What genres and topics in YA are going to be on the rise in 2017???
This is, obviously, the golden question you’ve all been asking. And if you hadn’t even thought of asking it until right this second, well — BOOM — you’re asking it now because you just read the first sentence of this post. #MindControl
And because it’s a question that I think is very interesting I am (A) not only going to answer it with my own infallible knowledge, but (B) I’m asking several amazing bloggers to lend me their genius skills! (COLLABORATION POSTS FOR THE WIN.) So a massive thank you to these bloggers for lending me their brains (in a non-creepy way…nope, wait. Still sounds creepy) and be sure to let us know YOUR predictions in the comments.
Basically we’re going to share some books we’re super excited for and predict what genres, trends, and topics might be A BIG DEAL in young adult books in 2017.
We’re most likely right.
Also I absolutely 500% recommend you go attack all of these bloggers with your friendship because they’re so fabulous and kind and they love books. Basically they are perfect.
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I’m so excited for this year’s YA, because it looks like it’s going to be more diverse than ever. I’m particularly hoping this is the year that #ownvoices books are really promoted by bloggers — if we fangirl hard enough, we can hype up any brilliant book, right? This year we’ve seen a lot of discussion on sensitivity readers, author intent and representation, so I think it’s fantastic that we’re getting more complex, nuanced portrayals that don’t rely on stereotypes.
I also love that we’re getting lots of retellings based on lesser-known stories — we’ve got Wintersong in March, which is based on Goblin Market, a poem I studied in year 12 English. There’s also Roseblood based on The Phantom of the Opera, and Forest of a Thousand Lanterns, a re-imagining of Snow White based on Asian folklore and mythology. So excited for all of these!
Some of the books I’m really looking forward to are We Are Okay by Nina LaCour, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, and The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz.
I’ve already noticed several trends emerging in 2017, and I’m optimistic about all of them. I’ve been branching out of my fantasy comfort zone lately, so I’m pleased to see several YA horror novels coming out this year. The one I’m most excited for is Garden of Dust and Blood by K. K. Pérez – a fantasy based on the world’s first female serial killer. How epic does that sound? Many of the other upcoming horror novels also cross genres, which is a plus in my book, and they seem to mostly feature monsters of the human kind. I find this trend particularly relevant, considering the current political climate.
Another trend I’m hoping pans out is a long-awaited rise in diverse fantasies. I’ve seen blurbs mentioning sexual diversity, cultural diversity, and even characters with physical disabilities. I can’t wait! My most-anticipated diverse fantasy this year is The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera. I’m equally excited that YA seems to be moving beyond sexual diversity limited to a token gay or lesbian character. I’m looking forward to also reading about gender-fluid, transgender, bisexual, and asexual characters. Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller, for example, is about a gender-fluid pickpocket, while Kathryn Ormsbee is releasing Tash Hearts Tolstoy, featuring an asexual main character. Really, the only thing 2017 doesn’t have to offer is an extra day each week to read all these fantastic books.
2017 is going to be such an amazing year for books! If I stacked all of the books I want to read this year up against myself it would be 10x taller than me. AND THAT’S ONLY BOOKS FOR 2017. There are many fantasy books I can’t wait to read. I feel as though this year is a year filled with action packed fantasy adventures that are really fast paced and keep you on the edge of your seat, with cliffhangers. SO MANY CLIFFHANGERS. Some books like this include Flame In The Mist, which will have SAMURAIS AND BANDITS and sounds epically awesome, the main character in this book is a prominent Samurai’s daughter I CAN’T WAIT!
