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Interested in adding to your summer reading list? Check out these five books that are out today:
The Color of a Lie by Kim Johnson Random House Books for Young Readers
In 1955, a Black family passes for white and moves to a âWhites Onlyâ town in the suburbs. Caught between two worlds, a teen boy puts his family at risk as he uncovers racist secrets about his suburb. A new social justice thriller from the acclaimed author of This Is My America! Calvin knows how to pass for white. Heâs done it plenty of times before. For his friends in Chicago, when they wanted food but werenât allowed in a restaurant. For work, when he and his dad would travel for the Green Book. This is different. After a tragedy in Chicago forces the family to flee, they resettle in an idyllic all-white suburban town in search of a better life. Calvinâs father wants everyone to embrace their new white lifestyles, but itâs easier said than done. Hiding your true self is exhausting â which leads Calvin across town where he can make friends who know all of himâŚand spend more time with his new crush, Lily. But when Calvin starts unraveling dark secrets about the white town and its inhabitants, passing starts to feel even more suffocatingâand dangerousâthan he could have imagined. Expertly weaving together real historical events with important reflections on being Black in America, acclaimed author Kim Johnson powerfully connects readers to the experience of being forced to live a life-threatening lie or embrace an equally deadly truth.
Dancers of the Dawn by Afzal Zulekha Rock the Boat
Dancer. Warrior. Executioner. Deep in the desert a storm is brewing. Under the blazing sun, an elite troupe of dancers are trained to harness their magic. They are the queenâs most formidable assassins. Aasira has one of the rarest talents â for she is a flame-wielder. Feared by all and envied by some, she uses her power to execute enemies of the crown. Aasiraâs greatest wish is to serve her queen. But on the eve of her graduation, with tensions rising among the dancers and secrets stirring in the shifting sand dunes, she begins to question whether she was truly born to killâŚ
Hearts of Fire and Snow by David Bowles and Guadalupe Garcia McCall Bloomsbury YA
Award-winning authors David Bowles and Guadalupe GarcĂa McCall reimagine a beloved Aztec tale of star-crossed lovers with one last chance to reunite. Blanca Montes wants to make a difference in the world, to do more than her wealthy godfather and spoiled boyfriend think her capable of. So when Greg Chan shows up as a new student at her Nevada school, she is more than intrigued by this handsome, brilliant stranger. But Greg and Blanca are drawn to each other by something stronger--their fates entwined centuries ago. In his first life, Greg was Captain Popoca, and Blanca is the reincarnation of Princess Iztac, who took her own life after believing her beloved Popoca was sent to his death in battle. Greg has spent a thousand years searching for his lost love, and now the fates have given them one more chance to reunite. Will their hearts finally beat as one?
Icon and Inferno (A Stars and Smoke Novel, 2) by Marie Lu Roaring Brook Press
Spies meet romance meet popstars in this thrilling follow up to Stars and Smoke by bestselling author Marie Lu. A year has passed since superstar Winter and secret agent Sydney Cossette went undercover - on a dangerous mission to bring down the baddest man in London. Winter hasn't stopped thinking about Sydney since, and she's been trying not to think about him Family secrets and nasty newspapers has Winter desperate to re-enter the secret world. And it's not long before he gets his chance. Sydney is back, and this time the mission goes right to the heart of the United States of America. A rescue gone wrong, an assassination attempt - and the return of an old flame - puts Winter right back into the action . . . and into a country on the brink of chaos. And when a murder accusation has Sydney on the run, suddenly it's not just a life at stake, but all-out war.
Seasick by Kristin Cast & Pintip Dunn Delacorte Press
There's a killer on board a luxury yacht, and two former friends must team up to figure out which of their privileged classmates has a penchant for murder before they become victims themselves. Don't miss out on this gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling authors Kristin Cast and Pintip Dunn! Exâbest friends Naya Morgan and Yana Bunpraserit have always felt like outsiders in their small Oklahoma town. But this year, everything changes when theyâre inducted into an exclusive society of Yatesville Highâs top recent graduates. Unimaginable opportunities await them, starting with a celebratory yacht trip to Bermuda. Despite the likely onslaught of microaggressions and backhanded compliments from their peersâin addition to their own rocky pastâYana and Naya are ready for an epic voyage. Then one of their classmates is brutally murdered, leaving them stuck at sea with a killer. Yana and Naya may have avoided each other for years, yet as the body count rises, rekindling their friendship might be the only way theyâll both survive.
