Pentimento by Cameron Jace
Publication date: December 20th, 2013
Genres: Paranormal, Post-
Publication date: December 20th, 2013
Genres: Paranormal, Post-
The day Iris Beaumont turns seventeen, she is threatened to be taken by the Beasts, the rulers of the new America. After the destruction of the world, the Beasts provide citizens with whatever they need in exchange for the one teenage girl they enslave every week. They call them the Brides, and they never comes back. Iris isn’t the worrying type though; she’s been defying the system since she was ten and never cared for the Beast’s rules.
Then she meets Colton Ray, who is not like any other boy she’s ever seen. His confidence and dominance are otherworldly she can’t rationalize the attraction she feels for him. Colton had one slight problem though. It’s rumored he is one of the Beast, and Iris could be the next on the Beast’s list.
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{Q & A With Cameron Jace}
Q: What inspired you to write another Beauty and the Beast
retelling when there are a Beauty and a Beast in your Grimm Diaries series?
A: Well, first of all, it’s a totally different Beauty and
the Beast. It’s a dystopian story that came to me after learning what about the
art of Pentimento.
Q: So what is a Pentimento?
A: Pentimento is a
painter’s term. It’s when you discover that an older painting had been
originally drawn underneath the one you see right now. It’s a very interesting
concept, and it’s true. The painter decides to change his painting midways, and
then paints the new one above it. It happened a lot with great artists like
Picasso and others in the past, mainly because they didn’t have enough money to
buy a new canvas. Interesting enough, usually the new painting peel off and
thins with age, and older one surfaces back. It has a great significance in the
book.
Q: Does that mean it’s a complicated book?
A: Not at all. It’s a simple story about a girl named Iris
Beaumont falling in love with a very interesting boy at seventeen. They live in
a dystopian society ruled by an alien nation that demands a ‘bride’ each week
in exchange for the services they provide for humans. It’s an easy read, a
romance, only with Beauty and the Beast layers underneath.
Q: Can you give us an example of a real Pentimento Case in
life?
A: Of course. Fragonard’s painting The Fountain of Love.
Which is featured in the story. Here is a Youtube link to a video that explains
the whole concept. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r4NXfZs5qA
Q: Why dystopian?
A: I have been pondering the idea of dystopian fairy tales for
a long time. After the Grimm Diaries has been successful for connecting fairy
tales with real world characters and events, I thought why not try a dystopian
fairy tale. I didn’t know how to do it until Pentimento’s idea came to me.
Q: The cover for Pentimento looks sexy. What do you rate the
book?
A: Fairly PG. It’s a family friendly and it’s geared toward
young adults, although many non-young-adults beta read it and loved it.
Q: Who are the Beasts in the book, really? And why do they
take the girls?
A: Can’t say. Lol. You have to read it. And don’t forget to
tell me what you thought of it. I am always open to suggestions and feedback.
Q: Anything you want to add?
A: I wish everyone and awesome Christmas and a Fantabulous
new yearJ
{Giveaway}
Blitz-wide giveaway
(Open internationally):
--A Kindle Fire or Paperwhite
--eBook copy of Pentimento
--2x 10$ Amazon Gift Card
AUTHOR BIO
Wonderlander,
Neverlander, Unicorn-chaser, enchanter, musician, survived a coma,
& totally awesome. Sometimes I tell stories. Always luv the little
monsters I write young adult paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and
science fiction mostly. The Grimm Diaries series is a seven book saga
that deals with retellings of fairy tales from a young adult POV - it
connects most of the fairy tales together and claims to be the truth
about fairy tales. I live in San Fransisco and seriously think
circles are way cooler than triangles.
Author Links:
Website: http://cameronjace.
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