelaide as they explore a house rumoured to be haunted. What they find is so much worse.
Darius Belcouer, a rich kid from Boston, moves to the strange, small town of Olympic Vista, Washington at the end of the summer of 1986.
Here he meets Adelaide and her friends. Eager to embrace his new life, Darius encourages them to help him explore a haunted house.
When the children discover government agents tasked with maintaining order in the chaos created by local scientists, they realize the house is only the beginning of the strange happenings.
An eager new kid, a deadpan music-lover, a fast-talking troublemaker, an anxious bookworm and a girl torn between popularity and adventure. Follow this group of friends as they delve into the mysteries of their small town while juggling the trials and tribulations of their home lives.
Yesterday’s Gone is the perfect quick read for those with a nostalgia for the 80s or who love a good kids-on-bikes story.
Praise for Yesterday's Gone
“Nostalgic and highly readable.”
“Yesterday’s Gone is fast paced and the perfect weekend read!”
"It evokes the feeling of the eighties, bringing back some fond memories"
"A great poolside read that's impossible to put down"
"A throwback to the 80's"
Pick up your copy today and join this motley group of friends as they journey into the strange!
ABOUT OLYMPIC VISTA CHRONICLES
Everything twelve-year-old Adelaide Winter knows about her Washington state hometown is turned on its head when Darius Belcouer moves to Olympic Vista at the end of summer 1986.
The two become fast friends as they bond over the mystery of a local haunted house Darius wants to explore. The house, it turns out, is only the tip of the iceberg. They quickly discover the more they dig, the more they uncover, and the trail leads back to The Link, a research and development facility in town. Together, Adelaide and her friends delve into the strange occurrences around Olympic Vista.
A tale of horror, friendship, and coming of age in the late 1980s.
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Guest Post
Do your characters seem to hijack the story or do you feel like you have the reigns of the story?
A bit of both! I often find the dialogue writes itself. I can’t seem to control everything they say, for better or worse. The characters all have such distinctive personalities to me, their own flaws and hopes and aspirations. So, I have a general idea of where everything is going, but once in awhile they surprise me.
What is your favorite scene in Yesterday’s Gone?
There are so many I love, but I really enjoy the scene in the park after the kids have snuck into the haunted house. I don’t want to give away any spoilers, but Darius’ excitement for the whole situation, and his willingness to just go with it, in contrast to the others who are still coming to grips with the discovery, it just makes me smile every time I read it.
What is your favorite scene in Songs from the Wood?
That’s tough. We really see a lot more of the home lives for these kids in book two, and I really like that. Darius’ interactions with his mother give us a better picture of who Darius is. We get to see Adelaide with her mother as well. And we get to meet Tetsu’s mother in book two, and she makes any scene she’s in wonderful. Tetsu has this way about him, but like so many kids, like so many people, it’s a façade. Mrs. Nomura is a no-nonsense woman and she adds this dynamic that I enjoy. There’s a lot of excitement in the woods, of course, but the banter (or lack of) between parent and child really excites me.
Convince us why you feel your book is a must read.
It’s a little bit of everything: snappy dialogue, friendship, 80s nostalgia, a touch of horror and a small pinch of young love. It’s a quick read, so there isn’t a big commitment, but if you love it, there’s so much more to come. It was written to be a great read for busy adults. Pick it up, meet some new friends, and finish the adventure in an afternoon. What have you got to lose?
Who designed your book covers?
Greta Paliulyte. I found her through Fiverr and I loved her style. They are a bit different, maybe not in the usual wheelhouse of this type of book, but I love the sort of 80s vibe they give off, like a book you’d pull off a shelf in your grandma’s dusty basement.
If your book had a candle, what scent would it be?
Oh, that’s a fun question! I suppose it would be those scratch and sniff stickers from the 80s, but mixed with a musty old house.
Do you read yourself and if so what is your favorite genre?
I honestly read a lot of YA, especially fantasy YA. I like it, because I like an easy read, but sometimes I wish there was just a bit more to it, or a bit less than some of the books on the fiction market have. As a working parent I found I had less and less time to read and it was frustrating. I’d make it through some YA books now and then, and I enjoyed them, but I still wanted more.
So many people in my life think of me as an avid and voracious reader, but the number of books I was getting through in recent years really diminished. My goal with Olympic Vista Chronicles is to help other
people like me, who want to read, who love to read, to feel like they have these bite-sized piece they can get through. The “problem” or adventure in each book is contained to that book, but strung together the series make a bigger and more satisfying story.
Kelly
Pawlik dabbled with story writing from a young age. She spent her
childhood reading, dressing her beloved cat, Midnight, up in doll
clothes and hunting garter snakes in the backyard. Her favourite
cartoon as a child was Jem and she is proud to own the full box set
of DVDs. Her childhood dream was to be an author and she is proud to
be bringing characters to life with the Olympic Vista
Chronicles.
Kelly
is a tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) writer and has released
multiple RPG supplements with her husband under their
micro-publishing company, Dire Rugrat Publishing. She has also
contributed to several best-selling works with Kobold Press.
Kelly
lives on Vancouver Island, BC with her husband, their three
inquisitive children, and two lazy cats.
Thanks so much for hosting me on the tour!
ReplyDeleteA fitting title for the genre.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary. I'm glad you like it. The first book in the series is on sale for just $0.99 right now. I'd love it if you joined the adventures in Olympic Vista!
DeleteI like the cover and synopsis, this sounds like a must read for me. Thank you for sharing the author's guest post and book details
ReplyDeleteHi Bea! I love that are excited about the book! Yesterday's Gone is on sale for just $0.99 right now, as a part of the book tour. I can't wait to hear what you think of it.
DeleteThis sounds like a really good red.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Debbie!
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