Juche Parts 1-4 Boxset by Adria Carmichael - Book Tour - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hey, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Adria Carmichael and her new book series, “Juche Parts 1-4 Boxset,” featuring Part One, “The Demon of Yodok,” Part Two, “The Weeping Masses,” Part Three, “The Storm of Storms,” and Part Four, “Freedom or Death,” all featured here on FAB!!  For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.

Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $50 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Adria and to increase your chances of winning!!

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Juche

Parts 1-4 Boxset

by Adria Carmichael

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GENRE: YA Dystopian

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BOOK BLURB – JUCHE – PART ONE – THE DEMON OF YODOK:

Just when Areum - daughter of a privileged family in the totalitarian state of Choson (North Korea) - thought she was free from her personal prison, her world collapses around her as her family is taken away in the middle of the night to a hell-like camp in the mountains where people who have strayed from the righteous path are brutally re-educated through blood, sweat, tears, and starvation.

There she has to fight for survival together with the family she hates and is forced to re-evaluate every aspect of her life until then: her deep resentment toward her twin sister; her view of her father in the face of mounting evidence that he is a traitor with the blood of millions of fellow countrymen on his hands; and even her love and affection for the Great General - the eternal savior and protector of Choson, whom she had always considered her true father.

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BOOK BLURB – JUCHE – PART TWO – THE WEEPING MASSES:

Areum’s hopes to be set free from the brutal political prison camp holding them is crushed, and the heinous assault on her sister plunges her into a state of shock and horror… and puts her on a collision course with her family. All hope seems to be lost. Just when she is about to give up, however, a disturbing revelation is made… and as the evil of the camp is given a face, Areum finds a new purpose to keep fighting.

Revenge!

But first they need to survive, and with the constantly harshening conditions and her family being targeted from all directions, daily life in Yodok turns into a never-ceasing fight to evade imminent doom.

On top of everything, an impossible tragedy strikes Choson, and the unquestionable truth Areum has built her life around is challenged to its very core.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This book was originally published as Part Three of the Juche series, but since Part One and Part Two were merged into one book under the name "The Demon of Yodok" in March 2021, the sequencing of this book has been changed to Part Two. The content remains unchanged.

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BOOK BLURB – JUCHE – PART THREE – THE STORM OF STORMS:

Nari’s shocking revelation in the watermill changes everything in an instant, and Areum is once more faced with an impossible decision. Will she betray her sister in order to save her life?

In the midst of this struggle, the storm of the century hits the camp, and life goes from hard to impossible overnight. Areum slowly comes to realize there is only one way to ensure their survival.

To escape!

But how can they escape from an escape-proof prison camp? And even if they would get past the impenetrable defenses… will Areum be willing to condemn everyone they’re leaving behind to an excruciating end through torture and execution?

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BOOK BLURB – JUCHE – PART FOUR – FREEDOM OR DEATH:

Areum and Nari are arrested and face imminent doom, but are saved at the last minute by an unexpected and unspeakable betrayal.

Still, they are far from being out of the woods. As they are reassigned to food gathering duty in the mountains, they must continue their fight for survival under the constant threat of daily executions and the rampant starvation sweeping through the prison camp. And with time running out for Nari, Areum is more desperate than ever to find a way to escape, making her forge risky new alliances that until now would have been unthinkable.

As the situation in the camp deteriorates further, their survival comes down to their ability to work as a team. But dark secrets and lies continue to be revealed, sending the fragile coalition to the verge of collapse at an alarming speed.

Will they make it out in time?

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NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:

Have you ever wondered what the world looks like when seen through an indoctrinated mind?

This is a topic that has intrigued me for as long as I can remember, so when I came up with the idea to write a book many years ago, I decided to create it from the viewpoint of a victim of indoctrination… which in the end became Areum (the protagonist of the story).

What I try to explore in this story is how deep the indoctrination of a 14-year old girl can run and how much “reality” it can be exposed to before breaking… if it will break at all. As a comparison, the defectors from North Korea who arrive in South Korea are isolated for three months in a de-programming facility called Hanawon before they are allowed to join society where they go through this process in a more controlled (and less brutal) way than Areum.

I hope you will enjoy this slightly different take on the dystopian genre!

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EXCERPT THREE:

A loud screech in the sky interrupts me. I look up. A large black crow is circling high above us. Then another crow joins in. The screeching intensifies. Another one joins in, and then another. Before I know it, the whole sky has turned black with a swirling mass of crows, flying in a tornado-like circle right above us. I feel their beady eyes looking down at me.

The mass of crows now forms a funnel, spiraling downward toward us. I scream and put my hands up in defense. But the crows don’t target me. The black moving mass instead completely consumes the living corpse of my dad.

