CHRISTMAS ADVENT SPECTACULAR #9: Underneath Everything by Marcy Paul - PLAYLIST + GIVEAWAY

Underneath Everything by Marcy Paul

GENRE: YA Contemporary

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Mattie shouldn’t be at the bonfire. She should be finding new maps for her collection, hanging out with Kris, and steering clear of almost everyone else, especially Jolene. After all, Mattie and Kris dropped off the social scene the summer after sophomore year for a reason.

But now Mattie is a senior, and she’s sick of missing things. So here she is. 

And there’s Jolene: Beautiful. Captivating. Just like the stories she wove. Mattie would know; she used to star in them. She and Jolene were best friends. Mattie has the scar on her palm to prove it, and Jolene has everything else, including Hudson.

But when Mattie runs into Hudson and gets a glimpse of what could have been, she decides to take it all back: the boyfriend, the friends, the life she was supposed to live. Problem is, Mattie can’t figure out where Jolene ends and she begins.

Because there’s something Mattie hasn’t told anyone—she walked away from Jolene over a year ago, but she never really left. 

GUEST POST - Marcy Beller Paul's Playlist

Music is a huge part of my writing process. When I sit down to think up words I don’t need a lot, but one of the necessities—along with my computer, my tea, and my headphones—is the perfect song. Usually I listen to it on repeat for that day’s writing session. I’ve been known to loop one song for weeks. But inevitably at some point I have to switch. The mood has changed, or the character is having a revelation. Because I like routine, I’ll often spend a few days listening to the wrong song before I give it up. After all, it worked before! It has the magic! But soon I start to feel stuck, uninspired, like I have writer’s block. For whatever reason, that song isn’t right anymore. That’s when I take to iTunes and Twitter (shout-out here to my lifesaving DJ, the absolutely unmatched Lola Sharp). I don’t even count this time as a break from writing, because it is essential to my writing. I know that when I find the right song(s) I’ll be in the moment again, and the words will come easily.

Here are the songs that served as my soundtrack during the creation of Underneath Everything.

Here – Alessia Cara

Almost Lover – A Fine Frenzy

Flatlands – Bryan Beller*

Waiting Game – Banks

So What – Miles Davis

Something I Can Never Have – Nine Inch Nails

The One That Got Away – Katy Perry

The One That Got Away – The Civil Wars

Rootless Tree – Damien Rice

You Keep Me Hanging On – Janelle Arthur (originally performed by The Supremes)

Gravity – Alex and Sierra (X Factor performance)

Dream Within a Dream – Hans Zimmer

Volcano – Damien Rice

Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Lorde (Hunger Games – Catching Fire soundtrack)

Video Games  - (Joy Orbison remix of Lana Del Ray)

Colorblind – Counting Crows

Touch Me – Spring Awakening (Original Cast Recording), Ensemble

Release – Pearl Jam

Say Something – A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera

Finale – Pippin (Original Cast Recording), Ensemble

Bonus Track: Jolene – Dolly Parton*

*Yes, I am related to this wildly talented person. He is my brother.

*No, I did not know this song when I came up with the character’s name, or during the writing of this book. (No, I’m not kidding.)

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