#the color of a lie#dancers of the dawn#hearts of fire and snow#icon and inferno#seasick#kim johnson#zulekhĂĄ a afzal#david bowles#guadalupe garcĂa mccall#marie lu#kristin cast#pintip dunn#new releases
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After all, Naya had proved she and Yana could handle getting a little seasick.
Kristin Cast & Pintip Dunn, from Seasick
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The Lotus Flower Champion: plowed through it in a few hours. Classic cheesy YA romance so if that's your bread and butter go for it. Neat storyline, interesting characters, LOVED the Thai folktales, the cover is like out of this world gorgeous. All in all a fun easy read which is what I was looking for.
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[BOOK REVIEW] ARC: The Lotus Flower Champion by Pintip Dunn & Love Dunn
This Pintip Dunn and Love Dunn book is AVAILABLE NOW! âď¸âď¸âď¸âď¸âď¸ This book tells the story of the heroineâs adventure filled with Thai folktales and a bit of romance.The heroineâs dying mother wanted the whole family to visit Thailand. However, the heroineâs family ends up stranded on an island with ten strangers while being tested to awaken dormant powers by facing their own fears and possiblyâŚ
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New Young Adult Releases! (October 3rd, 2023)
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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!
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New Standalones/First in a Series:
The Voice Upstairs by Laura E. Weymouth
Kween by Vichet Chum
Up in Flames by Hailey Alcaraz
Beholder by Ryan La Sala
Love in Wonderland by Abiola Bello
And Don't Look Back by Rebecca Barrow
The Homecoming War by Addie Woolridge
The Scarlet Alchemist by Kylie Lee Baker
Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle
Plan A by Deb Caletti
The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson
When Ghosts Call Us Home by Katya de Becerra
Eight Dates and Nights by Betsy Aldredge
The Blackwoods by Brandy Colbert
A Twisted Tale Anthology by Various
The Spells We Cast by Jason June
How to Get Over the End of the World by Hal Schrieve
Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks
Night of the Witch by Sara Raasch & Beth Revis
Before the Devil Knows You're Here by Autumn Krause
All the Things We Never Said by Yasmin Rahman
Salt the Water by Candice Iloh
The Lotus Flower Champion by Pintip Dunn & Love Dunn
The Glass Scientists: Volume 1 by S.H. Cotugno & Sabrina Cotugno
New Sequels:
Silence & Shadows (Blood & Moonline #2) by Erin Beaty
Prince of Thorns & Nightmares (Princes #2) by Linsey Miller
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Happy reading!
#Laura E. Weymouth#Vichet Chum#Hailey Alcaraz#Ryan La Sala#Abiola Bello#Rebecca Barrow#Addie Woolridge#Kylie Lee Baker#Pascale Lacelle#Deb Caletti#Kosoko Jackson#Katya de Becerra#Betsy Aldredge#Brandy Colbert#Jason June#Hal Schrieve#Faith Erin Hicks#Sara Raasch#Beth Revis#Autumn Krause#Yasmine Rahman#Candice Iloh#Pintip Dunn#Love Dunn#S.H. Cotugno#Sabrina Cotugno#Erin Beaty#Linsey Miller#new releases#new books
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Seasick by Kristen Cast & Pintip Dunn
Seasick by Kristen Cast & Pintip Dunn. Delacorte Press, 2024. 9780593649305 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery What did you like about the book? Seasick is a teen thriller/horror with an interesting dose of realistic fiction. Naya is graduating high school in her small Oklahoma town and is invited to join an exclusive society made up ofâŚ
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WOTN: Malice
The Battle to Stop a Malevolent Virus in Malice Malice is the latest novel to come from the mind of Pintip Dunn. This novel blends famous dystopian and science fiction themes into one cohesive story. Time travel, viruses, coming of age, finding love, and a quest to save humanity. Those are just some of the themes found within these pages. Thanks to a warning from her older self, Alice knowsâŚ
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Here are more young adult books by AAPI authors in our collection. Stay tuned for more posts!
