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Last week a bunch of books I’ve been waiting for all showed up at once, so here we are with another book haul!
Books in the mail for review:
Big thanks to Andrew S. Fuller for a copy of his short story collection Constellations of Ruin. This is already released, so I am going to read it alongside some upcoming novels so I can get a review up soon. It sounds amazing!
Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine already has some buzz, and I’m excited to start it. It’s being compared to Rosemary’s Baby among other things! With thanks to Sourcebooks Landmark for this review copy.
Mister Magic by Kiersten White was a surprise arrival. I may have entered a giveaway? Not sure, but I’m thrilled to have a copy of this book, it sounds wild. Thank you Del Rey:-D
I finally won a Goodreads giveaway, after years it seems—back in January, and the book just showed up last week, lol. It was worth the wait, though, this beautiful hardcover of Weyward by Emilia Hart, which I loved! Big thanks to St. Martin’s Press.
Starter Villain by John Scalzi sounds really funny, and I wouldn’t expect anything less from Scalzi. Big thanks to Tor for the review copy:-)
I jumped for joy when Schrader’s Chord by Scott Leeds showed up, I’m so excited for this horror story that revolves around a haunted record. Thank you Tor Nightfire!
Summer 2023 is shaping up to be an amazing, horror book-filled summer, and here’s another release that I can’t wait to check out. Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle sounds crazy! Big thanks to Tor Nightfire for the review copy:-D
Finally from Tordotcom, I received a copy of Witch King by Martha Wells. This comes out next week, and I’d love to squeeze it in soon.
Digital books for review:
I was very excited to get a very quick approval of Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett. I loved the first book, and I can’t wait to dive back into that world.
Night’s Edge by Liz Kerin is yet another summer horror release, and it’s getting some good reviews already. The sequel has already been announced as well!
With a Blighted Touch by J. Todd Kingrea is a small press horror story set in Tennessee. It sure sounds good on paper! I can’t wait to read it.
I accepted What Never Happened by Rachel Howzell Hall for review mostly because of the setting. The story takes place on Catalina Island, a small island off the coast of Southern California, a place I’ve visited many times. This sounds like fun!
With thanks to Del Rey Books, Tor Nightfire, J. Todd Kingrea and Thomas & Mercer:-D
The Witch King and Map of the Otherlands are both on my wishlist. Fantasy books are so rarely offered for review in Australia, it’s very frustrating.
That is so strange, I wonder why? I would be frustrated too.
Looking forward to hearing what you think of the next Emily Wilde book (and by that point I may finally have managed to read the first 😀 ). Camp Damascus sounds interesting too, and I haven’t read any horror for a while, so might be one to look out for.
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I’m reading so much horror in the next few months, I’m sure I’ll have some recs for you:-)
I was thrilled to be granted a copy of Starter Villain by NetGalley and can’t wait to get to it (as soon as I finish my current read…). 🙂
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I’m trying to read other books first, but Starter Villain is definitely calling to me:-)
I can’t wait to read Starter Villain! Happy reading, Tammy.
Thanks Lauren!
Schrader’s Chord sounds very interesting, but what’s a record? 😉
LOL
A most excellent haul! With A Blighted Touch sounds really interesting and I am envious of all those Tor titles. I’ve resisted requesting Starter Villain because I’m planning to pick up the audiobooks
I’ll bet Starter Villain is great in audio:-)
I’m reading The Witch King now. There’s a lot of details plus flashbacks so it took me a minute to settle into reading. I’m liking it so far though.
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I’m glad to hear that, I want to start it soon:-}
wow, another Scalzi! Enjoy
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Thanks! He does seem to be publishing a lot lately.
Nice group of interesting looking books. 🙂
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Thanks Stormi:-)
All those books look fantastic. I see that new fantasy book by Martha Wells. Have you read any of her older fantasy books?
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Ooh, Delicate Condition! I don’t watch American Horror Story, but I had heard that the new season is based on it, so I just had to check it out. Also, you got the non-weird version of Starter Villain, my ARC has the creepy cat on it!
I heard that too, about American Horror Story. I actually would prefer the final cover ARC of Starter Villain, I may have to get a finished copy too, because I love the cat:-)
Ahhhhh I’m so jealous you got Mister Magic! I’ve been a little behind on her latest books but Kiersten White is one of my favorite authors. I hope you read it soon and that you love the book! 😀
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I never get books from Del Rey so I was very happy to get Mister Magic. I hope you get the chance to read it too:-)
I’ve requested an arc of the second Emily Wilde book and am keeping my fingers crossed. But it’s also a holiday weekend here, too. So I suspect I won’t hear anything at all until Tuesday. I’ve also got an arc for Starter Villain, which I’m really looking forward to getting to. Other than that, I’m horribly jealous of your copy of Witch King – I’m currently listening to her steampunk fantasy series on audible and absolutely loving it.
Good luck with being approved for Emily Wilde, and I hope we both loved Starter Villain:-)
Damn I need Emily Wilde’s map of the Otherland!!!!
Yes, I hope you get a copy!
I received the e-galley for the “Emily Wilde” sequel, too. Now, I have to make time to read the first book in the series.
The first book is so good! You have some time to catch up.
Oh wow, I can’t remember the last time I won a Goodreads giveaway. I think it was pre-Covid, lol. Anyway, definitely looking forward to your review of the new Martha Wells book.
It’s so hard to win them, now that there are so many people on Goodreads. I swear I used to win one every couple of months, lol.
I literally just wrote and published my review for Witch King by Martha Wells, so safe to say yes it is (was) on my list to read. 😛 I’d really love to read Weyward at some point…I’ve seen a lot of good comments about it. I still need to read the first Emily Wilde book; in fact, I might put it on my June TBR, which already seems massive. 🙁
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I’ll be tracking down your review of Witch King soon:-)
I was also very happy to get my e copy of Map. Now to read my other arcs first…
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