A new decade and a new year is here. Along with this comes a list of books I want to read that come out this year. I am sure that this list will just continue to grow throughout the year but here is my list so far with the release dates.
January
Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim – January 7, 2020
Dark and Deepest Red by Anna – Marie McLemore – January 14, 2020
Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda and Valynne E. Maetani – January 28, 2020
February
Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland – February 4, 2020
All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace – February 4, 2020
The Queen’s Assassin by Melissa De Cruze – February 4, 2020
Ink in the Blood by Kim Smejkal – February 11, 2020
Night Spinner by Addie Thorley – February 11, 2020
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller – February 25, 2020
March
The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu – March 3, 2020
The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski – March 3, 2020
Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie – March 10, 2020
All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban – March 17, 2020
Thorn by Intisar Khanani – March 24, 2020
April
Deadly Curious by Cindy Anstey – April 14, 2020
Incendiary by Zoraida Cordova – April 28, 2020
Don’t Call the Wolf by Aleksandra Ross – April 28, 2020
May
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust – May 12, 2020
House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess – May 12, 2020
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins – May 19, 2020
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna – May 26, 2020
June
Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles – June 2, 2020
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown – June 2, 2020
The Circus Rose by Betsy Cornwell – June 16, 2020
The Kinder Poison by Natalie Mae – June 16, 2020
Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee – June 23, 2020
Sisters of Sword and Song by Rebecca Ross – June 23, 2020
Hood by Jenny Elder Moke – June 2020
July
Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim – July 7, 2020
We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal – July 7, 2020
The Princess Will Save You by Sarah Henning – July 7, 2020
Shielded by KayLynn Flanders – July 21, 2020
August
Set Fire to the Gods by Sara Raasch and Kristen Simmons – August 4, 2020
Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar – August 11, 2020
Reign by Cora Carmack – August 25, 2020
September
Fable by Adrienne Young – September 1, 2020
The Other Side of the Sky by Annie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner – September 8, 2020
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco – September 15, 2020
A Curse of Gold by Annie Sullivan – September 22, 2020
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As I stated in my previous 
In September the third book in the Stalking Jack the Ripper series is coming out and I don’t know how much longer I can wait. I just want the book. I need to know what happens to Audrey Rose and Thomas Cresswell. September seems so far away and I want the story to continue so that I can have more material to reread at least several times a month. I have read the first two books so many times that I have parts of the books memorized. I hope the third book which is called Escaping from Houdini is even more mysterious, bloody, and filled with wonderful interactions between Wadsworth and Cresswell. Below is the synopsis which just makes me want the book all the more.
Also, the cover is phenomenal! All of them are. I love the covers for I feel that they portray the books wonderfully. I wrote a whole essay on the cover of the first book, Stalking Jack the Ripper. You can see the introduction on 
I always wanted to own this book after I read it. I loved it and was determined to buy it when I got the money. One day my cousin came up to me and pulled out a Stephen King book she had just bought. I was looking at and next thing I knew she had pulled out Stalking Jack the Ripper and handed it me, ” Saying, here I got you this.” It was not a special occasion but one of those random things somebody does for someone else. It made my day.
Recently I started volunteering at book sales hosted by my library. It is a fun experience where you spend a few hours organizing books and helping others buy or find the books they want. At the end all of the volunteers are allowed to pick one free book for volunteering. So, for the last book sale I participated in I picked Poison study. The cover was a little ripped but it I didn’t care for I have wanted to read the book for the longest time and yet I have still not gotten around to it.
I am part of a book club through my library that provides us with advanced readers copies of books. If they are older than the past few months we are allowed to keep the books we choose. It is awesome for I have found and kept some phenomenal books through them. Recently I managed to procure Blood Water Paint which I am so excited to read.
So, this Saturday I went to a book conference with the authors Raul the III and Simone Elkeles. It was intriguing and I had never heard of either of these authors before. I managed to procure a Simone Elkeles book; How to Ruin a Summer Vacation. I haven’t read it yet but I am excited to start it. I did not purchase a book by Raul the III because I am not into graphic novels which is what he writes and illustrates.
Besides being able to meet the authors there were several forums that we could participate in. There were three forums with five or six programs you could go to. Each forum lasted an hour with fifteen minutes between each to find the next program you wanted to participate in.
The second program was Like, Try, Why which a program dedicated to suggesting good books with diverse characters. Throughout the presentation, I was convinced to read several books that I have never heard of but sound really good. At the end, we got two free books. I managed to grab a signed copy of the Belles by Dhonielle Clayton. Yes!! I have been wanting to read that book for forever. The second book I grabbed was Emergency Contact by Mary H.K Choi. I am unsure about how good that book is gonna be.
At the end, we talked to the main authors Simone and Raul. Then we got to choose one free book and get our books signed by the authors. For my book, I grabbed Reunited by Colleen Houck. I got my books signed along with a poster and headed home. It was fun and enjoyable.
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