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The only sort of risk 18 year old Laila Piedra enjoys is the peril she writes for the characters in her stories epic sci fi worlds full of quests, forbidden love, and robots Her creative writing teacher has always told her she has a special talent But three months before her graduation, he s suddenly replaced by Nadiya Nazarenko, a Pulitzer Prize winning novelist who is sadistically critical and perpetually unimpressed At first, Nazarenko s eccentric assignments seem absurd But before long, Laila grows obsessed with gaining the woman s approval Soon Laila is pushing herself far from her comfort zone, discovering the psychedelic highs and perilous lows of nightlife, temporary flings, and instability Dr Nazarenko has led Laila to believe that she must choose between perfection and sanity but rejecting her all powerful mentor may be the only way for Laila to thrive. Best Read [ Final Draft ] By [ Riley Redgate ] – kino-fada.fr yes, just so we re all clear on this, the file with the final draft of Final Draft was indeed titled FINALDRAFT_finaldraft.docxanyway this book is about an obsession with artistic perfection, a la whiplash or black swan, except with less drumming and less natalie portman crying in bathrooms, respectivelyHe told me I should be proud of this I mean, he always does that He says I m my own worst critic Nazarenko unleashed a laugh, a raw, throaty noise, as if a wolf were trying out amusement. yes, just so we re all clear on this, the file with the final draft of Final Draft was indeed titled FINALDRAFT_finaldraft.docxanyway this book is about an obsession with artistic perfection, a la whiplash or black swan, except with less drumming and less natalie portman crying in bathrooms, respectivelyHe to...This was such a highly anticipated book for me because I think Riley Redgate is, content wise, one of the most interesting YA authors right now, and this did not disappoint A book about a self conscious author who loses her biggest fan and ends up with an instructor who effectively makes her feel like crap until she feels forced to bleed on the page to prove her authorial skill and worth I mean I can t speak for all authors, but that sure as hell held some resonance for me.Laila was an intere This was such a highly anticipated book for me because I think Riley Redgate is, content wise, one of the most interesting YA authors right now, and this did not disappoint A book about a self conscious author who loses her biggest fan and ends up with an instructor who effectively makes her feel like crap until she feels forced to bleed on the page to prove her authorial skill and worth I mean I can t speak ...sadistically critical and perpetually unimpressed I VE NEVER RELATED SO MUCH TO A BOOK S PREMISE CHARACTER.When had she risked anything, really She looked back through her life and saw a procession of schoolday routines, chores, conversational chatter She felt like a witness to the massacre of all her time For a horrible moment, she wondered if she d only ever written science fiction to build an escape chute from her life s insistent monotoneThank you so much to ABRAMS Kids Amulet Books for providing me with an e ARC of this via NetGalley riley redgate is a treasure and i loved this bookWhen had she risked anything, really She looked back through her life and saw a procession of schoolday routines, chores, conversational chatter She felt like a witness to the massacre of all her time For a horrible moment, she wondered if she d only ever written science fiction to build an escape chute from her life s insistent monotoneThank you so much to ABRAMS Kids Amulet Books for providing me with an e ARC of this via NetGalley riley redgate is a treasure and i loved this book so fucking muchwhere do i even begin First of all, LAILA Final Draft is one of the most introspective books I ve read in a long time It paints Laila s internal environment so vividly and so poignantly that he...4 5 review to come Riley Redgate novel I didn t love this quite as much as I loved Noteworthy, but it was excellent in a different kind of way My main problem with it was that there wasn t quite enoughRiley Redgate is a treasure and I m so here for thisWoah a book about a girl with a love for creative writing That is RIGHT up my alley.First of all, this book was something I wasn t expecting I liked the author s writing but I thought it was hard to get into The author wrote Laila s story in 3rd person and for a while I didn t know what I was reading I thought this was contemporary, not science fiction Apparently, the author wrote Eden s story Laila s writing before getting into Laila s POV As if Laila had been writing her own science fiction story the ...ARC Review 3 15 18, received from Sarah Prineas Writing may seem easy, but it s a lot harder than it looks Some authors seamlessly pen novels and get them on the shelves year after year, but with that cycle comes prior years of querying to agents, tons of rejection letters and self doubt throughout What if this next book doesn t do as well as the last What if it s not good enough to even get through the door I haven t gone through any of that yet, although I know I will I m an aspiring writ ARC Review 3 15 18, received from Sarah Prineas Writing may seem easy, but it s a lot harder than it looks Some authors seamlessly pen novels and get them on the shelves year after year, but with that cycle comes prior years of querying to agents, tons of rejection letters and self doubt throughout What if this next book doesn t do as well as the last What if it s not good enough to even get through the door I haven t gone through any of t...I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley This in no way affected my opinion of the book.Laila Piedra lives for the stories she writes, and the only person who reads them is her creative writing teacher Until he ends up in the hospital and he s replaced by a Pulitzer Prize winning novelist who is exceptionally critical and continuously unimpressed Her strange assignment leads Laila on an obsessive journey to win her praise.I have a soft spot for Riley Redgate Seve I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley This in no way affected my opinion of the book.Laila Piedra lives for the stories she writes, and the only person who reads them is her creative writing teacher Until he ends up in the hospital and he s replaced by a Pulitzer Prize winning novelist who is exceptionally critical and continuously unimpressed Her strange assignment leads Laila on an obsessive journey to win her praise.I have a soft spot for Riley Redgate Seven Ways We Lie, her debut novel, was the reason I started giving conte...

Final Draft
  • 10 October 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 272 pages
  • 1419728725
  • Riley Redgate
  • Final Draft