Book Dreaming: All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevine

Book Dreaming is just that. It’s a feature I’m going to use to highlight those books that make you dreamy or possibly just end up making you dream about them. Anything from newly released books to one’s that are already out that I can’t get out of my head to those I can’t seem to get my hands on soon enough!

Today’s Book Dreaming pick is All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevine. This is one that’s coming out in a week from now and I can’t wait to talk more about it. So, what spurred the post then? The book trailer! I’ve been on a very visual and audio kick recently, more with music videos relating to books, but this was a great trailer. My hubby actually read the book before I did and felt the trailer explained the premise so much better than the synopsis (for him at least). Take a look…

In 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is carefully rationed, and New York City is rife with crime and poverty. And yet, for Anya Balanchine, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the city’s most notorious (and dead) crime boss, life is fairly routine. It consists of going to school, taking care of her siblings and her dying grandmother, trying to avoid falling in love with the new assistant D.A.’s son, and avoiding her loser ex-boyfriend. That is until her ex is accidently poisoned by the chocolate her family manufactures and the police think she’s to blame. Suddenly, Anya finds herself thrust unwillingly into the spotlight–at school, in the news, and most importantly, within her mafia family.

What do you think? Does the trailer or the synopsis pull you in more? I’d love to know!

Pre-order All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevine at the following spots:
Powell’s Books
Indiebound
Goodreads
Barnes & Noble

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