Hi everyone! Today I’m going to sharing some of my most anticipated YA releases for this month. Please note that these dates are correct as of the time of publication, but are the UK release dates for the physical copy only. This month seems like it’ll be a great month for releases, there’s a lot of books here that I’m super excited for!
You’ve Reached Sam By Dustin Thao
Release Date: 2nd November
Genre: Contemporary, romance, fantasy, magical realism
Initial Thoughts: This book sounds utterly heartbreaking and I am so excited for it! The idea of Julie’s dead boyfriend picking up the phone when she calls so they have a second chance at goodbye is so original and this book honestly sounds so beautiful. I’m convinced that I’ll be bawling by the end of this but I’m ok with it! (Edit: I did, indeed, end up crying at the end of this book! You can read my review here.)
Gilded By Marissa Meyer
Release Date: 2nd November
Genre: Fantasy, retellings
Initial Thoughts: This is the Rumpelstiltskin retelling I didn’t know I needed! I don’t think I’ve ever read a Rumpelstilskin retelling before but it’s a really unique concept and after reading Heartless earlier this year I can’t wait to see where Meyer goes with this one!
Skin Of The Sea By Natasha Bowen
Release Date: 4th November
Genre: Fantasy, retellings
Initial Thoughts: I have not read nearly enough books about mermaids so this was an instant add to the tbr for me! The blend of The Little Mermaid with West African mythology is such an original concept and I’m definitely interested to see the road this will take. I can’t wait to review this one!
Jade Fire Gold By June C.L. Tan
Release Date: 4th November
Genre: Fantasy, romance
Initial Thoughts: There are not nearly enough books exploring Chinese culture, so I couldn’t resist adding this! This book has so much potential, the romance sounds super interesting and I love the secret motives trope. All in all this sounds like a fabulous fantasy I can’t miss out on!
The Violent Season By Sara Walters
Release Date: 5th November
Genre: Thriller, horror, mystery
Initial Thoughts: This sounds like the sort of book I could’ve done with for Halloween and I wish it had been released a little sooner! The idea of the November illness combined with the mystery behind the murderer sounds super intriguing and this definitely sounds like a book that will keep you guessing right until the end…
Luminous By Mara Rutherford
Release Date: 11th November
Genre: Fantasy
Initial Thoughts: This sounds like such a unique take on a witch story! It sounds like there’s a lot of space for Liora’s character to develop and come into her strength, which I always love to read in books. Coupled with her younger sister being taken, this was a must for the tbr!
The City Beautiful By Aden Polydoros
Release Date: 11th November
Genre: Fantasy, historical
Initial Thoughts: This sounds like such an amazing murder mystery, and I love the Chicago 1893 setting! The fact that the two protagonists are Jewish is only a bonus and I can’t wait to delve into this story – it sounds like it could potentially be quite dark but that’s one of the reasons I’m so excited for it!
Ski Weekend By Rektok Ross
Release Date: 11th November
Genre: Thriller
Initial Thoughts: I love a good survival thriller, so when I saw this I couldn’t resist adding it to my tbr! The snowy isolated setting and the teenagers sounds like a terrifying combination and I’m so here for it. I can’t wait to see what goes down in this!
All Of Us Villains By Amanda Foody and Christine Herman
Release Date: 11th November
Genre: Fantasy
Initial Thoughts: Ok but this one is way up there with my most anticipate releases of the whole year! As soon as I saw the words ‘The Hunger Games with magic’ I was sold and I honestly can not wait for next week to come so I can finally read (or, rather, listen to) this.
Our Way Back To Always By Nina Moreno
Release Date: 18th November
Genre: Romance, contemporary
Initial Thoughts: This book sounds absolutely adorable and I can’t wait to read another great contemporary! I absolutely love the idea of the bucket list and, being at the end of compulsory education myself, I think the pressures of senior year will be a very relatable theme for me. I can’t wait to delve into this one!
Which book are you most excited about? Are there any on your TBR which I haven’t included? Let me know in the comments!
I hope you enjoyed this post!
Ceri
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So many great books here! I’d 100% recommend All of Us Villains, it was such an amazing read! I’m super excited to read Gilded this month.
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There definitely are! I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed it, you’ve made me even more excited for it! Me too, thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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All these books look like some great and interesting reads!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
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They definitely are, thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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I haven’t heard of any of these books so thank you for introducing me to them! I’m currently reading and loving Lindsey Kelk’s soon to be released book “On a Night Like This”.
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You’re more than welcome, I hope you found some you’ll enjoy! Ooh I haven’t heard of that one, I’ll have to check it out. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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What a great list! I’d love to read Jade Fire Gold. Thanks for compiling this for us 🙂
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Thank you! I really hope you enjoy it, thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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OMG! I am also really excited to read You Have Reached Sam but I have a feeling it will break my heart…and I also can’t wait to read Jade Fire Gold, it has been on my tbr for around 3-4 months already! Great Post!
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Me too, I’m fully expecting all the feels whilst reading it – but I can’t wait! I really hope you enjoy them both, thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Our way back to always sounds like something I would enjoy reading under a blanket on a Sunday. You’ve included so many great sounding books in this post though.
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I’m so glad to hear that haha, it sounds like a super cute read! I really hope you enjoy, thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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What a diverse and intriguing list! There are some great sounding books here. I’m curious about Skin of the Sea. The blend of stories sounds interesting but I also haven’t read a retelling of the Little Mermaid before. I also like the sounds of The City Beautiful.
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Thank you so much! Same, I’m so intrigued to see what road the author goes down with it – I think it has the potential to be something really special! I really hope you enjoy them both, thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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I love these types of posts because I’m always looking forward to new releases! You’ve shared some great sounding books, thank you so much. I’ll be keeping an eye out for these Xo
Elle – ellegracedeveson.com
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I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed it, that means a lot! Thank you so much for reading and commenting xx
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I don’t think I have heard of any of these books. Thank you for sharing the upcoming releases for November.
Lauren – http://www.bournemouthgirl.com
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I’m glad I could bring them to your attention, thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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You have got an awesome range of books on here, but I confess I most drawn to You’ve Reached Sam and Jade Fire Gold. Both stories sound unique and original, as well as emotional. 🙂
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Thank you! They definitely do, I’m really excited for them both too. I really hope you enjoy them, thank you so much for reading and commenting 🙂
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Looks like so many good releases coming out this month! Thanks for sharing them all!
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There definitely are! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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These all sound like great releases! I’m particular interested in Ski Weekend love the sound of that! Thank you for sharing
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They definitely are! Me too, it sounds just the sort of thing for a great mystery/thriller. I really hope you enjoy it, thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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The Violent Season looks and sounds like my sort of book, I’ll definitely be checking it out!
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Same, it looks amazing! I really hope you enjoy it, thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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I love a good YA book, so this list was right up my street! I’m the same as you and am eagerly awaiting the 11th for “All of Us Villians” to come out! Great list of suggestions though and I’ve definitely got a few added to the TBR
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I’m really glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, the 11th can’t come soon enough haha. I really hope you enjoy them, thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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Thank you for sharing all these new releases for November. I was not aware of any of them. Will be waiting for your reviews to learn more on some of them.
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I’m really glad I could bring them to your attention! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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