Authors: Wesley Chu, Melissa de la Cruz, Julie C. Dao, Somaiya Daud, Pintip Dunn, Susan Ee, Hafsah Faizal, Sara Farizan, Andrew Fukuda, Kelly Loy Gilbert, Maureen Goo, and I. W. Gregorio
#aapi heritage month#aapi authors#young adult books#ya lit#teen books#wesley chu#melissa de la cruz#julie c dao#somaiya daud#pintip dunn#susan ee#hafsah faizal#Sara farizan#andrew fukuda#kelly loy gilbert#maureen goo#i w gregorio
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Dating Makes Perfect by Pintip Dunn
The Tech sisters donât date in high school. Not because theyâre not asked. Not because theyâre not interested. Not even because no one can pronounce their long, Thai last nameâhence the shortened, awkward moniker. But simply because theyâre not allowed. Until now. In a move that other Asian American girls know all too well, six months after the older Tech twins got to college, their parents asked, âWhy arenât you engaged yet?â The sisters retaliated by vowing that they wonât marry for ten (maybe even twenty!) years, not until theyâve had lots of the dating practice that they didnât get in high school. In a shocking war on the status quo, her parents now insist that their youngest daughter, Orrawin (aka âWinnieâ), must practice fake dating in high school. Under their watchful eyes, of courseâand organized based on their favorite rom-coms. âCause that wonât end in disaster. The first candidate? The son of their longtime friends, Mat Songsomboonâarrogant, infuriating, and way too good-looking. Winnieâs known him since they were toddlers throwing sticky rice balls at each other. And her parents love him. If only he werenât her sworn enemy.
Tontawan Tantivejakul as Orrawin âWinnieâ Tech Thanapob Leeratanakachorn as Mat Songsomboon
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read my full review of dating makes perfect by pintip dunn here.
The Tech sisters donât date in high school. Not because theyâre not asked. Not because theyâre not interested. Not even because no one can pronounce their long, Thai last nameâhence the shortened, awkward moniker. But simply because theyâre not allowed. Until now.
In a move that other Asian American girls know all too well, six months after the older Tech twins got to college, their parents asked, âWhy arenât you engaged yet?â The sisters retaliated by vowing that they wonât marry for ten (maybe even twenty!) years, not until theyâve had lots of dating practice.
In a shocking war on the status quo, her parents now insist that their youngest daughter, Orrawin (aka âWinnieâ), must date in high school. Under their watchful eyes, of course â and on dates they organize based on their favorite rom-coms.
The first candidate? The son of their longtime friends, Mat Songsomboonâarrogant, dreamy, and infuriating. Winnieâs known him since they were toddlers throwing sticky rice balls at each other. Her parents love him, so naturally heâs the perfect person for her to pretend date.
If only he werenât her sworn enemy.
my review:
You know I added this book to my tbr list as soon as I read âfake dating with my once-childhood-best-friend-now-loathed-enemy.â This book certainly delivered those tropes (fake dating, hate-to-love, childhood friends). Dating Makes Perfect was an adorable read with lots of rom-com moments and Thai representation!
Everybody knows the Tech girls donât date in high school, until one day when their mom asks the older girls why theyâre not married yet. They point out that they donât have the experience to meet the perfect match, so their mom decides to set Winnie up so sheâll have practice with dating. However, she sets her up with Mat, Winnieâs once best friend, now hated enemy.
Iâm always a sucker for fake dating, although I would say this is less of that trope as we think of it (where they have to fool other people) and more of them acting out moments from rom-com movies (literally! Winnieâs mom sets them up on dates that she based on old romantic comedies). I also love childhood friends to enemies, and Winnie and Mat are definitely that. Their romance was cute! I enjoyed their teasing and banter.
read my full review here.
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Currently reading: Malice by Pintip Dunn
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New Releases
We've got four new YA books on our radar this week! Check out what's on deck for launch this Tuesday:
The Lotus Flower Champion by Pintip Dunn and Love Dunn
It looks like paradiseâŚonly itâs not. This was supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime family trip to Thailand. One last wish for my dying mama. Instead, weâre stranded on a lush, stunning island with ten strangersâheld captive as Thai mythology unfolds around usâŚand within us.
