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BOOK NEWS: January 10, 2023

BOOK NEWS: January 10, 2023

Posted on by Jaymie

Here are some of the new books releasing this week that I have my eye on!

 

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

The Superteacher Project – Two students suspect something about their new homeroom teacher isn’t quite right.
What Happened to Rachel Riley? – A new girl starts a podcast to document her search into what happened to take Rachel Riley from the top of the social food chain to the very bottom at their middle school. I am fascinated by this one!
What Is the Story of Nancy Drew?
Friday I’m in Love – Mahalia starts planning a coming out party, but in her effort to have everything she wants – including the party, and a girlfriend – things start to get out of hand.
The Wicked Ones – First in a new line from Disney that explores some of the classic villains. In this case, readers get an inside look at Cinderella’s step-sisters.

Books for Adults

Spare (Harcover) – A memoir.

BOOK NEWS: January 3, 2023

BOOK NEWS: January 3, 2023

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Happy 2023! It’s a new year full of new reading opportunities – here are some of the new books releasing this week!

 

Books for Kids

Peekaboo Rex! (Board Book) – A T-Rex plays peekaboo.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

Captain America: The Ghost Army (Graphic Novel) – Captain America and Bucky face a mysterious challenge – war dead are coming back to life.
The Librarian of Auschwitz (Graphic Novel) – A graphic novel adaptation of the original book.
Return to Atlantis – Book 2 in the Atlantis series by Kate O’Hearn. Riley is back home, ready to move on from her adventures, but the Atlanteans in the basement aren’t coping well so far from Atlantis.
The Unforgettable Logan Foster and the Shadow of Doubt – Book 2 in the Logan Foster series. When superheroes start going missing, Logan and his friends start investigating, wondering if the answers they are looking for might also lead to information about Logan’s birth parents. I really enjoyed the first book in the series – I think this will be a great sequel.
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute – A new YA novel by romance author Talia Hibbert. Two ex best friends end up in a survivalist contest together where the togetherness might help heal old wounds – and spark something new.
They’re Watching You – A girl discovers a secret society at her school when her best friend goes missing. As long as she keeps winning their challenges, they will give her a clue as to what happened to her missing friend.
The Wrong Kind of Weird – Cameron’s summer fling with a person his social group despises has become a complicated secret for his senior year. But when a new girl catches his attention – and she’s someone he wouldn’t have to hide – it causes him to take a closer look at his choices.

 

Books for Adults

Back in a Spell (Trade Paperback) – Book 3 in the Witches of Thistle Grove series. A first date turns complicated when the couple discovers history between their two families. But when one starts to unexpectedly develop magic – while the other’s magic mysteriously starts surging – they will have to work together despite the history to get things sorted out. I have book one on my TBR. I’m eager to check out this series.
Loathe to Love You (Trade Paperback) – Three STEM-adjacent novellas from the author of The Love Hypothesis. (All three novellas have been released previously.)

BOOK NEWS: December 27, 2022

BOOK NEWS: December 27, 2022

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I hope you have enjoyed the holiday season – or at least had some restful reading moments! Here are some of the books releasing this week:

Books for Kids

Bad Kitty: Supercat – During a playdate, Kitty and Strange Kitty pretend to be superheroes.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

Wings of Fire: Moon Rising (Graphic Novel) – A graphic novel adaptation of Moon Rising, the first book in the second Wings of Fire series. This is my favorite of the three story arcs in the Wings of Fire universe (so far). I have already pre-ordered this one.
What Was Reconstruction?  – Another great non-fiction book from the folks at WhoHQ.

