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
Three books with colorful covers and irresistible stories, take a look:
In this fresh, darkly funny horror debut, a woman finally agrees to marry the man of her mother’s dreams . . . only to discover that wedding planning eats you alive. If Ophelia Cohen learned one thing from her parents, it’s that getting married is a bad idea. But if she’s learning anything from her widowed mother’s dementia, it’s that dying alone is even worse. So when she meets Luke, the handsome heir to a local vineyard, dating him makes sense. And when he asks her to marry him, well. It’s what her mother always wanted.
But none of Ophelia’s obsessive scrolling on wedding forums can prepare her for the nightmare of planning her own. Why is her mother-in-law so worried about every single detail, right down to the color scheme? Why does it feel like Ophelia is losing track of days, weeks, even months? Why is Luke’s family so eager to host the wedding in the vineyard’s ancient chapel — and why does it feel, sometimes, like the chapel has a heartbeat?
This wedding is supposed to be the thing that saves Ophelia from a lifetime of loneliness. So how is it that the more Ophelia sacrifices, the more alone she is?
Shot through with wicked humor, pitch-black horror, and unexpected romance, Until Death is a deliciously dark send-up of the wedding industrial complex — and a mother-daughter story unlike any you’ve read before.
Until Death by Mary Berman. Releases in May 2026 from Mulholland Books. I love the title, love the cover, and the story sounds like fun! There should be more funny horror, in my opinion.
A magical florist journeys from the kingdom’s capital to its wild woods to fulfill an unusual request, and stumbles upon friendship, conspiracy, and the buds of new love in this debut cozy fantasy.
The book contains hand-drawn floral sketches inside!
Cursed from birth to always tell the truth, magical florist Felicity “Fliss” Farrow chooses her words carefully to avoid trouble. But when she receives an anonymous request for a mysterious flower, her search leads her directly into trouble’s path: to Willoh Vane.
Fliss knows the outcast—yet teasingly handsome—sorcerer is rumored to have used dark magic to corrupt the northern forest five years ago. She’s witnessed the resulting feud with Prince Bastion, whom her best friend, Card, is soon to marry. Despite her divided loyalty, Fliss reluctantly accepts Will’s help with gathering rare flowers and finds herself increasingly drawn to him.
As the royal wedding approaches, Fliss fears the flowers she’s delivered are intended for a sinister purpose. But when her warnings are ignored, can she and Will save the kingdom from disaster, and ultimately discover what Fliss has sought for so long—the truth.
Wildflower by Becky Jenkinson. Releases in June 2026 from Del Rey. I’m getting Sarah Beth Durst vibes from this book, and I’m ok with that!
A marine biologist makes the discovery of a lifetime when called to rescue the inhabitants of a small Maine island being menaced by a giant, glowing jellyfish in this richly imagined, wholly original debut.
Dr. Jo Ness prefers jellyfish to people. Her best friend, Aldo, was the exception, but he died seven months ago. So she spends her days hidden away at an underfunded aquarium with her specimens and a draft of the jellyfish guide she and Aldo had been working on together. His voice is alive in the notes in the margins, and it’s enough. Almost.
Until she receives a call from Nadia, one of the few other humans she’s loved but whom she hasn’t heard from in years, asking for her help. Nadia tells her a grand tale of a giant jellyfish terrorizing her tiny island off the coast of Maine and sends a grainy video of the creature. Frankly, the footage looks fake, but Jo drops everything to fly across the country to see Nadia again, and to find this supposed sea beast. She couldn’t save Aldo, but perhaps she can help Nadia.
But when Jo arrives on Shattering Point, Nadia is nowhere to be found, and the islanders she meets each have something different to say about the creature they’ve dubbed Clementine . . . a jellyfish who changes all who see it.
At turns an ode to classic sea monster stories and a vibrant tale of human connection, The Jellyfish Problem is an unforgettable debut that announces a new talent.
The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang. Releases in June 2026 from Berkley Books. I’m seriously in love with this book, and I haven’t even read it yet! Also, bonus if I do read it, I can check off “J” in the Alphabet Challenge next year:-)
The Jellyfish Problem does sound awesome! I love oceanic horror, probably because the mysteries of the deep lend themself so well to the genre!!
Yes, I agree. I’m always intrigued by stories that take place in or near the ocean:-)
I added The Jellyfish Problem to my list. Thanks for putting books on our radar for one more year, and Merry Christmas!
I hope you had a good Christmas!
Wildflower sounds really good! Thanks for introducing me!
I hope we both love it!
I’ve added The Jellyfish Problem to my TBR – sounds great for the Speccy Fiction challenge
Yes, it’s perfect:-)
The Jellyfish Problem looks intriguing! Not my usual genre, but it sounds pretty unique.
I hope it’s good, I really want to read it!
These all sound terrific, and I love the covers! Until Death sounds amazing — that’s one for my TBR!
I agree, I’m very curious about Until Death!
Gorgeous covers! I am interested in Wildflower particularly.
Me too, it sounds very promising:-)
Who can resist a book with a giant glowing jellyfish? ;D Though I have to admit, Wildflower is the one that appeals to me the most.
Wildflower does sound like fun:-)
Wildflower sounds so fun! I’m also massively intrigued by The Jellyfish Problem and will absolutely read that one.
I’m excited for The Jellyfish Problem, it sounds unusual!
Wildflower has a pretty cover.
I agree!
How intriguing! The Jellyfish Problem sounds original, Until Death has an eye-catching cover and Wildflower is the one right up my alley!! Thanks for sharing!!
I do like the sound of all of these too:-)
OK so Wildflower is my kind of book! I wonder what you will think of it.
I love the sound of Wildflower, I hope it’s good:-)
I like the sound of all three tbh and love the covers.
Lynn 😀
Im definitely going to have to watch out for your review of the last of these if you pick it up. The premise sounds intriguing but I can’t fully decide on what to expect vibe wise lol. I can see where your Sarah Beth Durst comparison is coming from with Wildflower too