{"id":5874,"date":"2020-03-01T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=5874"},"modified":"2020-03-01T14:17:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-01T19:17:12","slug":"blog-tour-havenfall-by-sara-holland-interview-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-havenfall-by-sara-holland-interview-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: Havenfall by Sara Holland (Interview + Excerpt!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticflyingbookclub.blogspot.com\/2020\/01\/tour-schedule-havenfall-havenfall-1-by.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tour-banner-31.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Havenfall by Sara Holland (Interview + Excerpt!)\"><\/a><\/p><p>Happy Sunday and welcome to my stop on the <em>Havenfall<\/em> blog tour!! I am so excited to be a part of this tour, and I&#8217;m even more excited for you to discover Sara&#8217;s favorite scenes from her book, how she chose the names for her characters, and some fun facts about Maddie, Taya, and Brekken that didn&#8217;t make it into the book! Plus, follow the rest of the tour and read an excerpt of <em>Havenfall<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png 800w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002-300x36.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002-768x91.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/havenfall-cover.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Havenfall by Sara Holland (Interview + Excerpt!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: Havenfall by Sara Holland (Interview + Excerpt!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Havenfall<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/sara-holland\/\">Sara Holland<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/series\/havenfall\/\">Havenfall #1<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  March 3, 2020 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/bloomsbury-ya\/\">Bloomsbury YA<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 320 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/44281011-havenfall\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>A safe haven between four realms. The girl sworn to protect it--at any cost.<br \/>\nHidden deep in the mountains of Colorado lies the Inn at Havenfall, a sanctuary that connects ancient worlds--each with their own magic--together. For generations, the inn has protected all who seek refuge within its walls, and any who disrupt the peace can never return.<br \/>\nFor Maddie Morrow, summers at the inn are more than a chance to experience this magic first-hand. Havenfall is an escape from reality, where her mother sits on death row accused of murdering Maddie's brother. It's where Maddie fell in love with handsome Fiorden soldier Brekken. And it's where one day she hopes to inherit the role of Innkeeper from her beloved uncle.<br \/>\nBut this summer, the impossible happens--a dead body is found, shattering everything the inn stands for. With Brekken missing, her uncle gravely injured, and a dangerous creature on the loose, Maddie suddenly finds herself responsible for the safety of everyone in Havenfall. She'll do anything to uncover the truth, even if it means working together with an alluring new staffer Taya, who seems to know more than she's letting on. As dark secrets are revealed about the inn itself, one thing becomes clear to Maddie--no one can be trusted, and no one is safe . . .<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2020-03-01T11:00:07+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Sunday and welcome to my stop on the Havenfall blog tour!! 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I&#8217;m part of it. I belong here, more than anywhere else.\u201d Although Maddie struggles with self-doubt, something deep down in her knows that she has what it takes to lead Havenfall, if only because there is no other choice. This quote is her realizing that.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If Maddie, Taya, and Brekken were to hang out with characters from other YA books, who would they be and why?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hmm, maybe the Mortiz sisters\u2014Alex, Lula, and Rose\u2014from Zoraida Cordova\u2019s Brooklyn Brujas series. Or maybe the original Shadowhunters gang, Jace, Clary, Alec, Izzy, Simon, and Magnus. Maddie, Taya, and Brekken would be fascinated to learn about the intricate magic of those worlds, and they would enjoy everyone\u2019s war stories and snarky sense of humor. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How did you choose the names for your characters?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I actually don\u2019t have an interesting behind-the-scenes process for how I choose names, haha. For the most part, I just use baby naming sites brainstorm a long list of names\u2014taking into account factors like the year they were born\u2014and then pick the name that jumps out at me.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What was your favorite piece of research you ended up not using?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One reason I decided to set HAVENFALL in the mountains was because I\u2019m fascinated by the idea of tectonic plates. Basically, mountains are formed when the chunks that make up the earth\u2019s crust, called tectonic plates, grind up against each other. I thought this was such a cool image, and it called back to the idea of worlds colliding at Havenfall. I toyed with tying the book\u2019s magic system to tectonic plates somehow, but that got really complicated quickly so I decided to leave it out. I still love the image though.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What are some things we might not know about your characters?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maddie\u2019s favorite TV show is Schitt\u2019s Creek. Taya wants to be a park ranger when she grows up. In Fiordenkill, instead of horses, people use giant wolves to ride and pull their sleighs. Brekken\u2019s grandparents raised wolves on their farm, so he spent much of his childhood playing with wolf puppies. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png 800w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002-300x36.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002-768x91.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5454 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/All-About-the-Author-1-1.png?resize=1024%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/All-About-the-Author-1-1.