Books for Adults

The Heretic Royal (Trade Paperback) – Book 3 in the Scarred Earth Saga, this one focused on Ainsley. I have adored the first two books in this series, and pre-ordered this almost a year ago. I have already read this one, so you will get a full review soon.
Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 4 in the Amish Matchmaker Mystery series. Millie’s best friend becomes a murder suspect when her ex’s new wife is killed.
The Secret of the Lost Pearls (Hardcover) – Book 6 in the Rosalind Thorne Mystery series. Rosalind is asked to help a lady find a missing pearl necklace. Her husband believes it was stolen by her sister. But as Rosalind starts investigating she discovers secrets on top of secrets in this family. I’ll be reviewing this one soon!
Vinyl Resting Place (Mass Market Paperback) – First in a new Record Shop Mystery series. Three sisters open a coffee/record shop and find a dead body in their supply closet.

BOOK NEWS: December 13, 2022

BOOK NEWS: December 13, 2022

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Here are some of the books releasing this week!

Books for Kids

I Already Love You (Board Book) – A board book about all the ways a parent already loves their little one.
Rocket’s Secret Valentine (Board Book) – Rocket, Bella, and Owl try to figure out who is secretly sending messages to Rocket. I adore these characters!
Stacey’s Remarkable Books (Picture Book) – Stacey Abrams’ picture book about a girl whose love of library day spreads when she helps another student who struggles to read in English.
On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue: How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America (Nonfiction Picture Book) – A picture book biography of Milton Hershey.
Bookstore Bunnies (Early Reader) – The bookstore bunnies help their friends find books for every need.

Books for Adults

Star Trek: Discovery: Adventures in the 32nd Century (Graphic Novel) – A comics collection starring Grudge, Adira, Detmer, and Linus from Star Trek Discovery. I have the individual comics for the four stories told here, and I enjoyed them!
Star Trek: The Original Series: Harm’s Way – Kirk and his crew are on a mission to find a missing scientist.

BOOK NEWS: December 6, 2022

BOOK NEWS: December 6, 2022

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It’s the first release week in December! Here are some of the new books out this week.

Books for Kids

Owl Diaries: Eva in the Band – Eva and her friends try to put together a band to perform at a music festival. This is such a great early chapter book series!

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

Lumara – A mortal, skeptical of the magical Mystics, enters their world for a wedding and soon finds herself the prime suspect when the Mystics fall into a mysterious coma. This is one of the few fiction books I put on my Christmas list this year. Can’t wait to read this one!
This Cursed Crown – Sequel to These Feathered Flames. Twin sisters, separated during a transition of power in their kingdom fight their way back to one another. These books sound right up my alley!

Books for Adults

Feel the Bern (Trade Paperback) – First in a new Bernie Sanders mystery series. Bernie Sanders and his young intern are drawn into a murder investigation. This sounds hilarous!
Frozen Detective (Trade Paperback) – Book 2 in the Piper and Porter mystery series. Piper and Porter go undercover at the behest of a doctor’s wife who wants them to investigate recent threats on her husbands life, but they end up investigating a murder.
Hard Day for a Hangover (Hardcover) – Book 3 in the Sunshine Vicram series. Sherrif Sunshine Vicram has her hands full with personal drama on top of a series of missing women. This series is on my TBR.
Last Circle of Love (Trade Paperback) – The new Lutheran pastor teams up with the women of the Naomi Circle to create a fundraiser with a chance to really help the church survive. But not everyone thinks their idea for a “recipe” book to help with romance is a good idea. This sounds fascinating!
To Get to the Other Side (Trade Paperback) – Bear’s sisters were the ones who posted the ad to rent out his spare room, but he agrees to let Trixie move in. Who knew co-parenting her rescue chicken could lead to feelings beyond the platonic?
Twice in a Lifetime (Trade Paperback) – A woman flees to a small town after a difficult year and starts getting text messages from the future – from a husband she doesn’t know. Fascinating!
Witcha Gonna Do? (Trade Paperback) – A non-magical woman accidentally messes up her sister’s spell, cursing her family. And the only person who can help her break the curse is the arrogant jerk she’s been trying to avoid. This could be fun!
How to Meet Your Self (Paperback Workbook) – From the author of How to Do the Work comes this workbook for self-discovery and improvement. I have already pre-ordered this one!
The Intentional Year: Simple Rhythms for Finding Freedom, Peace, and Purpose (Trade Paperback) – An invitation to choose to live on purpose.