But I have to say that I think in 2017 contemporary will absolutely amaze us all. Which I’m excited for because contemporary is my favourite genre! Also pre-warning I am predicting that there will be many tears shed this year over said contemporaries. I am soo excited for all of the diverse contemporary books that are getting published this year in particular When Dimple Met Rishi (which sounds like a super cute, and fun contemporary read) also The Upside of Unrequited (this book is by Becky Albertalli who wrote Simon Vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda which I loved so I can’t wait for this one, which is a book about twins), History Is All You Left Me (a heartbreaking contemporary about a boy who loses his first love) and also The Hate U Give (which is a book inspired by #BlackLivesMatter and sounds like a very important book to read.) ALL OF THESE COVERS ASWELL! So beautiful!! I also can’t wait for the final Lara Jean novel, Always and Forever Lara Jean! I’m going to miss this series so much once it’s over! This year sounds like a great year for both fantasy, HEARTBREAKING contemporaries (oooh and also gorgeous covers) but I’m calling contemporary to have it’s best year in 2017.
Last year I put my money on YA Fantasy (not literally because I’m always broke, but ssshhh), thus abandoning my YA Contemporary roots. But not this year! No no. I’m going to predict that 2017 will be a grand year for YA Contemporary. Specifically the diverse kind because diversity is a BIG thing these days. Which is good because YAY diversity! Why do I predict this? Because of books in the genre that I have already read and loved like The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, which is freaking spectacular, and The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli, which is adorable and diverse and amazing. So yes, diverse YA Contemporary will be huge. I’m telling you.
Three books in the genre that I’m particularly looking forward to…Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner. Because The Serpent King was my faaaavorite of last year so I’m sure this one will blow my mind. If not, I will be very sad. Next to that I’m also going to give a shout out to Meg & Linus by Hanna Nowinski and The Gallery of Unfinished Girls by Lauren Karcz. I hope these two will be amazing and that I will love them forever and ever.
Even though I feel like everyone was screaming that 2016 was going to be the year of high-fantasy, I felt like it turned out to be more a year of contemporary issues books—just tons of hard-hitting, heart-wrenching, snot-inducing books about the harsh realities of life. And me? I read to get away from that. As far away from it as possible, actually XD SO! I’m hoping that 2017 will be the year of YA Fantasy! I’m talking sword fights and magic wands, made-up lands and planets I’ve never heard of, character names and creatures I can’t pronounce, and dragons galore! (A.K.A. The Year of The Cait?)
Additionally, I’d say it’s pretty inevitable that it’s going to be a big year for YA Superhero books! With the collaboration between Random House and DC Comics, we’re going to see some epicness, I can just feel it! We’re getting Wonder Woman: Warbringer by the amazing Leigh Bardugo, plus books about Batman, Catwoman, and Superman, all of which are being conquered by megastars Marie Lu, Sarah J. Maas, and Matt de la Peña. Now I’ve never been big on superheroes, but when they’re written by such fantastic authors and with a YA spin? I’m on board!
So to stick with my genre picks, three of my most anticipated books of 2017 are as follows: Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh (holy balls, Batman—have you seen that stunning cover?!), The Crown’s Fate by Evelyn Skye (kinda cheating here because I’ve read it, and WOW, it’s a marvelous Russian-inspired fantasy and everyone needs to read this series), and FINALLY… Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo (because duh, Leigh is a mythical creature whose writing skills should be worshipped, and she can basically do no wrong)
Over the last few years, we’ve seen a bit of an increase in the number of retellings being published, but I think 2017 is going to be THE year where retellings are going to be everywhere. As someone who has really got into retellings over the past year, I am so excited for the books being published this year!
Maybe you’ve been wishing for the origins story for sea witch in The Little Mermaid? 2017 will answer your wish: The Sea Witch by Sarah Henning. Or maybe you fancy a retelling of the little mermaid herself? Where she’s bisexual? With some Norse mythology thrown in? 2017 has got you covered: The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember. Or maybe you’d like a middle grade story about Jack Frost’s daughter? 2017 can give you that, too: A Girl Called Owl by Amy Wilson. With Disney’s Beauty and the Beast coming out this year, perhaps a retelling of the fairy tale is what you’re after? 2017 is way ahead of you: Hunted by Meagan Spooner. Or maybe you’re after a reimagining of The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndam? Yup, 2017 will see that on the shelves, too: The Fallen Children by David Owen.
