Every Wednesday I share a recent release I’m
excited to read. If you want to check out the previous ones, click here. These are all books I'm adding to my growing pile of tbr-books ;)
Little note: The ending of April is like a time of heaven for booklovers! A LOT
of books are releasing in this short period and just needed to share a couple
with you guys. That’s why I’m sharing not one, not two, not even three... but
FOUR brilliant books this week!
Legend, the graphic novel by Marie Lu
Series: Legend #1
Genre: Graphic novel, YA, dystopia, sci-fy
Release date: April 21st 2015
Publisher: GP Putnam’s Sons Books
Length: 160 pages
Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's
wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a military prodigy. Born
into the slums of the Republic’s Lake Sector, fifteen-year-old Day is the
country’s most wanted criminal. But his motives are not as sinister as they
often seem. One day June’s brother is murdered and Day becomes
the prime suspect. Now, Day is in a race for his family’s survival, while
June tries desperately to avenge her brother’s death. And the two uncover the
truth of what has really brought them together and the lengths their country
will go to in order to keep its secrets.
Finding Paris by Joy Preble
Series: stand-alone
Genre: YA, romance, road trip, mystery/thriller
Release date: April 21st 2015
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harper Teen
Length: 272 pages
An evocative and compelling story of two sisters
who would do anything for each other--perfect for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why
and Speak. Joy Preble's stirring new novel explores the lengths to which
sisters go to protect each other, and the winding road that brings two
strangers into each other's lives.
Sisters Leo and Paris Hollings have only ever had each other to rely on. They can't trust their mother, who hops from city to city and from guy to guy, or their gambler stepfather, who's moved them all to Las Vegas. It's just the two of them: Paris, who's always been the dreamer, and Leo, who has a real future in mind--going to Stanford, becoming a doctor, falling in love. But Leo isn't going anywhere right now, except driving around Vegas all night with her sister.
Until Paris ditches Leo at the Heartbreak Hotel Diner, where moments before they had been talking with physics student Max Sullivan. Outside, Leo finds a cryptic note from Paris--a clue. Is it some kind of game? Where is Paris, and why has she disappeared? When Leo reluctantly accepts Max's offer of help, the two find themselves following a string of clues through Vegas and beyond. But the search for the truth is not a straight line. And neither is the path to secrets Leo and Max hold inside.
Every Last Promise by Kristin Halbrook
Series: stand-alone
Genre: YA, contemporary, romance, suspense
Release date: April 21st 2015
Publisher: HarperTeen
Length: 288 pages
Perfect for fans of Laurie Halse Anderson and Gayle
Forman, Every Last Promise is a provocative and emotional novel about a girl
who must decide between keeping quiet and speaking up after witnessing a
classmate's sexual assault.
Kayla saw something at the party that she wasn't supposed to. But she hasn't told anyone. No one knows the real story about what happened that night--about why Kayla was driving the car that ran into a ditch after the party, about what she saw in the hours leading up to the accident, and about the promise she made to her friend Bean before she left for the summer.
Now Kayla's coming home for her senior year. If Kayla keeps quiet, she might be able to get her old life back. If she tells the truth, she risks losing everything--and everyone--she ever cared about.
99 days by
Katie Cotugno
Series: stand-alone
Genre: YA/NA, romance, contemporary
Release date: April 21st 2015
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Length: 384 pages
Day 1: Julia Donnelly eggs my house my first night
back in Star Lake, and that’s how I know everyone still remembers
everything—how I destroyed my relationship with Patrick the night everything
happened with his brother, Gabe. How I wrecked their whole family. Now I’m
serving out my summer like a jail sentence: Just ninety-nine days till I can
leave for college, and be done.
Day 4: A nasty note on my windshield makes it clear Julia isn’t finished. I’m expecting a fight when someone taps me on the shoulder, but it’s just Gabe, home from college and actually happy to see me. “For what it’s worth, Molly Barlow,” he says, “I’m really glad you’re back.”
Day 12: Gabe got me to come to this party, and I’m actually having fun. I think he’s about to kiss me—and that’s when I see Patrick. My Patrick, who’s supposed to be clear across the country. My Patrick, who’s never going to forgive me.
Day 4: A nasty note on my windshield makes it clear Julia isn’t finished. I’m expecting a fight when someone taps me on the shoulder, but it’s just Gabe, home from college and actually happy to see me. “For what it’s worth, Molly Barlow,” he says, “I’m really glad you’re back.”
Day 12: Gabe got me to come to this party, and I’m actually having fun. I think he’s about to kiss me—and that’s when I see Patrick. My Patrick, who’s supposed to be clear across the country. My Patrick, who’s never going to forgive me.
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