Hello bookdragons!
Raven's Bookish Network proudly presents Cracked Coffins by Beronika Keres, a supernatural novel about a girl desperate for a normal life and a vampire obsessed with making her his! Book released on October 24th 2020.
About the book:
After Marianna Cortez overdoses on the eve of her seventeenth birthday, the strange circumstances surrounding her survival make her doubt that the normal life she desperately wants will ever be within reach. Yet, when Denendrius Sovetta steps out from the shadows of her past, he brings with him the hope that things could be different.
But Denendrius is a twisted vampire from Ancient Rome with a chaotic past of his own. Marianna can't ignore the cracks in his sweet façade for long. As she discovers her connection to him, she learns more about his dark past and its influence on hers.
With his claims that they're meant to be together and his brutal means to keep her from leaving him, Marianna seeks to find the truth and escape Denendrius's grasp before her history has a chance to kill her future.
*Content Warning: Cracked Coffins contains profanity, mature themes, sexual violence, and general violence. It is recommended for a mature 17+ audience.*
Book Tour on Instagram
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Day 1
"Dark and haunting, a perfect Halloween read."
Day 2
"Vampires and love and dark themes, a perfect book for the most spooky month of the year little fireflies!
You neeeed it, trust me! ❤️"
Day 3
"Cracked Coffins was a twisted story about love and obsession. It has a very dark theme and... wow.. a big ride!
Story-wise I thought it was interesting, not the generic vampire story you are thinking of, and it's different from the books of its kind.
I'm curious about what will happen to book 2!"
Day 4
Excerpt:
"𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳"
"Cracked coffins not only explores the reality of abusive relationships but the overdose problems as well. The author wrote an amazing thriller and I'm so eager to see what will happen in the next book."
Day 5
Q&A with Author Beronika Keres & @jenareadsbooks
Q- First off, I wanted to congratulate you on the publishing of Cracked Coffins! What inspired you to write the book?
A- Thank you! My main inspiration came from my love of vampires, especially vampire romances and evil vampires. I wondered what a story would look like if the relationship was abusive since a human/vampire power dynamic could be easily taken advantage of, and how it might play out if both people in that relationship were volatile and ruthless.
Q- I know it’s always hard to choose between characters, but who is your favourite character from your book, Cracked Coffins?
A- It's definitely hard to choose, but aside from my main character, I'd have to say Denendrius. As evil as he is, he was still a fun character to create. I got to do a lot of psychology and historical research for him.
Q- With COVID-19 going on right now, what do you do to keep yourself productive and busy during the day?
A- I'm fortunate that not much changed for me aside from schooling moving online. My creativity and productivity has taken a hit, but I just do my best to push through it.
Q- I would kill for a great book recommendation, so what’s one underrated book you always recommend?
A- One of my favourite books of all time is Lighthouse Nights by Jake Vander Ark. It's a dark romance about suicide and it blew me away. It doesn't get the attention it deserves.
Q- Have you started writing the second book already? If so, can you give us a piece of small information about it?
A- I am currently doing rewrites for book 2. It'll pick up where Cracked Coffins left off and delves deep into the world of vampires and into Denendrius's history. There's a lot of surprises I can't wait to reveal!
