And the exciting book releases just keep on coming! February 2019 sees the release of some highly anticipated 2019 books including Samantha Shannon’s epic fantasy The Priory of the Orange Tree and On The Come Up, which is from Angie Thomas, the author of The Hate U Give. Other exciting YA novels include Shelley Sackier’s The Antidote and Astrid Scholte’s Four Dead Queens. If you’re after a good thrill, check out Andrea Bartz’s The Lost Night or Charles Cumming’s The Moroccan Girl.
Read on to discover our picks and tell us if you will be reading any of them in the comments below!
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
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From the internationally bestselling author of The Bone Season, an enthralling epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons–and the women who must lead the fight to save it.
On The Come Up by Angie Thomas
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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.
The Moroccan Girl by Charles Cumming
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In this gripping contemporary thriller, reminiscent of the classic Casablanca, a successful spy novelist is drawn into a real-life espionage plot when he’s ordered to find a mysterious fugitive on the alluring but deadly streets of Morocco.
The Warrior Maiden by Melanie Dickerson
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From New York Times bestselling author Melanie Dickerson comes a fresh reimagining of the classic tale takes us to fifteenth-century Lithuania where both love and war challenge the strongest of hearts.
Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken
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A sweeping and enchanting new novel from the widely beloved, award-winning author Elizabeth McCracken about three generations of an unconventional New England family who own and operate a candlepin bowling alley
The Antidote by Shelley Sackier
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Magic is not allowed, under any circumstances — even if it could save someone’s life. Fee knows this, so she keeps her magic a secret. Except her best friend, Xavi, is deathly ill. He’s also the crown prince. Saving him is important, not only for her, but for the entire kingdom. Fee’s desperation to save her friend means she can barely contain the magic inside her. And after the tiniest of slips, Fee is thrust into a dark and secretive world that is as alluring as it is dangerous.
The Huntress by Kate Quinn
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A fascinating historical novel about a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female bomber pilot who join forces to track the Huntress, a Nazi war criminal gone to ground in America.
The Familiars by Stacey Halls
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Set against the Pendle Witch Trials of 1612, this rich and compelling novel draws its characters from historical figures as it explores the lives and rights of seventeenth-century women, ultimately raising the question: Is witch-hunting really just women-hunting?
Enchantée by Gita Trelease
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A compellingly beautiful tale of magic, intrigue and deception, set against the backdrop of eighteenth-century Paris on the cusp of revolution.
The Lost Night by Andrea Bartz
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What really happened the night Edie died? Years later, her best friend Lindsay will learn how unprepared she is for the truth. In 2009, Edie had New York’s social world in her thrall, but when Edie’s body was found near a suicide note at the end of a long, drunken night, no one could believe it. A decade later, Lindsay has come a long way, but when a chance reunion leads Lindsay to discover an unsettling video from that hazy night, she starts to wonder if Edie was actually murdered—and, worse, if she herself was involved.
Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte
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Four Queens. A divided nation. A ruthless pickpocket. A noble messenger. And the murders that unite them. 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.
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
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The Mothers meets An American Marriage in this dazzling debut novel about mothers and daughters, identity and family, and how the relationships that sustain you can also be the ones that consume you.
