Sunday, December 22, 2013

19 new releases i can't wait to read in 2014!

the year is coming to its end and soon it will be 2014. a whole new year of completely different stories to enjoy! some old and some new. well, i thought i'd list some of the books i can't wait to get my hands on in 2014!

Sharon Biggs Waller:
A Mad, Wicked Folly
Hardcover, 448 pages, Viking Juvenile, Goodreads
Expected publication: January 23rd 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction
Short synopsis: In 1909 London, Victoria Darling dreams
of becoming an artist, something of an impossible dream
for a woman of that time.
Why I can't wait to read it:
it's an interesting premises and i really wish to read more broadly
(meaning more than just contemporary fiction) next year.

Esther Earl, Lori Earl, Wayne Earl:
This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
Hardcover, 384 pages, Dutton Juvenile, Goodreads
Expected publication: January 28th 2014
Genre: Biography
Short synopsis: Esther Earl died of cancer in 2010 at the age of 16. She had a strong presence in the online community and befriended the author John Green, among others. She continues to be an inspiration to people all over the world.
Why I can't wait to read it:
it's Eshter! i didn't personally know her, but i still miss her.

J.C. Carleson:
The Tyrant's Daughter
Hardcover, 304 pages, Knopf Books of Young Readers, Goodreads
Expected publication: February 11th 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Short synopsis: After Laila's father is killed in a coup,
the 15-year old girl and her family have to flee
to The United States to a life of exile and anonymity.
Why I can't wait to read it:
this was written by a former CIA-agent!
it's like teenage version of Homeland, in book form
it also has The Best Cover!

Makiia Lucier:
A Death -Struck Year
Hardcover, 288 pages, HMH Books for Young Readers, Goodreads
Expected publication: March 4th 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction
Short synopsis: A story of a teenage girl
and her struggle to survive during the 1981
Spanish Influenza pandemic in North America.
Why I can't wait to read it:
it seems like a such an interesting story!

Helen Oyeyemi:
Boy, Snow, Bird
Hardcover, 230 pages, Riverhead Hardcover, Goodreads
Expected publication: March 6th 2014
Genre: Literary Fiction, Retelling
Short synopsis: A retelling of the fairy tale of Snow White,
turned into a story of family secrets, race, beauty and vanity.
Why I can't wait to read it:
because it's something very different from what i usually read
and it sounds interesting!

Deborah Ellis:
Moon at Nine
Hardcover, 240 pages, Pajama Press, Goodreads
Expected publication: April 1st 2014
Genre: Young Adult, LGBT
Short synopsis: Farrin and Sadira have been arrested
for homosexuality and are in danger of being executed.
Why I can't wait to read it:
LGBT-themed story set in Middle-east,
what could be more intriguing than that?!

Sara Benincasa:
Great
Hardcover, 272 pages, Harper Teen, Goodreads
Expected publication: April 8th 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Retelling
Short synopsis: A modern retelling of the
F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic The Great Gatsby.
Why I can't wait to read it:
The Great Gatsby is my all time favorite book.
this has the potential of being absolutely genius or an utter disaster!

Ann Brashares:
The Here and Now
Hardcover, 256 pages, Delacorte Press, Goodreads
Expected publication: April 8th 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction
Short synopsis: Prenna James immigrated to New York
from the future, escaping the pandemic that killed millions.
Things get complicated when Prenna, against all the rules
 falls in love with a boy from the present time.
Why I can't wait to read it:
Science Fiction! Time Travel! Ann Brashares!

Wendy Wunder:
The Museum of Intangible Things
Hardcover, 304 pages, Razorbill, Goodreads
Expected publication: April 10th 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Short synopsis: An epic road trip story of Hannah and Zoe,
who leave behind their hometown and troubles
and head west in Hannah's old dead-beat of a car.
Why I can't wait to read it:
i love road trip stories, and i love the cover!