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/All-About-the-Author-1-1.png?resize=300%2C59&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/All-About-the-Author-1-1.png?resize=768%2C150&amp;ssl=1 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"5454\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/review-of-the-guinevere-deception-by-kiersten-white\/all-about-the-author-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/All-About-the-Author-1-1.png?fit=1024%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"All About the Author (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/All-About-the-Author-1-1.png?fit=300%2C59&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/All-About-the-Author-1-1.png?fit=1024%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled alignleft wp-image-6211 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sara-holland-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"5989\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-what-i-want-you-to-see-by-catherine-linka-guest-post-giveaway\/catherine-linka\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/catherine-linka.jpg?fit=177%2C266&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"177,266\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;945824103&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"catherine linka\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/catherine-linka.jpg?fit=177%2C266&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/catherine-linka.jpg?fit=177%2C266&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sara-holland-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sara-holland-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sara-holland.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sara Holland grew up in small-town Minnesota among hundreds of books. She graduated from Wesleyan University and worked in a tea shop, a dentist\u2019s office, and a state capitol building before heading to New York to work in publishing. These days, she can be found exploring the city\u2019s bookstores or finding new ways to put caffeine in her bloodstream. EVERLESS is her debut novel.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5453 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Follow-the-Author-1.png?resize=1024%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Follow-the-Author-1.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Follow-the-Author-1.png?resize=300%2C59&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Follow-the-Author-1.png?resize=768%2C150&amp;ssl=1 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"5453\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/review-of-the-guinevere-deception-by-kiersten-white\/follow-the-author-1\/\" 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data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarahollandwrites.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/16022936.Sara_Holland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goodreads<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sara__Holland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sarahollandwrites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5105 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png?resize=800%2C95&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png?resize=300%2C36&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png?resize=768%2C91&amp;ssl=1 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"95\" data-attachment-id=\"5105\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/top-ten-tuesday-december-10-2019\/stars-banner-002\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png?fit=800%2C95&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,95\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"stars banner 002\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png?fit=300%2C36&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png?fit=800%2C95&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Read-the-Excerpt-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Read-the-Excerpt-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Read-the-Excerpt-1-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Read-the-Excerpt-1-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The dark is coming down fast, the rain intensifying as I start my long walk up the mountain. Most of the townsfolk of Haven don\u2019t know the truth, I think, about Havenfall and the Adjacent Realms and the Accords that we commemorate every summer with a summit. But everyone knows there\u2019s something special about this place \u2014 an undercurrent, a breath of wind from another world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A few different stories float around town, passed along when you\u2019re getting your hair cut, in line at the general store, chatting on sagging front porches. That a tiny village once here disappeared from the face of the earth, and no one knows where everyone went. That a cult leader during a camp meeting walked a group of devout followers off a cliff. That Lewis and Clark types came here a little later in the nineteenth century, trying to map the Rockies, only to all vanish. People say the mountain has a will of its own. It can be magnanimous or cruel. If you come here with ill intentions, you\u2019ll find yourself beset by rain, hail, and wind strong enough to dislodge rocks above and send them tumbling onto your path. But if you come here for refuge, the fog will swallow you up like a protective blanket and hide you from whatever you\u2019re running from.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The point is, people know that this is a place where you can vanish, even if they don\u2019t know why. We\u2019re hardly in Briar County, Colorado, anymore. We\u2019re elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Giving up on keeping my feet dry, I look up from the ground and take in what\u2019s around me. The town is diminished, as is Havenfall itself. The inn used to be the crossroads to uncountable realms, each behind its own door, and all but two have been sealed magically shut. There are only three worlds left \u2014 Byrn, Fiordenkill, and Haven, which is what everyone from the Adjacent Realms calls Earth; that\u2019s how the town got its name. But even though neither the town nor the inn are what they once were, the air still feels laden with possibilities. Havenfall is the neutral zone between all the worlds, a peaceful, magical crossroads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The rain slackens enough for me to close my umbrella as I leave town behind and trudge up toward Havenfall \u2014 good weather always seems to wrap the inn like a bubble, no matter what\u2019s happening in town. But it\u2019s rapidly getting darker even as the clouds slide away, and here\u2019s the part of my plan I wish I\u2019d thought more about. There are no streetlamps, and the whispering pines block any light from the inn above or the town below. It\u2019s twilight now, but soon I\u2019m going to have nothing to guide me but the moon and stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I\u2019ve been walking on the side of the road for half an hour, squinting at the ground to make sure I don\u2019t misstep, when an engine sound from down the road makes me look up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A motorcycle\u2019s headed right at me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I leap back just as the bike roars around the bend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">My chest jackhammers as I watch the driver swerve, tires skidding over the dirt road, the bike going out from under them. The rider tumbles into the road, rolling over, while the bike shoots across the gravel, the motor sputtering out, and tangles in the brush between the trees. My duffel is on the ground, my hands over my mouth. I run to the driver, who pushes unsteadily to stand. \u201cAre you okay?