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Hello everyone and happy April! Today I want to talk about the books coming out in May that I cannot wait for! What books coming out next month are you looking forward too?  Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo 5/5/20 PRE-ORDER Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people... In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance - and Papi's secrets - the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered. And then, when it seems like they've lost everything of their father, they learn of each other.  The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins 19/5/20 PRE-ORDER Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power has its price.It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined — every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favour or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute... and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.  Hideous Beauty by William Hussey 28/5/20 PRE-ORDER Dylan is forced to come out after his secret relationship with Ellis is exposed on social media, but to his surprise, everyone is really supportive - or appears to be. But Dylan's and El's happiness is short-lived, and following a tragic accident, Dylan begins to realize how little he knows about the boy he loves or those closest to him.  Everything is Fine by Gillian Harvey 28/5/20 PRE-ORDER Jessica Bradley has it all: the perfect boyfriend; influential healthy-eating blog; successful PR company and wonderful daughter, Anna. Or at least that is what her thousands of followers believe. The truth is, her boyfriend just broke up with her in four words on a post-it; her zest for healthy-eating has all but disappeared; her PR success is all reliant on her now not-so-honest online-life and she just got caught eating her daughter's Coco-Pops. So as they say: fake it 'til you make it. A few little white lies and phoney smiling selfies and Jess can keep up appearances. But when her real-life starts to spiral out of control how can Jess tell the truth from the lies? And will she be able to seize real happiness when it is right in front of her?  The Paper & Hearts Society: Read with Pride by Lucy Powrie 28/5/20 PRE-ORDER Olivia Santos is excited for her last year at secondary school. But when a parent complains about LGBTQ+ content in one of the books, the library implements a new policy for withdrawing books. Olivia is distraught - she's demisexual and knows how important it is for all readers to see themselves represented. Luckily, she's the mastermind behind The Paper & Hearts Society book club, and she knows exactly what to do: start a new club, find ways of evading the system, and change the policy for good! With two book clubs to run, exams to prepare for, and a girlfriend, just how long will it be before Olivia burns out? After all, creating a book club and trying to get the #ReadWithPride hashtag to get noticed is going to take a lot of energy. Sometimes, when you're in too deep, it's up to your friends to look out for you ...  Wonderland by Juno Dawson
28/5/20 PRE-ORDER Alice lives in a world of stifling privilege and luxury - but none of it means anything when your own head plays tricks on your reality. When her troubled friend Bunny goes missing, Alice becomes obsessed with finding her. On the trail of her last movements, Alice discovers a mysterious invitation to 'Wonderland': the party to end all parties - three days of hedonistic excess to which only the elite are welcome. Will she find Bunny there? Or is this really a case of finding herself? Because Alice has secrets of her own, and ruthless socialite queen Paisley Hart is determined to uncover them, whatever it takes. Alice is all alone, miles from home and without her essential medication. She can trust no-one, least of all herself, and now she has a new enemy who wants her head...
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Hello everyone! It is a strange time at the moment with everything going on in the world so, I thought I would share some love for the books coming out in April that I think you need to pick up! These are books I've been lucky enough to read early and I just adored them! I will also add that I know some books are having some of their publication dates moved to later this year but, I will add that if I find out new dates!  The Pieces of Ourselves by Maggie Harcourt 2/4/20 PRE-ORDER Flora "doesn't do people", not since the Incident that led to her leaving school midway through her GCSEs. The Incident that led to her being diagnosed with bipolar II. The Incident that left her in pieces. Until Hal arrives. He's researching a story about a missing World War I soldier, and he wants Flora's help. Flora used to love history before the Incident, but spending so much time with Hal is her worst nightmare. Yet as they begin to piece together the life of the missing soldier, a life of lost love, secrets and lies, Flora finds a piece of herself falling for Hal. I just adore Maggie's books and this was no difference! This was so raw and it kept me reading until early hours of the morning. It was beautifully written and the characters where so brilliant to follow.  