Welcome to Future Fiction, my reimagining of the Waiting on Wednesday meme! There are so many amazing new books coming out, that I can no longer pick just one. My goal with Future Fiction is to share at least three new books each week, a combination of recent cover reveals and books that I’ve recently added to my TBR pile. I’m still going to be linking up with Wishful Endings/Can’t Wait Wednesday, and I also want to give a shout out to Jill at Breaking the Spine for starting the original Waiting on Wednesday meme. I hope you’ll find some new books to add to your TBR piles, and as always, I look forward to hearing what YOU’RE looking forward to:-D
To celebrate Spring, I found three new “blooming” covers! Take a look:
Violet Sterling has spent the last seven years in exile, longing to return to Burleigh House. One of the six great houses of England, Burleigh’s magic always kept the countryside well. And as a child, this magic kept Violet happy, draping her in flowers while she slept, fashioning secret hiding places for her, and lighting fires on the coldest nights to keep her warm.
Everything shattered, though, when her father committed high treason trying to free Burleigh from the king’s oppressive control. He was killed, and Vi was forced into hiding.
When she’s given a chance to go back, she discovers Burleigh has run wild with grief. Vines and briars are crumbling the walls. Magic that once enriched the surrounding countryside has turned dark and deadly, twisting lush blooms into thorns, poisoning livestock and destroying crops. Burleigh’s very soul is crying out in pain.
Vi would do anything to help, and soon she finds herself walking the same deadly path as her father all those years before. Vi must decide how far she’s willing to go to save her house—before her house destroys everything she’s ever known.
A Treason of Thorns by Laura E. Weymouth. Releases in September 2019 from HarperTeen. First of all, THIS COVER. It’s simply gorgeous and unsettling all at once. I love the idea of a magical house, and this has a wonderful Gothic feel to it.
Ever since her mother walked out, Trix McCabe has been determined to make it on her own. And with her near-magical gift for pulling valuables off unsuspecting strangers, Trix is confident she has what it takes to survive. Until she’s caught and given a choice: jail time, or go live with her long-lost family in the tiny town of Rocksaw, Kansas.
Trix doesn’t plan to stick around Rocksaw long, but there’s something special about her McCabe relatives that she is drawn to. Her aunt, Mia, bakes pies that seem to cure all ills. Her cousin, Ember, can tell a person’s deepest secret with the touch of a hand. And Trix’s great-aunt takes one look at Trix’s palm and tells her that if she doesn’t put down roots somewhere, she won’t have a future anywhere.
Before long, Trix feels like she might finally belong with this special group of women in this tiny town in Kansas. But when her past comes back to haunt her, she’ll have to decide whether to take a chance on this new life . . . or keep running from the one she’s always known.
With lovable and flawed characters, an evocative setting, and friendships to treasure, A Constellation of Roses is the perfect companion to Miranda Asebedo’s debut novel The Deepest Roots.
A Constellation of Roses by Miranda Asebedo. Releases in November 2019 from HarperTeen. This has a magical realism, Alice Hoffman feel to it, but for the YA crowd, and I’m very curious to check it out.
The Nightjar by Deborah Hewitt is a stunning contemporary fantasy debut about another London, a magical world hidden behind the bustling modern city we know.
Alice Wyndham has been plagued by visions of birds her whole life…until the mysterious Crowley reveals that Alice is an ‘aviarist’: capable of seeing nightjars, magical birds that guard human souls. When her best friend is hit by a car, only Alice can find and save her nightjar.
With Crowley’s help, Alice travels to the Rookery, a hidden, magical alternate London to hone her newfound talents. But a faction intent on annihilating magic users will stop at nothing to destroy the new aviarist. And is Crowley really working with her, or against her? Alice must risk everything to save her best friend—and uncover the strange truth about herself.
The Nightjar by Deborah Hewitt. Releases in September 2019 from Tor Books. First of all, this book grabbed me with “magical birds.” Say no more. And then, “a hidden, magical alternate London.” Really, this sounds perfect for me!
All three look and sound great. I’m especially interested in The Nightjar. These are all very fitting for the first day of Spring.
I hope the Nightjar will be as good as it sounds, I’m excited:-)
Oh my goodness, these covers, Tammy! I love how spring-like they are. They all sound good, too. I’m definitely ready for some spring reads.
I was in the mood for spring, and I thought these would work for today:-)
These all sound great! I’m particularly intrigued by The Night Jar description. I also love the idea for this post- I’m always trying to keep track of upcoming releases and I haven’t found a good system for it yet.
I really rely on my Goodreads “want to read” shelf, but wow there are so many books on there right now!
The Nightjar added to the list. At least it doesn’t currently look like a series. But magical birds and London means I have to try it. Arrr!
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Yes, more standalones please, right?;-)
I love the covers for all three! The Nightjar sounds particularly good, but I”m eager to hear more about all three!
I agree, The Nightjar is one going on my “highly anticipated” list:-)
All of these covers are gorgeous!
There were so many gorgeous new covers last week!
Magical birds really grabs me too… and another magical London!? I’m totally in! Thanks fo bringing The Nightjar to my attention! A Treason of Thorns and A Constellation of Roses both sound great, too. It’s been a while sicne I’ve read a good magical realism book.
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Me too, I really love magic realism but I’m also very picky:-)
I love the flower theme! All three of these are on my watchlist too!
I just happened to see a couple of “flower” cover releases so I thought, why not have a theme? 😉
I like the sound of all of these – and they are such gorgeous covers. A constellation of Roses really appealed to me but then I read about the magical alternate London in the Nightjar and that lulled me too.
I want all of these books 😀
Lynn
I’m really excited for The Nightjar, it just sounds like everything I love in a book:-)
Seriously? That cover for a Treason of Thorns is AMAZING. Wow. and ooh that’s the author that also wrote The Light Between Worlds, which I think I have on my list list to read. This one’s exciting!
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I’m excited too, I haven’t read her first book, but I’m definitely going to read the new one!
All of these are great spring reads. And what gorgeous covers! I’d be happy to read any of them:)
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I love these covers too:-)
Ok, I’m intrigued by the magical birds, too!
I love anything with birds, but magical birds seems extra special:-)
Yaaaaas I just added Nightjar to my TBR. I’ve seen a lot of people compare it to the Schwab series (at least the blurb) but I have yet to read that. Sounds fantastic though.
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I hadn’t heard it compared to Schwab, now I’m even more excited to read it!
All of these have beautiful covers! Thanks for sharing! You can check out some books I’m looking forward to in the link below!
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I love all these covers too:-)
I love that you’ve got a spring/flowers theme for this one! These are all gorgeous. And, this is gonna sound so lame but I can’t think of a better word lol, they all sound like such magical books! Some really unique ideas too.
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Not lame! They do sound magical, maybe it’s the flowers:-)
The Nightjar sounds intriguing… I’m interested in finding out who this Crowley is.
Me too, it sound different from anything else I’ve read:-)
Ooh, A Treason of Thorns sounds awesome! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
It does, right? And it’s hard to beat the cover:-)
Your comparison to Alice Hoffman has me very curious about A Constellation of Roses. All three books sounds amazing though.
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I really got a Hoffman vibe reading the blurb for A Constellation of Roses, I’m hoping I’m right:-)
Well, these all sound fantastic, and the covers are lovely. A Treason of Thorns sounds like a very ‘me’ type book, I think I will add that one to my list. I really don’t know how I’m going to keep up with all these books this year, haha!