Tag: February New Releases

It’s the last release week of February – here are some of the books releasing.

Books for Kids

Sleepy Sheepy and the Sheepover – Sleepy Sheepy is back, and this time he’s going on his first sleepover to his grandparents’ house.
The Wrong Book – The narrator of a book keeps getting things wrong while a bookmark tries to fix things.
Pete the Kitty and the Three Bears – Pete the Kitty visits the Three Bears.
The Case of the Poached Painting (Graphic Novel) – Book 2 in the Pigeon Private Detectives series.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

Coyote Lost and Found – Sequel to The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise. Coyote feels like she might finally be ready to scatter her mom’s ashes, but she accidentally sold the book that said where her mother wanted her ashes spread. Coyote and her dad hit the road again as she tries to  find the book by tracing their earlier journey. I’m looking forward to this!
Hilo: Rise of the Cat (Graphic Novel) – Book 10 of the fantastic Hilo series! Polly the cat has been sent to a magical boarding school where she finds mysterious things afoot. I adore this series – can’t wait to read this.
The Partition Project – Something new from Saadia Faruqi. When a girl’s Pakistani grandmother comes to live with them in America, she finds out about her grandmother’s experience of the Partition of India and Pakistan. And that story makes an excellent subject for a documentary assignment she has for school. This sounds FASCINATING!
Unicorn Legacy: Tangled Magic – First in a new series set in the world of The Unicorn Quest. A girl at a magical school discovering her magic for the first time tries to figure out why the unicorns are disappearing.
Unstuck – A new book from Barbara Dee. A young writer experiencing writer’s block goes to her sister for help and discovers the struggles her sister is experiencing. I have already pre-ordered this one.
Snowglobe – A book translated from the original Korean. A young woman lives in a frozen wasteland where the least live and work to provide heat to those who live in the Snowglobe. In exchange for their heated home, the residents of the Snowglobe agree to be filmed round the clock. The young woman gets the chance to move into the Snowglobe to replace one of her favorite “stars,” but she finds the life she expected is very different from reality. This sounds AMAZING!
Tender Beasts – A teen charged by her late mother to take care of her youngest brother finds herself having to defend him against charges of murder. This sounds stunning!
Till Human Voices Wake Us – First in a new trilogy. A young woman who could do without other people’s secrets starts digging into some when a friend is found dead.

Books for Adults

A Fate Inked in Blood (Hardcover) – Betrayed by her husband, Freya discovers she has magic when the man sent to kill her can’t. Instead, he becomes her keeper because his father thinks she guarantees him a throne. Spending time together, though, puts them at risk of the chemistry between then derailing everything.
The Other Valley (Hardcover) – A girl living in a town that sits between two identical towns – one that exists 20 years in the past and one that exists 20 years in the future – sees something that reveals the future. What a fascinating set up!
The Partner Plot (Trade Paperback) – High school sweethearts bump into each other in Vegas and wake up married.
Right on Cue (Trade Paperback) – A screenwriter dusts off her acting chops for a role only to find herself playing against the last man on earth she wants to see.
Star Trek Picard: Firewall (Hardcover) – A prequel story covering Seven’s journey into the Fenris Rangers.
Lost World of the Prophets (Trade Paperback) – This new addition to the Lost World series by John H. Walton is AMAZING! I’ll be posting a full review later this week.
Star Trek Picard: The Art and Making of the Series (Hardcover)
Strange Religion: How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling (Trade Paperback) – Something new from Dr. Nijay Gupta. This book looks at the first Christians in their context in the Roman Empire. I’m looking forward to reading this one!

I hope wherever you are that February is treating you well! Here are some of the new books out this week.

Books for Kids

Wombats! Go to Wizards Wharf – Book 2 in the Wombat series. Pickles and Albert head to an amusement park – something Pickles loves and Albert doesn’t.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

The Myth of Monsters: Medusa – First in a new series.  After an incident, Ava and her brother are sent to a boarding school in Venice for the children of mythological monsters like Medusa.
The Someday Daughter – Even though she is eager to escape her estranged relationship with her mother, Audrey agrees to go on an anniversary book tour for the book that made her mother famous.

