Are you ready to feel happily ATTACKED by your TBR pile?! Hands? Hands? Can I see a show of hands?!! Whooo!
Oh stop crying, you’ll be fine. Look 87% of being a book blogger is casually taking up necromancy so that you can keeping coming back to life and finishing off your TBR pile. Or adding to it. I’m not judging your afterlife priorities. The remaining 11% is trying to convince your post to format nicely and I guess there’s 2% of actual, you know, reading or whatever.
Anyhow I’m very keen today to make a list of some upcoming YA releases I’m monstrously excited for.
I did a post earlier this year, covering January – May releases. So let’s add to that mess!
Linking up with Top Ten Tuesday for “Books Iโd Love to Get Early”
Also this is how I keep track of the upcoming releases I want to read! Because Goodreads is a black hole basically, so we’ve migrated back to paper ‘n’ ink style. My unicorn notebook is actually the cutest thing.
- THE SURFACE BREAKS: Okay but an actual retelling of theย dark original Little Mermaid? #YAS My fins are ready. Also is that cover not something you want to eat?! I want to eat.
- I WAS BORN FOR THIS: I adoooore Alice Oseman and I’m so keen for this. Plus it’s orange (“SUNSET ORANGE, PEETA”) so I’m in love.
- ALL OF THIS IS TRUE: A writer steals actual teens’ lives and secrets and writes about them, which sounds AWFUL and also I 100% believe it would happen.
- THE QUEEN UNDERNEATH: This just sounds like a fun fantasy with a motley crew of unlikely heroes. Also maybe people live below ground?? My hobbits! Arise!
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- THE SMOKE THIEVES: My favourite author is BACK and hopefully will smash hearts and souls and minds, etc. Not that I have those left after Half Bad.
- LEGENDARY: Ohhh so I got sent an ARC aaaand itย actually has my name on it. Best thing ever. I didn’t even have to work and got my name on a book cover WOOO. Anyway I hear Tella is narrating and 10/10 glad because Scarlett needed some cheese with that whine.
- LIFELIKE: Is that a HONEYCOMB. Anyway I’m excited! Jay Kristoff!!
- SHIP IT: This is about fandoms and queerity (shh it’s a word) and I’m super excited and hoping it’s a happy wholesome book?! I need moreย good fandom experiences in books!
AKA THE MOST IMPORTANT MONTH OF THIS WHOLE YEAR BECAUSE LOOK:
My debut, A Thousand Perfect Notes, comes out on the 7th. And you want to know how freakishly surreal it is to be able to say this?!? Get an umbrella. I’m going to cry all over you. Now go love me and pre-order (links here!) because that means (a) my dark soul will burst into glitter, and (b) you will get to see MORE books from me in the future! I am only a smol author OK, so this is really important (!!).
alsoI’mexcitedandfreakingoutabitholyhecklookhowclosereleasedayis
Anyway…other books are coming out too. Not that they’re obviously important.ย ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
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- THE BIRD AND THE BLADE: So reviews seem mixed?! I think it’s based on a tragic opera? But anyway! It’s a Chinese retelling and has riddles and wars!
- WHISPER OF THE TIDE (#2): I loved the first book with smugglers and pirates and I need this yesterday.
- CITY OF BASTARDS (#2): The first book was so fUNNY!?? I love sassy fantasy romps and also I think the first had a subtle stab in the feels. Must reread.
- A LITERARY TEA PARTY: Ohhh I’m so excited for Alison’s cookbook!! She’s an epic blogger who does book foodie recipes so basically I love her and THIS IS THE BEST. (Also PS. we’re doing an epic collab closer to our books’ release dates!)
- ARROW HEART: I think this is modern?! But with GODS and a girl is cursed to make the boy who falls in love with her into a mindless slave. I mean. Seems fun but apparently she’s distressed.
- FINAL DRAFT: It’s about a writer!! I need writer books by writers about writers SO WHINE ABOUT WRITING.
- SOMETIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT: Queer Prince Charming, I mean. Also uses the internet to find the owner of “the shoe” which seems fun.
- RUNNING WITH LIONS: OMG I’M SO KEEN it sounds like The Foxhole Court?!?!!? With childhood bestfriend/crushes returning and hearts being wrung around and I just !!!
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- LITTLE DO WE KNOW: Alriiiight so the story sounds like two best friends fighting, which I actually don’t usuallyย like. BUT. The author’s other book, Every Last Word, was incredible so HI. I am here anyway. My TBR hates me already so what the heck. Also quilling on the cover!! Ah!!
- THE ART OF ESCAPING: This is about escape artists! A girl is obsessed with Harry Houdini (possibly f/f??) and leads a double life doing escaping performances and I am KEEN.
- WILD BLUE WONDER: I think this is magical realism?!? Which I adore (also loved the author’s debut) so I am here for blue and wonder.
- THE UNBINDING OF MARY READE: Pirates!! I am here for pirates!! (I also think it’s f/f!?) And honestly if it has Calico Jack and Anne Bonny in it, then I’m pack my bags. I’m sailing.
