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starrlikesbooks · 4 years ago

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Time for July books!

as always, more on each book is under the cut!

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust is an LBGT fairytale-esque fantasy that draws from Persian mythlogy and has an all Persian cast. It involves poison curses, demons, and challenging gray morality. (And a beautiful cover!)

Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim is the sequel to 2019′s Spin the Dawn, the story of a talented tailor pretending to be male to win a coveted position, and finding herself on a quest with the mysterious court magician, who she might be falling in love with. If you haven’t read Spin the Dawn, do it! The ending of that book left me needing more, so I’m super excited about this next installment!

Loveless by Alice Oseman has been on my “can’t wait” shelf for a long time because it’s about an aromantic teen! Aro rep is so rare, and I defintely trust Oseman to do it well.

The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune takes place in a world with superpowered people, but follows the story of Nick, a regular guy and super fan of one particular hero, Shadow Star. Full of fanfic, powers, queer romance, and that desperate feeling to become who you want to be, this book promises to be really great.

Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters I have already read and can vouch for. I’ve been waiting for this book to come out since I read it back in February! This is a southern gothic magical realism/paranormal story about a bi folk fiddler mourning the loss of her father and trying to prove her brother’s innocence in the murder of her stepfather. But the only way to do that is to revisit her father’s death, and find his old fiddle, the one that can call up ghosts.

Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline is Native American fantasy horror- so already more than worth reading. It follows a woman dealing with the disappearance of her husband- and then his reappearance, and apparent complete memory loss, a year later. This book seems creepy and amazing, and I can’t wait to read it.

The Faithless Hawk by Margaret Owen is another sequel to yet another amazing fantasy novel. The Merciful Crow is a caste-magic book, whose main character must take on a leadership position before she is ready to save her people, and maybe even guarantee security for all of their survival. I am terrified of this book because of the title and because the synopsis says “lovers become enemies”, but am I still going to read it asap? Oh, absolutely.

Flyaway by Kathleen Jennings is gothic fantasy horror novella where a woman receiving a note from her brothers, who have disappeared, makes her re-examine all her memories of them, and what happened to them. It’s supposed to be something of a dark fable, and a beautifully written one at that.

Feathertide by Beth Cartwright is a YA magical realism story about a girl born covered in feathers hunting for the secret of who and what she is. It sounds like we’re getting mermaids/sirens/harpies, and I’m more than ready for it!

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