LIBRI IN USCITA A MAGGIO

 Lettor* rieccoci!

Scusate il ritardo rispetto al solito ma la vita chiama, e stavolta ha preso più tempo del dovuto. A maggior ragione mi sono impegnata per cercarvi un buon ventaglio di proposte per il mese di maggio. 

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*le date possono subire variazioni anche dell'ultimo minuto in base alle decisioni delle CE

 

 

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Avete trovato qualche nuovo libro da tenere d'occhio?😏

 Visto che ci sono già parecchie recensioni da recuperare, evito il sondaggio di questo mese. Piuttosto, fateci sapere voi se leggerete qualcosa di questi titoli, se li avete già letti e cosa ne avete pensato!

 

Alla prossima recensione!

Chiara

 

 

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LIBRI IN USCITA A NOVEMBRE 2025

Buongiorno lettor* e buon primo di Novembre!
Avete festeggiato bene Halloween? Che abbiate ottenuto più dolci o fatto più scherzetti, spero siate pront* per una nuova carrellata di uscite. Qui ne abbiamo selezionate alcune!

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*come sempre ricordiamo che le date possono subire variazioni anche all'ultimo minuto per decisioni delle CE.

*di Nightshade trovate già la mia recensione nel WRAP-UP di giugno o sul mio account di Goodreads 💖 

 

 

 

 

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Avete trovato qualcosa di interessante?

Io inizio sempre col dire "Nah, questo mese non c'è quasi niente" e poi compare il mondo! Oltre a poter finalmente avere tra le mani la conclusione di The Witchlands, ci sono un po' di titoli che sicuramente verranno letti il prima possibile.

Ecco quindi il pull della recensione del mese. Come sempre potete votare nelle mie storie (@booksalwaysinbag) , così come in quelle delle mie due colleghe per far salire uno di questi titoli nella mia TBR: 

- Good Spirits di B.K. Borison;

- Hollow di Caroline Peckham e Susanne Valenti;

- Fallen City di Adrienne Young;

- Seven Deadly Thorns di Amber Hamilton.

 

 

Ai prossimi articoli!
Chiara 

 

 

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ARC Review: THE CHARLIE METHOD (Off Campus Diaries, #3) by Elle Kennedy

Hello readers!
Thanks to Hambright PR I've received an early copy of a very-much discussed new release of this month, that is also the newest book by one of my favorite auto-buy authors! So, here's my review of The Charlie Method by Elle Kennedy.

Title: The Charlie Method
Author: Elle Kennedy
Publishing Date: February 25, 2025
Publisher:  Bloom Books
Pages: 528 (paperback)
Price: 17,99 $

Plot:The third in the steamy, hilarious Campus Diaries series by New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy, set in the same world as Off Campus and Briar U.

College senior Charlotte Kingston is living two lives―and she's nailing both of them. By day, she's the perfect sorority girl, a STEM student in biomedical engineering, and the adopted daughter of an overachiever family. At night, she's Charlie: a risk-taking daredevil looking for fun who finds herself chatting on a dating app with two anonymous hotties.

Will Larsen may seem like the breezy boy next door, but his congressman father is a constant thorn in his side. After a scandal hits another Division 1 hockey program, Will's dad is determined to distance his son from it, hiring a journalist to prove how squeaky-clean Will and his team are. Which means the last thing Will wants is for anyone to find out he and his best friend Beckett Dunne―a laidback Aussie shielding secret heartache―sometimes share girls in the bedroom.

When Charlie finally meets them in person and realizes she's been chatting with two gorgeous Briar U hockey players, things get steamy―fast. But all their messy secrets are piling up, and real life soon threatens to shatter the fantasy. With Charlie, Will, and Beckett all coming to terms with what they want and what others want for them, difficult decisions will need to be made.

Especially when lust starts to look a lot like love.

