March 2023 Releases

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V. C. Andrews: Midnight Whispers: Kindle Edition & Paperback & Mass Market Paperback

Marianna Baer: The Inconceivable Life of Quinn: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

Marianna Baer: Wolfwood: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Julianna Baggott: I’d Really Prefer Not to Be Here with You, and Other Stories: Kindle Edition

Darcey Bell: Woman of the Year: Kindle Edition & Paperback: Goodreads

Tara Isabella Burton: The World Cannot Give: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

Sylvia Day: So Close: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

Ren DeStefano: How I’ll Kill You: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Fran Dorricott: The Loch: Kindle Edition

Megan E. Hart: A Dark, Cold Touch: Kindle Edition & Paperback

Amelia Kahaney: All the Best Liars: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads

Demitria Lunetta: The Shining City: Paperback

Amy McCulloch: Breathless: Kindle Edition & Paperback: Goodreads

Mindy McGinnis: A Long Stretch of Bad Days: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Seanan McGuire: Backpacking Through Bedlam: Kindle Edition & Paperback

Francine Pascal: Little Crew of Butchers: Kindle Edition

Jodi Picoult: Change of Heart: Kindle Edition & Paperback & <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668012766?tag=tesa06-20 (Mass Market Paperback): Goodreads

Veronica Rossi: Roar of the Tides: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

Lisa Scottoline: Loyalty: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Megan Shepherd: Dog Star: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads

Lilja Sigurðardóttir (translated by Quentin Bates): Red as Blood: Kindle Edition & Paperback

Francesca Zappia: Greymist Fair: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Now Available for US Pre-Order

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Kelley Armstrong: A TURN OF THE TIDE: 4th October 2022: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

Megan Shepherd: MALICE HOUSE: 4th October 2022: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Lilja Sigurðardóttir (translated by Quentin Bates): RED AS BLOOD: 13th October 2022/1st March 2023: Kindle Edition & Paperback

Tiffany Reisz: THE HEADMASTER: 24th October 2022: Kindle Edition

V. C. Andrews: EDEN’S CHILDREN: 25th October 2022/3rd January 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

Karen Ann Hopkins: DARK HOLLOW ROAD: 27th October 2022: Kindle Edition

Kelley Armstrong: GHOSTS & GARLANDS: 15th November 2022: Kindle Edition

Kelley Armstrong: CHRISTMAS AT THORNE MANOR: 15th November 2022: Hardcover & Paperback

Christina Farley: THE DREAM HEIST: 15th November 2022: Kindle Edition

Tiffany Reisz: WRAPPED IN BLACK: 22nd November 2022: Paperback

Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner: BEYOND THE END OF THE WORLD: 17th January 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

P. J. Tracy: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW: 17th January 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Janelle Monáe: THE MEMORY LIBRARIAN: 31st January 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

V. C. Andrews: BECOMING MY SISTER: 7th February 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback & Mass Market Paperback

V. C. Andrews: LITTLE PAULA: 7th February 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

Seanan McGuire: SPELUNKING THROUGH HELL: 7th February 2023: Kindle Edition & Paperback & Mass Market Paperback

Karen Ann Hopkins: NIGHT SONG: 14th February 2023: Kindle Edition

Laura Lam & Elizabeth May: SEVEN MERCIES: 14th February 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

Mindy McGinnis: THE LAST LAUGH: 14th February 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

Kelley Armstrong: MURDER AT HAVEN’S ROCK: 21st February 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Veronica Roth: ARCH-CONSPIRATOR: 21st February 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Keri Arthur: WRAITH’S REVENGE: 28th February 2023: Kindle Edition

Natasha Preston: THE ISLAND: 28th February 2023: Kindle Edition & Paperback

Tara Isabella Burton: THE WORLD CANNOT GIVE: 7th March 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

Amelia Kahaney: ALL THE BEST LIARS: 7th March 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

Seanan McGuire: BACKPACKING THROUGH BEDLAM: 7th March 2023: Kindle Edition & Paperback

