Review | Never Never: Part 1 & 2 by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher

Goodreads Summary

Best friends since they could walk. In love since the age of fourteen. 
Complete strangers since this morning. 

He'll do anything to remember. She'll do anything to forget.

*4.5/5 stars*

A girl, Charlie suddenly doesn't remember who she is, where she is and what happened to her. She soon discovers that she has a boyfriend - Silas- who she later finds out that he as well doesn't have any recollections of who he is and what has happened to him. 

Charlie and Silas try to unravel the mystery behind their strange and sudden memory loss and if this alone doesn't intrigue you to read this fantastic book, then I don't know what will. This is added to the list of my favorite Colleen Hoover books, along with Confess & Maybe Someday. 

The writing is impeccable and if you haven't read anything by this talented lady, then I sure as hell recommend it. I read this novella and the second one both in one sitting. I couldn't put them down and the cliffhangers they both end on made me want more. I can't emphasize on how addictive these novellas are and I need the 3rd one NOOOWW. Why did Colleen and Tarryn torture us readers like thattt?!!!

My favorite of the characters was definitely Silas, he was smart and very attractive. He always kept his shit together and had his moments. Charlie, I liked, but she was kind of dumb by the end of this and did some stuff that greatly angered me. 

Overall, I LOVED this book! It is soo gripping from the very first page and I was super intrigued by it. It is quite Mara Dyer-esque to me and I loved it SO much. Def RECOMMEND ITTT!!!!

Spoiler Alert: don't read the summary or proceed further than here if you haven't read the first book because the summary/ what is coming next might spoil you. 

Goodreads Summary:

“Never forget that I was your first real kiss. Never forget that you’ll be my last. 

And never stop loving me between all of them. 

Never stop, Charlie. Never forget.” 

Silas races against time as more truths unravel, while others twist tighter together. And now, the stakes are higher as Silas’ control slips and others begin to point fingers. Charlie is in trouble and he must be the one to bridge the chasm between their past and their present. Because somewhere between I love yous and Never Nevers and Never Agains, a truth they can't imagine, beckons to be found.
“Where are you, Charlie?”

Looooved this book as well! Not as much as the first one because I still am not satisfied and didn't get the answers I wanted, but it was amazing. It also ended on a terrible cliffhanger and I NEED THE THIRD ONE!! When is it coming out? does anybody know? 

SPOILERS of book 1 & 2

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The frustration of knowing what happened to them killed me. We still didn't know what happened to both of them, but the revelation of it happening to them every 24 hours was insane! It kept me dying for book 2 and when I didn't get some answers I wanted to throw my phone across the room and drown in my sorrows. I was super annoyed with the authors for doing this to us. 

The parents in these book are so dumb. Charlie's mom is an alcoholic and is a jerk to her daughters and she was so out of this world. Literally. I hate seeing such careless mothers, but it made me feel for her children and I get why they act out all the time, with their dad in prison, I'm guessing it is really hard on them and I saw that. Especially since Charlie is THAT attached to her dad. I didn't like the relationship between Charlie and Janette because it reminded me of mine and my sisters. We never get along and we are always fighting and teasing each other. Little do we know, we actually need each other through thick and thin and that's how it should go. 

Silas' dad was a huge a-hole. He was abusive and had anger issues, he put Charlie's dad in trouble and made his sons hate him which is by far the worst thing that can ever happen to a parent. I loved how Silas paid him back by taking the documents, it backfired on Charlie, but at least he helped her and that is such loyalty that amazes me. 

I hated the cheating aspects of both Charlie and Silas. I didn't get why Charlie would do that, but I guess that Silas was doing it because Avril was Brian's sister and he wanted to pay him back by screwing his sister I believe. He wanted to know stuff about Brian and Charlie from his sister, it doesn't justify using Avril and his disloyalty, but it's kind of cute. 

I loved the tattoos that they both have of each other's names. It is so cute, I can't. Such commitment and true love even though they both are cheaters, but I think they always wind up together no matter what the circumstances. 

