Hello and welcome! My name is Starlah, and the summer
months are not generally months that are
big on book releases that I'M most
interested in. Fantasy, science fiction,
thrillers. They're generally bigger in
the spring and the fall. But I have seen
so many books coming out soon that have
really caught my attention. I want to
make ANOTHER video talking about some
upcoming releases in just June.
Now, I have made other anticipated
releases videos. This video isn't
necessarily, like, my MOST anticipated
releases, just a bunch of books that have
caught my attention that I'm interested
in, and I think you might be as well. So
open up your Goodreads because I'm about
to add a bunch more books onto your TBR!
Starting on June 2nd, we first have A Song Below
Water by Bethany C. Morrow. This is a
modern fantasy with black mermaids. All
about self-discovery and friendships set
against modern-day challenges of racism
and sexism.
We have Tavia, who must hide her siren
powers; and then we have her friend, Effie,
who is dealing with her own family
struggles, all of this amidst this
nationwide siren murder trial. When all
of a sudden, Tavia accidentally releases
her siren powers. Mermaids and sea
creatures aren't necessarily my favorite
mythical creatures, but the whole
synopsis of this story just sounds
really interesting. Also coming out on the
2nd is A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by
Roseanne A. Brown. I am honestly over this
title template of something of something
and something; but nonetheless, I'm still
very interested in this story. This is a
first in a duology that is inspired by
West African folklore. We have a grieving
crown princess and a desperate
refugee, who find themselves on a
collision course to murder each other.
But feelings get caught and get in the
way. Next, we have Burn by Patrick Ness.
This is a fantasy story set in a world
where humans and dragons coexist. I think
it takes place during the Cold War. I
actually don't know too much about this.
Patrick Ness is an author who I've only
read once from, but, like, I'm so
fascinated by, like, I really need to read
more Patrick Ness. And as popular as he
is, I actually haven't heard too much
about this book. But nonetheless, I'm
still very interested in it. And lastly,
coming out on the 2nd is The Court of
Miracles by Kester Grant. This is a Y.A.
fantasy following a young thief who
finds herself going head-to-head with
the leaders of Paris's criminal
underground, all during the wake of the
French Revolution. It's definitely given
me a lot of Les Mis vibes. Moving on to
the 4th of June, we have The Obsidian
Tower by Melissa Caruso. We follow Ryx,
who lives with her grandmother and
has this sort of magic where she will
kill anybody that she touches. Everyone
except her grandmother who is also a
very powerful mage. In this world she
lives in, there is this tower, and nobody
knows what's inside of it except for her
grandmother. It has stayed closed for
thousands of years and must stay that
way. This cover honestly caught my
attention long before the synopsis did,
but I'm now even more interested in the
story. Moving on to June 8th, we have
No Man's Land by A.J. Fitzwater. This is a
historical fantasy and a queer love story
that is set in New Zealand. We follow our
main character, Tea, I think, who is sent to
this remote island for work. And while
there, she finds magic as well as a way
to save her brother, who is in a distant
land. Queer love stories are always going
to grab my attention. But the cover of
this book is absolutely beautiful, and it
just gives off such an incredibly
whimsical vibe that is really drawing my
attention. Coming on the 9th of June, we
first have Agnes at the End of the
World by Kelly McWilliams. We follow this
girl, Agnes, who escapes this cult. And by
the time she gets far away from them, she
realizes that the apocalypse has
happened on the world. I honestly love me
a good apocalypse story. But throw in
cults, and I'm, oh my God, I'm sold. Also
coming out on the 9th is Half Life by
Lillian Clarke. This is a Y.A. sci-fi
story following a 16 year old girl named
Lucille, who receives this email from
this mysterious company called Life2. This company is the first to
have the knowledge and technology to
clone people, and Lucille is their first
candidate. But her clone, Lucy, ends up
being very different than expected.
Another buzzword for me, we got
apocalypses, cults, and now clones?
Moving on to the 16th of June, the first
book I'm VERY excited to get to is
Hella by David Gerrold. This is a science
fiction story that takes place on a
world where everything is huge. Trees are
a mile high, animals are gigantic. This
planet is barely self-sufficient.
