{Monthly Releases} January's New Shiners!

Goooooood morning 2019!! Gah! Its day two of the new year and I don't know about you but the inspiration that comes from a new year is contagious and euphoric!

Speaking of euphoric! Want to see just some of the new beauties starting off this new year?

*Spoiler Alert!!!*.....They're pretty great!

Ready?

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~JANUARY RELEASES~

A Curse So Dark and Lovely by Brigid Kemmerer

The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson

Circle of Shadows by Evelyn Skye

Echo North by Joanna Ruth Meyer

The Girl King by Mimi Yu

Dream Keeper by Amber R Duell

The Similars by Rebecca Hanover

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

Gah. Look at These!!!

I mean really look at these!!!

All of these are brand new series starting within this year.

You know what that means?

Another series of endless torture waiting for the next book after falling 

madly in love with each author, character, and story. *sighs*

~JANUARY 2019 Series Installments~

Wicked King by Holly Black

Undying by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner

Song of the Dead by Sarah Glenn Marsh

Evermore by Sara Holland

Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson

Ransacker by Emmy Laybourne

Honestly...I haven't read any of these series...yet!

Sara Holland and Holly Black have my interest the most.

There has been sooo much hype around these books and it has me extremely curious!

~Standalone Books~

The Birds, The Bees, and You and Me by Olivia Risebaugh

Even If I Fall by Abigail Johnson

Someday We Will Fly by Rachel DeWoskin

 Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M McManus

Only a Breath Apart by Katie McGarry

The Binding by Bridget Collins

 I haven't read anything by any of these authors but Katie McGarry and I'm a 

HUGE fan of her. Anything by her is pretty much muddly goodness.

But wait! There's more!

No...really!

Full list of all January Releases.

What do you think?

Any new releases this month you're going out to buy?

Any books you didn't know of but now find interesting?

Let me know below :)

{Monthly Releases} October's New Beauties

Ah, Hello

Hello!

It's October.

The most beautiful month of the year!

A month that brings beauty

Fall

festivities

and Halloween.

A month that brings all the greatest of things.

I'm going to start posting the upcoming releases of that month

every month, on the 1st of that month.

So, here are the most beautiful covers of this beautiful month

(in my opinion and in no particular order)

Grim Lovelies

Author: Megan Shepherd

Release Date: October 2

Seventeen-year-old Anouk envies the human world, where people known as Pretties lavish themselves in fast cars, high fashion, and have the freedom to fall in love. But Anouk can never have those things, because she is not really human. Enchanted from animal to human girl and forbidden to venture beyond her familiar Parisian prison, Anouk is a Beastie: destined for a life surrounded by dust bunnies and cinders serving Mada Vittora, the evil witch who spelled her into existence. That is, until one day she finds her mistress murdered in a pool of blood—and Anouk is accused of the crime.

Now, the world she always dreamed of is rife with danger. Pursued through Paris by the underground magical society known as the Haute, Anouk and her fellow Beasties only have three days to find the real killer before the spell keeping them human fades away. If they fail, they will lose the only lives they’ve ever known…but if they succeed, they could be more powerful than anyone ever bargained for.

From New York Times bestselling author Megan Shepherd, Grim Lovelies is an epic and glittering YA fantasy. Prepare to be spellbound by the world of Grim Lovelies, where secrets have been long buried, friends can become enemies, and everything—especially humanity—comes at a price. {Goodreads}

Beneath the Citadel

by, Destiny Soria

Release Date: October 9

In the city of Eldra, people are ruled by ancient prophecies. For centuries, the high council has stayed in power by virtue of the prophecies of the elder seers. After the last infallible prophecy came to pass, growing unrest led to murders and an eventual rebellion that raged for more than a decade.
 


In the present day, Cassa, the orphaned daughter of rebels, is determined to fight back against the high council, which governs Eldra from behind the walls of the citadel. Her only allies are no-nonsense Alys, easygoing Evander, and perpetually underestimated Newt, and Cassa struggles to come to terms with the legacy of rebellion her dead parents have left her — and the fear that she may be inadequate to shoulder the burden. But by the time Cassa and her friends uncover the mystery of the final infallible prophecy, it may be too late to save the city — or themselves. {Goodreads}

I mean, look at that! *heart eyes* Definitely already added this to my TBR

The Boneless Mercies
Author: April Genevieve Tucholke
Release Date: October 2

A dark and gorgeously drawn standalone YA fantasy about a band of mercenary girls in search of female glory. Won in a major six-house auction!

Frey, Ovie, Juniper, and Runa are the Boneless Mercies—girls hired to kill quickly, quietly, and mercifully. But Frey is weary of the death trade and, having been raised on the heroic sagas of her people, dreams of a bigger life. 

When she hears of an unstoppable monster ravaging a nearby town, Frey decides this is the Mercies' one chance out. The fame and fortune of bringing down such a beast would ensure a new future for all the Mercies. In fact, her actions may change the story arc of women everywhere.