Rules for Being a Girl by Candace Bushnell & Katie Cotugno 16/4/20 PRE-ORDER Don’t be easy. Don’t give it up. Don’t be a prude. Don’t be cold. Don’t put him in the friendzone. Don’t act desperate. Don’t let things go too far. Don’t give him the wrong idea. Don’t blame him for trying. Don’t walk alone at night. But calm down! Don’t worry so much. Smile! Marin is a smart, driven, popular girl – she's headed for Brown when she graduates and has a brilliant career as a journalist ahead of her. Especially in the eyes of English teacher Mr Beckett. He spends a lot of time around Marin, and she thinks it's harmless . . . until he kisses her. No one believes Marin when she tells them what happened, so she does the only thing she can: she writes an article called 'Rules for Being a Girl' for the school paper to point out the misogyny and sexism that girls face every day. As things heat up at school and in her personal life, Marin must figure out how to take back the power and rewrite her own rules. Two amazing authors have came together and wrote a fantastic book that tackles misogyny and sexism and shows that you can speak up, stand out and break the rules. An amazing exploring of feminism.  Incendiary by Zoraida Cordova 28/4/20 PRE-ORDER Renata was only a child when she was kidnapped by the crown. As a memory thief, the rarest and most feared of the magical Moria, she was used to carry out the King's Wrath, a siege that resulted in the deaths of thousands of her own people. Now Renata is one of the Whispers, a rebel spy working against the crown. When Dez, her commander - and the boy she's grown to love - is taken captive by the notorious Principe Dorado, Renata must return to the palace and complete his top-secret mission herself. Can she keep her cover, even as she burns for vengeance against the brutal, enigmatic prince? Her life and the fate of the Moria depend on it. But returning to the palace stirs memories long locked away. As Renata grows more deeply embedded in the royal court, she uncovers a secret that could change the fate of the entire kingdom - and end the war that has cost her everything. I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK. It is dark, rich and full of life. Full of an amazing characters and a epic fantasy plot that will just grip you from beginning to end.  Would Like to Meet by Rachel Winters
30/4/20 PRE-ORDER Long-suffering assistant Evie Summers will lose her job unless she can convince her film agency's biggest and most difficult client, Ezra Chester, to finish the script for a Hollywood romcom. The catch? He hasn't started writing it. Suffering from 'writer's block,' he will only put pen to paper if singleton Evie can prove to him that you can fall in love like they do in the movies. Forget internet dating, Evie can only meet a man the way that Sally met Harry, or Hugh Grant meets anyone. Cue her entering into one ridiculous romcom scenario after another. But can life ever be like the movies? Of course, real life is never that straightforward . . . This is funny, heart-warming and the perfect rom-com to curl up with at home! It was clever and original. I enjoyed every second off it! Happy March everyone! This is a very exciting month as I am off to Disneyland Paris, Lake District and getting a new tattoo. It is so exciting and plus! All these exciting books are coming out next month that I have pre-ordered and can't want to read! What books coming out in April can you not wait for?!  Family For Beginners by Sarah Morgan 2/4/20 PRE-ORDER Who says you can’t choose your family?When Flora falls in love with Jack, suddenly she’s not only handling a very cranky teenager, but she’s also living in the shadow of Jack’s perfect, immortalised wife, Becca. Every summer, Becca and Jack would holiday with Becca’s oldest friends and Jack wants to continue the tradition, so now Flora must face a summer trying to live up to Becca’s memory, with not only Jack’s daughter looking on, but with Becca’s best friends judging her every move… The more Flora tries to impress everyone, the more things go horribly wrong…but as the summer unfolds, Flora begins pushing her own boundaries, and finding herself in a way that she never thought she needed to. And she soon learns that families come in all shapes and sizes.  The Pieces of Ourselves by Maggie Harcourt 2/4/20 PRE-ORDER Flora "doesn't do people", not since the Incident that led to her leaving school midway through her GCSEs. The Incident that led to her being diagnosed with bipolar II. The Incident that left her in pieces. Until Hal arrives. He's researching a story about a missing World War I soldier, and he wants Flora's help. Flora used to love history before the Incident, but spending so much time with Hal is her worst nightmare. Yet as they begin to piece together the life of the missing soldier, a life of lost love, secrets and lies, Flora finds a piece of herself falling for Hal.  We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker 2/4/20 PRE-ORDER 'YOU CAN'T SAVE SOMEONE THAT DOESN'T WANT TO BE SAVED . . .' Thirty years ago, Vincent King became a killer. Now, he's been released from prison and is back in his hometown of Cape Haven, California. Not everyone is pleased to see him. Like Star Radley, his ex-girlfriend, and sister of the girl he killed. Duchess Radley, Star's thirteen-year-old daughter, is part-carer, part-protector to her younger brother, Robin - and to her deeply troubled mother. But in trying to protect Star, Duchess inadvertently sets off a chain of events that will have tragic consequences not only for her family, but also the whole town. Murder, revenge, retribution. How far can we run from the past when the past seems doomed to repeat itself?  