Book Tour: Jenny Pox Week with JL Bryan

The Paranormals series:

Jenny Pox, Book 1
Tommy Nightmare, Book 2
Alexander Death, Book 3

About The Book:

Jenny has a secret. Her touch spreads a supernatural plague.

She devotes her life to avoiding contact with people, until her senior year of high school, when she meets the one boy she can touch, and she falls in love. But there’s a problem–he’s under the spell of his devious girlfriend Ashleigh, who secretly wields the most dangerous power of all. Now Jenny must learn to use the deadly “Jenny pox” she’s fought her entire life to hide, or be destroyed by Ashleigh’s ruthless plans.

 Jenny Pox Playlist

http://www.youtube.com/user/MrJLB1000?feature=mhee

I’ve always liked the idea of creating a “soundtrack” playlist for books.  I’ve played with creating some, but I’ve managed to put off publicizing them for so long that I can now use them as features for this blog tour :).

Each Wednesday, we’ll be revealing a soundtrack for one of The Paranormals books, starting with the Jenny Pox playlist today.  I’ve made them as YouTube lists, because I like doing them that way, and sometimes you luck out and find a video that’s extra good—maybe a live performance, maybe somebody’s homemade video of their own memories using the song as a soundtrack.  Not every video was a special gem of a find, but some were.

Here are some of the songs from the Jenny Pox playlist.  Feel free to comment on these choices, how or whether you think they fit the book, or you can suggest other songs you would add (assuming you’ve read the first book...):

“Creep” by Radiohead.  This song is still one of the best expressions of loneliness, hopelessness and feeling depressed and worthless that I’ve ever felt.  To me, it really fits Jenny’s emotional place early in the story, and for most of her life.

“Mushy Love Song” by Tsunami Bomb.  It’s fun, it’s cute, it’s romantic, it’s sad, it’s self-satirical and somehow extra genuine because of it.  The beginning of Seth and Jenny’s relationship.

“Walkin’ After Midnight” by Patsy Cline.  This would be the kind of song Jenny loves, something from the boxes of old country records that belonged to her mom.

“All Tomorrow’s Parties” by Velvet Underground and Nico.  I love this song, and it reminds me of Jenny.  Intensity and sadness.

And what costume shall the poor girl wear
To all tomorrow's parties
A hand-me-down dress from who knows where
To all tomorrow's parties

“Help Me Make it Through the Night” by Kris Kristofferson, performed by June Carter and Johnny Cash.  Well, I think you know what scene this is.

“The End” by The Doors.  You can probably guess this scene, too.  I spent a lot of time thinking over the right song for this, and I considered things by Tool and even Gwar.  But in the end, I chose The End.  I think it gets across the emotional and psychological distortion, as well as the murderous violence.

“Time after Time” by Cyndi Lauper.  You know you like this song, even if you’re too cool to admit it.  I really, really wanted to use the original 80s video for this, but the one I found on YouTube cuts off before the song ends :(.  If you don’t think it sounds right to represent the end of Jenny Pox, have a stiff drink, think about lost love or something nostalgic, and listen again.

What do you think?  We’ll do the Tommy Nightmare soundtrack next Wednesday, and the Alexander Death soundtrack the following Wednesday.  Thanks for following the blog tour!

 

About JL Bryan

J.L. Bryan studied English literature at the University of Georgia and at Oxford, with a focus on English Renaissance and Romantic literature. He also studied screenwriting at UCLA. He lives in Atlanta with his wife Christina, dogs Violet and Tiger Lily, and cats Shadow and Sue.

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Contest Info: Jeff is offering two EPIC give-aways for his tour!

The first give-away is a daily Trick-or-Treat give-away that will run throughout the tour. Each day, one of our cute/creepy trick-or-treaters will show up offering a trick or a treat! See which one you got below!

The second give-away is a Kindle Fire, skinned in the winner’s choice of Paranormals artwork and loaded with an AMAZING indie library! Simply fill out the form below (just once during the course of the tour) and you’re entered to win the latest and greatest from the biggest name in eReaders: an Amazon Kindle Fire! Open US/Canada. See full contest rules here.

 

By leaving a comment on the blog, you automatically get 3 extra entries for the Kindle Fire!

Jenny Pox week:

• Monday, October 17th - Bewitched Bookworms 
• Tuesday, October 18th - Fangtastic Books 
• Wednesday,October 19th - Coffee Table Reviews 
• Thursday, October 20th - Splash Of Our Worlds 
• Friday, October 21st - The Unread Reader