Weekend Blog Hops - 28 June 2019

It's the weekend once more. That means it's time for my book-blogger hopping.
   

Would you or do you choose a book solely on the cover?
Not solely, no. However, a cover is sometimes the first thing that attracts me to a book. If the cover catches my eye, it will make me read the blurb, to see what it's about. If the blurb also holds my attention, I might buy, but I would never purchase a book for the cover alone, no matter how pretty.

Opening sentence:
Her soul was bleeding.
 
 




From page 56:
Her heart raced as she read the directions she'd memorized but felt the need to review anyway.

My Current Read 
Coral
Sara Ella

Taking a new twist on Hans Christian Andersen's beloved--yet tragic--tale, "The Little Mermaid," Coral explores mental health from multiple perspectives, questioning what it means to be human in a world where humanity often seems lost.

There is more than one way to drown. 

Coral has always been different, standing out from her mermaid sisters in a society where blending in is key. Worse yet, she fears she has been afflicted with the dreaded Disease, said to be carried by humans--emotions. Can she face the darkness long enough to surface in the light?

Above the sea, Brooke has nothing left to give. Depression and anxiety have left her feeling isolated. Forgotten. The only thing she can rely on is the numbness she finds within the cool and comforting ocean waves. If only she weren't stuck at Fathoms--a new group therapy home that promises a second chance at life. But what's the point of living if her soul is destined to bleed?

Merrick may be San Francisco's golden boy, but he wants nothing more than to escape his controlling father. When his younger sister's suicide attempt sends Merrick to his breaking point, escape becomes the only option. If he can find their mom, everything will be made right again--right?

When their worlds collide, all three will do whatever it takes to survive, and Coral might even catch a prince in the process. But what--and who--must they leave behind for life to finally begin?