A warm welcome to Scott Tracey, author of Witch Eyes (September 2011, Flux), which is part of the Witch Eyes book series! Today, Scott shares his character profile of Braden, the main character of the story. Welcome, Scott!
About Witch Eyes:
Braden was born with witch eyes: the ability to see the world as it truly is: a blinding explosion of memories, darkness, and magic. The power enables Braden to see through spells and lies, but at the cost of horrible pain.
After a terrifying vision reveals imminent danger for the uncle who raised and instructed him, Braden retreats to Belle Dam, an old city divided by two feuding witch dynasties. As rival family heads Catherine Lansing and Jason Thorpe desperately try to use Braden's powers to unlock Belle Dam's secrets, Braden vows never to become their sacrificial pawn. But everything changes when Braden learns that Jason is his father--and Trey, the enigmatic guy he's falling for, is Catherine's son.
To stop an insidious dark magic from consuming the town, Braden must master his gift—and risk losing the one he loves.
After a terrifying vision reveals imminent danger for the uncle who raised and instructed him, Braden retreats to Belle Dam, an old city divided by two feuding witch dynasties. As rival family heads Catherine Lansing and Jason Thorpe desperately try to use Braden's powers to unlock Belle Dam's secrets, Braden vows never to become their sacrificial pawn. But everything changes when Braden learns that Jason is his father--and Trey, the enigmatic guy he's falling for, is Catherine's son.
To stop an insidious dark magic from consuming the town, Braden must master his gift—and risk losing the one he loves.
Character profile of Braden from Witch Eyes:
His Uncle John keeps a supply of grimoires and magical notebooks that Braden's expected to keep up with. These aren't just books of spells, but the collected thoughts and research of witches from hundreds of years ago, talking about their successes, their failures, and rumors they'd heard. There's a whole underground world of organizations who keep these books in print and in the hands of the right buyers. So most of Braden's free time isn't free time at all - he's reading and/or translating these books, trying to unravel the magic inside, and learning what he can. In other words, it's extremely boring.
Braden would like the Harry Potter books, but there's a few things that would keep him from seriously loving the series. His biggest complaint, of course, would be that Harry's got it pretty easy - his powers aren't killing him on a daily basis, he's surrounded by friends, at least his parents wanted him, etc. He'd most likely resent Harry's struggles, because in his eyes, Harry has it easy.
Of the main characters, Braden's probably the most likely to read YA - since he spends most of his time in isolation, he has to fill the hours somehow. And "America's Next Top Model" reruns will only take you so far. Books about teenagers dealing with adversity would appeal to him the most: books like 13 Reasons Why, Looking for Alaska, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Unable to keep himself from being too critical (they always get the magic wrong), Braden doesn't read a lot of urban fantasy books.
To learn more about Witch Eyes, visit http://www.scott-tracey.com. Witch Eyes is available in stores now!
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