Featured Interview With Hollie Thubron
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I live on the outskirts of London and have done all my life. I am a 19 year old student of philosophy and maths. Along with this being my debut novel, I am also a singer-songwriter. I have 2 singles out and am currently working on an EPQ. I used to be a affiliated horse rider – but I gave it up to pursue music. We are a very animal-friendly house. I have three dogs, one cat and eight horses! (Though the horses aren’t all mine, they are for my Nana’s charity – Riding for the Disabled).
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have always loved being creative – through songs, through poems, through stories…there wasn’t an age that I specifically realised I loved writing and reading – I just always have! My first novel was about my hamster; “Rosay and her Adventures”. I still have the notebook I wrote it in! I’ve always loved creating characters mostly – getting into someone else’s head and seeing a situation in different ways.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favourite genre is definitely psychological thriller. I love a book that makes me think! Having said that, I love a nice easy read as well – a nice rom-com whilst I’m on my summer holiday. My favourite author as a teenager was Rachel Vincent and because of that I think I’m biased to say it is still her – I’m nostalgic! But at the moment I’m loving Gillian Flynn (duh!), Paula Hawkins and I loved Ali Land’s debut Good Me Bad Me – can’t wait to see what else she comes out with! I think the author that inspires me the most, though, is Clare MacKintosh. I am so in love with her style of writing and I love dual narrative – so she has definitely inspired me!
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Insane is my debut novel and it is a psychological thriller about a serial killer. She kills because she enjoys it. You might call her insane, but who are you to judge?
As a philosophy student, I am fascinated my moral philosophy and everyone’s attempt to define it categorically – and through studying this I have realised that you can’t define it! So, with this book I wanted to take a look through someone’s eyes who isn’t easy to relate to – a serial killer! I want readers to appreciate someone’s point of view, even if we don’t understand it ourselves.
I don’t want to give you the wrong impression, though, Avery Blake is quite a likeable character! She’s sassy, bold and confident! Really she only has that one “flaw”.
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