And that’s without even mentioning the huge retellings we’re anticipating; RoseBlood by A. G. Howard, Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh, or, for us UK readers who are still waiting on it’s release over here, Heartless by Marissa Meyer. I’
My biggest prediction for 2017 is that it’s going to to smack us in the face with ALL THE BOOKS OF EVER. My TBR is exploding with dozens of books I’m desperate and dying for. I cannot even. My wallet cannot even. RIP us both.
I definitely think authors and publishers are answering the cry for diversity, which is brilliant and I’m so excited! I admit my soul has been particularly swallowed by all the diverse fantasy coming out. But I’m also seeing a lot of books promising disability rep (which we desperately need more of) coming out, including Things I Should Have Known which features a girl with Autism, A List of Cages which features boys with ADHD and dyslexia, A Quiet Kind of Thunder which features teens with Selective Mutism and Deafness, and Love At First Sight with a blind protagonist, and Unfolding with a boy with Epilepsy.
I’m also excited about the promise of pirates WHICH ARE MY FAVOURITE. Daughter of the Pirate King and Blacksouls are gracing us with their piratage presence. And also con artists with The Gentleman’s Guid to Vice and Virtue, Here Lies Daniel Tate, City of Saints and Thieves, and The Love Interest. This is probably an indication that 2017 wants to steal our souls with all these good books. Good on it. I am the excite.
An enormous thank you to these wonderful blogger contributors!
And I hope you (A) found an enormous amount of new books to flood your TBR with to make you somewhat scared for you life, and (B) enjoyed our hypotheses on what 2017 is going to bring us!
OMG thanks for exploding my TBR!! (Again) I love such collab posts and this was super fun, reading everyone’s opinions on this. I will read like anything that Leigh Bardugo writes, so I am super pumped for Wonder Woman. And we are also getting the movie this year SO YAS. I read your Review on GR for A List Of Cages and am super pumped for that too! We also definitely need more diverse book and also lesser known retelings. THIS YEAR IS GONNA BE AMAZING FOR YA, I SWEAR.
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I’m so so glad you enjoyed the post! I don’t do nearly enough collab posts but hopefully that’ll change this year, right?! 🎉 LEIGH BARDUGO IS ONE OF THE BEST QUEENS OF EVER. I’m so excited for anything and everything she writes.😍
I love collab posts! It seems like there are going to be lots of diverse books this year, and some really interesting fantasy books, too. I’m looking forward to reading them all!
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Eeep, I’m glad you enjoyed this post! I honestly need to do more collabs because they’re so fun! And YAY FOR ALL THESE BOOKS WHICH CALL TO US.🎉🎉
This was a great post! I am definitely hoping for more diverse books this year (and this post, and everyone’s thoughts on diversity hopefully being on the rise in books this year, may have sparked my next blog post haha). And re-tellings! All the re-tellings!
Adding some of these recommendations to my TBR. xD
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Your TBR is totally most welcome. Let’s hope all of our TBRs don’t collapse on our heads, right?!😂
THERE’S A BOOK BASED ON GOBLIN MARKET?!? I LOVE THAT POEM (and that’s saying a lot, because I haven’t liked a lot of the poetry I’ve had to read for school/uni).
I don’t tend to read many books in the year they’re released, so I never have any idea what’ll be big. 😉
YAS THERE IS AND IT CALLS TO YOU.😂 I hope it lives up to expectations. (That cover though, right?!? 😍)
Awesome post! So many of these books are on my TBR list. I think diversity is going to be huge this year. I’m looking forward to it.
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SAME. 2017 is so exciting and I hope all these books are as amazing as they seem!
Eeeeeee, I predicted diverse YA with beautiful covers on my own blog, and hopefully seeing all of these predictions means that we’re right! 🙂 I’m so excited. The Hate U Give is one in particular I’ve seen mentioned EVERYWHERE. I’m pretty sure it’s going to explode. The internet will never be ready for the fangirling that will happen because of it.
Yesss hopefully they’re also all GOOD books that we’re excited about! That’s what we need. And omg the hype for The Hate U Give is unreal right?! But I’m already seeing a ton of Big Name Authors saying its epic so I trust them!