Full of fierce girls, bloodlust, tenuous alliances, and unapologetic quests for glory, this elegantly spun tale challenges the power of storytelling—and who gets to be the storyteller. Perfect for fans of Maggie Stiefvater, V.E. Schwab, and Heidi Heilig. {Goodreads}

Yes. This premise? Yes. A standalone? Yes.
I love series just as much as the next but standalones I have a special place for.
Definitely need to read this one!

Damsel

Author: Elana K. Arnold

Release Date: October 2

The rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: when the prince-who-will-be-king comes of age, he must venture out into the gray lands, slay a fierce dragon, and rescue a damsel to be his bride. This is the way things have always been.

When Ama wakes in the arms of Prince Emory, however, she knows none of this. She has no memory of what came before she was captured by the dragon, or what horrors she has faced in its lair. She knows only this handsome prince, the story he tells of her rescue, and her destiny to sit on the throne beside him. Ama comes with Emory back to the kingdom of Harding, hailed as the new princess, welcomed to the court.

However, as soon as her first night falls, she begins to realize that not all is as it seems, that there is more to the legends of the dragons and the damsels than anyone knows–and that the greatest threats to her life may not be behind her, but here, in front of her. {Goodreads}

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY PRETTIES ON OCTOBER 2!!!??
LOOK AT IT!!

The Brilliant Death

Author: Amy Rose Capetta

Release Date: October 30

For Teodora DiSangro, a mafia don’s daughter, family is fate.

All her life, Teodora has hidden the fact that she secretly turns her family’s enemies into music boxes, mirrors, and other decorative objects. After all, everyone in Vinalia knows that stregas—wielders of magic—are figures out of fairytales. Nobody believes they’re real.

Then the Capo, the land’s new ruler, sends poisoned letters to the heads of the Five Families that have long controlled Vinalia. Four lie dead and Teo’s beloved father is gravely ill. To save him, Teo must travel to the capital as a DiSangro son—not merely disguised as a boy, but transformed into one.

Enter Cielo, a strega who can switch back and forth between male and female as effortlessly as turning a page in a book. Teo and Cielo journey together to the capital, and Teo struggles to master her powers and to keep her growing feelings for Cielo locked in her heart. As she falls in love with witty, irascible Cielo, Teo realizes how much of life she’s missed by hiding her true nature. But she can’t forget her mission, and the closer they get to the palace, the more sinister secrets they uncover about what’s really going on in their beloved country—and the more determined Teo becomes to save her family at any cost. {Goodreads}

Shadow of the Fox

Author: Julie Kagawa

Release Date: October 2

One thousand years ago, the great Kami Dragon was summoned to grant a single terrible wish—and the land of Iwagoto was plunged into an age of darkness and chaos.

Now, for whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers, a new wish will be granted. A new age is about to dawn.

Raised by monks in the isolated Silent Winds temple, Yumeko has trained all her life to hide her yokai nature. Half kitsune, half human, her skill with illusion is matched only by her penchant for mischief. Until the day her home is burned to the ground, her adoptive family is brutally slain and she is forced to flee for her life with the temple’s greatest treasure—one part of the ancient scroll.

There are many who would claim the dragon’s wish for their own. Kage Tatsumi, a mysterious samurai of the Shadow Clan, is one such hunter, under orders to retrieve the scroll…at any cost. Fate brings Kage and Yumeko together. With a promise to lead him to the scroll, an uneasy alliance is formed, offering Yumeko her best hope for survival. But he seeks what she has hidden away, and her deception could ultimately tear them both apart.

With an army of demons at her heels and the unlikeliest of allies at her side, Yumeko’s secrets are more than a matter of life or death. They are the key to the fate of the world itself.

Okay, so maybe I saved my favorite for last. I mean...
1. look at this cover
2. That premise
3. It's Julie-freaking-Kagawa!!
If you know me, you know my obsession with her and all her books
I own every single one
And I will own this one.
This one's got my top vote for October!
All the heart eyes, all the hype!

Octobers full Goodreads October 2018 releases

There you have it!

Do you have a favorite? 

Let me know below!

{Monthly Releases} September's Stunners

Here ye! Hear ye!

One and all!

Hear we stand, the start of fall!

Yay! It's slowly becoming my favorite time of year.

To start it off, here are some books I found worthy to welcome this time.

These are just some of the beauties being born to this world in September.

This is something I'm gonna start doing every month, on the first of the month.
There will be 5 picks to share.

I'm behind this month to start since I didn't kick off my blog till the 2nd.
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Give the Dark My Love
Author: Beth Revis
Release Date: September 25

When seventeen-year-old Nedra Brysstain leaves her home in the rural, northern territories of Lunar Island to attend the prestigious Yugen Academy, she has only one goal in mind: learn the trade of medicinal alchemy. A scholarship student matriculating with the children of Lunar Island's wealthiest and most powerful families, Nedra doesn't quite fit in with the other kids at Yugen, who all look down on her. 

