Wee Archive: Question 15: If Alexander could describe himself with one word, what would it be?

Alexander does rather like the word ‘melt’ and uses it to describe anyone, including himself, who he considers to be being cowardly.

Excerpt: I know I’m being a coward, a monumentally massive melt in fact, by doing it this way, hiding away instead of facing everyone. But, it’s all I can do. I couldn’t make my legs carry me out of this room just now even if I wanted to, even if my ankle was fine.

Alexander: Dancing with Fire

When Alexander turns eighteen, he learns that he has inherited a castle, the one that houses the dance school he attends, to be exact. He’s always wanted a do-over, a chance to fix the broken parts of himself and his life. Could this be it?

Instead of allowing the school to continue on as normal, Alexander throws the students and teachers out and claims the castle as his own.

At first he’s lonely. At first he’s hesitant. Will he have any friends left after this? The events of his uncle’s televised wedding at the castle prove that, while Alexander definitely still has friends, his broken ankle is actually the least damaged part of him.

Within the ancient castle walls, a world of dark family secrets is revealed. Join Alexander as he dances on the edge of sanity and survival, navigating through the flames of his turbulent past to forge a new future.

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The Wee Archive – The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Meet Ariel” Question 7

The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Meet Ariel” – Question 7: If push came to shove, what would they say is their greatest flaw

This is something else that changes through the book. At one point Ariel will wonder if she’s been irrevocably damaged by her upbringing and left unable to communicate properly. However, nearer the start of the story, she believes that she has no choreographic ability and sees this as a major flaw and problem.

Excerpt from Ariel: Dancing on TV

“I’m sensing drama here,” says Justin as he arrives beside us, followed closely by Nigel and the notebook, and a woman with a large portable camera.

“I’ve never done choreography before,” I tell the producer. “I’ve only just started learning pas de deux.”

“It’s all a journey, darling,” he says, then doing a double take. He’s seen my hand, but he’s not horrified; if anything, he’s excited. “You’re Ariel. Oh yes, this is good. Stick to her,” he orders the camera woman. “Nigel! Write this down: oh the pain of youth, the sighing sadness… no, cut that. Start again: a young woman, beautiful, talented, just starting out in her dancing life, is suddenly the victim of a crime so terrible, so heinous, that it cannot be detailed for legal reasons.”

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 89

Alexander : Dancing Through Fire by Ailish Sinclair

Goodreads Blurb: When Alexander turns eighteen, he learns that he has inherited a castle, the one that houses the dance school he attends, to be exact. He’s always wanted a do-over, a chance to fix the broken parts of himself and his life. Could this be it?

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: Yes finally!!! After years of stealing the spotlight in other people’s books, the great bad boy of ballet finally gets his own. Inheriting your own castle? Kicking your Dad out of his job? Just another day living the rebel son’s dream. What could possibly go wrong? [One book read later] And the answer is … everything. Everything could go wrong😁

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The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Will the real Alexander please stand up?” – The Spotify Playlist

1. I’m so Excited by The Pointer Sisters

Because I was 😁

2. Loneliness by Putri Ariani

Alexander’s greatest fear.

3. Brother by Tyler Braden

Alexander’s closest family meme her.

4. Father Figure by George Michael

The Family Member he has the biggest trouble with.

5. You’re My Best Friend by Queen

Because she really is 😇⭐️

The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Will the real Alexander please stand up?”

Alexander: Dancing with Fire

Instead of allowing the school to continue on as normal, Alexander throws the students and teachers out and claims the castle as his own.

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The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Will the real Alexander please stand up?” – Question 14: If push came to shove, what would they say is their greatest flaw

It would be what he calls his ‘messed-up head,’ his sometimes disordered thinking and the bad choices he makes. He really wants to fix that here at the beginning of the book.

Excerpt: I lie down on the stone and stare up at the sky. I do this for a long time. The puffy clouds change as I look at them; they elongate and stretch out into something smoother and harder looking. All golden on top but dark and red down below. Like me. Golden on the outside, so people say anyway, but dark and messed-up inside. And I need to change, like the clouds have just done. I need to take back what should never have been given away.

Alexander: Dancing with Fire

Instead of allowing the school to continue on as normal, Alexander throws the students and teachers out and claims the castle as his own.