Pretending by Holly Bourne 2/4/20 PRE-ORDER He said he was looking for a 'partner in crime' which everyone knows is shorthand for 'a woman who isn't real'. April is kind, pretty, and relatively normal - yet she can't seem to get past date five. Every time she thinks she's found someone to trust, they reveal themselves to be awful, leaving her heartbroken. And angry. If only April could be more like Gretel. Gretel is exactly what men want - she's a Regular Everyday Manic Pixie Dream Girl Next Door With No Problems. The problem is, Gretel isn't real. And April is now claiming to be her. As soon as April starts 'being' Gretel, dating becomes much more fun - especially once she reels in the unsuspecting Joshua. Finally, April is the one in control, but can she control her own feelings? And as she and Joshua grow closer, how long will she be able to keep pretending?  Isle of Storm & Sorrow: Venom book 2 by Bex Hogan 16/4/20 PRE-ORDER Marianne is now the Viper, but her hopes for peace in the Eastern Isles are being frustrated. The corrupt King remains on the throne, bandits are proving hard to stop and Marianne is not sure who among her crew she can truly trust. For the islands to prosper, the invisible bond that once existed uniting land and sea must be reinstated. There's only one way that can happen - the return of magic. To do that Marianne must put aside all her fears: she must return to her roots, the Western Isles, and call on the power that runs in her blood. She must become a Mage. Only then, can she possibly command the army needed to finally take down the King.  Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card 7 24/4/20 PRE-ORDER Seventeen years after the original Cardcaptor Sakura manga ended, Clamp returns with more magical clow card adventures! Clear Card picks up right where Cardcaptor Sakura left off, with Sakura and Syaoran starting junior high school. With the Final Judgment passed, Sakura thinks school life will be quiet, but then all her cards suddenly turn blank! The mysterious new power she discovers will change how she thinks about her powers...  Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson 30/4/20 PRE-ORDER Pip Fitz-Amobi is not a detective anymore. With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her. But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared but the police won’t do anything about it. And if they won’t look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town’s dark secrets along the way… and this time EVERYONE is listening. But will she find him before it’s too late?  The Switch by Beth O'Leary
30/4/20 PRE-ORDER Eileen is sick of being 79. Leena's tired of life in her twenties. Maybe it's time they swapped places... When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes to her grandmother Eileen's house for some overdue rest. Eileen is newly single and about to turn eighty. She'd like a second chance at love, but her tiny Yorkshire village doesn't offer many eligible gentlemen. Once Leena learns of Eileen's romantic predicament, she proposes a solution: a two-month swap. Eileen can live in London and look for love. Meanwhile Leena will look after everything in rural Yorkshire. But with gossiping neighbours and difficult family dynamics to navigate up north, and trendy London flatmates and online dating to contend with in the city, stepping into one another's shoes proves more difficult than either of them expected. Leena learns that a long-distance relationship isn't as romantic as she hoped it would be, and then there is the annoyingly perfect - and distractingly handsome - school teacher, who keeps showing up to outdo her efforts to impress the local villagers. Back in London, Eileen is a huge hit with her new neighbours, but is her perfect match nearer home than she first thought? Hello everyone! Today I want to talk about the books coming out next month that, I've been lucky enough to read early and think everyone needs to have these books pre-ordered. These are books I've really enjoyed and I just think they are wonderful! What books coming out in march are you looking forward too? 
Havenfall by Sara Holland
3/3/20 PRE-ORDER Hidden deep in the mountains of Colorado lies the Inn at Havenfall, a sanctuary that connects ancient worlds--each with their own magic--together. For generations, the inn has protected all who seek refuge within its walls, and any who disrupt the peace can never return. For Maddie Morrow, summers at the inn are more than a chance to experience this magic first-hand. Havenfall is an escape from reality, where her mother sits on death row accused of murdering Maddie's brother. It's where Maddie fell in love with handsome Fiorden soldier Brekken. And it's where one day she hopes to inherit the role of Innkeeper from her beloved uncle. But this summer, the impossible happens--a dead body is found, shattering everything the inn stands for. With Brekken missing, her uncle gravely injured, and a dangerous creature on the loose, Maddie suddenly finds herself responsible for the safety of everyone in Havenfall. She'll do anything to uncover the truth, even if it means working together with an alluring new staffer Taya, who seems to know more than she's letting on. As dark secrets are revealed about the inn itself, one thing becomes clear to Maddie--no one can be trusted, and no one is safe . . . This was everything and more. Gripping from the beginning and just wonderfully written by one of my favourite authors. It's magical and also has a sense of mystery too it and just so good! 
