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July 2021 YA Releases I Can’t Wait For!

All of these upcoming releases are either standalone novels or the first in their series!

Curses by Lish McBride

A gender-bent Beauty and the Beast remake that has high praises from Marissa Meyer, the fairytale remake queen herself!

It Ends in Fire by Andrew Shvarts

ALKA CHELRAZI IS ON A MISSION:

1. Infiltrate Blackwater Academy

2. Win the Great Game

3. Burn Wizard society to the ground

Red Wolf by Rachel Vincent

Little Red Riding Hood … but Red is the wolf!

Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

Retelling of the Six Swans fairytale, set in an East-Asia inspired world. An exiled princess. Six enchanted cranes, who happen to be her brothers. And an unspeakable curse. (It also happens to be one of Fairyloot’s upcoming books - I think!)

Small Favors by Erin A. Craig

Craig posted a mood board of this book, and the quote she used was “Burn all the things you have to burn. Save all the people you’re supposed to save.” And I’m #sold.

These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan

I have been WAITING FOREVER for this book. It is everything I’ve ever loved - undercover spy, seedy deals, arranged marriage, love triangles, morally grey characters… and Fae, if you’re into that!

What We Devour by Linsey Miller

A dark and intricate story of a girl who must tether herself to a violent ruler to save her crumbling world - uhhhh #swoon

You and Me at the End of the World by Brianna Bourne

Everyone in the world disappears… except for Hannah, an overachieving, music-box-perfect ballerina, and Leo, a slacker, 80s-glam-metal-obsessed guitarist. Together they must find answers before they’re world ends and they’re torn apart forever.

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The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh

In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans is a safe haven after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent in the middle of the carnival season, Celine is quickly enraptured by the vibrant city, from its music to its fancy soirées and even its danger. She becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's enigmatic leader, Sébastien Saint Germain.

When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in Sébastien's own lair--the second dead girl to turn up in recent weeks--Celine battles her attraction to Sébastien and suspicions about his guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret.

After a third murder, New Orleans becomes gripped by the terror of a serial killer on the loose--one who has now set Celine in his sights. As the murderer stalks her, Celine finally takes matters into her own hands, only to find herself caught in the midst of an age-old feud between the darkest creatures of the night, where the price of forbidden love is her life.

At once a sultry romance and a decadent, thrilling mystery, master storyteller Renée Ahdieh embarks on her most potent fantasy series yet.

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Cupid & Psyche

"Omnia vincit Amor: et nos cedamus Amori."

"Love conquers all; let us, too, yield to love."

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OH MY GOD 😭😭😭

SHADOW & BONE CHARACTER POSTERS

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Hi, excuse me... uhm...

Am I the only one who thinks Danny Griffin as Skye in Fate: The Winx Saga looks EXACTLY like Carswell Thorne? Especially in that leather jacket?

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REVIEW: Crown of Bones by A.K. Wilder

I cannot tell you how much I wanted to like this book. I definitely think that Crown of Bones will be liked by many readers, but I am not one of those readers. It was extremely tough for me to get through and if I hadn’t received an ARC and hadn’t be so hopeful that I would like it, I don’t believe I would have finished it. In the end, it took me a month and a half to read, because I continually found reasons to put it down and excuses not to read. 

The pacing, characters, and ending all left much to be desired, with the only saving grace being the unique magic system and some cute moments between the love interests (although insta-love just isn’t for me, so even the romance wasn’t captivating.)

For me, it’s a SKIP IT. 

★★☆☆☆ 2/5 Stars

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February 2021 YA Releases I Can’t Wait For

All of these upcoming releases are either standalone novels or the first in their series!

Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

Charlie Vega is a lot of things. Smart. Funny. Artistic. Ambitious. Fat. People sometimes have a problem with that last one. Especially her mom. But there’s one person who’s always been in her corner: her best friend Amelia. So, when Charlie starts a relationship with her classmate, Brian, her life is set on fire when she discovered Brian asked out Amelia first. 

Genre: Contemporary

The Project by Courtney Summers

Six years ago, Lo’s sister, Bea, joined The Unity Project. A cult that has won the hearts and minds of most in Upstate New York. Lo has been trying her hardest to prove there is more than meets the eye to the group and is given the perfect opportunity when a man approaches her to expose the group for murdering his son. As Lo delves deeper into the group and gets to know it’s leader, Lev, she can no longer tell what’s real and what’s not. 

Genre: Mystery Thriller

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

At 16 years old, Deka faces her village’s blood challenge, only to be proved to have golden blood - which means a fate worse than death. Before she can be punished, she is given a choice - submit to her fate or become a warrior for the Emperor’s Army. Deka leaves the only life she’s ever known to find acceptance in the army, but discovers that nothing and no one are what they seem to be... not even Deka herself.

Genre: Fantasy

The Girl from Shadow Springs by Ellie Cypher

The Revenant meets True Grit with a magical twist in this thrilling and atmospheric debut fantasy about two teens who must brave a frozen wasteland and the foes within it to save their loved ones and uncover a deadly secret.

Genre: Fantasy

Amelia Unabridged by Ashley Schumacher

Two best friends, Amelia and Jenna, bonded over the famous Orman Chronicles, written by the young and reclusive prodigy N. E. Endsley. When the two girls get a chance to see Endsley at a festival, their ecstatic... but when Jenna meets Endsley without Amelia, they have the biggest fight of their friendship. Before Amelia is able to apologize, Jenna dies in a freak car accident. After, a mysterious, rare edition of the Orman Chronicles arrives on Amelia’s doorstep. Following the mystery brings her straight to N. E. Endsley, the reason for their fight and perhaps the clue to what Jenna wanted to tell Amelia all along.