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- SMOKE AND IRON (#4): I’m freeeeaking OUT! Book #3 ended on such a cliffhanger and I swear this series is one of my favourite. Magical libraries, murder and mayhem! #SantiAndWolfeForever
- FAWKES: Ok but just so you know I am famous…the author is my friend! EEEP. Anyway, she sent me a copy so I actually have this gorgeous book. It is (surprise!) about assassinating the King of England and that is so fun.
- CONTAGION: Monsters and murder in space?! Like it doesn’t sound original (lol lol) but I’m still here for it. Also that COVER.
- BRIGHT WE BURN (#3): I am here to see my prince and love Radu get a happy ending (NOT MEHMED) and honestly I’m terrified Lada will die. Help. Also she is so epic but kind of looks like the witch in suicide squad.
But you do you, Lada. I won’t judge.
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- KILL THE FARM BOY: This better make Princess Bride references isย all I can say. And I think it’s a total parody?! But I want it.
- SEA WITCH: Look we are being #blessed with mermaids recently and I am a fan.
- SPINNING SILVER: Someday I will tire of fairy tales BUT IT IS NOT THIS DAY. I think it’s adult though?? But regardless, she turns things to gold and I’m hoping for some life tips.
- HEART OF THORNS: I’m here for girls with knives and witches.
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- THESE REBEL WAVES: Piiiiirates. Honestly I should read the blurb, but who needs to do that when you know THERE WILL BE PIRATES.
- THE FOREST QUEEN: I think a girl runs into the woods for justice and to help the commoners, so I’m here hoping this is a genderbent Robin Hood. And !! that !! cover!
- MIRAGE: I thought it was fantasy, but maybe it’s sci-fi?! But anyway there’s evil kingdoms and a hateful Prince/Pauper body swap!
- SEAFIRE: MORE PIRATES. I seriously love 2018. Anyway it’s like this all-girl-pirate-crewย but then they might need to take on a boy to save or ruin them. I’d say skip the boy but ya know. Accidents happen.
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- FINDING YVONNE: This is about a violinist!! And sheย might not get into the conservatory, which sounds stressful so let’s be stressed.
- WHITE RABBIT RED WOLF: The blurb isย tiny but basically = math prodigy + anxiety disorders. I relate to one of those things a lot already and it ain’t the math.
- BRAVE ENOUGH: This is about an unenthused ballerina and a boy with an addiction and the cover looks like it splattered paint everywhere. My eyes are hearts.
- CITY OF GHOSTS: Our queen and saviour SCHWAB is back with a middle-grade book about a girl who sees ghosts and it sounds very Schwabish.
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- DARKDAWN (#3): I still haven’t read Godsgrave yet (sobsob) and I’m totally sure Mia is gonna die but oh well.
- THE CURSES (#2): For some reason it’s been 2 years since the first book!? Which I really did love eep. So hopefully this is as dark and messy and creepy.
- IGNITE THE STARS: Look it has RAINBOWS. Anyway it’s apparently “perfect for fans of the Lunar Chronicles” and has a dark fearsome outlaw who is secretly a 17 year old.
- THE LANTERN’S EMBER: Witches and immortal boys and deals with the devil!
- THE DEEPEST ROOTS: It’s about three super close friends + magical healing / fixing things…and I just love magical realism so my opinion is: !!!
- SUMMER BIRD BLUE: I loved the author’s Starfish! But there’s an anxious girl + it’s set on Hawaii + a surfer boy + writing songs and music!
- AND THE OCEAN WAS OUR SKY: It’s Patrick Nessss!!!!! What else is there to say!! (Also is it illustrated?!?)
- NOT EVEN BONES: The pitch is literally: “Dexter meets This Savage Song in this dark fantasy about a girl sells magical body parts on the black market โ until sheโs betrayed.” AND I’M SO IN I CAN’T EVEN.
- UNBROKEN: This is an anthology of stories about disabled teens BY disabled authors! I’mย so excited. I think this is going to be incredible!
- A BLADE SO BLACK: An #ownvoices black Alice in Wonderland. YES.
- RULE: Three girls are gonna be QUEEN…I mean, why can’t they share it, but I guess sharing isn’t so fun.
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- FOR A MUSE OF FIRE: Look it’s got smuggler sand puppet shows and magic AND I love this author.
- THE DARK DESCENT OF ELIZABETH FRANKENSTEIN: As much as I love Keirsten White…this cover is a frikkin horror and I hate it. Hahah. #DecidesToBuyTheEbook
- VENGEFUL: OMG IS ALL I CAN SAY OMG. Eli and Victor are back and I think this book murdered Schwab (from seeing what she went through writing it wow) so I’m guessing it’ll nicely murder us too.
