#anna jarzab

[razreads]

Throwing myself against the bars of my cage won’t accomplish anything, and neither will pushing away everyone I love. There has to be a better path. I hope that I can find it, and that – is I do – I’ll have the courage to take it.

Anna Jarzab, Breath Like Water

#razreads #book quote #breath like water #anna jarzab #rage #courage #strength #queue have a good day now

[michellejackson]

today i learnt, after starting a new book series, that they can in fact get cancelled😐 never love anything

#what do you mean book 3 won’t be published?????????? #tandem #tether #Many-Worlds trilogy #anna jarzab

[varricscrossbowbianca]

who do i gotta pay to make the book series ‘‘tandem (many worlds)’‘ by anna jarzab into a tv show

#. i really liked the first and second book #. i need to see it as a tv show #. at least it would be better than whatever netflix is producing lmaooo #. also only just read that the third book might never come out oooof #. but it is a nice read #. tbf i read those books quiiite a while ago #. but they were nice #. ramblings #tandem #anna jarzab #books

[coasttocoastreads]

I am...so close to being done with the school year both literally and mentally. I can’t wait until I have more free time so I can read the stacks of books that have slowly been growing taller around my room. 

Thank you Netgalley for providing me with an E-ARC in exchange for a review!

TW: self harm, emotional abuse, mental health issues

Breath Like Water // Anna Jarzab

★★★★★ / ★★★★★

Summary in One Gif:

Real Summary:

Susannah is a world champion swimmer. After a growth-spurt induced slowdown, she’s struggling to get her previous times back for Olympic Trials. On the verge of giving up, two new people enter her life: Beth, a coach with a fresh mindset, and Harry, a fellow talented swimmer. A romance soon blossoms between Susannah and Harry, but with Susannah’s Olympic dreams and Harry’s personal secrets between them, she begins to wonder if the cost of trying to achieve something beautiful is worth it.

Pros:

Realistic depiction of teen’s struggles/relationships

Very unique story? I haven’t read a book quite like this, ever

Cons:

So much water/swimming wordplay, I see you, Anna Jarzab (wait is this even a con)

Plot 5/5

There’s a good balance between Susannah’s time in and out of the pool, so we get to really experience the two lives she’s juggling. Her struggles felt realistic too- it’s nice to actually see a female character that puts her career over her love interest (and the love interest does the same). 

Pacing 5/5

Each chapter starts with the number of days left until the Olympic Trials, and I thought that was a nice touch as it really puts readers in the head of Susannah. We’re so focused on this one goal along with her that sometimes it would seem easy to dismiss everything else that is happening, but each moment in this book seems important. I literally could not put this book down.

Characters 6/5

I love everyone to pieces and I just want them to be happy. Susannah is so driven towards her goal that she’s willing to put everything else aside, and her family supports her decisions. Harry is just...so precious. Must be protected at all costs. The two of them grow so much over the span of the book and I found myself grinning like an idiot seeing how much they’d changed by the epilogue. 

Overall Thoughts:

I loved this so, so much, y’all have no idea. I don’t usually read contemporaries, but like *screeeeeeeeech* this book was so beautiful. Susannah and Harry’s relationship felt very realistic for two teenagers, none of that insta-love, burn down the world together nonsense. ALSO this book had the rawest lines like 

“How do you even begin to mourn the death of a dream?”

I just 🥺🥺🥺 really love this book okay and I want y’all to read it when it comes out (May 19). (Also the cover is amazing and I want it framed on my wall)

I would recommend for:

People looking for a deep (get it) contemporary read

Fans of Gayle Forman, 

Would I travel here?

uh, duh, I wanna be friends with both Susannah and Harry

#tiff's reviews #5 stars #breath like water #anna jarzab #bookstagram #bookblr #booklr #book review #books #yalit #reading

[lifeofaliterarynerd]

But I'm starting to understand the power of individual moments. The joy that can be found when you're not too distracted by the faraway horizon to appreciate the beauty of where you're standing.