All, except for Greggori "Grey" Astor. Grey is immediately taken by the brilliant and stubborn Nedra, who he notices is especially invested in her studies. And that's for a good reason: a deadly plague has been sweeping through the North, and it's making its way toward the cities. With her family's life--and the lives of all of Lunar Island's citizens--on the line, Nedra is determined to find a cure for the plague. 

Grey and Nedra continue to grow closer, but as the sickness spreads and the body count rises, Nedra becomes desperate to find a cure. Soon, she finds herself diving into alchemy's most dangerous corners--and when she turns to the most forbidden practice of all, necromancy, even Grey might not be able to pull her from the darkness. {Goodreads}

I never got around to reading Revis' first series and I regret it. Plus, this is a 

fantasy novel, which I am always down for! Yes, yes!

Rule

Author: Ellen Goodlett

Release Date: September 11

Three girls with three deadly secrets. Only one can wear the crown.

The king is dying, his heir has just been murdered, and rebellion brews in the east. But the kingdom of Kolonya and the outer Reaches has one last option before it descends into leaderless chaos.

Or rather, three unexpected options.

Zofi has spent her entire life trekking through the outer Reaches with her band of Travelers. She would do anything to protect the band, her family. But no one can ever find out how far she's already gone.

Akeylah was raised in the Eastern Reach, surrounded by whispers of rebellion and abused by her father. Desperate to escape, she makes a decision that threatens the whole kingdom.

Ren grew up in Kolonya, serving as a lady's maid and scheming her way out of the servants' chambers. But one such plot could get her hung for treason if anyone ever discovers what she's done.

When the king summons the girls, they arrive expecting arrest or even execution. Instead they learn the truth: they are his illegitimate daughters, and one must become his new heir. But someone in Kolonya knows their secrets, and that someone will stop at nothing to keep the sisters from their destiny... to rule.

Magic, mystery, and blackmail abound in this sensational and striking fantasy debut. {Goodreads}

Sadie

Author: Courtney Summers

Release Date: September 4

Sadie hasn't had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water. 

But when Mattie is found dead, Sadie's entire world crumbles. After a somewhat botched police investigation, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice and hits the road following a few meagre clues to find him.

When West McCray—a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America—overhears Sadie's story at a local gas station, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. He starts his own podcast as he tracks Sadie's journey, trying to figure out what happened, hoping to find her before it's too late.{Goodreads}

I've seen this book all over the place! I love thrillers. I want this book!

With a cover and premise like that, how can you not??

Strange Grace

Author: Tessa Gratton

Release Date: September 18

Once, a witch made a pact with a devil. The legend says they loved each other, but can the story be trusted at all? Find out in this lush, atmospheric fantasy novel that entwines love, lies, and sacrifice.

Long ago, a village made a bargain with the devil: to ensure their prosperity, when the Slaughter Moon rises, the village must sacrifice a young man into the depths of the Devil’s Forest.

Only this year, the Slaughter Moon has risen early.

Bound by duty, secrets, and the love they share for one another, Mairwen, a spirited witch; Rhun, the expected saint; and Arthur, a restless outcast, will each have a role to play as the devil demands a body to fill the bargain. But the devil these friends find is not the one they expect, and the lies they uncover will turn their town—and their hearts—inside out.{Goodreads}

I feel like I have not read a ton of witch books. I don't own a lot.
I don't see them hyped up that much either...
But, this cover!? *heart eyes everywhere*
This premise!? A run against the clock?
Love, lies, sacrifice?
I'm there.

The Lantern's Ember

Author: Colleen Houck

Release Date: September 11

Welcome to a world where nightmarish creatures reign supreme.

Five hundred years ago, Jack made a deal with the devil. It’s difficult for him to remember much about his mortal days. So, he focuses on fulfilling his sentence as a Lantern—one of the watchmen who guard the portals to the Otherworld, a realm crawling with every nightmarish creature imaginable. Jack has spent centuries jumping from town to town, ensuring that nary a mortal—or not-so-mortal—soul slips past him. That is, until he meets beautiful Ember O’Dare. 

Seventeen, stubborn, and a natural-born witch, Ember feels a strong pull to the Otherworld. Undeterred by Jack’s warnings, she crosses into the forbidden plane with the help of a mysterious and debonair vampire—and the chase through a dazzling, dangerous world is on. Jack must do everything in his power to get Ember back where she belongs before both the earthly and unearthly worlds descend into chaos. {Goodreads}

Colleen Houck is another one of those authors that their books jut got away from me. 
In fact, I actually own some of her books and just have never read them!
Now, this one...this one I'm loving. Again, Uhm...COVER!? <3
Second, I am allll for darker story lines and the first line of this premise had me hooked!
I'm in love with the idea of this book!
I also think that her being who she is, this world will be amazingly written!

Of course, these aren't the only lovely books coming out this month.
They are just the ones that caught my eyes the most!

Here are where you can find a few more: 2018 YA September Releases

Read the rest of the list?

Add some to your TBR?

Think I missed some beauties?

Let me know below!

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