About the Book:
Light. Darkness. Power. Magic. The Children of the Elements are back.
Alexis, Demi, Blaise and Caeli lie in wait as the Haven prepares for the Battle of a fight for light over darkness, good over evil. And Mortem fast approaches, threatening to engulf all in shadow. As the night wears on, secrets are spilled and truths come to light. The world is not all that it seems and there might be a little darkness, lurking just below the surface, within us all . . .
Blurb taken from Goodreads. Add to your shelves here. Read a guest post about writing the sequel here. Find on Bookshop.org (affiliate link).
About the Author:
Andy Darcy Theo is a British-Greek Cypriot author with an educational and occupational background in clinical psychology and teaching. He is also a BookToker and Bookstagrammer and has been documenting his author journey with his followers. He has millions of views and likes, which is nearly as big as his TBR pile.
Elemental Interview:
Earth: What keeps you grounded in the craziness of being an author?
Honestly, keeping my job as a psychology teacher. Sometimes I can get caught up with writing complex plotlines, meeting publishing deadlines, and continuously posting online across multiple social media platforms. Deciding to continue as a teacher provides my week, and my mind, with structure and a break from being an author. No one can humble you the way a classroom of teenagers can! Balancing both jobs is exhausting, but I genuinely do love working in education and it really has helped me stay grounded and humble throughout this crazy author journey.
Air: What’s your loftiest ambition?
How long have we got?! My greatest/loftiest ambition is for this book series to be adapted into a major motion picture. And I mean Hollywood, big star level, huge budget kind of vibes. Any producers interested? My parents promised to provide snacks for us all
Fire: What thing would you like to burn from the world forever?
I’d like to say feet, but I feel like that would be impractical. Slugs. They can go for good.
Water: How do you get in the flow while writing?
I created a playlist of songs that encapsulates the vibes of the book: magical fantasy, heart-pounding action, blossoming romance. I find the words pouring out of me when I’m listening to it as I write. Also, I wouldn’t get a page written if my phone wasn’t in do not disturb mode. Game changer.
Light: What are you most excited about for the release of THE DARK THAT HIDES US?
I’m most excited to see readers’ reactions to the multiple plot twists throughout the book, but especially their reaction to the ending! There’s two main huge cliffhangers that will have readers reeling and I can’t wait to be berated with ‘How could you?’ and ‘I need book 3 immediately.’
Shadow: What was the most troublesome part of TDTHU to write?
The most troublesome part of TDTHU to write were the romantic scenes between Alexis and Demi, and Caeli and Blaise. They were the easiest and the most fun scenes to write, but I had to try and find creative ways to stop them from just grabbing each other’s faces and kissing one another. Had to keep that slow burn burning.
Towards the end of the book, I also created my own therapy. This was probably the most technical part of the book to write, because unlike romantic scenes and battle scenes that I have read many times before, I’ve never read about this kind of thing. However, it’s one of my favourite scenes in the whole book and it pays homage to my background in clinical psychology too
(Bonus funsies): If you got dropped into the book, how well would you do? Is there a certain characters’ role you would fare better in?
I would die.
Thank you, Andy! For more about TDTHU, read Andy’s guest post about writing the sequel here.
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