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Super Six Books That I’d Wait In Line For At BEA This Year (If I Was Going…)
I have to sit out BEA this year again, but I’ll be sending a few requests along with Danny. Hopefully she can snag me a book or two when she’s at BEA this year. If I were to go to the Javits Center, I’d be sure to try to get these six books.
The Beautiful Ashes by Jeaniene Frost
In a world of shadows, anything is possible. Except escaping your fate.
Ever since she was a child, Ivy has been gripped by visions of strange realms just beyond her own. But when her sister goes missing, Ivy discovers the truth is far worse—her hallucinations are real, and her sister is trapped in a parallel realm. And the one person who believes her is the dangerously attractive guy who’s bound by an ancient legacy to betray her.
Adrian might have turned his back on those who raised him, but that doesn’t mean he can change his fate…no matter how strong a pull he feels toward Ivy. Together they search for the powerful relic that can save her sister, but Adrian knows what Ivy doesn’t: that every step brings Ivy closer to the truth about her own destiny, and a war that could doom the world. Sooner or later, it will be Ivy on one side and Adrian on the other. And nothing but ashes in between…
Expected Publication Date: August 26, 2014 by Harlequin
I’ve been a huge fan of Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress series, and I can’t wait to see what she does with an entirely new world. I’ve definitely preordered my copy! (Goodreads/ Amazon)
Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future by A.S. King
WOULD YOU TRY TO CHANGE THE WORLD
IF YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD NO FUTURE?
Graduating from high school is a time of limitless possibilities—but not for Glory, who has no plan for what’s next. Her mother committed suicide when Glory was only four years old, and she’s never stopped wondering if she will eventually go the same way…until a transformative night when she begins to experience an astonishing new power to see a person’s infinite past and future. From ancient ancestors to many generations forward, Glory is bombarded with visions—and what she sees ahead of her is terrifying.
A tyrannical new leader raises an army. Women’s rights disappear. A violent second civil war breaks out. And young girls vanish daily, sold off or interned in camps. Glory makes it her mission to record everything she sees, hoping her notes will somehow make a difference. She may not see a future for herself, but she’ll do everything in her power to make sure this one doesn’t come to pass.
In this masterpiece about freedom, feminism, and destiny, Printz Honor author A.S. King tells the epic story of a girl coping with devastating loss at long last—a girl who has no idea that the future needs her, and that the present needs her even more.
Expected Publication Date: October 14th 2014 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
I first encountered the magic that is A.S. King when I listened to her book, Reality Boy. I definitely can’t wait to dig into what promises to be an interesting book. (Goodreads / Amazon)
Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes
In the city that’s become a symbol for the death of the American dream, a nightmare killer is unravelling reality. The new thriller from Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls.
Broken city, broken dreams
In Detroit, violent death – along with foreclosure and despair – is a regular occurrence. But the part-human, part-animal corpses that have started appearing are more disturbing than anything Detective Gabriella Versado has ever seen.
As Gabriella works the case, her teenage daughter Layla embarks on a secret crime-fighting project of her own – hunting down online paedophiles – but it all goes horribly wrong…
TK has learned how to make being homeless work for him and his friends, but something evil is threatening the fragile world he’s constructed on the streets…
Ambitious blogger Jonno is getting desperate. The big four-oh isn’t that far away, and he’s still struggling to make his mark. But then he stumbles across some unusual and macabre art, which might just be the break he needs to go viral…
Broken Monsters lays bare the decaying corpse of the American Dream, and asks what we’d be prepared to do for fifteen minutes of fame, especially in an online world.
Expected Publication: July 31, 2014 by HarperCollins
I enjoyed Beukes’ The Shining Girls enough to be interested in more of her work, and this new novel certainly promises to be just as gritty and violent as it’s predecessor. (Goodreads / Amazon)
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it’s been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply — but that almost seems besides the point now.
Maybe that was always besides the point.
Two days before they’re supposed to visit Neal’s family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can’t go. She’s a TV writer, and something’s come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her — Neal is always a little upset with Georgie — but she doesn’t expect to him to pack up the kids and go home without her.
When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she’s finally done it. If she’s ruined everything.