Now weâre being tested. Weâre expected to face our greatest fearsâand possible deathsâin hopes of awakening some kind of dormant giftâŚor curse. One by one, weâre transforming, echoing the strange and sometimes wondrous abilities found in Thai folktales. But my mama has only days to live, my papa is missing, and Iâm forced to trust a group of strangersâŚincluding our evasive, dark-eyed tour guide, who resembles a minor god. Toss me in the ocean and feed me to the naga now.
Only Iâm no hero. My days are managed by numbers and the compulsions that used to keep me safe. I have to prove how far I can go. To survive. To protect my family. And to find a way off this perilous island where everything is a lieâŚincluding reality.
Carry My Secret to Your Grave (Murder, She Wrote #2) by Stephanie Kuehn
Small town murders. Big time thrills. The second installment in the suspenseful, modern update of the classic mystery TV series. Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, Sadie, and Gossip Girl.
âSomeone knows where you live. And whoever they are, they want you to know⌠youâre next.â Bea Fletcher never met a cold case she didnât want to solve. So when she finds herself staying with family near Lake Paloma, sheâs torn. Sure, sheâs not thrilled to be bunking with her moody, taciturn uncle and his wife while her fatherâs out of town. Being away from Cabot Cove means less time for Bea to work on her true crime blog, visit her great-aunt Jessica, and spend time with new friends Leisl, Leif, and Carlos and the mysterious underground treasure hunting game theyâve been playing.
But Lake Paloma has mysteries of its own, including the unsolved drowning of teenaged Eden Vicente the year before. And when Bea starts to ask questions about Edenâs death, the answers lead her closer to home than she ever imagined. If Bea isnât careful, she could be the next girl to end up at the bottom of the lake.
What the River Knows by Isabel IbaĂąez
Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic thatâs been largely left behind or forgotten. Inez has everything a girl might want, except for the one thing she yearns the most: her globetrotting parentsâwho frequently leave her behind.
When she receives word of their tragic deaths, Inez inherits their massive fortune and a mysterious guardian, an archeologist in partnership with his Egyptian brother-in-law. Yearning for answers, Inez sails to Cairo, bringing her sketch pads and an ancient golden ring her father sent to her for safekeeping before he died. But upon her arrival, the old world magic tethered to the ring pulls her down a path where she soon discovers thereâs more to her parentâs disappearance than what her guardian led her to believe.
With her guardianâs infuriatingly handsome assistant thwarting her at every turn, Inez must rely on ancient magic to uncover the truth about her parentâs disappearanceâor risk becoming a pawn in a larger game that will kill her.
The Space Between Here and Now by Sarah Suk
Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has Sensory Time Warp Syndrome, a rare condition that causes her to time travel to a moment in her life when she smells something linked to that memory. Her dad is convinced sheâll simply grow out of it if she tries hard enough, but Aimeeâs fear of vanishing at random has kept her from living a normal life.
When Aimee disappears for nine hours into a memory of her estranged momâa moment Aimee has never remembered beforeâshe becomes distraught. Not only was this her longest disappearance yet, but the memory doesnât match up with the story of how her mom leftâat least, not the version sheâs always heard from her dad.
Desperate for answers, Aimee travels to Korea, where she unravels the mystery of her memories, the truth about her mother, and the reason she keeps returning to certain moments in her life. Along the way, she realizes sheâll need to reconcile her past in order to save her present.
#the space between here and now#murder she wrote#the lotus flower champion#what the river knows#ya lit
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Malice
by Pintip Dunn.
I would like to thank Pintip Dunn & Entangled Publishing for my copy of the ARC. Â Due to this kind gesture, I have decided to leave an honest review.
What if mankind was at stake? Â Could you sit back and wait for future doom to drop on you or would you fight to prevent this? Â Alice never thought her life would come to this. Â Attending a high school for the extremely gifted (that she only attends due to her genius of a brother), dreaming of when she will be finished and hopefully off on her travels to photograph the world. Â One day Alice is reached too from the future, explaining that a deadly virus will wipe out most the population and her help is needed to prevent this. Â She finally thinks she is losing the plot, going insane! Or is she? Â What will our little Malice do...