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The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Will the real Alexander please stand up?” – Question 13: What is the worst thing Alexander has ever done?

Alexander gets up to a lot of mischief throughout the series, so it’s a little hard to choose. He does something dramatic and shocking at his uncle’s wedding. It involves duct tape.

Excerpt: So, what to do? What would teach him a lesson? I look round the small room. A stone angel gazes back from the wall, its hand pointing downwards. See, I know this is like an ancient signpost to the underground tunnels but here, today, the angel seems to be pointing to the old drawer unit. I pull a few drawers open and find a roll of heavy-duty silver sticky tape and a scissors.

Alexander: Dancing with Fire

Instead of allowing the school to continue on as normal, Alexander throws the students and teachers out and claims the castle as his own.

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Series on Amazon

And remember to sign up for the Wee Mailing List to discover what the final question is.

Until next time stay safe, and have a bonnie day.

The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Will the real Alexander please stand up?” – Question 12: Would Alexander consider himself to have an enemy?

He considers his sister Simone to be an enemy. For a long time, he thought was his mother. I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to Alexander for his messed-up back story. I am very, very, very sorry.

Excerpt: Simone… what’s the word? Saunters? Staggers? She would think it was something sophisticated like ‘sashays,’ I bet. But it’s really more like: slithers. She slithers up to us in her crumpled red dress, hair blonde again, her minder, Ross, nowhere to be seen.

She holds up her champagne glass as if in toast. “A Manteith is back on the throne of the castle,” she says. “All is as it should be.”

“Isn’t it about time you left?” I ask, staring her down. “I can’t believe you were actually invited.”

She shakes her head. “I’m here with Ross. His guest. But it’s a bit odd, though, isn’t it?”

“Yeah,” I agree. “It is. So leave.”

Alexander: Dancing with Fire

Instead of allowing the school to continue on as normal, Alexander throws the students and teachers out and claims the castle as his own.

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Series on Amazon

And remember to sign up for the Wee Mailing List to discover what the final question is.

Until next time stay safe, and have a bonnie day.

The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Will the real Alexander please stand up?” – Question 10: Person he’s learned the most from?

I’m not too sure about this. Much of what Alexander learned when he was young was twisted and strange. Bubbles does speak wise words to him sometimes, and he remembers them.

Excerpt: I could be about to find out everything I ever wanted to know. Everything that was kept from me. I could be about to find out way more than I want to know, way more than is comfortable. I mean, they didn’t tell me stuff for a reason, right? I remember Bubbles saying something like that once, after we’d been down there in the deeper parts of the dungeon.

Alexander: Dancing with Fire

Instead of allowing the school to continue on as normal, Alexander throws the students and teachers out and claims the castle as his own.

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Series on Amazon

And remember to sign up for the Wee Mailing List to discover what the final question is.

Until next time stay safe, and have a bonnie day.

The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Will the real Alexander please stand up?” – Question 9: Favourite Teacher at the Castle?

Much as he wouldn’t want to admit it, Alexander enjoys being challenged in class, so does appreciate his father’s exacting teaching.

Excerpt: They really made furniture to last back in the olden times. Dragging this chair up these steps is possibly the hardest workout of my life. And I’ve been put through my paces by the great Aleksandr Zolotov. Not for a while, though. And it shows. I’m sweating, really sweating; I stop to wipe my eyes with my sleeve.

Alexander: Dancing with Fire

Instead of allowing the school to continue on as normal, Alexander throws the students and teachers out and claims the castle as his own.

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The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Will the real Alexander please stand up?” – Question 8: Worst Habit?

Alexander has a strange and unhealthy habit, leftover from childhood, of blurring his eyes and imagining that his father is him. He mentions it in the excerpt below as he’s watching some film footage from the past.

Excerpt: Are they to be given no peace at all? Possibly some of the ‘him as me’ habit is carrying into this; I’m taking it all really personally.

Alexander: Dancing with Fire

Instead of allowing the school to continue on as normal, Alexander throws the students and teachers out and claims the castle as his own.

Book on Amazon:

Series on Amazon

And remember to sign up for the Wee Mailing List to discover what the final question is.

Until next time stay safe, and have a bonnie day.