 

BOOK NEWS: November 29, 2022

BOOK NEWS: November 29, 2022

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It’s the last release week of November. Here are some of the books releasing this week:

Books for Kids

Knitting for Dogs – Izzy is a girl who can do anything, but when she takes up knitting, things don’t go like she expects. I can’t wait to read this one!

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

Tangled Up in Nonsense – Book 2 in the Tangled Mysteries. Sloane and Amelia discover they aren’t the only detectives looking for a two-million dollar prize when they visit Tangle Glen mansion. This series looks fun!
Belittled Women – Their mother’s obsession with Little Women leaves Jo and her sisters, Meg and Bethamy, performing moments from the books for summer tourists. But Jo is looking for a way out. I’ll be reviewing this one soon.
Never Ever Getting Back Together – Two girls are cast in a reality show starring “exes” of a young man who is now related to royalty by marriage.  One of the girls is looking for revenge against the cheater, but the other is just wondering why he ghosted her. Neither of them expect to find romance with one another.
We Deserve Monuments – Avery is forced to move away before her senior year into the hostile home of her grandmother. She finds new friends – and romance – but the girls also find trouble.

Books for Adults

On Spine of Death (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 2 in the By the Book Mystery series, a sequel to Buried in a Good Book. Tess and her daughter continue to work toward making Winthrop their new home. But their renovations to the old hardware store they are turning into a bookstore unearth a body. The first book was so outstanding, I cannot wait to dig into this one. Stay tuned for a review soon!

BOOK NEWS: November 22, 2022

BOOK NEWS: November 22, 2022

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Happy Thanksgiving Week! Here are some of the books releasing this week:

Books for Kids

Yetis Are the Worst! – Gilbert the Goblin is back, and this time he’s sure that Yetis are the worst! This is one I will have to check out in person – the first two were so fun.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

Finally Something Dangerous – Book 2 in the One and Onlys series after Finally Something Mysterious. Paul, Shank, and Peephole are back. Their town is going through something of a renaissance, but the three kids are convinced something isn’t quite right. I loved the first one, so I am looking forward to reading this one!

Books for Adults

Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail (Trade Paperback) – Book 2 in the Bright Falls series after Delilah Green Doesn’t Care. Astrid gets the chance to be the lead designer on a televised renovation – just the distraction and boost she needs – but she is at odds with the carpenter for the project at every turn. I have book one on my TBR shelves, and I’m eager to check both books out.
The Man I Never Met (Trade Paperback) – A wrong number leads to a young woman in London and a young man in America building a friendship over texts and phone calls and video chats. But when he gets a job in London and they believe they are about to take their relationship to a new, in-person level, they discover things aren’t quite what they expected.
Pride & Puppies (Trade Paperback) – Book 4 in the Pine Hollow series. A woman who has sworn off men starts to catch feelings for her neighbor, but then he announces he’s considering moving away.
Sound of Light (Trade Paperback) – A Marvel: School of X novel. An ex-SHIELD agent stumbles into a mystery and teams up with some mutants to help her solve it.
Star Wars: Convergence (Hardcover) – Book 5 in the High Republic series. A Jedi teams up with the son of the Chancellor to investigate an assassination attempt on the royal offspring of two warring planets who are pledged to marry to unite their peoples.
Two Wrongs Make a Right (Trade Paperback) – A re-imagined Much Ado About Nothing. After a “meet-disaster,” Jamie and Bea are again thrown together by their meddling friends and family. So they plan their revenge – fake date in every over-the-top way they can think of and then break up once everyone else is convinced their meddling has worked. I pre-ordered this one months ago! I know what I am reading over the Thanksgiving weekend!
Self-Care Cross-Stitch: 40 Uplifting & Irreverent Patterns (Paperback) – I love sassy stitching!