Claire Askew: THE DEAD DON’T SPEAK: 9th March 2023: Kindle Edition

Mindy McGinnis: A LONG STRETCH OF BAD DAYS: 14th March 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Fran Dorricott: THE LOCH: 16th March 2023: Kindle Edition

Marianna Baer: THE INCONCEIVABLE LIFE OF QUINN: 21st March 2023: Kindle Edition & Paperback

Darcey Bell: WOMAN OF THE YEAR: 21st March 2023: Kindle Edition & Paperback

Ren DeStefano: HOW I’LL KILL YOU: 21st March 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Marianna Baer: WOLFWOOD: 28th March 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Sylvia Day: SO CLOSE: 28th March 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Lisa Scottoline: LOYALTY: 28th March 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Francesca Zappia: GREYMIST FAIR: 28th March 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Amanda Panitch: GONE DARK: 4th April 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

Kelley Armstrong: SOMEONE IS ALWAYS WATCHING: 11th April 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Kate McLaughlin: PIECES OF ME: 18th April 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Jennifer Bosworth: THE KILLING JAR: 1st May 2023: Kindle Edition & Paperback

Jessica Brody: SAVE THE CAT! WRITES A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL: 2nd May 2023: Kindle Edition & Paperback

Amie Kaufman: THE ISLES OF THE GODS: 2nd May 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Amy Suiter Clarke: LAY YOUR BODY DOWN: 9th May 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Emma Cline: THE GUEST: 9th May 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Andrea Robertson: BOUND BY SWORD AND SPIRIT: 16th May 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Kelley Armstrong: THE POISONER’S RING: 23rd May 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Victoria Helen Stone: THE HOOK: 23rd May 2023: Kindle Edition & Paperback

Amy Tintera: ALL THESE WARRIORS: 23rd May 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

Megan Abbott: BEWARE THE WOMAN: 6th June 2023: Hardcover

Eliza Jane Brazier: GIRLS AND THEIR HORSES: 6th June 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Kim Harrison: DEMONS OF GOOD AND EVIL: 13th June 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Greg Iles: SOUTHERN MAN: 13th June 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Wendy Walker: WHAT REMAINS: 13th June 2023: Hardcover

Riley Sager: THE ONLY ONE LEFT: 20th June 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Cyn Balog: YOU WON’T BELIEVE ME: 27th June 2023: Kindle Edition & Paperback

Stephanie Oakes: THE MEADOWS: 8th August 2023: Kindle Edition

Alyssa Cole: ONE OF US KNOWS: 15th September 2023: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

April 2022 Releases

Better late than never, right? So here are some books you may have missed, released April 2022. All are US publication dates, and all buy links are to Amazon US. (NOTE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Goodreads links lead to my star-ratings (out of five) and any thoughts.

Stacey Abrams: While Justice Sleeps: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads

Fran Dorricott: The Lighthouse: Kindle Edition

Kim Harrison: Million Dollar Demon: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Mass Market Paperback

Romy Hausmann: Dear Child: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback & Mass Market Paperback

Romy Hausmann: Sleepless: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

R. Z. Held: Pure Motives: Kindle Edition

Karen Ann Hopkins: Serenity: Kindle Edition & Paperback

Amelia Kahaney: All the Best Liars: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Claire Kohda: Woman, Eating: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Janelle Monáe: The Memory Librarian: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Amanda Panitch: Gone Dark: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Tiffany Reisz: Seize the Night: Kindle Edition & Paperback: Goodreads

Lisa Scottoline: Running from the Law: Kindle Edition & Paperback & Mass Market Paperback

Karin Slaughter: False Witness: Kindle Edition & Paperback & Mass Market Paperback: Goodreads

Maria V. Snyder: Up to the Challenge: Kindle Edition & Paperback

Scott Westerfeld: Mirror’s Edge: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

Scott Westerfeld: Youngbloods: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

Now Available for US Pre-Order

Some of my recent finds. (NOTE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)