Yes! Diversity! Finally! I’m so so so excited for all these diverse books in 2017, it’s crazy. One of my resolutions was to read more diverse books, and this is a perfect year to do so with all the new diverse books releasing. I also love retellings, so i’m super excited for all those too! Contemporary is one genre i don’t read enough of, so I’ll be planning to read a lot more contemporaries this year as well. The Crown’s Game was amazing, so I cannot wait any longer for The Crown’s Fate. Oh—and Flame in the Mist is going to be wonderful, I already know it. I will basically read anything Renee Ahdieh writes. I’ve never heard of Wild Beauty before, but i had to add it to my TBR. It looks really good, and the cover is oh so gorgeous. A List of Cages broke my heart. It was such an emotional and powerful read.
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ohhhh I agree about Renee Ahdieh! SHE’S SO AMAZING AND INSPIRATIONAL AND LOVE HER BOOKS. *flings confetti* And I’m so glad you loved A List of Cages too!! *flails wildly* It was heartbreaking and also beautiful and hopeful. <3
I read the title and immediately thought of diverse books and re-tellings (they are literally everywhere lately!) so I’m glad to see both of those throughout this list! Great post as always, Cait!
YAS *hi fives* Let’s hope our predictions are all correct, yes?!😂
I 100% agree with all here. Diversity is becoming the next BIG trend and I can’t wait till 2017 pulls the trigger and it EXPLODES!
I also think that there will be some massive hit Dystopia story. We had T Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, Divergent and maybe this year there will be another Dystopia Trilogy that will be FAMOUS! Wonderful collab. Exploding TBR and more Exploding FEEDS!
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IT’S SO EXCITING TO SEE IT HAPPENING!!! I’m just hoping they’re good representations and are excellent reads! I’m not so sure about dystopian though? I think it might be a bit burnt out.😂
It seems more diversity is the general consensus here! I agree. I’m expecting and undulation of LGBTQ, feminist, and minority main character, especially in YA, but in other genres overall.
I also expect a rise in dystopian fiction due to 73% of the arts community in the US being convinced we’ve elected Hitler reincarnated. Geez, it’s like when the conservatives freaked out over Obama in 2008 and kept saying he was the Antichrist. Good lord.
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YES! Isn’t it awesome that lots of us agreed with the diversity predictions?! So exciting to see. And omg I’m laughing at the dystopian comment but also…yes it’s legit. You Americans enjoy your apocalypse over there.😱
I am 100% on board with all of these books, as I am looking forward to them as well! I really can’t wait to read all these new diverse reads, because even though 2016 had some good ones, 2017 is bound to have more more and moreeeeeee. I’m also very excited for more #ownvoices authors, and I’m sure that more and more will be published even beyond 2017 🙂
2017 is just so exciting for books!🎉 Hopefully they live up to our expectations right?!
I think, like most everyone here said, diversity is going to be the biggest thing of this year. I also think this year (but mainly next) could be the years where the YA fantasy craze slowly phases out to be even with contemporary or replaced by another “it” genre. I’m very excited for Hunted and Flame in the Mist; Blacksouls, City of Saints and Thieves, History is All You Left Me, and A List of Cages are on my “maybe” list. I’m on the edge of my seat waiting for Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney Stevens, Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia, and The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich.
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Eeep, I’m loving all the diversity and how publishers/authors are listening and providing! (Although omg I hope YA fantasy never phases out. I WOULD STARVE TO DEATH WITH NEED.)
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Aww, thanks! I’ll check it out.🎉
AND MY TBR GREW TWENTY SIZES AGAIN. Oh well. XD Thanks for including me again Cait. <3
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I already knew YOUR tbr will now be increased to the size of the Blob. 😉
I too am excited about the possibility of there being more fair and accurate reps of “dis”abilities (my view is that some of these conditions are in fact not handicaps, only in the ideas of the world, and they don’t know everything).
But there’s a lot of nervousness on my part about whether it will pan out well. Hopefully it is a yes.