Books for Adults

The Bezzle (Hardcover) – A forensic accountant discovers the uber-rich are using the residents of the California Department of Corrections as their entertainment.
End of Story (Hardcover) – A dying mystery writer invites a writer to live with his family and help write his life story. But the mystery writer has lived through some real life mysteries – and a new dead body complicates things further.
Murder in Masquerade (Trade Paperback) – Book 2 in the Lady of Letters Mystery series after Murder in Postscript. A Victorian Countess who secretly writes an advice column gets drawn into a friend’s family drama when she’s asked to dissuade a young woman from eloping.
Once Upon a Murder (Hardcover) – Book 2 in the Lady Librarian Mystery series after A Novel Disguise. Tiffany stumbles across a dead body and finds herself the top suspect in the murder.
Only Hard Problems (e-book) – Book 3 in the Galactic Bonds series by Jennifer Estep. I am looking forward to digging into this scifi/fantasy series!
Remedial Magic (Trade Paperback, LGBTQ+) – First in a new Course in Magic series. A librarian and a witch discover a connection, both romantic and magical. This looks so fantastic!
To Cage a God (Hardcover) – First in a new series. Sisters and living weapons join the rebellion to take down corrupt royals. Fascinating!
Battle for the Bird: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk, and the $44 Billion Fight for Twitter’s Soul (Hardcover) – The story of Twitter.
Liturgies for Wholeness: 60 Prayers to Encounter the Depth, Creativity, and Friendship of God in Ordinary Moments (Hardcover) – Contemporary liturgies.

For those who celebrate, Happy Valentine’s Day this week – or Happy Black Wednesday. Whichever you prefer. Here are a few of the new books releasing this week.

Books for Kids

Pearl – Part of the Gossie & Friends series. A little duckling who LOVES to sing loses her voice.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

Averil Offline (Older Middle Grade) – Something new from Amy Noelle Parks. Two kids find a way to ditch their intrusive parents in order to find the creator of the app their parents use to monitor everything in their lives. I’m fascinated by this idea!
Eowulf: Of Monsters and Middle School (MG Graphic Novel) – Spin off from the Nico Bravo series. After enjoying an adventure with Nico Bravo, Eowulf returns home to a humdrum existence. Until a villain shows up and she has to team up with the last person she’d choose. I have GOT to catch up with this series.
The Princess Protection Program (Middle Grade) – A princess flees her story and finds herself at the Home Educational Academy and the Princess Protection Program. Yes, please!
Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear (YA) – A typical teen experiencing typical things (friendship issues, romantic rejection) finds herself in a situation anything BUT typical when one of the Guardians of the magical fault lines in her town is murdered and all manner of magical creature begins to escape.

Books for Adults

At First Spite (Trade Paperback) – From Olivia Dade. After a break up, Athena has to move into the “Spite House” smack in the middle of her ex and the brother who talked him into breaking off their engagement. If she’s going to live in the Spite House, she might as well live up to the name. I already have this one preordered!
The Briar Book of the Dead (Trade Paperback) – When a non-witch steps into her witchy family’s “business” protecting their town boarders, she discovers the ability to speak to the dead which exposes her to old secrets and schemes and leaves her wondering who she can actually trust.
The Catch (Trade Paperback) – Book 3 in the Influencer series. An influencer is mistaken for a grumpy Canadian’s fiancée when he is injured, so she agrees to a one week fake engagement for his family’s sake in exchange for his help with her social media.
Fangirl Down (Trade Paperback) – A down-on-his-luck golfer hires his one fangirl to be his caddy and help him get his game back and win the big tournament.
Fatal First Edition (Hardcover) – Book 14 in the Library Lover’s Mystery series. Lindsey and Sully are murder suspects when a priceless first edition is stolen, the conference director who had it is murdered, and the murderer leaves the missing book in their train compartment.
Fish Out of Water (Trade Paperback) – When her sister goes missing on a hike, Dahlia convinces the grumpy local survivalist to help her trek into the mountains to find her.
The Frame-Up (Trade Paperback) – Something new from Gwenda Bond. Dani needs to convince her mother and her mother’s magical art heist crew to help her on one job even though she was the one who turned her mother in to the FBI 10 years ago.
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (Hardcover, LGBBTQ+) – Book 2 in the Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti series. Mossa and Pleiti team up again on a case when 17 people go missing and no one seems to notice. I have the first book on my TBR – I’m excited to check this series out.
Ready or Not (Trade Paperback) – An unexpected pregnancy upends everything in a young woman’s “steady, no surprises” life.
Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Dog of War (Graphic Novel) – An Earth Corgi comes to DS9 in one of Quark’s infamous deals. But the dog comes with a surprise. I am looking forward to this one!
The Summer Book Club (Hardcover) – Three women in a book club are looking for inspiration to make their own lives more fulfilling while reading books that are an escape from their real lives.
Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It (Hardcover Nonfiction) – Jeannie Allen bring scientific information and biblical insight to the subject of emotions.

It’s the final release week of February – let’s take a look at some of the books releasing his week.

Books for Kids

The Recess Genius – A book-loving girl becomes the playground fixer, but it doesn’t leave her much time for reading. This is from the author of the delightful Help Wanted: Must Love Books, so I will definitely be picking this one up!

