The Waiting List is a feature hosted by PrintedWords&, to highlight some of the new, exciting releases for the upcoming month!
Seems like the month to drop the latest book is June! I was slightly overwhelmed by how many were listed to be released by finally managed to find the ones that I'm most excited for.
I talk about my top 5 most anticipated books for June in my latest video!
Other books that are also worth keeping an eye out for!
Release Date: June 2nd, 2020
YA Contemporary/LGBTQ+
Sasha Bloom is forced to live with her grandparents after her house collapses, taking her mother with it. Her grandparents encourage Sasha to behave and look a certain way to achieve the perfect life, including dating Cole Edwards. At first Sasha follows along but she starts to question what she wants after meeting Lily Chen. She finds she wants to learn new things and discover new adventures with Lily, but she isn't sure where else it will lead to.
Release Date: June 2nd, 2020
YA Thriller
Cassidy Pratt accidentally killed her neighbour when she was a child. Since then the neighbourhood bullies, especially the popular girl Melody Davenport, have not stopped talking about it despite Cassidy wanting to forget about it. Then one day Melody goes missing. Cassidy thinks she can help find Melody but she's afraid of stepping up, having recently joked about killing Melody in the perfect way. To make matters worse, she receives a text saying "I'm so glad we're in this together." Cassidy has to find Melody, and fast.
Release Date: June 23rd, 2020
YA Fantasy
Sirscha Aschwyn spends her childhood training to be the queen's next royal spy. Amidst this, her best friend, Saengo is attacked by shaman and die. However, Sirscha is able to bring her back to life. This catches the attention of the Spider King, who needs her newly found "soulguide" abilities to help him save his realm or face losing Saengo again.
Release Date: June 23rd, 2020
YA Fantasy
Jack Sommers finds himself with eternal life after having to choose between life or death under Gaia's magical guidelines. He now embodies Winter, and spends his life chasing after the season that comes before him. However, when he meets Fleur (Spring) their love blossoms and now they must face the dangers of trying to escape Gaia's grasp to live a normal life together.
Agnes at the End of the World sounds like my type of book. Also, that cover is too beautiful!! Will definitely keep my eyes out for that when it comes out :)
ReplyDeleteI know how interesting! I'm excited to give it a go and see how the execution is. Thanks for visiting!
DeleteThanks for sharing. There are so many books coming out in June, it seems, and I definitely want to read what I can. We'll see! LOL
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Thanks for coming by! I'm hoping I'll enjoy the new releases and you do too :)
DeleteOhhh Forest of Souls sounds incredible! I love strong female protagonists and hooray for seeing diverse characters at the forefront of epic fantasy novels! I've been loving all the young adult fantasy being released lately, as much as I love Sarah J Maas, we need more representation within our characters and some of these debut authors are phenomenal!
ReplyDeleteIt really does! I've also noticed an increase in dark magic being an element to these new fantasy releases, which I think has expanded the genre even more! At least in the YA world, and 100% agree with you in loving the introduction of more representation within characters. Reading experiences now is so much more different than what it was like when I was younger!
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