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2020 New YA Books For Your Interminable TBR Pile!! [Ft. May, June, July Releases]

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And I’m BACK with more books for your TBR pile!

2020 has truly been blessing us with some incredible releases…and look, we’re not even quite halfway through the year yet?! Good books (and chocolate tbh) are keeping this planet together, I take no arguments on this. It’s being a brutal year for so many with the pandemic — so more than ever I think so many of us are grateful to sink into a good book.

And it is being tough on authors for trying to promo their books! So I don’t even feel bad for smothering you in releases I’m excited about. These books need our love 🥺💛I’m featuring new Young Adult releases from May to June, because there are a lot here. And you’re welcome.

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The Fascinators by Andrew Eliopulous| Goodreads

Anything pitched as “for fans of Maggie Stiefvater” immediately has my WHOLE heart. But this is also queer and full of magic and seems like it’ll have a complex/tight friendship group!!

Living in a small town where magic is frowned upon, Sam needs his friends James and Delia—and their time together in their school’s magic club—to see him through to graduation.
But as soon as senior year starts, little cracks in their group begin to show. Sam may or may not be in love with James. Delia is growing more frustrated with their amateur magic club. And James reveals that he got mixed up with some sketchy magickers over the summer, putting a target on all their backs.
With so many fault lines threatening to derail his hopes for the year, Sam is forced to face the fact that the very love of magic that brought his group together is now tearing them apart—and there are some problems that no amount of magic can fix. 
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The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall | Goodreads

Always here for pirates!! I swear, they just make my heart glow. This one is also sapphic and the pitch says it’s unpacking colonialism AND it has magic.

Aboard the pirate ship Dove, Flora the girl takes on the identity of Florian the man to earn the respect and protection of the crew. For Flora, former starving urchin, the brutal life of a pirate is about survival: don’t trust, don’t stick out, and don’t feel. But on this voyage, as the pirates prepare to sell their unsuspecting passengers into slavery, Flora is drawn to the Lady Evelyn Hasegawa, who is en route to a dreaded arranged marriage with her own casket in tow. Flora doesn’t expect to be taken under Evelyn’s wing, and Evelyn doesn’t expect to find such a deep bond with the pirate Florian.
Soon the unlikely pair set in motion a wild escape that will free a captured mermaid (coveted for her blood, which causes men to have visions and lose memories) and involve the mysterious Pirate Supreme, an opportunistic witch, and the all-encompassing Sea itself. 
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Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo | Goodreads

I love this author’s writing!! (Her first two books are gorgeous.) This one is told in verse about two sisters who didn’t know each other existed.

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.
Papi’s death uncovers all the painful truths he kept hidden, and the love he divided across an ocean. And now, Camino and Yahaira are both left to grapple with what this new sister means to them, and what it will now take to keep their dreams alive.
In a dual narrative novel in verse that brims with both grief and love, award-winning and bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.
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The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly by Jamie Pacton | Goodreads

This looks so FUN!? I am also really here for restaurant settings in books because…yes thanks. Also it’s about knights! But modern! And taking down the patriarchy!

Kit Sweetly slays sexism, bad bosses, and bad luck to become a knight at a medieval-themed restaurant.
Working as a wench―i.e. waitress―at a cheesy medieval-themed restaurant in the Chicago suburbs, Kit Sweetly dreams of being a knight like her brother. She has the moves, is capable on a horse, and desperately needs the raise that comes with knighthood, so she can help her mom pay the mortgage and hold a spot at her dream college.
Company policy allows only guys to be knights. So when Kit takes her brother’s place and reveals her identity at the end of the show, she rockets into internet fame and a whole lot of trouble with the management. But the Girl Knight won’t go down without a fight. As other wenches join her quest, a protest forms. In a joust before Castle executives, they’ll prove that gender restrictions should stay medieval―if they don’t get fired first. 
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Stay Gold by Tobly Smith | Goodreads

The entire title is a The Outsiders references and that’s ALL you need to catch me!! It’s also #ownvoices trans and about being closeted and passing and falling in love.