The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski
3/3/20 PRE-ORDER Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society's pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Life in the Ward is grim and punishing. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colours. You either follow the rules, or pay a tithe and suffer the consequences. Nirrim keeps her head down, and a dangerous secret close to her chest. But then she encounters id, a rakish traveller from far away, who whispers rumours that the High Kith possess magic. Sid tempts Nirrim to seek that magic for herself. But to do that, Nirrim must surrender her old life. She must place her trust in this sly stranger who asks, above all, not to be trusted. One of my favourite authors has a new book out that is brilliant and just everything I wanted and more. It's captivating, exciting and amazing world-building with interesting characters. Plus, has LGBTQ+ Rep! 
Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
5/3/20 PRE-ORDER When Ollie meets Will over the summer break, he thinks he's found his Happily Ever After. But once summer's ended, Will stops texting him back, and Ollie finds himself short of his fairy-tale ending. A family emergency sees Ollie uprooted and enrolled at a new school across the country - Will's school - and Ollie finds that the sweet, affectionate and comfortably queer guy he knew from summer isn't the same one attending Collinswood High. This Will is a class clown, a basketball jock and, well, a bit of a jerk. Ollie isn't going to pine after a guy who isn't ready for a relationship. But as school life repeatedly throws them together, from music class to the lunch table, Ollie finds his resolve weakening. With the noisy drama of their friends as the backdrop - from ambitious Juliette and frosty Lara, to big-hearted Darnell and king-jock Matt - Ollie has a decision to make. The last time he gave Will his heart, Will handed it back to him trampled and battered. Ollie would have to be an idiot to trust him with it again. Right? This has been called a 'queer re-imagining of GREASE' and it is everything you would expect and enjoy. I love the characters, the story just, everything about this story is sweet with a bit of angst and it was really good. 
Anna K. by Jenny Lee
5/3/20 PRE-ORDER Welcome to the dizzying heights of New York's Upper East Side: where privilege, partying and scandal rules. And Anna K knows the rules by heart. Beautiful, rich and popular, she takes care to maintain her status as the perfect girlfriend, daughter and student.Then a chance encounter at Grand Central station with notorious playboy Alexi 'Count' Vronsky changes everything. Anna knows she needs to avoid Alexi, but sometimes fate has other plans . . . Soon Anna finds it impossible to resist him, and finds herself willing to risk everything she has to be with him - no matter the consequences. After all, the course of true love never did run smooth . . . This is a re-telling of Anna Karenina set in the upper east side that is perfect for fans of Gossip Girl and Crazy Rich Asian. All of this I love and this book was fantastic! A very diverse cast of characters that talks about privilege and racism. It is a very well told story that deals with a lot of topics with a bunch of fun characters! TW: Alcohol and drug abuse. Suicidal thoughts, sex, death. 
Messy, Wonderful Us by Catherine Isaac
5/3/20 PRE-ORDER PAPERBACK In late 1983, a letter arrives from Italy, containing secrets so unthinkable that it is hidden away, apparently forever. More than three decades later, it is found . . . by the last person who was ever supposed to see it. When Allie opens an envelope in her grandmother’s house, it changes everything she knows about her family - and herself. With the truth liable to hurt those she loves most, she hires a private detective to find out what happened to her late mother in the summer before Allie was born. Taking leave from her job as a research scientist, she is led to the sun-drenched shores of Lake Garda, accompanied by her best friend Ed. But the secrets that emerge go far beyond anything they were expecting. Now, Allie must find the courage to confront her family’s tangled past and reshape her own future. This book is already out but, the paperback comes out next month and this is a book you need. She is a fantastic author and it is full of family secrets, friendships and will make you want to travel! It is just wonderful. 
