Tag: reapers
Once Dead, Twice Shy (in a nutshell)
by kimharrison on Jun.05, 2009, under Kim Harrison
Thanks, Morgan! I’d love to! ;-) Once Dead, Twice Shy centers around a high school girl who finds herself dead on her Junior prom. Using her wits, she manages to side-step the reapers who have come to escort her, and she has to learn how to live with being un-living. But because I think young adults like the same things that adults do, it goes deeper than that. In truth, it is a story about the dilemma of having to do something you morally disagree with in order to survive, and finding the courage to fight to change a system that no one but you and perhaps a light reaper might disagree with.
It’s targeting 12-19 year olds, but I’ve not cut out any of the complexity for them, so it should still be entertaining to adults. In fact, I’m concerned that I’m going to get a lot of flack for not pulling any punches and posing a question to young readers that might actually make them think. But hey, this is what I do. ;-) –Kim
Oh! And some good news. I just found out a few days ago that it will be breaking into the New York Times Bestseller Children list at a very respectable #5. Whoo-hoo!
