Happy new year!! New year means new books to help you reach those new year resolutions. Below are some new books coming out this month that we are excited about. Check them out and you might just find a book to kick start your 2021 reading journey.
Our top pick:
Title: The Wife Upstairs
Author: Rachel Hawkins
Genre: Thriller; Contemporary
First impression: A wife that just won’t stay buried – can’t wait to see how things play out!
When Jane, aka broke dog-walker and small-time thief, meets Eddie Rochester, her luck changes. Not only is he recently widowed, but he is also wealthy, brooding and handsome. As they fall in love, Jane soon realises that she is not the only one with a past that could destroy their happy ever after. Bring on the striking secrets, tantalizing twists and strong suspense!
Just JJ’s top pick:
Title: Lore
Author: Alexandra Bracken
Genre: Fantasy; Young Adult
First impression: Attention all ‘Hunger Games’ lovers, this one is for us!
Every seven years, nine Greek gods are punished for their past rebellion. Stripped of their immortality, they hunted by humans looking to seize their powers and immortality. Although Lore Perseous left that brutal world years ago, when the goddess Athena offers her the retribution she has been dreaming of for years, Lore is unable to resist the offer. And so the hunt begins!
Honourable mentions:
- Crown of Bones by A.K. Wilder (Fantasy)
- The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick (Fantasy)
Simply Esther’s top pick:
Title: Before She Disappeared
Author: Lisa Gardner
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
First impression: I wonder if people like Frankie Elkin exist in real life?
Frankie Elkin is a regular person except for the fact that she looks for missing people who the police, public and media have stopped looking for. Her latest case brings her to Mattapan, a rough Boston neighbourhood. Resistance from the local police and the victim’s family tell her that this town might just have something to hide…
Honourable mentions:
- Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne (Poetry)
- Sweet Water by Cara Reinard (Thriller)
- The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine By Janice P. Nimura (Historical)
- Bloodline by Jess Lourey (Thriller)
Feel free to let us know in the comments below if you are excited about any of the books mentioned above or any other books coming out this month.