The BPR Monthly Haul includes everything from personal purchases, to ARCs sent from pubs, to library finds. Some months we strike gold and others … well, the gems can be a little elusive.
advance reader copies/finished copies
TITLE: The Good Luck Girls
AUTHOR: Charlotte Nicole Davis
PUBLISHER: Tor Teen
RELEASE DATE: 2019
GENRE: Historical Fiction, Fantasy
SYNOPSIS: Westworld meets The Handmaid’s Tale in this stunning fantasy adventure from debut author Charlotte Nicole Davis. The country of Arketta calls them Good Luck Girls–they know their luck is anything but.
RECEIVED BY: Mandy
TITLE: Rules For Vanishing
AUTHOR: Kate Alice Marshall
PUBLISHER: Viking Books for Young Readers
RELEASE DATE: 2019
GENRE: Horror, Mystery
SYNOPSIS: In the faux-documentary style of The Blair Witch Project comes the campfire story of a missing girl, a vengeful ghost, and the girl who is determined to find her sister–at all costs.
RECEIVED BY: Mandy
TITLE: The Girl the Sea Gave Back
AUTHOR: Adrienne Young
PUBLISHER: Wednesday Books
RELEASE DATE: 2019
GENRE: Historical Fiction, Fantasy
SYNOPSIS: For as long as she can remember, Tova has lived among the Svell, the people who found her washed ashore as a child and use her for her gift as a Truthtongue. nd when their chieftain looks to Tova to cast the stones, she sets into motion a series of events that will not only change the landscape of the mainland forever but will give her something she believed she could never have again—a home.
RECEIVED BY: Mandy
TITLE: Ziggy, Stardust and Me
AUTHOR: James Brandon
PUBLISHER: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
RELEASE DATE: 2019
GENRE: Historical Fiction, LGBTQIA+
SYNOPSIS: The year is 1973. The Watergate hearings are in full swing. The Vietnam War is still raging. And homosexuality is still officially considered a mental illness. In the midst of these trying times is sixteen-year-old Jonathan Collins, a bullied, anxious, asthmatic kid, who aside from an alcoholic father and his sympathetic neighbor and friend Starla, is completely alone.
RECEIVED BY: Mandy
TITLE: As Many Nows as I Can Get
AUTHOR: Shana Youngdahl
PUBLISHER: Dial Books
RELEASE DATE: 2019
GENRE: Contemporary, Romance
SYNOPSIS: In one impulsive moment the summer before they leave for college, overachievers Scarlett and David plunge into an irresistible swirl of romance, particle physics, and questionable decisions. Told in non-linear, vivid first-person chapters, As Many Nows As I Can Get is the story of a grounded girl who’s pulled into a lightning-strike romance with an electric-charged boy, and the enormity of the aftermath.
RECEIVED BY: Mandy
TITLE: We Speak in Storms
AUTHOR: Natalie Lund
PUBLISHER: Philomel Books
RELEASE DATE: 2019
GENRE: Magic Realism
SYNOPSIS: A powerful and haunting debut novel about friendship, acceptance, and learning to let go as the balance between the living and the dead is upended, perfect for fans of We Were Liars.
RECEIVED BY: Mandy
TITLE: The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
AUTHOR: Junauda Petrus
PUBLISHER: Dutton Books for Young Readers
RELEASE DATE: 2019
GENRE: Contemporary, LGBTQIA+
SYNOPSIS: Told in two distinct and irresistible voices, Junauda Petrus’s bold and lyrical debut is the story of two black girls from very different backgrounds finding love and happiness in a world that seems determined to deny them both.
RECEIVED BY: Mandy
TITLE: What Kind of Girl
AUTHOR: Alyssa Sheinmel
PUBLISHER: Sourcebooks Fire
RELEASE DATE: 2020
GENRE: Contemporary
SYNOPSIS: Girl In Pieces meets Moxie in this unflinching exploration of the many forms of abuse society inflicts upon women, and the strength it takes to rise above it all to claim your worth.