Debut author Tobly McSmith delivers a coming-of-age teen love story about a transgender boy who’s going stealth at his new Texas high school and a cisgender girl who is drawn to him, even as she’s counting down the days until graduation. Perfect for fans of David Levithan, Becky Albertalli, and Jenny Han.
Pony just wants to fly under the radar during senior year. Tired from all the attention he got at his old school after coming out as transgender, he’s looking for a fresh start at Hillcrest High. But it’s hard to live your best life when the threat of exposure lurks down every hallway and in every bathroom.
Georgia is beginning to think there’s more to life than cheerleading. She plans on keeping a low profile until graduation…which is why she promised herself that dating was officially a no-go this year.
Then, on the very first day of school, the new guy and the cheerleader lock eyes. How is Pony supposed to stay stealth when he wants to get close to a girl like Georgia? How is Georgia supposed to keep her promise when sparks start flying with a boy like Pony? 
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Date Me Bryson Keller by Kevin van Whye | Goodreads

I actually just read this one and it’s absolutely super cute. It’s a queer fake-dating romcom and it manages to be adorkable and awkward and sweet all at once!

Everyone knows about the dare: Each week, Bryson Keller must date someone new–the first person to ask him out on Monday morning. Few think Bryson can do it. He may be the king of Fairvale Academy, but he’s never really dated before.
Until a boy asks him out, and everything changes.
Kai Sheridan didn’t expect Bryson to say yes. So when Bryson agrees to secretly go out with him, Kai is thrown for a loop. But as the days go by, he discovers there’s more to Bryson beneath the surface, and dating him begins to feel less like an act and more like the real thing. Kai knows how the story of a gay boy liking someone straight ends. With his heart on the line, he’s awkwardly trying to navigate senior year at school, at home, and in the closet, all while grappling with the fact that this “relationship” will last only five days. After all, Bryson Keller is popular, good-looking, and straight . . . right?
Kevin van Whye delivers an uplifting and poignant coming-out love story that will have readers rooting for these two teens to share their hearts with the world–and with each other. 
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The Ballad of Songbirds And Snakes by Suzanne Collins | Goodreads

Um so what do we even SAY ABOUT THIS ONE?! I’m still reeling it exists…the prequel we asked for, but not focused on a character we want to talk about. 😂I still do want to try it! I also still need to reread the original trilogy whoops.

It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the 10th annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, 18-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 out charm, 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 favor 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. 
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Breath Like Water by Anna Jarzab | Goodreads

I’m always drawn to contemporaries with mental health rep, so I really want to try this one! I think it deals with bipolar and maybe depression? It’s also about olympic swimmers!!

Susannah Ramos has always loved the water. A swimmer whose early talent made her a world champion, Susannah was poised for greatness in a sport that demands so much of its young. But an inexplicable slowdown has put her dream in jeopardy, and Susannah is fighting to keep her career afloat when two important people enter her life: a new coach with a revolutionary training strategy, and a charming fellow swimmer named Harry Matthews.
As Susannah begins her long and painful climb back to the top, her friendship with Harry blossoms into passionate and supportive love. But Harry is facing challenges of his own, and even as their bond draws them closer together, other forces work to tear them apart. As she struggles to balance her needs with those of the people who matter most to her, Susannah will learn the cost—and the beauty—of trying to achieve something extraordinary. 
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If We Were Us by K.L. Walther | Goodreads

Prestigious high school full of messy group dynamics and queer kids?! I mean yes. 😌 This is for me.

Everyone at the prestigious Bexley School believes that Sage Morgan and Charlie Carmichael are meant to be….that it’s just a matter of time until they realize that they are actually in love.
When Luke Morrissey shows up on the Bexley campus his presence immediately shakes things up. Charlie and Luke are drawn to each other the moment they meet, giving Sage the opportunity to steal away to spend time with Charlie’s twin brother, Nick.
But Charlie is afraid of what others will think if he accepts that he has much more than a friendship with Luke. And Sage fears that things with Nick are getting too serious too quickly. The duo will need to rely on each other and their lifelong friendship to figure things out with the boys they love.
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You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson | Goodreads

I am super keen for this one!! It’s a contemporary about a girl who wants to go to this elite college but is vying for prom queen (something she haaaates) to get the funding for it. Also sapphic!