Okay Cora and Janice are SO creepy! I don't know why they held Charlie captive and why does Charlie represent such a huge scare factor to her friends? Why are they scared of her? I still don't get it. And why would the shrimp do that? I pieced that her memory loss happened when the shrimp dropped her books, I think she has a hand in what has happened, granted that her mom is a tarot card reader and such. My guess is that Cora jinxed them both to seek revenge on Charlie and maybe Silas' dad asked for a hoax on them to make them forget each other or something? I would expect that from him. 

I need to see some of their back stories and the fued between their parents, that would be epic! Their romance is so sweet! And I LOOOVE Silas' brother♥

Have you read these books?! Please comment down below your thoughts :)

Have a great day!

Book Review | Confess by Colleen Hoover

Goodreads Summary:

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a new novel about risking everything for love—and finding your heart somewhere between the truth and lies. 

Auburn Reed has her entire life mapped out. Her goals are in sight and there’s no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn’t expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry.

For once, Auburn takes a risk and puts her heart in control, only to discover Owen is keeping major secrets from coming out. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything important to Auburn, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it.

The last thing Owen wants is to lose Auburn, but he can’t seem to convince her that truth is sometimes as subjective as art. All he would have to do to save their relationship is confess. But in this case, the confession could be much more destructive than the actual sin… 

This book is a spiral of emotions and events! It took me by surprise and I never expected to love this book the way I did. I always find it difficult to talk about a book that I love so bare with me here.. I'm already writing this review weeks after reading this. 

"Tonight, everyone’s focus is on my art, but my focus is on her. She’s the most interesting piece in this entire room." 

I cannot talk about this book without being spoilery, I personally went into this book knowing two things: 1) The cover is gorgeous and the title is intriguing. 2) It's revolving around art and has the paintings in the book. If you want to know why the title is called "Confess", you can highlight the following, but to me, it was amazing discovering it by myself so I wouldn't recommend it, but basically: Owen has an art studio where he has a mail slot outside for people to write confessions anonymously and slip them through. He then goes through the confessions and gets inspired to paint a painting out of a certain confession and by the end of the month, he sells these paintings with the confession as the name for the art. Isn't this the best idea for a book you've ever heard of?!! I absolutely LOVED it!!! 

"I’ll love you forever. Even when I can’t." 

This wasn't an insta-love, but I felt like the romance - or the attraction to be exact - escalated quickly. I didn't hate it, but I was so confused at the beginning, I thought I skipped some pages or something haha. As you might know from reading previous Colleen Hoover books, she incorporates art with tragedy and in this one, the art and the mystery that she clearly states in the first chapters have you on the edge of your seat and on the lookout for answers the whole time. I was reading this with wary, judgmental eyes and I loved every single page of it.  

"It’s amazing how much distance one truth can create between two people." 

Owen is not your typical fluffy contemporary main character, he is more than that. I think it's because of the book being a new adult book and not a young adult one, but Owen was very mature. He is a very sacrificial person, mysterious and caring. He usually handled things the right way and I loved that about him, he was simply a good person. Of course, he is a hot dude with an amazing personality, but the thing that makes him more and more sexy in my eyes, is that I envisioned him as Johnny Depp. Whenever I think artist, I think long dark brown hair pulled into a pony tail with a scruffy beard and Johnny Depp glasses. Am I right?!! Is it just me?.. 

"I want you to remember how it feels when I look at you." 

Auburn was a very strong character, I admired her personality to a strange extent. She was the definition of a determined, dependent woman. Although she usually didn't have things her way, but she fought to get what she wanted and she was very smart as well. 

"She’s like a light, unwittingly brightening up the darkest corners of a man’s soul." 

Of course, Colleen Hoover's writing is phenomenal and I can't stress on that enough. I fall in love with her books more and more and I cannot wait to read every single book she has ever written or will ever write. 

"I don’t feel lost in him at all, because it’s the first time I’ve ever felt like someone truly found me." 

That's all I have to say about this one, if you liked Maybe Someday, I know for a fact you'll love this one! GO READ IT. I highly recommend it. 

