What's New? Like Never and Always by Ann Aguirre

 

Hello, there! Happy almost-Christmas! It's been a while, but I'm back with my What's New? posts. I've found so many great books these past days, and I can't wait to read them. One of them is Like Never and Always by Ann Aguirre. To be honest, I've never read a book by her, but I've heard all of them are amazing. This book sounds really interesting (though I smell a love triangle and *sighs*) I'm really forward to it! 
Have a nice day!
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Expected publication:  July 17th 2018 by Tor Teen

 

 

On a hot summer night, a screech of brakes and shattering glass changes two lives forever.

Liv wakes in the hospital, confused when they call her Morgan. She assumes it’s a case of mistaken identity, yet when the bandages come off, it’s not her face in the mirror anymore. It’s her best friend Morgan’s.

Morgan always seemed to have the perfect life, yet Liv must navigate endlessly disturbing secrets of the criminal and murderous variety—and a romance that feels like a betrayal. Torn between the boy she loved as Liv and the boy she’s grown to love as Morgan, Liv still has to survive Morgan’s last request.

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What's New? Pacifica by Kristen Simmons

 

Hi there! I hope you had a great weekend. My What's New? for today is Kristen Simmons' new book PACIFICA. The only book by this author I read is Article 5 and while I didn't finish the series, I really liked it, and I've heard amazing things about her standalones. 
Check it out and make sure to add it to your TBR!

Expected publication: March 6th 2018 by Tor Teen

 

 

Pacifica, an all-new stand-alone, near-future adventure from the critically acclaimed author of Article 5 and Metaltown.

Marin is cosario royalty, a pirate like her father and his father before him. Sailing the ocean to chase adventure is in her blood. But these days no one cares that the island town her people call home is named after her grandfather. They have a new leader, one who promises an end to their hunger – and one who thinks that girls are meant for the kitchen or the brothel. Marin knows she's meant for more than that, and with the sudden influx of weapons on the island, and rumors of a pending deal with the enemy oil nation in her wake, she knows a big score to gain the council's favor is the only way to save her people, and herself.

Ross lives a life of privilege. As the president's son he wants for nothing, but he longs for a life of adventure. On a dare, he convinces his best friend Adam to sneak out to the Docks, the site of local race riots between the poor Shorlings and the upper class. But when Adam is arrested along with the other Shorlings, and not even the president is willing to find him, Ross finds himself taking matters into his own hands. He journeys back into the Docks, ready to make deals with anyone, even a beautiful pirate, if it means Adam's safe return.

When Marin and Ross meet in dangerous Shoreling territory he sees a way to get his friend back and she sees her ticket home. The ransom a president’s son would command could feed her people for years and restore her family’s legacy. But somewhere in the middle of the ocean, Marin must decide if her heart can handle handing over the only person who has ever seen her as more than a pirate.

 

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What's New? To Catch a Killer by Sheryl Scarborough

 

Hey there! I hope you're having a great start of the year. I just found this book and I'm already dying to read it. I love watching TV shows about crime investigations, so, as soon as I read FBI uncle, I knew I had to add this book to my TBR pile! 
Have you heard about To Catch a Killer? It sounds great!
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Expected publication: February 7th 2017 by Tor Teen

 

 

Erin Blake has one of those names. A name that, like Natalee Holloway or Elizabeth Smart, is inextricably linked to a grisly crime. As a toddler, Erin survived for three days alongside the corpse of her murdered mother, and the case—which remains unsolved—fascinated a nation. Her father's identity unknown, Erin was taken in by her mother's best friend and has become a relatively normal teen in spite of the looming questions about her past.

Fourteen years later, Erin is once again at the center of a brutal homicide when she finds the body of her biology teacher. When questioned by the police, Erin tells almost the whole truth, but never voices her suspicions that her mother's killer has struck again in order to protect the casework she's secretly doing on her own.

Inspired by her uncle, an FBI agent, Erin has ramped up her forensic hobby into a full-blown cold-case investigation. This new murder makes her certain she's close to the truth, but when all the evidence starts to point the authorities straight to Erin, she turns to her longtime crush (and fellow suspect) Journey Michaels to help her crack the case before it's too late.