Liz Lighty has always believed she’s too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But it’s okay — Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite Pennington College, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor.
But when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz’s plans come crashing down . . . until she’s reminded of her school’s scholarship for prom king and queen. There’s nothing Liz wants to do less than endure a gauntlet of social media trolls, catty competitors, and humiliating public events, but despite her devastating fear of the spotlight she’s willing to do whatever it takes to get to Pennington.
The only thing that makes it halfway bearable is the new girl in school, Mack. She’s smart, funny, and just as much of an outsider as Liz. But Mack is also in the running for queen. Will falling for the competition keep Liz from her dreams . . . or make them come true?
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A Song Below Water | Goodreads

A world were sirens mix with average teen life!! Also it looks like it’s going to have a strong female friendship!

Tavia is already at odds with the world, forced to keep her siren identity under wraps in a society that wants to keep her kind under lock and key. Never mind she’s also stuck in Portland, Oregon, a city with only a handful of black folk and even fewer of those with magical powers. At least she has her bestie Effie by her side as they tackle high school drama, family secrets, and unrequited crushes.
But everything changes in the aftermath of a siren murder trial that rocks the nation; the girls’ favorite Internet fashion icon reveals she’s also a siren, and the news rips through their community. Tensions escalate when Effie starts being haunted by demons from her past, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical voice during a police stop. No secret seems safe anymore—soon Portland won’t be either.
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Forged In Fire And Stars by Andrew Robertson | Goodreads

Not only is this cover saying lovely things to me like “pICK ME UP NOW”, it’s also about a magical blacksmith!! Who helps two girls take a throne!

Ara has always known about the legend of the Loresmith: the blacksmith who served alongside the kings and queens of every generation to protect the kingdom. It was her fate to inherit the title–though she never truly believed it would come to pass since the monarchy’s downfall years before.
But when the lost Princess Nimhea and Prince Eamon steal Ara from her quiet life with a mission to retake the throne–and take her place as the Loresmith–her whole world turns upside down. Their journey will take Ara on a dangerous adventure to discover new truths about her family’s legacy, and even to face the gods themselves. And with a mysterious thief as an unexpected companion, Ara must use all her skills to figure out just who she can trust, and forge the right path forward–for herself, her kingdom, and her heart.
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The Falling In Love Montage by Clara Smyth | Goodreads

Okay so they organise a romcom??? One girl doesn’t believe in love. One is going to convince her otherwise. I will take one this one yes pls.

Saoirse doesn’t believe in love at first sight or happy endings. If they were real, her mother would still be able to remember her name and not in a care home with early onset dementia. A condition that Saoirse may one day turn out to have inherited. So she’s not looking for a relationship. She doesn’t see the point in igniting any romantic sparks if she’s bound to burn out.
But after a chance encounter at an end-of-term house party, Saoirse is about to break her own rules. For a girl with one blue freckle, an irresistible sense of mischief, and a passion for rom-coms.
Unbothered by Saoirse’s no-relationships rulebook, Ruby proposes a loophole: They don’t need true love to have one summer of fun, complete with every cliché, rom-com montage-worthy date they can dream up—and a binding agreement to end their romance come fall. It would be the perfect plan, if they weren’t forgetting one thing about the Falling in Love Montage: when it’s over, the characters actually fall in love… for real.
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The State Of Us by Shaun David Hutchinson | Goodreads

I’m hoping this is the YA version of Red White & Royal Blue! Two boys with the parents in rival political positions end up falling in love…

When Dean Arnault’s mother decided to run for president, it wasn’t a surprise to anyone, least of all her son. But still that doesn’t mean Dean wants to be part of the public spectacle that is the race for the White House—at least not until he meets Dre.
The only problem is that Dre Rosario’s on the opposition; he’s the son of the Democratic nominee. But as Dean and Dre’s meet-ups on the campaign trail become less left to chance, their friendship quickly becomes a romantic connection unlike any either of the boys have ever known.
If it wasn’t hard enough falling in love across the aisle, the political scheming of a shady third-party candidate could cause Dean and Dre’s world to explode around them.
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The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant | Goodreads

I just wanted this one every since I heard the pitch “Les Mis meets Six of Crows”. I don’t even KNOW Les Mis but omg I want this. And please let it have a good heist…