OKAY TOMORROW I AM GONNA PRE ORDER A THOUSAND PERFECT NOTES. I just got paid so it’s the perfect time. I just use a notes app on my phone for books that are coming up/ that have already been written and I want to read (mostly that second one tbh) but anyway I have bookmarked this post for further perusal. Thanks so much for putting this together! I can barely bothered to put three links and one book cover in a blog post so this is legendary. (which is one ofthe books I’m REALLY excited for. that, and the curses)
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I WILDLY APPROVE OF YOUR LIFE PLANS FOR TOMORROW THEN. THIS WILL MAKE YOUR DAY 100 X BETTER I’M SURE OF IT.๐ I’m so glad you like posts like this haha. I keep track of them on my GR a bit, but it’s easier in a notebook. Will I ever get to read all of them? *screams into the void*
I SO SO NEED BOOKS RN. I NEED ALL THE BOOKS I CAN GET MY HANDS ON TO MOVE ON FROM INFINITY WAR. I JUST CAN’T ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Anyway, I’m not here to talk about my crying in the cinema because of a certain marvel movie. May is an awesome month because there are many anticipated releases. Most of the books you mentioned are not YET in my TBR list. I’m so excited for Legendary too! I’ve waited for that book for so long and its cover is so gorgeous I just want to eat it. I won’t eat it of course ha ha ha. Today is the book birthday of Uncle Rick’s The Burning Maze and I JUST WANT TO READ IT SO BAD. I miss Lester/Apollo and Grover is back so yeah my demigod heart is singing. I’m excited for a court of frost and starlight too. OF COURSE I’M EXCITED FOR YOUR BOOK TOO CAIT. I’M ROOTING FOR YOU. I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO CRYING BECAUSE OF YOUR BOOK JUST LIKE I CRIED BECAUSE OF IW.
I keep track of releases by constantly tuning in Twitter because authors give their announcements there. I also stalk the goodreads profiles of certain authors and freak out if I see any upcoming releases. I then store these books inside my mind palace or write them in my journal. But I’m very lazy so my mind palace does all the work (I’d like to think I have a mind palace because it’s cool lmao).
Sometimes my tears do form book titles. They’re odd that way. They even spelled “YOUR LIFE IS OFFICIALLY WRECKED” after I watched infinity war. Curse those tears. Yep. I don’t think I’ll be able to move on from that movie soon.
I haven’t seen Infinity War but everyone seems to be screaming their heads off about it?!๐ I actually still need to watch Civil War whoops. Ahem.
And YES May is going to be absolutely epic! I have no idea how to possibly read all the books on my list.๐ But ahhh the Burning Maze YES. I can’t believe I forgot it, I’m so keen eep. I love Apollo so much. Maybe more than Magnus, but I do love Magnus. ahh.
N’aww thank you about my book too! I’M SO NERVOUS. but happy. HAPPILY NERVOUS. *shrieks in the background*
I love Apollo more too (shh don’t tell magnus). You need to watch civil war, Cait. It’s my second most favorite marvel movie hoho and infinity war was painfully great. I’m still in pain now so I really need books.
My problem is (and shh please don’t hurt me) I really hate Captain America.๐๐So I don’t want to see my precious fav Iron Man get hurt.๐
Cap isn’t my fave too (shh) but I like him still. I prefer bucky tho hohoho and tony is the king of sass so I love him. But you have to trust tony. He can defend himself from cap. The best thing about civil war is spidey. He’s an adorable fluff in civil war ๐ Also my man t’challa is introduced there and ant man is sassy there too. YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT CAIT.
Best of luck for your book! I hope it’s as phenomenal as it sounds ๐ Also, you’ve listed some amazing new releases!
Aww thank you!! I am super fond of it myself ah hhaha. I hope everyone likes it!
THANK YOU CAIT I WAS JUST THINKING THE OTHER DAY HOW I NEEDED FIFTY NEW BOOKS ON MY ALREADY DEVASTATING TBR PILE THANKS A LOT CAIT
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OF COURSE YOU WERE. THAT’S WHAT I’M HERE FOR. TO MAKE EVERYONE’S LIFE RUINED…ERM, I MEAN BETTER.
OMG THE SMOKE THIEVES!! I was at the shops last weekend and what did I see in the bookstore? Totally wasn’t expecting it to be out until this week, but can you guess what I did anyway? Yep. Bought it – in all its white-and-pastel cover glory โค๏ธ Now I can’t decide whether I want to put it at the top of my TBR pile or right down the very bottom…
Ahhh!! READ IT!! I mean I yell that when I haven’t read it yet.๐But I’m going to this week I’m SURE because Sally Green is such a favourite afdjkasld.
I already had some of these on my TBR, like Fawkes and A Thousand Perfect Notes, but WOW. My list just EXPLODED, as it tends to do whenever you do one of these posts. So, yeah. Thanks for that. On the upside, I should now have some likely books for review at the newspaper next semester.
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*twirls majestically* I did WARN YOU in the title of the post.๐ But yes basically these type of posts live to ruin our life in the best possible way. :’)
I pre orderd A Thousand Perfect Notes yesterday along with City of Ghosts. ๐ And you know I rarely read contemporary so just know what an honor that is. ๐
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THIS IS THE BEST NEWS EVER. Also I’m so honoured you trust me so much that you want to read it even if you don’t usually like contemporary.๐ *gives you cake*
Ola, Cait!!
Wowwww you put so many books on this list!!! ๐๐ Which is great, of course; I was just surprised by how many there are. But then again maybe Iโm not – you are the queen of books!
Hmm I donโt usually keep track of new releases except from my favorite authors, and also new books are wayyy expensive so I rely on my library mostly ๐ But I love that there were so lot of retellings of some classic stories on your list! I think thatโs really cool and Iโd love to read some of them one day!
