My top picks that are released in July
Saga Volume
6, by Brian K. Vaughn & Fiona Staples
If you have
been reading my blog you will by now know that Saga is one of my all-time
favourite series. Even though I am not completely caught up (cuz let´s face it
graphic novels are EXPENSIVE) I am really happy that there is another volume
out for me to put on my Christmas wish list.
If you
haven´t read Saga yet, first off: Do it! It´s phenomenal! (Except if you are
younger because there is LOTS of violence and sexy stuff) But it basically follows
this young couple, from different planets as they raise their child, while on
the run from their governments. It´s funny, the story is great, the art is
phenomenal and you should read it.
Published
July 5th
Learning to
Swear in America, by Katie Kennedy
As the
earth is about to be destroyed by an asteroid, NASA calls onto 17 year old
mastermind Yuri to save the day. But Yuri has a hard time getting the older
physicists to listen to him. But then he meets Dovie, who shows him what it
means to save the world and save a life worth living.
This
synopsis sounds so ridiculous that it will be great. I am curious to see in
which route they take Yuri´s social capacity though, because I most often see
characters who are “teenage geniuses” portrayed in the likes of Sheldon Cooper.
What I hope this story will do is provide a greater perspective on the ability
of teenagers to induct change/save the world, so we will see. "Learning to Swear in America" is also a debut and I love supporting debut authors so go Katie!
Published
July 5th
An Author´s
Odyssey, by Chris Colfer
“The Land
of Stories” is hands down one of my favourite Middle Grade series, like ever.
It got me started into reading retellings and branch out more into MG in
general and just bae. Also Chris Colfer, whom you may know from the TV show
“Glee” is the author so there is that. I haven´t read the fourth book yet, but I got it recently, so this is definitely very high up on my TBR. As this is
the fifth book in a series there are of course spoilers, but the description on
GR literally only says fifth book in the Land of Stories series, so that
shouldn´t be a problem. The first book follows two siblings, who fall into
their grandmother´s old story book,
where they meet lots of known characters like Little Red Riding Hood (Go Red!)
as they try to find a way back into the real world.
Published
July 12th
Arabella of
Mars, by David D. Levine
After
really enjoying the Steampunk element in “Clockwork Angel” (read my review
here) I am excited to read another book set in the same era. “Arabella of Mars”
follows. Britain has a new colony on Mars, where our main character Arabella
(Well duh), who is everything but a proper young lady, lives. To discipline
her, her mother sends her to earth, London to be exact. But after some dramatic
change in her family´s circumstance, she needs to go back to Mars. To achieve
this she must disguise herself as a boy on a ship serving the Mars Trading
Company. It sounds fun, action packed and like a great SciFi Steampunk novel.
Published
July 12th
On the
Other Side, by Carrie Hope Fletcher
I would really
like to give you guys a summary of what this book is about, but its description
confuses me. The only thing I can gather from it is that this book follows Evie
Snow after she dies and because of some secret in the past, which she now has
to unravel, she can´t go into heaven. I
like Carrie Hope Fletcher´s YouTube channel so I am really excited for this
book to come out next month.
Published
July 14th
The Woman
in Cabin 10, by Ruth Ware
The most
likely time for me to pick up a thriller is on holiday (on which I will go soon
eeek!) so if you are the same “The Woman in Cabin 10”, may be a good choice,
especially since the story is set on a cruise, which gives me major holiday
vibes. The travel journalist Lo Blacklock has been given the chance of a
lifetime. She gets to travel on a luxury cruise for seven days in the North
Sea. But then a passenger gets thrown overboard.
Published
July 19th
A World
Without You, by Beth Ravis
We follow
this boy, named Bo, who thinks he can travel through time. So his parents send
him to a school for troubled youths, where he meets this girl Sophie and they
fall in love. But even despite their love Sophie commits suicide due to her
depression. Now Bo thinks Sophie is not really dead and he is convinced he is
able to go back in time to save her.
Beth Ravis
is known for her popular “Across the Universe” trilogy, which I haven´t read,
but this book sounds really interesting. I imagine it to take a different
approach on mental illness with magical realism sprinkled into it, which I am really intrigued by.
Published
July 19th
P.S. I Like You, by Kasie West
During Chemistry Lily scribbles down a line from her favourite song. No surprise she is surprised to find a message next to it the next day, Soon enough Lily and her mystery student are exchanging messages, lyrics and even sharing secrets.
I almost missed this book! Thank goodness I didn´t because it sounds so cute and sweet. If you have read all the summery contemporaries you own yet, this sounds like P.S I Like You would be a great one to pick up next.
Published July 26th
GR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25486998-p-s-i-like-you
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/P-S-Like-You-Kasie-West/dp/0545850975
Harry
Potter and the Cursed Child, by J.K Rowling
This is the
“continuation” of the Harry Potter series, which let´s be honest everyone and
their mother have read by now. Don´t get me wrong it IS my favourite series of
all time and I am reals excited for this book, but I don´t know if I am willing
to spend actually quite a lot of money on a manuscript.
Published
July 31st
So what releases are you most excited about? Hopefully I didn´t miss any! Let me know in the comments down below!
Read on xx
Lena
