This week the topic is
The Ten Most Recent Additions to My To-Read List
Here they are . . .
1. This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura
Release Date: 4th June 2019
For fans of Jenny Han, Morgan Matson, and Sandhya Menon, critically acclaimed author Misa Sugiura delivers a richly crafted contemporary YA novel about family, community, and the importance of writing your own history.
The author of the Asian Pacific American Award-winning It’s Not Like It’s a Secret is
back with another smartly drawn coming-of-age novel that weaves
riveting family drama, surprising humor, and delightful romance into a
story that will draw you in from the very first page.
Katsuyamas
never quit—but seventeen-year-old CJ doesn’t even know where to start.
She’s never lived up to her mom’s type A ambition, and she’s perfectly
happy just helping her aunt, Hannah, at their family’s flower shop.
She
doesn’t buy into Hannah’s romantic ideas about flowers and their hidden
meanings, but when it comes to arranging the perfect bouquet, CJ
discovers a knack she never knew she had. A skill she might even be
proud of.
Then her mom decides to sell the shop—to the family who
swindled CJ’s grandparents when thousands of Japanese Americans were
sent to internment camps during WWII. Soon a rift threatens to splinter
CJ’s family, friends, and their entire Northern California community;
and for the first time, CJ has found something she wants to fight for.
2. Meat Market by Juno Dawson
Release Date: 30th May 2019
The heroine of the
novel, Jana Novak, is a girl from a south London estate. Despite being
uncomfortable with her looks she is unexpectedly scouted and catapulted
to fashion superstardom. The industry is, however, as grimy as it is
glamorous and there are unexpected predators at every turn.
3. Marvel Powers of a Girl by Lorraine Cink and Alice X. Zhang (Illustrator)
Release Date: 5th February 2019
Blurb from Goodreads:
This is the Marvel
Universe. Where the personalities, powers, and straight-up legends of
countless heroic women have captured readers for generations.
This
unique book is the perfect start-or addition-to any Marvel fan's
collection! Using her in-depth knowledge and passion for Super Heroes,
Lorraine Cink explores the lives of the exceptional and diverse women of
the Marvel Universe. Filled with inspirational lessons and clever
observations, each section digs into what these relatable women can
teach us all about growth, bravery, and the true meaning of strength.
Paired with over one hundred original, vibrant, and emotive
illustrations from the talented Alice X. Zhang, this book balances the
responsibility and the fun the comes with being a hero.
4. The Darkest Bloom (Shadowscent, #1) by P.M. Freestone
Release Date: 7th February 2019
In the empire of Aramtesh, scent has power.
When
disaster strikes and the crown prince lies poisoned, long suppressed
rivalries threaten to blow the empire apart. It’s up to a poor village
girl with a talent for fragrances and the prince’s loyal bodyguard to
find an antidote.
To succeed, the pair must uncover secrets –
cryptic, ancient tales as well as buried truths from their own pasts –
in an adventure that will ignite your senses.
5. Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) by Marlon James
Release Date: 5th February 2019
Tracker is known far and
wide for his skills as a hunter: "He has a nose," people say. Engaged
to track down a mysterious boy who disappeared three years earlier,
Tracker breaks his own rule of always working alone when he finds
himself part of a group that comes together to search for the boy. The
band is a hodgepodge, full of unusual characters with secrets of their
own, including a shape-shifting man-animal known as Leopard.
As
Tracker follows the boy's scent--from one ancient city to another; into
dense forests and across deep rivers--he and the band are set upon by
creatures intent on destroying them. As he struggles to survive, Tracker
starts to wonder: Who, really, is this boy? Why has he been missing for
so long? Why do so many people want to keep Tracker from finding him?
And perhaps the most important questions of all: Who is telling the
truth, and who is lying?
6. Gates of Stone (Lord of the Islands, #1) by Angus Macallan
Release Date: 19th February 2019
In a world of blood and magic, a powerful epic fantasy begins...
AN EMPEROR'S DAUGHTER WHO WILL NOT BE DENIED
Just
before her sixteenth birthday, Princess Katerina is refused her
rightful place as heir to the Empire of the Ice-Bear--solely because of
her sex. Determined to regain her inheritance, she murders the foreign
lord she's been ordered to marry and embarks on a perilous voyage to the
lush, tropical islands of the Laut Besar in search of the vast wealth
and power she needs to claim the Empire for herself.
A PRINCE FORCED TO TAKE A STAND
On
a small island kingdom, Prince Arjun's idyllic life is shattered when a
malignant sorcerer invades, slaughters his people and steals the sacred
sword of Jun's ancestors. With his royal father dead and his palace in
ruins, Jun reluctantly tracks the sorcerer and the magical blade far
across the pirate-infested waters of the Laut Besar.