In the violent urban jungle of an alternate 1828 Paris, the French Revolution has failed and the city is divided between merciless royalty and nine underworld criminal guilds, known as the Court of Miracles. Eponine (Nina) Thénardier is a talented cat burglar and member of the Thieves Guild. Nina’s life is midnight robberies, avoiding her father’s fists, and watching over her naïve adopted sister, Cosette (Ettie). When Ettie attracts the eye of the Tiger–the ruthless lord of the Guild of Flesh–Nina is caught in a desperate race to keep the younger girl safe. Her vow takes her from the city’s dark underbelly to the glittering court of Louis XVII. And it also forces Nina to make a terrible choice–protect Ettie and set off a brutal war between the guilds, or forever lose her sister to the Tiger.
Les Misérables meets Six of Crows in this page-turning adventure as a young thief finds herself going head to head with leaders of Paris’s criminal underground in the wake of the French Revolution.
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Seasons Of the Storm by Elle Cosimano| Goodreads

This is like…the seasons are cursed to be people?! And they have to kill each other so the next season can happen? I loooooove it.

One cold, crisp night, Jack Sommers was faced with a choice—live forever according to the ancient, magical rules of Gaia, or die.
Jack chose to live, and in exchange, he became a Winter—an immortal physical embodiment of the season on Earth. Every year, he must hunt the Season who comes before him. Summer kills Spring. Autumn kills Summer. Winter kills Autumn. And Spring kills Winter.
Jack and Fleur, a Winter and a Spring, fall for each other against all odds. To be together, they’ll have to escape the cycle that’s been forcing them apart. But their creator won’t let them go without a fight.
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Forest Of Souls by Lori M. Lee | Goodreads

If a book promises a creepy forest, then I am SO IN. And this also has a girl who resurrects her best friend, just as you do, you know? I want.

Sirscha Ashwyn comes from nothing, but she’s intent on becoming something. After years of training to become the queen’s next royal spy, her plans are derailed when shamans attack and kill her best friend Saengo.
And then Sirscha, somehow, restores Saengo to life.
Unveiled as the first soulguide in living memory, Sirscha is summoned to the domain of the Spider King. For centuries, he has used his influence over the Dead Wood—an ancient forest possessed by souls—to enforce peace between the kingdoms. Now, with the trees growing wild and untamed, only a soulguide can restrain them. As war looms, Sirscha must master her newly awakened abilities before the trees shatter the brittle peace, or worse, claim Saengo, the friend she would die for.  
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The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune | Goodreads

This 100% already owns me from the pitch “Some people are extraordinary…some are just extra”. I mean YES. 😂Also ADHD rep and it’s queer AND there are superpowers.

Nick Bell? Not extraordinary. But being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right?
After a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City’s mightiest hero (and Nick’s biggest crush), Nick sets out to make himself extraordinary. And he’ll do it with or without the reluctant help of Seth Gray, Nick’s best friend (and maybe the love of his life).
Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl meets Marissa Meyer’s Renegades in TJ Klune’s YA debut. Some people are extraordinary. Some are just extra. TJ Klune’s YA debut, The Extraordinaries, is a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves.  
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Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust | Goodreads

The YA cover snake is back, but also it got bleached. 😌Anyway, sign me up for a Persian-inspired sapphic fantasy, with a girl who can kill people with a touch, and morally grey storyline.

There was and there was not, as all stories begin, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch. But for Soraya, who has lived her life hidden away, apart from her family, safe only in her gardens, it’s not just a story.
As the day of her twin brother’s wedding approaches, Soraya must decide if she’s willing to step outside of the shadows for the first time. Below in the dungeon is a demon who holds knowledge that she craves, the answer to her freedom. And above is a young man who isn’t afraid of her, whose eyes linger not with fear, but with an understanding of who she is beneath the poison.
Soraya thought she knew her place in the world, but when her choices lead to consequences she never imagined, she begins to question who she is and who she is becoming…human or demon. Princess or monster.
A captivating and utterly original fairy tale about a girl cursed to be poisonous to the touch, and who discovers what power might lie in such a curse…  
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Loveless by Alice Oseman | Goodreads

#Ownvoices aro/ace rep!! I can’t even express how much I need more books with good asexual representation so yessss to this. Also I love every Oseman book I read!