BREATH LIKE WATER, Anna Jarzab | Review

#breath like water #anna jarzab #book quote #my review #booklr

[2020ya]

BREATH LIKE WATER

by Anna Jarzab

(Inkyard Press, 5/19/20)

9781335050236

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Susannah Ramos has always loved the water. A swimmer whose early talent made her a world champion, Susannah was poised for greatness in a sport that demands so much of its young. But an inexplicable slowdown has put her dream in jeopardy, and Susannah is fighting to keep her career afloat when two important people enter her life: a new coach with a revolutionary training strategy, and a charming fellow swimmer named Harry Matthews. As Susannah begins her long and painful climb back to the top, her friendship with Harry blossoms into passionate and supportive love. But Harry is facing challenges of his own, and even as their bond draws them closer together, other forces work to tear them apart. As she struggles to balance her needs with those of the people who matter most to her, Susannah will learn the cost—and the beauty—of trying to achieve something extraordinary.

#blue covers #swimming #breath like water #anna jarzab #harpercollins #inkyard press #may 2020 #may 19 2020 #contemporary #harlequin #jarzab #sports

[illbefinealonereads]

Blog tour! Today I present you an excerpt from Breath Like Water from Anna Jarzab.

Breath Like Water by Anna Jarzab On Sale Date: May 19, 2020 9781335050236, 133505023X Hardcover $18.99 USD, $23.99 CAD Young Adult Fiction / Sports & Recreation / Water Sports Ages 13 And Up 416 pages

This beautifully lyrical contemporary novel features an elite teen swimmer with Olympic dreams, plagued by injury and startled by unexpected romance, who struggles to balance training with family and having a life. For fans of Sarah Dessen, Julie Murphy and Miranda Kenneally. Susannah Ramos has always loved the water. A swimmer whose early talent made her a world champion, Susannah was poised for greatness in a sport that demands so much of its young. But an inexplicable slowdown has put her Olympic dream in jeopardy, and Susannah is fighting to keep her career afloat when two important people enter her life: a new coach with a revolutionary training strategy, and a charming fellow swimmer named Harry Matthews. As Susannah begins her long and painful climb back to the top, her friendship with Harry blossoms into passionate and supportive love. But Harry is facing challenges of his own, and even as their bond draws them closer together, other forces work to tear them apart. As she struggles to balance her needs with those of the people who matter most to her, Susannah will learn the cost--and the beauty--of trying to achieve something extraordinary.

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Anna Jarzab is a Midwesterner turned New Yorker. She lives and works in New York City and is the author of such books as Red Dirt, All Unquiet Things, The Opposite of Hallelujah, and the Many-Worlds series. Visit her online at annajarzab.com and on Twitter, @ajarzab.

SOCIAL LINKS: Instagram: @ajarzab Twitter: @ajarzab Author website: https://www.annajarzab.com/

Excerpt:

PROLOGUE

1,063 days until US Olympic Team Trials

FINA World Aquatics Championships

Budapest, Hungary

Women’s 200m Intermediate Medley Finals

The water is breathing. At least, that’s how it seems. I’ve al­ways imagined it as a living thing, benevolent and obedient and faithful. A gentle beast at first, like a pony, but over time something faster. A thoroughbred, maybe. A cheetah sprint­ing across a flat, grassy plain.

But, of course, the water isn’t breathing—it’s rippling, with the echoing wakes of eight elite swimmers as they poured themselves into one last swim, one final chance to grab the golden ring. Now they’re gone, and in half a minute, I’ll be right where they were, reaching for my own shot at glory.

This is my first international competition. I turned fourteen in May, so I’m the youngest member of Team USA. In Janu­ary, nobody knew who I was, but by my birthday I’d broken the women’s 200 IM record in my age group twice and fin­ished first in the same event—my best—at World Champi­onship Trials. My summer of speed earned me a lane here in Budapest. All I have to do now is not screw it up.

Earlier, in the semifinals, I clocked my fastest time ever in this event, and I’m coming into finals seeded third overall. I have to beat that by almost a second if I want to win.

