This was marketed as a Medusa re-telling and I love any and all Greek re-tellings, so I’m glad the library got this audio!
Title: The Cold is in Her Bones
Author: Peternelle van Arsdale
Series: Standalone
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Retellings
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I grabbed this at Bookcon because it was a choice for their newsletter subscribers. Keep reading to see what I thought!
Title: All the Bad Apples
Author: Moira Fowley-Doyle
Series: Standalone
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery
Publication Date: August 1, 2019
I requested this book on Netgalley because the cover really creeped me out and I was in the mood for a spooky read. It was dark and rainy when I read it, so it was the perfect setting.
Title: Here There Are Monsters
Author: Amelinda Berube
Series: Standalone
Genres: Horror, Young Adult
Publication Date: August 1, 2019
Lesbians and dragons? You got me hooked right there!
Title: Shatter the Sky
Author: Rebecca Kim Wells
Series: Shatter the Sky
Genres: Fantasy, LGBT, Young Adult, Fantasy–Dragons
Publication Date: July 30, 2019
After listening to and loving “The Poet X” by Elizabeth Acevedo last year, I knew I’d have to pick up her latest novel. While “The Poet X” was told in spoken word/poems, this is told in prose and reads more like a story – so if you were iffy on the poem format, I would recommend giving this one a try!
Title: With The Fire On High
Author: Elizabeth Acevedo
Series: Standalone
I picked this up as a recommendation from a Twitter chat! I had heard about it and Hoopla had it available right away, so I grabbed it up!
Title: Romanov
Author: Nadine Brandes
Series: Standalone
Genres: Historical–Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Retellings, Historical
Another royal book? Oh, yep. And this one also has LGBTQIA+ rep so I was pumped!
Title: Red, White and Royal Blue
Author: Casey McQuiston
Series: Standlone
Genres: Romance, Contemporary, LGBT, New Adult, Young Adult
I had seen this hyped on Twitter and I was really excited to read it! It reminded me somewhat of We Hunt the Flame.
Title: The Candle and The Flame
Author: Nafiza Azad
Series: Standalone
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Young Adult–Fantasy
I love Jen Wilde’s books and this one was no exception. Shoutout to Kate for helping me complete my ARC collection!
Title: Going Off-Script
Author: Jen Wilde
Series: Standalone
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult, LGBT, Romance
We hope you’re getting excited about Retelling-A-Thon! We have our prompts for each week that we wanted to share with you, so you can start forming your TBRs. Mythology–Week 1: August 1-8 [Frayed Books] Zeus’ lightening bolt: A retelling of Greek mythology Neptune’s trident: A retelling of Roman mythology Sun’s immortality: A retelling of Asian mythology Loki’s mischief: A retelling of Norse mythology Horus’ … Continue reading Retelling-A-Thon Prompts and Teams Announcement!