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I BECAME A TRUTHWITCH FANGIRL

 

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Summary from Goodreads

In a continent on the edge of war, two witches hold its fate in their hands.

Young witches Safiya and Iseult have a habit of finding trouble. After clashing with a powerful Guildmaster and his ruthless Bloodwitch bodyguard, the friends are forced to flee their home.

Safi must avoid capture at all costs as she's a rare Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lies. Many would kill for her magic, so Safi must keep it hidden - lest she be used in the struggle between empires. And Iseult's true powers are hidden even from herself.

In a chance encounter at Court, Safi meets Prince Merik and makes him a reluctant ally. However, his help may not slow down the Bloodwitch now hot on the girls' heels. All Safi and Iseult want is their freedom, but danger lies ahead. With war coming, treaties breaking and a magical contagion sweeping the land, the friends will have to fight emperors and mercenaries alike. For some will stop at nothing to get their hands on a Truthwitch.  

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I BECAME A TRUTHWITCH FANGIRL.

There are Truthwitch reviews everywhere, so I wasn’t going to write one. BUT I wanted to shout out how much I loved this book. So I’ll go with this: I became a Truthwitch fangirl.

And this is why:

I’m a misfit and a daydreamer: If you’re following Susan then you know what this is. If you don’t know: The misfits and the daydreamers is how Susan calls her readers and how she divides her newsletters.

Well, I haven’t read Something Strange and Deadly, though I own the three books. And I’ve been following Susan’s For Writers posts for a while now. This means that I knew a little about Truthwitch even before there were ARCs, because sometimes Susan used Truthwitch as example for her writing tips. I knew Iseult when she was named Sorsha. I knew Aeduan when Susan wrote about COOKIES and her writing cookie was: Aeduan, my love. (I love those posts so I have them bookmarked).

I’ve been dying to read this book since then, but you know, my wallet wouldn’t let me buy it before.

The Friendship makes me wonder…

I love Safi and Iseult’s friendship so much. They are badass together. And that’s why I’m wondering if they are going to drift apart someday. Maybe not enemies but go on different sides. Or maybe they’ll be together to the end. That friendship alone makes me want to read the next books.

I want Aeduan and Iseult to be together. Badly.

This is silly, and I don’t “ship” couples. But there is something about these characters… oh boy, I really, really want at least one kiss between them.

I loved Merik and Safi trying to kill each other. Every single time.

Oh, the romance between these two. I don’t know if this was hate-to-love or love-to-hate-to-love. They are wild so perfect together!

I loved the magical system and the myths inside the world.

The Origin Wells, the Cahr Awen, the Cleaved, the Puppeteer, I loved them all.

I loved Susan Dennard’s neat writing.

Susan is brilliant. And since I’ve read how hard she’s been working on this series, now I know that it was worth it.

And that’s it. Of course, I love many more things, but these are my favorites. Now, if YOU haven’t read this book or subscribe to Susan’s newsletter, do it now!

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What's New? Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter

 

Hi there! I hope you’re having a nice day!

This book is inspired by the Russian folktale Vassilissa the Beautiful, and though I haven’t heard about it before, it sounds amazing! Just like Peter Pan re-tellings, I’m been watching some amazing Russian inspired books and they all look fantastic, what do you think?

Expected publication:  September 20th 2016 by Tor Teen

 

 

In the enchanted kingdom of Brooklyn, the fashionable people put on cute shoes, go to parties in warehouses, drink on rooftops at sunset, and tell themselves they’ve arrived. A whole lot of Brooklyn is like that now—but not Vassa’s working-class neighborhood.

In Vassa’s neighborhood, where she lives with her stepmother and bickering stepsisters, one might stumble onto magic, but stumbling out again could become an issue. Babs Yaga, the owner of the local convenience store, has a policy of beheading shoplifters—and sometimes innocent shoppers as well. So when Vassa’s stepsister sends her out for light bulbs in the middle of night, she knows it could easily become a suicide mission.

But Vassa has a bit of luck hidden in her pocket, a gift from her dead mother. Erg is a tough-talking wooden doll with sticky fingers, a bottomless stomach, and a ferocious cunning. With Erg’s help, Vassa just might be able to break the witch’s curse and free her Brooklyn neighborhood. But Babs won’t be playing fair. . . .

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