Ā š„Ā Hi, mis amores!! I hope you’re having a wonderful day full of good readings & beautiful moments.ā¤ļø Today we’ll have this new stage of literary releases of 2021! Super excited to have the chance to share with you again this post series, where every month I’ll be bringing you the newest book releases, obviously focusing on those that sound more interesting and more appealing to me.Ā š As I always say “Good news for the heart but bad for the pocket” right? that expression never gets old š. So if you’re not afraid to let your TBR grow⦠even more, & you’re dying to know what books are about to come out, this is the series for you.Ā šš»
In these posts, I always include those book releases that, as I said before, resonate the most with me or sound like something that I’ll love, so I’ll only highlight those that I plan to read at some point.
I hope you enjoy this post a lot & above all, that you can find new books to enjoy.Ā š Thank you for choosing to share this moment with me, make yourself comfortable, grab your favorite drink & LET’S GET STARTED!Ā š„Ā
ā¼ļøĀ Small Clarification: The dates of some of these books may change due to Covid-19 and everything that’s happening in the world right now, so if that’s the case, don’t hesitate to let me know!

January 5th, 2021Ā š„Ā
Lore by Alexandra Bracken

From the #1Ā New York TimesĀ best-selling author ofĀ The Darkest MindsĀ comes a sweepingly ambitious, high-octane tale of power, destiny, love and redemption.
Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals, hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality.
Long ago, Lore Perseous fled that brutal world in the wake of her family’s sadistic murder by a rival line, turning her back on the hunt’s promises of eternal glory. For years she’s pushed away any thought of revenge against the man–now a god–responsible for their deaths.
Yet as the next hunt dawns over New York City, two participants seek out her help: Castor, a childhood friend of Lore believed long dead, and a gravely wounded Athena, among the last of the original gods.
The goddess offers an alliance against their mutual enemy and, at last, a way for Lore to leave the Agon behind forever. But Lore’s decision to bind her fate to Athena’s and rejoin the hunt will come at a deadly cost–and still may not be enough to stop the rise of a new god with the power to bring humanity to its knees.
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Disney-Hyperion
January 12th, 2021Ā š„Ā
Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give #0) by Angie Thomas

International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events ofĀ The Hate U GiveĀ in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood.
If thereās one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, itās that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dadās in prison.
Lifeās not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mavās got everything under control.
Until, that is, Maverick finds out heās a father.
Suddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. But itās not so easy to sling dope, finish school, and raise a child. So when heās offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. In a world where heās expected to amount to nothing, maybe Mav can prove heās different.
When King Lord blood runs through your veins, though, you can’t just walk away. Loyalty, revenge, and responsibility threaten to tear Mav apart, especially after the brutal murder of a loved one. Heāll have to figure out for himself what it really means to be a man.
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Balzer + Bray
Every Single Lie by Rachel Vincent

In this gripping YA novel about social media bullying and half-truths, one girl’s discovery of a dead baby in her high school locker room rocks an entire community.
Nobody in Beckett’s life seems to be telling the whole story. Her boyfriend Jake keeps hiding texts and might be cheating on her. Her father lied about losing his job before his shocking death. And everyone in school seems to be whispering about her and her family behind her back.
But none of that compares to the day Beckett finds the body of a newborn baby in a gym bag-Jake’s gym bag -on the floor of her high school locker room. As word leaks out, rumors that Beckett’s the mother take off like wildfire in a town all too ready to believe the worst of her. And as the police investigation unfolds, she discovers that everyone has a secret to hide and the truth could alter everything she thought she knew.
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Bloomsbury YA
Across the Green Grass Fields (Wayward Children #6) by Seanan McGuire

A young girl discovers a portal to a land filled with centaurs and unicorns in Seanan McGuire’sĀ Across the Green Grass Fields, a standalone tale in the Hugo and Nebula Award-wining Wayward Children series.
āWelcome to the Hooflands. Weāre happy to have you, even if you being here means somethingās coming.ā
Regan loves, and is loved, though her school-friend situation has become complicated, of late.
When she suddenly finds herself thrust through a doorway that asks her to “Be Sure” before swallowing her whole, Regan must learn to live in a world filled with centaurs, kelpies, and other magical equinesāa world that expects its human visitors to step up and be heroes.
But after embracing her time with the herd, Regan discovers that not all forms of heroism are equal, and not all quests are as they seemā¦
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Tordotcom
Into the Heartless Wood by Joanna Ruth Meyer