The announcer introduces me over the loudspeaker. I wave to the crowd but my mind is far away, already in the pool, charting out my swim. I shake out my limbs and jump to get my blood pumping, then climb onto the block. I adjust my goggles, my cap, my shoulders. These little rituals feel solid and reliable. The rest is as insubstantial as a dream you’re aware of while you’re dreaming it.

“Take your mark—”

The signal sounds and I’m in the pool. My mind lags half a second behind my body, registering every breath, stroke and turn only after it happens.

First: butterfly, arms soaring over the water, fingertips skimming the surface.

Then: backstroke, concentrating on the lines in the ceiling while waves boil around me.

After that: breaststroke, stretching, pulling, kicking, gliding.

And finally: freestyle, bursting off the wall like a racehorse released from a starting gate.

I go six strokes without taking a breath and snap into my highest gear for a mad-dash last push, coasting along the ra­zor’s edge of my perfectly timed taper. No thinking, just doing. No drag, only flight.

My hand touches the wall, and my eyes begin to burn. It’s over. Instinctively, I look for my coach. Dave’s on the side­lines, frowning, and I think: I blew it.

He notices me watching and breaks into a rare grin. Hope­ful, I turn to the board. I can’t find my name, so I force my­self to look at the top spot. There it is: RAMOS. Number freaking one.

I whoop and blow kisses at the people in the stands. They’re on their feet, chanting, “USA! USA!” American flags billow like sheets.

It cost my parents a fortune to fly themselves and my sis­ter all the way to Europe on such short notice, credit cards stretched to their limits. I can’t even see them in the crowd, but I know they’re somewhere in that jubilant crush of people. My heart feels so full it’s like a balloon about to pop.

As soon as I’m out of the water, Dave wraps me in a bear hug.

“How do you feel?” he asks.

“Great!” I sigh and shake out my arms. “Tired.”

“Gold, Susannah,” he says. His voice is tight with some­thing like awe.

Gold. It doesn’t feel real yet—won’t, until that medal hangs around my neck, until I can hold it in my hands while the national anthem blooms through the natatorium speakers with patriotic brio. Maybe not even then. I could have more wins here, but right now, this seems like more than enough.

“You’re a world champion,” Dave says. “Next, I’m going to make you an Olympian.”

 Excerpted from Breath Like Water by Anna Jarzab, Copyright ©2020 by Anna Jarzab. Published by Inkyard Press.

#breath like water #anna jarzab #blog tour #excerpt

[scarlettmayhem]

The opposite of hallelujah by Anna Jarzab

#mine #Anna jarzab #the opposite of hallelujah

[mercurygray]

Currently Reading:

Breath Like Water, Anna Jarzab - This is this month's book club book and it's waiting for me at the library. Watch this page for details.

The Tango War: The Struggle for the Hearts, Minds and Riches of Latin America During World War II, Mary Jo McConahay - And here was me thinking all the dodgy stuff the US did in South America only started in the 50s. Think again.

The New Yorker Book of War Pieces: London, 1939 to Hiroshima, 1945 - This was a summer booksale impulse buy that I'm slowly working through. It's been super interesting reading how the homefront might have glimpsed the war in real time.

Currently Watching:

The Gilded Age (Season 1) - I'm waiting for the writing to get a smidge better, but so far it's filling a hole and the whole thing is gorgeous to watch.

All Creatures Great and Small (Season 2) - Comfort TV at its finest - now with 100% more impending war next season.

Adventures Of A Mathematician (2021) - movie about a Polish-born chemist who joins the Manhattan Project.

Just Finished:

Mudbound (2018) - Based on a novel by Hillary Jordan, this postwar story follows two soldiers who come home from the war changed in ways their families don't quite understand. The novel kicked my heart in and the movie is no different.

Passing (2021) - Based on a novel by Nella Larsen, a biracial woman, this is Rebecca Hall's debut film and incredibly tense to watch. Two women renew an old friendship in the 1920s - and their diverging paths in the world cause one of them to reexamine how she views the world.

Seaside Hotel (Season 8) - We finally got to the German Occupation! This show isn't usually very deep, but these last few seasons have made me do a little more thinking than usual.