Georgia feels loveless – in the romantic sense, anyway. She’s eighteen, never been in a relationship, or even had a crush on a single person in her whole life. She thinks she’s an anomaly, people call her weird, and she feels a little broken. But she still adores romance – weddings, fan fiction, and happily ever afters. She knows she’ll find her person one day … right?
After a disastrous summer, Georgia is now at university, hundreds of miles from home. She is more determined than ever to find love – and her annoying roommate, Rooney, is a bit of a love expert, so perhaps she can help.
But maybe Georgia just doesn’t feel that way about guys. Or girls. Or anyone at all. Maybe that’s okay. Maybe she can find happiness without falling in love. And maybe Rooney is a little more loveless than she first appears.  
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Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power | Goodreads

After Wilder Girls, I just want more of Rory Power’s gorgeous prose….that’s all I can say. But also thriller! Girls with mysterious pasts! Messy maybe dangerous families?!

Ever since Margot was born, it’s been just her and her mother. No answers to Margot’s questions about what came before. No history to hold on to. No relative to speak of. Just the two of them, stuck in their run-down apartment, struggling to get along.
But that’s not enough for Margot. She wants family. She wants a past. And she just found the key she needs to get it: A photograph, pointing her to a town called Phalene. Pointing her home. Only, when Margot gets there, it’s not what she bargained for.
Margot’s mother left for a reason. But was it to hide her past? Or was it to protect Margot from what’s still there?
The only thing Margot knows for sure is there’s poison in their family tree, and their roots are dug so deeply into Phalene that now that she’s there, she might never escape.   
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Unravel The Dusk (#2) by Elizabeth Lim | Goodreads

This is the sequel to Spin the Dawn and that was just the absolute best!? I really cannot wait for the sequel! Perfect mix of sassy characters, angst love, morally grey decisions, magical sewing, and Chinese mythology!

Maia Tamarin’s journey to sew the dresses of the sun, the moon and the stars has taken a grievous toll. She returns to a kingdom on the brink of war. The boy she loves is gone, and she is forced to don the dress of the sun and assume the place of the emperor’s bride-to-be to keep the peace.
But the war raging around Maia is nothing compared to the battle within. Ever since she was touched by the demon Bandur, she has been changing . . . glancing in the mirror to see her own eyes glowing red, losing control of her magic, her body, her mind. It’s only a matter of time before Maia loses herself completely, but she will stop at nothing to find Edan, protect her family, and bring lasting peace to her country.  
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A Peculiar Peril by Jeff VanderMeer | Goodreads

It just says SECRET SOCIETY and to be fair that’s all it needs to say. (Bonus is there’s an old house full of curiosities and weirdness and secrets!)

Jonathan Lambshead stands to inherit his deceased grandfather’s overstuffed mansion—a veritable cabinet of curiosities—once he and two schoolmates catalog its contents. But the three soon discover that the house is filled with far more than just oddities: It holds clues linking to an alt-Earth called Aurora, where the notorious English occultist Aleister Crowley has stormed back to life on a magic-fueled rampage across a surreal, through-the-looking-glass version of Europe replete with talking animals (and vegetables).
Swept into encounters with allies more unpredictable than enemies, Jonathan pieces together his destiny as a member of a secret society devoted to keeping our world separate from Aurora. But as the ground shifts and allegiances change with every step, he and his friends sink ever deeper into a deadly pursuit of the profound evil that is also chasing after them.  
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The Princess Will Save You by Sarah Henning | Goodreads

A Princess Bride retelling!! I love this!! And I also am a bit in love with the title so 😚

When her father dies, Princess Amarande is given an ultimatum: Marry the leader of one of the four neighboring kingdoms, or lose her crown—and possibly her life. And to force her hand, her beloved, the stable boy Luca, is kidnapped.
But Amarande was raised to be a warrior, not a sacrifice.
And nothing will stop her from saving her true love and rescuing her kingdom.
The acclaimed author of Sea Witch turns the classic damsel-in-distress tale on its head with this story of adventure, identity, and love.   
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Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron | Goodreads

An alternate Cinderella “what happened after” story! I’m definitely hoping it involves murder 😌you know, like any nice person would. But it’s also sapphic!

It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again.
Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. At the ball, Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee, and finds herself hiding in Cinderella’s mausoleum. There, she meets Constance, the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters. Together they vow to bring down the king once and for all–and in the process, they learn that there’s more to Cinderella’s story than they ever knew . . .
This fresh take on a classic story will make readers question the tales they’ve been told, and root for girls to break down the constructs of the world around them.  
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The Fell Of The Dark by Caleb Roehrig | Goodreads

Contemporary but also casual supernatural activity!! Also I really love this author’s thrillers, so I’m ready for a vampire edition?! It’s also #ownvoices queer!

