My usual disclaimer:
Let me state, this is really based on authors or series that I'm already reading since those are the things I follow. I'm not paid to write this blog nor do I have any affiliations with any publishers so I don't receive free books or advance notice of things except what I glean off Facebook from people who do have those contacts or what I research on my own (which again, leads back to authors that I'm already reading). Maybe someday I'll be one of those who has the contacts and gets ARCs but it's not today.
So I'm not entirely sure where the heck July and August went but they certainly did not contain much in the way of reading and so I'm staring down the fourth quarter of the year over 10 books behind pace to make my goal, 5 books behind my new author goal, and about 10,000 pages behind that goal. So yeah, I seriously need to get reading done in the next few months. At least I shouldn't be seeing my To Read pile growing crazily as there are only a few books coming out this quarter that I will definitely be picking up.
The first is Otherworld Chills by Kelley Armstrong. This is the last of the promised trilogy of short stories and novellas that was promised in her Otherworld series. Apparently this one wraps up several of the story lines that were not fully resolved. I can only hope she will continue to play in this world moving forward as while I enjoy her other work, I really really enjoy this universe and the characters in it.
Release Date: October 4
Shadowed Souls is an anthology of stories where things are not always as black and white as they appear. It contains stories from Seanan McGuire, Jim Butcher, Kat Richardson, Tanya Huff, and several others I'm not as familiar with but looks to be a fun read.
Release Date: November 1
Also being released that day is Curse on the Land by Faith Hunter. This is the second of the Soulwood books that are set in the Jane Yellowrock series but follow Nell and the PsyLED team. This takes place after Nell has completed her training. She returns home only to find that the land itself is sick and evil is spreading. I am a book behind in the Jane Yellowrock series and haven't gotten to the first book in this series but considering how much I like her work in this universe, I will definitely be picking it up.
Release Date: November 1
I haven't fully made up my mind about The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen. The first book was ok but not spectacular and had many issues. My book club read it (my pick) and several people had more issues with it than I did but several others seemed to enjoy it but also expressed issues with the writing and such that I did. Two people went on to read the second book, one was enjoying it and the other actually gave up half way through. Based on this, I think I'm going to read the second book before deciding whether or not to buy this one. It does sound from the description that things will get wrapped up which is not surprising since it's a planned trilogy which is one good thing and I do like to see things finished but it really depends on if the writing gets better in the second.
Release Date: November 29
So just four books and one of those is a maybe. Hopefully this means I can get some of the other reading caught up but the way the school reading is going this year, that may just be a pretty dream. We shall see.
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