Unbroken sounds REALLY good – Iโll definitely be reading that one! And also Brave Enough – I agree, the cover is beautiful ๐ And huge huge congrats to you and your book release!!!! I canโt even imagine how excited you must be!!!!!
Your TBR is MOST WELCOME by the way. ๐ And don’t say I didn’t warn you with the title of this post hahaha. *flails and then collapses under books* ๐
Libraries are GREAT though! I don’t have a local one since I recently moved, but in my old town they’d buy a ton of new releases and it was so so good! ahh! And the classic retellings coming out are making me very happy. ๐
(Also aww thank you about my book too! SUCH a dream come true omg.)
You’re the second person today to mention Not Even Bones, which I’d never heard of and OMG, I need it right now. There are so many lovely books coming out this year. Sigh.
-Lauren
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Ahhh doesn’t it sound SO GOOD?! I’m absolutely flailing for it!!
Loved the post!!! My as if my TBR was not already full. I have been waiting for the three reimagined stories as well. Alice/Frankenstein and Mermaid. Glad to see them on your list!
It’s so awesome how retellings are making a comeback but a lot more obscure ones?! Like Frankenstein = AWESOME. I’M SO EXCITED FOR THIS.
I’m crying about how far away September is because I need Vengeful desperately. I’ve been wanting a sequel since I first read Vicious. Four years ago. I’VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG. Also, I’m so happy about how many f/f romances are coming out? I mean, they’re all still kind of books that exist under the radar and you kind of have to hunt for them, but there are more and more coming out.
I’m actually kind of disappointed, because I’ve heard not very good things about Ship It. It seems like it would be so good, but I’ve seen a couple of reviewers say that the romance is Not Great and that the whole shipping part of it feels a little fetishy, which isn’t great. BUT there are like three f/f pirate books coming out and I need them desperately.
It has been so so long omg thank you Schwab for giving us what we need. (Which is obviously more PAINFUL BOOKS.) And yes yes I’m noticing all the f/f coming out and it’s amazing?! Although some of it I can’t tell if it will definitely be for sure, or is just hinting at it??? (Like Furyborn was supposed to be about bi women but I didn’t see how it was at all.)
I’m kind of worried about Ship It because it seems like forcing people to come out and that’s??? Yeah that’s not ok.
Such exciting releases! I haven’t heard of Literary Tea Party at all though, I’ll have to add it to my TBR. ๐
It’s going to be aMAZING!! You should check out the author’s blog too, she does lovely photos of her dishes!
Me: I should go through my GR tbr and delete some books to control it.
Paperfury: *creates a post about new books*
Me: I tried, I really did.
Also is it just me or have Little Mermaid retellings been trending? I mean this year alone we’re getting To Kill a Kingdom, The Surface Breaks, and Sea Witch all before September. Oh and so excited for Fawkes and These Rebel Waves, I read Snow Like Ashes this Christmas (but haven’t read Ice Like Fire yet because it seems most people hate it but whenever i ask if i should read it or not people are like “oh yeah it’s super boring but definitely read it”) and as soon as I saw Sara Raasch had a new book I knew I had to have it
You did try and we all acknowledge your trying right after we acknowledge I am A BANE TO SOCIETY AND TBRS. SOMEONE SEND ME TO THE DARK CORNER PLEASE.
I noticed the Little Mermaid trend too!๐ I mean there’s 2 here plus I’m reading TO Kill A Kingdom right now, so that’s 3 in one year w hich seems a lot?! Also pirates! They’re making a HUGE comeback this year! I love pirates so I am not sad. ahhh. (lol lol I loved Snow Like Ashes but died of boredom in Ice Like Fire. I’m still excited for Rebel Waves though!)
The Surface Breaks, Legendary, Lifelik3, Sea Witch, Heart of Thorns, Mirage, Seafire, Darkdawn, Rule, A Muse of Fire, and OF COURSE A Thousand Perfect Notes ;D So many amazing books to be excited for this year! Amazing post, Cait! <3
Brittany @ Brittany’s Book Rambles
OBVIOUSLY ATPN WILL BE THE STAND OUT OF THIS YEAR. ๐๐ *dies a little of anxious anticipation to know what everyone thinks*
A lot of these look really fun! *TBR finally begins to grow* Also your book is totally on my birthday list. (Birthday is in August. I HAVE TO WAIT 3 MONTHS FOR THIS NOOOOOOOO)
I know lots of people hate what Disney did with The Little Mermaid (it was my favorite movie when I was younger, so I literally can’t hate it though ๐) so I’m interested in reading that one!
AHHHH I’m really glad you want to read my book though. THAT MAKES ME HAPPY.
And I think Disney really sanitised most of the fairy tales?!๐I mean the original Sleeping Beauty is SO messed up haha, but hey if it gets kids in love with fairy tales, the softer versions are still good!
I’m so excited for Spinning Silver! I am also confused about it’s classification as well. I thought Uprooted was YA when I went into it, but it didn’t feel like YA when I got done. Maybe it’s New Adult?
Yeah Uprooted was definitely not YA! haha. I think maybe these are adult? If NA was really a thing I’d put them in NA as well, but it seems to have totally died, right?!
NA is dead? I only just found it once lived lol. Rest in peace I guess.
