Today I am super excited to have Victoria Schwab, author of The Near Witch and the upcoming novel The Archived, here on the blog. She has put together a fabulous tour full of videos and I am so excited to share one with you guys today.
I was lucky enough to get a copy of The Archived at ALA and it was the first ALA book I read and I’m so glad I didn’t wait to read it. It is all kinds of fabulous and I cannot recommend it enough.
Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.
Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.
Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive.
Being a Keeper isn’t just dangerous-it’s a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da’s death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall.
First, here is Victoria’s introduction video just in case you’re wondering a little more about all these vlogs.
I haven’t heard about this book until now, but it sounds awesome!
Never faced my biggest fear.my life’s not exciting like that…
I’m terrified of speaking in front of groups of people. I only do it when I’m forced to, such as public speaking classes in high school and college. I definitely haven’t faced this fear for real. I admire Victoria so much for facing her fear!
thankfully i have not had to face my biggest fear yet
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No, I have not faced my biggest fear (thank GOD!).
Not yet, thank God, because my biggest fear is absolutely terrible.
Thank you:)
My biggest fear was heights and rollercoasters and I conquered it when I was about 12. It felt great to get rid of it 🙂 Now I love them!
I’ve been skydiving, it’s definitely an experience! I get motion sick so I wasn’t sure how I’d do. Lets just say I only let the tandem instructor spin me once in the air haha.
This sounds very DIFFERENT! Yeah for different.
The one time I faced my fear was when I hiked to the top of Yosemite Falls, which is the tallest waterfall in the US! I’m not fond of heights at all, and the top of this thing was like 4 miles in the air, but I still managed it somehow. It was such a fantastic experience though, and I really loved it!
Fabulous videos Victoria, and thank you for the giveaway Katie. =)
My biggest fear is people and I face it every day at school lol.
No I haven’t and I hope I won’t ever have to.
Well, my biggest fear used to be this rollar coaster in Buffalo, NY called The Ride of Steel. It’s so. Freaking. Tall. I honestly feared for my life even LOOKING at it. But one time we were at Darien Lake, I wanted to be a cool kid and ride it. So I did. And, um…I WAS SO SCARED. It’s TALL, did I mention that? And…and I’m so small. But I rode it, spazzing out the ENTIRE time (legit, I was like “OH MY GOD I’M GONNA DIE throughout the whole thing, which was probably very obnoxious and made my friend laugh his butt off), but then it was over. And I realized that it was actually super fun. So I rode it again. And again the next time I was there. And so on. FUN STUFF. 😉
I have new fears now, though, that I have not faced. I should do that sometime if I can…
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Thanks for the great post and giveaway! Definitely on my want list 🙂
Ummm… I faced my fear of death! When I was 17 I had leukemia and beat it 🙂 Then 5 yrs later I had a breast cancer scare (had a tumor that ended up benign). So now I just face each day of good health with a smile and count myself lucky!
I have not yet, and hope I won’t have to. Thanks for the chance to win!
One of my biggest and ongoing fears is heights so finally I got the courage to go paragliding—it was great! Would I do it again? Maybe 🙂
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I havent faced my biggest fear..yet..
I don’t know my greatest fear yet…though I know I have this terrible fear of drowning. Yet the beauty of the beach always compels me to go to the water, though not to the deep part. :p
I’m not sure if its my biggest fear but I really freak out when I have to give speeches or anything, I don’t like drawing all that attention to me and I made it through my public speaking class…get to test that fear again at the end of this semester as I have to read ten pages of my own writing outloud for my Creative Writing Workshop. -.-
OMG, this book sounds amazing! I’ve never heard of a plot so unique. I can’t wait for this to come out. The cover is fantastic as well. Thank you for hosting this giveaway, and bringing this book to my attention! Heading to Goodreads to add it to my Want To Read list!
My biggest fear, being in front of a large group of people. When I studied for my Black Belt in Taekwondo, I often had to test in front of groups of people, and it was definitely nerve racking!
This book sounds so unique and thank you for the great swag pack giveaway. My biggest fear has always been roller coasters. I always think I am going to have a heart attack if I ride one. It was at Disneyland that my son convinced me to try one and I didn’t die. I know enjoy them more and more, such a silly thing to be scared of.
I havent gotten over my fear yet TAT. bugs still scare me to death…
I think my biggest fear was telling this person how I felt about them. I wrote her a letter to her and read it to her on the last day of school before she took off for college. So I was able to tell the person how much they meant to me.
I’ve had to face my biggest fear on several occasions. Being claustrophobic can be very debilitating. I often have to take elevators and work in large crowds. I focus on my breathing exercises, and don’t feel stupid when I have to leave a situation because it would be 10x worse if I stayed. Some times I can’t get over it, which has stopped me from doing some fun things, but overall I manage!
I did in May of this year. One of my biggest fears was losing a child. On May 30 my son Elliot was stillborn. It’s awful when one of your greatest fears happens but you grow from it and you learn from it. It’s been a process and it’s taught me a ton of life lessons.
I have not had the scary moment of having to face my fear. I sure hope I never have to!
I squished a spider by accident once, does that count?? This book looks really good thanks for the giveaway!! 😀
I’m too scared to face any of my fears lol. Thanks for the giveaway!
I am absolutely terrified of public speaking, so I joined a toastmasters group and debate club in order to conquer that fear!
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Victoria is just as awesome in real life as her writing is on the page. I love how she gets all excited about things 🙂
Have you read Vicious? It’s for adults, but people are raving about it.