My TBR is basically the size of the entire earth by this point.😂 I should probably chill…but also that doesn’t seem like me??😂
(I guess it’s how one views the word disability? I watched a really epic blog by an Autistic woman who talked about the word “disability” and how she didn’t think it was a negative term?)
It is definitely a viewpoint thing. Even when we’re considering blindness, deafness, wheelchair users, etc. – so many folks with those situations are living what they feel are full and happy lives, so God bless them. And if you were born a particular “way” (for example, ASD), and you don’t know anything different, how can it actually be “disabling”?
Of course! I don’t believe in cure cultures and I get very frustrated when books promote cure culture. Being different is not something that needs changing, unless it’s something that is really affecting your life (ex: your body not being able to function and limiting your life painfully, or perhaps someone who is Deaf wishing to wear hearing aids, or someone with CP needing an operation to help them walk if they want that). And, like I mentioned in my previous comment about the video I watched from an Autistic advocate: she said the term “disabled” is more about society not accomodating people with differences. Society disables, not whatever the difference of the individual is. Anyway here’s a link to the video if you’re interested!
I’m sorry if you don’t like the term disability and I didn’t mean to cause you hurt. I think it’s a term that can be claimed or not claimed, depending on the individual with the impairment and what they wish to define themselves as.
Oh, no, I wasn’t offended at all – it’s certainly how I feel, that society defines what is a hindrance. When you’re talking physical complications, then, yeah, if your quality of life can be improved by a medical procedure or some other sort of treatment, totally, go for it. I thought the examples you gave were perfect for this point.
When it comes to neurological and metabolic and psychological differences, there’s a huge concern among those like me, who truly feel high-functioning autism is nothing that needs a cure, and people who think anything that’s “different” must somehow be “wrong.” Or that people must’ve done something – pollution, overmedication, too much daytime TV – to “cause” it. It’s frustrating.
I think you understand on a much deeper level that autism isn’t necessarily “bad,” and that just because someone takes the world in via an alternate perception does not mean their condition is just a problem to be fixed. Thank you, Cait, truly.
I find the “Yay! Diverse books!” predictions kind of interesting. I mean, I’ve been reading “diverse” books for decades. Maybe it’s just that they’re becoming more popular, more numerous, or they’re pushing into the categories that have generally been non-diverse. YA fantasy and paranormal have been pretty white/heterosexual/able-bodied for the last few years (especially when they exploded a few years ago); that’s obviously starting to change.
That’s awesome you’ve been reading tons of diversity already!🎉 And I do love how diversity is not just so much in contemporary now, but becoming more frequent in fantasy. MY FAVOURITE GENRE.
I think that the biggest thing for 2017 is the diversity because publishers have really been picking up more diverse book and we, the bookworms have required it!
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Iove all of these lists. 2017 seems to be the year of some amazing diverse reads and fantasy novels. I also love all the DIVERSE FANTASY novels we are getting! We definitely need another day in the week for all of this reading.
2017 IS DESTINED TO BREAK OUR WALLETS BUT AT LEAST WE’LL BE HAPPY ABOU TIT. :’)
I definitely think diverse books will be on the rise, probably in contemporary novels most. What I always wish for is more epic fantasy though haha. I wouldn’t be adverse to more sci fi/ space books either!
Yessss to more fantasy. That is honestly my #1 wish in books.😂
I think fantasy and metal health awareness books are going to be popular this year. Some fantasy books I can’t wait for are any Sarah J. Maas book, Hunted by Meghan Spooner, the next book in a ton of series that don’t even have names or covers yet. I don’t know what mental health books will come out though. I usually hear all about those type of books from you, then I go and read them too. Right now I have both of Jennifer Niven’s books, All The Bright Places, and Holding Up The Universe. I haven’t decided which one to start first though. Which one do you think I should read first? I don’t know that much about either of them either, so I’m going in blind. Oh, another thing I wish to see this year are some transgender books. I have only read two books about transgender, one of them I didn’t like, because it seemed more of split personality, and it was portrayed very crudely. Plus I’m doing a finals assignment on the topic of transgender awareness/rights, and I want to learn more:)
I think you should read All the Bright Places first!! IT IS THE ACTUAL BEST THING OF EVER. Although I still do love Holding Up the Universe. <3 And I just actually got approved to read Dreadnought by April Daniels which is about a trans superhero! I hope it's excellent. Also have you read George by Alex Gino? It's middle grade, but it was such a cute and uplifting trans story!