That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It’s not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she’s been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts . . .
Is that what she’s supposed to do?
Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?
Expected Publication Date: July 8th, 2014 by St. Martin’s Press
I’ve been a big fan of Rainbow Rowell since her first book Attachments came out, so I’m eager to see what she’s come up with next. (Goodreads / Amazon)
Let’s Get Lost by Adi Alsaid
Five strangers. Countless adventures.One epic way to get lost.
Four teens across the country have only one thing in common: a girl named LEILA. She crashes into their lives in her absurdly red car at the moment they need someone the most.
There’s HUDSON, a small-town mechanic who is willing to throw away his dreams for true love. And BREE, a runaway who seizes every Tuesday—and a few stolen goods along the way. ELLIOT believes in happy endings…until his own life goes off-script. And SONIA worries that when she lost her boyfriend, she also lost the ability to love.
Hudson, Bree, Elliot and Sonia find a friend in Leila. And when Leila leaves them, their lives are forever changed. But it is during Leila’s own 4,268-mile journey that she discovers the most important truth— sometimes, what you need most is right where you started. And maybe the only way to find what you’re looking for is to get lost along the way.
Expected Publication Date: July 29, 2014 by Harlequin Teen
This book sounds like a cute, fun twist on a road trip book. (Goodreads / Amazon)
The Vault of Dreamers by Caragh M. O’Brien
From the author of the Birthmarked trilogy comes a fast-paced, psychologically thrilling novel about what happens when your dreams are not your own.
The Forge School is the most prestigious arts school in the country. The secret to its success: every moment of the students’ lives is televised as part of the insanely popular Forge Show, and the students’ schedule includes twelve hours of induced sleep meant to enhance creativity. But when first year student Rosie Sinclair skips her sleeping pill, she discovers there is something off about Forge. In fact, she suspects that there are sinister things going on deep below the reaches of the cameras in the school. What’s worse is, she starts to notice that the edges of her consciousness do not feel quite right. And soon, she unearths the ghastly secret that the Forge School is hiding—and what it truly means to dream there.
Expected Publication Date: September 16, 2014 by Roaring Brook Press
This sounds like a nice mix of twisted reality show, boarding school, and a mystery. (Goodreads / Amazon)
Those were the Super Six books that I’d try to get at BEA this year. What books are you going to hopefully get at BEA or would you want if you went?
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Great post! I have Landline and Let’s Get Lost on my list too, I can’t wait to read them 🙂
Bernadette @ The Bumbling Bookworm recently posted..Super Six Sunday: Super 6 Books I’d Love To Get At BEA If I Was Going
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I just love Rainbow Rowell, and Let’s Get Lost sounds so cute. I’m sure they’re on a lot of people’s lists!
Heather recently posted..Super Six Sunday – Books to Pick Up at BEA 2014
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Great picks! The Vault of Dreamers looks amazing, as does The Beautiful Ashes! Have a great time at BEA! 🙂
Emily @ Books & Cleverness recently posted..Week in Review: May 18th
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I’m really looking forward to Jeaniene Frost’s new series too!
Heather recently posted..Super Six Sunday – Books to Pick Up at BEA 2014
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Several of these are on my list too- but my Must Have book is Chelsea Cain’s new series. Can’t wait to meet her!
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I’ll have to check out Chelsea Cain’s new series.
Heather recently posted..Super Six Sunday – Books to Pick Up at BEA 2014
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Beukes has a new book coming out?! Yay – I seriously love her books. And A.S.King too – thanks for sharing these awesome titles. I hope you get them all when you go to BEA>
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I liked The Shining Girls, so I’m willing to give Lauren Beukes’ new book a try too!
Heather recently posted..Super Six Sunday – Books to Pick Up at BEA 2014
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I’m going and I’m working on my schedule this weekend! So many books – too little time lol
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It’s always quite hectic and almost impossible to schedule in all the books you want to get at BEA.
Heather recently posted..Super Six Sunday – Books to Pick Up at BEA 2014
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Ah this list is perfect Heather!!! I see what I can bring for you and do my best :-))
I actually didn’t know that Rainbow Powell would be there – I LOVE her books so much!
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