PRAISE FOR DEMONOSITY
“With interesting characters and a fresh plot, this absorbing read addresses everything from peer pressure to intelligent guy pals to self-reliance, with just enough paranormal activity to maintain an edge. The message never overwhelms the fun in this frothy paranormal romp.” Kirkus Reviews
“Ashby’s frothy romp percolates with lighthearted humor and droll dialogue, while an involving plot and themes exploring friendship and self-reliance add satisfying substance.” School Library Journal
The Black Rose–a powerful ancient force–has been let loose and has taken up residence in Celeste Gibson, popular girl at Cassidy Carter-Lewis’ high school. Thomas Delacroix is the spirit of a fourteenth-century knight who is devoted to protecting the Black Rose, but he needs a contemporary living being to take on the challenge. That’s where Cassidy comes in.
She’s a quirky high school junior who just wants to dress in her vintage clothes, hang out with her best friend, and take care of her father, who is recovering from surgery. She’s the last person who would ever volunteer for such a task, but no one actually asked her. Now, like it or not, she finds herself training before dawn and battling demons at parties, the mall, and even at school. But hey, no one ever said high school was going to be easy.
Amanda Ashby was born in Australia and after spending the last sixteen years dividing her time between England and New Zealand, she’s finally returned home for some sunshine. When she’s not moving country, she likes to write books (okay, she also likes to eat chocolate, watch television and sit around doing not much, but let’s just keep that amongst ourselves, shall we?)
She has a degree in English and Journalism from the University of Queensland and is married with two children. Her debut book, You Had Me at Halo was nominated for a Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice award. Zombie Queen of Newbury High was listed by the New York Public Library’s Stuff for the Teen Age 2010. Fairy Bad Day was selected by Voya as one of their Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers 2012 and was a SCBWI Crystal Kite Award finalist for the Australia/NZ region.
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GM: What are your favorite and least favorite parts of the writing "process"?
AA: I love coming up with titles and story hooks and pretty much everything else is blood, sweat and tears!
GM: What was the main inspiration for this book?
AA: I accidently stumbled across an article about Rosicrucians—a secret society that was interested in philosophy and alchemy and I was intrigued. I’m also notoriously bad at doing lots of research so I took what I wanted from the society and then started making my own up!
GM: Who would you cast if your book was made into a movie?
AA: I would cast Emily Browning as Cassidy, Tom Sturridge as Nash and Joseph Beattie as Thomas (I know he’s probably too old to play a teenager but he’s so very pretty!!!)
GM: If you could ask one person, living or dead, a single question that they'd HAVE to answer, who and what would be it?
AA: I would ask Jane Austen if she had secretly written more books and where could I find them.
FAST FIVE:
Pie or Cake? Cake
Coffee or Tea? Coffee
Mac or PC? PC
Guilty Pleasure? I’m a guilt free zone (but I do watch a lot of television!)
Can't live without? My television (see above!)
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