SPOILERS 

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Oh man, Owen.. I love love him and I love you as well Auburn. Their relationship was perfect from the start and I loved their chemistry. I connected to these characters even though they're adults and I'm only 18. Colleen's characters are so real and genuine and you can never not fall in love with them. 

Let's start from the beginning, I'll try to make this in a chronological order for once in my life..

Adam. Adam. Adam. For starters I love the name Adam, and I fell in love with the character. I was so emotionally involved in the story from the beginning when they were both fighting for their love because they were too young and he was dying. I loved that they had sex so early even though it was kind of irresponsible, but I loved it. Young, irresponsible love is what I live for (plus they're teenagers, cut them some slack). The consequences of it weren't so bad - the pregnancy, of course - at least she had a part of Adam with her forever and that to me is beyond amazing. I was firstly so shocked when I found out that she was pregnant, that was totally unexpected. Then again, Colleen Hoover foreshadowed this when they were in the kids isle at (target? Was it target?) and she chose a blue tent because "He loves the color blue." and Owen was like... who the fuck is he?. He is her son!! That was adorable. 

The thing that tore at my heart was the custody battle. Lydia is such a bitch from taking away her son from her to not remembering her birthday and not showing up to the bar with AJ. I thank Trey for being such an asshole, because if it wasn't for him, Auburn wouldn't have taken her son which is the rightful thing to do. 

Owen taking the blame for his dad wasn't stupid. To me, that is one of the noble things that one could do. Also, not telling Auburn about it was incredible. I, for one, have personal stuff that involve my family that I can never tell anybody - as I'm sure most people do - and I totally understood where he was coming from. It was hard enough for him to stay away from Auburn as it was for her. I love forbidden love and it was slightly so because he needed to stay away from her to go to jail and she needed to stay away from him because of Trey's threats. 

I didn't once take Auburn's ass-kissing to Lydia and Trey for weakness. She said it a lot and I'll say it again, a mother has to do anything for the sake of her child and I admired that beyond words. I know that I won't relate to that as much as I would like (because duh, I'm not a mother), but I love love kids and I'm a firm believer that a mother-son/daughter relationship is stronger than any relationship ever. I respected Auburn for taking so much shit for her child's sake and actually taking a stand in the end and doing something about it. I loved her determination and the lengths of where she would go to claim her child back. 

Trey was a great addition to the story, even though I hated him - which you're supposed to. The fact that he actually attacked Auburn and black mailed her by using her son against her was a new kind of low. I needed Auburn to report him though, instantly. He needed to be stopped and I think she was smart when she recorded him. I wanted somebody to do that all along and when she did I was like "THANK YOU!" 

The ending was beautiful and I loved how everything wrapped up. I loved how the painting that Adam gave to Auburn (or the one that Owen shipped to Auburn on behalf of Adam) was actually Owen's first ever painting. I loved how Adam practically gave Owen his consent and wished that someday Auburn would find the love she deserves after he passes away. I loved loved loved everything about the last couple of chapters and they had me in tears. I LOVED THIS BOOK MORE THAN I CAN ACTUALLY PUT INTO WORDS AND I LOVED ADAM FOR DOING THIS. 

When AJ and Owen bonded in the tent, I knew that he would make a great dad and I wanted the three of them to be a happy family together - and they did! I'm never a happy ending kind of girl, but this one had me in happy tears and gave me warm fuzzies! 

Have you read Confess?! (You should if you haven't btw) tell me what you think down below! 

Happy reading everybody! 

Book Review | Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover

Goodreads synopsis:

When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she doesn't think it's love at first sight. They wouldn't even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up. He doesn't want love, she doesn't have time for love, so that just leaves the sex. Their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless, as long as Tate can stick to the only two rules Miles has for her.

Never ask about the past. 

Don't expect a future.

They think they can handle it, but realize almost immediately they can't handle it at all.

Hearts get infiltrated. 

Promises get broken. 

Rules get shattered.

Love gets ugly.

3.5 stars out of 5

The freaking frustration that I faced by reading this book.. AGH! 

