Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine, and specifically spotlights upcoming novels we can't wait to read. As always, there are some amazing upcoming books, but this week I'm particularly excited for...
Author: Brian James
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Publish Date: March 27, 2012
Genre: YA, Contemporary
Pages: 240
Alec and Sabrina are crazy in love. Problem is: Sabrina’s really crazy.
Sabrina, an artist, is diagnosed with schizophrenia, and her parents check her into the Wellness Center. There she meets Alec, who is convinced it's the world that's crazy, not the two of them. They are meant to be together; they are special. But when Alec starts to convince Sabrina that her treatment will wipe out everything that makes her creative, she worries that she'll lose hold of her dreams and herself. Should she listen to her doctor? Her decision may have fatal consequences.
I love challenging myself with my reads, and while contemporary still is a bit of a hit or miss for me, I'm always sold on issue books. I've never read one with such a young MC having a mental illness, and that's a huge part of why Life Is But a Dream appeals to me. Well, that...and have you seen the cover? LOVE. Absolute love. In all honesty though, if this is done half as well as the synopsis implies, I think we're in for an emotional rollercoaster, which I can't wait for! What do you think, and what are you waiting on this week?
Wow really great sounding book. The Title caught me right away. I am going to look into this one on goodreads. Awesome Pick. =]
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I only just saw this one today at Tapestry of Words for her Psychtember celebration and this is one of the books she's looking forward to. I don't know, the author left a comment and said we'd all be pleasantly surprised. There isn't anything pleasant about schizophrenia and I always thought it occurred in older kids, at least college age or mid twenties. I'm skeptical. I've never read a fiction book about the disease. I'm definitely putting it on my TBR list, I just don't know how it'll be. Hopefully there will be some compassion shown.
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The cover is lovely indeed and the premise sounds interesting...plenty of artists have been diagnosed with mental illnesses, the question is whether the cure would deprive them of their outstanding skills and sensitivities?
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like my kind of story and the cover is gorgeous! Great pick :)
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ReplyDeleteNot much of a contemporary reader myself, but hope you enjoy it once it releases!
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I saw this book in another blog post and added it to my TBR list. The cover is so pretty! Great pick!
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Sounds so sad and multi-layered. Cool choice.
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time reading about this book, but sign me up! Looks like a good emotional read... just what I like :-)
ReplyDeleteIn response to Heather-- I didn't mean the book would be pleasant. I meant that I hope you'll find it engaging. This is certainly not a light-hearted look at the disease or attempt to gloss over it, or use it as a device.
ReplyDeleteThe condition in the book is known as 'acute schizophrenia', it shows up mostly in teenagers.
I definitely have to check this one out. Sounds so good! Thanks for sharing :)
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Ooooo this sounds good:) I like that it has to the potential to be one of those stories where you're not sure you can rely on the narrator's take on things. Thanks Melissa, this one is new to me and I need it yesterday:)
ReplyDeleteSounds good. Thanks for the suggestion!
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This was one of my WoW picks last week! Doesn't it sound amazing? And the cover...so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly, books that deal with mental health issues aren't quite known especially in YA. I'm curious to see if Alec is sane. This definitely sounds like it has an unreliable narrator. And yes, that cover is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThat cover is sooo pretty! I love the premise as well. Great pick, Melissa! I can always count on your WoW posts to bring new (and awesome) books to my attention :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so interesting! It's a prickly topic, but I definitely want to check it out.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard of this one yet, but it sounds SO good!
ReplyDeleteThis one sounds like one of those books I'll be thinking about long after I've finished it. Great choice!
ReplyDeleteDude, I was totally fawning over this one in the Macmillan catalog last night! I love books about the mentally ill--there's just something about them that's fascinating! Plus, I love that there's a romance going on as well. Great pick, Melissa! :)
ReplyDeleteSOLD!! Love issue books, and schizophrenia is something I do a lot of research on. I will be hunting this one up for sure! Thanks for putting it on my radar!!
ReplyDeleteThis one seems really interesting, schizophrenia might be hard to write about, so I hope it's fantastic! Such an original choice Melissa!!
ReplyDeleteSaw this on another WoW this morning and thought it looked very intense. I am especially intrigued to see how the author characterizes the schizophrenia. Great pick!
ReplyDeleteThis one sure is interesting. Good WoW this week
ReplyDeleteYou had me at "she's an artist" and that cover... I agree! So good. Great choice!
ReplyDeleteHuh, cool cover -- though I keep singing the song: "Row, row, row your boat
ReplyDeleteGently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream."
Yes, I had to share.
Mary @ BookSwarm
I've seen this one around a few times lately - it sounds really, really good. I love the cover too - little bit disturbing, but very eye-catching. Great pick! :)
ReplyDeleteOMG! This sounds like a great book! Adding it!
ReplyDeleteThis one sounds pretty intense...as is the cover. Hope you enjoy it after waiting till next spring :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds good! I love the cover. Adding it to my growing list.
ReplyDeleteThis one looks so good! I seriously adore the cover, and the premise sounds amazing as well. I'll definitely be reading this one- there's no doubt about it. Great pick!
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