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[wormwoodandhoney]

july anticipated releases

(note: i have not yet read any of these and cannot speak to their quality- i’m just intrigued by the synopsis or author!)

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst is a cozy fantasy about a woman and her familiar (a sentient spider plant) open an illegal spell shop and falls in love with her nosy neighbor.

The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Mi-Yee Lee (translated by Sandy Joosun Lee) is a Korean novel about a store that sells dreams. I believe this is also sort of a cozy fantasy, but I'm not sure!

Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle is a novel about a Hollywood writer who is being pressured to kill off the gay characters in his long-running series. When he refuses, monsters from his past begin to haunt him. I'm not entirely sure what that means, but I'm intrigued!

I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones is a slasher movie from the point of view of the teenaged boy cursed to be the slasher. I love SGJ and I'll read pretty much anything he writes.

The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington is another slasher with a twist- when a group of teens accidentally summon a demon that follows slasher movie tropes, Devon realizes that the group's blonde, she's up to die first, while her longtime crush is slated to be the final girl.

[melanielocke]

Most anticipated 2024 books!

I am anticipating a lot of books. To keep track of them, I made a 2024 tbr shelf. It has 123 books. I certainly won't be reading all 123, but since I can sort the list by release date it helps me keep track of new releases. Unfortunately, 123 is so many that half of them I don't even remember adding them or what they're about, so I decided to boil it down to 10 most anticipated new books and 10 sequels.

New

Faebound - Saara El-Arifi - Jan 18

Voyage of the Damned - Frances White - Jan 18

Fathomfolk - Eliza Chan - Feb 27

A Botanical Daughter - Noah Medlock - Mar 19

Otherwordly - FT Lukens - Apr 2

The Sins on their Bones - Laura R. Samotin - May 7

Not for the Faint of Heart - Lex Croucher - May 7

The Honey Witch - Sydney J. Shields - May 14

Running Close to the Wind - Alexandra Rowland - Jun 11

Swordcrossed - Freya Marske - Oct 10

Sequels

The Cursed Rose - Leslie Vedder (book 3 of the Bone Spindle, final book) - Feb 6

The Eternal Ones - Namina Forna (book 3 of Deathless trilogy) - Feb 13

Merciless Saviors - H.E. Edgmon (sequel to Godly Heathens, final book) - Apr 16

Heavenly Tyrant - Xiran Jay Zhao (sequel to Iron Widow, final book) - Apr 30

Mirrored Heavens - Rebecca Roanhorse (book 3 of Between Earth and Sky trilogy) - Jun 4

Hearts that Cut - Kika Hatzopoulou (sequel to Threads that Bind) - Jun 4

The Unrelenting Earth - Kritika H. Rao (Book 2 in the Rages trilogy) - Jun 18

The Lotus Empire - Tasha Suri (book 3 in the Burning Kingdoms trilogy) - Jul 18

Celestial Monsters - Aiden Thomas (sequel to the Sunbearer Trials, final book) - Sept 3

Alecto the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir (book 4 in the Locked Tomb series) - release dat unknown, likely late 2024

[ayaspen]

Is “Across The Spider-Verse” a great sequel ? Yes.

One thing to know about me, is that I’ve always been a spider-man girlie, granted I wasn’t even born when the Raimi’s trilogy dropped, and it took me twelve years after to discover that Spider-Man was not actually blonde (my younger brain always thought he was for some reason) but there’s no denying that Spider-Man has always been a pop culture symbol, even if you don’t know his story, there’s no way you haven’t heard or seen pictures of the masked vigilante who swings around the city with his webs.

And although there were different interpretations to his story, he was always the ordinary kid in Queens (or in our case Brooklyn) who’s got too much power in his hands and is struggling what to do with it, to later become the masked vigilante who saves people and understands the responsibility he have toward his people.

When Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse dropped in 2018, people had mixed reviews on the subject, (and I was a middle schooler who stumbled upon the trailer by accident but was intrigued nonetheless) I think people were afraid that this was going to end up not meeting their expectations, and boy did it exceed them!

The movie did very well (and for good reasons!), and managed to re-introduce the story of The Spider-Man with a twist, in this case introducing the Spider-Verse, and everyone went nuts about it, from the music to the animation to the well-crafted story. The movie was one of the best movies of that year, if not of all times.

But what happens when that movie has a sequel ?  4 years later and with a very enthusiastic fan-base ? Will it be a disappointment or another win ? 

Today, I’m ready to say that Across The Spider-Verse is as good if not better than the original, and here’s why…

Hello and welcome to Butterfly Scribbles, I am the Butterfly in question, and today we’re going to cross the multiverse…I mean the Spider-Verse, my bad!

So ladies and gentlemen, let’s do this again one last time!

(This review may contain spoilers for the movie, so If you haven’t seen it, I highly encourage you to do so, and then read my review after, have a nice time!)

PLOT:

Miles Morales, is very much accustomed to being “Brooklyn’s one and only Spider-Man”, he loves his job, but him leading a double life starts to interfere with his life as Miles and his relationship with his family (and his grades), which leads to him feeling the loneliness this job imposes and starts terribly missing his spider friends.

After that he gets a visit from his best friend Gwen, and learns that there’s a whole universe full of Spider-people teaming up to protect his very existence which leads to a great conflict and a “Spider-hunt” to stop him from going to change his fate and protect the people he loves most in his life, all while redefining his story and doing what he thinks is his role as a hero.

I think the plot of the movie does a really great job of solidifying Miles as his own hero, he is constantly put into situations that tests his morals and beliefs of what he thinks he is doing right, while everyone is treating him like some ignorant teenager, there’s even a great scene where miles stand up for himself and says: “Everyone keeps telling me how my own story is supposed to go, Nah, Imma do my own thing” which is nothing if not great character development.

The twists at the end of the movie are also sure to leave you feeling blown away!

Characters:

Miles:

Like I said before, this movie gives the best arcs to its main hero, Miles goes through a journey of self discovery and finding himself all while struggling with the distance he creates with his family, especially his mom whom he keeps lying to, and her trying to understand what is going on with her son, to the point where she’s scared of him moving away from her.

Miles also feels like an outcast even with his peers, when he discovers the Spider-Verse, Gwen and Peter are against him joining the team for his safety, Miles then feels pressured to prove himself in order to gain respect and inclusion, which does not end up really well.

In the end, he chooses to do it his way, and decides to have fate in his powers and do what perceives to be the right thing, and save people when he has the chance to do so, even if it means having to deal with bigger consequences.

Gwen:

Gwen was one of the fan favorites after the release of the first movie, but the sequel gives more depth to her character, and expands upon her struggles, how she lost her best friend, peter parker, how he looked up to her and wanted to be “special” like she is, also justifying her choice to not be involved in friendships anymore.

Gwen also has an ongoing conflict with her dad, the captain of the city, who hates Spider-Woman and is leading a manhunt against her, blaming her for the murder of Peter, and how that creates a conflict with her father as Gwen, which leads to a confrontation and an identity reveal.

I think it was very smart to include Gwen as one of the protagonists of the movie for obvious reasons, now we know more about her, we sympathize with her as a heroine, and its show 

the similarities her and Miles are experiencing, establishing her role to be more than a love interest and I’m all here for it!

Other characters: 

I think the highlight of this movies is the hundreds of Spider-people we see, each with their own personality, costumes and very funny cameos too! 

My favorites have to be Spider Girl (Peter’s baby), Spider-Woman, Pavitr and Spider-Punk!

Animation and Music:

I think it’s necessary to have a whole section on this review dedicated to praise the animators and the song mixers for this movie, and It’s safe to say that without these two, the magic of the film wouldn’t be the same, I mean just imagine if It wasn’t an animated movie! and If it didn’t have such great singles like “What’s Up Danger”! 

truly a tragedy.