And The Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando
5/3/20 PRE-ORDER When fifteen-year-old Nathan discovers that his older brother Al, has taken his own life, his whole world is torn apart. Al was special. Al was talented. Al had so many dreams ... so why did he do it? Convinced that his brother was in trouble, Nathan decides to retrace Al’s footsteps. As he does, he meets Megan, Al's former classmate, who is as determined as Nathan to keep Al's memory alive. Together they start seeking answers, but will either of them be able to handle the truth about Al’s death when they eventually discover what happened? This book is so beautiful and heartbreaking. Very important and a book about when all hope is lost, how do you keep your head above water? I just loved this book so much. Very brilliant characters and written so beautifully. It will make you angry and sad and just make you want to get everyone to read this book! Happy February everyone! I know we aren't anywhere near March yet but, that doesn't mean we can't get excited about the books coming out that month?! March is a very exciting month as I am off to Disneyland Paris for the first time so, I am very excited and also planning on taking 10 books with me as that is what I do when I go away. Anyway, here is the books coming out in March I cannot wait for! Let me know what March releases you are excited for!  House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City) by Sarah J. Maas 3/3/20 PRE-ORDER HERE Half-Fae, half-human Bryce Quinlan loves her life. Every night is a party and Bryce is going to savour all the pleasures Lunathion - also known as Crescent City - has to offer. But then a brutal murder shakes the very foundations of the city, and brings Bryce's world crashing down. Two years later, Bryce still haunts the city's most notorious nightclubs - but seeking only oblivion now. Then the murderer attacks again. And when an infamous Fallen angel, Hunt Athalar, is assigned to watch her every footstep, Bryce knows she can't forget any longer. As Bryce and Hunt fight to unravel the mystery, and their own dark pasts, the threads they tug ripple through the underbelly of the city, across warring continents, and down to the deepest levels of Hel, where things that have been sleeping for millennia are beginning to stir ...  The Last Hours: Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare 3/3/20 PRE-ORDER HERE Cordelia Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, a warrior trained since childhood to battle demons. When her father is accused of a terrible crime, she and her brother travel to Edwardian London in the hope of preventing the family’s ruin. Cordelia’s mother wants to marry her off, but Cordelia is determined to be a hero rather than a bride. Soon Cordelia encounters childhood friends James and Lucie Herondale and is drawn into their world of glittering ballrooms, secret assignations and supernatural salons, where vampires and warlocks mingle with mermaids and magicians. All the while, she must hide her secret love for James, who is sworn to marry someone else.But Cordelia’s new life is blown apart when a shocking series of demon attacks devastate London. These monsters are nothing like those the Shadowhunters have fought before – these demons walk in daylight, strike down the unwary with incurable poison and seem impossible to kill. London is immediately quarantined. Trapped in the city, Cordelia and her friends discover that their own connection to a dark legacy has gifted them with incredible powers – and force a brutal choice that will reveal the true cruel price of being a hero.  Run, Rebel by Manjeet Mann 5/3/20 PRE-ORDER HERE I am restless, my feet need to fly. Amber is trapped - by her father's rules, by his expectations, by her own fears. Now she's ready to fight - for her mother, for her sister, for herself. Freedom always comes at a price.  Hold Back the Tide by Melinda Salisbury 5/3/20 PRE-ORDER Everyone knows what happened to Alva's mother, all those years ago. But when dark forces begin to stir in Ormscaula, Alva has to face a very different future - and question everything she thought she knew about her past...  The Raven and the Dove by Kaitlyn Davis 9/3/20 PRE-ORDER A princess longing to be free... On the dawn of her courtship trials, Princess Lyana Aethionus knows she should be focused on winning her perfect mate, yet her thoughts wander to the open sky at the edge of her floating kingdom. One final adventure calls. Upon fleeing the palace, the last thing she expects to find is a raven prince locked in a death match with a dragon. A bastard aching to belong... Reviled son of a dead king, Rafe would do anything for his beloved half-brother, Prince Lysander Taetanus, including posing as him in the upcoming courtship trials. When a dragon interrupts their secret exchange, he orders his studious sibling to run. After suffering a fatal blow, Rafe is saved by a beautiful dove who possesses forbidden magic, just like him. Fate brought them together, now destiny will tear them apart... Unknown to the world above, on the foggy sea ten thousand feet below, a young king fights a forgotten war. He believes Lyana is the queen prophesied to save the world, and with the help of his favored spy, hidden deep in the highest ranks of the dove royal house, he will stop at nothing to have her.  Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman 12/3/20 PRE-ORDER When I'm on the trapeze, I feel whole. When I'm in the air with the ropes between my fingers, I feel like I'm everything I ever want to be in the world. This is what I want. It s all I've ever wanted. I only wish my parents could see what this means to me. What it would mean to hold a dream in my palm, press it tight against my heart, and never let it go.  Thorn by Intisar Khanani 24/3/20 PRE-ORDER HERE Princess Alyrra has never enjoyed the security or power of her rank. Between her family's cruelty and the court's contempt, she has spent her life in the shadows. Forced to marry a powerful foreign prince, Alyrra embarks on a journey to meet her betrothed with little hope for a better future. But powerful men have powerful enemies - and now so does Alyrra. Betrayed during a magical attack, her identity is switched with another woman's, giving Alyrra the first choice she's ever had: to start a new life for herself or fight for a prince she's never met. But Alyrra soon finds that Prince Kestrin is not at all what she expected. While walking away will cost Kestrin his life, returning to the court may cost Alyrra her own. As Alyrra is coming to realise, sometimes the hardest choice means learning to trust herself.  My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
31/3/20 PRE-ORDER ALL HE DID WAS FALL IN LOVE WITH ME AND THE WORLD TURNED HIM INTO A MONSTER Vanessa Wye was fifteen-years-old when she first had sex with her English teacher. She is now thirty-two and in the storm of allegations against powerful men in 2017, the teacher, Jacob Strane, has just been accused of sexual abuse by another former student. Vanessa is horrified by this news, because she is quite certain that the relationship she had with Strane wasn't abuse. It was love. She's sure of that. Forced to rethink her past, to revisit everything that happened, Vanessa has to redefine the great love story of her life – her great sexual awakening – as rape. Now she must deal with the possibility that she might be a victim, and just one of many. Nuanced, uncomfortable, bold and powerful, My Dark Vanessa goes straight to the heart of some of the most complex issues our age. Hello everyone! Today I am very excited to be sharing the cover for Here Lie the Secrets by Emma Young, This book sounds fantastic. A YA book that is set in New York in a haunted house. It sounds so good and a little bit chilling and I really hope you love the cover as much as I do as it is just so beautiful! A little bit more about the book - Mia's best friend Holly died when they were thirteen. But years later, Holly still hasn't left her. Spending the summer in New York, Mia is hoping to escape the visions of Holly that haunt her life at home. There she meets Rav, a parapsychology student, who convinces her to take part in a study into why some people see ghosts. Soon she is caught up in the investigation of Halcyon House, which is reputed to be haunted by a poltergeist. As Mia confronts her fears, what she learns about the house and herself will change her life forever. About Emma Young Emma Young is a writer on science and technology for children, a staff writer for the British Psychological Society and a former editor on New Scientist magazine. She is also the author of the highly-acclaimed middle grade STORM series, and YA novel, SHE, MYSELF AND I. After spending some time living in the US, Emma now lives in Sheffield with her family. Visit emmayoung.net | @EmmaELYoung And now for the cover reveal!  Isn't absolutely gorgeous?! It fits so well with the book and it just makes me more excited to pick this book up.
Here Lie The Secrets by Emma Young is out 14/5/2020 and you can pre-order the book here! Hello everyone! This is something I started last year and it lasted two weeks but, I really love doing book hauls, I like reading about what books people have gotten and I just think they're fun so, I want to start it again! At the end of each month I will be sharing what I books I have gotten that month. I hope you enjoy and do let me know if you have read any of these! Thank you to the publishers who have kindly gifted me these books and I cannot wait to get to them asap!  Loved by P.C. & Kristin Cast - 6/2/20
The Pure Heart by Trudi Tweedie - 6/2/20 The Wolf of Oren-Yaro by K.S. Villoso - 6/2/20 My Type on Paper by Chloe Seager - 6/2/20 Belle Revolte by Linsey Miller - 1/3/20 The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski - 3/3/20 A Treason of Thorns by Laura Weymouth - 5/3/20 This Lovely City by Louise Hare - 12/3/20 The Last Human by Zack Jordan - 24/3/20 The Upside of Falling by Alex Light - 2/4/20 Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran - 6/4/20 Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko - 14/4/20 Incendiary by Zoraida Cordova - 28/4/20 Aurora Burning by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman - 5/5/20 Dangerous Remedy by Kat Dunn- 7/5/20 Otto Tattercoat and the Forest of Lost Things by Matilda Woods - 9/6/20 Parachutes by Kelly Yang - 25/6/20 Have you read any of these books yet? Any that you are excited for?! I always enjoy reading people's post on a Wednesday on what books they are wishing for. It always adds so many books to my TBR. I've been meaning to start doing it and with it being a new year I am going to try and do one each week but, this just makes my TBR a lot longer which, I'm not complaining about but the books I have in my library are. What books are you wishing for?  