“NOOO!” I scream as I helplessly witness the crows dismembering him piece by piece right before my eyes. They pull his eyeballs out from their sockets. They tear the skin from his arms and legs. I cry and scream. I want to run to him, to help him… but I still can’t move.

Then it’s all over, and the crows disperse and ascend back into the sky, bringing their ear-piercing screech and the pieces of my father’s body with them. What was left of him is now again lying lifelessly on the ground. His face is still turned to me, but he had no more dead eyes to look at me with.

Another screech makes me look up to the sky again. The crows are circling ominously. Faster and faster. The screeching intensifies, cutting painfully into my ears, as they once more swirl down towards me like a tornado. I put my hands up in defense and scream as the first crow brushes against my hair. Another one grabs my arm with its claws. I try to break free, but my feet are still glued to the ground.

I now have crows all over my body, and as the one on my arm penetrates my skin with its beak, I…

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GUEST POST:

What Kind of Writer Am I?

I am a quite structured writer I think. The most common question seems to be if an author is a pantser (i.e. writes the book without outlining it in advance) or a plotter. I am definitely a plotter, but there is much more to a writing method than just those two alternatives.

I read quite a few books on how to write novels before I got started, but most of them didn’t help me much. It wasn’t until I found “Story Genius” by Lisa Cron that I finally understood how to build up a story. That was my starting point, and have since created a method that works well for me. It goes something like this:

1.)   I define the start and the end, and then step by step, everything in between in bullet points, making sure the cause and effect chain is intact (i.e. that every scene leads to the next scene).

2.)   I expand the bullet points into the first draft. This is the bare-bones story.

3.)   I make a checklist to make sure all subplots and characters are considered when doing the second draft. This adds 1000-2000 words per chapter.

4.)   I do the third draft without the checklist, and the chapters continue to grow by about 1000-2000 words. Once the third draft is finished, the story itself should be intact, and I can start focusing on the language. This is also the time when I send the manuscript to my editor and beta readers.

5.)   For the fourth-fifth draft I focus on reading flow, wording, sentence structures, and cutting things that are redundant.

6.)   The sixth and final draft is the proofreading, both by myself and my editor. Then it’s time to publish, although I know some mistakes always remain unfound.

So that is my method. I’m sure it doesn’t work for everyone, but it works well for me. And even though I categorize myself as “structured” and a plotter, in the end, I always let my feelings make the final decision about what stays and goes, which words to use, etc. It needs to “feel right” when I read it, and it’s first when I no longer have a strong urge to change something that I know it’s ready to be published.

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AUTHOR BIO:

Adria Carmichael is a writer of dystopian fiction with a twist. When she is not devouring dystopian and post-apocalyptic content in any format - books, movies, TV-series and PlayStation games - she is crafting the epic and highly-addictive Juche saga, her 2020 debut novel series that takes place in the brutal, totalitarian nation of Choson. When the limit of doom and gloom is reached, a 10K run on a sunny day or binging a silly sitcom on a rainy day is her go-to way to unwind.

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CONNECT WITH ADRIA:

Email:

adria.m.carmichael@gmail.com

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/Adria-Carmichael-591550164840779

Twitter:

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Instagram:

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BookBub Author Page:

https://www.bookbub.com/authors/adria-carmichael

BookBub Book Page:

https://www.bookbub.com/books/juche-1-4-box-set-a-young-adult-dystopian-survival-saga-by-adria-carmichael

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20581191.Adria_Carmichael

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61246591-juche-1-4-box-set

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AMAZON BOOK BUY LINKS – JUCHE PARTS 1-4 BOXSET:

Amazon US Kindle eBook:

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Amazon CA Kindle eBook:

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08G4HN11P

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AMAZON BOOK BUY LINKS – JUCHE PART ONE – THE DEMON OF YODOK:

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AMAZON BOOK BUY LINKS – JUCHE PART TWO – THE WEEPING MASSES:

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AMAZON BOOK BUY LINKS – JUCHE PART THREE – THE STORM OF STORMS:

Amazon US Kindle eBook:

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Amazon US Paperback:

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Amazon CA Kindle eBook:

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Amazon CA Hardcover:

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AMAZON BOOK BUY LINKS – JUCHE PART FOUR – FREEDOM OR DEATH:

Amazon US Kindle eBook:

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Amazon US Paperback:

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Amazon US Hardcover:

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Amazon CA Kindle eBook:

https://www.amazon.ca/Freedom-Death-Young-Dystopian-Survival-ebook/dp/B09D9NBZ7S

Amazon CA Paperback:

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Amazon CA Hardcover:

https://www.amazon.ca/Freedom-Death-Young-Dystopian-Survival/dp/B0B2TSGVSN

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Adria will be awarding a $50 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner’s Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

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