I got this mainly for Warcross by Marie Lu because I'd heard a few good things about it recently on Goodreads. I wasn't disappointed. Mega interesting concept (a rainbow haired, tattooed bounty hunter badass girl and an online game?! Count me in!) and a great writing style. Even from reading just a few chapters I'm now really looking forward to reading the rest.

Jane, Unlimited was another good story, with an interesting set up. Invited to a rich families 'event', the first chapters introduced some interesting characters (loved Ivy with those Dr. Who references!!!).

I'm not normally into thrillers/horrors, and as such Theres Someone Inside Your House didn't really appeal to me, but it was an easy read.

Things I'm Seeing Without You had a good first person narrator, Likeable. But I couldn't really get a feel for the character beyond that because it was a very short chapter.

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns. Lovely picture of a lantern on the chapter pages. I love Chinese/Asian fairy tales and retellings, and this one had a lot of promise. Star crossed lovers, magic and sorcery. One I'll look out for.

Penguin Teen has some really great titles coming out in the next few months, five of which were featured in this collection. I was thrilled to get to read this because it gave me a chance to see if I'd like some of these titles, two of which are attaining really big hype levels.

Warcross by Marie Lu

This is one of the most talked about books on Twitter right now. While I don't have a full arc, I can see why it's getting the hype. The introduction into the world of the MC, her difficult situation as bounty hunter struggling to keep a roof over her head, really pulls in the reader and their heart.

I love the idea of a world that has a game like this as a central unifier. I've seen it in Japanese manga titles like Sword Art Online and Accel World, loving it both times. There were some details about the game that is Warcross, but I was left wanting just enough that I know I'll be picking it up when it's released.

Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore

I've heard good things about Kristen Cashore's Graceling series and did start the first book. However, the sample of her next work, Jane, Unlimited, did not impress me. The perspective felt strange, like someone was both telling the story and we were hearing it from a 3rd person p.o.v. (Jane). It made reading it confusing.

Then, there was the plot itself. Reading about Jane and Kiran, there wasn't anything to pull me in, nothing interesting that made me want to keep reading.

I won't be picking this book up, as cool as the summary had sounded on Goodreads.

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

All I've read from Stephanie Perkins has been light contemporary stories. This feels like a real departure from her Anna and the French Kiss books, which I enjoyed, but now this, this horror movie-esque tale is a real treat.

You get immersed in a not completely safe world from chapter one and instantly you're on guard. Anyone could be the bad guy. Everyone has a secret. Don't get attached to the p.o.v. you're reading from because that person might be the next victim.

This was my favorite entry in the sampler, even more so than Warcross. While I want to read that book, I really want to read this one.

Things I'm Seeing Without You by Peter Bognanni

This book certainly doesn't start out on a cheery note.

"The morning after I dropped out of high school, I woke up before dawn in my father’s empty house thinking about the slow death of the universe."

I wasn't sure I'd like it because that is a rather heavy statement to begin with, but the more I did read, the more questions I found myself having about Tess's story. She's just lost a very important someone, someone she'd only met once IRL, and that kind of relationship has a lot of power, despite what people say. I'm now curious to see how she'll deal with her grief, what her process will be for moving on, can she move on, that sort of thing.

This is going on my to-buy list.

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao

I am not sure what to feel about Xifeng at this point. In such a short amount of time, three or four chapters, she went from someone I felt I could sympathize with to someone that annoyed me, someone that was downtrodden to someone that was privileged and didn't care.

The writing style and the hints at a darker future intrigue me. I want to find out more about this Serpent God that got brought up and whether Xifeng will be a heroine or an anti-heroine.

I love samplers because it gives me a chance to sample authors I have not read yet. This sampler gave me books and authors to add to my list.

Fall is going to be an exciting time in the world of Penguin publishing! I recently met Marie Lu at a book signing and was so excited to hear more about "Warcross." In just the first few chapters, I was hooked on the concept of this futuristic world and whether teams battling in the Warcross games are really in a simple game, or a revolution? I am so excited to find out how Emi's story progresses because knowing Mari Lu, it has to be big! I love her writing!

Jane, Unlimited follows Jane who is a recent college drop out whose sole guardian recently passed away. She is living on her own and is trying hard to make ends meet until one day an old (and very wealthy) friend walks back into her life and invited her to come home to her family's island. So Jane complies and finds herself in the family home in her own suite, complete with hot tub, a bed the size of her own room, original Rembrandt paintings, private yachts, and more. Her aunt believed that the island was one of opportunity, whereas Jane believes things are a little mysterious. What will Jane discover and how will her future unfold?