House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City) by Sarah J. Maas - 3/3/20 I am so, so, so excited for this book. I really love her ACOTAR series and this book just sounds fantastic! Also, the cover is beautiful?! I am just super excited.  Family for Beginners by Sarah Morgan - 2/4/20 I love, love, love Sarah Morgan. She is one of my all time favourite authors and I just really enjoy the sound of this one. A story of a woman who is a new addition to a family and trying to fit in the boots of the woman isn't around anymore and I just cannot wait. I know I am going to love it.  The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant - 4/6/20 Les Miserables meets Six of Crows. Do you need to know anything else?! As soon as I heard that description I pre-ordered this book straight away. I just can not wait for this one.  Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee - 23/6/20 This cover is what got me looking at this book and it just sounds so good. Perfect for fans of Naomi Novik, my fave, it has been described as enchanting, with non stop action and dark magic. I just really like the sound of this book. Hello everyone! Today I am talking about the books that are coming out in Feb that I have been fortunate to receive an early copy off and just can't recommend enough! Again, thank you to the publishers for sending me early copies as I am very grateful! Let me know what books coming out in Feb you can't wait for!  Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli & Aisha Saeed 4/2/20 PRE-ORDER Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state candidate - as long as he’s behind the scenes. There’s no way he’d ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes…until he meets Maya. Maya Rehman’s having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is cancelled, her parents are separating and now her mother thinks the solution to her problems is political canvassing - with some awkward guy she hardly knows ... Going door to door isn’t exactly glamorous, but maybe it’s not the worst thing in the world. After all, the polls are getting closer - and so are Maya and Jamie. Mastering local activism is one thing. Navigating the cross-cultural crush of the century is another thing entirely. So good! Heartwarming, fun just wonderful! Becky and Aisha work so well together and this story just flows so nicely with both of their writing styles and it was just so, so, so good!  Wranglestone by Darren Charlton 6/2/20 PRE-ORDER Winter was the only season every Lake-Lander feared… In a post-apocalyptic America, a community survives in a national park, surrounded by water that keeps the Dead at bay. But when winter comes, there’s nothing to stop them from crossing the ice. Then homebody Peter puts the camp in danger by naively allowing a stranger to come ashore and he’s forced to leave the community of Wranglestone. Now he must help rancher Cooper, the boy he’s always watched from afar, herd the Dead from their shores before the lake freezes over. But as love blossoms, a dark discovery reveals the sanctuary’s secret past. One that forces the pair to question everything they’ve ever known. Fantastic, brilliant, just overall so good! An amazing debut book from Darren that is full of action, thrilling and full of romance! A brilliant LGBTQ+ Zombie book that everyone will enjoy!  Diary of a Confused Feminist by Kate Weston 6/2/20 PRE-ORDER 15-year-old Kat wants to do GOOD FEMINISM, although she's not always sure what that means. She also wants to be a writer, get together with Hot Josh (is this a feminist ambition?), win at her coursework and not make a TOTAL EMBARRASSMENT of herself at all times. But the path to true feminism is filled with mortifying incidents, muddling moments and Instagram hell. And it doesn't help that Hot Josh is just, well, properly, distractingly hot. And when everything at school starts to get a bit too much, Kat knows she's lost her way, and the only way forward is to ask for help ... A fantastic read that tackles topics like, mooncups, #MeToo and so much more through the diary of a 15 year old. It will make you laugh out loud with how honest and authentic Kat is and even embarrassing. It is so good.  You, Me, Forever by Jo Watson 6/2/20 PRE-ORDER HERE It all started with faulty elevator - and a love letter... Writer Becca Thorne needs an idea - fast! She might have a huge bestseller to her name but, with the deadline for book two approaching, Becca knows she's in danger of losing the career she cares so much about. But Fate has other plans for her when she almost plummets to her death with two strangers in a faulty elevator. Although Becca emerges in one piece, her precious vintage handbag doesn't, and that's when she realises that inspiration has been with her all along. Hidden inside the bag's now-torn lining is a set of beautiful love letters. It might not be her story, yet Becca can't seem to get the romantic words out of her head and feels compelled to discover who wrote the letters. But there's more waiting for Becca than the tale of a romance from long ago - it might be the chance to live her own love story and follow the path Fate has always intended her to... Jo is one of my favourite authors and I will always recommend her books. This is funny, heartwarming and just a book you will want to curl up with one evening. It is a beautiful story!  The Holdout by Graham Moore