Books for Older Kids

Finally Seen – A girl left behind in China with her grandmother while her parents and younger sister moved to the US is finally reunited with them after five years. But her transition is much harder than she imagined. And her hurt feelings compound things. So when a book at school that makes her feel seen comes under attack, she will have to decide if she is willing to fight for herself in this new land where she feels like such an outsider. This is on my list, too!
Hilo: Gina and the Last City on Earth (Graphic Novel) – Book 9 in the fantastic Hilo series. Gina and her friends are back to try to save the world! This is going to be fantastic!
The House Swap – Two girls find common ground when their families do a house swap. This looks awesome!
A First Time for Everything (Upper Middle Grade – nonfiction graphic novel) – Coming of age memoir from Dan Santat.

Books for Adults

The Neighbor Favor (Trade Paperback) – A woman looking to exert some control of her life, starting with securing a date for her sister’s wedding, reaches out to her sexy new neighbor for help.  But she has no idea he’s the reclusive author she was emailing for months, growing closer, until he ghosted her. I am all in on this one!

Here are some of the new books out this week!

Books for Older Kids

Lasagna Means I Love You – A girl new to foster care finds a handmade cookbook with family stories so she starts to collect other recipes and stories, hoping to find some family stories for herself. I am so excited to read this one!

Books for Adults

Best Served Hot – When the online battle between two restaurant critics starts to get attention, they agree to do some joint events for additional publicity.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The High Country – The crew of the Enterprise are scattered on a strange world after a mysterious shuttle malfunction.

Happy Valentine’s Week! Here are some new books you might love!

Books for Kids

Super Pancake (Chapter Book Graphic Novel) – A struggling young pancake develops superpowers and wants to use them to help her town.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

On Air with Zoe Washington – A sequel to From the Desk of Zoe Washington. Now that her birth father is out of prison, Zoe wants to help him achieve his dream of opening a restaurant.
When You Wish Upon a Lantern – Liya has to team up with her former best friend to help save her family’s wishing-lantern store.

Books for Adults

End of Story – Susie’s unhappy to discover that the contractor for the house she inherited is her ex’s best friend. But even more surprising is the divorce certificate he finds in the house – dated 10 years in the future and with THEIR names on it.
The Last Orphan – Book 8 in the Orphan X series. Evan’s been able to stay one step ahead of the US government for years, but that advantage is now gone, and the President offers him a deal – if he eliminates someone she says is too dangerous to live, she will leave Evan alone. I’ll be reviewing this one soon.
Ruby Spencer’s Whisky Year – A writer living in Scotland for a year to write a cookbook starts to see reasons to make her stay more permanent.
The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days – Faith-based blessings for the lives we actually live. I have this on my wishlist.

It’s the first release week of February. Let’s take a look at what is releasing this week.

Books for Kids

The Library Fish Learns to Read (Picture Book) – The fish on the librarian’s desk decides she wants to learn to read.
Bigfoot and Nessie and the Art of Getting Noticed (Chapter Book Graphic Novel) – First in a new series. Bigfoot’s family is disappointed in his inability to be photographed while Nessie gets more attention than she wants.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

City Spies: City of the Dead – Book 4 in the City Spies series. The young spies work to thwart a series of cyberattacks.
Nat for Nothing (Graphic Novel) – Book 4 in the Nat Enough series. Nat experiences friend issues while also trying to figure out what her “thing” is when all of the students at her school have to join a club.
Daughters of Oduma – In a world where young girls compete in fights for their futures, a retired fighter has to step back into battle to save her found family.
The Severed Thread – Sequel to The Bone Spindle, a gender-flipped Sleeping Beauty tale. I have both books on my wish list!
Stardust in Their Veins – Sequel to Castles in Their Bones, from the author of The Ash Princess. Three princesses trained by their mother to be her ticket to world conquest have found clarity thanks to distance from their mother, but they are still reeling from the events of book 1. I am gearing up for a re-read of book one so I am ready to dive into this one immediately!!

