February 2019 New Book Releases – Books to Add to Your TBR
February 2019 New Book Releases – Books to Add to Your TBR
Hey so I know this is coming out towards the end of March… let’s pretend that’s okay. February saw a LOT of great books released, so I thought it would be a wonderful idea to do a bit of a roundup of some that caught my eye. With so many books coming out every month, it can be hard to keep track, so if these aren’t already on your TBR then ADD THEM because you’ll be missing out. That way you won’t forget about them either!
I was sent some of these books for an honest review, they will be marked with a *
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Published by Bloomsbury Publishing on February 26th 2019
Pages: 848
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A world divided.A queendom without an heir.An ancient enemy awakens.
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction—but assassins are getting closer to her door.
Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.
Across the dark sea, Tané has trained all her life to be a dragonrider, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.
Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.
Pretty sure everyone has Priory of the Orange* Tree on their TBR by now! If not, WHY. I have to admit, I have yet to read it (it’s a HUGE book okay?) But I’m hearing some really great things about it so I can’t wait to dig in.
The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons Published by Tor Books on February 5th 2019
Genres: Fantasy
Pages: 560
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There are the old stories. And then there’s what actually happens.
Kihrin is a bastard orphan who grew up on storybook tales of long-lost princes and grand quests. When he is claimed against his will as the long-lost son of a treasonous prince, Kihrin finds that being a long-lost prince isn't what the storybooks promised.
Far from living the dream, Kihrin finds himself practically a prisoner, at the mercy of his new family's power plays and ambitions. He also discovers that the storybooks have lied about a lot of other things things, too: dragons, demons, gods, prophecies, true love, and how the hero always wins.
Then again, maybe he’s not the hero, for Kihrin isn’t destined to save the empire.
He’s destined to destroy it . . .
Uniting the worldbuilding of a Brandon Sanderson with the storytelling verve of a Patrick Rothfuss, debut author Jenn Lyons delivers an entirely new and captivating fantasy epic. Prepare to meet the genre’s next star.
I have to be honest, I had to DNF Ruin of Kings*. Not because it wasn’t good! I was listening to it on audibook because I’ve been so swamped, I haven’t had time to read the physical book. The world building is so deep I really struggled to keep up with it on audio, as I listen when I’m doing other things, and I had to keep going back. So don’t let that put you off. The premise is amazing and I was LOVING the story, it just wasn’t the time for me to read it.
Four Dead Queens
Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers on February 26th 2019
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy
Pages: 432
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Seventeen-year-old Keralie Corrington may seem harmless, but she's, in fact, one of Quadara's most skilled thieves and a liar. Varin, on the other hand, is an honest, upstanding citizen of Quadara's most enlightened region, Eonia. He runs afoul of Keralie when she steals a package from him, putting his life in danger. When Varin attempts to retrieve the package, he and Keralie both find themselves entangled in a conspiracy that leaves all four of Quadara's queens dead.
With no other choices and on the run from Keralie's former employer, the two decide to join forces, endeavoring to discover who has killed the queens and save their own lives in the process. When their reluctant partnership blooms into a tenuous romance, they must overcome their own dark secrets in hopes of a future together that seemed impossible just days before. But first they have to stay alive and untangle the secrets behind the nation's four dead queens.
An enthralling fast-paced murder mystery where competing agendas collide with deadly consequences, Four Dead Queens heralds the arrival of an exciting new YA talent.
I feel like I’ve been hearing about Four Dead Queens since FOREVER. And it’s FINALLY HERE. Sadly I still haven’t picked it up yet, but I’m so excited to.
The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders Published by Titan Books on February 12, 2019
Pages: 485
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"If you control our sleep, then you can own our dreams...And from there, it's easy to control our entire lives."
From the brilliant mind of Charlie Jane Anders ("A master absurdist"—New York Times; "Virtuoso"—NPR) comes a new novel of Kafkaesque futurism. Set on a planet that has fully definitive, never-changing zones of day and night, with ensuing extreme climates of endless, frigid darkness and blinding, relentless light, humankind has somehow continued apace—though the perils outside the built cities are rife with danger as much as the streets below.
But in a world where time means only what the ruling government proclaims, and the levels of light available are artificially imposed to great consequence, lost souls and disappeared bodies are shadow-bound and savage, and as common as grains of sand. And one such pariah, sacrificed to the night, but borne up by time and a mysterious bond with an enigmatic beast, will rise to take on the entire planet--before it can crumble beneath the weight of human existence.