Series The Campus Diaries:
1. The Graham Effect
2. The Dixon Rule
3. The Charlie Method

Review: 

*presence of some spoilers*

Rate: 3.5 ⭐ 

I'm feeling a bit sad right now that this book is over, because this also means The Campus Diaries series has ended. It's been a packed-journey, since I've decided to binge read all the three books together, and I found myself with new favorite characters to add to my favorite ones list in the Briar University's world.
I can't help to be fond of these complicated, sometimes infuriating new adults, with their warts and all. And if with The Dixon Rule I already knew the main characters, because they were both a solid presence in The Graham Effect, when I started The Charlie Method I still had to know the third element of this trio: Charlie.

I immediately connected with some aspects of her personality, especially the urge to be always someone their parents will be proud of, or someone people would love to have around and not being talked about their backs. Her anxiety's attacks were well described and relatable, as much as her need to blow off some steam to stomach all the stress she endured. I didn't expect, though, it would be by driving car on racing tracks 😂That was an awesome surprise and I totally adored wild Charlie mode! It was refreshing and also entertaining to read, same as per her sassier side. This girl knows what she wants and isn't afraid to verbalize it. Then again, as Faith says, she has indeed an "onion personality", because she's a character with a multitude of different shades to discover. For example, I super appreciated her being a true reference point for Blake (even if we just see a glimpse of their relationship), her absence of fear dealing with Mitch's snarky and mean comments as well as Agatha's outbursts, the natural way she cares about not hurting people's feelings, her absolutely interest in STEM, and her fears about being loved less because she isn't her parent's biological child.
I think that the most successful part of this novel is related to her decision to track down her family roots, discovering she has an older brother, with whom she tries to built up a real relationship. Her feelings were totally believable, and I wanted to hug her multiple times when she was dealing with Harrison's sourness and resentment, attempting not to be crushed by the guilt related to the way better life she ended up with, or by the fear that her adoptive family would stop loving her if they discovered she was seeing him. Handling Harrison wasn't easy since the very beginning, and even if I understood him I can't say I like him, that's why it was a relief to see that Charlotte didn't believe all his words related to her adoptive parents. At the same time, I appreciated the steps he made to make amend, even if it's not clear at the end of the book whether their relationship has developed more or they're just acquaintances.

Another thing I really welcomed were the different cameos that appeared randomly during the book. They often made me laugh - especially Hollis 😂- , but they also made me feel the urge to have some more novellas about my favorite characters from the previous series. It's true, we see Garrett and Hannah in The Graham Effect in multiple scenes, but I would love to have them and the others as main POVs again, with a direct look in their lives as grown men and women - Yes, it would be a massive book of novellas BUUUUT can you think about it, Elle? PLEEEASE.

Plus, a praise for Beckett's interactions with his parents. It's not so usual to see a son speaking this directly with his father (without being disrespectful), and I truly appreciated the way Beckett made him reconsider some decisions he made; then there was also the discussion with his mother related to the eventuality of going back to Australia. I really felt his longing for "coming back home", like there was a direct connection with a place he knew took his heart. Furthermore I loved his growth during the whole book, even if maybe a little bit hidden by other events. For me Beckett is the one who ground the trio together, always sure of Charlie and Will, ready to joke but also to face more serious discussions. At the same time, he conquered me with his own frailties, and I adored seeing him starting to open himself to the others again and also searching for his own path in life - even if I was a little bit sad to know he won't pursue an hockey carrier as defensman.

And talking about hockey, I think this is probably the less sport related Briar U book I've ever read, and I kind of miss it, you know? Yes, we have some scenes here and there, Coach Jensen is always the best, but hockey was one of the pillar of these series, where guys (or girls) bond and grow together and, well, so freaking hot and entertaining to read. Here, I really felt its absence.
Truth is, the usually perfect balance I always find in Elle Kennedy's novels, kind of slipped in The Charlie Method. I don't know if it's because there were too many things to focus on and following three main points of views and personal journeys isn't an easy task to accomplish, but something of this story was off.
From a certain point of the book, almost every encounter Will, Beckett and Charlie had turned into a sex scene, with very little time for them to show properly their relationship and feelings growing and consolidating into something more than a fling or a temporary arrangement.
Let me be clear, sex isn't the problem - but some scenes seemed too similar; I appreciated the little increase of this kind of scenes in this last series (and the kinky aspect was an interesting addition for sure), but besides some exceptions, what did they do together to make the readers understand they were in love? It was like the majority of times it was all off page. Plus, I can't say I really came to know Beckett and Will as much as I know Charlotte. I ended the book with the feeling I was missing almost two entire worlds, when usually at the end of any of Elle's story I know almost everything about who the main characters are, what they want, how they react, etc. That took me by surprise because Elle is usually amazing in these kind of things, instead I finished the book a little bit confused.

