Okay, so a couple months ago I posted a few upcoming book releases I was looking forward to. It seems only right that I continue with that by posting a few more I'm excited about. I imagine that I am probably forgetting some books, but these are the ones that I know I keep checking up on. (One book had to be removed because it was supposed to come out in April, but has been pushed back AGAIN, this time to August--I hope). Anyway, here are the books I'm anticipating for the months of March, April, and May. My next post will probably cover the summer months, and then I'll have a fall post and maybe an end of year release post.
Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein
So far I have read and loved Elizabeth Wein's latest WWII historical books: Code Name Verity and Rose Under Fire, but I've also noticed she wrote other books before these. Anyway, while CNV and RUF take place during WWII, BDWR is set just before, as it is clear that something is coming. I love the depth of emotions from the characters in these books, and the stories contained within the pages. They seem so incredibly vivid and honestly leave you thinking for a long while after you read. This book follows Teo and Em, who are basically siblings, though they have different parents. Teo's mom and Em's mom raised them together until Teo's mom dies, and Em's mom takes the two kids to Ethiopia so she can raise them together without judgment, seeing as how Teo is black and Em is white. I'm assuming it gets a lot more complicated after that. Netgalley has graciously given me approval to read this book, so I'll have a review up for it as soon as I finish.
31 March 2015
Cold Burn of Magic (Black Blade #1) by Jennifer Estep
Jennifer Estep has the YA series Mythos Academy, and the Urban Fantasy series Elemental Assassin. While I've only read the first Mythos Academy book, I am currently reading the sixth Elemental Assassin book. What I find interesting about this upcoming YA release is that in some ways it seems to combine both these series together. The covers also look pretty cool, and I'm hoping they stick with the same cover concept throughout the series instead of changing it a few books in. I'm excited about this scrappy heroine who lives illegally in the library (awesome) in a very magical town, and has to go up against the mob. Sounds interesting to me.
28 April 2015
The Shattered Court (A Novel of the Four Arts #1) by M.J. Scott
I completely and utterly loved M.J. Scott's Half-Light City series. I own all four books and devoured them so quickly. So to hear that she has another series coming made me super excited. Based on the book blurb, in this world if a woman of the royal line is gifted with magical abilities then those have to be tamed in a marriage ritual. In this book we follow Sophia, who is thirty-second in line for the throne, but something happens that makes her flee the court before she discovers if she is magical. And then her magic arrives. Being unbound by marriage means that she is a huge threat. So, what happens next? I have no idea but I can't wait to find out. I'm sure it will be amazing.
28 April 2015
Grave Phantoms (Roaring Twenties #3) Jenn Bennett
I still need to read the second book in this series, but the first one was so good! Basically what I need to say about this one is that I am a tiny bit obsessed with the 1920s and this also includes spirits and steamy romances. This one follows Astrid Magnusson, who is the sister of Winter Magnusson (from book one), and her off-limits romance with Bo, who happens to be her brother's right-hand man in the bootlegging business. The second book follows Lowe Magnusson, so I'm wondering if there will be any more Magnusson's to follow after this book, or if it will be the last in the series. I guess I'll just have to wait and find out.
5 May 2015
Ice Kissed (Kanin Chronicles #2) Amanda Hocking
Okay, so I haven't read Frostfire yet, but I think I may want to re-read the Trylle trilogy first, just to refresh my memory on it. Still, I am looking forward to this book as well, because I have enjoyed every Amanda Hocking book I have read. Plus, the covers are absolutely gorgeous. This book is supposed to continue the story started in the previous book, and I'm trying not to read too much about it in advance in case of any random spoilers.
5 May 2015
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1) Sarah J. Maas
Sarah J. Maas is absolutely amazing. I cannot say enough about her Throne of Glass series. And now she is releasing another series, one that supposedly combines elements from the classic Beauty and the Beast story with faerie lore. It sounds intriguing to me. It follows a huntress named Feyre, who kills a wolf in the woods, but then is dragged into a magical land and held captive basically by Tamlin, who just happens to be a faerie. What I've gathered from reading up about this book is that the wolf is a faerie or part of that world and so Feyre has to give her life to that world for taking one of their lives, but they don't kill her, just make her a servant or something. I don't know. I don't care. I just want to read it.
5 May 2015
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