Where do I begin? Oh Tate, I HATE YOUR GUTS. Throughout this whole book I was grossed out and disgusted, many many things went wrong and no one was trying to fix them - and not in a tolerable way. I'll talk about this more in the spoilers section. 

As all of you might know, this book is being turned into a movie starring Nick Bateman who suddenly became instagram famous because of his beauty. He was actually my incentive to read this book, I liked his face as Miles in my head. (Yup, you need to google him or check out his instagram profile..)

Did I mention that this book has been on my TBR for the longest time? It was probably the number one Colleen Hoover book that I was eager to read after Confess. And that was why I was incredibly disappointed with this book. Firstly, I was so blown away by the ending that I initially gave this book 5 stars! How crazy is that? It was an impulse rating. If the whole book was as emotional and amazing as the last couple of chapters, it would have topped all of Colleen Hoover's books, but no. I decreased my rating to 3.5 stars after a whole lot of thinking. 

I'm a huge fan of Colleen Hoover and her writing as well as most of her books (or the ones that I've read so far were amazing). Her books are usually a mix of art or any form of it and a tragedy, this book only incorporated the tragedy element and I LOVED IT. 

If you don't mind overly done sex scenes and terrible female protagonists with absolutely no dignity, then this book is for you, but I highly doubt it. Well don't get me wrong, most people actually really enjoyed this book and it was their favorite Colleen Hoover book ever, so don't let my judgement cloud yours. 

Movie still.. Yup, Miles' a pilot.

SPOILERS - RANT

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Tate, you are a disgrace to women everywhere. She constantly let Miles walk all over her and she refused to stand up for herself. She was stupid and let Miles use her for sex in a disgusting manner and she lacked self-worth. I was so uncomfortable while reading this whole thing because I haven't seen Tate once defend herself and she always kept going back to him like a lost puppy. 

The part where I was like NO, I can't continue reading this book is when he called her Rachel. THIS WAS A HUGE RED FLAG and what was Tate's reaction?! "Just finish." FINISH?! FINISH WHAT?!!!!! This is stupid, how could you accept such a thing?!!! 

Aside from Tate being a worthless human who is nothing but a sex toy, we knew nothing of her past or of her story. We know nothing about her except for the fact that she likes orange juice and she's a nurse, and we didn't get to see the nurse side of her life either. 

 I didn't once blame Miles for anything, because he was always straight up with her. He told her many many times that he wanted nothing but sex, but little Tate had this stupid thought at the back of her mind that someday he'll fall in love with her. His background story wasn't enough of an excuse to treat her this badly and it wasn't a justification to his actions, I must at least say that, but he was always honest with her about his feelings. I never actually sympathized with him -except for the ending. 

I liked the POVs of both Tate and Miles, although the reminiscence of Miles from 6 years back was a tad bit creepy with how he was with Rachel and his "I'll love you forever Rachel", "You'll love me back forever Rachel". WHY MILES WHY.. but in the end, it wasn't all that creepy when I found out how adorable they were together and how they chose to stand in their parents' way for their love. So cute.

One of the main reasons of not giving the book a much much lower rating was the ending, it blew me away! And the tragedy reveal was totally unexpected. Throughout the whole pregnancy thing, I thought Rachel was going to die while giving birth, when she was okay and had her baby I was so confused. Also, I didn't quite believe his death until they acknowledged it because I was so in shock .. that is one terrible ending to a baby's life, I couldn't imagine. Something that I haven't noticed until after reading a review online somewhere, in the book Tate mentions that Miles had a scar on his jawline or below his jawline and I didn't once correlate it to the accident. GREAT foreshadowing on Colleen's part, I haven't paid much attention to the details, but that was genius. 

 ---- Side note, did anybody else think of that episode with Elena from TVD? I think it was the finale of season 3 or something. RIGHT??----

But kudos to Colleen for having a perfect cover that resembles the story so perfectly; with the tragedy and the fact that Tate kept saying that she's liquid and liquids flow, something of that sort. 