I suppose the fact that these three main figures didn't have the same number of chapters as POV didn't help, especially regarding Will's part. Sometimes he seemed a little bit left behind, and it could be ok if this wasn't a polyamorous situation. Regarding that, I'm not a fan of love triangles in every one of their possible outcomes, but I was willing to see if Elle could give me a key to consider it believable. Unfortunately, my thoughts at the end of the book are that I love all of them, Charlotte, Beckett and Will, and they are even cute together, but I really struggle to see how this situation will work out and last in the future. I agree that everyone should do what feel right to them, but every practical question asked (by more than one character) received almost no concrete reply, with lots of "I don't know". And that perplexed me, because Charlie is clearly a rational person, with her own proper Method to evaluate every problem in her life, and in this case after some doubts and concerns, she just goes with the flow, only worried about what people would think about it, and even this question resolved itself in a too simplistic way.
Then we have Beckett's past trauma that is kept hidden for the majority of the book and then has been resolved in an instant with just some reassurances, and there's Will, who from book two changes his own ideas multiple times, arriving at the epilogue with no specific answers about which conclusion he came to regarding how to handle their love situation. I didn't even seen clear moments that showed their strong friendship, and that's a pity. It's like they remained a sort of secondary character in their own book too.
Moreover, while in every one of Elle's books the "Briar found family" is always there for the main characters, the rest of their friends is almost nonexistent. And it's even weirder if we consider that The Charlie Method's timeline partially overlaps with The Dixon Rule's one. I though I would have re-experienced some important (and tough) moments of the previous book from the eyes of Will and Beckett, since Shane and Diana are their friends, instead everything was just... mentioned, like they were not so significant. We don't even see Ryder's goodbye to Beckett after graduation, when they should be close friends. Why?😔

So, there are little or bigger details that left me a little puzzled about this novel. And allow me to say that the use of drugs isn't something to consider even if it's just a one-time thing and under a "controlled situation". I appreciated Beck and Will's behavior related to that but... no.

In conclusion, I'm really torn because I can't say I didn't love the book at all, but it missed some of the usual Elle's magic I love so much. I really hope that the next series (because I'm sure it will arrive) will give more explanations about what happened, and also clarify what is happening between Blake and Isaac. I'm still trying to decide if I have to be worried about them or not 😂

If you read it, what do you think about it?
Let me know in the comments! In the meantime, thank you for giving some of your time to read my review.

To the next one!

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ARC Review: "ONE ON ONE" by Jamie Harrow

Hello readers! How are you?

Any sports romance's fan here? If the answer is "yes", let me present you an amazing novel you should immediately add to your collection! Are you ready to enter in the high competitive basketball world?🔥

 

Title: One on One
Author: Jamie Harrow
Publishing Date: September 24, 2024
Publisher:  Quercus Publishing
Pages: 402 (paperback)
Price: $14.95 (*price seen on Amazon.it)

Plot:They call it March Madness for a reason: Anything can happen on the way to a national championship.
Eight years after graduation, Annie Radford is not happy to be back at her alma mater in her old job with the Ardwyn Tigers’ basketball team. Worse, her coworker from back in college, Ben Callahan, is still on the Tigers staff, and he’s annoyingly wholesome, hot, and clinging to a grudge against Annie for abandoning him and the team their senior year.
But as Ardwyn becomes the season’s Cinderella Story, things start heating up between Annie and Ben, too. And while neither of them can deny this could be something special, Annie’s afraid to tell Ben the truth about why she left basketball—the thing she loves most—in the first place. She’ll have to learn to trust him if they have a shot at being together.
In addition to being funny, romantic, and sexy, One on One examines the pressure put on college athletes, challenges the sexism in the world of sports, and exposes the dangers in whole communities idolizing the big men on campus.
For readers of The Hating Game and The Ex Talk, a workplace, enemies-to-lovers debut for anyone yearning for a courtside romance, perfect for anyone who can’t get enough sports rom-coms.