The forest is a dangerous place, where siren song lures men and women to their deaths. For centuries, a witch has harvested souls to feed the heartless tree, using its power to grow her domain.
When Owen Merrick is lured into the witchās wood, one of her tree-siren daughters, Seren, saves his life instead of ending it. Every night, he climbs over the garden wall to see her, and every night her longing to become human deepens. But a shift in the stars foretells a dangerous curse, and Serenās quest to become human will lead them into an ancient war raging between the witch and the king who is trying to stop her.
Epic, heartbreaking, and darkly atmospheric, Into theĀ Heartless WoodĀ is the story of impossible love between a monstrous tree siren and a boy who lives at the edge of her wood.
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Page Street Kids
January 19th, 2021Ā š„Ā
Cast in Firelight (Wickery #1) by Dana Swift

AdraaĀ is the royal heir of Belwar, a talented witch on the cusp of taking her royal ceremony test, and a girl who just wants to prove her worth to her people.
JatinĀ is the royal heir to Naupure, a competitive wizard who’s mastered all nine colors of magic, and a boy anxious to return home for the first time since he was a child.
Together, their arranged marriage will unite two of Wickery’s most powerful kingdoms. But after years of rivalry from afar, Adraa and Jatin only agree on one thing: their reunion will be anything but sweet.
Only, destiny has other plans and with the criminal underbelly of Belwar suddenly making a move for control, their paths cross…and neither realizes who the other is, adopting separate secret identities instead.
Between dodging deathly spells and keeping their true selves hidden, the pair must learn to put their trust in the other if either is to uncover the real threat. Now Wickery’s fate is in the hands of rivals..? FiancĆ©es..? Partners..? Whatever they are, it’sĀ complicatedĀ and bound for greatness or destruction.
The first book in an epic, heart-pounding fantasy duology about two royal heirs betrothed to be married, but whose loyalties are torn, and a ruthless enemy who threatens their world, perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir, Hafsah Faizal, and RenƩe Ahdieh.
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Delacorte Press
Wider Than the Sky by Katherine Field Rothschild

In the wake of sudden tragedy, twin sisters uncover a secret that rips open their world. Katherine Rothschild explores the pain and power of forgiveness in a stunning debut novel that will shatter your heart and piece it back together, one truth at a time.
Sixteen-year-old Sabine Braxton doesnāt have much in common with her identical twin, Blythe. When their father dies from an unexpected illness, each copes with the loss in her own wayāSabine by āpoetingā (an uncontrollable quirk of bursting into poetry at inappropriate moments) and Blythe by obsessing over getting into MIT, their fatherās alma mater. Neither can offer each other much support . . . at least not until their emotionally detached mother moves them into a ramshackle Bay Area mansion owned by a stranger named Charlie.
Soon, the sisters unite in a mission to figure out who Charlie is and why he seems to know everything about them. They quickly make a life-changing discovery: their father died of an HIV- related infection, Charlie was his lover, and their mother knows the whole story. The revelation unravels Sabineās world, while practical Blythe seems to take everything in stride. Once again at odds with her sister, Sabine chooses to learn all she can about the father she never knew. Ultimately, she must decide if she can embrace his last wish for their family legacyāalong with forgiveness.
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Soho Teen
Playing with Fire by April Henry

When a fire cuts off a popular trail in the Oregon forest, a small group trapped by the flames must find another way outāor dieāinĀ Playing with Fire, an unrelenting teen-vs-nature YA thriller byĀ New York TimesĀ bestselling author April Henry.
Natalia is not the kind of girl who takes risks. Six years ago, she barely survived the house fire that killed her baby brother. Now she is cautious and always plays it safe. For months, her co-worker Wyatt has begged her to come hiking with him, and Natalia finally agrees.
But when a wildfire breaks out, blocking the trail back, a perfect sunny day quickly morphs into a nightmare. With no cell service, few supplies, and no clear way out of the burning forest, a group of strangers will have to become allies if theyāre going to survive. Hiking in the dark, they must reach the only way outāa foot bridge over a deep canyonābefore the fire catches them.
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Henry Holt & Company
Hall of Smoke by H.M. Long

