We have a guest today! Jessica Shirvington stops once again by Dazzling Reads to let us know more about Embrace. How awesome is that? But first, some information about the book and a link to my review will come in handy!
Embrace (The Violet Eden Chapters #1)
By Jessica Shirvington
Release: March 6th 2012
Buy the Book at: Book Depository / Amazon
It starts with a whisper: “It’s time for you to know who you are…”
Violet Eden dreads her seventeenth birthday. After all, it’s hard to get too excited about the day that marks the anniversary of your mother’s death. As if that wasn’t enough, disturbing dreams haunt her sleep and leave her with very real injuries. There’s a dark tattoo weaving its way up her arms that wasn’t there before. Violet is determined to get some answers, but nothing could have prepared her for the truth. The guy she thought she could fall in love with has been keeping his identity a secret: he’s only half-human—oh, and same goes for her. A centuries-old battle between fallen angels and the protectors of humanity has chosen its new warrior. It’s a fight Violet doesn’t want, but she lives her life by two rules: don’t run and don’t quit. When angels seek vengeance and humans are the warriors, you could do a lot worse than betting on Violet Eden….
And here is the guest post in which Jessica Shirvington let us know more about Embrace's mythology. Enjoy!
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Angels Have A Pecking Order
by Jessica Shirvington
Researching for EMBRACE, I discovered the entire subject of Angelology to be truly fascinating. In the end, I chose to go with the most popular theory, that there are 3 choirs of angels and within each choir, 3 ranks.
At the top of the angel hierarchy sit the Seraphim. They are the angels that are supposed to burn with an all-consuming white flame and who perform the all-important role of maintaining the source of Existence within the physical world.
Following the Seraphim come the Cherubim, and Thrones. I always like the descriptions of the Thrones – bringers of justice.
In the second choir are Powers, Dominations and Virtues. And in the third choir – Principalities, Archangels and Angels (guardians).

In writing EMBRACE, discovering each of these ranks and their purpose on earth was what led to the development of my characters powers. Each character is specifically placed within a rank of angels and then given powers accordingly. For example: Griffin is parented by a Seraph angel, meaning he is a leader and his unique power is a mind power (that of reading and delivering truth) to correlate with the description of the Seraphim’s function in the universe. It is a great way of keeping order to the power pool!
Each angelic rank also has a different appearance and different color that represent them and I found this really interesting. Any time I describe an angelic image, it relates back to this research in some way. Additionally, combining this research with things like the Chakra has led me to the use of color as a representation of power and also gemstones as a link to old mythology. For example: Phoenix’s hair is like opal – so black that it shimmers with purple and it catches the light exposing streaks of dazzling silver. First, I loved the idea of his hair being different, but also, it linked to the significance to his power, and his heritage in the story.
Basing the story around the bones of angel mythology and hierarchy gives me a solid structure to use as my foundation. It anchors the story and gives me direction any time I think the story might be straying.
Also, it allowed me to develop one of the big mysteries within the series: what rank is Violet from?
Jessica Shirvington lives in Sydney with her husband of ten years, FOXTEL presenter and former Olympic sprinter Matt Shirvington, and their two daughters. She has previously founded and run a coffee distribution company, Stella Imports, in London, and been involved in managing the restaurants Fuel Bistro, Tow Bar and MG Garage in Sydney.She is currently a full-time mum, author and co-director in the company MPS Investments Pty Ltd.
17 comments:
Wow I didn't know they had an order and there were so many different kinds! Great guest post!!!
Loved this post! Angel stores definitely belong to my fav genres and I'm dying to read Embrace!! It's just waiting for me...
I love that she picked from the original Angel Lore and I can't wait to see how she embedded it into her book!
Great post! :) I have heard good things about Embrace, and plan to pick it up as soon as I get the chance to read and review; I look forward to seeing the mythology incorporated in the book!
Thank you for the comments girls!
The mythology is in fact one of the thing I love the most about Embrace! It enriches the world of this book so much! Love it!! =D
First of all: I love Jessica and Embrace just freaking rocked my face off :) I loved reading about the mythology behind the book - I had no idea Jessica did so much research! I'm impressed and even more in love with her as an author now :)
#Team Phoenix!!!! :D
Thanks for the interesting post, Natalia! <3
I love this guest post and it made me want to read EMBRACE even more badly! It sounds fantastic and I really need to get a copy of that one soon. :D
Thanks for sharing, my dear! :)
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