I love the unicorn notebook! Iโm really bad at paying attention to new releases, so I havenโt heard about most of these. Iโm very excited for City of Ghosts and Vengeful, though!
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It’s so CUTE honestly.๐Also full of my horrible handwriting but oh well we can’t have everything.๐
OMFG. I NEEEEED FAKWES LIKE RIGHT NOW. I PESTER NADINE ALL THE TIME ABOUT CHANGING THE RELEASE DATE … and yet she doesn’t??? I want its now, precioussss. (Seriously, I have all of nadine’s other books and yet??? not this???)
Anyways. I am putting in a formal request for you to be deleted from the bookworm society. Not because you’re not great, but WHYYYY. MY TBR IS ALREADY TALLER THAN ME. (I am a frikkin giant, so.) The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein is, like, my #1 to read this year and I am stealing a time machine to go to September, I’m not even kidding.
That is absolutely ridiculous that Nadine won’t change the release date for you. I MEAN. ๐๐ This is going to be my first book of hers though and I’m so freaking excited! She is LOVELY.
Anyway good luck with deleting me. *flips hair and stalks off* You’ll miss me when I’m not throwing books at your head all the time and overwhelming you to death.
CAIT I ALREADY HAVE TOO MANY BOOKS ON MY TBR! WHY WOULD YOU CREATE THIS POST JUST TO GIVE ME MORE BOOKS TO BE EXCITED FOR THEN PROBABLY NEVER READ AH MY BOOKSHELF IS GONNA EXPLODE
BECAUSE I’M MEAN AND I’M HERE TO HELP YOUR TBR FLATTEN YOU AND YOU’RE WELCOMEEEEEE
All of these look amazing, but I’m especially excited for yours!
N’aww SKYE! Thank you! That means a lot to me, truly. ๐๐
Ahh I always love reading posts like these because I’ve never heard of most of these books, so I have more books to add to my tbr! *nervous laughter* XD I am finally starting to realize what it truly means to die from my tbr… Send help! I’ve checked out so many books from the library and have so many releases coming, plus a few books I bought and haven’t read yet. I’m usually super organized when it comes to my tbr but not the case anymore! XD But I’m actually okay with it because I’ve always been terrified of running out of reading material. *shudders*
I’m looking forward to Legendary, War Storm (Victoria Aveyard), Fawkes, ATPN, The Wicked King (which is like next year I think), A Reaper At the Gates by Sabaa Tahir, Flashback by Shannon Messenger, and several more that I can’t remember. XD
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Your TBR is MOST WELCOME. ๐๐ I mean it’s not like we wanted to do anything else with our life except read, right?! That’s awesome that your library buys new releases though!! you will be set! (Also I have like a million and one books to read but I’m still nervous about running out of books someday.๐)
Yes the Wicked King is January BUT I NEED IT NOW.
My thoughts exactly. xD Honestly I wish I could devote my entire life to reading and never sleep. But alas, I have to get a few hours of shut-eye. ๐
It depends on the book, but a lot of new releases have been in super fast which makes life a whole lot easier for me. Especially since there’s a series where the covers don’t match (arghhh!!!) and I have to wait until it comes out in paperback. XD (And yes I’m still totally terrified but each time I get a book haul my fear subsides for a little bit. ๐ )
Yesss I can’t wait! Even tho I haven’t read Cruel Prince yet… But its beautiful spine is not-so-patiently waiting for me to pick it up. I will soon…. Just like with the 5 million other books I have to read. *nervous laughter*
(On my grave my epitaph is going to be a lengthy poem about how I was buried alive by books. XD)
These Rebel Waves isn’t just pirates, it’s GAY PIRATES <3
Ones I didn't know about but now have added to my TBR: The Surface Breaks (Give me mermaids! Especially dark retellings), The Art of Escaping, City of Ghosts (I actually have A Darker Shade of Magic but haven't read it, or anything by Victoria Schwab, yet! It sounds awesome though!), The Lantern's Ember, Summer Bid Blue, and The Forest Queen.
I have The Unbinding of Mary Reade from netgalley. The pdf looks horrible but still readable (barely it's all blurry and small), I haven't read it yet though. F/F with a bisexual pirate girl, I am so here for this! I plan on reading it this month ๐ Also already had Unborken, i'm disabled and have been since I was born so i'm 1,000% here for this anthology of stories about disabled teens by disabled authors! Also A Blade so Black, I like retellings. Same with The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein, also I love Frankenstein. Also already had the Sea Witch on my TBR because Mermaids! Also These Rebel Waves, because gay pirates.
I am excited for ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I have a shelf specifically for 2018 releases on Goodreads.
I knew I could count on you to expand my TBR ^_^ So many books, so little time, so many stories to eat
*Unbroken Also goes without saying but I will say it I also have A Thousand Perfect Notes on my TBR ๐
OMG IS IT. THIS IS FANTASTIC. I AM EXCITE. And I’m glad I helped (ruined?!) your TBR pile a little further here haha.
I got my proof of The Unbinding off Edelweiss, but I haven’t checked it yet?? It was Read Now though.๐Which is good because I hardly ever get approved for stuff lol lol. And YES I’m so excited for the Unbroken anthology. I didn’t even realise it existed till recently and I want it so much. I think it’ll be such an important one.
