Precommendations: VoluMe 1, Issue 10

10/8/2017

Fall Releases

I am so excited for October...changing leaves, cool weather, and not to mention new book releases! There are a bunch of books that I am (not-so-patiently) waiting to be released this month (Because aren't we all? Just give me the books already! ALL THE BOOKS!). I am also excited to learn what you guys are looking forward to, so be sure to let me know in the comments!

Far from the Tree, by: Robin Benway

October 3rd
Being the middle child has its ups and downs.
But for Grace, an only child who was adopted at birth, discovering that she is a middle child is a different ride altogether. After putting her own baby up for adoption, she goes looking for her biological family, including--
Maya, her loudmouthed younger bio sister, who has a lot to say about their newfound family ties. Having grown up the snarky brunette in a house full of chipper redheads, she’s quick to search for traces of herself among these not-quite-strangers. And when her adopted family’s long-buried problems begin to explode to the surface, Maya can’t help but wonder where exactly it is that she belongs.

And Joaquin, their stoic older bio brother, who has no interest in bonding over their shared biological mother. After seventeen years in the foster care system, he’s learned that there are no heroes, and secrets and fears are best kept close to the vest, where they can’t hurt anyone but him.

This book is definitely not something I would typically go for, but I am actually very excited to see how it is received by the book community. After doing a bit of research on the author, I saw that she is also the author of Emmy & Oliver, which I haven't read, but remember hearing good things about it when it came out. (I also am IN LOVE with this cover. It's like fall threw up all over it.) Overall, I don't know a whole lot about this book, so if you have any more insight about it, I would love to hear from you!

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Satellite, by: Nick Lake

October 3rd
He’s going to a place he’s never been before: home.
Moon 2 is a space station that orbits approximately 250 miles above Earth. It travels 17,500 miles an hour, making one full orbit every ninety minutes. It’s also the only home that fifteen-year-old Leo and two other teens have ever known.
Born and raised on Moon 2, Leo and the twins, Orion and Libra, are finally old enough and strong enough to endure the dangerous trip to Earth. They’ve been “parented” by teams of astronauts since birth and have run countless drills to ready themselves for every conceivable difficulty they might face on the flight.
But has anything really prepared them for life on

terra firma? Because while the planet may be home to billions of people, living there is more treacherous than Leo and his friends could ever have imagined, and their very survival will mean defying impossible odds.

Did anyone else go to the movies a bunch this summer and see the trailer for The Space Between Us multiple times? I never made the time to go see the full movie, so I am very excited to see the same concept come out in book form. This book sounds like it will be very focused on the science-fiction of the idea rather than the romance. (Which is probably for the better. I just looked up The Space Between Us and it only got 17% on Rotten Tomatoes...) Since I haven't read a true science fiction novel in a while, I am very excited to see how this one is received.

Turtles All the Way Down, by: John Green

October 10th
Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett’s son, Davis.
Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.

John Green is back in action and I couldn't be more excited! I have read almost all of his books (Sorry, Will Grayson, Will Grayson. I'll get there eventually.) and have enjoyed every single one of them. John's writing style and the way his personal voice and humor shine through in every book always end up adding to his stories. This mystery sounds like it is going to be great, and it will be here just in time for Halloween.

The Afterlife of Holly Chase, by: Cynthia Hand

October 24th
On Christmas Eve five years ago, Holly was visited by three ghosts who showed her how selfish and spoiled she'd become. They tried to convince her to mend her ways.
She didn't.
And then she died.
Now she's stuck working for the top-secret company Project Scrooge--as the latest Ghost of Christmas Past.
Every year, they save another miserly grouch. Every year, Holly stays frozen at seventeen while her family and friends go on living without her. So far, Holly's afterlife has been miserable.
But this year, everything is about to change. . . .

I am always on the lookout for a story or two to read around the holidays, and I think I have found the first! Retelling will always have a special place in my heart, and by the sound of it, this one has a chance to sneak in there. There have been so many retellings of A Christmas Carol, but I don't know of any that are geared toward a young adult audience. This new twist has a chance to be a book that everyone will be reading this holiday season!

The Glass Spare, by: Lauren DeStefano

October 24th
A banished princess.
A deadly curse.
A kingdom at war.
Wil Heidle, the only daughter of the king of the world’s wealthiest nation, has grown up in the shadows. Kept hidden from the world in order to serve as a spy for her father—whose obsession with building his empire is causing a war—Wil wants nothing more than to explore the world beyond her kingdom, if only her father would give her the chance.
Until one night Wil is attacked, and she discovers a dangerous secret. Her touch turns people into gemstone. At first Wil is horrified—but as she tests its

limits, she’s drawn more and more to the strange and volatile ability. When it leads to tragedy, Wil is forced to face the destructive power within her and finally leave her home to seek the truth and a cure.
But finding the key to her redemption puts her in the path of a cursed prince who has his own ideas for what to do with her power.
With a world on the brink of war and a power of ultimate destruction, can Wil find a way to help the kingdom that’s turned its back on her, or will she betray her past and her family forever?

Does anyone else think this book is the love child of a bunch of YA fantasy novels? We have a world that sounds like the empire in Red Queen, a power that is expelled through touch, and a royal assassin from Throne of Glass. Anyways, this book sounds like the ultimate fantasy novel, and I can't wait to see what it brings to the table. Lauren DeStefano has written two other sci-fi/fantasy series, so I think this book has a chance to be great!

What books are you looking forward to in the month of October? Do you have any specific mystery/thriller books that you think I should read? Let me know in the comments!

As she snuggles up with a blanket while it rains,
Ashton

For as long as she could remember, she had thought that autumn air went well with books, that the two both somehow belonged with blankets, comfortable armchairs, and big cups of coffee or tea.

— Katarina Bivald, The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend

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