C.S. Dorsey has stopped by my blog today for The Unsacred Gift Blog
Tour with a guest post on her thoughts about writing the book. Enjoy!
My Take on The Unsacred Gift
When
I wrote The Unsacred Gift I had to do a little research. My research
was mainly on the different types of visions one can have. Google has
been there for me when I needed to find research for my writing. There
is a part in the novel where Sissy went on her mother’s computer while
on her visit home to do some research about her visions. Google was the
main search engine she used.
I must say that I have never
connected with someone in my life the way I connected with the main
character Sissy. Every pain, dream, sorrow, and happiness she felt, I
felt. It was almost like I was going through the same things she was
going through. My friend told me to add some type of happiness in the
book, so I added the Chris character to it. But I didn’t want him to
stay long, so I was torn between killing him off, or just letting Sissy
run him off. Your will have to read the book to see which one I picked
:).
While I was writing certain scenes in the books, I had tears
in my eyes. It was one part of the book where Sissy talked about how
love would never fine her because she was hiding from it, made me cry.
It was that passage that I knew that this book would be something
special. I though, how many times do people think or feel the same way
Sissy does about love? Tons of people. That is why I think so many
people can relate to her. Even I can.
Little things that Sissy
did in the book I saw myself in her. Her quick come backs and sarcastic
comments remind me so much of myself. The relationship she has with her
mother reminds me of me and my mom at times. But when I wrote about her I
didn’t think about me, I thought about this girl with a gift who was
afraid of its power.
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About the Author:
C. S. Dorsey currently lives in Northern
California. She graduated from the University of Phoenix with an
Associate’s Degree in Financial Services, and is currently working for a
financial institution. She never thought about writing until one day
this girl started talking to her in her head and never stop.
The Unsacred Gift
Author: C. S. Dorsey
Genre: YA/Paranormal
Description:
Have you ever had a dream that came to life? How about losing the one you love and not being able to save them? What about a gift that you were cursed with? Well image having all three like Sicily "Sissy" Monroe.
"Some might say what I have is a gift. I say, I want to return it." Sissy declares.
Sicily "Sissy" Monroe has all the qualities of a perfect young lady. She is almost where she wants to be in life. But lying deep in the pupil of her eyes hold something that she cannot get rid of which interferes with her plans. She fights everyday with no one but herself. After having her first vision at age six of her sister's (Misty) disappearance and the dreams of failing to save her, Sissy wants no part in another person's fate. For years Sissy tried hard to avoid contact with people because she feared foreseeing their death. In keeping with this, she tries to stay away from her family. Little did Sissy know she could not run from her past, or her gift. She hopes someone will put her out of her misery, but she will soon discover that her visions and dreams were just a mere image of herself.
Review: The Unsacred Gift is a great young adult novel that deals with a teenage girl's ability to have visions of people's death. There aren't that many books dealing with this topic in the YA genre lately, so it came as a nice break. I thought that the story flowed wonderfully and the characters were realistic and easy to identify with. The dialogue of Sissy and some of the other characters felt a bit too formal and forced to me - it didn't feel like the language a teen would use. The story was unique and had interesting twists and turns that kept you wanting to read more. I enjoyed reading this novel and I recommend it to any reader that likes young adult & paranormal stories.
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