Rachael Craw's debut novel Spark is a compelling and suspenseful book with a likeable, determined heroine, swoon-worthy guys and a mega twist at the end. A decades-old genetic experiment has randomly selected seventeen-year old Evie to be a Shield, tasked with protecting her Spark from a Stray, hell-bent on killing his target. Unfortunately for Evie, her Spark is her best friend Kitty, and the Stray could be anyone.
You can check out my review here but in the meantime, here is your chance to get to know Rachael after I asked her a few left-of-centre questions.
I was the kind of kid who… checked to see if her wardrobe would let her into Narnia. Regular maybe-this-time checks!
My mother always told me… to take my jacket off when I’m inside or I won’t appreciate it when I go out into the cold.
The biggest lesson I learnt at school was… bullies must be confronted. Silence in the face of injustice perpetuates injustice.
My first big crush was… John Taylor from Duran Duran (I’m that old)
I earnt my first pay cheque… selling Liquorice All-Sorts door to door for a Rhythmic Gymnastics fundraising committee. Weirdly, I never did Rhythmic Gymnastics but it made me stacks of cash. I would buy a new record (vinyl album) at the end of each week with my earnings. I was so rich at 13. In retrospect, I cannot believe my parents let me do something so incredibly dangerous! I could have been stuffed into any lunatic’s basement and diced into little bits.
I really hate it when… people are cruel.
I’m very good at… singing
The hardest thing I’ve ever done… is write a book and get it published.
I’m frightened of… giving up.
When I’m in the shower I sing… gloriously. (I told you)
My road to publication was… 5.5 years of dreaming, praying, working hard, hoping, learning to receive criticism, applying what I learnt, getting to know my own voice, experimentation, risk, leaps of faith, revision, listening, believing, digging deep, surviving earthquakes, pressing in, taking advice, being thankful, having my eyes opened, counting my blessings, wearing my heart on my sleeve, joy, tears and more prayers…
The last book I read was… Cloud Riders by my Twitter buddy, Nick Cook. A high octane, high altitude, steampunk adventure story about airships that travel dimensions through twisters!
I would love to meet… Peter Jackson (he signed my t-shirt at the Lord of the Rings Return of the King World Premier in Wellington, NZ but that doesn’t count. I want to sit down and have a cuppa and chat).
When I get the munchies I eat… Nelson’s own ‘Proper Crisps’ Best potato chips in the whole world.
I’m currently working on… Book 2 of the trilogy, Stray.
I hope I never… forget what really matters in life: family, friends, faith, hope & love
Life is… discovery.
Spark is published 1st July 2014 by Walker Books.
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