Epic fantasy featuring warrior priestesses and fickle gods at war, for readers of Brian Staveley’sĀ Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne.
Hessa is an Eangi: a warrior priestess of the Goddess of War, with the power to turn an enemy’s bones to dust with a scream. Banished for disobeying her goddess’s command to murder a traveller, she prays for forgiveness alone on a mountainside.
While she is gone, raiders raze her village and obliterate the Eangi priesthood. Grieving and alone, Hessa – the last Eangi – must find the traveller, atone for her weakness and secure her place with her loved ones in the High Halls. As clans from the north and legionaries from the south tear through her homeland, slaughtering everyone in their path, Hessa strives to win back her goddess’ favour.
Beset by zealot soldiers, deceitful gods, and newly-awakened demons at every turn, Hessa burns her path towards redemption and revenge. But her journey reveals a harrowing truth: the gods are dying and the High Halls of the afterlife are fading. Soon Hessa’s trust in her goddess weakens with every unheeded prayer.
Thrust into a battle between the gods of the Old World and the New, Hessa realizes there is far more on the line than securing a life beyond her own death. Bigger, older powers slumber beneath the surface of her world. And they’re about to wake up.
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Titan Books
January 21st, 2021Ā š„Ā
The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor

500 years ago: eight martyrs were burnt to death
30 years ago: two teenagers vanished without trace
Two months ago: the vicar committed suicide
Welcome to Chapel Croft.
For Rev Jack Brooks and teenage daughter Flo it’s supposed to be a fresh start. New job, new home. But, as Jack knows, the past isn’t easily forgotten.
And in a close-knit community where the residents seem as proud as they are haunted by Chapel Croft’s history, Jack must tread carefully. Ancient superstitions as well as a mistrust of outsiders will be hard to overcome.
Yet right away Jack has more frightening concerns.
Why is Flo plagued by visions of burning girls?
Who’s sending them sinister, threatening messages?
And why did no one mention that the last vicar killed himself?
Chapel Croft’s secrets lie deep and dark as the tomb. Jack wouldn’t touch them if not for Flo – anything to protect Flo.
But the past is catching up with Chapel Croft – and with Jack. For old ghosts with scores to settle will never rest . .
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Michael Joseph
January 26th, 2021Ā š„Ā
Don’t Tell a Soul by Kirsten Miller

Stay up all night with this modern dayĀ Rebecca! Perfect for fans ofĀ Truly Deviousāa haunting story about a new girl in an old town filled with dark secrets . . . that might just kill her.
People say the house is cursed.
It preys on the weakest, and young women are its favorite victims.
In Louth, they’re called the Dead Girls.
All Bram wanted was to disappearāfrom her old life, her family’s past, and from the scandal that continues to haunt her. The only place left to go is Louth, the tiny town on the Hudson River where her uncle, James, has been renovating an old mansion.
But James is haunted by his own ghosts. Months earlier, his beloved wife died in a fire that people say was set by her daughter. The tragedy left James a shell of the man Bram knewāand destroyed half the house he’d so lovingly restored.
The manor is creepy, and so are the locals. The people of Louth don’t want outsiders like Bram in their town, and with each passing day she’s discovering that the rumors they spread are just as disturbing as the secrets they hide. Most frightening of all are the legends they tell about the Dead Girls. Girls whose lives were cut short in the very house Bram now calls home.
The terrifying reality is that the Dead Girls may have never left the manor. And if Bram looks too hard into the town’s haunted past, she might not either.
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Delacorte Press
Unchosen by Katharyn Blair

Katharyn Blair crafts a fiercely feminist fantasy with a horrifying curse, swoon-worthy sea captains, and the power of one girl to choose her own fate in this contemporary standalone adventure that’s perfect for fans ofĀ The Fifth WaveĀ andĀ Seafire, and for anyone who has ever felt unchosen.
For Charlotte Holloway, the world ended twice.
The first was when her childhood crush, Dean, fell in loveāwith her older sister.
The second was when the Crimson, a curse spread through eye contact, turned the majority of humanity into flesh-eating monsters.
Neither end of the world changed Charlotte. Sheās still in the shadows of her siblings. Her popular older sister, Harlow, now commands forces of survivors. And her talented younger sister, Vanessa, is the Chosen Oneāwho, legend has it, can end the curse.
When their settlement is raided by those seeking the Chosen One, Charlotte makes a reckless decision to save Vanessa: she takes her place as prisoner.
The word spreads across the seven seasāthe Chosen One has been found.
But when Deanās life is threatened and a resistance looms on the horizon, the lie keeping Charlotte alive begins to unravel. Sheāll have to break free, forge new bonds, and choose her own destiny if she has any hope of saving her sisters, her love, and maybe even the world.
Because sometimes the end is just a new beginning.
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Katherine Tegen Books

