2021 Releases I Want To Read | Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme originally started by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.

As the title says, here are some 2021 releases I’m looking forward to! 

Middle Grade/Young Adult

The Last Cuentista – Donna Barba Higuera

Two reading goals I’ve been consistently failing at are reading middle grade and reading more sci-fi. If I get around to reading this book I’ll kill two birds with one stone. Also, the premise does seem interesting and not like anything I’ve read before. 

Darling – K. Ancrum

Darling is a modern Peter Pan retelling that has a focus on the darker elements of the original story. Last year I read The Wicker King and I still think about it; that book handled mental illness, child abuse and neglect, and codependency with such care that it struck me.  I’ve always been interested in Peter Pan so I’m excited to get a taste of it through this retelling. 

The Bronzed Beasts – Roshani Chokshi

The Gilded Wolves trilogy is one of my favorite young adult series. The books have a life and sparkle to them, the writing is gorgeous, and it has one of my favorite romances of all time. Endings are always bittersweet, but my intuition tells me that Chokshi is going to make this ending painful. TGW has already shown the ruthless world these characters live in and just what they’re all risking. I have so many questions and fears about the ending of this series that only make my anticipation grow. 

Redemptor – Jordan Ifueko

I have to admit I’m a little sad this is a duology. I love Tarisai, the unique twist on found family and love, the explorations of imperialism, and I would love to stay in this universe longer. The aspect of this duo I love the most is the mental and emotional link between the main characters. If there is ever a sequel series or a standalone I’ll be the first to read it. 

A Psalm of Storms and Silence – Roseanne A. Brown

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin ended on a cliffhanger and I need to know how this conflict will be resolved. I am bummed that this will be a duology because I wasn’t wholly won over by the romance, but I do want these characters to succeed and be safe. 

The Bones of Ruin – Sarah Raughley

The cover to this book has sat in my phone since the cover reveal. I see a beautiful Black woman with a sword on a tightrope… that’s really all the information I need. The summary teases darker elements: the protagonist cannot die and there is the threat of an apocalypse.

Adult

She Who Became The Sun – Shelly Parker Chan

Military fantasy is calling my name and I find myself more and more attracted to this genre. This is still a sub-genre I’m not very well read in, but that will change soon. One of the pitches for this book compares it to Mulan and that’s one of my favorite animated movies. Hopefully I will read this book when I get my hands on it and it won’t languish on my TBR forever. 

Certain Dark Things – Silvia Moreno-Garcia

This is actually a re-release with a new cover, not a completely new release. Moreno-Garcia has been on my to read list for a very long time now and  it’s actually embarrassing that I haven’t gotten to her books yet. Certain Dark Things fits right in with my urban fantasy and paranormal mood. 

When Sorrows Come – Seanan McGuire

This year I discovered the October Daye series and I have plans to marathon the entire series. Right now I’ve finished the first three books and hopefully will be able to tuck into the other books soon. 

Bacchanal – Veronica Henry

Bacchanal is another pick for broadening my reading horizons and inching closer to the historical fiction genre. There are still some fantasy and mystery elements I think I’ll enjoy and the circus setting is something I like. 

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What releases are you looking forward to?

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