Mundie Moms

Friday, September 3, 2010

Shadow Hills Blog Tour















Shadow Hills
By Anastasia Hopcus
Published by EgmontUSA
Currently available to purchase at your local favorite book store.

We are thrilled to be apart of Anastasia's blog tour for Shadow Hills. Not only are we fans of Shadow Hills, but she's become a wonderful friend of ours.

Phe is a pretty strong female character and someone who doesn't back down to a challenge. Who is your favorite heroine and why?

There are a lot of strong women characters I like in movies and books and TV, but I think, all in all, my favorite heroine would be Lorelai Gilmore of Gilmore Girls. She was strong and independent. She raised her daughter all by herself and did a wonderful job. She worked her way up from being a maid at a hotel to owning her own inn. And she was funny and likeable and someone I would love to have as a friend.


What was the most fascinating place you visited while doing your research?

The cemeteries in Massachusetts were fascinating. I had never seen tombstones that old or with the kind of carvings that some of the oldest ones had. I guess my favorite was the Granary Burying Ground, a very old cemetery right in the heart of Boston.

If you were headed for a week's vacation, what book would you be taking with you to read?

It's hard to choose, as I've built up a stack of books I want to read, but I think I would take Beautiful Darkness. I've been waiting to read it since I got an ARC of it at the BEA. And it's perfect for a vacation because it's long and is something I'll want to read straight through with as few interruptions as possible.

If you could add a favorite literary, tv or movie character into Shadow Hills, who would it be and what paranormal power would you give them?

I think I'd choose Seth Cohen from The OC. I think he would fit right in with Phe and her friends and, like Brody, he'd have a big crush on Adriana---though Graham might get a little jealous because Seth would also be good friends with Toy. In line with his character on The OC, Seth's paranormal ability would be the power to turn people into cartoon characters. (Highly useful if a bad guy is after them, but then suddenly becomes just a drawing on a page!)

What is one thing you need to have when you're writing?

Quiet. If I had to, I could live without a computer--- though it would take a lot longer, I could type or even write my books by hand. And if there were no internet, I could head to the library and do my research in books. But I've never been able to write if there was noise around me. I'm too easily distracted.


To see which site Anastasia will visit next, visit her site here http://www.anastasiahopcus.com/


We have 4 signed bookmarks we received from Anastasia's book-signing last weekend, that we'd like to giveaway. Simply fill out the form below to be entered to win. 4 winners will be randomly selected on Friday September 10th. *This is OPEN INTERNATIONALLY*

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