Genre: Contemporary

Prepped by Bethany Mangle

A thrilling and funny debut about a teen raised in a doomsday community who plots her escape with the boy from the bunker next door.

Genre: Contemporary Dystopian

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January 2021 YA Releases I Can't Wait For

All of these upcoming releases are either standalone novels or the first in their series!

Blood, Metal, Bone by Lindsay Cummings

Wrongly accused of her brother’s murder, Sonara’s destiny was to die, sentenced to execution by her own mother. Punished and left for dead, the shadows have cursed her with a second life as a Shadowblood.

Cast in Firelight by Dana Swift

Adraa is the royal heir of Belwar. Jatin is the royal heir to Naupure. Together, their arranged marriage will unite two of Wickery's most powerful kingdoms. But after years of rivalry from afar, Adraa and Jatin only agree on one thing: their reunion will be anything but sweet. Only, destiny has other plans and with the criminal underbelly of Belwar suddenly making a move for control, their paths cross...and neither realizes who the other is, adopting separate secret identities instead.

Crown of Bones by A.K. Wilder

In a world on the brink of the next Great Dying, no amount of training can prepare us for what is to come … A young heir will raise the most powerful phantom in all of Baiseen. A dangerous High Savant will do anything to control the realms. And I, a lowly scribe meant to observe and record, might be destined to change us all.

Into the Heartless Woods by Joanna Ruth Meyer

When Owen Merrick is lured into the witch’s wood, one of her tree-siren daughters, Seren, saves his life instead. Every night, he climbs over the garden wall to see her, and her longing to become human deepens. A shift in the stars foretells a dangerous curse, and Seren’s quest to become human will lead them into an ancient war raging between the witch and the king who is trying to stop her.

Lore by Alexandra Bracken

Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals, hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality. Long ago, Lore fled that brutal world in the wake of her family's sadistic murder by a rival line, turning her back on the hunt's promises of eternal glory. For years she's pushed away any thought of revenge against the man--now a god--responsible for their deaths. Until a wounded Athena seeks her help.

The Fate of Crowns by Rebecca L. Garcia

With my brother’s death came the crown and all the trappings that accompany it. Now, my father seeks to control my future. But fate has other plans. Thrown into mer-filled waters, I’m dragged into the rival kingdom of Berovia. Surrounded by those who murdered my brother and wished my entire family dead, I must find my way back to my kingdom and must make the choice between my duty, family, and heart before it's too late.

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

A slick, twisty YA page-turner about the daughter of a con artist who is taken hostage in a bank heist. The bank robbers may be trouble, but Nora’s something else entirely. They have no idea who they’re really holding hostage…

Wench by Maxine Kaplan

Tanya has worked at her tavern since she was able to see over the bar. But when her guardian dies, she might lose it all: the bar, her home, her purpose in life. So she heads out on a quest to petition the queen to keep the tavern in her name—dodging unscrupulous guards, a band of thieves, and a powerful, enchanted feather that seems drawn to her. Fast-paced, magical, and unapologetically feminist, Wench is epic fantasy like you’ve never seen it before.

Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

In this riveting, keenly emotional debut fantasy, a Black teen from Houston has her world upended when she learns about her godly ancestry--and with evil sinking its claws into humans and gods alike, she'll have to unearth the magic of her true identity to save both her worlds.

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What app do you use to make your edits/moodboards?

Thanks for asking! I use Canva for my moodboards. It’s so easy. For the photos I take, I take photos with my Nikon and then use VSCO and the regular iPhone editing.

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A sky full of stars and he was staring at her.

- Atticus

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REVIEW: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars

Thank you so much to Simon & Schuster and Chloe Gong for destroying my week giving me a free ARC for my honest review.

My review can really be summed up into one emotional, heart-felt statement that I’ve been screaming at the top of my lungs since about Chapter 5 of These Violent Delights.

CHLOE GONG HOW VERY DARE YOU?! To have the AUDACITY to write a book so devastatingly good... I have lost many nights of sleep over this book and all of your characters now live rent-free in my head forever.

While I probably shouldn’t say this, I’m saying it anyway... Gong took Romeo and Juliet, shook it up, and just made it better.

These Violent Delights takes place in 1920’s Shanghai and revolves around Juliette Cai, the heiress of the Scarlet Gang, and Roma Montagov, the heir to the rival gang, The White Flowers. After completing her education in America, Juliette returns to Shanghai to the rumors of a monster causing madness in her streets. In order to save everything she cares about, she must team up with Roma to solve the mystery of the madness... but to do this they’ll need to get over their past love and current hatred for each other.

If you love slow burn romance, bad ass lead females (who happen to kick ass wearing dresses and a garrote wire necklace), so much diversity seamlessly and easily woven in you’ll wonder why other authors find it so difficult, mystery, and retellings... this book is most definitely for you.

But I warn you... once you come for the plot, you’ll be staying for Gong’s writing and looking forward to whatever she writes next. With descriptions like: “A boy with steel skin and a heart of glass.”, you’ll be swooning over more than the romance!

Now... GO READ IT! Happy publication day, Chloe Gong! 🥀

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I just finished These Violent Delights and honestly, Chloe Gong had NO RIGHT to make a book this devastatingly good. I lost many nights of sleep staying up to read this and now that it’s over, HOW CAN I SLEEP?! Talk about a book hangover.

Official review coming later, but obviously 5/5 ⭐️