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The mailbox has been busy in the last two weeks, I’m very excited about all these new books, take a look:
Books in the mail for review:
With thanks to Orbit for the first two books! I had a lot of fun with Willa Reece’s Wildwood Whispers, and Wildwood Magic appears to take place in the same setting but with different characters and perhaps a different time period? Not sure, but I’m looking forward to it. This is a July release so I hope to read it soon:-)
Also from Orbit, I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O’Keefe, and even though this was a May release, I plan to read it within the next month, hopefully.
I have a couple of YA books in this pile, surprisingly. First, Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle is described as Ninth House meets A Deadly Education, and I’m intrigued by that comparison! Big thanks to Margaret K. McElderry Books for this lovely review copy:-)
And from Angry Robot, I was very surprised and delighted to receive a UK ARC of Mothtown by Caroline Hardaker, which included postcards of all the artwork in the book. Such a special treat, and I’m happy to say I’ve already read and loved this book!
The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu is one of my most anticipated Tordotcom titles of the Fall, and I’m thrilled to have this lovely review copy. Thank you Tordotcom!
Find Him Where You Left Him Dead by Kristin Simmons was a surprise arrival, thanks to Tor Teen! This is described as Japanese-inspired horror, and I cannot wait to dive in:-)
I loved Cassandra Khaw’s last book, so it was a no brainer to accept her upcoming novel, co-written with Richard Kadrey, The Dead Take the A Train. This appears to be a cosmic horror/urban fantasy mash-up. Thank you Tor Nightfire!
Last by not least, big thanks to Quirk Books for Bride of the Tornado by James Kennedy. Lots of mixed reviews for this on Goodreads, so I’m a bit nervous! But I’ll give it a shot.
Digital books for review:
Just a few new NetGalley books this week. I couldn’t resist downloading Calamity by Constance Fay, the first release by Tor’s new Bramble romance line. Here’s a quick blurb from Goodreads: “Bramble’s inaugural debut is equal parts steamy interstellar romance and sci-fi adventure, perfect for fans of Firefly and Ilona Andrews.”
Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong is a book I’ve been eyeing for a while, so I was happy when a publicist offered me a copy. It’s been years since I’ve read this author, so I’m excited to read this.
Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland sounds like a cozy, witchy romance, and it has a cover to go with that description!
Big thanks to Bramble, St. Martin’s Press and Berkley:-D
I found The Blighted Stars a totally engrossing story: the universe is a very intriguing one and the characters are well-defined. I’m certain you will love it 🙂
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Me too, I can’t wait:-)
And now you have to read them all!
I know, lol.
Nice haul!
I need to try Armstrong finally!
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Her books are a lot of fun:-)
Can’t wait to hear more about Hemlock Island — is it a standalone or part of a series? So many great-looking books!
I think it’s a standalone, which is different for Armstrong, I know she loves writing series!
Find Him Where You Left Him Dead sounds right up my alley!
Doesn’t it sound good?
I want to read the last Megan O’Keefe series and hope to get to it.
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She’s so good, I love her books:-)
I need to read “The Blighted Stars” as soon as possible.
I’m looking forward to reading your thoughts about “The Deep Sky.” I just posted my review of the book.
I’m really enjoying the Deep Sky!
All these books have such interesting covers and yay for Hemlock Island! I’m so curious about it! 😀
Stephanie @ Bookfever recently posted…Review: Rain Dodging by Susan J. Godwin
I think I heard about Hemlock Island from you, fingers crossed it’s good!
I have a print copy of Curious Tide too! Hope we both like it, it’s a bit chunky lol.
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It’s so chunky! ha ha
Cool list of books!! And I didn’t know about a new Armstrong book, so I immediately reserved it from the library! That’s why I love all this weekend blog hopping!!
Terrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
I love finding new books too, bloggers are the best!
Oh The Jinn-Bot. I’ve already seen some buzz for that one. Curious about it.
Annemieke @ A Dance With Books recently posted…Show Your Bujo Theme | July
Me too, and the cover really sealed the deal for me:-)
Some great looking books this week. I’m reading one of Armstrong’s newest YA books right now.
Oh cool, I hope you love it!
Some lovely looking books here, Tammy:)). I love the cover for Curious Tides – and I’m hoping to get hold of Hemlock Island, as it’s years since I read Armstrongs books, too! I hope you enjoy this trove – as ever, they all look very enticing.
Great haul – now to the fun part, reading them (and choosing which goes first).
Lynn 😀
I didn’t get to read Wildwood Whispers which is why I didn’t request the sequel, but I guess it’s not really a true sequel? That makes it sound like it can be read as a standalone, hmm! Now I’m intrigued and tempted, though I really should read what I already have first