Finally, the ending with the proposals, the moving in with him and the marriage proposal had me so emotional. THE BABY AS WELL and when he met up with Rachel and figured out that her child's name is Claire. That whole part was beautiful and it was the reason why I initially gave this book 5 stars. I was so caught up in the spiral of emotions that I forgot about how Tate is a clueless, stupid main character. 

I hated Corbin, Tate, Rachel and Miles. They weren't faulty characters that were intended to be hated, they were just stupid... all of them. The only two characters who I actually enjoyed were Ian and Cap. I loved Cap and his connection to Miles. I was shocked by the fact that he practically raised Miles as well. 

Great story line, provocative characters.

Have you read Ugly Love? Do you want to? Comment down below telling me what you think! 

Have a great day or night, bookworms! 

Waiting on Wednesday #4 -- November 9 by Colleen Hoover

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by @ BreakingTheSpine where you share with the world one book that you're anticipating the release of or getting your hands on. 

Goodreads Summary:

This is a love story between a guy (me) and a girl (Fallon). 
I think. 
Can it even be considered a love story if it doesn’t end with love? 
Mysteries end when the mystery is solved. 
Biographies end when the life story has been told. 
Love stories should end with love, right? 
Maybe I’m wrong, then. Maybe this isn’t a love story. If you ask me…I’d say this might even be considered a tragedy. 
Whatever it is—however it ends—I promised I would tell it. So without further ado.

Once upon a time…I met a girl. 
The girl. 

Expected publication: November 10th 2015


Another Colleen Hoover book and I can't contain my excitement! She is a genius and by far my favorite new adult author. 
 HER BOOKS GIVE ME THE FEELS. I've also been on a strange Colleen Hoover binge.. A GOOD strange though! haha

How freaking excited are you for this?! Comment down below your favorite Colleen Hoover book if you're reading this <3

Top Ten Tuesday #1 - Most Anticipated Books of 2015

Hello wonderful readers and welcome to my first top ten Tuesday post! 

1. Never Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher

Best friends since they could walk. In love since the age of fourteen. Complete strangers since this morning.

He'll do anything to remember. She'll do anything to forget.





Expected publication: 11th of January by Hoover Ink

2. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard  (Red Queen Trilogy #1)

The poverty stricken Reds are commoners, living under the rule of the Silvers, elite warriors with god-like powers.

To Mare Barrow, a 17-year-old Red girl from The Stilts, it looks like nothing will ever change.

Mare finds herself working in the Silver Palace, at the centre of
those she hates the most. She quickly discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy Silver control.

But power is a dangerous game. And in this world divided by blood, who will win?

Expected publication: February 10th by Orion

3. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park in this exhilarating and heart-wrenching love story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die.

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Elle Fanning!

Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him.

Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death.

When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the “natural wonders” of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself—a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who’s not such a freak after all. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink.

This is an intense, gripping novel perfect for fans of Jay Asher, Rainbow Rowell, John Green, Gayle Forman, and Jenny Downham from a talented new voice in YA, Jennifer Niven.

Expected publication: 6th of January by Knopf

4. Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver

New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver delivers a gripping story about two sisters inexorably altered by a terrible accident.

Dara and Nick used to be inseparable, but that was before the accident that left Dara's beautiful face scarred and the two sisters totally estranged. When Dara vanishes on her birthday, Nick thinks Dara is just playing around. But another girl, nine-year-old Madeline Snow, has vanished, too, and Nick becomes increasingly convinced that the two disappearances are linked. Now Nick has to find her sister, before it's too late.

In this edgy and compelling novel, Lauren Oliver creates a world of intrigue, loss, and suspicion as two sisters search to find themselves, and each other.

"Alarming and uplifting, a rare psychological thriller that has a kind heart at its center. Read it with all the lights on." --E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars

Expected publication: March 10th by HarperCollins

5. A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1) by Sarah J. Maas

A thrilling, seductive new series from New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas, blending Beauty and the Beast with faerie lore.

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.

As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.

Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R. R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!

Expected Publication: May 5th by Bloomsbury's Children's

6. The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

Children can have a cruel, absolute sense of justice.

Children can kill a monster and feel quite proud of themselves. A girl can look at her brother and believe they’re destined to be a knight and a bard who battle evil. She can believe she’s found the thing she’s been made for.