Jenny Han:
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Hardcover, 368 pages, Simon & Schuster Books of Young Readers, Goodreads
Expected publication: April 15th 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Short synopsis: Lara Jean has written a love letter to each boy
she has ever loved. She keeps them in a hatbox her mother gave her.
One day the secret letter are mailed and Lara Jean's love life
turns from non-existent to complicated.
Why I can't wait to read it:
i have to say i fell so hard for the cover i didn't care
what the book is about! although the synopsis sounds great.

Ken Kalfus:
Equilateral
Hardcover, 207 pages, Bloomsbury USA, Goodreads
Expected publication: April 16th 2014
Genre: Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Historical, Fiction
Short synopsis: A story set on just before the turn of the century in Egypt,
where a British astronomer Thayer has become to believe,
that beings more highly developed than humans are living on Mars.
Why I can't wait to read it:
an astronomer in historical Egypt and martians! this is a book i've been waiting for my whole life!

Irvine Welsh:
The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins
Hardcover, 480 pages, Jonathan Cape, Goodreads
Expected publication: May 1st 2014
Genre: Adult Fiction
Short synopsis: Depressed and overweight Lena Soresen becomes obsessed with the personal trainer Lucy Brennan. When the two women find themselves more closely aligned, and can't stop thinking about the sex lives of Siamese Twins, the real problems start.
Why I can't wait to read it:
it's Irvine Welsh! it sounds so effin weird!

Joshua Ferris:
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
Hardcover, 352 pages, Little Brown and Company, Goodreads
Expected publication: May 6th 2014
Genre: Literary Fiction
Short synopsis: Paul O'Rourke is dentist with a nicotine habit
who doesn't know how to live in the world. When someone begins
to impersonate him online, Paul becomes afraid that the
online version of him might be better than he real thing.
Why I can't wait to read it:
best book title in a long time! it sounds just my kind of story, too.


Ava Dellaira:
We Were Liars
Hardcover, 323 pages, Farrar, Staus and Giroux, Goodreads
Expected publication: May 13th 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Short synopsis: Due to an English assignment
Lauren starts to write letters to the famous and dead
in order to cope with the death of her sister.
Why I can't wait to read it:
The premises of this books sounds interesting,
also it has gotten some early hype!

E. Lockhart:
We Were Liars
Hardcover, 240 pages, Delacorte Press, Goodreads
Expected publication: May 13th 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Short synopsis: A Story of
a brilliant, damaged girl
and a passionate, political boy.
Story of secrets and lies.
Story of the truth; true love.
Why I can't wait to read it:
John  Green describes the book utterly unforgettable!

Kyung Sook Shin:
I'll Be Right There
Paperback, 320 pages, Other Press, Goodreads
Expected publication: June 3rd 2014
Genre: Literary Fiction
Short synopsis: A story of friendship, European literature,
and a charismatic professor defying war, oppression and the absurd.
Why I can't wait to read it:
i don't think i've ever read anything by
a South Korean author (shame), i need to read this!

Julie Anne Peter:
Lies My Girlfriend Told Me
Hardcover, 256 pages, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Goodreads
Expected publication: June 10th 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, LGBT
Short synopsis: After Alix's girlfriend Swanee dies,
Alix finds out her grislfriend has led a double life
by dating an other girl, Liana, the whole time they were going out.
Why I can't wait to read it:
Because i have a weak spot for good LGBT-themed stories!

Sarah Tregay:
Fan Art
Hardcover, 256 pages, Katherine Tegen Books, Goodreads
Expected publication: June 17th 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, LGBT
Short synopsis: The story of a boy
falling in love with his best friend.
Why I can't wait to read it:
it looks so adorable!

Kym Brunner:
Wanted: Dead or In Love
Hardcover, 288 pages, Merit Press Books, Goodreads
Expected publication: June 30th 2014
Genre: Young Adult
Short synopsis: Two teenagers possessed
by the spirits of Bonnie and Clyde
soon discover that the infamous outlaws
are about to continue where they left off.
Why I can't wait to read it:
i'm sucker for Bonnie and Clyde type of stories!






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