Everything on it wants to kill you, but a
thousand refugees show up on this planet
because Earth has been ravaged. I am SO
excited for this one. Also coming out on
the 16th is The Kinder Poison by Natalie
Mae. Oh my God, look at this cover! This is
a Y.A. fantasy following a girl who
is chosen to be a human sacrifice in
these
deadly games between these three heirs.
Set in a desert city, it has a mix of magic and politics
and survival. Again, SO many buzzwords
here. Deadly games, a fight for the crown,
and just everything about it, I NEED.
Moving onto June 23rd, we first have The
Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water
by Zen Cho. This is an adventure Wuxia
novel following a nun who joins a group
of bandits. Hell yeah! I have also heard
that the story is supposed to have some
explorations of sexuality, and it's
supposed to be very thoughtful so I'm
very excited for it. Next, we have We Ride
the Storm by Devin Madson. I follow
Devin on Twitter, and that's how I heard
about this book. It's the first in a new
adult fantasy series following three
characters who get caught up in this
war that will change the world.
The tagline says "As an empire dies,
three warriors will rise. They will
have to ride the storm or drown in its
blood." Ah, love that! Then, we have Forest
of Souls by Lori M. Lee, another
GORGEOUS cover. This is a new Y.A. fantasy
following an orphan who wants to become
the queen's shadow, which is essentially
the queen's spy/assassin. I have also
heard that this book has elemental magic,
which is another automatic sell for me.
Our main character is revealed to have
this magic called soulguide. So instead
of being able to follow her dream, she
gets roped into this battle over the
Dead Wood, which is this ancient forest
that has kept the peace between kingdoms.
And if she isn't able to master her
abilities and gain influence over the
Dead Wood, then war will break out. Last
book coming out on the 23rd is Hunted by
the Sky by Tanaz Bhathena. Seriously, HOW
many gorgeous covers can I come across?
This book is set in a world inspired by
medieval India. We followed this girl
named Gul, who is supposed to be this
star-blessed warrior. Blessed by the Sky
Goddess and destined to take down the
tyrannical king and rule. The only
problem is...she ain't got a lick of magic. And
finally, June 30th, we first have The
Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty, which
is the third and final book in The Daevabad Trilogy. I have talked about this
book SO many times. I have still yet to
read City of Brass. I'm GOING to read it.
I say that in every video; but eventually,
I won't be saying that anymore.
I AM gonna read it! Also coming out on
the 30th is Mexican Gothic by Silvia
Moreno-Garcia. This one has been on my
TBR for a while, but I am now actually
very worried to get to it. BECAUSE my
good friend, Jesse, who has a very similar
reading taste to mine, really didn't like this.
The story set in the 1950's, and we
follow our main character who is tasked
to go to this mysterious Gothic mansion
because she receives a letter from her
cousin asking for her help. But when she
gets to the mansion, her cousin has no
recollection of ever sending a letter.
Apparently, a bunch of crazy, weird things
start happening. The main character's very
unlikable.
It's a mystery at its core, I think. In
theory, it sounds like something I would
really like, but I'm definitely going to
go into it very hesitantly. The last book on this list
is Home Before Dark by Riley Sager.
Riley Sager's newest thriller is following this
woman who returns to this house that was
made famous by her father's novel. He
wrote this bestselling memoir about
this house and it being haunted. So she
returns to it, and we're kind of faced
with the question of whether or not it's
really haunted or if it's something more
realistic going on behind the scenes.
It's definitely giving me kind of
Haunting of Hill House vibes, which is
great because I love that. I am very
excited to read this, and I will
definitely be getting to it in June.
That's the end of my list! That's quite a
lot of books coming out in June. I think
that was, like, 18 or so. Quite a lot of
books that I'm INTERESTED in coming out
in June. Down in the comments, don't
forget to let me know what books YOU'RE
most excited about coming out in June,
what's on your June TBR, maybe? Let me
know what you're most interested in and
any other June releases that you're
excited about! That is going to be all
for today's video. So thank you so very
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next one, goodbye!