 

BOOK NEWS: November 15, 2022

BOOK NEWS: November 15, 2022

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The closer we get to Thanksgiving, the slimmer the new book pickings become – but we have quality over quantity! Let’s see some of the books releasing this week:

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

What Do We Know About the Loch Ness Monster? – Part of a new series on cryptids and other mysteries.

Books for Adults

The Christmas Wish (Trade Paperback) – A Groundhog Day-esque story where a young woman keeps reliving Christmas Day over, falling for her next-door-neighbor crush again and again even though he doesn’t remember her when the day starts over.
Flight Risk (Hardcover) – Book 2 in the delightful Booking Agents mystery series about a somewhat-psychic travel agent and a police detective who team up to solve crimes. You can read my full review here.
Ship Wrecked (Trade Paperback) – Something new from Olivia Dade. Co-stars on a 6-year island shoot try to ignore the chemistry between them after the disastrous fallout from their one-night-stand.
Wayward (Hardcover) – Book 2 of the Wanderers series by Chuck Wendig. The survivors of the sleepwalking epidemic – and those who protected them – have been trying to build a new home together, but forces are at work that will leave them fighting once again for survival. I cannot wait to read these!!!
The Wilder Women (Hardcover) – Sisters with extraordinary powers – one sees the future and the other sees the memories of others – go in search of their mother who went missing five years earlier.

 

BOOK NEWS: November 8, 2022

BOOK NEWS: November 8, 2022

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Here are some of the new books releasing this week!

Books for Kids

Jasper and the Yeti – Jasper is on the search for the Yeti when he looses his glasses. The pictures I have seen are DARLING! I can’t wait to check this one out in person.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

Daisy Woodworm Changes the World (Older Middle Grade) – For a class assignment to “change the world,” Daisy decides to help her older brother who has Down syndrome become a fashion celebrity online even though her parents have forbidden her brother from having social media for his own safety. I will be reviewing this one soon.
Diana and Nubia Princesses of the Amazons (Graphic Novel) – Diana, Princess of the Amazons is back, and this time she has a friend. But while their families insist the girls have always known each other, the girls know something mysterious has happened. I am super excited to read this one!
Gleanings – Neal Shusterman returns to his Arc of a Scythe series with a collection of short stories set in that world.
Whiteout – From the team who wrote Blackout! Twelve teens work together to help a friend make an epic apology – if the blizzard conditions don’t foul up their plans.

Books for Adults

Better Than Fiction (Trade Paperback) – Something new from Alexa Martin. A book hater inherits a bookstore where a meddling book club and a bestselling author try to change her perspective on books. This one is on my library list.
Expire of Exiles (Trade Paperback) – Book 1 in the Books of the Usurper series. An empire recovering from a coup attempt is in danger once again, and an apprentice scribe, a young mage, an archivist, and a detective are the only ones who might be able to set things right. I ordered this weeks ago and can’t wait to dive in!
Never Rescue a Rogue (Trade Paperback) – Book 2 in the Merriwell Sisters series after Never Fall for Your Fiancée. Diana and Giles must set aside their constant bickering to help him secure his place in society – and her tenacity and investigative skills are just what he needs. I adored the first book and cannot wait to dig into this one!
Super Plum Spies (ebook) – Book 2 in the Section 47 series by the fantastic Jennifer Estep. Two spies spend their holiday season sniffing out a dangerous enemy. I haven’t read book one yet, but I already have book 2 on order so I can read them back-to-back.
Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man (Hardcover) – First in the Girl Friday Mystery series. Viviana is the “Girl Friday” for a top investigator in 1950 New York when the investigator goes missing at the start of a new case, and she finds a dead body in their office. When the police decide the investigator must be the killer, Viviana will start her own investigation. This is on my library list.
Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are (Hardcover) – The latest from Lysa TerKeurst looks at boundaries.