Monday, July 12, 2021

Q&A with Natalie Mae

From my Q&A with Natalie Mae, author of The Cruelest Mercy:
How much work does your title do to take readers into the story?

Like its predecessor The Kinder Poison (kind-er, like kindness), The Cruelest Mercy is an oxymoron meant to symbolize the very heart of the book - readers will know the exact line where it hits. It's also deliberately reversed from book one, which had the softer word first, as to symbolize the role reversal a couple of the characters take in this story. Without spoilers, we'll just say that the already grey lines between the villains and heroes in the first book completely dissolve in this one as the hero strives to do everything in her power to pursue what she believes is right.

How surprised would your teenage reader self be by your new novel?

Honestly, I think my teenage self would be...[read on]
Visit Natalie Mae's website.

The Page 69 Test: The Kinder Poison.

Q&A with Natalie Mae.

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