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He\u2019s wearing a helmet \u2014 one of those shiny black ones that make you look like a Martian \u2014 and a leather jacket. He pulls off the helmet and oh \u2014 not a he, I realize as two dirty-blond braids tumble on either side of a pale, heart-shaped face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cNo thanks to you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">She\u2019s pretty, with a thin, wide mouth. A white scar runs down her chin, like this isn\u2019t her first fall. Dark circles beneath her blazing, dark eyes. She swipes the back of her hand across her mouth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhat the hell were you doing in the middle of the road?\u201d She reaches up and touches a silver locket around her throat, as if to make sure it\u2019s still there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019m sorry, the fog \u2014\u201d I start to say something about how she could have taken it easy on the turns, but then I register the smear of red across her cheek. \u201cSh*t, you\u2019re bleeding.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Panic speeds my heart. I yank out my phone, not sure if I should call Marcus or 911. If she\u2019s really hurt, could an ambulance even get up here?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Her hand shoots out and grabs my wrist before I decide. Her grip is hot, too tight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cDon\u2019t. I\u2019m fine. Just bit my tongue.\u201d She lets me go and spits blood onto the road, then troops off toward her bike, fists clenched. \u201cThis bike is my everything, though, so you better hope it still runs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSorry,\u201d I mumble, at a loss for what to do. A second ago I was panicked, then mad, and now guilt fills me as I trail after her. \u201cAre you from around here?\u201d I call out. \u201cIs there someone you could call to \u2014 I really don\u2019t think you should try to ride that thing right now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">She glares at me as she drags her bike from the underbrush back onto the road. Besides the left rearview mirror being cocked at a funny angle, the bike looks fine to me, but then it\u2019s not like I know anything about motorcycles, and the way she took that fall&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Once her bike\u2019s back on the road, she props it on the kickstand and turns to me, crossing her arms. \u201cWorry about yourself,\u201d she says. \u201cThe real question here is why the hell are you wandering around in the dark?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Around us, the chorus of frogs and crickets slowly starts up again. I hadn\u2019t realized they\u2019d stopped singing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I lift my head, trying to match her manner, though I can\u2019t imagine I\u2019m all that intimidating with my damp clothes and sagging umbrella. \u201cI\u2019m headed to the Inn at Havenfall.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhat a coincidence, me too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhat for?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Marcus always hires all sorts of people to work at the inn every year during the summer summit; the meetings, parties, and events require extra maids and stable hands, cooks and attendants. But I can\u2019t imagine this girl blending into the background like a staffer is meant to. Besides, all the new staff was supposed to arrive last week, a few days before the delegates, to get ready.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI saw an ad in the paper for a landscaper.\u201d She lifts one shoulder in a shrug. \u201cSeemed like a good deal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cYou\u2019re late,\u201d I snap. Then realize I didn\u2019t mean to say it like that, but the adrenaline from a moment ago broke down my filters. \u201cI mean, it\u2019s okay. I\u2019m sure it doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d I feel myself blushing, and quickly bend down to pick up my duffel bag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Her eyes are narrow. \u201cI would be less late if you hadn\u2019t been walking in the middle of the road.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIf you hadn\u2019t been taking that bend like a madman \u2014\u201d I stop myself. Becoming irritated won\u2019t help things. \u201cYou know what, arguing about it isn\u2019t going to get us there any faster.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Havenfall\u2019s got to be less than half a mile away now, and I can feel it, an insistent tugging like a balloon string tied to my breastbone. I don\u2019t want to fight with this girl. I just want to get there, and I offer an olive branch. \u201cI\u2019m Maddie.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cTaya,\u201d she says. But she doesn\u2019t take my outstretched hand. Dark, unreadable eyes examine my face, and the scrutiny freezes me, makes me want to shrink away. It brings me back to my home in Sterling and the constant stares of everyone there, where I keep my head down and walk fast, hoping to fly under the radar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But that\u2019s not who I am here, not in the mountains and not at Havenfall. So I hold my ground and meet her eyes, even if something about her gaze feels dangerous. In Havenfall, I am brave. I must be, if I want to prove myself worthy of preserving the peace we celebrate with every summit, protecting the portals to the world\u2019s lost realms of magic. The omphalos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And in the long run, it\u2019s not like she\u2019ll remember any of this. Marcus always sees to that. No one ever remembers \u2014 except me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Eventually, Taya turns away with a shrug. She throws a leg over her motorcycle, then looks back at me. \u201cWell?\u201d she says after a moment. \u201cAre you coming?