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia Published by Katherine Tegen Books on February 26, 2019
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, LGBT
Pages: 384
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At the Medio School for Girls, distinguished young women are trained for one of two roles in their polarized society. Depending on her specialization, a graduate will one day run a husband’s household or raise his children, but both are promised a life of comfort and luxury, far from the frequent political uprisings of the lower class. Daniela Vargas is the school’s top student, but her bright future depends upon no one discovering her darkest secret—that her pedigree is a lie. Her parents sacrificed everything to obtain forged identification papers so Dani could rise above her station. Now that her marriage to an important politico’s son is fast approaching, she must keep the truth hidden or be sent back to the fringes of society, where famine and poverty rule supreme.
On her graduation night, Dani seems to be in the clear, despite the surprises that unfold. But nothing prepares her for all the difficult choices she must make, especially when she is asked to spy for a resistance group desperately fighting to bring equality to Medio. Will Dani cling to the privilege her parents fought to win for her, or to give up everything she’s strived for in pursuit of a free Medio—and a chance at a forbidden love?
We Set the Dark on Fire is another I keep seeing/hearing about! I think it helps it has a beautiful cover… maybe that’s why XD Anyway it’s piqued my interest.
Book #5 – Rebel (The Extinction Trials, #3)
Rebel by S.M. Wilson Series: ,
Genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction
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Betrayal. Sacrifice. Survival. Welcome to The Extinction Trials
Storm and Lincoln's city is burning. The people are starving. The only place left to run is Piloria, the continent of monsters. It's up to Storm and Lincoln to keep their people alive as they colonize this lethal paradise. But will the biggest threat to their survival be the monsters in the jungle...or the ones inside the encampment with them?
The Hunger Games meets Jurassic Park in this wildly popular series filled with action, survival and betrayal.
I CAN’T BELIEVE I STILL HAVEN’T READ REBEL YET. I’m so behind with this series.. but I adored the first one!
Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard Published by Tor Teen on February 12, 2019
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy
Pages: 464
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Fans of Susan Dennard's New York Times bestselling Witchlands series have fallen in love with the Bloodwitch Aeduan. And now, finally, comes his story.
High in a snowy mountain range, a monastery that holds more than just faith clings to the side of a cliff. Below, thwarted by a lake, a bloodthirsty horde of raiders await the coming of winter and the frozen path to destroy the sanctuary and its secrets.
The Bloodwitch Aeduan has teamed up with the Threadwitch Iseult and the magical girl Owl to stop the destruction. But to do so, he must confront his own father, and his past.
Blood Witch* came out in Feb and I tried to read the rest of the series first but sadly didn’t manage to… but I’ve heard good things about this one!
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas Published by Balzer + Bray on February 5, 2019
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary
Pages: 464
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Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day. As the daughter of an underground rap legend who died before he hit big, Bri’s got big shoes to fill. But now that her mom has unexpectedly lost her job, food banks and shutoff notices are as much a part of Bri’s life as beats and rhymes. With bills piling up and homelessness staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it—she has to make it.
On the Come Up is Angie Thomas’s homage to hip-hop, the art that sparked her passion for storytelling and continues to inspire her to this day. It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you; of the struggle to become who you are and not who everyone expects you to be; and of the desperate realities of poor and working-class black families.
AHHH ON THE COME UP. Can you believe it’s out already?!
Enchantée by Gita Trelease Published by Flatiron/Macmillan on February 5, 2019
Genres: Young Adult
Pages: 459
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Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries—and magicians...
When smallpox kills her parents, Camille Durbonne must find a way to provide for her frail, naive sister while managing her volatile brother. Relying on petty magic—la magie ordinaire—Camille painstakingly transforms scraps of metal into money to buy the food and medicine they need. But when the coins won’t hold their shape and her brother disappears with the family’s savings, Camille must pursue a richer, more dangerous mark: the glittering court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
With dark magic forbidden by her mother, Camille transforms herself into the ‘Baroness de la Fontaine’ and is swept up into life at the Palace of Versailles, where aristocrats both fear and hunger for la magie. There, she gambles at cards, desperate to have enough to keep herself and her sister safe. Yet the longer she stays at court, the more difficult it becomes to reconcile her resentment of the nobles with the enchantments of Versailles. And when she returns to Paris, Camille meets a handsome young balloonist—who dares her to hope that love and liberty may both be possible.
But la magie has its costs. And when Camille loses control of her secrets, the game she's playing turns deadly. Then revolution erupts, and she must choose—love or loyalty, democracy or aristocracy, freedom or magic—before Paris burns…
I keep hearing lovely things about Enchantee and the book just looks so lovely.
Courting Darkness by Robin LaFevers Published by HMH Books for Young Readers on February 5, 2019
Genres: Young Adult
Pages: 512
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Death wasn’t the end, it was only the beginning…
Sybella has always been the darkest of Death’s daughters, trained at the convent of Saint Mortain to serve as his justice. But she has a new mission now. In a desperate bid to keep her two youngest sisters safe from the family that nearly destroyed them all, she agrees to accompany the duchess to France, where they quickly find themselves surrounded by enemies. Their one ray of hope is Sybella’s fellow novitiates, disguised and hidden deep in the French court years ago by the convent—provided Sybella can find them.
