New York Times bestselling author Jenny Han (The Summer I Turned Pretty) is again teaming up with celebrated The List author Siobhan Vivian for book two of the Burn for Burn series, entitled Fire with Fire. One thing’s for sure: the stakes are raised and things are getting hotter in the next installment.
Lillia, Kat, and Mary had the perfect plan. Work together in secret to take down the people who wronged them. But things didn’t exactly go the way they’d hoped at the Homecoming Dance.
For now, all they have to do is move on and pick up the pieces, forget there ever was a pact. But it’s not easy, not when Reeve is still a total jerk and Rennie’s meaner than she ever was before.
And then there’s sweet little Mary. If she can’t control her anger, she’s sure that someone will get hurt even worse than Reeve was. Mary understands now that it’s not just that Reeve bullied her—it’s that he made her love him.
Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, burn for a burn. A broken heart for a broken heart. The girls are up to the task. They’ll make Reeve fall in love with Lillia and then they will crush him. It’s the only way he’ll learn.
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YOUNG ADULT: What three words come to mind when you think of writing?
Jenny Han: Blood, sweat, and tears.
Siobhan Vivian: Umm…I’m ditto with Jenny on that one.
YA: Tell us a little bit about your latest work. How has Fire with Fire evolved from Burn for Burn in the series?
Jenny: In Fire with Fire, a big question is answered. Also, the love triangle kicks into high gear.
Siobhan: Mary convinces the girls to double-down on getting her revenge against Reeve, and there are some MAJOR consequences, both physical and emotional, for everyone involved.
YA: What has been your favorite part about creating this trilogy?
Siobhan: It’s been fun to play with the structure of three books – when to let certain secrets out, developing red herrings along the way, twists and turns, and now we are writing the final book, allowing our girls go full-throttle to the end.
Jenny: I’ve loved spending all this time with these characters and watching them grow and evolve over a time. It’s nice to plan something out from start to finish and go on a journey with your characters.
YA: Ta
ke us through a typical writing day for you.
Jenny: I wake up late-ish, I eat whatever I can scrounge up, check emails, and then I head to the coffee shop to do real work. I can’t concentrate in my apartment unless I am in serious deadline mode.
Siobhan: I work best when I know exactly what I’m supposed to be writing each day, so I’ll spend a little time planning that out before I hit the keyboard. Coffee and music are must haves. I’ll work for a few hours on new stuff, and then go back and polish old stuff for a few hours.
YA: Besides the classic ‘never give up’, what advice would you give to aspiring young writers today?
Siobhan: Learn to accept criticism. It’s not something you should take personally. And it is a big part of the business.
Jenny: Enjoy this time of finding your own voice and also of yearning for something. I think there is something to be said for anticipation and not getting what you want too fast, it makes it all the sweeter in the end.
YA: What’s next for you? Any interesting tidbits on the next installment in the series?
Jenny: My next book is called To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, and it’s coming out April 15th, 2014. It’s about a girl who writes love letters to say goodbye to boys she’s loved, and then she seals them up and tucks them safely away in her hat box. Only these all get sent. Whoopsy.
Siobhan: My new book is in its verrrrrrry early stages, so I can’t say too much about it. I’m learning something new about my characters every day I sit down to write.
YA: What other authors, YA or otherwise, do you idolize? Or, what YA books are on a pedestal for you?
Jenny: Stephen King, Jane Austen, Judy Blume
Siobhan: Melissa Bank, Karen Thompson Walker, Muriel Spark. I recently read and loved Throw Like A Girl by Jean Thompson.
Lillia, Kat, and Mary had the perfect plan. Work together in secret to take down the people who wronged them. But things didn’t exactly go the way they’d hoped at the Homecoming Dance.
