Reading Wishlist: July 2015

 July 7

The Heart of Betrayal (The Remnant  Chronicles #2) by Mary E. Pearson

Genre: YA Fantasy

The sequel to The Kiss of Deception. 

Ink and Bone (The Great Library #1) by Rachel Caine

Genre: YA Fantasy

This intriguing start to The Great Library series explores a modern-day world where the Great Library of Alexandria still exists. This story sounds perfect for book lovers and library enthusiasts alike.

Silver in the Blood (Silver in the Blood #1) by Jessica Day George

Genre: YA Fantasy

Silver in the Blood follows two society girls from 1890s New York as they learn the surprising truth about their ancestry - they both come from a family of shape-shifters. I absolutely adore the cover and I have a weak spot for novels that feature shape-shifters.

Time Salvager by Wesley Chu

Genre: Science Fiction

The hero, James Griffin-Mars, is a chronman - someone who travels back in time to collect resources and treasure without altering the timeline. On his very last trip back in time, he breaks the highest law of the chronmen by bringing someone from the past back with him. 

Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson

Genre: Science Fiction

This book has been compared to Christopher Nolan's Interstellar. Enough said.

Prince's Gambit (Captive Prince #2) by C.S. Pacat

Genre: M/M Historical Romance

The sequel to Captive Prince.

The Chart of Tomorrows (Gaunt and Bone #3) by Chris Willrich

Genre: Fantasy

Honestly, I don't know much about the Gaunt and Bone series except that the books have absolutely gorgeous covers. I'm planning on collecting them soon!

Paperweight by Meg Haston

Genre: YA Contemporary

A girl committed to a treatment center for an eating disorder plans to escape.

Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls by Lynn Weingarten

Genre: YA Mystery

This book has been pitched as Gone Girl meets Thirteen Reasons Why. I am definitely excited for this one.

Don't Ever Change by M. Beth Bloom

Genre: YA Contemporary

Before heading off to college, Eve decides to get some life experience so she can realize her dream of writing a modern classic.

July 14

Go Set a Watchman (To Kill a Mockingbird #2) by Harper Lee

Genre: Literary Fiction

The sequel to the American classic To Kill a Mockingbird is sure to be one of the most exciting publishing events of 2015. If you haven't heard of this book yet, where the hell have you been?

Armada by Ernest Cline

Genre: Science Fiction

Zack Lightman, an avid gamer must rush to defend the Earth when alien spaceships from his favorite video game invade the planet. This book sounds like a lot of fun.

Alive (The Generations Trilogy #1) by Scott Sigler

Genre: YA Science Fiction

A young woman awakes trapped in an enclosed space and, along with a handful of other survivors, fight her way to freedom. This book is already being compared to The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner.

Half a War (Shattered Sea #3) by Joe Abercrombie

Genre: YA Fantasy

The third and final book in Abercrombie's Shattered Seas trilogy.

The Divine by Asaf Hanuka, Tomer Hanuka, and Boaz Lavie

Genre: Graphic Novel

A modern day fantasy featuring magic, a civil war between gods, and dragons.

The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 2 by Shungiku Nakamura

Genre: Yaoi

The second volume in Nakamura's new Yaoi series. Nakamura is the creator of the popular BL manga Junjo Romantica.

Bombs Away: The Hot War by Harry Turtledove

Genre: Historical Fiction

An alternate history of World War II where nuclear weapons play a far bigger and more destructive role.

July 21

The Last Ever After (The School for Good and Evil #3) by Soman Chainani 

Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy

The epic conclusion to The School for Good and Evil series. 

A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea

Genre: Non Fiction/Memoir

Eunsun Kim chronicles her childhood growing up in one of the most repressive regimes in the world and her subsequent escape. 

July 28

The Dinosaur Lords (The Dinosaur Lords #1) by Victor Milan

Genre: Fantasy

As George R.R. Martin says in his blurb, it's a cross between Game of Thrones and Jurassic Park. Are you kidding me? It's like I've been waiting my entire life to read a book like this!

All We Have is Now by Lisa Schroeder 

Genre: YA Contemporary

A group of teens are forced to grapple with their mortality as an asteroid approaches Earth. 

Dragon Fall (Black Dragons #1) by Katie MacAlister

Genre: Paranormal Romance

A new series in the  Dragon Septs universe. I love me some dragon shape-shifter romance.