Munich: The Edge of War (2022) - The week leading up to the Munich Agreement. Currently being heavily touted by Netflix, I actually rather enjoyed this. Has a lot of the same energy as 39 Days, which is about the advent of World War One.

Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner - incredibly sad book about a woman detangling a difficult relationship with her mom after her mom's death.

The Remains of Company D, James Carl Nelson - an almost-memoir like exploration of Nelson's grandfather and his unit during World War One. Not a great history book, but a deeply personal read.

#currently reading

[bookaddict24-7]

New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (May 19th, 2020) ___

Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know! ___

New Standalones/First in a Series:

Breath Like Water by Anna Jarzab

We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez

New Sequels: 

Just A Boy & Girl in a Little Canoe (I See London, I See France #2) by Sarah Mlynowski

The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (The Hunger Games #0) by Suzanne Collins

Talk Nerdy to Me (Bookish Boyfriends #3) by Tiffany Schmidt

This Coven Won’t Break (These Witches Don't Burn #2) by Isabel Sterling

___

Happy reading!

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[razreads]

Fighting, not for the promise of a reward but simply for one’s own satisfaction is the greatest glory a person can attain.

Anna Jarzab, Breath Like Water

#razreads #book quote #anna jarzab #breath like water #fighting #achievement #queue have a good day now

[foreverlostinliterature]

7/16 Book Deals

Good morning, all! I hope you’re having a nice week. :) I’ve been trying to buckle down and get through some schoolwork since we’re nearing the end of my summer session and I’m a little behind on my plans (thanks, moving!). How are you all doing!? There are a bunch of really awesome books on sale today, including some great fantasy so I made sure to get on here and share them with you! I personally really loved The Bear and the Nightingale, and I’ve heard amazing things about The Rage of Dragons and Kings of the Wyld! Anyway, I hope you’re all having a wonderful week and that you have an even better day today. :)

Here is the link to find resources on how you can help out with the BLM movement! Keep the momentum going!

Today’s Deals:

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden - https://amzn.to/32qJRM6

The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter - https://amzn.to/2Wp8WDh

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White - https://amzn.to/2Wojrq8

Breath Like Water by Anna Jarzab - https://amzn.to/38ZNf1E

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige - https://amzn.to/2WqnmTw

Raphael, Painter in Rome by Stephanie Storey - https://amzn.to/3fB3iFD

A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers - https://amzn.to/2CB2W37

Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames - https://amzn.to/2B8Fzxy

Soulless by Gail Carriger - https://amzn.to/3j7HpQl

Camp by L.C. Rosen - https://amzn.to/3h2V2hZ

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstores by Robin Sloan - https://amzn.to/2DOHwjI

The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett - https://amzn.to/2WojORy

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim - https://amzn.to/3j3qQVE

The House Girl by Tara Conklin - https://amzn.to/392C9Zx

NOTE:  I am categorizing these book deals posts under the tag #bookdeals, so if you don’t want to see them then just block that tag and you should be good. I am an Amazon affiliate in addition to a Book Depository affiliate and will receive a small (but very much needed!)  commission on any purchase made through these links.

#bookdeals #booksale #the bear and the nightingale #katherine arden #the rage of dragons #evan winter #fantasy #alex white #danielle paige #nicholas eames #gail carriger #robin sloan #ann patchett #tara conklin

[diisscovery]

Kitap önerisi yaparmısın

Tabi ki yaparımmm :)

Kadın Beyni Erkek Beyni / Serkan Karaismailoğlu

Çoklu Dünyalar Serisi / Anna Jarzab

Bülbül / Kristin Hannah

Da Vinci Şifresi / Dan Brown

Gör Beni / Azra Kohen

[journeyintotheshelves]

Tuesday’s Treats is a weekly blog post dedicated to newly released books that I’m most excited for. (Books are in no particular order.)

All books featured this week will be released: May 19, 2020

1. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: Suzanne Collins (goodreads) (book depository)

I cannot believe that it’s 2020, and we’re getting a new Hunger Games book, but here we are. Watch me impatiently wait for my copy in the mail. (And if I get spoiled before then I will riot.)