WE MUST BE IMMORTAL FOR SAKE OF READING ALL THE BOOKS.
So clearly this summer will be all about reading and nothing else??? LOOK AT ALL THOSE PRETTY BOOKS. I am here for books about writers. Final Draft and All of This Is True both look very good. I can’t wait.
(But of course the only book that really and truly matters is A Thousand Perfect Notes, because duh.)
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EXACTLY. i mean what else do we exist for anyway clearly. *shrugs and buries self in books*
And YES clearly ATPN is the only important one on this list.๐
I’m really nervous that I Was Born For This isn’t going to be as good as Radio Silence. The blurb didn’t really do anything for me. ๐
All Of This Is True sounds so terrible that I kind of want to read it. ๐
I didn’t realize that Tamara Ireland Stone had a new book coming out, but apparently I did, because I already had it added on GR? Maybe we should buddy read.
Aww really?!๐I’m still excited for it. I just love her characters/style so much I don’t really care what the plot is!๐ (I also just bought Solitare FINALLY.) And I have All of This is True on NG, just so you know.๐
We should definitely buddy read the new Tamara Stone book!! Eventually! When we get copies haha.
Ahhh so many good titles that I’m excited for as well! Contagion and Mirage are burning a hold on my shelf (that metaphor works for bookshelves and pockets both…doesn’t it?) and I really, really hope I can get my hands on a copy of Not Even Bones! Oh and I can totally vouch that Spinning Silver is AMAZING. If you liked the first two Winternight books by Katherine Arden then it’s going to be 10000000/10 for you too. I think I’ve heard of most of these, at least in passing, but I had no idea that The Surface Breaks was a *dark* retelling of The Little Mermaid! So, um, that went on my TBR pretty quick. Overall it’s a stellar list Cait…and congrats on your own release date coming up so quickly!!! โฅ
Burning a hole in our shelves…I LIKE IT.๐ Totally works for pockets and books. And omg I’m so excited for Not Even Bones?! It sounds just so amazing and I’m keeeen. I haven’t actually read the Katherine Arden books but I own the first one! So get onto that too, I’m guessing?!
(Also thank you about my book! It’s SO CLOSE. Ahh.)
HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?!? So many of these are titles I havenโt heard of (Iโve been super busy this last couple months) and I want them now and ahhhh. My TBR is now digging my grave (to bury me alive ) and oh wow how did it this happen. I blame you, tbh. I mean, literally 50% of my to-read shelf is books you talk about. THANKS A LOT, CAIT.
Ps- sooooo excited for ATPN I canโt even!!!
*throws glitter at you* YOU’RE WELCOMEEEE FOR THIS SUFFERING! Basically I’m just making sure all of us get successfully buried by our TBR piles. ๐
There’s a lot here I hadn’t heard of, Cait you’re no help with my tbr situation.
I have a list of all the books I want to buy in a word document, and I have sections there for upcoming releases. (frantically checks what in my 2018 section is still to come out and what I just haven’t bought yet) I’m looking forward to The Way You Make Me Feel, The Way Past Winter, Legendary, The Surface Breaks.
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YOU’RE WELCOME. *twirls majestically* I am here to ruin lives in a loving way. :’)
Legendary = YES SO MUCH. I’m always checking up on my lists haha I can never remember what’s coming out.
Cait, you always grow my TBR wayyy too much with these posts! It’s too big already! (But I secretly love adding more books to it anyways)
Some of these just sound so good! Okay, actually, almost ALL of these sound so good!
Also I’m super excited to read your book, and I FINALLY got around to pre-ordering it ๐ Looking forward to reading it!
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YOU ARE SO VERY WELCOME. I’m here to be just this helpful.๐๐
Oh my goodness Kill the Farm Boy looks hilarious! And I”M SO EXCITED FOR YOUR BOOK ONLY TWO MORE MONTHS TO GOOOOO!!!!!!! ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐
And oh if you want to I tagged you for the Mystery Blogger Award on my blog. ๐
https://frozenbooksblog.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-mystery-blogger-award.html#more
Doesn’t it sound perfect?! I don’t usually go for satire, but hopefully this is AMAZING because I need it ahhhh.
(Only one month to go for my book!!)
And thanks for that tag, ahh!
SO MANY BOOKS!!! And literally so little time because I feel like I blinked and now it’s May and YEAR WHEREFORE HAST THOU GONE?? ALSO HEY THANKS FOR MAKING MY TBR EVEN BIGGER YES I NEEDED THAT I was just thinking hmmm you know what I need MORE BOOKS TO CRY ABOUT. Perfect.
Also I’m kinda getting into Alice Olsman because her YouTube videos are so calming and shooting and nice and I’m only hearing amazing things about her books so. I’m waiting till those gorgeous new covers of hers drop so I can BUY THEM ALL. And they’ll be all pretty <3.
Also 2018 is THE YEAR OF PIRATES AND I'M LIVING!!! Pirates are the best…ok maybe they are horrible and stuff and certainly not nice but I can have a pirate obsession still.
AND GOOD LUCK WITH THAT SMOL BOOK OF YOURS!! It's going out in the world to slay our hearts!! You must be a proud parent. (+ I'm living every time you mention it because yes you do that you be proud of your work!!)