A LIST OF CAGES WAS WONDERFUL!!!!!! GO READ NOW!!! Ok, that’s all.
Ok, I lied. So many of these books look like wonderful reads! I can’t wait to see what awesomeness 2017 has in store for us as far as books go!`
I HAVE READ IT AND IT’S ONE OF MY TOP READS OF THE YEAR. <3
See, I am also very excited for this new push for diversity in books… BUT
as a seventeen year-old with cerebral palsy, I have always been a huge advocate for people with disabilities. I personally feel that disabled characters are severely misrepresented in books and that when disability is used, it is romanticized. I’d like to see more disabled characters that are still awesome in their own ways!! Trust me, we are pretty cool 😉
Anyways, I love this list! Thanks for expanding my TBR pile…. *looks at it hopelessly*
I can totally understand the fear of that. I have family with disabilities and it always makes me sad when I can’t find books with good representation. BUT THEY ARE OUT THERE. I hope we both find some excellent ones this year?!
The thing about this post is that it makes me incredibly sad, when the knowledge really sinks in that I will not be able to read ever single amazing book that will ever come out. 🙁 🙁 🙁
I believe representation/diversity will be a main occurrence in a huge chunk of literature this year!
Contemporary will be big, I believe, and maybe re-tellings too 😀
And more pirate books! YAY!
AGH I HEAR YOU. *comes to cry with you* I’m doing really well with getting my hands on January releases but omg how am I handling the rest of the year??? The amount of glory coming out is just HUGE and I want to read it all. Can we just live forever please?😂
I love seeing all of the wonderful predictions, as well as making my TBR expand yet again with all these great recs! I love this post, and I’m so thrilled you invited me to participate in this 😀 *tackle hugs*
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no offence but i hope i drown in diversity in 2017, and from this list, it’s seems like it shouldn’t be too hard!!! eekkk! gonna be a great year for us readers!
ALL THE DIVERSITY = YES PLEASE AND THANK YOU.
Loved this post!! <3 I've also been thinking about it but never thought to make a post?hahaha I love that we are getting more retelling based on less popular stories, especially Asian folklore because it just feels so close to me! Also yes to diverse books, especially diverse fantasy 😀 I'm wayyy too excited for Flame in the Mist though hahaha there's also so many bcontemporary books I'm looking forward too! I agree that 2017 will be the year of YA contemporary ahaha ahh there are so many books I'm looking forward to read this year!!
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I’m so so excited about all the diversity that’s coming! And YES it’s lovely that there’s more Asian folklore coming too. Bless these authors telling their stories!
Sadly, I have no predictions for 2017. I just hope it will be better for me when it comes to YA genre because 2016 was in majority full of mediocre reads *sad face*
BUT I cannot wait for female gladiator story (The Valiant), YA take on superhero(ine) (Wonder Woman) and space empress ( Empress of a Thousand Skies). I am all for kickass females in books LOL. So here is my prediction after all – kickass teenage female protagonists 🙂
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Aww I’m sad for you about 2016, but honestly it let me down a lot too. There were DEFINITE notable favourites, but overall I had my lowest ratings of ever last year.
And YES I’m keen for The Valiant too!! And Empress of A Thousand Skies!🎉 I am 100% in favour of your predictions.
I am so excited for all these books! They sound so amazing and I cannot wait to dive into them as soon as they come out!
