Most Anticipated Release #1: April 2018

I currently think that the first quarter of 2018 is quite dry for good books. I have appreciated the Cruel Prince by Holly Black but other than that, there is nothing more worth to be appreciated. I am currently on a reading slump but that does not stop me in anticipating the upcoming epic books to be released within this year or earlier of 2019. The following are the books I am looking forward to be given birth into this world.

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

I always hate books with slow or dragging plots. I am currently reading Tempest and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce and even though I really love the characters but the very slow and dragging turn of events is killing me. It has been  two weeks and I am still 52% done on the book. Now, on the blogs I follow, I have heard those that read Sky in the Deep through advance readers copy that this is probably one of the most fast paced and completely not dragging books so far this year. Hearing that from them, this book is considered sold to me.

Stormcaster by Cindy Williams Chima

This is the third book of the author's Shattered Realm series and I cannot wait to get my hands to it as soon as possible. This book was actually released last April 3rd yet this is still not available in my country. I am currently reading the first installment of the series, Flamecaster, and I cannot wait to continue reading and finish the series. I hope that this book will be available the moment I finished reading the second one.

Furyborn by Claire Legend

This is one of the most anticipated books this year according to most of the vlogs I follow. The entire book community are eyeing the release of this book on May 22nd. This is the first book of the series and it will deliver fallen angels with epic powers and political intrigue plots. I am pretty excited to experience the surprises this book stored for the world, I hope it will live up to our expectations.

Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

I love Simon versus the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky and it is probably one of the most memorable read I have for a very long time. After reading her famous piece, I cannot wait to experience again her awesome writing style on her new book Leah on the Offbeat which will be released on April 24.  I am pretty sure that this will be embraced by the readers with wide arms. I cannot wait!

The Wicked King by Holly Black

I am not a fan of stories with fairies on it but the queen of fairies, Holly Black, changed my mind on her epic piece The Cruel Prince which was released earlier this year. I have read the book back in February and I gave it 5 out of 5 stars. It was compelling and it left me wanting for more---the second book The Wicked King. This book will be available earlier next year and please do read the Cruel Prince, it will be worth it. 

Wildcard by Marie Lu

Warcross was one of the most entertaining read last year. I have read it last December and I loved how it was related to Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. The book was not perfect but it was enough to leave me wanting for more pages. The second book Wildcard will be released this September 18 and I am looking forward to see how the story continues.

Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor

The second book to one of my  favorite and probably the best books I have read not just this year but in my entire life, Strange the Dreamer. I cannot stop talking about that book after I finished reading it last January (book review here) for it was really epic. I am a fan of Laini Taylor because of that and I am dying waiting for the second book of one of the best books released in 2017. The wait it killing me but October 2,2018 is a day to be celebrated.

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My Most Anticipated (New Release) YA Books of 2018 (January)

THE CRUEL PRINCE (The Folk of the Air #1) by Holly Black

Current Goodreads Ratings: 4.38

Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.

To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.

Hardcover, 384 pages

Published January 2nd 2018 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

UNEARTHED (Unearthed #1) by Amy Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

Current Goodreads Ratings: 4.08

When Earth intercepts a message from a long-extinct alien race, it seems like the solution the planet has been waiting for. The Undying's advanced technology has the potential to undo environmental damage and turn lives around, and Gaia, their former home planet, is a treasure trove waiting to be uncovered.

For Jules Addison and his fellow scholars, the discovery of an alien culture offers unprecedented opportunity for study... as long as scavengers like Amelia Radcliffe don't loot everything first. Mia and Jules' different reasons for smuggling themselves onto Gaia put them immediately at odds, but after escaping a dangerous confrontation with other scavvers, they form a fragile alliance.

In order to penetrate the Undying temple and reach the tech and information hidden within, the two must decode the ancient race's secrets and survive their traps. But the more they learn about the Undying, the more their presence in the temple seems to be part of a grand design that could spell the end of the human race...

Kindle Edition, 384 pages

Published January 9th 2018 by Disney-Hyperion

OBSIDIO (The Illuminae Files #3) by Amy Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Current Goodreads Ratings: 4.68

Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao. With the jump station destroyed and their resources scarce, the only option is to return to Kerenza—but who knows what they'll find seven months after the invasion? 

Meanwhile, Kady's cousin, Asha, survived the initial BeiTech assault and has joined Kerenza's ragtag underground resistance. When Rhys—an old flame from Asha's past—reappears on Kerenza, the two find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.

With time running out, a final battle will be waged on land and in space, heros will fall, and hearts will be broken.

Hardcover, 608 pages 
Expected publication: March 13th 2018 by Knopf Books for Young Readers