I mean I kind of feel this year is dragging???? And also going super fast???? What is this?? *flails and collapses* ๐ Also I need to watch more of Alice Oseman’s youtube videos then! I have zero attention span for youtube but I’m trying lol lol.๐
I’M HERE FOR PIRATES AND MERMAIDS AND THE 7 SEAS. It’s going to be FABULOUS.
I’m so proud of this little book of mine yes. *sobs* Look at it, growing up so fast.
There are lots on this list I hadn’t heard of. What I’m most excited about from the ones you listed, is A Thousand Perfect Notes and I Was Born For This, both of which I have pre-ordered. Generally once a new release that I want, is listed on the Dutch website I usually order stuff from, I add it to my wishlist and then usually I’ll pre-order it before it’s out (depending on when I make an order). I did receive Ship It yesterday and I am excited about that one too.
obviously a Thousand Perfect Notes is the best one on this list.๐ (LOL LOL FORGIVE ME I CAN’T HELP MYSELF.๐๐) Ahem. But I Was Born For This is going to be amazing right?! I’m absolutely dying for it! Ohh Ship It looks so good, and does yours have the pretty hardcover without the dustjacket?!
Mine has a dust jacket and underneath it is a beautiful hardcover :D.
…Why must you do this to me?
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever actually read a book about mermaids so that needs remedying. No. Wait. I read Thora when I was a kid. Okay, so I’ve read ONE book about mermaids.
,,,Still needs remedying.
And obviously I have to read Fawkes. (Is it bad that I thought of the phoenix from Harry Potter before I thought of Guy Fawkes?)
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I feel like mermaids are suddenly becoming a Thing, and I’m okay with that?! And hahaah to the Fawkes thing.๐๐
Must… not…. buy… books. Seriously I don’t know why I taunt myself with these posts if I’m on a book buying ban. I’m SO FREAKING EXCITED for The Surface Breaks, Vengeful (V.E. Schwab is just my babe) and City of Ghosts. Also I WILL preorder your book because NO BOOK BUYING BAN IS GONNA STOP ME *laughts hysterically*
SCHWAB CAN DO NO WRONG THOUGH. SHE IS PERFECT AND ALL BOOK BANS BREAK FOR HER BOOKS.
oh no my tbr is now officially mad at me what do i do
TBR woes aside, I’m SO EXCITED FOR LEGENDARY AND TPN AND FAWKES!!! (except they’re coming out when I’m out of the country so I literally can’t even preorder them like waht #ripoff)
My best tip is to cry and lay on the floor so you don’t look too threatening and just try to LIVE because I’m 99% sure our TBRs are just glaring and getting mad by this point. Sometimes I imagine life where I’ve reached the end of my TBR?? lol lol
OOO SO MANY BOOKS! I’m honestly so so hyped for A Thousand Perfect Notes asdjdjsjsajsjsj, it’s release date is right around my birthday, so I know what I’ll be asking for!! Brave Enough sounds super cool (and the cover is the cutest!!). Louise O Neill actually came to my school yesterday, so I got my copy of The Surface Breaks, and I can’t wait to read it (alsooo I’m in love with the cover of it wowow). Also Ship It and Finding Yvonne sound like my kinda book, so I’ll keep an eye out for them<3
Lexie x
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*screams softly* WHAT A FANTASTIC BIRTHDAY PRESENT. I ORGANISED IT LIKE THIS JUST FOR YOU.๐ And oh ohhh how awesome is it that you go tto meet Louise O’Neill! That’s so exciting, ahh!
I have too many books that I am super excited for to share in one comment, but a lot of them are on your list anyway! Obviously I need all the Schwab of ever in my life (have you seen her Oxford speech? It’s up on YouTube and it’s so good!). There are so many good books coming out this year, it’s like the world wants me to be broke! I have shelves on Goodreads with books shelved by release dates, but I only have from 2015-2019 shelves, so everything else is a little messy.
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Every Schwab book EVER is a very needed thing. I do want to watch the Oxford speech but I haven’t had time yet.๐But everyone’s raving about it and it sounds amazing, so!??! Make time, Cait! Make time!
omg I’m SO EXCITED for Darkdawn I can hardly function but I also can’t wait for Lifelike and Muse of Nightmares and Legendary and YOUR BOOK!! So many amazing books coming out this year I’m giving up on conquering my tbr…
MUSE OF NIGHTMARES THO AHHHHHH. It’s going to be the BEST. *flails*
I really love reading all these! It’s so exciting seeing all the upcoming books!
And even more exciting for you I imagine, considering one of them is yours… hehe. Do you feel nervous at all, or just excited? It is hard to even imagine how I will feel yet….
Congrats again, not long to wait now ๐
Eeeep, I am SO nervous and excited.๐ Both. BOTH AT ONCE. (You’ll be in this situation soon too!!)
Cait, what are you doing?
I already bought about 12154 books in April and now you are showing me this? Whyyyy? Stop it! ๐ I’m gonna be burried by my TBR and nobody will ever find me until my decaying corpse is smelling so badly that hot firemen have to break down my door and I cannot relish the sight. Only my ghost will be there when the library vultures come to pick out all the best books in a state sale and the books are all scattered in all the winds and they will never be a family again and cry aaaaand I forgot where I was going with this.