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Ā š„Ā Now is the time to Chat! Are you excited about some of these New Releases? & What is your January’s most anticipated book? Let me know everything in the comments, you know I LOVE to know what you thinkĀ š„Ā

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I’m so excited for concrete rose ahhhh
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Same!! I have no doubt that it will be super emotional and moving šāØāØ
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I’m super excited for Lore! I love anything to do with Greek mythology.
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OMG, Same! I love mythology, so I think Lore will be perfect for us ššš»āØ
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ANGIE THOMAS IS RELEASING A NEW BOOK?!?! Well … thank gosh I got a lot of Indigo money for Christmas ha-ha! I’m wanting to save some of my gift cards for Hibbert’s “Act Your Age, Eve Brown” which releases in March (I think). “Wider Than the Sky” sounds so sad but beautiful … and that COVER IS GORGEOUS!
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Angie Thomas’s new book will be Fire! šš»I can’t wait, I know I’ll get emotional reading it, but it will be worth it. š
YAY!!!! I hope you can read it and enjoy it, honey ā¤ļø & Wider Than The Sky sounds wonderful, it will be moving I can feel it (the cover is EVERYTHING š)
PS: Happy New Year, beautiful! I hope it’s a year full of blessings for you and your family šāØāØāØ
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It’s about Starr’s dad, right? That’s what it seems like from the description. P.S. Happy New Year, gorgeous!!! Same to you and your family! ā¤
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Yeas, it’s about Starr’s dad in his younger days I think š„°
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Ooooooo yes! That makes me even more excited. I find her dad an interesting character, and I really wanted to learn more about his past. Like, I know we learn about it in THUG but I wanted more
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I’m really looking forward to Lore, as are a lot of people! Into the Heartless Wood has such a gorgeous cover, and Wider Than the Sky sounds really good too! Great list- I’ve also got so many books coming out that I’m excited for, and my bank account isn’t! I’m trying to give myself a recovery period now that Christmas is over, but there’s so many books I want!
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Lore was one of the first releases of 2021 that I knew I would need in my life, it can’t wait! ššš»āØ Into The Heartless Woods sounds like everything I love, so I hope we both enjoy it if you get to read it like Wider Than The Sky!! š
Oh I feel you! Bookworm Struggles š
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Into the Heartless Wood sounds amazing! Will definitely be adding that to my TBR. This was a great blog post š
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Thank you so much!! ā¤ļø I’m so glad it got your attention, it sounds really AMAZING so I hope we enjoy it ššš»āØ
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I’m way too exicted for Concrete Rose<3 I haven't heard of it before but Unchosen also sounds super interesting!
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Same!! It sounds shocking and the author has already proven how incredible she is in her stories, so I’m super excited to give the book a chance ššš»āØ
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I’m excited for waaaay too many of these lol! January’s most anticipated book must be Last night at the telegraph club tho!
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I feel you!! so many amazing releases this 2021 overall! šāØ & need to check out the book you mention š
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I’m also excited for Cast in Firelight. It’s on my TBR.
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It sounds SO wonderful, right? Also the cover is too beautiful šāØ
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Into the Heartless Wood is by the same author who wrote Echo North, a book I ADORED so very much in 2019. I cannot wait to read this one now, I didn’t even know she had anything new coming out.
I am also currently reading Don’t Tell a Soul, but it’s too early to say whether I like it or not.
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I have Echo North in my TBR!! so I hope to enjoy it too once I read it. šāØ Into The Heartless Woods sounds like everything I love, SUPER excited to read it, I hope we both enjoy it šš¤š» & that’s great! I hope you end up liking it, I would love to know your thoughts ā¤ļøā¤ļø
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It’s been slow-going with Don’t Tell a Soul so far, but I expect to be done before the release date haha
I hope we will love all our books this year! ā¤
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I want so many of these, good that I had some book money for Christmas!!!
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That’s great!!! I hope you can get some of these books and enjoy them, they all sound amazing šāØā¤ļø
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Thanks, let’s hope we both love them!
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There are so many good books comping out this month! I’m looking forward to reading Lore at some point!
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I know, right? I didn’t think my January list was that long, but there are SO many incredible titles that I couldn’t ignore! ššš»
Oh, Same, Lore sounds wonderful š„ŗ
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My most anticipated January releases were Celestial by Olivia Wildenstein and Unplugged by Gordon Korman.
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I’ll definitely check those!! šāØāØ
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There are so many books coming out in January I’m excited for. Especially concrete rose