RECEIVED BY: Sha
TITLE: Coral
AUTHOR: Sara Ella
PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson
RELEASE DATE: 2019
GENRE: Fantasy / Retelling
SYNOPSIS: Taking a new twist on Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved—yet tragic—fairy tale, Coral explores mental health from multiple perspectives, questioning what it means to be human in a world where humanity often seems lost.
RECEIVED BY: Sha
TITLE: Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction
AUTHOR: Lisa Kröger & Melanie R Anderson
PUBLISHER: Quirk Books
RELEASE DATE: 2019
GENRE: Nonfiction, Biography
SYNOPSIS: Meet the women writers who defied convention to craft some of literature’s strangest tales, from Frankenstein to The Haunting of Hill House and beyond.
RECEIVED BY: Mandy
purchased books
None this month! We held off.
library hauls
TITLE: The Caged Queen
AUTHOR: Kristen Ciccarelli
PUBLISHER: HarperTeen
RELEASE DATE: 2018
GENRE: Fantasy
SYNOPSIS: Kristen Ciccarelli’s distinct brand of lyrical, haunting fantasy continues in the companion to her bestselling debut, The Last Namsara. Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and Renee Ahdieh.
RECEIVED BY: Sha
TITLE: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
AUTHOR: Kiersten White
PUBLISHER: Delacorte Press
RELEASE DATE: 2018
GENRE: Historical Fiction
SYNOPSIS: Elizabeth’s survival depends on managing Victor’s dangerous temper and entertaining his every whim, no matter how depraved. Behind her blue eyes and sweet smile lies the calculating heart of a girl determined to stay alive no matter the cost . . . as the world she knows is consumed by darkness.
RECEIVED BY: Sha
TITLE: A Curse so Dark and Lonely
AUTHOR: Brigid Kemmerer
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury YA
RELEASE DATE: 2019
GENRE: Fantasy / Retelling
SYNOPSIS: Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year, Prince Rhen, the heir of Emberfall, thought he could be saved easily if a girl fell for him. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.
RECEIVED BY: Sha
TITLE: The Fever King
AUTHOR: Victoria Lee
PUBLISHER: Skyscape
RELEASE DATE: 2019
GENRE: Science Fiction
SYNOPSIS: Caught between his purpose and his heart, Noam must decide who he can trust and how far he’s willing to go in pursuit of the greater good.
RECEIVED BY: Sha
What did you haul this month?
Book Princess Reviews 
Oh my gosh, I hope you enjoy The Fever King Sha! It’s so good and wonderful and amazing and so many more positive adjectives!! And Mandy, enjoy Ziggy, Stardust, and Me! I’ve heard nothing but good things about it. 😊
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Thanks Surina! My review is live now, if you’re interested in checking it out. Although I’m afraid I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would. 😦
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Definitely going to be checking it out! Thanks Sha! (And sorry you didn’t like it!)
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I think I got a mixture of ARC’s and library ebooks this month. Maybe like 3 digital ARC’s and more library ebooks. I have only bought two ebooks so far this month but I bought two e-reader cases. My Kobo did need a new case.
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That sounds like a nice haul! It’s good to get new supplies for a reading device too, makes it feel refreshed 🙂
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Yup! I hope I get the Kobo case in the mail today because I don’t like seeing broken cases. My new Nook case is awesome though! I got some good library books, I read The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord again and I got When We Collided.
The Start of Me and You ebook had unexpected bonus content and I read it twice because my hardback didn’t have it! ❤
I also have Somewhere Only We Know by Maureen whatever her last name is from the library, a Jennifer E. Smith book, The Bride Test, some Morgan Matson books, Read Bottom Up (a rom-com book) and Hold Still by Nina LaCour.
