Today on my blog I have The Night of Elisa blog tour. On my stop there is a spotlight, excpert, top ten post, and review.
Title: The Night of
Elisa
Author: Isis Sousa
Series: Stand Alone
Genre: Victorian Gothic/Paranormal
Release Date: Sept 8 2014
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print
Illustrations: Characters and Ornaments Pencil Sketches
Blurb/Synopsis:
.: A Gothic Novella
:.
Sometimes, life and love can follow the most obscure paths,
just as they did for Elisa.
Her life becomes a dark, cold, lonely cage the day the devil
takes her as his wife. He robs her of almost everything she holds dear: her
health, her wealth and what is left of her family.
Trapped between the nuances of life and beyond-life, Elisa
finds herself struggling for a better tomorrow. With her health deteriorating,
how will she summon the courage and strength to stand her ground? And how far
will she go in the pursuit of a dream?
Embark with Elisa on this puzzling Gothic adventure set in
the late Victorian era, between the world of the Living and the picturesque,
melancholic Duskland.
Excerpt:
‘Elisa’ calmed and the struggle was over. How dare she speak of me like I’m already
dead? I know these faces… Father Johannes was throwing holy water over her
bed and chanting in Latin.
“E-l-i-s-a i-s b-a-c-k!” a loud voice echoed in the room for
all to hear. Quentin was very surprised. “She is back! Father Johannes, how is
it possible?”
Father Johannes’ voice was frail. He was a short, gibbous
man with an aquiline nose and big, deep eyes. “God the almighty never betrays
us, my son!” He raised the wooden cross with his right hand. “Whatever evil was holding her from life – from death – is here no more!” He came
closer to Quentin, reaching for his ear. “She is strong, my son! Keep
pretending until the last moment. We don’t want it to happen, but if she
survives we don’t want her to tell anyone about what we did.”
“If she survives it will be for a very short time. I will
take care of her once and for all, Father!” Quentin pretended he was seeing a
miracle from the seven heavens. His young wife back from the dead! How was it
possible? We did everything we could, but
you persisted… “Elisa, my dearest, you’re alive! You live! You have come
back to us!” Quentin continued, admiring that she had endured so much.
Review:
I am seriously in love with this authors writing. Her writing is beautiful and gothic and then you add in the beautiful illustrations that Isis has done herself and you enter a world like no other. I usually like to envision the scenes myself but with Isis's books you get these beautiful drawings that take an already amazing book and turns it into a master piece that I will always come back to and re-read. And because I love this book so much it gets 10/10 Bloody Fangs
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Top Ten Post:
I know that you are an Artist as well as an Author who are
your Top Ten Artists
Dear Sabrina, first of all,
thank you so much for having my book tour in your blog, which by the way, looks
very nice!!! :) Also, I am so delighted to make this blogpost, as you are the
first to ask me about this…
I am very fond of art, specially classic paintings and
sculptures of various eras, and CG ARTs in our modern times, such as digital
painting. So with that said, I will divide the top 10 into two parts: Classic
and Contemporary.
Because I love too many artists, I will add a few of those I
enjoy most at the moment - not in any particular order.
The Classics
1- Konstantin
Makovsky, Russian painter. (1839-1915)
I love the intricate storytelling of his paintings. He is
also very good at working the lighting and his level of realism is astonishing.
For me, his best works are those where he increments the Fantastic to tell a
story. He has also a very special use of high, saturated chromas in some of his
pieces, making them otherworldly.
2 – Adolf Tidemand,
Norwegian nationalist. (1814–1876)
He had this wonderful talent in telling on his paintings
what happened in the daily life of the Norwegian people of his time. How did
they dress, what did they do, the furniture at their homes and the moods of the
landscapes, he could capture it all.
3 – Caravaggio,
the Italian master. (1571-1610)
I like the complexity in which he composed some of his
works. But what is most remarkable in his art, in my opinion, is the
expressions he gave the human subjects. To paint an expression and to make it
feel natural are two different things, and he mastered both. He had also a
brief life, which means he became technically very good in short time of much
dedication to the craft.
5 – John William
Waterhouse, English painter, more known for the famous painting of Ophelia. (1849-1917)
I love the poetic and dreamy quality of his works. Also the
way he worked his technique, mixing realism with something more impressionist
in the brush strokes and palettes. Many of his paintings tell
fantastical/mythological stories, something I really enjoy.
The Contemporaries
1 – Luis Royo,
Spanish artist, loved by the Goths and Metalheads :)
I love his restricted palettes, the eroticism and fetish of
his creations as well as the contrast between his beautiful, delicate
characters in contrast with dark, destroyed worlds. There is detachment,
abandon, decay, but also strength on them.
2 – Narcius (Corrado
vanelli) from Italy.
I love the colors Corrado uses on his works. I love his
esthetical choices when it comes to facial features and body types and
nonetheless, the freshness of his lighting and expressions. I am a very big fan
of his work.
3 – Pierangelo Boog,
the master from Switzerland.
He is truly a contemporary master. Angelo can work in a
variety of digital and traditional techniques, and he master different human
aesthetics/ethnics. He can portray humans of any part of the globe with
perfection. I love his technique and talent.
4 – Yayashin (Bruno
Wagner), French traditional/digital painter.
His work is crispy, vibrant, bold and full of details. I
also like the brush patterns he explores on his pieces. I’m very fond of his
aesthetics for female characters and nonetheless, the complex way in which he
composes each painting.
5 – Seth Siro Anton,
digital alchemist from Greece.
He has the coolest artist name! Seth is more known for his
digital photo-manipulation works, specially on heavy metal CD covers, he also
masters traditional techniques. I am attracted to the grotesque, dark and
obscure aspects of his works. Not only his work and name are interesting, but
also his person…
Thank you so much for reading through :)
Writing
sucks. Period.
That’s
why I am an artist; illustrator and graphic designer who writes in a hobby
basis. Oh, wait… That’s not the “why”… I was born artist, and there is nothing
I can do to change it. But with all the imagination I have running lose, there
came some stories… And there came some books!
When I’m
not doing artwork and illustration for authors and bands, I’m doing
woodcarving, painting ornaments, painting artworks for myself, writing articles
for IT’S ART MAG, collaborating with other artists and so on. Love Arts,
History and Heavy Metal.
Oh, and
summer is a bitch! Always. Anywhere in the world.
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Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. I would also like to say Thank You to Isis for her top ten post and for letting me review your book and say Thank You to RBTL for letting me participate in this blog tour.
~Sabrina
