I didn't read anywhere near as many books as I wanted to in April so I'm determined to make up for that this month! Last month, I only got to one of my anticipated releases and it was a disappointment so hopefully I'll fare better this month. These are the three I'm most looking forward to:

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

Ruined by Amy Tintera

The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye

I'm most excited for A Court of Mist and Fury as I just love Sarah J. Maas's writing.

Ruined and The Crown's Game both sound like the kind of fantasies that I like so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for some good reading this month!

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3 YA April 2016 Releases To Add To Your TBR

 

How did you all do with your March TBR? 

I only read two of my anticipated reads but did find a new favourite in Carry On by Rainbow Rowell. 

There are only three books on my anticipated releases for April. 

It feels like a quieter month than normal for publications but I am excited for these three.

 

The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead (April 5th)

The Star-Touched Queen by by Roshani Chokshi (April 26th)

The Rose & the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh (April 26th)

I haven't read anything by Richelle Mead before and despite The Glittering Court being likened to The Selection (which I didn't like) in the blurb, I'm still excited for this one as it has a royal setting. I'm a total sucker for a good royal setting.

The Star-Touched Queen has been on my radar for a while and the fact it has been inspired by Indian mythology has me very intrigued. I love fantasy at the moment so I have high hopes for this one.

I have still to read The Wrath and the Dawn but plan on reading it very soon. I've heard some really great things about it so I think I may have done myself a favour by waiting until the sequel, The Rose & the Dagger is out so I don't have a torturous wait!

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5 YA March 2016 Releases To Add To Your TBR

I can't believe it's March already!

These are the 5 books coming out this month that I have been really looking forward to:

Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie (Mar 1st) 

Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor (Mar 1st)

The Shadow Queen by C. J. Redwine (Mar 3rd)

The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski (Mar 24th)

Half Lost by Sally Green (Mar 31st)

The Winner's trilogy by Marie Rutkoski is one of my favourite trilogies and whilst I've been SO excited for book three, I'm also sad that it means the series is over. If you haven't read the series then I highly recommend it! I'm also a fan of the Half Bad trilogy by Sally Green and am really intrigued to see how that one ends. 

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6 YA February 2016 Releases To Add To Your TBR

There are lots of exciting books coming out this month that I can't wait to get my hands on. 

Some are my hotly-anticipated sequels and there are some great sounding debuts too. 

The 6 releases I'm most excited for:

Assassin's Heart by Sarah Ahiers (Feb 2nd)

The Sleeping Prince by Melinda Salisbury (Feb 4th)

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton (Feb 4th)

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard (Feb 11th)

Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard (Feb 11th)

Riders by Veronica Rossi (Feb 16th)

Are you planning on reading any of these?
Have I excluded anything that you're really excited for?

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Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases | January - June 2016

My absolute love for organisation means that I already have a spreadsheet set up of the 2016 releases that I'm most excited for. The tough part of compiling this list was only choosing 10!

The 10 releases I'm most anticipating in the months of January - June 2016 are:

(in order of release date)

 Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

Assassin's Heart by Sarah Ahiers

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski

Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton

Half Lost by Sally Green

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye

The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

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July 2015 Most Anticipated Releases

It's that time to look at what books are coming out in the month ahead!

Here are my picks for July 2015:

 

The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 

"Perfect for fans of Pretty Little Liars and Heist Society, readers will be clamoring for this compelling teen drama with a political twist."

Paperweight by Meg Haston 

"In this emotionally haunting and beautifully written young adult debut, Meg Haston delves into the devastating impact of trauma and loss, while posing the question: Why are some consumed by their illness while others embark on a path toward recovery?"

You and Me and Him by Kris Dinnison 

"Maggie and Nash are outsiders. She’s overweight. He’s out of the closet. The best of friends, they have seen each other through thick and thin, but when Tom moves to town at the start of the school year, they have something unexpected in common: feelings for the same guy. This warm, witty novel—with a clear, true voice and a clever soundtrack of musical references—sings a song of love and forgiveness."

 

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine 

"In an exhilarating new series, New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine rewrites history, creating a dangerous world where the Great Library of Alexandria has survived the test of time.…"

Naked by Stacey Trombley

"I could never fit in to the life my parents demanded. By the time I was thirteen, it was too much. I ran away to New York City…and found a nightmare that lasted three years. A nightmare that began and ended with a pimp named Luis. Now I am Dirty Anna. Broken, like everything inside me has gone bad. ... Except that for the first time, I have a chance to start over. ... The only problem is that someone in my school knows about New York. Someone knows who I really am. And it’s just a matter of time before the real Anna is exposed…"

Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee 

"Go Set a Watchman features many of the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird some twenty years later. Returning home to Maycomb to visit her father, Jean Louise Finch—Scout—struggles with issues both personal and political, involving Atticus, society, and the small Alabama town that shaped her." 

Most excited for: Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

I'm also particularly looking forward to The Fixer as I love a good thriller. I'm intrigued about Go Set a Watchman as I enjoyed To Kill a Mockingbird and I just hope it lives up to all the hype it is receiving.

What books are you most looking forward to this month?

June 2015 Most Anticipated Releases

It's that time to look at what books are coming out in the month ahead!

