As I mentioned in my previous post I have some new Advance Review Copies that I’m excited about. I haven’t been requesting many books because honestly between my endless stacks and library books, I don’t know when I’ll read these but it is a nice surprise to get ARCs isn’t it?
The first one is I think I Am In Friend Love With You by Yumi Sakugawa. This slim little book is a graphic novel celebrating friendship.
Next up is Hotel Brasil by Frei Betto. Published by Bitter Lemon Press, this is a crime novel set in Rio de Janeiro. The only Brazilian writer I’ve read before is Paulo Coehlo and this sounds completely different from his style so I’m excited to read this book.
Then it’s Gretel and the Dark by Eliza Granville. Isn’t the cover great? I love the Fraktur font and think it was probably a good choice for a story set in 1899 Vienna. Psychoanalyst Josef Breuer is investigating the case of a girl who insists she is a machine.
Finally, Dreams Of the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn. Is the story about a teen with a telepath for a father and superheroes for grandparents but Anna has secrets of her own. This is actually a sequel so I’m going to have to read After the Golden Age first.
Let me know if you’ve read some of these and what you thought! What about you, have you received an ARC you are excited about?
I love seeing pretty covers. Enjoy the books.
I love that cover for Gretel and the Dark… Very striking. Sound like a fascinating plot as well. I will keep an eye out for that one when it is released. Hope you enjoy reading it, and the others 🙂
Well Gretel looks good, but no of course I have read none of these!
I have Hotel Brasil, too, and look forward to reading it (though like you have a towering pile of reads both my own and from the library at the moment!). The rest are new to me–am especially interested in Gretel and the Dark–must go look that publisher up now!
They all sound good. Enjoy!
Gretel and the Dark intrigues me–both cover and description.
The Vaughn books sound interesting, too!
I haven’t read any of those titles, but they sure sound good. Gretel and the Dark, in particular. Other than her Kitty series, I haven’t read anything by Carrie Vaughn. I would really like to try some of her other work at some point.
Ooh, Gretel and the Dark sounds really good. Enjoy!
These books look so interesting!
Isabel – Me too! I owe you an email!
Laura – It has a wonderful cover doesn’t it? I think I saw a different cover somewhere else though. I hope they keep the one I have. I really like it!
Sandy – Who knows when I’ll get to them!
Danielle – Doesn’t Hotel Brasil look like a good noir book? I sort of want to start it now but I have to start my mystery book group book instead.
Kailana – They do don’t they!
Jenclair – I know I’ve heard of Vaughn’s books before but hadn’t paid too much attention but this series sounds interesting.
Literary Feline – So are Vaughn books for a YA audience? Maybe that’s why I’m not remembering much. I do enjoy YA on occasion but I’m never to up-to-date with the authors!
Anna (Diary of an Eccentric) – I wish I had had this one for the R.I.P. Challenge – doesn’t it look like a perfect read for that?
Vasilly – I don’t know if I’ll be able to resist starting one!
The Kitty books aren’t YA, but I know she does right YA as well. The Kitty books are werewolf urban fantasy type books. Kitty is a werewolf and disc jockey/radio talk show host. There’s some romance, but it’s not the main focus of the series.