The animation for this movie specifically was really amazing, they combined multiple coloring styles to create the personality of each story like Gwen’s watercolor world in the start of the movie, the battle scenes are epic especially in the Spider hunt scenes with Miles and Miguel.

For the Score of the movie, I personally like the last track “Across The Spider-Verse (Start a Band)” track,I think the music really fits the last and best moments of the movie!

In conclusion, and If you haven’t got it yet, I’m In LOVE with this movie! (I mean, why else would I write a whole essay about it right ?) It’s the perfect sequel to a perfect first, and I’m convinced it’s the best movie of the year and one of the best superhero movies ever !

So if you haven’t watched it yet, I highly encourage you to do so, because It is a great watch even for people who know nothing about Spider-Man.

If you did, well let me know in the comments so we can talk about it even more, cause I’m not even close to being done with it yet!

[pagesandpothos]

Most Anticipated March Book Releases

There are several books released in March that I have put on my TBR. Here's a list of new releases that I am interested in reading:

Murder Road by Simone St. James [March 5]

Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk & Heather Cleary (Translator) [March 5]

The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste [March 5]

Welcome to Forever by Nathan Tavares [March 5]

Jumpnauts by Hao Jingfang & Ken Liu (Translation) [March 12]

The Hedgewitch of Foxhall by Anna Bright [March 12]

A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene [March 12]

A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock [March 19]

Cascade Failure by L.M. Sagas [March 19]

The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo [March 19]

Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland [March 21]

Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis [March 19]

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer [March 19]

Icarus by K. Ancrum [March 26]

The Boyfriend Subscription by Steven Salvatore [March 26]

Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne [March 26]

How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin [March 26]

The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huan [March 26]

[afterwards-extra]

|----- October 2024 Releases -----|

🟢​ : manga 🟣 : books 🟠 : graphic novels

1st— 🟣 The Brightness Between Us by Eliot Schrefer; Book 2 in The Darkness Outside Us 🟣 The Magic You Make by Jason June; Book 2 in The Spells We Cast

8th— 🟣 The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch 🟣 Swordcrossed by Freya Marske 🟣 The Last Dragon of the East by Katrina Kean

14th— 🟣 The Ghostwing’s Lie by Rebecca Mix

15th— 🟣 Rogue Community College by David R. Slayton; Book 1 in The Liberty House Series 🟣 Legend of the White Snake by Sher Lee 🟣 Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy 🟣 House of Frank by Kay Synclaire 🟣 Knight Owl and Early Bird by Christopher Denise

22nd— 🟠 Castle Swimmer V1 by Wendy Martin

[kappabooks]

Can't Wait Wednesday | January 10th

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney In this fresh reimagining of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, Jane…

[readrenard]

I would like to introduce: my most anticipated release of 2023!!!

Jamison has an amazing style & I've wanted to read their stories for a while now. SO happy they are finally being published. I am hungry for the ambitious black ballerina who makes deals in blood to succeed against the rich.

I Feed her to the Beast and the Beast is Me releases 08/29/2023, but it's available for pre-order right now.

[meltotheany]

Most Anticipated Releases | 2023

Most Anticipated Releases | 2023

look at me, trying to be a good book blogger again, wow! hi hi, friends! i hope you’re all well! today i am going to show you my top ten most anticipated reads as of today (jan 3rd), but also this is kind of my tbr for the whole entire year. I would love to be able to read all of these, and then maybe do an updated post about how the reading went! I feel like each year, i try to do different…

[signourneybooks]

Most Anticipated Releases of the Second Half of the Year | Top Ten Tuesday 435

Now that we have shared our Summer tbr’s it is time to look at what is coming out in the second half of the year. For me this is just a list of what I am keeping my eye on. My most excited and most likely to get books are of course The Fury of the Gods and Sunbolt 3! Top Ten Tuesday is as always hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. July 09 The Sky On Fire by Jenn Lyons 11 The Spellshop by Sarah…