NOW AVAILABLE
Karen Ann Hopkins: Wicked Legacy: Kindle Edition & Paperback

PRE-ORDER
Kelley Armstrong: The Deepest of Secrets: 15th February 2022: Kindle Edition & Hardcover
Holly Black: Book of Night: 3rd May 2022: Kindle Edition & Hardcover
Samantha Hayes: The Trapped Wife: 8th September 2021: Kindle Edition
Carrie Jones: Inch Worms: 1st September 2021: Kindle Edition
Amelia Kahaney: All the Best Liars: 5th April 2022: Kindle Edition & Hardcover
Mindy McGinnis: The Last Laugh: 15th March 2022: Kindle Edition & Hardcover
Lilja Sigurðardóttir: Cold as Hell: Kindle Edition (28th August 2021) & Paperback (1st February 2022)

Now Available for US Pre-Order

Cassandra Rose Clarke: Forget This Ever Happened: 4th January 2022: Paperback
Nicci French: The Unheard: 26th October 2021: Kindle Edition
Amelia Kahaney: All the Best Liars: 5th April 2022: Kindle Edition
Mindy McGinnis: The Initial Insult: 4th January 2022: Paperback
Kathleen Peacock: You Were Never Here: 4th January 2022: Paperback
Tiffany Reisz: Mischief: 27th September 2021: Kindle Edition
Carrie Ryan: Into the Winds: 8th February 2022: Hardcover
Kristen Simmons: Payback: 8th February 2022: Paperback

[REVIEW] The Invisible – Amelia Kahaney

Amelia Kahaney
The Invisible (The Brokenhearted, Book 2)
HarperCollins (US & CA: 8th September 2015; AU: 21st September 2015; UK: 8th October 2015)
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NOTE: I first published this on Speculative Chic.

Amelia Kahaney’s The Invisible does what you hope all sequels will do: improve upon the predecessor. If The Brokenhearted is the origin story, then The Invisible is where the series-proper starts. (Unfortunately, a third novel wasn’t contracted.)

Anthem Fleet’s chimerical heart and ballet skills are well needed to defeat The Invisible, a secret organisation kidnapping children from rich families in order to raise money for the poor part of Bedlam. The wealthy side of town was built to literally raise them above the damaged side, so that flooding wouldn’t inconvenience the cashed-up.

The Invisible sees Anthem confronting her own economic privilege. The well-off have to actually lose something, such as a child, before they’ll consider donating half their fortune to aid worthy causes low down.

Amelia Kahaney writes The Invisible with stunning imagery. The scene where Anthem watches skyscrapers collapse, not knowing if her Tower will fall next, is genuinely thrilling.

I was surprised to discover that I’d rated the first book in the series only two stars. The Invisible is worth double that.

October 2015 Releases

Done with September 2015 Releases? Here are October 2015 Releases. For future releases, check Reading Wishlist.

TRIGGER WARNING: The cover image for Andrea Kleine’s Calf (13th October) is confronting.

8th September 2015 Releases

Happy Release Day to:

Stephanie Diaz
Evolution (Extraction, Book 3)
Macmillan St. Martin’s Griffin (US: 8th September 2015)
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Clementine’s world is on the brink of destruction. An army of aliens from the distant planet Marden has arrived with a massive fleet of battleships, intent on finally putting an end to the war Kiel’s old rulers initiated. With the Alliance headquarters reduced to rubble and one of the rebel leaders close to death, Clementine and her friends have no choice but to retreat to the Core to escape the alien ships attacking the Surface. But safety in the Core means forming a temporary alliance with their sworn enemy, Commander Charlie. He’s a ruthless man and a liar, but striking a bargain with him – his pardon in exchange for their help defeating the Mardenites – is the only way the rebels might survive the war. And Charlie needs their help too, for Marden’s force is more powerful than anyone anticipated, with weapons and technologies never before seen on Kiel. Unless old feuds can be set aside long enough for a diplomatic solution to be found, all of Kiel’s people will be destroyed, and everything Clementine and her friends have sacrificed in their fight for peace will have been for nothing.

