Welcome to the Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea blog tour. What better way to ring in the end of summer than this truly creepy (but also steamy!) debut from April Genevieve Tucholke? Follow along on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays as April offers insights into her characters, her writing, and bringing gothic horror back again.
You stop fearing the Devil when you’re holding his hand…
Nothing much exciting rolls through Violet White’s sleepy, seaside town…until River West comes along. River rents the guesthouse behind Violet’s crumbling estate, and as eerie, grim things start to happen, Violet begins to wonder about the boy living in her backyard. Is River just a crooked-smiling liar with pretty eyes and a mysterious past? Or could he be something more? Violet’s grandmother always warned her about the Devil, but she never said he could be a dark-haired boy who takes naps in the sun, who likes coffee, who kisses you in a cemetery…who makes you want to kiss back. Violet’s already so knee-deep in love, she can’t see straight. And that’s just how River likes it.
A gothic thriller romance with shades of Stephen King and F. Scott Fitzgerald, set against a creepy summertime backdrop–a must-read for fans of Beautiful Creatures, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, and Anna Dressed in Blood.
April Genevieve Tucholke digs classic movies, redheaded villains, big kitchens, and discussing murder at the dinner table. She lives in Oregon at the edge of a forest. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea is her first novel.
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I just finished reading Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea and loved it. I’d never guess writing everything didn’t come so easy – it was written so well and flowed so nicely, and I loved Violet. Def looking forward to book two!
Wonderful guest post! I loved BtDatDBS…beautifully written. Very interesting to hear from the author about the experience of writing it.
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Thanks for the share Katie! I have never really been into horror books
, but this novel really got me into the whole genre. Right now I am reading Probability Angels by Joseph Devon and so far it has been great. I’ll let you know how it is when I finish :)!
I can understand what the author means about how certain things are easier to write than others. This book sounds great!
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I am reading this book now and it is just phenomenal!! Cant wait to finish it! April is for sure on my favorite author’s list!!!
LOVE it when authors talk about their writing process and what they enjoy doing more than other parts of the process.
She does setting so well, subtlety too, so she should be totally proud of this book!!