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✨️(some) Anticipated books for 2024✨️I know I have more but I can't seem to remember the other titles. Currently back in my vampire/werewolf phase, so I'll be posting specifically on those two topics later. (I blame bg3) This year I also want to dedicate in reading more in Spanish, so if there's a title I'm interested and if it's in Spanish, may read it. Reduce book shopping by checking more books out from the public library or via Libby to save money (I know, sad but saving money and all that..) Please support your public libraries, free books! Movies! Games! And then go through my bookshelves/book board and see what had for a while yo also reduce number of books I have. My friend also gave me a reading journal! While I'm not sure I can read 100 books in a year, I'll try to fill as much as I can, including books that I have DNF'd. I can't wait to see how this year goes 💕

[wormwoodandhoney]

anticipated releases: april

(note: i have not yet read any of these and cannot speak to their quality- i’m just intrigued by the synopsis or author!)

Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina - I don't know anything about this book except I LOVED Medina's last book Sisters of the Lost Nation. I love Indigenous horror/mystery.

Magnolia Wu Unfolds it All by Chanel Miller - a middle grade novel about a ten year old sock detective determined to return lonely socks left behind at her parents' laundromat. Written by Chanel Miller, whose Know My Name is one of the best memoirs ever written. So excited to see her explore fiction.

Off With Their Heads by Zoe Hana Mikuta - a sapphic, monster-filled story of betrayal and magic set in Wonderland.

A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall - an epistolary novel set in a magical underwater world.

A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon, translated by Anton Hur - a depressed millennial woman turns into a magical girl and must fight climate change & credit card debt. TW for suicide mention in the synopsis.

[haleyfury]

Current Library Holds: January 2024

[megst13]

Blogmas Day 15: 2023 Anticipated Releases - Have I Read Them?

Hi everyone! Welcome back to Day 15 of Blogmas! I honestly cannot believe I have posted 15 blog posts this month alone, 2020-2022 me would be shaking in her boots – she’d never see it coming! Today I thought since we are almost halfway through the final month of the year, I’d reflect on the anticipated releases I had at the start of 2023, and whether I’ve read them yet – or even intend to! You…

[pagesandpothos]

Most Anticipated February Book Releases

There are so many exciting book releases in February that it is almost a little overwhelming! Here's a list of the books that I am most looking forward to:

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett [Feb 06]

Bride by Ali Hazelwood [Feb 06]

Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender [Feb 06]

The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden [Feb 13]

Projections by S.E. Porter [Feb 13]

The Briar Book of the Dead by A.G. Slatter [Feb 13]

How You Get The GIrl by Anita Kelly [Feb 13]

Medea by Eilish Quin [Feb 13]

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown [Feb 13]

An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson [Feb 13]

Sun of Blood and Ruin by Mariely Lares [Feb 20]

Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa [Feb 20]

A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal [Feb 20]

The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert [Feb 20]

Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan [Feb 27]

Daughter of the Bone Forest by Jasmine Skye [Feb 27]

[afterwards-extra]

|----- October 2023 Releases -----|

🟢​ : manga 🟣 : books 🟠 : graphic novels

3rd— 🟣 Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 🟢​ My Love Mix-Up! V9 by Wataru Hinekure & illustrated by Aruko

10th— 🟢 Given V8 by Natsuki Kizu 🟣 Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare; Book 1 in Sword Catcher 🟣 Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender

20th— 🟣 Herald of the Witch’s Mark by Kellen Graves; Book 3 in Rowan Blood

22nd— 🟣 Endless Terrors by K.J. Sutton; Book 5 of Fortuna Sworn

31st—

🟣 Dark Moon, Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton; Book 1 in The Gods of Night and Day

[kappabooks]

Can't Wait Wednesday | January 17th

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa A trans boy searches for a future―and a romance―in which he can live and love…