Welcome to this week’s edition of Wishlist Wednesday! Today I am featuring What I Want You to See by Catherine Linka. Books that feature art always seem to intrigue me, and this one sounds fascinating.
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about and have yet to read. It is a spin-off of the original meme, Waiting on Wednesday that was formerly hosted by Breaking the Spine.
Title: What I Want You to SeeAuthor: Catherine Linka
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Publication Date: February 4, 2020
Winning a scholarship to California’s most prestigious art school seems like a fairy tale ending to Sabine Reye’s awful senior year. After losing both her mother and her home, Sabine longs for a place where she belongs.
But the cutthroat world of visual arts is nothing like what Sabine had imagined. Colin Krell, the renowned faculty member whom she had hoped would mentor her, seems to take merciless delight in tearing down her best work—and warns her that she’ll lose the merit-based award if she doesn’t improve.
Desperate and humiliated, Sabine doesn’t know where to turn. Then she meets Adam, a grad student who understands better than anyone the pressures of art school. He even helps Sabine get insight on Krell by showing her the modern master’s work in progress, a portrait that’s sold for a million dollars sight unseen.
Sabine is enthralled by the portrait; within those swirling, colorful layers of paint is the key to winning her inscrutable teacher’s approval. Krell did advise her to improve her craft by copying a painting she connects with . . . but what would he think of Sabine secretly painting her own version of his masterpiece? And what should she do when she accidentally becomes party to a crime so well -plotted that no one knows about it but her?
Complex and utterly original, What I Want You to See is a gripping tale of deception, attraction, and moral ambiguity.
Thoughts
This book has so many exciting elements, and I can’t wait to find out how things play out. I need to know more about this mysterious crime. Also, that cover is super eye-catching!
About Catherine Linka
Catherine Linka was almost thrown out of boarding school for being “too verbal.” Fortunately, she learned to channel her outspokenness and creative energy into writing. A passionate traveler she loves to visit wild landscapes like Iceland, the Amazon, Patagonia and the Arctic circle. Catherine has seen 6 types of whales in the wild, and lived her lifelong dream when she stood on deck in pajamas and a parka watching orca in Antarctica's Gerlach Straits. Her next trip: Tasmania. She doesn’t believe in fate, but she did fall in love with her husband on their first date when he laced up her boots, because she'd broken her hand.
The mention of the crime at the end leaves me super-intrigued!
Same! I need to know what its all about! 🙂
Okay this book sounds really good! Especially the part of becoming accidentally party to a crime. Didn’t expect that when I started reading the synopsis.
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Right?! It seems like a really interesting aspect! 🙂
I agree that the cover is super eye-catching! It sounds really interesting, too!
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I love that cover so much! 🙂
I agree that the cover is super eye-catching! It definitely sounds interesting! Especially about being part of a crime. I did not see that coming and al lthe more reason to pick it up when it comes out!
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Hooked me good! And what a great title and cover!
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I agree! There is so much to love so far! 🙂
This one sounds really good! I wish I still got ARCs from Disney Great pick! You can check out my pick in the link below.
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They have had some great titles lately! 🙂
This sounds intriguing. I love YA that takes place in college (but isn’t NA). Great pick!
I do, too! It is a nice change of pace! 🙂
Ooh that mentor sounds sketchy haha and now I;’m curious about the crime (and if he’s in on it).
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There is definitely a lot of intrigue here! 🙂
This sounds amazing! I love books about highly talented people.
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Me too! 🙂
Not my kind of story, but definitely my kind of cover!
I adore the cover! 🙂
This sounds really interesting and like there will be some deception and some gray areas she’ll have to figure out. Great pick!
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Right?! I am excited to find out. 🙂
It sounds good, the cover looks really neat. Thanks for sharing
I love that it sounds like the story is going to have so many different layers to it. The crime and the cutthroat nature of the visual arts world really caught my attention as I read the synopsis. I hope this is a great read for you!
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Cool share, this sounds really mind opening, dazzling cover