The only thing August Pfeiffer hates more than algebra is living in a vampire town. Located at a nexus of mystical energy fields, Fulton Heights is practically an electromagnet for supernatural drama. And when a mysterious (and annoyingly hot) vampire boy arrives with a cryptic warning, Auggie suddenly finds himself at the center of it. An ancient and terrible power is returning to the earthly realm, and somehow Auggie seems to be the only one who can stop it.  
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They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman | Goodreads

So I have a thing for dark academia and secret societies!! AND LOOK. This is being pitched as “One Of Us Is Lying with a dash of The Secret History” and my soul thrives.

In Gold Coast, Long Island, everything from the expensive downtown shops to the manicured beaches, to the pressed uniforms of Jill Newman and her friends, looks perfect. But as Jill found out three years ago, nothing is as it seems.
Freshman year Jill’s best friend, the brilliant, dazzling Shaila Arnold, was killed by her boyfriend. After that dark night on the beach, Graham confessed, the case was closed, and Jill tried to move on.
Now, it’s Jill’s senior year and she’s determined to make it her best yet. After all, she’s a senior and a Player–a member of Gold Coast Prep’s exclusive, not-so-secret secret society. Senior Players have the best parties, highest grades and the admiration of the entire school. This is going to be Jill’s year. She’s sure of it.
But when Jill starts getting texts proclaiming Graham’s innocence, her dreams of the perfect senior year start to crumble. If Graham didn’t kill Shaila, who did? Jill vows to find out, but digging deeper could mean putting her friendships, and her future, in jeopardy.   
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The Ship of Shadows by Maria Kuzniar | Goodreads

This is actually by my good friend but look, look, it is just so good. Girl pirates, magical ship version of Hogwarts, puzzles and cake and female friendships?! It has everything. 😭💛

Aleja whiles away her days in her family’s dusty tavern in Seville, dreaming of distant lands and believing in the kind of magic that she’s only ever read about in books. After all, she’s always being told that girls can’t be explorers.But her life is changed forever when adventure comes for her in the form of a fabled vessel called the Ship of Shadows. Crewed by a band of ruthless women, with cabin walls dripping with secrets, the ship has sailed right out of a legend. And it wants Aleja.
Once on board its shadowy deck, she begins to realize that the sea holds more secrets than she ever could have imagined. The crew are desperately seeking something, and their path will take them through treacherous waters and force them to confront nightmare creatures and pitch-dark magic. It will take all of Aleja’s strength and courage to gain the trust of her fellow pirates – and discover what they are risking everything to find.  
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The Lights Of Prague by Nicole Jarvis | Goodreads

It says “for fans of VE Schwab and The Witcher” !!! and look I need it more than I can say. It just sounds incredible and lush and morally grey!

In the quiet streets of Prague all manner of otherworldly creatures lurk in the shadows. Unbeknownst to its citizens, their only hope against the tide of predators are the dauntless lamplighters – a secret elite of monster hunters whose light staves off the darkness each night. Domek Myska leads a life teeming with fraught encounters with the worst kind of evil: pijavica, bloodthirsty and soulless vampiric creatures. Despite this, Domek find solace in his moments spent in the company of his friend, the clever and beautiful Lady Ora Fischer – a widow with secrets of her own.
When Domek finds himself stalked by the spirit of the White Lady – a ghost who haunts the baroque halls of Prague castle – he stumbles across the sentient essence of a will-o’-the-wisp, a mischievous spirit known to lead lost travellers to their death, but who, once captured, are bound to serve the desires of their owners.
After discovering a conspiracy amongst the pijavica that could see them unleash terror on the daylight world, Domek finds himself in a race against those who aim to twist alchemical science for their own dangerous gain.  
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HONOURABLE MENTIONS…

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are any of these on your tbr?? does your tbr…hate you now? tell me what upcoming releases you’re super pining for!

 

 

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  1. Cait? CAIT?! Who gave you permission to give me ideas how to feed my tbr? I’m trying to starve that thing here and you are not helping!! 😂
    Well, Ship of Shadows is already on my wishlist since I didn’t get approved for it on Netgalley – it’s nicer to support the author anyway – and The Mermaid, the Witch and the Sea sound and look delicious. I might just switch my favourite setting which is ice, snow and eternal winter, thank you very much, for some swashbuckling piratiering. 🙂

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  2. Ohhh so many good-looking books coming out this year. AURORA BURNING, UNRAVEL THE DUSK, and SISTERS OF SWORD AND SONG (which I think is Greek inspired!??!) are particularly high up on my list! But, really, there are SO many books I can’t wait to dive into.