You and me both! 2017 is being so nice to us. :’)
TBH when anyone asks me what books I’m excited for I go blank. I know what they are, but somehow I can never remember whenever it’s vital, so let’s just say that there are 100000 books I am excited for, and will not be buying, because I’m trying to save my money. *my TBR and wallet sigh in relief.* Not to mention that I literally have NOWHERE to put any of those books!
I feel like 2017 is going to have tons of genres that go big, but all these genres are going to share one thing: diversity. Equal amounts of cis, transgender, gender fluid etc, all types of sexualities, illness and capabilities. It’ll be wonderful.
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I’m actually writing a list of books I’m excited for because I keep forgetting too.😂 So you’re not alone. IT’S HARD TO REMEMBER ALL THE THINGS? I’m also stealing my sister’s bookshelves to try and fit them all haah. Although tbh a lot of the ones I get my hands on are library books so at least that saves shelf space?
DIVERSITY = YES PLEASE AND ALWAYS WE NEED MORE.
Literally my money is on ALL THE PIRATES. It just feels like it will be.
I was going to write a post of bookish predictions for 2017 and then I got an email saying this had been posted and given that we both wrote a pirate book and we’re both going to be writing ghost books I’m sorta here like O.O O.O O.O WELL SHIT WE’RE IN EACH OTHERS HEADS.
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YAS ALL THE PIRATES. *hi fives* If I see pirate even mentioned in a blurb or review — I am 100% there and buying it. No no I don’t have an unhealthy obsession. I’M NORMAL.
Also we are totally brain twins. It’s official.😂
This is such an awesome post! I love how many people mentioned diverse books! I completely forgot about diverse books, but obviously we have steadily been doing better over the last few years, so I completely agree that we may see a huge amount this year! 🙂 And YES for books with disabilities, because it was one of my goals to read more books with disabled characters, and I did read more, I still did pretty abysmally, so I’m trying to rectify that this year. Along with several other diverse books reading goals. I finished reading A Quiet Kind of Thunder this morning, and it was SO good! There was a moment where I was thinking “WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!”, but otherwise, brilliant! I loved the romance, it felt quite light and lovely, but I also really enjoyed seeing the struggles Steffi had with her anxiety (which I thought was done REALLY well) and selective mutism, and Rhys with being deaf in a hearing school (when he was previously at a school that catered for people of all abilities). I loved it, I really did! And it’s reinforced my desire to learn British Sign Language!
Oooh, I’m liking the sound of the pirate books! I keep meaning to tell you about it but I don’t think I have (if I have, please ignore this), but there’s a YA fantasy that came out last year called The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie, which features lady pirates, sea monsters, and a f/f romance! Yay for diverse fantasy pirates! 😀
Thanks again for inviting me to take part! Wonderful post, and new-to-me blogs to check out!
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Eeep, it is endlessly exciting to see more diverse rep! I’M SO HAPPY. And yesss for reading more books about disabilities! I didn’t really try specifically last year, although I did read quite a few. But this year I’m definitely making it a focus! I just ordered a Quiet Kind of Thunder too. I’M SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT.😍
*dashes to goodreads to add The Abyss Surrounds Us* THANKS FOR THAT REC.
And thank YOU for joining in. *gives you all the cake*
I’m so excited for all of these beautiful books!! My prediction is that 2017 is definitely gonna be the year for diversity, particularly in contemporary. I have to agree with Julia and Bee, I think 2016 was probably the year for fantasy, and 2017 will be all about diverse fictional reads in the real world! 🙂
Yaaaaas, it’s so exciting right?!? All the diversity in fantasy = YES PLEASE.😍
OH MY GOSH I LOVE THESE POSTS! I completely agree with everyone – I definitely think contemporary, fantasy, and diversity are going to be highlights this year. Thanks for sharing and, as always, fabulous post! <3
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There’s so so much to look forward to.😍
WE ALL ARE THE EXCITE.
ALL THE EXCITE TOGETHER.🎉
THE WORLD AND ALL OF US SHALL BE ALL THE EXCITE AND ALSO BAD GRAMMAR!!!