I won't go into synopses for all five of the books--we'll be here all day. I'll put it on my blog. But overall, these books all had me excited in 2-3 chapters. Whether it was suspenseful, intriguing, magical, or just really good writing, I am interested in all 5 of these and recommend all of them!

Its a good collection of samples, all from books that I am dying to read this year. They are long enough to whet my appetite but since some of these books, like Wacross, don't release until the end of the year, hurts to read because I have to wait so long.

So many of these books are on my TBR! I cannot wait to get my hands on them.

Obviously I can't reccome d this one because they're short teasers of books that are coming in September, but 3 of them made my "to-read" list, and one made me physically angry when it ended after sucking me in, So, publishers, mission accomplished! I'm excited to get a hold of these and read them in their entirety!

I love these samplers. It's exciting to get a taste of upcoming books. The hardest part is being cut off at the end of the sample and having to wait until the book releases to finish the story. These definitely help me decide what to pre-order, what to keep on my radar and what I'm probably not that interested in. Out of this sampler I already pre-ordered Jane, Unlimited and There's Someone Inside Your House. The others were interesting but not a definite auto buy for me. I'll still be keeping an eye out for them and early reviews.

I just spent the afternoon devouring the excerpts in the Penguin Teen Game-Changers sampler. It contains five samples of highly anticipated book that will be released this fall, including WarCross by Marie Lu (science fiction), Jane, Unlimited by Kristen Cashore (fantasy), There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins (horror), Things I'm Seeing Without You by Peter Bognanni (contemporary), and Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao (fairy tale).

Prior to these excerpts, I had heard of all of the books except for Things I'm Seeing Without You. I was so thrilled to get to read these excerpts. I put everything in my life on hold for a few hours. And truthfully, I need to read them all. ALL OF THEM.

I don't want to wish away summer, but can we all take a deep breath and brace ourselves for the amazing fall book season ahead? Amazing!

This was one of the years that I wished I was at Book Expo because I would have been staking these titles out. They sound like a great way to get readers to read them and I like the idea of one book a month. Some of my favorite authors are included that i can't wait for them to be released.

Game Changers works like a perfectly balanced team of athletes - It's a collection of unparalleled talent that will awe and inspire "spectators" in all "arenas" of YA Lit. The two standouts on this "team, however, were WARCROSS and THINGS I"M SEEING WITHOUT YOU. Lu, already a "legend," displays heightened talent as she wraps us in Em's world--a not-too-distant future wrought with economic dysfunction---and delivers intrigue on demand within only the first two chapters. Bognanni's excerpt will catch you off guard. Give "Things I'm Seeing" two chapter's worth of your time. You'll discover an undeniable human connection with Tess, who pulls us into her story with honesty, wins us over with her humor, and puts an original story into words with courage. Thank you,, Penguin Teen, Game Changers is the Geek Equivalent of an ideal Fantasy Football Team. ARC via Netgalley ~ Lisa Brennan, Middle School Librarian ~ @noveltalk

Loved 3 of the 5 samples. Check my review to see which ones I can't wait for!

I really loved all of these previews. I am especially excited for Warcross and Jane Unlimited. I think these concepts sound so cool and I can't wait to read the full story come this fall!

These were on my most anticipated books of 2017 list and I adored what I read. I'm really intrigued and need to know how the stories progress. Can't wait for the books to come out!

Many thanks for highlighting this superb collection of books. They are a wonderfully diverse selection that caught my interest. Very much appreciate this.

Very, VERY excited for literally all of these. The only one I wasn't already dying to read is Things I'm Seeing Without You, but now I know to look out for it.

WARCROSS - This looks absolutely amazing. I'm a huge fan of Marie Lu's work and I feel like she gets better with each series she writes. Cannot wait to read the full version.

JANE UNLIMITED - I picked up the arc of this from Bookcon and it really seems like Kristin Cashore's experiment in something new worked out really well.

THERE'S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE - I will read anything that Perkins writes, even when she does a complete genre change like this. To be fair, it already seems fabulous.

FOREST OF A THOUSAND LANTERNS - An East Asian fantasy novel with an evil queen? Sign me up! It was good to get a sample to know for sure this is for me and I can say now it definitely is.

i loved each of the excerpts i read, but especially those for WARCROSS and FOREST OF A THOUSAND LANTERNS! Asian MC's and fantastical worlds? I NEED MORE PLEASE!

Loving these titles! Looking forward to reading the finished books of all five books. I appreciate the glimpse at these excerpts. It'll help get my fall orders together especially regarding YA. Working on setting those up now.