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  • Advance Excitement at a Glance XI

    Posted at 2:45 am by Laura, on January 28, 2015

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    A monthly meme to keep up with the latest publications, featuring at least two advance copy reviews to look forward to reading.

    February looks like another huge month for publishing, and I’m really excited about The Price of Blood by Patricia Bracewell. Even though I received an ARC, I wanted to set that aside and read the published book instead — really immerse myself back into Emma’s life. Hopefully a review will come soon for that!

    Until then, take a peek at these featured books I’ll review on the blog this month!

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    I Remember You by Cathleen Davitt Bell
    (Knopf Books for Young Readers, February 10)

    Lucas and Juliet couldn’t be more different from each other. But from the moment Lucas sees Juliet, he swears he remembers their first kiss. Their first dance. Their first fight. He even knows what’s going to happen between them—not because he can predict the future, but because he claims to have already lived it.

    Intriguing. Seeing the future, but not exactly predicting it. Curious to see where this one goes!

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    A Touch of Stardust by Kate Alcott
    (Doubleday, February 17)

    Although tensions run high on the set, Julie finds she can step onto the back lot, take in the smell of smoky gunpowder and the soft rustle of hoop skirts, and feel the magical world of Gone with the Wind come to life. Julie’s access to real-life magic comes when Carole Lombard hires her as an assistant and invites her into the glamorous world Carole shares with Clark Gable—who is about to move into movie history as the dashing Rhett Butler.

    I’m a Kate Alcott fan. I’ll read just about anything she puts out there. What really entices me about this book is that this doesn’t appear to be focused on fashion. Her other two books were — fashion and fabrics mixed with court rulings — and this one is about a girl’s journey in Hollywood during the filming of Gone with the Wind. How amazing would that be?

    Which books are you looking forward to in February?

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    Author: Laura

    Laura is a fangirl. A literary agent by day, a blogger by night. A recipient of an MA in Publishing. Happily attached to a book, ereader, and laptop. A tea devotee, musician, and book hoarder (so much so that she just might die from an overturned-and-heavily-loaded bookcase collapse).
    Posted in Advance Excitement, books | 3 Comments | Tagged advance excitement at a glance, ARC, books |

    3 thoughts on “Advance Excitement at a Glance XI”

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      The Bookish God

      January 30, 2015 at 5:21 pm

      I Remember You sounds freaking amazing! I’m VERY excited for A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab, and I actually received an ARC of the first 150 pages that I’ll be reviewing next week in my blog! So that’s exciting!

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      • Laura

        February 1, 2015 at 4:57 pm

        Oh that’s exciting!!!! I’ve watched Victoria’s progress on that book — was at a book signing of hers and she was telling us about it, how she was almost finished writing it and just needed to send it to the editor — and it sounds so wonderful. Can’t wait for that.

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        • The Bookish God

          February 1, 2015 at 7:37 pm

          Ah that’s so cool! I would love to meet her, I love The Unbound 😀

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      I'm a bookish bookworm and book hoarder. By day I'm a literary agent, and by night I'm forever rearranging my bookshelves. I could talk your ear off about Gothic literature, and in my past life people thought I'd become a professional musician. I have a fluffy black cat named Rossetti, I love to travel, tea is my drink of choice, British TV is the best, and I'm always down for chips-and-queso nights. Welcome to Scribbles & Wanderlust! Grab your favorite hot beverage and let's chat books!
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