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I debated whether to do this post or not, since my Quarterly Most Anticipated posts are similar, but I thought it would be fun to look forward to the end of the year, even if this list might be a little repetitive, lol. I’ve decided to pick my top three books for each month, July through December, and trust me, it was HARD to narrow this list down. This is by no means a complete list, but if I could only read three books each month, these are the ones I would pick. December is usually light on new releases, so I have only found two for that month. Also of note, the cover for Iron Flame was just revealed and I HAD to include it on this list, but you will also see it featured in my Future Fiction post tomorrow:-) Titles are linked to Goodreads if you’d like to read the story description or add these books to your TBR:
July most anticipated:
Burn the Negative by Josh Winning | Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi | Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
August most anticipated:
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward | Whalefall by Daniel Kraus | Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
September most anticipated:
Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig | Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison | Schrader’s Chord by Scott Leeds
October most anticipated:
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow | Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson | Edenville by Sam Rebelein
November most anticipated:
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros | The Star and the Strange Moon by Constance Sayers | The Ghosts of Beatrice Bird by Louisa Morgan
December most anticipated:
Great list, Tammy! I see a few on here that I want to read as well even though they didn’t make my list. It was so hard to narrow it down because I’m looking forward to so many books that are releasing during the second half of the year. It’s such a struggle 😛
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The two I’m most anticipating are probably Black River Orchid because Wendig has become a must-read author for me over the past couple years, and Starling House because I’ve been curious to read more by Harrow since I read and loved The Ten Thousand Doors of January.
Seriously, it’s going to be an amazing second half of the year:-)
Wow – these books would all make a great TBR. I need to read Fourth Wing. I had it out from the library but it was only a 2 week loan and then I decided I wanted my own copy so I returned it and now it’s being reprinted and hard to locate until that happens. Oh well, I’ll get a copy one day and, in the meantime, read a bunch of other books instead. I love the cover of Starling House. Hope you are having a good week.
I actually just got my copy of Fourth Wing yesterday from Amazon, it’s a 4th printing! But I love the shiny cover. And I’ve preordered the second book with the sprayed edges:-)
Yeah, my seasonal TBR posts can have repetition problems, too. You’re not alone there!
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I’m glad I’m not alone, lol. But I guess the more you talk about a book, the better!
The Vampires of El Norte sure sounds good.
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We have two in common… but I see a bunch more that I know I’ll want to read! Great choices (the cover for Whalefall intrigues me most of all) — can’t wait to hear more about all of these.
I hope to read Whalefall soon, it’s been getting some great reviews:-)
These look like they would push my boundaries because the covers kind of freak me out! I hope you love them!
Ha ha, there are some scary covers on this list:-)
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Hope you like Burn the Negative more than I did…lol. I am curious about a few of these, so can’t wait to see what you think of them!
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Oh no! I might start Burn the Negative next. I’ll let you know what happens;-)
wow, already until December!
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Yes, I like to look far ahead:-)
Vampires looks good to me!
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I’m hoping to start it soon:-)
All those books look so cool. I would like to get into some of those horror books.
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There are so many great sounding horror books coming out this year:-)
Oooh, a lot of these sound like books I would like. I’ll have to take a closer look at a bunch of these. I hope you enjoy them all!
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It feels weird that the second book of Yarros is already coming out in November when the first is barely out haha. She must have written very far in advance. We probably will get the translation of the first book in November.
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I’m sure she had already written the first two books when Fourth Wing was published. I’m glad the wait isn’t too long!
Well Iron Flame is on my list too!!!
And a lot of other readers’ lists too, I’m sure.;-)
I’m not familiar with any of these, thanks for brining them to my attention. Happy reading! My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/mid-year-book-freak-out-tag-2023/
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The cover for Where the Dead Wait is so creepy! I love it. Fantastic list!
Diana @ Book of Secrets recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing During the Second Half of 2023
Thanks Diana! I love that cover too:-)
I forgot to put it on my list this week but Iron Flame is definitely my most anticipated read for the end of the year.
I’m sure it’s on many lists:-)
I hope you enjoy Looking Glass Sound as much as I did, it really kept me guessing all the way through.
I’m looking forward to reading Starling House too.
All your November picks are new to me but I love all the covers so much check those out 😀
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I wish I had copies of my November books already, I’m dying to read them now!
I hope you enjoy all of these!
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It’s hard to believe half of 2023 is already over. I made a list of anticipated reads for the third quarter of 2023 which just went up today and just went all out because I couldn’t narrow it done even if I tried. So many good books in the second half of the year especially this summer!
This first half of 2023 went by fast! I think most of the books I want to read will come out in the second half of the year, which is typical.
I’ll have to look up a few of these as they’re new to me. I definitely can’t wait for Starling House though. Once & Future Witches was my surprise favourite the year that it came out & I adored Doors Of January too so I’m endlessly excited to check this one out.
I’m excited for new books by Catriona Ward and Rachel Harrison!
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I hope you enjoy all of these books. These books all made a great TBR
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Hope you love all of them. I also have Iron Flame on my list.
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