The Fairy Tale Case Files - Backstage!

 I'm really hoping that I can do more interviews with other authors cause it's always fascinating. So a preamble first.  Whitney Morris is the author of Crystal Heart, a young adult Fantasy which was published by BHC Press. She lives in South Yorkshire, England and has four kids! (My hat goes off to you because I only have two kids and I still don't have time, lol!)  We 'met' via The Fiction Cafe Review Group on Facebook and while I didn't do an Official Review (in that I got an ARC or anything), I liked the looks of the book and reviewed it anyway. And then she decided she wanted to interview other authors and I like interviewing, so here we are now. On with the interview! *** 1. So, Crystal Heart is your Debut Novel! (Congratulations!) How does it feel now that it’s out in the world? Thanks! It still doesn’t feel completely real. Release day came and went, due to COVID things didn’t exactly go as originally planned. Of course, friends and family were all ...

  BOOK TITLE: Crystal Heart AUTHOR: Whitney Morris DESCRIPTION OF BOOK COVER: White background with skeletal tree branches in top corner and a vaguely archaic text GENRE: Fantasy PAGES: 304 BLURB: When eighteen-year-old Mellissa Hail meets the magical changeling Gregory, she discovers an ancient and enchanted world of leprechauns and elves. Now she must come to terms with believing in magic and her destiny—that she is the chosen one to guard the Heart Crystal. But time is running out and the seal that guards the evil leprechaun Kadon is breaking. Can she save mankind in time? # OF STARS: 3.5 *** Crystal Heart is a young adult (swaying closer to young than adult) fantasy and Whitney Morris’ debut novel. It’s a straight up fantasy, kind of ‘80s in feel if I’m being honest. Think Labyrinth only no David Bowie.  Actually, that’s a pretty good analogy for the other characters, so I’m running with it. The book follows two characters prim...