Lauren blackwood books5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Teens can be so smart but are often driven by hormones. You kind of get to delve into more of the angst, you know. ![]() So I really wanted to give that to modern teens. It's really close to my heart, because when I was a young adult, there were not a lot of books, with characters who looked like me. Everything tries to kill you, which is great!Īnd are the YA and Fantasy genres what you like writing best? And then this huge bull that, of course, tries to kill you. There's a river spirit that, of course, drowns you. But I was actually excited about that because that’s my vibe. All their folklore has to do with like something really bad. I find that in Jamaica they're very morbid. But, I did a little research as well, and there are just a lot of different creatures. ![]() I grew up hearing about “duppies” all the time, which are kinda like ghosts. You know, Jamaicans are very superstitious. Well, I used to hear a lot of stories when I was little from my Jamaican grandparents. With that, how did you draw from your past or from your family history? In my last novel, I did Ethiopian folklore. So after I wrote my debut novel, I wanted to write something that was similar in field, but a little more Gothic with some cultural folklore. And it was just about finding the right project. Lauren Blackwood: Oh, well, I always wanted to write a book based on my heritage, Jamaica. Konstantin Rega: What inspired this wonderful work? ![]()
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