Here are my picks for June 2015:

Title: The Devil You Know
Author: Trish Doller
Release Date: June 2nd

Eighteen-year-old Arcadia wants adventure. Living in a tiny Florida town with her dad and four-year-old brother, Cadie spends most of her time working, going to school, and taking care of her family. So when she meets two handsome cousins at a campfire party, she finally has a chance for fun. They invite her and friend to join them on a road trip, and it's just the risk she's been craving-the opportunity to escape. But what starts out as a fun, sexy journey quickly becomes dangerous when she discovers that one of them is not at all who he claims to be. One of them has deadly intentions.

A road trip fling turns terrifying in this contemporary story that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Title: Proof of Forever
Author: Lexa Hillyer
Release Date: June 2nd

BEFORE: It was the perfect summer of first kisses, skinny-dipping, and bonfires by the lake. Joy, Tali, Luce, and Zoe knew their final summer at Camp Okahatchee would come to an end, but they swore they’d stay friends.

AFTER: Now, two years later, their bond has faded along with those memories.

THEN: That is, until the fateful flash of a photo booth camera transports the four of them back in time, to the summer they were fifteen—the summer everything changed.

NOW: The girls must recreate the past in order to return to the present. As they live through their second-chance summer, the mystery behind their lost friendship unravels, and a dark secret threatens to tear the girls apart all over again.

ALWAYS: Summers end. But this one will change them forever.

Title: Even When You Lie to Me
Author: Jessica Alcott
Release Date: June 9th

Charlie, a senior, isn't looking forward to her last year of high school. Another year of living in the shadow of her best friend, Lila. Another year of hiding behind the covers of her favorite novels. Another year of navigating her tense relationship with her perfectionist mom.

But everything changes when she meets her new English teacher. Mr. Drummond is smart. Irreverent. Funny. Hot. Everyone loves him. And Charlie thinks he's the only one who gets her.

She also thinks she might not be the only one with a crush.

In this stunning debut, Jessica Alcott explores relationships-and their boundaries-in a way that is both searingly honest and sympathetic.

Title: Every Last Word
Author: Tamara Ireland Stone
Release Date: June 16th

If you could read my mind, you wouldn't be smiling.

Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off.

Second-guessing every move, thought, and word makes daily life a struggle, and it doesn't help that her lifelong friends will turn toxic at the first sign of a wrong outfit, wrong lunch, or wrong crush. Yet Sam knows she'd be truly crazy to leave the protection of the most popular girls in school. So when Sam meets Caroline, she has to keep her new friend with a refreshing sense of humor and no style a secret, right up there with Sam's weekly visits to her psychiatrist.

Caroline introduces Sam to Poet's Corner, a hidden room and a tight-knit group of misfits who have been ignored by the school at large. Sam is drawn to them immediately, especially a guitar-playing guy with a talent for verse, and starts to discover a whole new side of herself. Slowly, she begins to feel more "normal" than she ever has as part of the popular crowd . . . until she finds a new reason to question her sanity and all she holds dear.

Title: The Night We Said Yes
Author: Lauren Gibaldi
Release Date: June 16th

Before Matt, Ella had a plan. Get over a no-good ex-boyfriend. Graduate from high school without any more distractions. Move away from Orlando, Florida, where she’s lived her entire life.

But Matt—the cute, shy, bespectacled bass player who just moved to town—was never part of that plan.

And neither was attending a party that was crashed by the cops just minutes after they arrived. Or spending an entire night saying “yes” to every crazy, fun thing they could think of.

Then Matt abruptly left town, and he broke not only Ella’s heart but those of their best friends, too. So when he shows up a year later with a plan of his own—to relive the night that brought them together—Ella isn’t sure whether Matt’s worth a second chance. Or if re-creating the past can help them create a different future.

In alternating then and now chapters, debut author Lauren Gibaldi crafts a charming, romantic story of first loves, lifelong friendships, uncovered secrets, and, ultimately, finding out how to be brave.

Most excited for: Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone

What release are you most anticipating?

May 2015 Most Anticipated Releases

It's that time to look at what books are coming out in the month ahead!

Here are my picks for May 2015:

Title: A Court of Thorns and Roses
Author: Sarah J. Maas

"A thrilling, seductive new series from New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas, blending Beauty and the Beast with faerie lore."

Title: End of Days

Author: Susan Ee

"End of Days is the explosive conclusion to Susan Ee’s bestselling Penryn & the End of Days trilogy."

Title: Crimson Bound
Author: Rosamund Hodge

"Inspired by the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, Crimson Bound is an exhilarating tale of darkness, love, and redemption."

Title: Made You Up

Author: Francesca Zappia

"Funny, provoking, and ultimately moving, this debut novel featuring the quintessential unreliable narrator will have readers turning the pages and trying to figure out what is real and what is made up."

Title: Saint Anything
Author: Sarah Dessen

"The uber-popular Sarah Dessen explores her signature themes of family, self-discovery, and change in her twelfth novel, sure to delight her legions of fans."

Title: The Fill-In Boyfriend

Author: Kasie West

"When Gia Montgomery's boyfriend, Bradley, dumps her in the parking lot of her high school prom, she has to think fast. So when she sees a cute guy waiting to pick up his sister, she enlists his help. The task is simple: be her fill-in boyfriend— two hours, zero commitment, a few white lies. After that, she can win back the real Bradley."

Title: Extraordinary Means
Author: Robyn Schneider

"From the author of The Beginning of Everything: two teens with a deadly disease fall in love on the brink of a cure. Extraordinary Means is a darkly funny story about doomed friendships, first love, and the rare miracle of second chances."

Most excited for: End of Days by Susan Ee

What release are you most anticipating?