The book is so intriguing and extremely funny at points. Â The plot gripped me from the start but I did find myself getting a tad bored at parts, where there wasn't really any dialogue just wordy parts that could have been left out. Â Overall it was ejoyable and I read it in one sitting, extremely quickly!
I didn't expect it to turn out a YA sci-fi thriller kinda book but it had a  good edge to it.  I feel the romance was paced very well and you liked the characters, watching them stumble over into it.  I do think it was clear from the start who created the virus but I didn't actually expect the ending which was good.
I did really like our leading lady Alice. Â She was witty and funny which completely matched our lovely male Bandit. Â His little jokes and one liners were funny and I can just remember guys at school like him. Â I love how we get to see this vulnerable part to him, it made him even more relatable to and I was really rooting for him.
Our other characters were atually likeable themselves. Â Archie, Alice's older brother. Â Zeke (I still don't understand his relationship if its friendly or purely using Archie for help with work). Lalana, Alice's amazing best friend. Â Cristela, who slips into a BFF role. Â They all had their little places and didn't find myself disliking any of them.
The book touches on family break-ups, struggles with identification, depression, teenage agnst, and I must admit it was done pretty well. So for that I give it 3 stars!
All in all, it was not a bad read. Â I would recommend it if you are looking for something quick and edgy.
"Because when I talk to you, sometimes you forget to blink. Â And so help me, that makes me feel like the most important person on the planet."
#Malice#Pintip Dunn#Malice by Pintip Dunn#Alice#Archie#Bandit Sakda#Lalana#Cristela#Zeke#deadly virus#teenage angst#ya science fiction#YA#book#books#book quotes#book review#bookworm#3 star review#goodreads#NetGalley
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MALICE
by Pintip Dunn
(Entangled, 2/4/20)
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What I know:
a student in my school will one day wipe out two-thirds of the population with a virus.
What I donât know:
who it is.
In a race against the clock, I not only have to figure out their identity, but I'll have to outwit a voice from the future telling me to kill them. Because I'm starting to realize no one is telling the truth. But how can I play chess with someone who already knows the outcome of my every move? Someone so filled with malice she's lost all hope in humanity? Well, I'll just have to find a wayâbecause now she's drawn a target on the only boy I've ever loved...
#pintip dunn#entangled#february 2020#feb 4 2020#science fiction#thriller#plague pandemic virus#purple covers#dunn#malice
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New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (August 18th, 2020)
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Note: Since so many release dates have been changed for various Young Adult novels, keep in mind that there might be some titles missing in this post.
Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know! ___
New Standalones/First in a Series:
The Notorious Virtues by Alwyn Hamilton
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner
All Eyes On Her by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn (L.E. Flynn)
What Goes Up by Christine Heppermann
Ignite the Sun by Hanna C. Howard
Skywatchers by Carrie Arcos
Dating Makes Perfect by Pintip Dunn
New Sequels:
Vicious Spirits (Gumiho #2) by Kat Cho
The Faithless Hawk (The Merciful Crow #2)Â by Margaret Owen
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Are there any upcoming sci-fi book releases you're anticipating? đ YA Sci-Fi is my top fave genre. I'm superrrr excited about This Cruel Design, Archenemies, Skyward, This Splintered Silence, and The Disasters! I also have Star-Crossed and Light Years (KASS MORGAN!) in my possession and I'm so excited to read them! I think I'm going to dedicate my November TBR to sci-fi. đ Galaxy Scarf, and Star Wars inspired bookmark (designed by @lexyolivia) came in the March 'Across the Galaxy' @owlcrate Prythian constellation sleeve (by @sparrow_and_wolf) came in the Starfall Edition @illumicrate
#Bookstagram#starlitreader#Book blogger#Book photography#booklr#bookstagrammer#yalit#booklover#scifi#ya sci fi#YA science fiction#science fiction#star-crossed#pintip dunn#A LONG TIME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY
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