Hello! I’m back
again with another anticipated book releases entry. On October, there are more
new books released and all of them are intriguing enough for me to whether it’s
from the title, cover or the blurb. As usual, I write down everything based on
their title and released date, not in other special order. Please note that,
this entry is not a sponsored one, nobody paid me to make this long post, I
simply just enjoy finding new books and collect them so I can refer back some
time when I need some recommendations.
OCTOBER 5
1. Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan
Release date :
October 5 2021
Keywords : Middle-grade,
Fantasy, Magic School, Ocean, Mystery
It’s a
stand-alone middle-grade fantasy that revolves around ocean and water. So, if
you are participating a readathon that has water-related prompt, this book can
be a choice for you. This book is about Ana who is a freshman in Harding-Pencroft
Academy which the graduates are the best marine scientiest, navigator or ocean
explorers. She only has her older brother while her parents died on an
expedition 2 years ago. This academy has a rival academy named Land Institute. In
the middle of their trial in the ocean, the freshmen witnessed something
terrible that might be related to this rival school. The “war” has been going
for 150 years, it’s said that they have to survive the danger because of this.
Goodreads |
Amazon | Mizan Store (Indonesian translated version)
I'm going to read this book on November since October has been crowded with bunch of interesting book I've chosen on October Reading Plans.
2. Everything Within and In Between by Nikki Barthelmess
Release date :
October 5 2021
Keywords : Young
Adult, Contemporary, Family
This is the
first YA contemporary in this list. Everything Within and In Between is telling
about Ri, who lives with her strict Mexican grandmother. Her grandmother never
allows her to learn Spanish nor socialize with their neighbors, because she
wants Ri to achieve the ideal American Dreams. But one day, Ri found a letter
from her mom who disappeared years ago, begging for a visit. So, Ri thinks that
her grandmother hide something from her. But her mom isn’t someone she would
have imagined before. It mentioned about mixed heritage, identity and family,
so I think it’s an interesting topic to discuss.
3. Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
Release date :
October 5 2021
Keywords : Young
Adult, Fantasy, Romance
It’s the first
book in a YA fantasy series, Little Thieves which is about Vanja, a maid of Princess
Gisele, who stole something enchanced that made her a princess and a jewel thief,
while the real Princess Gisele is left out there penniless. This way Vanja
could pay her debt to her adopted god-mothers, so she can be free. One wrong
step lead her to a curse that turns her into a jewel in 2 weeks. With the help
of Gisele’s fiancee and a detective, she has to figure out how to break the
curse.
4. Needlework by Julia Watts
Release date :
October 5 2021
Keywords : Young
Adult, Contemporary, Family
Another YA
contemporary about family secrets and stuff. Here we follow our main character,
Kody, a 16 year old boy who loves knitting and watching Golden Girls with his
grandmother while the other boys his age would play football. Together with his
grandmother, they take care of his mother whose drug addiction. Here Kody’s
life will be about taking care of his mother and making sense of everything about
himself, especially when the society isn’t so kind to a boy who doesn’t do the
majority of “normal” boys do.
5. Playing the Cards You're Dealt by Varian Johnson
Release date :
October 5 2021
Keywords : Middle-grade,
Contemporary, Family
This is the next
book about family, expectations and secrets. We are following Anthony Joplin or
Ant who just turned 10, meaning he can play in the spades tournament where
everyone in Joplin family has always won. So his mind will be about cards and
how to win the tournament so he can fulfill his father expectations. When his
partner gets grounded, he has to find another partner. The only one left is a
clever and noisy girl named Shirley. He decides to keep his plan as secret
until the tournament, while his father also hides another secret that might tear
the family apart.
6. Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall (Author), Lisa Sterle (Illustrator)
Release date :
October 5 2021
Keywords : Graphic
novel, Young Adult, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Queer
This graphic
novel follows Becca who gets transferred to an elite school of San Fransisco. Surprisingly
she gets invited to join the popular girls gang in the school. It turns out the
three of popular girls are werewolf who hunt slimy boys who take advantages of
girls. When one of the girls’ boyfriend gets killed, the police begin the
investigation for a serial killer. Becca has turned into a werewolf and found a
place where she feels belong, as she finds out she falls in love with one of
her new friends.
OCTOBER 12
1. Imaginary by Lee Bacon (Author), Katie Wu (Illustrator)
Release date :
October 12, 2021
Keywords : Middle-grade,
Magical Realism, Contemporary
This story
follow Zach whose father died 5 years ago, best friend who leaves him and classmates
who tease him, so all he wants is escaping the reality. That’s why his
imaginary friend, Shovel, doesn’t disappear even after Zach turning eleven and
occasionally brings him to the fantasy world. It’s an interesting book about
friendship, loss, and growing up which is told by the imaginary friend of Zach.
2. The Corpse Flower (A Kaldan and Schäfer Mystery #1) by Anne Mette Hancock
Release date :
October 12, 2021
Keywords : Adult,
Mystery, Thriller, Journalism, Suspense
First released on 2017, this mystery
thriller first book in A Kaldan and Schafer Mystery series follow Heloise Kaldan, a 36
year old Danish journalist who might lose her job and received a mysterious letter
from a killer. Anna Kiel hasn’t been seen since her stabbing a lawyer 3 years ago.
