Hello my bookish friends, happy Monday, hope you had a good weekend and you and your families are well. Back in January I started a new Seasonal Reads post where I spilt up all the most anticipated reads of the year in seasons. It’s Spring but also we are living in an upside down world where authors have books coming out and they struggling as they have no launch events. My first top tip in my Booked-In post was –
PRE-ORDERING/ORDERING FROM WATERSTONES OR INDEPENDENT BOOK STORES TO DELIVER TO HOME.
So this post is PART 1 as there is so many, featuring all of the books that have recently come out to middle of April. I’ve done it in release order. Each will have a link to Waterstones and Amazon (if they are still delivering) where you can order and get them straight to your house.
My Top Releases this Spring
Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA meets CLUELESS in this boy-meets-boy spin on GreaseSummer love…gone so fast. | Waterstones
Run Rebel by Manjeet Mann
Running is a quiet rebellion. But Amber wants so much more – and she’s ready to fight for it. It’s time for a revolution.| Waterstones
Anna. K by Jenny Lee
Anna Karenina in a modern day retelling. Every happy teenage girl is the same, while every unhappy teenage girl is miserable in her own special way. | Waterstones
Pretending by Holly Bourne
The new adult book from Holly Bourne. Again you know she is my favourite author, and I honestly can’t wait for another adult novel like How Do You Like Me Now. | Waterstones
The Pieces of Ourselves by Maggie Harcourt
(Currently Reading) – a unique story from one of my favourite authors. Theatrical is one of my comfort reads I mentioned last week and this is certainly what I need. | Waterstones
The Last Paper Crane by Kerry Drewery
Written in a verse, Kerry explore the haunting tragedy of Hiroshima through a teenager and his grandfather’s memories. | Waterstones
The Austen Girls by Lucy Worsley
This will be my first historical read by Lucy. But I know her by reputation in the historical society and her books are brilliant. | Waterstones
Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth
A brand new series from the author of Divergent. Do you need any more than that. | Waterstones
Venom by Bex Hogan
Sequel to Viper, my favourite fantasy of last year without a doubt. I honeslty can’t wait to read this. I need it like, NOW. | Waterstones
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
Brand new fantasy that sounds amazing. A girl raised in isolation, sent into the captain by her supposed mother to compete in be the Crown Prince’s Eleven. All she wants is a family and place to belong. | Waterstones
Rules for Being a Girl by Candace Bushnell and Katie Cotugno
I read 99 Days by Katie ages ago and loved it. This time she’s teamed up with Candace author of Sex and the City and created a fierce and feisty exploration of feminism, standing up yourself and rewriting your own rules. | Waterstones
Illusion of Eve by Giovanni and Tom Fletcher
Sequel to Eve of Man. This has been a long awaited sequel for me. Over 2 years and it’s finally here. I’ve already pre-ordered mine! | Waterstones
So many amazing books and there is still more to come that I can’t wait. Make sure you support authors and order their books online. I can’t wait to read them all.
There are so many interesting reads here. I particularly like the sound of the Lucy Worsley one B x
Only Mostly Devastated was wonderful! It had the Grease feel in the beginning, but after that, it was it’s own fantastic story. Gonzales packed that book with great characters, and quite a few emotional events. I really enjoyed it. Anna K was good too. Hope you love them all.