Janet Edwards
Earth Flight (Earth Girl, Book 3)
Pyr (US: 8th September 2015)
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Jarra never wanted to be a celebrity. All she ever wanted was to gain some respect for the people left on Earth: the unlucky few whose immune system prevents them from portaling to other planets. Except now she’s the most famous Earth girl in the universe – but not everyone in the universe is happy about it, nor the fact that she has found love with a norm. Jarra’s actions have repercussions that spread further than she ever could have imagined, and political unrest threatens to tear apart the delicate balance of peace between humanity’s worlds. On top of everything, the first alien artefact ever discovered appears to be waiting for Jarra to reveal its secrets. But to do so, she must somehow find a way to leave Earth – or else the alien artefact will be lost forever. Is there a way for Jarra to travel to another planet? Or is her destiny only to look to the stars – but never to reach them?

Amelia Kahaney
The Invisible (The Brokenhearted, Book 2)
HarperCollins Teen (US: 8th September 2015)
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After a perilous accident that literally stopped her heart, Anthem Fleet was left with a jagged scar down the front of her chest – and a strength she is still learning to control. Her new powers helped her defeat a network of criminals in Bedlam’s seedy underbelly, but Anthem doesn’t want the life of a crime-fighting vigilante. She just wants to practice ballet, and help nurse Ford, her friend and partner, back to health. But when a mysterious group called the Invisible starts attacking the privileged North Siders, Anthem’s whole world is thrown into chaos. Invisible’s threats seem like harmless pranks at first, but as their demands escalate, people start to die. Now Anthem must step up and be the hero that the city needs, or Bedlam will fall…once and for all.

Mindy McGinnis
In a Handful of Dust (Not a Drop to Drink, Book 2)
HarperCollins Katherine Tegen (US & CA: 8th September 2015)
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Lucy’s life by the pond has always been full. She has water and friends, laughter and the love of her adoptive mother, Lynn. Yet it seems Lucy’s future is settled already – a house, a man, children, and a water source – and anything beyond their life by the pond is beyond reach. When disease burns through their community, the once life-saving water of the pond might be the source of what’s killing them now. Rumours of a “normal” lifestyle in California set Lucy and Lynn on an epic journey west to face new dangers: hunger, mountains, deserts, betrayal, and the perils of a world so vast that Lucy fears she could be lost forever, only to disappear in a handful of dust.

Maggie Stiefvater
The Raven’s Prophecy Tarot (Boxed Kit)
Llewellyn (US: 8th September 2015)
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The iridescent sheen of a raven’s wing reveals a tantalizing glimpse of the future. A tattooed hand, sinews roiling like ley lines, peels back the gossamer veil that separates this world from the next. With art and instructions by Maggie Stiefvater – New York Times bestselling author of the Raven Cycle series – The Raven’s Prophecy Tarot reveals the wisdom of dreams, helping you harness the opposing forces of intuition and cunning, Moon and Raven, spirit and intellect. Inspired by Stiefvater’s artist mentors, this deck is a path to a more creative life for everyone.

September 2015 Releases

Done with August 2015 Releases? Here are September 2015 Releases. For future releases, check Reading Wishlist. NOTE: If viewing this on a feed-reader, the formatting may be screwy, so probably best to read at my WordPress.

Now Available for US Pre-Order

S. A. Bodeen: THE DETOUR: 6th October 2015: Buy (US)
Stephanie Diaz: EVOLUTION: 8th September 2015: Buy (US)
Janet Edwards: EARTH FLIGHT: 8th September 2015: Buy (US)
Faith Hunter: THE ROGUE MAGE RPG GAME MASTER’S GUIDE: 1st December 2014: Buy (US)
Emiko Jean: WE’LL NEVER BE APART: 6th October 2015: Buy (US)
Darynda Jones: EIGHTH GRAVE AFTER DARK (paperback): 6th October 2015: Buy (US)
Darynda Jones: THE DIRT ON NINTH GRAVE: 13th October 2015: Buy (US)
Amelia Kahaney: THE INVISIBLE (paperback): 8th September 2015: Buy (US)
Sophie Littlefield: THE END OF ORDINARY TIME: 16th June 2015: Buy (US)
Marie Lu: THE ROSE SOCIETY: 6th October 2015: Buy (US)
Mindy McGinnis: IN A HANDFUL OF DUST (paperback): 8th September 2015: Buy (US)