Five Books I’m Looking Forward to This Month
It’s May! Spring is in the air!!! Huzzah! For me, this means that the contemps are singing their siren song and luring me into the depths, from which I will not return. At least not until fall rolls around and I’m ready to start digging into some creeptastic paranormals. ANYWHO…lots of great books coming out this month, but here are the ones that I am most dying to read.
Everyone and THEIR MOTHER has already read this, I think, and it’s not even out yet. I’ve been a big fan of Jessi Kirby’s since her debut, MOONGLASS, but this one is really exciting me. I’m very much looking forward to the mystery angle. (May 14 from Simon & Schuster BFYR)
Spirit: Elemental #3 by Brigid Kemmerer
Friends, this is one of the most underrated series around. For real. The covers are, admittedly, quite horrible, but I am such a huge fan of the insides, I can’t even tell you. The Merrick brothers are my favorites. This book is about one of their friends, Hunter (he of the skinny white jeans on the cover. WHITE SKINNY JEANS. Oof), but seriously–I will ALWAYS read these books. (May 28 from K Teen)
This one–a debut–is about a girl who is in a really bad accident and when she comes to, she’s forgotten most of the details except for a song that keeps replaying in her head. Of course, she meets a guy, they get together but he’s got secrets…you know how it goes. Still, sounds great, and I’m a fan of this song angle. (May 2 from Razorbill)
The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler
Friends, the second–the SECOND–I hear about a book that’s about a young girl and her dad in any way at all, I’m basically IN FOREVER. In fact, dads should have been on my Top Ten Tuesday list from this past week. So when I heard that Sarah Ockler’s new book was about a girl and her sick dad and her burgeoning relationship with a boy she swore to stay away from, I was DOUBLE IN. I’m thinking that this will be my first Ockler. (May 21 from Simon Pulse)
Maid of Secrets: Maids of Honor #1 by Jennifer McGowan
So, umm, first of all, a historical fiction in Elizabethan England about a secret group of female spies? SPIES?! YES. A murder mystery? YES AGAIN. A Spanish courtier named RAFE? Definitely YES. Cherry on top? This book is blurbed by Robin LaFevers, author of possibly my favorite series out right now, His Fair Assassin. Literally nothing about this book sounds even remotely bad. (May 7 from Simon & Schuster BFYR)
Huzzah for May indeed! Looking forward to The Book of Broken Hearts and I HAVE Maid of Secrets but sighhhhh. Need the time to read it! SOON, I promise.
Wait.. historical fiction spies? Spanish courtier Rafe? Goodness gracious I must have this book!!!
Golden was fantastic! It was one of my favorite reads so far this year, and I truly hope you enjoy it when you finally have your copy.
Also – I LOVE Brigid Kemmerer’s series! I need to catch up (so far behind), but I love the brothers and Hunter in the book. It’s so fun to read about a bunch of hot guys with elemental powers, just saying!
I like the Elemental series too. I have an ARC of Spirit and I’m definitely excited to read that one. I’m trying to wait a little closer to the release date, though.
Oooo, and Our Song looks awesome. I need to check that one out. May’s going to be a great book month, I should thing!