20/2/20 PRE-ORDER One juror changed the verdict. What if she was wrong? 'Ten years ago we made a decision together...' Fifteen-year-old Jessica Silver, heiress to a billion-dollar fortune, vanishes on her way home from school. Her teacher, Bobby Nock, is the prime suspect. It's an open and shut case for the prosecution, and a quick conviction seems all but guaranteed. Until Maya Seale, a young woman on the jury, persuades the rest of the jurors to vote not guilty: a controversial decision that will change all of their lives forever. Ten years later, one of the jurors is found dead, and Maya is the prime suspect. The real killer could be any of the other ten jurors. Is Maya being forced to pay the price for her decision all those years ago? AMAZING! Such an amazing thriller that will grip you from the very beginning and you will just be hooked! I adored every second of this book and the twists and turns just kept me needing more. Hello everyone! Today I want to talk about some books that are coming out this month that I can't recommend enough! As a book blogger I'm lucky to receive early copies of books which, I am so grateful for as it is just so exciting. These are books I've been lucky enough to have a chance to read early and just adored! What books out this month can you not wait for?!  Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen “Our cousins have done this program,” Sophie whispers. “Best kept secret. Zero supervision.” And just like that, Ever Wong’s summer takes an unexpected turn. Gone is Chien Tan, the strict educational program in Taiwan that Ever was expecting. In its place, she finds Loveboat: a summer-long free-for-all where hookups abound, adults turn a blind eye, and the nightlife runs nonstop. But not every student is quite what they seem: Ever is working toward becoming a doctor but nurses a secret passion for dance. Rick Woo is the Yale-bound child prodigy bane of Ever’s existence whose perfection hides a secret. Boy-crazy, fashion-obsessed Sophie Ha turns out to have more to her than meets the eye. And under sexy Xavier Yeh’s shell is buried a shameful truth he’ll never admit. When these students’ lives collide, it’s guaranteed to be a summer Ever will never forget!' I adored this book so much! I read it in one sitting and just couldn't put it down! A summer romance where anything is possible and just wow! I love reading about the characters, their stories and about Loveboat. Ever is an amazing character and she has made a list she is determined to finish before the summer is over and she has to head back home to make a decision about her future and I can't recommend this enough! Fun, flirty and just really enjoyable!  A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer Find the heir, win the crown. Win the crown, save the kingdom. Harper has freed Prince Rhen from the curse that almost destroyed his kingdom. But all is not well; rumours are rife that there is a rival heir with a stronger claim to the throne and that 'Princess' Harper of Disi is nothing but a fraud. Grey has fled the castle carrying a terrible secret. When he is discovered by soldiers and returned to Ironrose by force, Grey's allegiances begin to shift. And as he grows closer to an enemy princess, he is forced to decide whether he will stand against Rhen for the crown he never wanted . Of course this book is on my list. The first book, A Curse so Dark and Lonely, was one of my favourite books of last year and I have been dying to talk about this book ever since I read it. I don't want to say too much as it's a sequel BUT IT IS FANTASTIC AND YOU NEED TO READ IT ASAP!  One Of Us Is Next by Karen M.McManus Welcome back to Bayview High . . . It's been a year since the events of One Of Us Is Lying. But nothing has settled for the residents of Bayview. Not now someone has started playing a sinister game of Truth or Dare. Choose truth? You must reveal your darkest secret. Choose dare? Well, that could be even more dangerous. Even deadly. When the game takes an even darker turn, suddenly no one at Bayview High knows who to trust. But they need to find out who is behind the game, before it's too late. Again, really needs no explanation. The first book, One of Us is Lying, is one of my favourite books and this sequel gave me everything I needed and more! It was a really fantastic sequel that I cannot wait for more and the TV show!  A Throne of Swans by Katharine & Elizabeth Corr
When her father dies just before her birthday, seventeen-year-old Aderyn inherits the role of Protector of Atratys, a dominion in a kingdom where nobles are able to transform at will into the bird that represents their family bloodline. Aderyn's ancestral bird is a swan. But she has not transformed for years, not since witnessing the death of her mother - ripped apart by hawks that have supposedly been extinct since the long-ago War of the Raptors. With the benevolent shelter of her mother and her father now lost, Aderyn is at the mercy of her brutal uncle, the King, and his royal court. Driven by revenge and love, she must venture into the malevolent heart of the Citadel in order to seek the truth about the attack that so nearly destroyed her, to fight for the only home she has ever known and for the land she has vowed to protect. I love, love, love, love this book so much! I am so excited for the next one and it is a book you just need to jump into straight away and the way the authors just pull you into this world is magical and I cannot wait for more!! |
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