Welcome, friends! Today is my stop on the blog tour for First We Were IV by Alexandra Sirowy! I have a lovely guest post from Alexandra to share with you, plus info about the book, and of course, a giveaway! I am super excited for this book, so I hope you all are too! ?

First We Were IV by Alexandra Sirowy
Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers on July 25th 2017
Pages: 448

A group of friends start a secret society in this out-of-control thriller from the author of The Telling and The Creeping that examines the all-consuming love of lifelong friendship—and what someone is capable of when they’re afraid of losing it.

Izzie loves nothing more than her three best friends, Viv, Graham, and Harry, and the bond the four of them share. And she’s terrified of their friendship falling apart next year when they go off to college. To bind them together, she decides to create that will belong only to them, a special thing that they’ll always share between the four of them. And so they dream up the Order of IV, a secret society devoted to mischief that rights wrongs and pays back debts. At first, it works like a charm—but when the Order of IV’s escapades get recognition beyond their wildest expectations, other people start wanting in. And soon, what started as a game of friendship is spiraling into something dangerous and beyond their control—and before it’s over, they’ll pay the ultimate sacrifice.

Alexandra’s Guest Post

How is your upcoming FIRST WE WERE IV different from your first two thrillers?

FIRST WE WERE IV is my third book (!) and though I’m always excited about a new project and end up screaming from the rooftops that it’s my favorite book I’ve written, FWWIV is special to me. I’ve started referring to it as my rebel heart.

My first two books, THE CREEPING and THE TELLING, were standalone YA thrillers, of the whodunit variety. Twisty crimes were committed and heroines hunted down villains. Romance, friendship, mystery, and thrills abounded. FIRST WE WERE IV is more in the vein of WE WERE LIARS or a young adult THE SECRET HISTORY (and if you haven’t read either of these, get yourself to a bookstore posthaste!).

In FWWIV I invented a secret society. Well, I invented the four main characters – Izzie, Viv, Harry, and Graham – who in turn invented the secret society. The rules: Never lie, never tell, and always love each other. They make a pledge and perform a ritual under the blood moon. They play vigilante-pranks on their seaside town, stunts that punk the town but ultimately improve things. Then it gets complicated and dangerous. Other kids want in. Other kids have appetites for giving the figurative finger to authority. And our four heroes have secrets and grudges. What starts for fun, quickly morphs into a rebellion. The four main characters try to take on a broken and unjust world. They see injustice and prejudice and riot against them. They aim their secret society like a weapon. They try to avenge the unsolved death of a runaway teenage girl. But revenge and rebellion usually end with blood.

One signed ARC of First We Were IV

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Are you guys excited about this one? Have you read any of Alexandra’s other books? Do you enjoy a thriller? (I definitely do from time to time!) If you do, Alexandra’s writing is so atmospheric and delightfully creepy, so I think you’ll love it!