Review:

Rate: 4.5 stars!⭐

I deeply thank Quercus Fiction for sending me a free copy of this book, and also to Jamie Harrow for creating an amazing story I didn't want to end.

I've never read a sport romance about basketball before and I'm not a fan of this sport, but I was totally hooked anyway, probably hyped by Annie's love for this sport and her amazing videos. I obviously couldn't see them concretely, but believe me when I say that I could easily imagine them and get involved in the Ardwyn Tigers' team as the real viewers. It was so vivid in my head it was like I could listen to the music playing on the background, or imagine pictures or videos continue on the screen encouraging the players and foster the love and attention of the fans. It was like I was again in Madison Square Garden, waiting for the match to start!

Anyway, the first thing I have to warn you is that in this novel the game itself isn't the focus, because neither of the main characters is a basketball player, but it was interesting to see different jobs related to it, that could affect its results (videos, interviews, analytics, etc.). At the same time I loved the fact that basketball was the way Annie and her dad interacted and bonded, and how his presence in the team and in Annie's thoughts was vivid during the entire story even if he passed away years ago. It was a very delicate and respectful way to represent grief, together with the message that it's ok if a person we loved wasn't perfect and made mistakes toward us. We can remember not only the good things, but bad ones too, because this doesn't mean we love or miss someone less.

And then there's Ben. What I think I appreciate the most is the fact that for multiple aspects Ben isn't a stereotyped MC. He's kind and an adorable cinnamon roll, that's for sure, but at the same time he didn't worship her or did whatever she wants without prior thinking about what he thinks about it. Moreover, he wasn't afraid to express his feelings and his thoughts, and even when, at the beginning, he was disappointed by Annie abrupt leaving them years ago and wasn't happy to see her again, he showed it with politeness (nope, no drama reaction or snarky comments). Plus, he was always ready to express his ideas and believes in a simple but steady way, because he wasn't afraid to do it - and he could be, due to his family background, another interesting aspect I would have wanted to explore even more.
Anyway, I liked also how he and Annie bonded again, without rush. I think their is the perfect example of an healthy relationship I would personally love to have and live too. And the chemistry? The tension...? Jaime Harrow has absolutely raised the expectation bar, and that's a real problem.
Last but not least: the work/school harassment theme. I appreciated (and hated, for Annie to have experienced it) how this was handled, in a sort of indirect way where you gradually unveil what happened in the past. And even if it wasn't an "on page event", I could feel Annie's emotions clear as water and I empathized with her immediately. When this happens it only means one thing: the writing was really good.

So, can we ask Jamie to write another novel with this character? Because I'm sure you're gonna love it.
Maybe with Ben's sister as MC...?

 

 

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[ARC Review] The Hunting Moon (The Luminaries, #2) by Susan Dennard

Hi readers! How are you?

Here I am again with another review for a book I really care about. And I really want to thank Daphe Press for the free book. The release day is close, so I'm very excited to be able to talk to you in advance about The Hunting Moon, the sequel of The Luminaries, the new ya series of Susan Dennard, author of my beloved The Witchlands series.

Title: The Hunting Moon
Author: Susan Dennard
Publishing Date: November,7th
Publisher:  Daphne Press (for UK edition)
Pages: 305 (kindle edition)
Price: 16,95 (Uk paperback)

Plot: The highly anticipated sequel to The Luminaries by New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard.