I'm trying to get back into reading again and trying to use Overdrive on my Kobo more too. ❤
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It’s so fun when you find unexpected bonus content for a book! I always get so excited.
I know Mandy has read a few Morgan Matson books. I can’t say I know any of these authors though. They are mostly contemp/romance-esque books and I don’t read those as much. But I do hear only good things about them.
Sounds like you have a lot of good books to keep you busy!
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Yesss I read it when I got home that night and was able to enjoy it more at a slower pace than the last ten minutes of break that day. 😀
I thought Mandy was the one who liked fluffy contemporaries. 😀 I still need to read Vanished by Meg Cabot which you recommended me like last year at some point.
Thanks! I hope you are enjoying the books you are reading! P.S. I got my Kobo case that other day finally!
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Ahh, I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Vanished. I want to re-read it too. I bought the first two books sometime last year, but I want to wait until I have all of them together.
Wooo, you finally got to the Kobo case! Is it looking as nice as expected?
I started reading Sophie Kinsella’s Twenties Girl the other day. It’s a refreshing return to one of my favourites by her.
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Ohh, I read Twenties Girl recently too and loved reading it again! 😀
I definitely still need to read them… I think I have all of them? How many are there? I have four…
And LOL….the case was nice….but. I loved the Kobo Clara HD so much that I decided to get the new Kobo Libra H20….Yes, I know I am crazy. I am planning on giving my Kobo Clara to my cousin though because I love the Libra more. I decided to let myself splurge one last time before my rent went up this month.
I still don’t know what to do about my Nook. I’ve only read on it once since I got the new Kobo. I wish I wasn’t the crazy e-reader lady, but I am lol.
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I’m probably wrong, but I think there are five and a sixth one came out two years ago.
Haha, at least you have someone to pass the other case on to! Maybe sell the Nook?
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Oh cool, will definitely have to look and see if I have the last two across my platforms.
And I thought about that but sometimes I might want to be in the mood for an e-reader that isn’t asymmetrical (one sided) but that’s mostly on the weekends. Plus there’s the whole thing that I can’t download Nook books for my Kobo anymore. I can put Kobo on Nook though.
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Yeah it’s good to have options. And you already paid for it. Smart thinking!
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Ohh one of the books I hauled this month was Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw! I was able to read it on my new Nook despite being a PDF format.
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Oooh some great books on this list!
I absolutely love the caged queen!
(www.evelynreads.com)
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It was really good! I liked The Last Namsara better but CQ was still sooo good.
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What a great haul! I hope you end up loving all of the ones you haven’t read yet!
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Thanks Kaya!
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I can’t wait to read your thoughts on Coral, Sha!
I haven’t read my copy yet but I am really looking forward to it!
– Emma : )
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I will definitely be reading What Kind of Girl. I like the author. I am still on the fence about We Speak in Storms, but am more than interested in As Many Nows as I Can Get. I will eagerly await your reviews.
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I still need to read the caged queen! Can’t wait to see your thoughts Sha 🙂 great haul
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My thoughts on Caged Queen will go up as a buddy read on Reading with Rendz’s wordpress blog! Sometime in the near future 🙂
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Sweet I’m very curious of what you two thought about it 🙂
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I can’t wait to read your thoughts on Coral, Sha!
I haven’t read my copy yet but I am really looking forward to it!
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I’m so sorry, I don’t know why this comment doubled up!
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I’m excited for it tooo! Mermaids AND mental health in one book. I can’t wait to trade our thoughts on it.
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It looks like you guys had such a good haul this month! I really want to read Ziggy Stardust and Me, the cover is just so pretty 😍 I hope you enjoy it!
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Yeah, we lucked out and got some good books this month! Thanks Chana!
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Lots of good books were hauled this month ladies! You guys have some good reads ahead of you, I hope! I didn’t buy any books this month either which took a lot of self-control, but I’m proud of us and I’m sure our wallets are too!
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Our wallets are positively praising us!!
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