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  3. I added quite a few of these to my wishlist! Thanks so much 💙. I’m not that interested in most YA fantasy, but I liked the synopsis of a lot of the YA contemporaries.

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  6. Thank you for the recommendations. I have added a few of these to my Good reads to read list. There are definitely some interesting titles here and interesting book covers and I am absolutely na pick a book by its book cover kinda gal 😂

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  8. Both The Hunger Games prequel and A Court of Miracles are on my TBR. For once, I actually don’t have a massive number of books that I’m anticipating this year, I have some, but significantly less than in previous years! My TBR always hates me though! The upcoming books I’m most anticipating are: obviously The Hunger Games prequel and A Court of Miracles, but also Where Dreams Descend, Queen of Volts, and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, though all of those are coming out later in the year.

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  10. My tbr is tired of getting more and more releases added to it but how can I not when these all sound so GOOD ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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  11. Ooh, very interested in Breath Like Water – I’m looking for novels about sport at the moment and swimming was my sport as a teenager, so I should definitely check that out!

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  15. So many wonderful books being released! I can’t wait for Unravel the Dusk! Spin the Dawn was such a phenomenal book. Thank you for sharing these book releases. 🙂

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  16. I can’t wait for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes! I think I’m in the minority of people who likes that it’s about President Snow because it’s pretty much his villain origin story, and I’m always here for villain origin stories. And The Lights of Prague sounds so good! I’m definitely going to add it to my list 😀

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  18. wow i want to add every book in this post to my tbr haha. the first one you mentioned – the fascinators – is one i’m really interested in! queer magical books are so good !! also the falling in love montage seems absolutely wonderful. i’ve been so into rom coms lately because kdramas on netflix are soo good lol. also super excited to read girl, serpent, thorn and loveless. i feel like they’ll definitely be five star reads. it’s weird..i’m not always in the reading mood lately but visiting your blog gets me excited about books again so thank you for that <33 take care!

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  19. I feel like I say this every year, but 2020 is going to make my TBR pile topple over and kill me in the night and I’m not sad about it (!!!). Also, how is every cover so freaking gorgeous??? 2020 is definitely the year of covers that deserve to be framed and hung up on my bedroom wall.

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  20. There are so many books that look SO good but so little time to read them all, help! I have read Breath Like Water and I liked it. I also liked A Song of Wraiths and Ruin and Little Creeping Things. And SO many more are on my TBR. Like most of them haha. I need to read Sullivan SIsters, Burn Our Bodies Down, Ever Cursed, Today Tonight Tomorrow, Mayhem, and A Peculiar Peril soon for review. So hopefully they’re all decent haha.

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    • I just got Breath Like Water from the library and I’m cautiously hopeful for it 👀but gah yes I feel this with wanting to read them all but who also has TIME for this

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  23. i’m honestly so out of the loop with book releases so thank you for this post, cg!! july looks like it’s going to kill me with all the good books coming out that month — i’m super excited for girl, serpent, thorn, unravel the dusk, and loveless!! i was lucky to read an arc of you should see me in a crown and it was SO good, i loved it a lot!! <3

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  24. Let’s be honest, I haven’t been looking at many new releases lately because my TBR is huge, but I’m excited about so many titles on your list now! Thanks for the round up Cait! Gonna have to look for some now..

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  25. Yesssss, it is definitely time to absolutely STACK my TBR!! I know I can always count on you to make my TBR larger than it has any right to be. I’m super excited for I Kissed Alice, Loveless, and Breath Like Water, to name a few. I also just read Clap When You Land, and omggg it was so good 😭😭 Elizabeth Acevedo never fails to *deliver*.

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  26. AH what a stunning list, I don’t even know WHERE TO START WITH ALL THESE BOOKS AHH. There are so many books I’m eagerly anticipating and I’m just wishing to discover that I’m rich and have all the time in the world to read everything now hahaha.
    I’m especially eager to read The Fascinators, Loveless, Cinderella is Dead and Today Tonight Tomorrow!! 😀

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