Books for Adults

A Good Day to Pie – Sequel to Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies, my most favorite read of 2022. This time Daisy is participating in a baking competition, but also delivering some of her super secret magical pies. But when one of her targets turns out to be a judge at the competition – and then dies before she delivers his murder pie – she’s pulled into a mystery again.
Just My Type – Two journalists – who happen to be high school exes – are pitted against each other by their boss to write relationship articles against type. She’s been in many long term relationships, so she has to write about being single and staying single while he has to stop being a player and write about being good boyfriend material.
Not Your Ex’s Hexes – Book two in the Supernatural Singles series. Rose is no longer the next Prima for her supernatural community, so she is trying to find a new path. When an animal rescue mission goes awry, Rose ends up having to serve community service hours with a grumpy vet – the one she hooked up with a few weeks earlier and can’t get out of her mind. Book 1 in this series  was one of my top 10 favorite reads from 2022. I reviewed this one last week – you can read my review here.
Of Manners and Murder – First in the Dear Miss Hermione Mystery series. Violet’s first Agony Aunt letter leads her to a murdered woman and a mystery to solve.
Secretly Yours – An uptight professor on sabbatical hoping to write a novel clashes with a bubbly landscaper from his past who is working at his family’s vineyard.
Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (Or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God) – From the author of  How the Bible Actually Works and The Bible Tells Me So. Dealing with life’s “curveballs” without losing faith.

Here are some of the books releasing during this last week of February 2022.

Books for Kids

That’s Betty! The Story of Betty White – A picture book biography of Betty White.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

The Forgotten Five: Map of Flames – First in a new series from the author of The Unwanteds, described as “X-Men meets Oceans 11.” Eight supernatural criminals fled to an island where, over time, seven of them disappeared. The eighth has recently died. Now the criminals’ children, each with powers of their own, have been left to fend for themselves. But when one of them finds a map and a note to find her mother, they’ll venture out into a world where, thanks to their parents, being supernatural is a crime. I couldn’t hit the pre-order button on this one fast enough!
Lunch Lady 2-for-1 Special: The First Helping AND Second Helpings – This stellar graphic novel series is getting a full color re-release as well as audio books. This is great news for series fans as well as new readers who get to discover it now for the first time!
Full Flight – New from the author of the amazing Amelia Unabridged. A young couple begin to fall for each other while their families want to keep them apart. This is on my review list for this month.

Books for Adults

Antique Auctions Are Murder (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 7 in the Poppy McAllister Mystery series. Poppy and Aunt Ginny are caught up in another murder when a dead man falls out of an item they are bidding on at an auction. I’m a book behind in this fun series, and I’m eager to get caught up.
A Deadly Bone to Pick (Hardcover) – A former cop and PI becomes a murder suspect when the dog she is training digs up a severed hand.
Death of a Knit Wit (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 8 in the Knit & Nibble Mystery series. Pamela and the Knit and Nibble ladies are investigating again when someone is murdered during a fiber arts and crafts conference.
Murder Faux Paws (Trade Paperback) – Book 5 in the Nick and Nora Mystery series. Nick and Nora are sleuthing again when first one and then a second PI are murdered.

Happy Valentine’s Day for those who care – Happy Monday for the rest! Here are some great books to check out this week.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

Dear Student (Older Middle Grade, 10+) – A girl is caught in the middle as the advice columnist of her school paper when her two new friends are on different sides of an issue.
Hilo: Gina and the Big Secret – Book 8 in the Hilo series, and a follow up to the outstanding Gina: The Girl Who Broke the World. Gina has a huge problem on her hands when she finds herself on a world filled with monsters. I pre-ordered this one, so I should be able to read it soon!
All the Right Reasons – Cara and her single mom become contestants on a new reality show where her mom gets to meet a lot of single dads while she looks for love.
Bright Ruined Things – A young woman hopes that the celebration of First Night will help her best friend and her crush – both members of the powerful Prosper family – truly see her, but instead the island’s spirits start dying and the Prosper heir might hold the answers to why. It’s a hard, twisty plot to summarize when I haven’t read the book, but I am intrigued by the whole thing and have this on my list of books to check out.
The Chandler Legacies – Five teens at an elite boarding school come together in the Circle, a coveted writing group at the school. They are supposed to write their truths, but the truth might not be enough to change the culture at Chandler. I have this one on my review list for this month.

Books for Adults

#FollowMe for Murder (e-book) – First in a new Trending Topic Mystery series. When Coco launches her social media consulting firm, she had no idea her first clients would lead her into investigating a murder. I pre-ordered this one the first moment I read about it. Sounds amazing!
An Impossible Impostor (Hardcover) – Book 7 in the Veronica Speedwell Mystery series. A man with amnesia arrives at Hathaway Hall, appearing to be the heir, thought to be deceased. So Veronica and her boyfriend agree to investigate the man to see if he is an imposter. I haven’t read this series before, but the story in this one really grabs my attention. I have it on my library list.
Meet Me in the Margins (Trade Paperback) – A woman secretly writing a romance novel at a publishing house that looks down on the genre has to hide her manuscript before she is found out. When she goes to retrieve it from her hiding place, she finds that someone has been reading it – and giving her editing notes. I saw a meme recently about pre-ordering books so you have these delightful surprises in the mail as the books release. I totally took that advice this month, and this is one of the books that will be showing up in my mailbox any day now.