Hazel lives with her brother, Ben, in the strange town of Fairfold where humans and fae exist side by side. The faeries’ seemingly harmless magic attracts tourists, but Hazel knows how dangerous they can be, and she knows how to stop them. Or she did, once.

At the center of it all, there is a glass coffin in the woods. It rests right on the ground and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives. Hazel and Ben were both in love with him as children. The boy has slept there for generations, never waking.

Until one day, he does…

As the world turns upside down, Hazel tries to remember her years pretending to be a knight. But swept up in new love, shifting loyalties, and the fresh sting of betrayal, will it be enough?

Expected publication: January 13th by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

 7.  I Was Here by Gayle Forman

Cody and Meg were inseparable.
Two peas in a pod.
Until . . . they weren’t anymore.

When her best friend Meg drinks a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. She and Meg shared everything—so how was there no warning? But when Cody travels to Meg’s college town to pack up the belongings left behind, she discovers that there’s a lot that Meg never told her. About her old roommates, the sort of people Cody never would have met in her dead-end small town in Washington. About Ben McAllister, the boy with a guitar and a sneer, who broke Meg’s heart. And about an encrypted computer file that Cody can’t open—until she does, and suddenly everything Cody thought she knew about her best friend’s death gets thrown into question.


I Was Here is Gayle Forman at her finest, a taut, emotional, and ultimately redemptive story about redefining the meaning of family and finding a way to move forward even in the face of unspeakable loss.

Expected publication: January 27th by Viking Juvenile

8. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 

A debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives.

Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She’s even started to feel like she knows them. “Jess and Jason,” she calls them. Their life—as she sees it—is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost.

And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now everything’s changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel offers what she knows to the police, and becomes inextricably entwined in what happens next, as well as in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good?

A compulsively readable, emotionally immersive, Hitchcockian thriller that draws comparisons to Gone Girl, The Silent Wife, or Before I Go to Sleep, this is an electrifying debut embraced by readers across markets and categories.

Expected publication: January 13th by Riverhead

9. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab 

Kell is one of the last Travelers—rare magicians who choose a parallel universe to visit. 

Grey London is dirty, boring, lacks magic, ruled by mad King George. Red London is where life and magic are revered, and the Maresh Dynasty presides over a flourishing empire. White London is ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne. People fight to control magic, and the magic fights back, draining the city to its very bones. Once there was Black London - but no one speaks of that now.

Officially, Kell is the Red Traveler, personal ambassador and adopted Prince of Red London, carrying the monthly correspondences between royals of each London. Unofficially, Kell smuggles for those willing to pay for even a glimpse of a world they’ll never see. This dangerous hobby sets him up for accidental treason. Fleeing into Grey London, Kell runs afoul of Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. She robs him, saves him from a dangerous enemy, then forces him to another world for her 'proper adventure'.


But perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, Kell and Lila will first need to stay alive — trickier than they hoped.

Expected publication: February 24th by Tor Books

10. Becoming Jinn (Becoming Jinn #1) by Lori Goldstein 

Forget everything you thought you knew about genies!

Azra has just turned sixteen, and overnight her body lengthens, her olive skin deepens, and her eyes glisten gold thanks to the brand-new silver bangle that locks around her wrist. As she always knew it would, her Jinn ancestry brings not just magical powers but the reality of a life of servitude, as her wish granting is controlled by a remote ruling class of Jinn known as the Afrit. 

To the humans she lives among, she’s just the girl working at the snack bar at the beach, navigating the fryer and her first crush. But behind closed doors, she’s learning how to harness her powers and fulfill the obligations of her destiny. 

Mentored by her mother and her Zar “sisters”, Azra discovers she may not be quite like the rest of her circle of female Jinn . . . and that her powers could endanger them all. As Azra uncovers the darker world of becoming Jinn, she realizes when genies and wishes are involved, there’s always a trick.

Expected publication: April 21st by Feiwel & Friends

If you're excited for any of the books above, comment down below and let me know! :)