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There are so many good books being released this month that
I decided to do a little roundup of the ones that I’m most excited about. The
majority of my selection are young adult but there are a couple of adult and nonfiction
books in there as well. So, here are my top 12 September 2017 book releases.
Esther Solar's family is . . . unusual. Her father hasn't left the basement in six years. Her brother is terrified of darkness.
Esther isn't afraid of anything - because she avoids pretty much everything. Elevators are off limits, as are open spaces, crowds, family pets, birds, needles, haircuts, dolls and mirrors.
But when Esther is pickpocketed by her cocky old classmate Jonah Walker, Esther and Jonah become surprising friends. Jonah sets a challenge: every week they must work their way through the world's fifty most common phobias. Skydiving, horse riding, beekeeping, public speaking, reptilehouses - they plan to do it all.
Soon their weekly foray into fear becomes the only thing that keeps them tethered to reality, and to each other. But each is keeping a secret from the other, a secret that threatens to rip them apart.
Why it’s on my TBR
list: For some odd reason, I’ve always had a strange obsession with phobias. I love
discovering new and unusual ones so this book sounds perfect for me. Also, I
love a YA romance where the two love interests pair up on some kind of journey.
• Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart
Imogen is a runaway heiress, an orphan, a cook, and a cheat.
Jule is a fighter, a social chameleon, and an athlete.
An intense friendship. A disappearance. A murder, or maybe two.
A bad romance, or maybe three.
Blunt objects, disguises, blood, and chocolate. The American dream, superheroes, spies, and villains.
A girl who refuses to give people what they want from her.
A girl who refuses to be the person she once was.
Imogen is a runaway heiress, an orphan, a cook, and a cheat.
Jule is a fighter, a social chameleon, and an athlete.
An intense friendship. A disappearance. A murder, or maybe two.
A bad romance, or maybe three.
Blunt objects, disguises, blood, and chocolate. The American dream, superheroes, spies, and villains.
A girl who refuses to give people what they want from her.
A girl who refuses to be the person she once was.
Why it’s on my TBR list:
That description contains some of my favourite things (chocolate and superheroes)
and I’ve always loved E. Lockhart’s books so I’m super excited for her new
novel.
Annie Hebden is stuck. Stuck in her boring job, with her irritating roommate, in a life no thirty-five-year-old would want. But deep down, Annie is still mourning the terrible loss that tore a hole through the perfect existence she'd once taken for granted—and hiding away is safer than remembering what used to be. Until she meets the eccentric Polly Leonard.
Bright, bubbly, intrusive Polly is everything Annie doesn't want in a friend. But Polly is determined to finally wake Annie up to life. Because if recent events have taught Polly anything, it's that your time is too short to waste a single day—which is why she wants Annie to join her on a mission…
One hundred days. One hundred new ways to be happy. Annie's convinced it's impossible, but so is saying no to Polly. And on an unforgettable journey that will force her to open herself to new experiences—and perhaps even new love with the unlikeliest of men—Annie will slowly begin to realize that maybe, just maybe, there's still joy to be found in the world. But then it becomes clear that Polly's about to need her new friend more than ever…and Annie will have to decide once and for all whether letting others in is a risk worth taking.
Buy it here: Amazon.co.uk | The Book Depository
Librarians spend their lives weeding--not weeds but books! Books that have reached the end of their shelf life, both literally and figuratively. They remove the books that patrons no longer check out. And they put back the books they treasure. Annie Spence, who has a decade of experience as a Midwestern librarian, does this not only at her Michigan library but also at home, for her neighbours, at cocktail parties—everywhere. In Dear Fahrenheit 451, she addresses those books directly. We read her love letters to The Goldfinch and Matilda, as well as her snarky break-ups with Fifty Shades of Grey and Dear John. Her notes to The Virgin Suicides and The Time Traveller’s Wife feel like classics, sure to strike a powerful chord with readers. Through the lens of the books in her life, Annie comments on everything from women’s psychology to gay culture to health to poverty to childhood aspirations.