Genevieve has been undercover for so many years, she struggles to remember who she is or what she’s supposed to be fighting for. Her only solace is a hidden prisoner who appears all but forgotten by his guards. When tragedy strikes, she has no choice but to take matters into her own hands—even if it means ignoring the long awaited orders from the convent.
As Sybella and Gen’s paths draw ever closer, the fate of everything they hold sacred rests on a knife’s edge. Will they find each other in time, or will their worlds collide, destroying everything they care about?
This is another that caught my eye, but I haven’t read yet. It seems like it will be an amazing read.
Lady Smoke by Laura Sebastian Published by Delacorte Press on February 5, 2019
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy
Pages: 512
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The sequel to the instant
New York Times
bestseller that was "made for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sabaa Tahir" (
Bustle
),
Lady Smoke
is an epic new fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight to take it back for her people.
The Kaiser murdered Theodosia's mother, the Fire Queen, when Theo was only six. He took Theo's country and kept her prisoner, crowning her Ash Princess--a pet to toy with and humiliate for ten long years. That era has ended. The Kaiser thought his prisoner weak and defenseless. He didn't realize that a sharp mind is the deadliest weapon.
Theo no longer wears a crown of ashes. She has taken back her rightful title, and a hostage--Prinz Soren. But her people remain enslaved under the Kaiser's rule, and now she is thousands of miles away from them and her throne.
To get them back, she will need an army. Only, securing an army means she must trust her aunt, the dreaded pirate Dragonsbane. And according to Dragonsbane, an army can only be produced if Theo takes a husband. Something an Astrean Queen has never done.
Theo knows that freedom comes at a price, but she is determined to find a way to save her country without losing herself.
"A darkly enchanting page-turner you won't be able to put down." --Bustle on Ash Princess, Book 1 in the Ash Princess series
I would be remiss if I didn’t include the sequel to Ash Princess (even if I haven’t read it myself yet, oops!) Have you read the first one yet?
Stolen Time by Danielle Rollins Published by HarperTeen on February 5, 2019
Pages: 416
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Seattle, 1913 // Dorothy is trapped. Forced into an engagement to a wealthy man just so she and her mother can live comfortably for the rest of their days, she’ll do anything to escape. Including sneaking away from her wedding and bolting into the woods to disappear.
New Seattle, 2077 // Ash is on a mission. Rescue the professor—his mentor who figured out the secret to time travel—so together they can put things right in their devastated city. But searching for one man means endless jumps through time with no guarantee of success.
When Dorothy collides with Ash, she sees it as her chance to start fresh—she’ll stow away in his plane and begin a new life wherever they land. Then she wakes up in a future that’s been ripped apart by earthquakes and floods; where vicious gangs rule the submerged city streets and a small group of intrepid travelers from across time are fighting against the odds to return things to normal. What Dorothy doesn’t know is that she could hold the key to unraveling the past—and her arrival may spell Ash’s ultimate destruction.
The cover of Stolen Time is GORGEOUS. I can’t get over it. It’s not something I’d usually read but looks interesting!
An Affair of Poisons by Addie Thorley Published by Page Street Kids on February 26, 2019
Pages: 400
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No one looks kindly on the killer of a king.
After unwittingly helping her mother poison King Louis XIV, seventeen-year-old alchemist Mirabelle Monvoisin is forced to see her mother’s Shadow Society in a horrifying new light: they’re not heroes of the people, as they’ve always claimed to be, but murderers. Herself included. Mira tries to ease her guilt by brewing helpful curatives, but her hunger tonics and headache remedies cannot right past wrongs or save the dissenters her mother vows to purge.
Royal bastard Josse de Bourbon is more kitchen boy than fils de France. But when the Shadow Society assassinates the Sun King and half of the royal court, he must become the prince he was never meant to be in order to save his injured sisters and the petulant dauphin. Forced to hide in the sewers beneath the city, Josse’s hope of reclaiming Paris seems impossible―until his path collides with Mirabelle’s.
She’s a deadly poisoner. He’s a bastard prince. They are sworn enemies, yet they form a tenuous pact to unite the commoners and former nobility against the Shadow Society. But can a rebellion built on mistrust ever hope to succeed?
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All of these are on my TBR with the exception of Four Dead Queens–because I read it already and LOVED the characters and world inside and need another book with this world and these characters.
I’m so excited for lady smoke – I’ve got it ordered and am eagerly awaiting its arrival! Most of these are on my TBR list but pretty far down – just too many great books coming out! 😟😂
I’ve been super excited about Courting Darkness! I even pre-ordered it haha But then I got sucked into a different series and want to finish that first 😂
I’m so excited that On the Come Up is finally out!
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