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Interview with Tessnia Sanoby

 

 

1. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Sure! My name is Tessnia Sanoby. Most people just call me Tess. I am an only child, but I have two best friends. Both of my parents are physicians, and one day I hope to be a physician as well. I am eighteen years old, and I’m currently a freshman at Stanford University. I also have a very cool dog, named Gem.
2. Can you tell us about your two best friends? Jack and Kylie are awesome! We’ve been best friends since kindergarten. We’ve helped each other through all of our growing pains. I actually ended up going to prom with Jack. It was amazing how he asked me. He played a huge boom box outside my window in the middle of the night. It was funny because he copied that scene from one of my favorite movies, “Say Anything.” And you guessed it! The song he was playing? “In Your Eyes.” I know it’s a very old movie, but I’m really an old soul.
3. What is your relationship like with your parents?  I love my parents. Dad’s a big time neurologist and Mom’s a geneticist. We are very close. I don’t know what I would do without them.
4. Do you have any special guys in your life? Guys are just a pain sometimes. I mean who has time for that drama? I just want to focus on my goals and not let anybody distract me.
5. Oh come on, you’ve never had any crushes on anybody? Ok, I’ll admit that I was drawn to this guy a few years ago. I actually met him on my sixteenth birthday. His name was Joe. He was very mysterious. We totally clicked, and before he left, he tried to warn me about something. I didn’t really understand what he was saying, but he disappeared just that quickly. I never saw him again.
6. How about now? Do you have anybody in your life now? Anybody you’re particularly close to? Well, Chris and I are getting close. He is my trainer for track at my university. It’s hard to read him because he’s aloof most of the time. But I won’t deny it—he’s hot.
7. What are some of your fears? I don’t normally like to talk about my weaknesses, but I do have these horrible nightmares. They’re always about a girl being chased through the woods. It’s always dark and scary. I can feel the girl’s fears. But right before she’s caught, I wake up. These nightmares freak me out. Recently, I’ve also been having black fog surround me. It’s very unexpected but when this happens, I start having panic attacks. I haven’t told anybody of these episodes. They’re too terrifying. I definitely don’t want my parents to worry about it.
8. Have there been any challenges in your life? To be honest, so far, my world has been very sheltered. My childhood was perfect. I always excelled in school and sports. But maybe it’s not good that everything has been so great. I mean, if your world is always so perfect, what happens if things become not so perfect?
9. Tell us about your dog. Oh, Gem is amazing! I got her as a Christmas gift from my parents. She is so smart. Sometimes, I think she understands everything I’m saying to her. I know it sounds crazy.
10. What makes you happy? I’m generally a happy person. But I enjoy hanging out with my friends, Jack and Kylie. I love going for runs with my dog. I love it when Chris comes to watch my track meets to support me.
11. It seems as though you’re taken with this Chris guy? What? No, not at all. He actually gets under my skin.
12. Really? You’ve brought his name up in this interview quite a bit. I have? Ok, if I’m going to be absolutely honest here. I’ll admit that I find him awfully sexy. But, I’ll never let him know that.
13. Sounds like you have a love/hate relationship going on here? The man drives me insane. There’s no relationship here. Let’s not talk about Chris anymore.
14. Ok, fair enough. How would you describe yourself? Hmm, let’s see. I think I’m more like a tomboy. I definitely prefer jeans and t-shirt over dresses and skirts. I consider myself a strong female. Let me put it this way- I don’t back down from any challenge.
15. What are you really passionate about? Oh that’s easy. I love my friends and family. I’d die protecting them.

 

Thank you so much for being with us, Tess.  Thanks for having me.

 

Book Blurb

Life…secrecy, deceit, danger…No, no! Run, escape!

“Run!” Her inner voice is shouting. She has to run faster! She’s about to get caught! No, no! She has to get away. Please, she must escape!

“Run faster!”

As long as Tess Sanoby can remember, she has always had the same nightmares, where the girl in her dreams is running for her life with an unknown force chasing her. Each time, right before the girl is caught, Tess awakens, shaken with fear and confusion. Who is the girl? What do these dreams mean?

Getting through the growing pains of high school with her best friends Jack and Kylie, and then being accepted into her dream college, Tess is excited to start her life of independence. There, she meets the mysterious trainer and mentor, Chris, and she instantly feels a strong connection with him. Unfortunately, Chris wants nothing to do with her. Although Chris continues to give her the cold shoulder, his overprotectiveness and the occasional slips of sensitivity confuse Tess. Not understanding Chris or their relationship, she is on a constant emotional roller coaster with him. Could her best friends be the stable force that she desperately needs?

Unfortunately for Tess, the more she tries to connect the missing pieces of her life, the more obscure her past and future appear to her. To make matters worse, she realizes she has fallen hard for a man who may be her worst enemy. As passion ignites between the two, she can’t help but surrender her heart and soul to him.

Tess is unexpectedly exposed to a world of secrecy, deceit, and danger, causing her to be running for her life, chased by the unknown. Can Tess escape and save not only herself, but also her loved ones? Or, will she be caught, leaving her no choice but to face her worst nightmare?

Chaysing Dreams is the ultimate love story, full of suspense, friendship, betrayal, tragedy, and sacrifice. In this epic tale, you will laugh and cry with Tess–a story full of twists and turns, keeping you guessing until the end.

Zhu Hsia’s review on Chaysing Dreams:

Are you ready for a ride of your life? I am…

The moment I picked up this novel, I am sure I am going to have some roller-coaster moments. The novel started with a vivid description of Tess’s dreams telling her to wake up and escapes. What a nice opening, are you ready for a ride of your life?

What I like about the author is the cleverly use of quotes that intrigued me. There is this quote/sentence that clearly what Tess, the main character is facing. Here goes, “I’ll give you that, Tess. You were never a quitter.” This tells me that Tess is a person that never gives up, determined and confident. To many, this is an ordinary quote, but to me, I felt that Tess is very much like my friend’s character. Good work.

This novel is a romantic suspense that surrounds a group of young school-going teenagers. It has a modern-day, present setting with various school scenes.

The main character is Tess. She is a teenager with big brown almond-shaped eyes, thick eyelashes, thick lips and curly black hair. To many young boys, she is the perfect girl that most wants to date. She’s is smart, confident with some good friends with her. She’s a sports person with a great family. Honestly, the author has painted a near perfect character that I want to meet up. Too bad, this will only happen in the fiction world. Sigh…

However, there is this recurring dream that haunts her every night. Not to be a spoiler, I would encourage you to read this YA romantic suspense novel as the plot build upon itself towards the end. You will not regret to spend one whole afternoon to complete it, just like me.

What I like most of this story is that starting of a nightmare description and how Tess faces it. There are certain moments that I hold my breath as events unfold itself as they are doing nasty things towards Tess and his friends. The book has enough twists and turns that keep me to my edge of my chair. The author has achieved this and had just made a fan out of me.

This book is open to all ages, most young adults, and new adult. If you are into chick lit, women’s fiction, romance, and suspense. I bet you will like this piece of art. The novel is very entertaining throughout the end. Also, I like the cover art of this book. A single girl image in the wilderness seems searching for an answer.

If there’s one thing I’d change about this book, I hope to see more clarity and direction of this novel. The characters are all too perfect. I hope the author to inject some flaws on the characters to make it more balanced. Too perfect for me, though. The book has good formatting and layout.

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GENRES: Epic fantasy, Paranorma, Romance, YA

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