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Surprise freezes me in place. A few moments ago, I\u2019d have said I\u2019d never be caught dead on a motorcycle, but I\u2019m ever more conscious of how dark it is and how far I have to go. I glance at the motorcycle, and Taya must be able to read the hesitation on my face, because she grins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019m a good driver. I swear. But if you\u2019re worried, you can wear my helmet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThere\u2019s no need \u2014\u201d I begin, but Taya has already lifted the helmet and plunked it down over my ears. I cock my head, a little charmed and a little indignant, as she turns and strides back toward her bike, seeming to assume I\u2019ll follow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">She pauses and looks over her shoulder at me, lifting one eyebrow. \u201cUnless you\u2019d rather walk. Alone. In the dark. With coyotes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Unable to think of a way to reply to that, I trail after her. \u201cSo, do I just, um&#8230;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Taya already has her leg over the bike, and it kicks to life with a growl. \u201cGet on behind me and hold on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I do as she says, nervous but trying not to hold her too tight. I don\u2019t remember the last time I\u2019ve gotten this close to, well, anyone. But Taya is easy, comfortable as she grabs my hands and situates them so they\u2019re wrapped around her, not resting on her sides. I need to scoot up, my chest pressing against her back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSorry,\u201d I mumble, glad she can\u2019t see me blushing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt\u2019s fine,\u201d she replies distractedly, kicking the bike into gear. Then it leaps forward, and under the roar of the engine I hear her oof, because I\u2019ve instinctively squeezed her tight as the unpaved road spools away beneath us. \u201cMind loosening your death grip?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSorry,\u201d I call again, adjusting my hold and trying to breathe normally. Taya drives us up the road, and I know we aren\u2019t going that fast from the leisurely way trees slide by, but it feels like we are. The motorcycle rumbles beneath me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSo how did you hear about this place?\u201d Taya shouts as she takes us smoothly around the curve of a switchback. The fresh, damp air whips past, and the last of the clouds are scudding away in the sky, revealing a few stars starting to blink through the gathering dark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMy uncle.\u201d I have to try the words twice, because the first time the wind steals them away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThink you can put in a good word for me?\u201d Taya asks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A little flame of pride curls in my chest. \u201cI\u2019ll think about it.\u201d I risk taking my hand off her waist to point up ahead, where a ridge juts up dark against the sky. \u201cFocus till we get over there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Taya half-turns her head to glance at me. \u201cWhat\u2019s there?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cYou\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Not much longer. The mountains seem bigger now than they did on the bus. The air is chilly and sharp with scents of pine and wildflowers. More stars are winking into existence above us. And \u2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We crest the ridge. Even over the rumble of the engine, I hear Taya gasp.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mirror Lake is laid out before us, a silver crescent slash in the landscape, reflecting the night sky perfectly beneath the black line of the bridge. The water looks like indigo silk sprinkled with diamonds, the round moon\u2019s reflection \u2014 floating right in the lake\u2019s center \u2014 seeming to give off its own light. And on the other side, lit by the pale rays of the twin moons and by gold light spilling from inside:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Havenfall.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5105 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png?resize=800%2C95&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png?resize=300%2C36&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png?resize=768%2C91&amp;ssl=1 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"95\" data-attachment-id=\"5105\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tell-Me-What-You-Think.png?resize=1024%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tell-Me-What-You-Think.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tell-Me-What-You-Think.png?resize=300%2C59&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tell-Me-What-You-Think.png?resize=768%2C150&amp;ssl=1 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"5426\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/top-ten-tuesday-december-24-2019\/tell-me-what-you-think\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tell-Me-What-You-Think.png?fit=1024%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,200\" 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Let me know what you think of it in the comments and have a splendiferous day!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5428 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-2019-001.png?resize=600%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-2019-001.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-2019-001.png?resize=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"320\" data-attachment-id=\"5428\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/top-ten-tuesday-december-24-2019\/well-wishes-candy-fishes-kait-2019-001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-2019-001.png?fit=600%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,320\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Well Wishes Candy Fishes Kait 2019 001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-2019-001.png?fit=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-2019-001.png?fit=600%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Sunday and welcome to my stop on the Havenfall blog tour!! I am so excited to be a part of this tour, and I&#8217;m even more excited for you to discover Sara&#8217;s favorite scenes from her book, how she chose the names for her characters, and some fun facts about Maddie, Taya, and Brekken that didn&#8217;t make it into the book! Plus, follow the rest of the tour and read an excerpt of Havenfall!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[484,1597,1001,734],"tags":[537,489,651,488,1659,737,462,1058,11],"reading-challenges":[],"class_list":["post-5874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book-tours","category-bookstagram","category-excerpt","category-interviews","tag-blog-tour","tag-book-tour","tag-excerpt","tag-ffbc","tag-havenfall","tag-interview","tag-kait-plus-books","tag-march-2020","tag-sara-holland","book-author-sara-holland","book-series-havenfall","book-publisher-bloomsbury-ya","book-genre-fantasy","book-genre-ya"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Havenfall-Featured.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5874"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6216,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5874\/revisions\/6216"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5874"},{"taxonomy":"reading-challenges","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reading-challenges?post=5874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}