A SORCERER SEEKING TO DESTROY THE WORLD
Long
ago the powerful relics known as the Seven Keys were used to safely
lock away the terrifying evils of the Seven Hells. With Jun's ancient
sword in his grasp, the sorcerer Mangku has claimed the first Key, and
begun his mission to unleash catastrophe upon the land.
As the
destinies of these three entwine in the lawless islands of the Laut
Besar, the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. For if the sorcerer
cannot be stopped, the world itself will be unmade...
7. The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas
Release Date: 12th February 2019
Perfect for fans of Naomi Alderman's The Power and Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures comes The Psychology of Time Travel, a mind-bending, time-travel debut.
In
1967, four female scientists worked together to build the world’s first
time machine. But just as they are about to debut their creation, one
of them suffers a breakdown, putting the whole project—and future of
time travel—in jeopardy. To protect their invention, one member is
exiled from the team—erasing her contributions from history.
Fifty
years later, time travel is a big business. Twenty-something Ruby
Rebello knows her beloved grandmother, Granny Bee, was one of the
pioneers, though no one will tell her more. But when Bee receives a
mysterious newspaper clipping from the future reporting the murder of an
unidentified woman, Ruby becomes obsessed: could it be Bee? Who would
want her dead? And most importantly of all: can her murder be stopped?
Traversing the decades and told from alternating perspectives, The Psychology of Time Travel introduces a fabulous new voice in fiction and a new must-read for fans of speculative fiction and women’s fiction alike.
8. The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie
Release Date: 26th February 2019
Gods meddle in the
fates of men, men play with the fates of gods, and a pretender must be
cast down from the throne in this breathtaking first fantasy novel from
Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo,
Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards.
For centuries, the
kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven. He
watches over his territory from atop a tower in the powerful port of
Vastai. His will is enacted through the Raven's Lease, a human ruler
chosen by the god himself. His magic is sustained via the blood
sacrifice that every Lease must offer. And under the Raven's watch, the
city flourishes.
But the power of the Raven is weakening. A
usurper has claimed the throne. The kingdom borders are tested by
invaders who long for the prosperity that Vastai boasts. And they have
made their own alliances with other gods.
It is into this unrest
that the warrior Eolo--aide to Mawat, the true Lease--arrives. And in
seeking to help Mawat reclaim his city, Eolo discovers that the Raven's
Tower holds a secret. Its foundations conceal a dark history that has
been waiting to reveal itself...and to set in motion a chain of events
that could destroy Iraden forever.
9. We Set the Dark on Fire (We Set the Dark on Fire, #1) by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Release Date: 26th February 2019
In this daring and romantic fantasy debut perfect for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale
and Latinx authors Zoraida Córdova and Anna-Marie McLemore, society
wife-in-training Dani has a great awakening after being recruited by
rebel spies and falling for her biggest rival.
At the
Medio School for Girls, distinguished young women are trained for one of
two roles in their polarized society. Depending on her specialization, a
graduate will one day run a husband’s household or raise his children.
Both paths promise a life of comfort and luxury, far from the frequent
political uprisings of the lower class.
Daniela Vargas is the
school’s top student, but her pedigree is a lie. She must keep the truth
hidden or be sent back to the fringes of society.
And school
couldn’t prepare her for the difficult choices she must make after
graduation, especially when she is asked to spy for a resistance group
desperately fighting to bring equality to Medio.
Will Dani cling
to the privilege her parents fought to win for her, or will she give up
everything she’s strived for in pursuit of a free Medio—and a chance at a
forbidden love?
10. A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
Release Date: 5th February 2019
From the author of FACELESS
Only when she's locked away does the truth begin to escape...
Seventeen-year-old
Hannah Gold has always been treated like a grown up. As the only child
of two New York professionals, she's been traveling the world and
functioning as a miniature adult since the day she was born. But that
was then. Now, Hannah has been checked into a remote treatment facility,
stripped of all autonomy and confined to a single room.
Hannah
knows there's been a mistake. What happened to her roommate that summer
was an accident. As soon as the doctor and judge figure out that she
isn't a danger to herself or others, she can get back to her life of
promise and start her final year at school. Until then, she's determined
to win over the staff and earn some privileges so she doesn't lose her
mind to boredom.
But then she's assigned a new roommate. At
first, Lucy is the perfect project to keep Hannah's focus off all she is
missing at home. But Lucy may be the one person who can make Hannah
confront the secrets she's avoiding - and the dangerous games that
landed her in confinement in the first place.
Gripping,
heartwrenching and powerful, A Danger to Herself and Others is Girl,
Interrupted meets We Were Liars in this new novel from New York Times
bestselling author Alyssa Sheinmel.
What was the last book you added to your TBR?
