About The Author
Caroline Andrus was born and raised in the St. Paul suburbs where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and Henry McCoy—a wild cougar trapped in the body of a house cat.
She divides her time between writing, Facebook, designing, and managing her household. Since 2011 she has been second in command for indie press Melange Books. She is head of acquisitions for their YA imprint, Fire & Ice Young Adult books, as well as web designer, formatter, and head of their cover art department. In her minimal spare time she enjoys reading, rocking out to the radio, and binging TV shows on Netflix.
She is passionate about both reading and writing teen fiction, and is pretty sure she will forever be eighteen at heart.
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What’s Next From
Caroline
Caroline is currently working on the first in a brand new YA contemporary romance series.
It’s
top secret right now, but she can tell you this:
1. The first book involves a boy
who isn’t very good at anything, and a girl recently diagnosed with Lupus.
2. The series takes place in a
fictional beach town in SoCal, and each follows a different couple, all of whom
are introduced in the first book.
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Review of Peace in Flames, a novella, by Caroline Andrus
In light of the #MeToo movement and increasing awareness of
violence against women, Peace in Flames is a meaningful addition to the discussion,
especially for the young teen set. I plan on giving my daughter this novella so
we can discuss Valerie Todd’s experiences as detailed in this story. Valerie is
a confident young lady who has grown up in the seemingly safe and somewhat dull
town of Peace, Montana. She bemoans the fact that nothing exciting happens in
Peace, until she notices a new boy, Liam Sloan. Liam is hot and has an
endearingly bashful sort of charm. He is exactly the sort of boy you would want
to “buy” a date with your daughter in the Homecoming date auction.
Unfortunately, another young man has his eye on Valerie. He won’t accept “no”
as an answer from her and he is willing to burn down Peace to get Liam out of
the picture.
There are so many bad role models for teen relationships in
literature today. Bella and Edward come immediately to mind, and then there’s Ana
and Christian. I don’t know even what to say about them. The point is as a mother and an educator, I am
concerned that the relationship role models we are giving our daughters and
students are so unhealthy and unbalanced. Young girls need to understand that
they can speak out against those who do not respect them or their boundaries without
fear of being shamed. This is a lesson that Valerie learns as the story
progresses. This is not to say that the story is moralistic or preachy. Liam
and Valerie are charming together, but it does raise important issues that
young women today should consider and discuss.
Peace in Flames
Links
Release Date: February 16, 2018
Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CMbnUj
Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37884957-peace-in-flames
Wow, what a great review. You're giving me the warm and fuzzy's. I'm glad you enjoyed the story, especially to the point where you'll use it to talk to your daughter! I couldn't ask for a higher compliment.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed it. The novella is wonderful and raises many important issues.
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