Why it’s on my TBR
list: I love finding out what other people are reading and their thoughts on
books they’ve read. There also seems to be a wide range of books discusses so I’m
looking forward to this non-fiction read.
Pre-order it here: Amazon.co.uk | The Book Depository
Pre-order it here: Amazon.co.uk | The Book Depository
Lately, Athena Windham has been spending all her spare time in her grave.
Her parents—owners of a cemetery in Upstate New York—are proud of her devoutness, but her younger sister, Laurel, would rather spend her time exploring the forest that surrounds the Windham’s’ property than in her own grave.
The Windham girls lead secluded lives—their older sister died in a tragic accident and their parents’ protectiveness has made the family semi-infamous.
As the new school year begins, the outside world comes creeping in through encounters with mean girls, a new friend, and a runaway boy hiding out in the cemetery. Meanwhile, a ghost hangs around the Windham property—the only grave keeper never to cross over—plotting how to keep the sisters close to home and close to her . . . forever.
Why it’s on my TBR list:
As we get closer to Halloween I’ve been on the lookout for some creepy reads to
get me in the mood. It’s got ghosts and graveyards so hopefully this will do the
job!
On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls
Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They're going to
die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons,
they're both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news:
There's an app for that. It's called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and
Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure and to live a lifetime
in a single day.
Why
it’s on my TBR list: I’ve heard such good things about this book and it has a
really intriguing premise. I’m excited to see what happens during their last
day on earth.
One-by-one, the students of Osborne High are dying in a
series of gruesome murders, each with increasing and grotesque flair. As the
terror grows closer and the hunt intensifies for the killer, the dark secrets
among them must finally be confronted.
Why it’s on my TBR
list: Another book I’m hoping will put me in the Halloween mood. This one
sounds right up my street as it’s been described as being similar to Scream which I love, plus it’s a
Stephanie Perkins book so it’s bound to be good.
Pre-order it here: Amazon.co.uk | The Book Depository
Pre-order it here: Amazon.co.uk | The Book Depository
Three years ago, Madison Culver disappeared when her family
was choosing a Christmas tree in Oregon’s Skookum National Forest. She would be
eight years old now—if she has survived. Desperate to find their beloved daughter,
certain someone took her, the Culvers turn to Naomi, a private investigator
with an uncanny talent for locating the lost and missing. Known to the police
and a select group of parents as The Child Finder, Naomi is their last
hope.
Naomi’s methodical search takes her deep into the icy, mysterious forest in the Pacific Northwest, and into her own fragmented past. She understands children like Madison because once upon a time, she was a lost girl too.
As Naomi relentlessly pursues and slowly uncovers the truth behind Madison’s disappearance, shards of a dark dream pierce the defenses that have protected her, reminding her of a terrible loss she feels but cannot remember. If she finds Madison, will Naomi ultimately unlock the secrets of her own life?
Naomi’s methodical search takes her deep into the icy, mysterious forest in the Pacific Northwest, and into her own fragmented past. She understands children like Madison because once upon a time, she was a lost girl too.
As Naomi relentlessly pursues and slowly uncovers the truth behind Madison’s disappearance, shards of a dark dream pierce the defenses that have protected her, reminding her of a terrible loss she feels but cannot remember. If she finds Madison, will Naomi ultimately unlock the secrets of her own life?
Why it’s on my TBR
list: I love a good crime novel and this sounds like a good atmospheric read.
If the viral Buzzfeed-style personality quizzes are any
indication, we are collectively obsessed with the idea of defining and knowing
ourselves and our unique place in the world. But what we're finding is this:
knowing which Harry Potter character you are is easy, but actually
knowing yourself isn't as simple as just checking a few boxes on an online quiz.
For readers who long to dig deeper into what makes them uniquely them (and why that matters), popular blogger Anne Bogel has done the hard part--collecting, exploring, and explaining the most popular personality frameworks, such as Myers-Briggs, StrengthsFinder, Enneagram, and others. She explains to readers the life-changing insights that can be gained from each and shares specific, practical real-life applications across all facets of life, including love and marriage, productivity, parenting, the workplace, and spiritual life. In her friendly, relatable style, Bogel shares engaging personal stories that show firsthand how understanding personality can revolutionize the way we live, love, work, and pray.
