I ended up getting a few more books than I expected this
month… But I’m excited for all of them! I went to the library, because our
library has been remodeled lately and they have a pretty good selection of
books now. I was able to restrain myself and only get four of them. I also
ended up volunteering at a bookstore the first day of this month, and I was
able to sort through some advanced readers copies that the storeowner didn’t
want. I am so excited for all of these!!! I’m also still about a third of the
way through Wayfarer by Alexandra
Bracken. I’m hoping that I can finish this on the train to Chicago this
weekend. I only have about a quarter of the book left, and things are getting
really exciting! I’ll break up the sections between advanced readers copies and
library copies, just so you know which ones are out and which you can pick up
from your bookstore or library if any of them sound interesting to you.
Library Books:
The Girl in 6E by
A. R. Torre
The only
description on the back of the paperback copy was really interesting to me.
1. Don’t leave the
apartment
2. Never let anyone in
3. Don’t kill anyone.
I thought this sounded super intriguing. I’ve also been in this mood for reading intense thrillers. The Girl in 6E had some really positive
reviews so I decided to pick it up for free from my library before investing
any money in it. But I’m excited to give this one a try.
The Lost Girl of Astor
Street by Stephanie Morrill
This seems
like a really fun 1920’s mystery set in Chicago. Essentially it follows Piper,
whose best friend Lydia went missing. She never does anything wrong so that’s
really suspicious. When Piper starts digging for answers, she eventually finds
that it might be more connected to her than she originally thought. I’m so excited
to start reading mysteries again, and when I looked this one up on Goodreads,
there were really glowing reviews.
The Woman in Cabin 10 by
Ruth Ware
Ruth Ware
wrote In a Dark Dark Wood. I never
read this, but when I was browsing at the library, her second novel seemed more
interesting to me. It’s compared to Agatha Christie novels, and this one is set
on a ship so I thought it sounded intense. Again, I’ve just been in the mood
for thriller/mystery novels, so I picked this one up on a whim.
Big Little Lies by
Liane Moriarty
I read one
of her previous novels, The Husband’s
Secret, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I have no idea what this one is about.
I’m planning on keeping it that way, mostly just because I feel like if I read
the synopsis it’ll give too much of the plot away, especially for these kinds
of novels. All I know is that it has an HBO series that’s supposed to be pretty
good. I’ll probably check it out if the book is any good!
Advanced Readers
Copies
The History of Bees by
Maja Lunde
The blurb
on the back of this book just sounded so intriguing. It says that it’s “In the
spirit of Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go, which are two of my
favorite books. This book is already published in Sweden, so it’s making it’s
American release really soon. The basic premise is that it follows three
different perspectives, in three different time periods; England, 1952, USA,
2997, and China, 2098. It follows how bees (or the lack thereof) affect
people’s lives differently. I thought that with our current climate change and
the rapid decline of bees, that this would be really relevant. I also pretty
much grabbed this for my dad, since he’s a biology professor and is super into
this stuff. This book comes out in August 2017.
When I Cast Your
Shadow by Sarah Porter
I wanted to
read her previous novel, Vassa in the
Night, but never got around to it. So when I saw this was available at the
bookstore I jumped on it. It sounds super creepy and right up my alley. I think
it’s about dream possession, which sounds awesome. Like I said, I don’t want to
know too much of the synopsis because it gives the plot away, so I’m going to
be diving into this one mostly blind. This one comes out in September, 2017.
Girls Made of Snow and
Glass by Melissa Bashardoust
This one
really intrigued me. The tagline on the back of this book said it was “The Bloody Chamber meets Frozen.” I love fairytale-esque stories.
This one seems like a really unique retelling of Snow White. It’s also
described as fiercely feminist, which I need
to read anything with that kind of description.
Daughter of the
Burning City by Amanda Foody
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern is
one of my all time favorite books. I’ve been constantly on the look out for
more books set in the circus-type setting, so this one really grabbed my eye.
The cover is stunning. This book is set in a traveling circus-city and that
just sounded so fascinating to me. Another book that’s been on my radar (Caraval by Stephanie Garber) sounds like
it might be in a similar vein, so if you’ve read that, check this one out too!
It seems like a fun, dark and twisty fantasy book that I just had to get my
hands on. Daughter of the Burning City comes
out mid July of this year, so keep your eyes peeled for it in bookstores.
White Bodies by
Jane Robins
I have
absolutely no idea what this was about but it’s described as Gillian Flynn
meets Paula Hawkins. I’ve been trying to get more into thrillers so this one
sounded really intriguing. There was also nothing but praise on the newsletter
from the publisher, so I’m prepared to have my mind blown! This book comes out
In September, 2017.
Gunslinger Girl by
Lindsay Ely
This book
just sounded so fun. I read Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman last year,
and had a great time reading it. I love reading about the Wild West. This book
takes place after a second civil war and follows a main character that the
synopsis calls a “cross between Katniss Everdeen and Annie Oakley.” Gunslinger Girl is actually published by
James Patterson’s publishing imprint. This book isn’t out until early 2018, so I
won’t be reading it until closer till then, but it just sounded so exciting!
And that
wraps up all of the books I’ve acquired in the last month or so. I did not mean
to get this many… but then I didn’t have to pay for any of them, so I think it’s
a win-win situation? We’ll see if I can manage to read them all this month. It’s
probably going to take me awhile. Let me know in the comments if you’ve heard
of any of these books, and which ones you’re excited to read.
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