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Buzz Books 2018: Young Adult Fall/Winter

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As always, great excerpts included in the newest Buzz Books collection. I've added a few of these on my TBR list. As always, I'm excited to see what books end up in future collections.

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This is such a great tool to get ideas on which books I want to read this fall/winter. It was awesome to get a little taste of writing style, characters and plot before committing to buying a book you're not super familiar with. The only bad part: you get hooked and your TBR gets much larger. Thanks so much for the previews.

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A well done collection of stories that had me reading novels that I wouldn't have originally picked up. It makes me excited for the new year of releases!

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It’s always nice when you can preview new books and this selection doesn’t disappoint! Very excited to read quite a few of the book selections.

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Interesting selection! I'll definitely pick up several of these when they come out later and review them

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What an exciting line up for Young Adult books in Fall of 2018. It is amazing to see just the list of all the books that will be published not only to see the scope of how many books but also to see the breadth of subgenres within the YA umbrella. I didn't realize that this is something anyone can download for free from major booksellers or from buzz.publishersmarketplace.com. Now that I know I can recommend it to a lot of people. I get so excited to see what is upcoming, it is like a kid in a candy store. I put so many on my goodreads TBR list and that way I can keep track and not miss a thing. Reading the previews allows me a chance to really see what I am going to spend my money on. So much better than reading the blurb on the book jacket, this allows a real glimpse into story and a feel for the writing.

Some I was already excited for like "Sadie" by Courtney Summers which is a thriller but so much more. This has so much buzz I just can't wait. "The House of One Thousand Eyes" by Michelle Barker is set in East German before the Berlin Wall came down. Most YA's won't know about this time in history and should prove to be a eye opener. Julie Kagawa is starting another series. Most will know her from the Talon series. "Girls of Paper and Fire" by Natasha Ngan has been getting a lot of buzz for being an Asian fantasy novel and has a gorgeous cover. After reading the previews I will keep my eye out for "Mammoth" by Jill Baguchinsky, a plus size fashion blogger who is also interning as a palaeontologist in Texas with some romance in the mix. Roshani Chokshi from the Star Touched Queen series is starting a new series "The Gilded Wolves which everyone is anxiously awaiting. "The Similars" by Rebecca Hanover has six clones attending a fancy boarding school, made against the law, where the main character has to deal with the fact that one is made from the DNA of her best friend who died. "A Spark of White Fire" by Sangu Mandanna promises to build an exciting world where there are complicated family dynamics and kingdoms to be won told in the Indian tradition. Because I am a Sci Fi fan "Ignite The Stars" by Maura Milan promises to be another exciting action packed book where The Commonwealth tries to control the heroince of the story for their own evil purposes. They compare it to "The Lunar Chronicles" which I enjoyed very much.

In the beginning there is a long list of what is coming out where you will find other books by favorite authors, sequels to series you might already be reading and although the section is small a list of nonfiction books. It is well worth taking the time to see what is coming up in Young Adult for the Fall/Winter season.

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Got some great ideas for YA books to keep my eye in for the fall. In particular liked .Gilded Wolves, Sadie, and Ignite the Stars. All very different but the writing and story just jump off the page

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There's an impressive list of books coming out but based on the samples provided, I'm not going to read any of them. And I didn't read any of them because the summaries sounded boring and/or rehashed. If you like following trends you'll find some to be interested in.

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There are some great books in here. This was a great way to get to know them. I look forward to reading the full version once they're released.

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These little samples are amazing! They show me new upcoming releases that I might never discover other way.

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This was a great edition of Buzz Books! I enjoyed reading excerpts from books I haven't heard of, and I picked up a new NetGalley eARC to review - When Elephants Fly. Thanks for the amazing work, as always, Publishers Lunch!

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I was really happy to receive a copy of this book from NetGalley. It has samples of a range of books that have yet to be released, Having the opportunity to read even a small section of a few books I've been waiting for is amazing. Not only that, I was able to discover other books I hadn't heard of yet, so I will now be keeping an eye out for them close to their release date.
Buzz Books 2018: Young Adult Fall/Winter included selections of upcoming books such as Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa, Ignite the Stars by Sangu Mandanna, The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi, and Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan.
Overall, a fantastic selection!

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I adore YA Buzz Books! It's such a great way to learn about all these new upcoming releases as well as read a sampling of each new title. I'm definitely looking forward to a bunch of these books.

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I love getting these! Reading the Buzz Books tells me a lot about what YA books are coming out! I look forward to these every season!

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I am not usually a fan of young adult books, but after reading the samples I am looking forward to Mammoth by Jill Baguchinsky, The Similars by Rebecca Hanover, and That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger. From the lists of other books I am also interested in Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani and Viviana Mazza, History vs. Women: The Defiant Lives That They Don't Want You to Know by Anita Sarkeesian and Ebony Adams, and What If It's Us by Becky Abertalli and Adam Silvera.

I really enjoy these Buzz Books; the samples included have helped be to discover new books that I probably never would have picked up otherwise.

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Thank you for putting the Buzz Books 2018 together! I cannot wait to read all those upcoming novels!

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Always excited to see a new Buzz Books volume! These excerpts are so helpful in choosing which titles to request. Thank you for providing such a valuable resource!

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This collection of excerpts from upcoming adult books was very much a mixed bag for me. Some of them I was devastated that I didn't have the complete book, whereas others I was counting down the minutes until I could move on to the next book.

There was a wide variety of reading material, quite a few contemporaries and a fair bit of fantasy. There might have been a couple of others from different genres, but those two comprised the bulk of the content. (Actually, now that I'm thinking there was some science fiction too.) I think that there is definitely something for every reader in here!

My personal favourites were: When Elephants Fly (contemporary), The Similars (science fiction), Ignite The Stars (outer space fiction), & That's not what happened (contemporary). These were my personal favourites, but there was a wide range and definitely something for everyone.

I enjoyed the fantasy reads too, but no one of them in particular really stood out to me, whereas these were the four which really made me want to continue reading the rest of the novel.

This was definitely helpful in helping me determine which of the upcoming releases I will look at reading and/or buying in the future, but I would not really recommend reading it just for enjoyment. It is a bit jarring reading just one to three chapters of a character and then having to move on to a new set. It was definitely helpful, but also hard to follow as an enjoyment read.

Overall, I'm rating it three stars because of the wide range in stories, and my wide range of opinions for each. Many of these stories had intriguing and enjoyable beginnings, and I look forward to seeing the releases of these novels.

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That's a really nice format! I loved the little snippets 0f uncoming releases and this collection has definitely helped me slim down my TBR a bit.

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Another good look at the upcoming YA titles to be excited for. I love that at the end of most of the excerpts, a link to request the full galley on NetGalley is included. Based on this sampler I think the title that I am most excited for is Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan!

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