Oh my god, I would actually sell my soul for an ARC of THE FLAME IN THE MIST, because it. looks. amazing!!! I also love the fact that retellings are still A Thing, because they are just my favorite ever. I also reallllyyyy want epic sci-fi’s on the rise (a la Illuminae, These Broken Stars, etc.) because after fantasy, that’s my next fav. genre. <3 🙂
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ME TOO. *flails* Actually I think I heard Hachette is publishing it in Australia?! 🎉 SQUEEEEEE.
Definitely much more diversity this year 🙂 I’ve seen so many books on mental health or physical disabilities being displayed everywhere! Although for me, its the Pirates and Magical realism that win my heart… although I wish we were seeing more dragons!
Omg I will ALWAYS wish there were more dragons. 😍 But at least we’re getting pirates, right?!
I love this title ahah 😂 I’m desperately hoping our predictions are true because if these books live up to their hype THIS YEAR WILL BE AMAZING! Loving all the books recommended here! Thankyou for including me, Cait! It was so fun to be part of this post 💕)
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Oh thank YOU for joining in !! It was amazing to have you!!
Great collection of books, guys! I’ve definitely got a bunch of these on my TBR but it also looks like my list is getting longer. I’m loving the bigger selection of diverse reads and I’m hella excited for the superhero books!
Cyn @ Bookmunchies recently posted…Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them the original screenplay by J.K. Rowling
Oh I’m so glad, Cyn!! We’re all going to be so broke this year but WORTH IT.😂
SO I FORGOT TO COMMENT ON THIS. Which is funny considering I’m in it. But omgggggg there are so many more books to add to my 2017 TBR. And I thought I’d SCOURED the lists. But no. There are more. There are always more. And YAY for all the diverse books this year 😀
There are ALWAYS more for sure. I think we bloggers are basically in a competition to drown each other in the most exciting new releases news. 😂
I am so excited about all the authentic diversity coming out in literature. And I’m excited to write more of it myself!! Although I feel low-key anxious because this first book I’m working on right now pretty much… doesn’t have any diversity. >_> And I can’t figure out how to fix that?? But I have sooo many other stories I’m dying to write that are so much more diverse, and I just want to finish this one so I can move on to those. I just hope nobody judges me for this first one. *sweating smile* If they do I’ll just shout I PROMISE I HAVE MORE STUFF COMING PLEASE JUST BE PATIENT!! xD
Ahem.
But anyway, I am very happy about the climate of our culture right now, in this regard… how people are becoming more and more sensitive to different perspectives, and how that is reflected in literature. Eep. It gives me good feelings about humanity. ^_^ Which is a good contrast when so many other dark things often happen in the world. KIND PEOPLE ARE STILL DOING THEIR BEST TO DO KIND THINGS. GOOD HUMANS.
I have lots of books without much diversity in them too…but my #1 goal with them is to FIX THAT.😜 I think it can be hard adding in diversity sometimes, especially if you’re scared of doing it wrong. But like there’s sensitivity readers and learning and advice and I think we authors gotta make a good effort. 😀 Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
I’m glad people are still doing good things, but omg the world is seriously crazy right now. It’s a bit scary.😳
`every time I read one of your posts my TBR just goes out the roof >.< it's like your magic jUST KIDDING I KNOW YOU'RE MAGIC CAIT. anywyayy loved this post (as per always). and collabs are just YAS I need to do some more collabs in 2017.
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Which is JUST what I wanted. 😉 😂 I’M GLAD YOU LIKED THE POST!!
Diversity, diversity, diversity! Yes! I am still waiting for someone to write a Thumbelina retelling. Maybe I shoukd write one. Heh heh. Now I will be going back through everyone’s recs and heaping more onto my tbr. 🙂
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I love the idea of this post Cait! Since I’ve been pretty much out of the book blogging community I don’t know how many of these predictions came true, but I definitely feel like diversity has become a very big thing this year with so many amazing diverse books coming out. How will I read them all I need more money and time #rip 😂
AWw thanks, Michelle!! I’m glad you liked it! And diversity totally is a big thing in YA at the moment and it’s so good. 🎉