So many great books are coming out this year. I didn’t even know. Thanks for showing them I guess. I GUESS. ๐
Have a great day/night/time!
LG, m
I’M HERE TO RUIN LIVES. *flings confetti* ๐๐ I’ll come dig you out from under the TBR though. We should probably have a bookworm support group where we periodically dig each other out from under the mountains of books.๐
So many amazing books are coming out this year ๐๐๐
My tbr is a mess!! I can never keep track so at the moment I just pick one that is closest to me ๐
Great post,Cait!
Isn’t it just such a gorgeous year ahhhh?!?! I want them all.๐ Also a million bucks, but oh well.
Sooooo… I think my TBR pile just exploded *goes crying in a corner*
I love those line-ups, they always get me hyped up (I legitimately screamed when I read the synopsis of ‘Kill The Farm Boy’ – my roommate probably thinks I got murdered *shrugs*)
I’d say sorry but YOU KNOW I’M NOT. *twirls happily* We need them ALL, and also, um…probably a bank of gold to afford this??๐
Why? Why do you do this to me? How am I supposed to read your book and all these other books? I am not you. Oh well, I guess we’ll just have to suffer together. Excellent list, all the covers look so pretty, the YA category has excellent aesthetics
BECAUSE WE SHOULD ALL SUFFER TOGETHER.๐ 10/10 this is the best idea ever.๐
I thank you for killing my TBR with this post.
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YOUR TBR IS SO WELCOME. I’M SO HELPFUL I KNOW.
Damn you Cait, my bank balance is shrinking significantly after reading this! Haha!
I’m particularly excited about The Surface Breaks because a) I’m obsessed with the original dark fairy tales, b) love the Little Mermaid, and c) THAT COVER <3 so gorgeous! Also, I didn't know Naomi Novik had a new book coming out! Really need to read Uprooted!
Plus, how exciting that your book is coming out in my birthday month! How CONVENIENT for my birthday wish list!! ๐
YOU’RE SO WELCOME. *twirls majestically* ๐And extra perfect timing here with your birthday coming up. I planned that just for you.๐ (Also isn’t The Surface Breaks cover just TOO PRETTY FOR THIS WORLD OMG?!?)
I was excited when I started reading this post and then by the end I was despondent and exhausted??? I almost feel like publishing should just stop and pause for a little quick, hot minute so I can catch up on all the books I haven’t read. There are just SO MANY. And there are still releases from, like, 2012 that I haven’t gotten around to and every day, week, month, year there are MORE and who said reading was relaxing again? *upside smiling emoji*
Anyway: I have YOUR BOOK on preorder and I won’t be leaving it on my shelf for three years because I am going to read it PRONTO. I don’t have any of the others on here preordered, but other late 2018 releases I a very keen for are Ruin of Stars, and Star-Touched Stories. ๐
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Noooo I’m sorry you feel that way, although I DO totally understand. I mean how awful is it to know we can’t read ALL the books?! (And can’t afford them all either argh.) Although I calm myself by remembering that the reviews will come in soon and let us know if they’re not worth it. ๐So that should clear out a few haha.
(Omg I will be immensely honoured if you read my book before 3 years. I do know that feel though.๐๐My life is like “I’M GONNA READ THIS NOW” and “now” means, ya know…in 2 to 3 years. It’s the bookworm life, what can we say.๐)
OMG wow. Your horsie is indeed AMAZING. Wow! I am jealous. I want one :DDD
I am actually suddenly busy again (work in my industry does that. One week it’s crickets, another week you don’t have time to sleep -.-), and I’ve been so excited to start your book, but haven’t been able to finish the 5 I’ve been reading before so I can get to yours D: where does the time go T_T
OMG YES that cover looks JUST LIKE the witch from Suicide Squad!
WAIT WHAT Schwab wrote an MG? Woah dang. You rarely see a dark MG, and it HAS TO be dark cause it’s V.E. we’re talking about here!! I am SUPER curious. Maybe I should see if I can request it… somewhere. Anywhere.
And I hope I get Vengeful. I have a secret plan to get it. EHEHEHEHE
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Nooo, time is a mean thing when it doesn’t magically multiple when we want it. I hope you get some downtime for sanity’s sake soon though!! (Also omg I’m glad you agree with me about that cover vs Suicide Squad.๐I CAN’T STOP SEEING IT NOW.)
I’m like so sure Schwab’s MG will be super dark.๐Probably Coraline style?!
I am not sure if I love you or hate you… I put too many of these books on my tbr and wish list. I need a new job to support this addiction. Thanks, yet again, Cait!
I’m 99% sure you LOVE ME.๐Everyone wants to be drowning in books, right?!๐
Wellllppp, can’t argue with that logic lol
I seriously now need to up my reading game though because SO many of these are now on my list @.@
well…crap. So many of these aren’t out yet. What’s this?? Are those tears in my eyes? Why yes, yes they are.
But in all seriousness, THANK YOU!! Because I probably would have missed some of these if you hadn’t said something. Go you.
this post just lives to torture and torment, that’s just generally what my blog is about. YOU’RE WELCOME.๐๐