Weekly Rewind 5.6.17

Weekly Rewind
The new books on my shelves and my week in a nutshell.

Throughout my student teaching semester I was using my weekend post as a way to let people know what's going on in my life, so I've decided to rename my weekend post because this feature is more personal than just what books I've received. The Weekly Rewind will be about what's going on with me and my blog, as well as about the books I've added to my shelves. This post is linked to Stacking the Shelves over at Tynga's Reviews and the Sunday Post over at Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

Life and Blog

Life: This week was very rough, and I'm finding myself unable to talk about it right now. So this is just going to be about books and I'll catch up with you all next week.

Blog and reading: A TTT and a WoW this week. I'm currently reading Ramona Blue (after setting it aside for awhile). I'm actually loving it now that I picked it back up. I snagged Into the Water this week, though, so imagine my attention is going to shift to that. 

New books: I have some titles this week that I am quite excited about. So without further ado, I hope you're all having fabulous weekends!

For Review

   

  

The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich

I've been excited to start this trope-busting book. I adore this cover.

The Best Kind of Magic by Crystal Cestari

A girl who can see "true love" falls for a boy who isn't her soul mate...or something. 

Grit Gillian French

This realistic fictional story follows the girl dubbed the "town slut" after her best friend disappears. 

New Boy by Tracy Chevalier

Have you read any of the Hogath Shakespeare books? I haven't yet (and cannot flipping wait for Gillian Flynn's take on Hamlet). This is a modern retelling of Othello. 

#antisocial by Jillian Blake

The phones of students at a prep school get hacked and secrets get revealed--which sounds like a very familiar storyline. 

Grace and the Fever by Zan Romanoff

A girl falls for the lead of a famous band...which also sounds like a very familiar storyline.

What I snagged from the library

 

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

Can.Not.Wait.

Well that's it for me this week. Feel free to leave a link to whatever weekend post you do (Stacking the Shelves, The Sunday Post, etc). I love to see what books people have recently snagged and especially enjoy hearing about my fellow bloggers' weeks. I hope you are all having a fabulous weekend!

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Waiting on Wednesday (191) The Immortalists

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating. Click the link to see the original post plus a whole slew of links to other blogs. After you read this one, of course.

The Immortalists 

Author: Chloe Benjamin
Publisher: G.P. Putnam
Release Date: January 9, 2018

Goodreads:

If you were told the date of your death, how would it shape your present?

It’s 1969 in New York City’s Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone their date of death. In search of one thing they can know for sure, the Gold siblings — four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness — sneak out to hear their fortunes.

Their prophecies inform the next five decades. Golden boy Simon runs away to San Francisco, where he lives a life of decadence and unmitigated sexuality; chameleonic Klara becomes a magician obsessed with blurring fantasy and reality; Daniel, a natural leader, rises in ranks as a prestigious military doctor; and shy, bookish Varya throws herself into longevity research, where she tests the boundary between science and immorality.

A sweeping novel of remarkable ambition and depth, THE IMMORTALISTS probes the line between destiny and choice, reality and illusion, this world and the next. It is a deeply moving testament to the power of story, the nature of belief and the unrelenting pull of familial bonds.

Why I'm Excited: The synopsis reminds me of the witch in Big Fish (one of my favorite movies). I love books that follow several members of the same family--and the knowing their death date adds a new (ok, not brand new) twist. I'm loving that cover, too. A lot. I'll definitely be keeping my eyes open for this one. 

What are you waiting for on this Wednesday? Link me up!

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TTT: All About Covers

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme/original feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Click the link to go to their site to see the original list for today, plus links to a whole slew of other blogs...After you read mine, of course.

TTT: Freebie Cover Week

A few years ago I did this whole thing about my favorite themes/motifs for covers. My tastes haven't changed too much (and some of those covers will probably show up again), but there are some new covers that can definitely be added, plus some new themes that now make my list. Today was a long-ass day, though, so I'm going to skip the whole linking thing. I know you're all perfectly capable of looking up a book on GR if it looks interesting to you. <3

Ships and/or Pirates

   

Starry Skies

   

Birds

   

Illustrated

   

Cityscapes

   

Circus

   

Overlay
 (I don't know how else to describe this--it makes me think of True Detective)

   

Typography

   

Creepy

   

2017 Books

   

Ok, so that was a total time suck and I HAVE to stop fiddling with this. I know I'm going to look at some of your lists and say: I can't believe I forgot that one...but that's ok. I'm sure I will update this a couple of years from now again. 

So that's it for me. What did you come up with for your cover freebie? Link me up!

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