Winnie Wednesday has gotten everything she thought she wanted. She passed the deadly hunter trials, her family has been welcomed back into the Luminaries, and overnight, she has become a local celebrity.
The Girl Who Jumped. The Girl Who Got Bitten.
Unfortunately, it all feels wrong. For one, nobody will believe her about the new nightmare called the Whisperer that's killing hunters each night. Everyone blames the werewolf, even though Winnie is certain the wolf is innocent.
On top of that, following her dad's convoluted clues about the Dianas, their magic, and what happened in Hemlock Falls four years ago is leaving her with more questions than answers.
Then to complicate it all, there is still only one person who can help her: Jay Friday, the boy with plenty of problems all his own.
As bodies and secrets pile up around town, Winnie finds herself questioning what it means to be a true Wednesday and a true Luminary—and also where her fierce-hearted loyalties might ultimately have to lie.

 Review: 

Rate: 5 stars! ⭐

I really have to thank Daphne Press because I couldn't expect a more perfect gift for October than reading one of the books I was waiting the most for this last part of the year.

During the lasts months I considered several times if my struggle with fantasy is due to their target. Maybe I'm too "old" for young adults? Could it be the reason I don't feel the urge to read them or find them immediately appealing when I start reading them than it was before?

It could be an answer, of course. The other one is that the market is full of releases and perhaps the uniqueness and the originality we could find once has withered. Or it's a combination of both, who knows. In short, the truth is I became very picky regarding fantasy AND young adult books. 

Thanks heaven, Susan Dennard remains one of my beacons in the night and it was effortless to dive into The Luminaries's story and loving every single page. Why is that?
I tried to came up with a list related to what I think are the winning point of this series, confirmed by my reading of The Hunting Moon:

- an interesting urban setting with lots of original elements;

- a protagonist that is witty but also funny to read;

- a mystery you have to unravel with Winnie;

- a perfect writing style that makes you smile but also empathize with the story.

Hemlock Falls with its deadly wood is the perfect setting for this mysterios story. I adored the fact that the supernatural element blends perfectly with everyday life, and if we take away the fantasy element the structure created by Susan Dennard is able to sustain itself. We have a real town, with its gossips, its whispers and dynamics you can see in any other one. It makes this story beliavable and concrete, like you can really expect that there could be some places in the world with a dark wood that could allure people by night, where dangerous creatures appear to hunt them.

I also adored since the very beginning the idea to divide the Luminaries' families with surnames derived by the days of the weeks. Every one of them has some peculiar trait, a personal crest and usually a determined role in the Luminaries' society. Plus, I also liked so much the fact that school too is slightly different from the "normal" one, with are lessons dedicated to train the best possible generation of Luminaries.

But they're not alone. There are also the Dianas, hidden somewhere but maybe too close than the reader (and maybe Winnie) thinks, and I'm dying to know more about them! In this second volume, the plot starts to show more elements of conjunctions between the two groups and I can't wait to see further and serious interactions between them. One thing for now is crystal clear: they're not very keen to interact with each other in a friendly way!😱

Back to the setting, I really appreciated how the wood seems to be a living being, and how Winnie interacts with it and its creatures (there's a scene that broke my heart... it was sod moving! I'm sure you'll understand what I'm talking about when you read it), but also the atmosphere that surrounds the entire story.
It's like being constantly surrounded by fog. It could be lighter, or thicker, but you're not completely able to see what or who is around you. And that is a sort of protection sometimes, but it also keeps you on your toes because danger can arrive when you least expect it. 

As Jay says, you just have to trust the wood or not.

This kind of mood fits perfectly with the mystery related to (but not only) Winnie's father being accused to be part of the Dianas, and it was interesting to read all the doubts our protagonist has regarding him being framed. Is that true? Or is it a trap that will destroy the only chance Winnie's family gained to be readmitted in The Luminaries' strick society?

I think that Susan Dennard, as I've already noticed in The Witchlands series, cleverly uses this situation to make the main character (and the reader) question herself about her entire society. Are the Luminaries always right in their believes? Is everything solely devided into right or wrong?
It's amazing how a novel sometimes make us consider the complexity of reality, and seeing the current geopolitical situation, I think this is a very actual theme.
Are we able to properly judge what happens around us, especially when other inflences come into the equation? I don't think so. I believe that the difference is always to question ourselves and not only consider true what others tell us is.
Winnie embodies that, with her tenacity, her strenght, her rage about what happened to her family in the past and what they had to deal for all those years. You can feel her sadness, the betrayal she felt and also the difficulty she has trusting others, even if she wants to. At the same time, I really appreciated the confrontation she had with Jay's aunt. I think it's good to have someone that reminds us we're not always the centre of the world, and even when we're hurt, we should not forget to consider who is around us. 