For readers who long to dig deeper into what makes them uniquely them (and why that matters), popular blogger Anne Bogel has done the hard part--collecting, exploring, and explaining the most popular personality frameworks, such as Myers-Briggs, StrengthsFinder, Enneagram, and others. She explains to readers the life-changing insights that can be gained from each and shares specific, practical real-life applications across all facets of life, including love and marriage, productivity, parenting, the workplace, and spiritual life. In her friendly, relatable style, Bogel shares engaging personal stories that show firsthand how understanding personality can revolutionize the way we live, love, work, and pray.
Why it’s on my TBR list: I’m that person obsessed with taking
personality quizzes, I’m constantly scrolling through Buzzfeed searching for a
new one to take so it’ll be interesting to discover more about it with this
book.
When sixteen-year-old Ellie Baum accidentally time-travels
via red balloon to 1988 East Berlin, she’s caught up in a conspiracy of history
and magic. She meets members of an underground guild in East Berlin who use
balloons and magic to help people escape over the Wall—but even to the balloon
makers, Ellie’s time travel is a mystery. When it becomes clear that someone is
using dark magic to change history, Ellie must risk everything—including her
only way home—to stop the process.
Why it’s on my TBR
list: Berlin in the late 80’s is a great setting and not one I’ve come across
too much in YA, also any book with time travel in the synopsis is automatically
going on my TBR.
Buy it here: Amazon.co.uk | The Book Depository
Buy it here: Amazon.co.uk | The Book Depository
Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an
alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is she was
born without them. And when her parents take a job running Stagecoach Pass, a
rundown western theme park in Arizona, Aven moves with them across the country
knowing that she’ll have to answer the question over and over again.
Her new life takes an unexpected turn when she bonds with Connor, a classmate who also feels isolated because of his own disability, and they discover a room at Stagecoach Pass that holds bigger secrets than Aven ever could have imagined. It’s hard to solve a mystery, help a friend, and face your worst fears. But Aven’s about to discover she can do it all . . . even without arms.
Her new life takes an unexpected turn when she bonds with Connor, a classmate who also feels isolated because of his own disability, and they discover a room at Stagecoach Pass that holds bigger secrets than Aven ever could have imagined. It’s hard to solve a mystery, help a friend, and face your worst fears. But Aven’s about to discover she can do it all . . . even without arms.
Why it’s on my TBR
list: The main character sounds amazing, there’s disability rep and a mystery? Sold.
Buy it here: Amazon.co.uk | The Book Depository
Buy it here: Amazon.co.uk | The Book Depository
Dear Best Friend,
I can already tell that I will hate everyone but you.
Sincerely,
Ava Helmer
(that brunette who won’t leave you alone)
We're still in the same room, you weirdo.
Stop crying.
G
So begins a series of texts and emails sent between two best friends, Ava and Gen, as they head off to their first semesters of college on opposite sides of the country. From first loves to weird roommates, heartbreak, self-discovery, coming out and mental health, the two best friends will document every moment to each other. But as each changes and grows into her new life, will their friendship be able to survive the distance?
I can already tell that I will hate everyone but you.
Sincerely,
Ava Helmer
(that brunette who won’t leave you alone)
We're still in the same room, you weirdo.
Stop crying.
G
So begins a series of texts and emails sent between two best friends, Ava and Gen, as they head off to their first semesters of college on opposite sides of the country. From first loves to weird roommates, heartbreak, self-discovery, coming out and mental health, the two best friends will document every moment to each other. But as each changes and grows into her new life, will their friendship be able to survive the distance?
Why it’s on my TBR
list: I’m off to university soon and it’s gonna be hard moving away from a lot
of my friends. This sounds like a sweet contemporary with a great friendship at
it’s core.
So there we go, hopefully I’ll get around to picking up some
of these releases soon. Which books being released this month are you most
looking forward to? Leave a comment
below and let me know!
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