YA Dystopian; Scholastic, Hardcover (US)

2. Date Me, Bryson Keller: Kevin van Whye (goodreads) (book depository)

Everyone at Fairvale Academy knows about Bryson Keller and his dare: he must date someone new each week, namely the first person to ask him out Monday morning. Kai didn’t think Bryson would say yes when he asked him, but when Kai asks Bryson to secretly go out with him Bryson does just that. But Kai knows that he only said yes because of the dare, and stories about a gay boy liking a straight boy never end in romance. But as they spend the week together, Kai learns more about Bryson and their relationship starts to feel more real than he ever thought it would.

YA Contemporary Fiction, Romance, LGBTQIA+; Random House, Hardcover (US)

3. Just a Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe: Sarah Mlynowski (goodreads) (book depository)

Sam’s summer is turning out less than perfect: Eli, her boyfriend, has gone to Europe for the summer, and she’s going to be a camp counselor to the one place she’s sworn to never go back to: Camp Blue Springs. Sam’s convinced that this summer is going to be the worst yet. That is, until she meets Gavin, the camp’s sailing instructor (and resident hottie). Sam loves Eli, but this summer may turn out to be exactly what she needs.

This book just reminds me of stories I loved to read in the summer when I was a pre-teen/early teenager, so a bit excited to pick this one up and enjoy the nostalgia.

YA Contemporary Fiction, Romance; HarperTeen/HarperCollins, Hardcover (US)

4. Breath Like Water: Anna Jarzab (goodreads) (book depository)

Susannah is a world champion swimmer and is ready for greatness and a successful career. But when she starts slowing down and can’t figure out why, she beings to struggle to keep her dreams afloat. As she does so, two new people enter her life that will change everything: a new coach, and another swimmer named Harry.

Harry becomes one of her biggest supporters as Susannah makes her push back to becoming the best, and their relationship grows from friendship to love. But as they get closer, there are outside forces that are pulling them apart, and Susannah has to learn how to balance all of her desires or risk losing one.

YA Contemporary Fiction, Romance; Inkyard Press/Harlequin, Hardcover (US)

5. We Are Not From Here: Jenny Torres Sanchez (goodreads) (book depository)

Pulga, Chico, and Pequeña know that their town is dangerous, but their families have tried to create a warm community. But when the threats grow, the three teens know that they only have one option: to run for the border for freedom and safety. Traveling from Guatemala through Mexico to the U.S. border, they follow the route of La Bestia, a train route, the group make the dangerous journey with nothing but the bags on their backs towards the hope of a better life.

Inspired by real, current events, I have a feeling that this book will cement itself in the YA canon, similar to The Hate U Give, as an important book that should be read by all.

YA Contemporary Fiction; Philomel/Penguin, Hardcover (US)

It's finally starting to feel a bit like summer with all of the contemporaries that were released today AND one of the biggest YA releases of the year! Check out this week's stacked Tuesday's Treats post here: Tuesday’s Treats is a weekly blog post dedicated to newly released books that I’m most excited for.

#books #contemporary fiction #dystopian #lgbtqia+ #new release #romance #Tuesday&039;s Treats #young adult

[iamarthemis]

Hi!!! I know I’ve been MIA (uni was killing me but I’m on vacation until august 10th) but I’m here now and I can finally read again!!! I started Breath like Water yesterday and I’m really enjoying it so far

#g’s reading thoughts #breath like water #anna jarzab #*spoiler maybe**** it has bipolar disorder rep and im excited so see if they handle it well bc ive really been enjoying it a lot #ya contemporary #books #reading #read #bookblr #booklr #ya books #young adult

[fangirlnationmag]

Breath Like Water Book Review

Breath Like Water Book Review

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Breath Like Water, which was written by Anna Jarzab, will be swimming into bookstores near you on May 19, 2020. This is one young adult novel you don’t want to miss, if only because it is so relevant to the society we live in today. 

Breath Like Water tells the story of Susannah Ramos, a world champion swimmer who finds herself stuck in an inexplicable slowdown. With her…

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