Blog Tour Guest Post: Ash and Quill by Rachel Caine

What better way to celebrate release week of one of my most favorite series out there right not than a guest post from the author! I'm so excited to have Rachel on the blog today. Many of you know that her series the Great Library has been a favorite of mine since book one and with the release of book three out this week, I can honestly say, this series is just getting better and better (see my review HERE for Ash and Quill). 

So without further ado, I give you a little info about this amazing series and of course, the Rachel's guest post. You guys, if you haven't already, please check this series out, it is just amazing and so suspenseful and fun. I can't get enough of it. 

Check out the amazing trailer too while you are at it, you are going to love it!

Title: Ash and Quill

Author: Rachel Caine

Series: Book Three in the Great Library Series

Published By: Berkley (July 11, 2017)

Genre: YA/NA Fantasy

My Rating: 4.5 Stars!

Book Description:

The unforgettable characters from Ink and Bone and Paper and Fire unite to save the Great Library of Alexandria from itself in this electrifying adventure in the New York Times bestselling series.

Hoarding all the knowledge of the world, the Great Library jealously guards its secrets. But now a group of rebels poses a dangerous threat to its tyranny....

Jess Brightwell and his band of exiles have fled London, only to find themselves imprisoned in Philadelphia, a city led by those who would rather burn books than submit. But Jess and his friends have a bargaining chip: the knowledge to build a machine that will break the Library’s rule.

Their time is running out. To survive, they’ll have to choose to live or die as one, to take the fight to their enemies—and to save the very soul of the Great Library....

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About the Author:

Rachel Caine is the New York Times, USA Today, and #1 internationally bestselling author of more than 45 novels to date ... and more on the way. 
Rachel Caine is a pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad.

She has also published as:
Roxanne Longstreet
Roxanne Conrad
Julie Fortune

Ian Hammell

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Thanks for giving me room on the blog today! I’m so excited about the release of Ash and Quill, and since the topic of your blog is My Guilty Obsession, I have to admit that the Great Library of Alexandria was something of an obsession for me for many years. I still own a pin from my teen years that says “They got the Great Library of Alexandria, they’re not getting my books!” Prized possession, that one.

The question posed to me was what character do you feel is most like you in this series, if you had to choose just one?

That’s a tough question in many ways. I think as a writer, every character has some aspect of me behind it, even if it’s a tiny little seed no one can ever see. Generally, though, I do see myself as Jess Brightwell: someone a little out of place in the world. A little out of step with my mom’s family (most of whom are conservative, and not much given to flights of imagination).

I’m an only child, while Jess in many ways feels like an only child; he has a twin brother, but they don’t exactly see eye to eye. The other thing Jess and I have in common, most strongly, is our love of books ... the joy of finding new ones to discover, the feel of a lovingly bound old volume. Jess is fascinated by those things, and I am too. Like Jess, I’d rather curl up alone with a good book; like Jess, I’d love to spend a day browsing through a warehouse full of rare works. Do I have the physical stamina to run from automaton lions and survive Wolfe’s extreme training? Probably not! But it would be amazing to try. I’d take that risk to see what wonders a resurgent Alexandria could hold.

I’m a great believer in families you choose--people with whom you can share love and loyalty and friendship. So Jess, though naturally a loner (and a good deal more practical than most) finds people he can trust and rely on ... and that strength carries them all through. That mirrors my college experience ... for the first time, I found a real community of people who shared my geeky interests, my specific obsessions--and with whom I found real, deep, long-term friendships.

So I would likely be Jess. Except for the running. So much running.

Who I’m most not like? Probably Thomas, because I have zero ability to invent. Or even repair. Seriously, do not give me tools. But I do love those who can can make that happen. Closest thing to magic I can imagine.

To close out, here’s a quick excerpt from Ash and Quill:

“Can you bring the wall down?” Jess asked her.

“No. But I can remove the protections that keep it from melting under Greek fire and other kinds of attacks. If I succeed, I can make it vulnerable.”

“Enough for Thomas to finish the job.” He sighed. He felt the beginnings of a headache coming on. He didn’t like the moving parts of this plan, didn’t like the ifs and maybes. “Morgan—how hard is this for you?”

“Not bad,” she said, and he was almost sure she was lying. That she’d lost weight since he’d seen her in the morning. That the shadows beneath her eyes—in her eyes, too—were darker than they should have been. “Jess. Wolfe’s right. We need at least two ways out of here. Three, if we can manage it. But if I can help . . .”

“We can find a way for you to help without destroying yourself.”

She reached up a hand, put it on his cheek, and looked into his eyes. A serious, steady regard. “We all take risks,” she said. “This one’s mine.” The coolness of her skin shocked him, and he curled his fingers around her wrist. Her pulse beat fast under the skin, but it seemed to be providing her little warmth.

So he wrapped his arms around her to share some of his own. She sighed, as if it was a great relief, and for just a few moments, there weren’t greater issues, or worries, or plans.

Just the two of them, under the stars.



Thanks again for making me welcome! If readers want to find me, I’m available at rachelcaine.com, plus on Twitter @rachelcaine, and Facebook at rachelcainefanpage.

Thank you so much Rachel for being here today and sharing this with us! I adore this series and am so excited there are still a few more books left in it! I can't wait for the next one!!