But a detective Erik Schafer investigates a reporter who wrote Ana’s case found
murdered in his apartment, but every clue leads to Heloise. While Heloise keeps
receiving the mysterious letters that hint the connection between her and Anna.
She must visit her dark past and someone she doesn’t want to meet in order to
uncover Anna’s stories.
3. The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta
Release date :
October 12, 2021
Keywords : Young
Adult, Contemporary, Queer, Romance, Foods
It’s another
interesting contemporary, which as bonus, it has baking and bakery inside. This
story follows Syd, who has just been broken up and decided to work at Proud
Muffin, a queer bakery and community in Austin. The interesting thing of Syd’s
baking is that everyone who eats it, will break up, including the Proud Muffin’s
owners, Vin and Alec, that also brings the danger to the bakery. Then a cute
delivery person named Harley, believes that Syd’s magical baking can also fix
everything too.
4. The Keeper of Night (The Keeper of Night #1) by Kylie Lee Baker
Release date :
October 12, 2021
Keywords : Young
Adult, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Mythology
This first book
in a YA fantasy series, The Keeper of Night follows Ren, a half English Reaper
and Japanese shinigami finding her place among the reapers. While she feels not
belong to the reaper society, she flees to Japan to join the shinigami society
to serve the Goddess of Death. But, here she also has to prove herself worthy and
earns the respect, so she receives an impossible task to beat three demon yokai.
5. The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu
Release date :
October 12, 2021
Keywords : Middle-grade,
Fantasy, Boarding School, Magic School, Mystery
A middle grade
fantasy about a girl named Marya Lupu who goes unnoticed as her brother, Luka,
is someone who is expected to be a sorcerer, just like any other boys in their
family. When the sorcerers came to test Luka’s magic, Marya made terrible
mistake and this made her gets invited to a mysterious school named Dragomir
Academy. This school promises all the girls to fit in and make themselves
useful for the country’s sorceres. But then Marya finds out something that threaten
the balance of her country there.
OCTOBER 19
1. Barakah Beats by Maleeha Siddiqui
Release date :
October 19, 2021
Keywords : Middle-grade,
Contemporary, School, Muslim, Music
This book follows
12 years old Nimra Sharif who has spent her early life in Islamic school. When she
finally goes to the public school, she doesn’t feel fit there. The teachers are
mean, the schedule is confusing, and her best friend – Jenna starts avoiding her
because of her hijab. One day, a popular boy band in the school invites her to
join in. She secretly joins the band to get back with Jenna, then once
everything is normal, she would resign from the band. But this is not as easy
as she thought because everyone in the band respects Nimra and the band applied
to a talent show, and her secret will be known by her parents.
2. Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers by Caela Carter
Release date :
October 19, 2021
Keywords : Middle-grade,
Contemporary, Realistic fiction, School
It sounds an
interesting book when it focuses on Gwendolyn who is considered troublesome by
her school with 54 problems in her. If she can’t get those things under
control, she would never get allowed to join the camp. Nobody can’t help her, so
she decided to follow the steps her mother took to cure herself. It’s a
middle-grade and a standalone about someone learns about herself, what
differences that make her, and that those things are neither right or wrong.
OCTOBER 26
1. As the Wicked Watch (Jordan Manning #1) by Tamron Hall
Release date :
October 26, 2021
Keywords :
Mystery, Thriller, Adult, POC, Journalism
The first book
in a mystery thriller series Jordan Manning, As The Wicked Watch follows Jordan
Manning, a brilliant crime reporter with a forensic education background moving
to Chicago. She is the only people of color in the newsroom, and she covers murders
of black women which are mostly soon to be forgotten. Then, a murder of Masey
James whose body found in an abandoned lot with 3 boys are charged for this,
but Jordan believes there’s a serial killer hiding somewhere.
2. The School Between Winter and Fairyland by Heather Fawcett
Release date :
October 26, 2021
Keywords : Middle-grade,
Fantasy, Magic school, Dragon
This middle-grade
fantasy follows Autumn Malog in search for her twin brother. She is a servant
at Inglenook School where young magicians study to become monster hunters. In
her spare time, she would find clues where her twin brother is, since she
believes he’s within the castle wall, while everyone else his disappearance is
related the Hollow Dragon. When Cai Morrigan comes to her for help to destroy
the Hollow Dragon, she agrees with one condition, that they will find her twin
brother. Together they uncover the secrets behind Inglenook School.
3. These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
Release date :
October 26, 2021
Keywords :
Mystery, Suspense, Adult, Contemporary
It’s a book that
follows a father and daughter in a remote mountain because of the father’s
secrets. There they live with no electricity, no family and no connection to
outer world. The only people who know their existence is a hermit named
Scotland and a friend named Jake (who brings foods every winter). But Jake
doesn’t come this year and brings some events to the two. Then some stranger
came, and the obsession of the daughter of the outer world might bring the
danger to them. So, it’s up to the father to keep hiding or to face his past.
Is there any of
the books above your anticipated book release for October? Or do you have your
own anticipated book release list? Tell me down below. That’s all for today’s entry,
see you on my next entry probably a book review or my September reading wrap up.
Bye bye!
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