Finally, the writing style. Even if I could recognize Susan Dennard was behind those pages, I found the prose a little bit different from The Witchlands series. It was more concise, but certainly not poor, and it had an ironical way of telling the story that makes it unique. It didn't only make me smile but, at the same time, I think it helped to get attached to the story and the main characters ( and Jay is a cupcake and I love him so much 💙).

In the end, I think that even if it wasn't entirely a transition book, is true that here Susan planted more than one seed that we'll have to discover properly in the next novel. So, I'm SO curious about what happened to more than one characters and I need to have a date for the third book's release. Give me news!!😭

In the meantime, I hope you'll enjoyed this review and please, read this amazing work and then let me know what you think about it! I need to talk about it with someone!

Chiara

 

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USCITE DI FEBBRAIO 2023

Buongiorno lettor*!
Siamo arrivati a febbraio, e dopo un gennaio già bello ricco di titoli e di grandi libri attesi, eccoci pronti per un altro mese pieno di uscite (e qualche ristampa). Speriamo che il 2023 continui con buone letture e inaspettate scoperte che possano andare incontro ai gusti di tutti. Io, come sempre, con questa piccola selezione ci ho provato. Ma non perdiamoci in chiacchiere!

USCITE IN ITALIANO *come sempre potranno subire variazioni anche all'ultimo minuto.

1 Febbraio

La villa delle stoffe di Anne Jacobs

Nuova edizione per La Villa delle Stoffe, primo romanzo di una saga narrata dal punto di vista dei domestici della tenuta, che raccontano intrighi e amori dei loro abitanti.

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7 Febbraio

L'Apprendista Assassino - edizione illustrata (The Farseer Trilogy, #1) di Robert Hobb

Molti conosceranno già questo titolo, stavolta riproposto in un'edizione illustrata da OscarVault.

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Le guerriere che sfidarono l'oscurità (Deathless, #2) di Namina Fonda

Giuro che se non fossi andata a vedere e non conoscessi l'autrice, non l'avrei mai riconosciuto. Arriva in Italia il seguito di The Gilded Ones.

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I piaceri degli dei (Dark Olympus, #2) di Katee Roberts 

Arriva anche in Italia per la Netwon Compton Electric Idol, romanzo dedicato a Eros e Psiche.

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Tu prima di me (Two Wrongs Make a Right) di Chloe Liese

Se mi avete mai ascoltata nel consigliarvi libri, fingete di non vedere il titolo italiano (che non ha senso) e leggete questo romanzo. Divertente, profondo, inclusivo e delicato nel toccare la disabilità, l'ansia e le relazioni abusive.

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Perfetti innamorati - Life's too short di Abby Jimenez

La protagonista cerca di vivere al massimo visto che sua mamma e sua sorella non sono riuscite ad arrivare oltre i 30 anni. Peccato che questo debba cambiare dal momento in cui la sua sorellastra le lasta la figlia infante di cui prendersi cura. Per fortuna c'è Adrian, suo vicino di casa, a darle una mano.

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 10 Febbraio 

The Fine Print di Lauren Asher

 La Always Publishing ha annunciato il primo romanzo autoconclusivo della serie Dreamland.

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 14 Febbraio

Blackwater III - La Casa di Michael McDowell 

Visto che è da un po' che vedo questo titolo sponsorizzato, nel caso foste curiosi vi avviso dell'uscita del terzo volume per Beat.

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Dark Rise (Dark Rise, #1) di C.S. Pacat

Dall'amatissima autrice di Captive Prince, l'inizio di una nuova serie fantasy.

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Hideaway - Mille ragioni per odiarti (Devil's Night Series, #2) di Penelope Douglas

Ristampa con nuova copertina di Hideaway, secondo libro della Devil's Night series che vede come protagonisti Kai e Banks.

