This July, there are a lot of exciting debut releases and in today’s post, we’re featuring a selection of our most anticipated to read! From a cute contemporary and enchanting fantasy, to thrilling mysteries and horror, we got ‘em here!
The Beckoning Shadow by Katharyn Blair
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A heart-stopping fantasy novel about a teenage runaway who enters a dangerous tournament with an impossible prize.
The Marriage Clock by Zara Raheem
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A debut release from Muslim author, Zara Reheem, featuring a young, Muslim-American woman who is given three months to find the right husband or else her traditional Indian parents will find one for her.
The Million Pieces of Neena Gill by Emma Smith-Barton
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A story of good girl gone bad. When her brother left her and everything in her life seems to be falling apart, Neena is about to find out that only love can piece you back together.
The Spaces Between Us by Stacia Tolman
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Two outcast best friends are desperate to survive senior year and break away from their rural factory town.
Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells
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A determined young woman sets out to rescue her kidnapped girlfriend by stealing a dragon from the corrupt emperor in this stunning fantasy from debut author Rebecca Kim Wells.
The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen
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A gritty YA fantasy about a young chieftain from a persecuted caste of mercy-killers who must rely on her wits and bone magic to smuggle the crown prince to safety.
The Phantom Forest by Liz Kerin
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After being chosen for her village’s human sacrifice ritual, Seycia is transported to the Underworld and must join forces with Haben, the demon to whom she was sacrificed, to protect the family she left behind from beyond the grave. A story about love, survival, and what it means to be human.
The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson
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Two sisters are planning for revenge and igniting rebellion to take back the magical elemental crows that were taken from their people.
The Best Lies by Sarah Lyu
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Told in alternating timelines, Thelma and Louise meets Gone Girl in this twisted psychological thriller about the dark side of obsessive friendship.
The Blue Period by Luke Jerod Kummer
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A riveting novel about the tragic romance that nearly destroyed a young Pablo Picasso—while granting him his first flight of creative genius.
Temper by Layne Fargo
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A razor-sharp page-turner thriller story about female ambition and what happens when fake violence draws real blood…
Wilder Girls by Rory Power
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In this thrilling YA horror from debut author Rory Power, comes a story about survival and the power of female friendships.
