I'm already a fan of the Buzz Books excerpts, but this has to be my favorite one yet.
I requested MANY of these from NetGalley, but I also preordered several.
The ones I'm excited about are:
Girls Made of Snow and Glass
Your One & Only
Everless
All Rights Reserved
Warcross
Love Songs & Other Lies

Another season, another set of book excerpts from Publishers Lunch, this time in preparation for colder weather. As usual, I’ve written down the ones that piqued my interest the most and I am incredibly excited to get my hands on them as soon as I can.

My can’t wait for books:

1. Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

2. Everless by Sara Holland

3. All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis

4. The Gatekeepers by Jen Lancaster

5. Warcross by Marie Lu

6. Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp. I’m not entirely sure about this one yet, but it certainly sounds intriguing.

7. Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi

Some amazing books coming up this year, can't wait to get reading!

Solo by Kwame Alexander [skipped]: I did try to read this, but poetic verse is not my forte, so I ended up DNFing it.

Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust [5 stars]: The synopsis is ten years long, but basically this is like a Snow White retelling. It's told in two perspectives, Lynet, a 15 year old, and her stepmother, Mina. It's told in two times, past and present. The excerpt was incredibly fascinating and I was hooked immediately. I am sure I would have found it eventually, but I was really excited to find a new book to add to my TBR via Buzz Books.

The House at 758 by Kathryn Berla [2.5 stars]: Wasn't fond of this one.

Your One and Only by Adrianne Finlay [5 stars]: This one is a sci-fi novel where clones are the only people that exist until one clone creates a human after hundreds of years of them being "extinct". I am so curious to read more. It reminded me of Across the Universe and another book that I couldn't remember the title/author.

Everless by Sara Holland [4 stars]: This had a slower start, but I ended up getting hooked.

All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis [4 stars]: Fascinated by a world where everything is copyrighted, trademarked, etc. The excerpt ended on such an explosive note!

The Sidekicks by Will Kostakis [4 stars]: This one started out a little slow, but picked up quickly. I am invested in Ryan's story for sure.

The Gatekeepers by Jen Lancaster [3 stars]: It wasn't bad, but it didn't really capture my attention. I don't think I will read this one when it is released, although I do think it would probably translate better in a finished copy. There were some texts from characters in between chapters and the formatting was weird in the galley.

WarCross by Marie Lu [5 stars]: Action-packed excerpt that makes me so excited to get my hands on a finished copy!

All Things New by Lauren Miller [4 stars]: Anxiety/panic disorder ridden MC...really liked the voice and interested to see where Jessa's story takes her.

Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp [3.5 stars]: It's a little slow to start but I have hope that it'll pick up because I am looking forward to this one.

Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi [skipped]

Love Songs & Other Lies by Jessica Pennington [4 stars]: This sounds like a good contemporary read. I liked what I read so far. :)

Thank you for the opportunity to read some samples in advance! I'm definitely going to check out some of these books if I have the chance!

I loved the idea of this book, and it held up to my expectations it gave me an idea of books coming out that I might want to order for our library. The excerpts in the book were just enough to get you hooked and the mix of genres and types they chose to highlight were varied enough for all interests. I will make sure and check these out every season to see what is up and coming.

This is my first time checking out one of the Buzz Books compilations, and I'm so glad that I did! I learned about a lot of upcoming releases that I hadn't heard of, and they sound great. I also appreciate the "sorted by publisher" list, as it made it very simple to look up contact information to request ARCs for the ones that sounded interesting (which was well over half of the titles shown, for me). I'll be sure to check out the next Buzz Books YA compilation, too!

I love these Buzz Books. Girls made of Snow and Glass looks amazing! And of course the Warcross excerpt was great. !

Buzz books is a great way to sample upcoming books and sample what you may be interested. The YA version focuses, of course, on YA. Unlike the general buzzfeeds, instead of being divided into three parts (Fiction, Debut and Non-fiction), there is no separation. The list of books is smaller but still plenty of synopsis and previews. Harlequin Teen was highly figured in this one. I’ll check some of these out, especially curious about Girls Made of Snow and Glass, a Snow White Retelling.

I don't like to read many YA novels so I love having these excerpts and reading to see what might be interesting. Before I Let Go sounds so good!

I just love having the opportunity to read this! There are so many upcoming titles that I get excited to read and it also helps me to learn about new releases that have gone under my radar.

Super excited for Warcross and Girls Made of Snow and Glass! I love when these samplers come out!

I love getting these previews!!!! These books give me a chance to see what is coming out soon and start my reading list. Thanks for publishing these!

It's always a pleasure to have the chance to learn about upcoming releases in this format.

Very informative. Great to get more information on upcoming books.

Very excited to get my hands on these books! Especially for Girls Made of Snow and Glass and Your One and Only! Really cool to get to taste the vibe of new books long before they come out.

Great sampler. I cannot wait to get some of these books.

Thank you to Netgalley, Publishers Lunch BUZZ BOOKS, Kathryn Berla, Jen Lancaster, Gregory Scott, Sara Holland, Kwame Alexander, Mary Rand Hess, Will Kostakis, Melissa Bashardoust, Jessica Pennington, Marie Lu, Tochi Onyebuchi, and Lauren Miller for the chance to read and review this ARC;

I am such a big fan of the Buzz Book previews, that give teachers, reviewers, and librarians the ability to place their fingers on the pulse of newest, bring up and comers about to drop into the scene. I love this volume, and it is my newest favorite of them.

I'm crazy interested and already looking most to get my hands on copies of Solo (by Hess & Alexander) given it's all written gloriously in evocative poetry, in Girls Made of Snow and Glass (by Bashardhoust) as a glorious gripping feminist retelling of the story of the well-beloved Snow White, and Warcross (Lu) who has taken the VR game land and given it a gripping new tale.

I can't wait to see, and all of these books, in the coming fall/winter!

Buzz Books once again compiles a great list of upcoming Young Adult releases for the fall/winter! I have a few more promising titles added to my TBR and I can't wait to read them!

**3.5 stars overall**
Not as great as the Spring/Summer collection, but still found some exquisite gems! Full review will be posted on my blog on May 22, 2017. Link will be provided once post is live.