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17 Febbraio

A Game of Retribution (Ade Saga, #2) di Scarlett St. Clair

Arriva il seguito di A Game of Fate da Queen Edizioni.

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21 Febbraio

La mia vita nella tua di Jojo Moyes

Un nuovo romanzo dall'autrice di Io, prima di te.

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Falls Boys di Penelope Douglas

Nuovo romanzo dall'autrice di Corrupt, Punk 57 e Birthday Girl.

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Carne da Macello di Juno Dawson

Arriva anche in Italia Meat Market, che ci porta con uno stile spietato e onesto nel mondo glam della moda ma, soprattutto, nelle sue ombre, intrecciandosi col movimento #MeToo.

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28 Febbraio

Never never - Non dimenticare mai di ricordarti di me di Coleen Hoover

I protagonisti si amano da sempre. Eppure, un giorno, la memoria di quel sentimento e i ricordi legati a esso svaniscono. Dovranno indagare per riavere tutto indietro e riuscire a capire cosa sia successo. Prima o poi inizierò a recuperare i libri di questa scrittrice, giuro... o magari sarà finalmente giunto il momento?

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Blackwater IV - La Guerra di Michael McDowell

Nuove avventure per il clan Claskey.

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Ci vediamo per un caffè di Toshio Kawaguchi

Un nuovo romanzo dall'autore dell'acclamato Finché il caffè è caldo.

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2 Febbraio

Shield Maiden di Sharon Emmerichs

La protagonista, niente di meno che la nipote del famoso , vorrebbe diventare come lo zio, anche a costo di andare contro al destino.

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7 Febbraio

These Infinite Threads (This Woven Kingdom, #2) di Tahereh Mafi 

Tahereh Mafi torna col seguito della sua nuova serie fantasy.

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Seven Faceless Faces (Seven Faceless Faces, #1) di M.K. Lobb 

Un nuovo fantasy dalle tinte cupe che potrebbe rivelarsi molto interessante.

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Just my type di Falon Ballard  

Due ex si ritrovano a dover collaborare perché lei impari come rimanere single e lui come poter essere un papabile fidanzato. 

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Radiant Sin (Dark Olympus, #4) di Katee Robert

Torna la Robert con un nuovo romanzo ispirato alle divinità greche riproposte in una chiave moderna, della serie iniziata con Neon Gods. Questo libro è dedicato a un retelling di Apollo e Cassandra.

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Stardust in their Veins (Castles in their Bones, #2) di Laura Sebastian

Secondo libro della nuova trilogia fantasy di Ash Princess.

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One Month of You di Suzanne Ewart

Alec e Jesse. Per quanto si possano piacere, lei rifiuta di uscire con lui perché affetta da una malattia per cui ha deciso di proteggere il proprio cuore dal resto del mondo. Eppure lui le propone un solo mese assieme, sperando di poterle far cambiare idea... Un libro che probabilmente mi farebbe piangere fiumi di lacrime.

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The Love Scribe di Amy Meyerson

La protagonista scrive storie (d'amore) che sembrano in qualche modo... avverarsi. Ce la farà però a portare a termine quella per Madeline Alger e forse anche a iniziare a scrivere la propria?

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Not the Plan di Gia de Cadenet 

Chi non ama le romcom ambientate sul posto di lavoro? 

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The Friendship Breakup di Annie Cathryn

La migliore amica della protagonista non solo inizia a ignorarla, ma sembra portare dalla sua parte anche tutto il resto del gruppo delle "mamme", lasciandola sola. Cosa sarà successo? E soprattutto, come poter riconquistare l'amicizia che ha perso? Un divertente romanzo alla scoperta di se stess*.

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14 Febbraio

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride di Roshani Chokshi

Nuovo romanzo dalle tinte gotiche dall'autrice di The Gilded Wolves.

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Always the Almost di Edward Underhill

In questo romanzo LGBTQIA+, nei buoni propositi del nuovo anno, il protagonista decide che uno sarà quello di riconquistare il proprio ex, ma le cose di complicano quando sulla sua strada compare Eric.

