Upcoming September Releases

Lots of September books this year, and my birthday is right in the middle... so books for me!  The ones I'm wishing for the most are:

• The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White
• I'm so excited for this book because it's about Egyptian mythology.  I love mythology retellings in general, but I tend to only read ones centered on Greek myths.  This sounds like a great book and a nice change.
• The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
• Fantasy is my favorite genre, especially if there's an element of magic to it.  This new series looks like a perfect match for me.
• The 100 by Kass Morgan
• A nice mix of sci-fi and dystopian, and it's being made into a TV show.  I'm hoping to read it before the show comes out, and fortunately it's not starting til mid-season so I have plenty of time.
• Antigoddess by Kendare Blake
• Like I said earlier, I love mythology retellings.  Despite reading so much Greek-based retellings, I never get tired of it.
• Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
• I'm a sucker for dystopian novels, even though they can drain you.  This one's very survival-oriented, set in a world where water is a rare and precious commodity, and people will kill over a small pond.
• Starry Nights by Daisy Whitney
• This just sounds like a cute, magical book.  It's about paintings coming to life, and a guy who falls in love with a girl trapped in a painting.
• The Falconer by Elizabeth May
• I don't read a lot of steampunk, even though I've enjoyed the little I have read.  This new series looks like it will be exciting and fun to read.
• Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
• First, it's Brandon Sanderson.  Second, it's super heroes.  That's enough for me.
• All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
• I actually already own the ARC of this book (thanks BEA!), and I've only been hearing good things about it from my fellow bloggers.  I'm really hoping I like it as much as they do.
• The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
• This is another book I already picked up at BEA, and I wasn't even going to read it originally.  The first book in the series, Raven Boys, wasn't impressing me, but then I read that last line, and I knew I HAD to read The Dream Thieves.

Upcoming Releases - August 2013

So I really wanted to post this earlier today, but then it turned into one of those days.  Why do we even have Mondays anyway?

Upcoming August Releases

There are so many awesome books coming out in August.  I cannot wait to read them.  Here are some of the ones I'm most excited about.

• The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson
• Hector!
• This is the final book of the Fire and Thorns trilogy, and I am practically biting my nails to find out what happens next!
• Doon by Carey Corp & Lorie Langdon
• A book based on a musical?  Set in Scotland?  With an awesome cover?  Yes, please!
• The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore
• I love this series (although I still need to read the previous book), and I'm hoping that this installment in the Lorien Legacies is as exciting as the first two.
• Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
• Honestly, I have yet to read Throne of Glass, but I did get it at BEA, and I do intend to read it soon.  There is just so much buzz around this book, and bloggers (whose opinions I trust) seem to love it.
• The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
• This middle-grade ghost/detective story just sounds like so much fun.
• The Lost Kingdom by Matthew J. Kirby
• I do not read enough steampunk, and this book seems like the perfect answer.  I got the ARC at BEA so I'm really looking forward to it.
• The Returned by Jason Mott
• I want to read this because it has an interesting concept, and they're making it into a TV series.
• Longing For Home by Sarah M. Eden
• I don't know much about this book, but I do know that I enjoyed the last book I read by Eden.  So if this one is as good as that one, then I won't be disappointed.
• The Nazi Hunters by Neal Bascomb
• I'm one of those "strange" people who enjoys reading non-fiction (I used to read textbooks for fun), and I especially love reading about WWII.  This book is actually narrative non-fiction, so it's written like a novel.
• The Apollo Academy by Kimberly P. Chase
• I actually stumbled upon this book while looking for a different one, and I thought it sounded really cool.  It's also the first "new adult" book I've seen that interests me.

Are you looking forward to any of these?  Are there any other books coming out soon that you'd recommend?  And if you've already read one or more of these, I'd love to hear what you thought about them.

July Reading List

Now that I'm coming to the end of my lovely (lazy) four-day weekend, I realize that I have a lot of reading to catch up on.  My TBR pile is taking up valuable floor space, so I really need to get started on it.  I've been working on a schedule to try to organize things a bit.  The following list is of the books I'm pushing myself to get done this month.

The July Reading List

• Keeper of Reign by Emma Right
• Ink by Amanda Sun
• Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
• Swept Up By the Sea by Tracy & Laura Hickman
• Awaken by Meg Cabot
• Raven Flight by Juliet Marillier
• Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
• Dualed by Elsie Chapman
• City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster
• Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi
• Taken by Erin Bowman
• The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 

And that's my goal to be accomplished by July 31st.  Here's hoping I can actually get it done.