#summer laulu

I don’t think just one little synopsis is enough to capture people’s attention so let’s give a proper introduction to this passion project of almost 5 years!

|| Book Info 📖

What’s it about?

While the story does have a plot!… it is not so concise to put into words quite yet. But I will try my best! 🫡

Essentially, Are We Dead Yet focuses around six different characters, each with different backgrounds, perspectives, and personalities. But they’re not strangers! Quite the opposite actually. They’re connected through vague pieces of their past and over the course of the book they have to over come those previous experiences and look into the new.

The actual plot involves unveiling a mystery that they want to uncover that then unravels into a search mission that unravels again into the overall theme of the series. [I’m not saying much now to not spoil too much]

What genre is it?

It is a sci-fi fantasy!

POV?

3rd person! Specifically 3rd person POV from 6 different POVs. [I need to specify that so the multi POV haters don’t read lol]

Is it a utopia, dystopia, post-apocalyptic, etc. ?

This society is very modern day, a whole millennia ahead of our time! It is based in this world but their culture is far beyond our own. Powers exist in every single being on the planet. Meaning nobody is special for it. Most hierarchy problems have been solved although new ones took their place immediately after. All that change to be the same..

Who’s your target demographic?

I suppose in textbook terms, it would be considered a YA. But the book handles very mature topics such as: mental illness, drug abuse, alcoholism, sexual assault, and child abuse (in a parental sense and governmental sense) so that should be kept in mind as people read as well. [Though now that I’m listing it all out perhaps it should just be adult.. YA reaches 13 year olds..]

Outside of that, I guess I want to reach out to people who do want to see fantastical worlds that aren’t necessarily fighting for their lives every breaking moment in society. It would be nice if it was just normal. But i don’t want you to be mistaken, it’s not a ‘slice of life’. Lives will be on the line and the adventure that they go on will change their lives forever for better or for worse. But over the course of all of that angst, is bonding. There’s opening up and actually understanding the characters and their passions in life and how life is in their society. It’s seeing how life hasn’t really been easy on any of them despite what they might think of one another.

Rules: Share 15 or fewer lines of dialogue from an OC, ideally lines that capture the character/personality/vibe of the OC. Bonus points for just using the dialogue without other details about the scene, but you're free to include those as well!

[Authors note: I didn’t have 15 zingers for summer… I’ve been looking for 4 days 😭😭😭 so here’s 10 🥸.]

1. “6 months is not that much time, okay? We’re both 20. Is it that big of a deal to you?”

“Of course. Those 6 months before you were born, there was peace across the world. Just for those short little 6 months.” She kissed his cheek and sat back down.

2. “You’re always hungry.” Summer rolled her eyes. “Sure, we can go. Ayden’ll just keep barking if we don’t. I’d rather listen to this idiot’s music all car ride than listen to him bark and howl.”

“This idiot is driving and has the power to crash the car so I’d play cute.”

“You crash my car, I’m killing you. How’s that for playing cute?”

3. “Isn’t it your job as his girlfriend to make sure he doesn’t drink? Sobriety and all?”

Summer rolled her eyes, “You wanna get behind the wheel then? You know Max better than I do to know he’s never ‘sober’.”

4. “What do you think about this?” Summer held up a red sundress. “Cute? Or too Taylor Swift Red album era?”

5. “Is that any way to talk to someone? The word please exists,” Summer said vindictively with her arms crossed against her chest.

6. “But…” She tried to think of an excuse so they could find something else to do other than search for a fictional sound. “I have helmet hair. Do you really want people to see your girlfriend with helmet hair?”

7. “How was the club?” He asked.

“We ended up getting kicked out. Greyson beat some guy’s face in like the neanderthal he is.”

8. “Today is the summer solstice! Or as I call it, the Summer solstice,” she giggled.

“Which means..?”

She rolled her eyes and explained, “That means the sun is at its highest and brightest today. And.. It's my birthday! My birth literally started summer.. And it’s my name!” she squealed. “It’s like I was always meant to be this. So exciting.”

9. “Can your car get any older? We’ll be lucky if it pulls off the lot again,” Greyson complained. You’ll be lucky if you make it off the lot again.

“I’m sure your lovely angelic thrasher music is a huge help.”

10. “Okay so safe bet to say that neither Kori or Ayden are driving then.”

“Or you or Celia. When we need to enter the grand prix, you’ll be considered an option,” Summer said while she sympathetically patted Max’s back.