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The Sweeteast Betrayal di Natalie Mae

Con questo volume si conclude la trilogia fantasy di The Kinder Poison.

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The Ruined (The Beautiful, #4) di Renée Adhieh

Goodreads mi segnala l'uscita di questa edizione per la G.P. Putnam's Sons Book, del quarto libro della serie dell'autrice di The Wrath and the Dawn, iniziata con The Beautiful.

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16 Febbraio

Secretely Yours (Vine Mess, #1) di Tessa Bailey

Hallie aveva una cotta per Julian da ragazza, poi le loro strade si sono divisa. Reincontrandosi adesso come vicini di casa, i loro caratteri però sembrano cozzare incredibilmente, ma come si dice sempre, gli opposti si attraggono, no?

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21 Febbraio

The Things We Hide From Light (Knockemout, #2) di Lucy Score

Torna l'autrice di Things We Never Got Over, con il secondo romanzo della serie. Ammetto di non averla ancora letta e le copertine non mi hanno mai ispirata tanto da leggere la trama. Potrebbe valerne la pena?

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The Writing Retreat di Julia Bartz

La protagonista viene invitata a un ritiro di scrittura con altri quattro colleghi autori, che si rivela essere l'occasione di una vita. Se non fosse per tutte le stranezze che sembrano capitare... 

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Where Darkness Blooms di Andrea Hannah

Una strana cittadina in cui le donne spariscono senza ormai suscitare più alcuna sorpresa. E' in questo contesto che si intrecciano le vite delle protagoniste, tra segreti e intrighi, che dovranno probabilmente riunire le forze prima che le prossime a sparire siano proprio loro.

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Best Served Hot di Amanda Elliot

Torna l'autrice di Sadie on a Plate con un altro romanzo tutto da... "gustare".

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28 Febbraio

A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos, #0) di Samantha Shannon

Se avete amato The Priory of the Orange Tree non potrete sicuramente perdervi questo prequel. Pronti a emozionarvi e soffrire?

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Last Violent Call (Foul Lady Fortune, #1.5 / Secret Shangai, #2.5) di Chloe Gong

Due novelle della Gong che sicuramente i fan di Foul Lady Fortune e di This Violent Delights staranno aspettando.

 

 

 

 

She is Haunting di Trang Thanh Tran

Un atmosferico horror thriller (con all'interno una rappresentazione LGBTQIA+) che pare sia consigliato agli amanti di Mexican Gothic ambientato in Vietnam.

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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi di S.A. Chakraborty

Torna l'autrice di The Daevabad trilogy con una nuova serie fantasy! Speriamo sia all'altezza della precedente. Dita super incrociate.

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Nighbirds di Kate J. Armstrong

Giovani dotate di talento magico vengono tenute al "sicuro" nelle Great Houses, così che nessuno a Sigma possa loro fare del male. Peccato che scoprano che in realtà questo sia un modo per controllarle e tenerle rinchiuse.

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Immortality: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology,#2) di Dana Schwartz

Si conclude la duologia iniziata con Anatomy. Hazel viene arrestata dopo aver prestato soccorso a una paziente, per poi venire scarcerata con un compito molto particolare: occuparsi della Principessa Charlotte, figlia di re Giorgio IV. Sappiamo tutti però che il luminoso ambiente di Corte nasconde molteplici ombre.

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Bene, siamo finalmente arrivat* alla fine di questo articolo. Avete trovato qualcosa di vostro gradimento? Spero di sì! Nel frattempo vi lascio i 4 libri tra cui potete scegliere per avere una rencensione (sincera) fatta da noi.

Come sempre potete votare su tutte le storie nei nostri account, che saranno attive per le solite 24 ore.

-Never never - Non dimenticare mai di ricordarti di me di Coleen Hoover
-Seven Faceless Faces (Seven Faceless Faces, #1) di M.K. Lobb
-The Last Tale of the Flower Bride di Roshani Chokshi
-Perfetti innamorati - Life's too short di Abby Jimenez

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