I made a weird summer/autumn mix of new releases last time, so I’ll call it a part one.
Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
Release date: September 15th 2020
Why I want to read it: Ghosts, a beautiful remote farm, trauma & loneliness. Same author as a lot of other amazing books; like “We Are Okay” and “Everything Leads To You“.
Burning Roses by S. L. Huang
Release date: September 29th 2020
Why I want to read it: A queer girls retelling of Red Riding Hood and the Chinese mythological archer Hou Yi (which I’ve not read about before), along with a few others mixed into this mashup. Same author as the badass Cas Russell series!
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
Release date: October 6th 2020
Why I want to read it: The title was what drew me in tbh. Then I realized it was the same author as another book I want to read; “The Seven and a Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle”. Not to forget the synopsis’ promise of: “A murder on the high seas. A detective duo. A demon who may or may not exist.”
What Saves Us: Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump
Release date: October 15th 2020
Why I want to read it: I first found it because Ocean Vuong is one of many writers in this anthology. I think a lot of poems of empathy & outrage from diverse voices is very much what I need right now.
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Release date: October 20th 2020
Why I want to read it: same author as “The Miseducation of Cameron Post”. It promises horror, boarding all-girls school and most importantly sapphic (or lesbian) dark academia
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
Release date: October 27th 2020
Why I want to read it: sicilian twin witches, set in 1800s. Murder, vengeance, a sarcastic bad-boy demon princes and dark magic. And I’ve seen people enjoy it so far.
A Court of Silver Flames (ACOTAR #4) by Sarah J. Maas
Release date: October 27th 2020
Why I want to read it: I’ve gotten so far into the series that I want to get through with it, tbh. I’ve mainly given up on still liking this author, it’s like her writing & choices plot and character-wise have declined the last books, probably because of popularity and publishing quicker.
Those Who Prey by Jennifer Moffett
Release date: November 10th 2020
Why I want to read it: dark academia set in college, lonelines, cults, manipulation and at least one death.
Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive #4) by Brandon Sanderon
Release date: November 17th 2020
Why I want to read it: IT’S THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE, IF IT’S ANY BOOK I EVER HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR IT IS THIS ONE! so excited.
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black
Release date: November 24th 2020
Why I want to read it: It’s a somewhat short story from the Folk of the Air series, so it’s more to complete it than anything else. I’ve always liked Jude better than Cardan since The Cruel Prince.
Ruinsong
Release date: November 24th 2020
Why I want to read it: I’m kind of on the fence for this one, because, while I truly wanted to, I never got into The Seafarer’s Kiss by the same author because personally the writing didn’t fit me. But this one has enemies to lover vibes and promises sapphic (lesbian) characters, not to mention underground rebellion, so I’m willing to give it another try.
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