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When Sabine Reye wins a scholarship to a prestigious art school; it
feels like a dream after her awful senior year. During her senior year,
her mother passes away unexpectedly leaving Sabine without a home. She
longs for a place to call her own. However, Sabine didn't realize that
the art world could be so cutthroat and that seems to feed on other
people's failures. She hopes that Colin Krell, a renowned painter on
staff who becomes her mentor but, instead he delights in tearing her
down and criticize everything she works on. He warns her that she will
lose her scholarship if her work doesn't meet his standards.
Sabine
feels helpless and humiliated and doesn't know who to ask for help.
Then she crosses path with Adam, a gorgeous grad student who understands
the pressure of art school. Adam gives Sabine access to Krell's unseen
masterpiece that sold for a million dollars unseen. Sabine is conflicted
about painting Krell's masterpiece but, he did tell her to copy a
painting she connects with.
While the novel was a
predictable read, I couldn't help but root for Sabine. I enjoyed seeing
her find her path and working through life's crossroads. I wished they
included more background information behind Adam and his motivation. Not
to say this wasn't an enjoyable story but, this would be great if told
from alternating points of view (even though I know the main point of
the story is Sabine). Overall, I enjoyed the book and look forward to
reading other books from the author.
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About the Book:
Title: WHAT I WANT YOU TO SEE
Author: Catherine Linka
Pub. Date: February 4, 2020
Publisher: Freeform
Formats: Hardcover, eBook,
audiobook
Pages: 384
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.
"Linka delivers intrigue, betrayal, and a feast for art
lovers."―Mary McCoy, author of Printz Honor Book I, Claudia
*"Clear-sighted and heartbreakingly true, this is a genuine portrait of a
girl in quiet crisis learning to see things as they are."―Booklist (starred
review)
"Tense, smart, and engaging . . . What I Want You to See is
a stunning portrait of deception, artfully peeling back layers of secrets to
reveal a meticulously crafted crime."
―Elle Cosimano, award-winning author of Nearly Gone
"A messy, heartbreaking and very real journey of learning to let others
see who you truly are."―Carrie Arcos, author of the National Book
Award Finalist Out of Reach
"A stunning page-turner that will tear your heart and paste it back
together."
―Kim Purcell, author of This is Not A Love
Letter and Trafficked
About Catherine:
Catherine Linka has been immersed in
books her whole life, most recently as a writer and bookseller. She’s the
author of the young adult novel WHAT I WANT YOU TO SEE as well as the
dystopian duology A GIRL CALLED FEARLESS and A GIRL
UNDONE. Catherine lives in Southern
California and watches hawks and hummingbirds when she should be writing.
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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.
*"Clear-sighted and heartbreakingly true, this is a genuine portrait of a girl in quiet crisis learning to see things as they are."―Booklist (starred review)
"Tense, smart, and engaging . . . What I Want You to See is a stunning portrait of deception, artfully peeling back layers of secrets to reveal a meticulously crafted crime."
―Elle Cosimano, award-winning author of Nearly Gone
"A messy, heartbreaking and very real journey of learning to let others see who you truly are."―Carrie Arcos, author of the National Book Award Finalist Out of Reach
"A stunning page-turner that will tear your heart and paste it back together."
―Kim Purcell, author of This is Not A Love Letter and Trafficked
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