Eleanor Novotny asked Jennifer Donnelly:

I noticed in both Stepsister and Poisoned, the main characters are looking for their hearts, which have been cut out of them. Isabelle's is figurative and Sophie's is literal, but did you do that on purpose?

Jennifer Donnelly Hmmm, what an interesting question! I didn't set out to do that, but since you bring it up ... yes, I think heart drives a lot of my storytelling -- usually metaphorically, but sometimes to the extent that it becomes a component of the story itself. I don't know if you read my book Revolution (https://www.jenniferdonnelly.com/book... that also centered on a literal heart (but based on a true story, unfortunately). That was an incredibly challenging and emotionally exhausting project, and I thought maybe I had worked the heart theme out of my system ... but I guess it keeps coming back! I'm just finishing the third in the series to follow Stepsister and Poisoned, and I think you might find some heart in that one, too ... 😉

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I LOVED stepsister it was the first book that really got me into reading, I own poisoned and I am planning to read it really soon. do you have any more plans to write anymore books similar to this?

Brielle asked Jennifer Donnelly:

I am a huge fan of your Waterfire Saga books. I reserved the second book at my local library but it didn't come in yet :( I have two questions to ask you. Question 1: What is the release date of book 3? Question 2: How many books will be in the series? Thanks!!

2017fionak asked Jennifer Donnelly:

Hello! I just finish dark tide. is there going to be another book in the Water Fire Saga? Also, where did you get all the ideas for it? Okay, i have one more question, what are the pictures on the cork board of? the characters? they' re really cool.

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I noticed in both Stepsister and Poisoned, the main characters are looking for their hearts, which have been cut out of them. Isabelle's is figurative and Sophie's is literal, but did you do that on purpose?

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I LOVED stepsister it was the first book that really got me into reading, I own poisoned and I am planning to read it really soon. do you have any more plans to write anymore books similar to this?

I am a huge fan of your Waterfire Saga books. I reserved the second book at my local library but it didn't come in yet :( I have two questions to ask you. Question 1: What is the release date of book 3? Question 2: How many books will be in the series? Thanks!!

Hello! I just finish dark tide. is there going to be another book in the Water Fire Saga? Also, where did you get all the ideas for it? Okay, i have one more question, what are the pictures on the cork board of? the characters? they' re really cool.

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