Book Blurb:
Smoke and Key
by Kelsey Sutton
Release Date: April 2019
Entangled Teen
A sound awakens her. There's darkness all around. And then she's falling...
She has no idea who or where she is. Or why she's dead. The only clue to her identity hangs around her neck: a single rusted key. This is how she and the others receive their names—from whatever belongings they had when they fell out of their graves. Under is a place of dirt and secrets, and Key is determined to discover the truth of her past in order to escape it.
She needs help, but who can she trust? Ribbon seems content in Under, uninterested in finding answers. Doll’s silence hints at deep sorrow, which could be why she doesn't utter a word. There's Smoke, the boy with a fierceness that rivals even the living. And Journal, who stays apart from everyone else. Key's instincts tell her there is something remarkable about each of them, even if she can't remember why.
Then the murders start; bodies that are burnt to a crisp. After being burned, the dead stay dead. Key is running out of time to discover who she was—and what secret someone is willing to kill to keep hidden—before she becomes the next victim…
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In honor of Kelsey's new book Smoke and Key being released, I was lucky enough to get the chance to ask Kelsey what her Top Ten Favorite YA Books of All Time were and you can check out the amazing and surprising answers now!
Thank you so much for having me on your lovely blog, Katherine! I do want to say this is a very cruel thing to ask of a book lover—picking out just ten favorites, I mean—but I shall do my best! Bear in mind these are in no particular order, because my love for each is deep and eternal.
1.
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
What I love most about this book is the second person narrative. It’s been done before, but in this book, the choice is so powerful and beautiful. This letter from a girl to her captor is utterly riveting. Fair warning, though; it’s not a light read.
2.
Fire by Kristin Cashore
This is the second in a trilogy of companion novels, but it’s my favorite out of all three. I adore high fantasy and complex main characters, and Fire delivers on both. The romance is a slow burn, which is also rare and delicious.
3.
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
I read this book as a teenager, and it’s stuck with me over a decade later. This story takes place in the Victorian era, which happens to be my favorite. There’s magic, romance, suspense, etc. But my favorite part of this series is the dialogue. This may seem a strange reason, but I picture and hear every scene so vividly.
4.
The Singer of All Songs by Kate Constable
This is the first book in an incredible fantasy trilogy. I will always mention this series because I feel it didn’t get the attention it deserves when it first came out so many years ago. The writing is lovely, the characters are vivid, and the story itself is so unique and captivating. If I ever want to remind myself how to do a trilogy right, I’ll reread these books first.
5.
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
This book was my introduction to fairy tale retellings. So many have come out since then, but this still remains my absolute favorite.
6.
The Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan
Guys, this book. The romance is so unique and unexpected. When I first read this as a teenager, I had no idea what to expect from its pages. I remember being shocked at the brutality the main character experiences, and I believe that feeling impacted me as a writer. Jordan’s narrative voice is so powerful that I felt what her character felt, I yearned what she yearned for, I feared what she feared. Just read it. You’ll get it.
7.
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
This was the book that introduced me to the hate-to-love trope, and how I adore that trope now. Before Blood and Chocolate, I also hadn’t been exposed to much urban fantasy. It’s probably not a coincidence that my current project falls into this genre…
8.
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
Any book by this author is going to be good, really, but as someone who’s inhaled everything she’s released, this is near the top of my favorites from her. It’s a vampire novel that manages to be unique in a market that’s saturated with our fanged friends. So when someone tells you, “Don’t write about werewolves, don’t write about faeries, that’s been done too much”, just shrug and say, “Holly Black did it. Why can’t I?”
9.
All the Truth That’s in Me by Julie Berry
Unexpected. That’s the word I think of when this book comes up. The main character is so well-done and her story is full of twists and powerful emotion. Plus, have you read many books in which the main character is mute?
10.
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
This book will always hold a special place in my heart, because I was in one of those “book slumps” we’ve probably all experienced at one time or another. Then Uprooted came along, and it was interesting, beautiful, magical, and surprising. Another high fantasy that currently sits on my favorite shelf. I can’t wait to read Spinning Silver, the newest release from this author.
Author Bio:
Kelsey Sutton is a young adult and middle grade author. She lives in Minnesota, where she received a dual bachelor's degree in English and Creative Writing from Bemidji State University. She will soon have a master's degree from Hamline University. Her work has received an Independent Publisher Book Award, an IndieFab Award, and was selected as a Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2013. When not writing, Kelsey can be found watching too much Netflix, ordering a mocha at the nearest coffee shop, or browsing a bookstore. You can visit her online at
www.kelseysuttonbooks.com, like her on Facebook, and follow her on Twitter or Instagram.
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