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YAY!! super excited to read it as well & this 2021 has already started with great releases šāØāØāØā¤ļø
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The Burning Girls was the last book I read in 2020, and I LOVED it! You’re in for a ride.
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OMG!!! I can already feel that I’ll love it, can’t wait, it sounds like my kind of book and knowing you enjoyed it makes me feel even more excited ššāØā¤ļøšš»
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LOL my tbr has reached truly monstrous proportions – i’m afraid to check how many books are on my gr shelf at this point. wayward children book #6 is definitely my most anticipated book!! although i need to read the fifth book so..i’m a little behind on that whoops.
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OMG, Same!!! We’re definitely not alone in that, but there are SO many amazing new releases, right? šāØ & super excited to read the next Wayward Children’s book, so far I’ve enjoyed all of them and I hope you do too, darling.š
I hope you’re having a beautiful month ā¤ļø
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Lore! I was waiting for an eARC for it but never got sent one. I know itās out now so Iām waiting to get my hands on it.
Also, thereās a new April Henry book? I loved her thrillers growing up. Thanks for sharing š
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Lore sounds fantastic, so I hope we both enjoy it once we read it!! šāØ & The new April Henry Book sounds super intense, I can’t wait to read it šš»šš»šš»
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Iāll let you know! And canāt wait to hear your thoughts on it too
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my tbr is blowing up iām freaking out š
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I feel you!!!! š„ŗš„ŗš„ŗš„ŗ
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I’m so excited for Lore and Concrete Rose!!! There are so many amazing books coming out this month! I also can’t wait for You Have a Match, by Emma Lord.
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This year has definitely started off strong in book releases, so I can’t wait to find out what the rest of the year is coming up with. Even when I didn’t add it to the list, I have You Have a Match on my radar, it looks adorable šāØš„ŗš„ŗš„ŗāļø
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I can’t wait for Concrete Rose!! My TBR is getting so flipping long because there are so many good releases this year
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I know, right?? I’m super excited for all the releases this year, each month just gets better in terms of books šāØšš»
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Already so many great releases coming out in January 2021!! I’m so excited for Lore (always in need of some Greek Mythology), Concrete Rose, and Across the Green Grass Fields ā¤
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Always in need of some Greek mythology too!!! š I need that book in my life and I should probably do a post about books based on mythology!!! You just inspired me!!! šš»šš»āØāØ
So many amazing releases this 2021 ā¤ļø
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I’m also excited for Lore–it looks so interesting!
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It looks so amazing, right?? I hope we both love it if we get to read it ššš»āØ
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Great post, there are so many amazing sounding book coming out this week š
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I know, right? š I think this year as a whole will be wonderful in releases and we deserve it šš»šš»
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Great list! These all look and sound so good. I canāt wait to see what all new books 2021 has in store for us even though I am still trying to get through so many older books too haha. š So many books, so little time.
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I’m super excited to read Unchosen, Cast in Firlight, and Lore.
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They all sound so amazing, right? I hope we both love them šāØ
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Yes. š
Happy Reading
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Love love love this list Sofii!!! Omg there are just so many good ones out this month. Lore and Concrete Rose are def on my tbr <3<3
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This year has started so solid in new releases, right?? šāØ SUPER excited for both books you mention, especially I think I will love Lore, it sounds like everything I usually enjoy šš»šš»
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Into the Heartless Wood sounds like the sort of book Iād love!! Love this post! I never seem to hear about books before their release as Iām still trying to madly get through all the ones from last yearš but Iām so excited for these ones and it was nice to hear about new books from a couple of of authors I havenāt heard of, before I see them in the shops ššā¤ļø
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Into The Heartless Wood also sounds like everything I love in a book!! super excited to read it ššāØāØ& I KNOW!! I also have so many books that I want to read that are releases from previous years, it’s not easy to keep up š , but I’m glad I can bring these lists every month, it’s so much fun. ā¤ļø I hope you’re having a wonderful month š„°
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Lore was the last book that I read and I loved it!! I have a copy of Hall Of Smoke to hopefully read soon. I’m also super excited for Every Single Lie and Cast In Firelight although I think most of these are on my TBR.
I hope that you enjoy all of these books.
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