January 2021 YA Releases I Can't Wait For
All of these upcoming releases are either standalone novels or the first in their series!
Blood, Metal, Bone by Lindsay Cummings
Wrongly accused of her brother’s murder, Sonara’s destiny was to die, sentenced to execution by her own mother. Punished and left for dead, the shadows have cursed her with a second life as a Shadowblood.
Cast in Firelight by Dana Swift
Adraa is the royal heir of Belwar. Jatin is the royal heir to Naupure. Together, their arranged marriage will unite two of Wickery's most powerful kingdoms. But after years of rivalry from afar, Adraa and Jatin only agree on one thing: their reunion will be anything but sweet.
Only, destiny has other plans and with the criminal underbelly of Belwar suddenly making a move for control, their paths cross...and neither realizes who the other is, adopting separate secret identities instead.
Crown of Bones by A.K. Wilder
In a world on the brink of the next Great Dying, no amount of training can prepare us for what is to come …
A young heir will raise the most powerful phantom in all of Baiseen. A dangerous High Savant will do anything to control the realms. And I, a lowly scribe meant to observe and record, might be destined to change us all.
Into the Heartless Woods by Joanna Ruth Meyer
When Owen Merrick is lured into the witch’s wood, one of her tree-siren daughters, Seren, saves his life instead. Every night, he climbs over the garden wall to see her, and her longing to become human deepens. A shift in the stars foretells a dangerous curse, and Seren’s quest to become human will lead them into an ancient war raging between the witch and the king who is trying to stop her.
Lore by Alexandra Bracken
Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals, hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality. Long ago, Lore fled that brutal world in the wake of her family's sadistic murder by a rival line, turning her back on the hunt's promises of eternal glory. For years she's pushed away any thought of revenge against the man--now a god--responsible for their deaths. Until a wounded Athena seeks her help.
The Fate of Crowns by Rebecca L. Garcia
With my brother’s death came the crown and all the trappings that accompany it. Now, my father seeks to control my future. But fate has other plans.
Thrown into mer-filled waters, I’m dragged into the rival kingdom of Berovia. Surrounded by those who murdered my brother and wished my entire family dead, I must find my way back to my kingdom and must make the choice between my duty, family, and heart before it's too late.
The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe
A slick, twisty YA page-turner about the daughter of a con artist who is taken hostage in a bank heist. The bank robbers may be trouble, but Nora’s something else entirely. They have no idea who they’re really holding hostage…
Tanya has worked at her tavern since she was able to see over the bar. But when her guardian dies, she might lose it all: the bar, her home, her purpose in life. So she heads out on a quest to petition the queen to keep the tavern in her name—dodging unscrupulous guards, a band of thieves, and a powerful, enchanted feather that seems drawn to her. Fast-paced, magical, and unapologetically feminist, Wench is epic fantasy like you’ve never seen it before.
Wings of Ebony by J. Elle
In this riveting, keenly emotional debut fantasy, a Black teen from Houston has her world upended when she learns about her godly ancestry--and with evil sinking its claws into humans and gods alike, she'll have to unearth the magic of her true identity to save both her worlds.
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