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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Wishlist Wednesday (50): Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira


Wishlist Wednesday is a book blog hop where we will post about one book per week that has been on our wishlist for some time, or just added (it's entirely up to you), that we can't wait to get off the wishlist and onto our wonderful shelves.
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Love Letters to the Dead
by Ava Dellaira
Releases |April 1st 2014 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)|
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It begins as an assignment for English class: Write a letter to a dead person. Laurel chooses Kurt Cobain because she thought he’d understand since he died young just like her sister, May, did. Soon Laurel is writing letters to lots of dead people—Janis Joplin, Amy Winhouse, Ameilia Earhart, Heath Ledger, and more—although she never gives a single one of them to her teacher. She writes about what it’s like going to a new school, meeting new friends, falling in love for the first time, how her family splinters apart after May dies. She even writes about the abuse she suffered—while May was supposed to be looking out for her. Only then, once Laurel has written down the truth about what happened to herself, can she truly begin to accept what happened to May, and to see her as the person she was: lovely and amazing and deeply flawed.
Trained as a poet at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Ava Dellaira brings a lyrical, haunting beauty to her prose.

Why I'm Wishing...
This book caught my eye on Pinterest and I really like the sound of it. It definitely has my attention.

36 comments:

  1. Now this is something new to me! I haven't heard of this but I'm really curious. I like the blurb and the title is so interesting. Thanks for sharing :)

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  2. Looking at this AMAZING cover makes me want to pick it up ASAP! Also, i just LOVE the name of the cover! Definitely adding to my TBR list!
    - Farah @ MajiBookshelf

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  3. Such a gorgeous cover! *__* Thanks for introducing it:)

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  4. I have never heard about this book before but it sounds good and the cover is so pretty!
    Hope you get it soon!

    My WW

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  5. I'v never heard of this book before, but it does sound amazing! And I love the cover. So thanks for sharing!

    My WoW @ So Bookalicious

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  6. It seriously sounds beautiful! And I love the cover! :D

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  7. Love the cover and it sounds so different!
    Heres my very first WW http://bookloverslife.blogspot.ie/2013/08/wishlist-wednesday-1.html

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  8. Wow, this sounds so intriguing and different! The cover is beautiful too!
    Definitely adding it to my TBR because it sounds like it'll be a great book :)
    Great pick!

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  9. I'm another one that's never heard of this but it sounds fab, the cover is gorgeous and I'd like a copy now please :)

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  10. Haven't heard of this one! Hope you enjoy it once you read it!

    Thanks for visiting my WoW!

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  11. Oh, wow! How have I not heard of this yet?! Thanks for sharing - immediately adding to my TBR list! :D

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  12. Ooh, spooky. I like the cover and the title. Thanks for sharing :)

    follower

    http://www.itchingforbooks.com/2013/08/waiting-on-wednesday-61-conjured.html

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  13. Oh, I just discovered this the other day, and it sure does sound brilliant! Wonderful pick this week! :)

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  14. Awesome pick! Haven't heard of this yet but am adding it to my wishlist. Thanks for sharing. :)

    Raina @ The LUV'NV

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  15. this book sounds pretty interesting! I hope you get it! <3

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  16. looks good and its new to me. hope you get to read it soon.

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  17. I’ve never heard of this one but it sounds really awesome.I just added it to my TBR list.
    Here is My WOW

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  18. Oh wow, I hadn't heard of this one before. It sounds amazing. Love the premise!

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  19. I've never heard of this book before but it caught my attention. Not only is the cover gorgeous but the plot sounds really good :) Adding this to my Wishlist so thank you for sharing it ^_^

    Hope you'll get it soon :)

    My WW

    XX Ner

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  20. the cover of this one is definitely eye catching. it doesn't sound like something i'll naturally gravitate towards since i'm more into the lighter, romantic contemp YA but it does sound like an interesting read. great pick :)

    hope you can stop by my WoW.

    -michelle @ Michelle & Leslie's Book Picks

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  21. Wow... although this book does sound like it may be a bit saddening I can't wait for it to come out. But the cover is beautiful, great pick!

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  22. Well of course she would choose Kurt Cobain first, that's who I'd choose too. I love this book already! Great pick! :)

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  23. Sounds really interesting! Hadn't heard of it before - thanks for the recommendation!

    Lisa
    My WW

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  24. This sounds really cool! I love the sound of the premise. And I cannot wait to read this! Great pick, Janina! :D

    ~ Maida
    Literary Love Affair 

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  25. This one sounds interesting. Looks like an emotional one!

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  26. This book sounds promising, and the cover looks gorgeous! I`m adding this to my TBR!
    Great pick!

    My WoW

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  27. I like the cover of this one. I have heard of it before and now my interest is peaked even more. I hope you get it soon!
    Brittany @ Spare Time Book blog
    My WW: http://sparetimebookblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/wishlist-wednesday-61.html#comment-form

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  28. Oh wow. This sounds like a beautiful book! Thanks so much for sharing! Adding it to my TBR right now!!!

    Thanks for stopping by my WOW!

    Jessica@Lovin' Los Libros

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  29. Ohmygosh! I must have this book! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  30. Great choice!! I think I'd really enjoy this one!!

    Thanx for visiting my WoW!
    Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace

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  31. I agree that it sounds epic, in concept, but I'm not so sure if I could really enjoy and appericiate it. I think I'd have to read it in a specific mood.
    Thanks for stepping by and sharing! =)

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  32. What an interesting concept-I love that celebrities are mentioned as I have a weakness for celebrity gossip and I feel like I'd really enjoy it.

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  33. This sounds like an awesome read with a really interesting concept. Great pick!

    Teresa @ Readers Live A Thousand Lives

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  34. Thank you so much for this Janina! Excited to hear that you are looking forward to Love Letters to the Dead, and can't wait to hear what you think of the book. :)

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