Great to get a sneak peak at some fab books that are around. Nice to look at some books I might not have picked up otherwise

This was a preview book of upcoming publications. I was glad to be able to see what was coming out in the next few months.

Legacy & The Queen – Kobe Bryant

This title had a world that revolved around tennis. Although the base of the story was alright, the writing was quite choppy and unappealing. With tennis not having as huge a following as other sports, this seems like it would have little interest.

Last True Poets of the Sea – Julia Drake

I was unsure at the beginning of this excerpt, but it drew me in as it went along. The beginning was very scattered and had a large info dump of brief ideas (brother’s suicide, wild year, etc.). I was interested, but kept thinking that I couldn’t handle anymore at the moment. The marina setting is an interesting one and the possible love story is what actually made me want to keep reading. Might have to look into this one.

Coral – Sara Ella

This was a nice take on the little mermaid fairy tale. It was a little darker than most retellings, which was a made it stand out. The red tide disease was unclear, but this could be explained further on. The storyline was easy to follow and relate to.

I’m Not Dying with You Tonight – Kimberly Jones

This seemed like and interesting high school drama novel. It had the standard characters: new girl, queen bee, awkward kid, and jock; yet read like there was a lot more to them than the regular stereotypes. The language, including slang, was easy to read and the dialogue felt natural. This one will be an interesting read to see how the clashing personalities get along.

Dear Haiti, Love Alaine – Maika & Maritza Moulite

This was a very quick intro in the novel, but had a nice writing style. This dealt with journalism which can be a popular subject. There was great foreshadowing of what was to come and I wish I had had a little more to go on.

Harvey Comes Home – Colleen Nelson

This was a quick read and cute in its own way. Not what I would call a YA novel. It was a very young voice (from a dog), but was endearing and hopeful. 

Scars Like Wings – Erin Stewart

What I gathered from this excerpt was that there was going to be some struggling ahead. There is a very realistic approach to a burn victim and what one suffered, and has to suffer as they continue through life. Descriptions were in depth and relatable.

Home Girl – Alex Wheatle

I was not a fan of this excerpt. This was a British import and I was immediately off put by the unfamiliar slang terms and scenery. Language did not seem appropriate for the age of the characters and the entire story had too much of a negative and even abrasive feeling to it. I could not root for this character as I could not find one thing that was likeable about her.

Looking forward to reading the entire books of these titles. Some are books I've been waiting for, some are new to me and I can't wait to dive into them.

It gave me a pretty great idea of novels i'm going to be asking from publishers based on the beginning of book for young adult fall/winter.

As always a helpful guide to releases sure to make it onto my TBR list. I've already looked at my local library for some of them!

This edition of Buzz Books 2019 YA Fall/Winter contained eight samples. I had not read anything by the authors included. The Buzz Books series is a great way to explore new authors. In this particular edition, I did not find any titles that motivated me to pre-order or order the titles.

I love reading the Buzz Books editions and the excerpts from the authors.  Did not seem like there were that many excerpts in this edition but the pieces included really give us insight into the books.  The ones I will be on the lookout for are:
- Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite/Maritza Moulite
- The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake
- Scars Like Wings by Erin Stewart
- I'm Not Dying With You Tonight by Gilly Segal
- Home Girl by Alex Wheatle
Looking forward to reading the entire books of these titles.  Thank you to the authors, Publishers Lunch and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.  Always look forward to the next editions.

I love these catalogs! They are so useful when trying to stay on top of everything that's coming out!

Sampler of very good books - I am very much looking forward to Coral as I enjoy all the fairy tales reimagined.  I love that we are able to get advanced excerpts of upcoming books and can't wait to read many of them in the future.

this was super useful for deciding which new releases I am interested on, and it made me aware of some new ones I hadn't heard of before. My favourites were The last true poets of the sea and Scars like wings

It's fantastic!
I already know want I want to read (desesperatly) and what I want to push in my store. 
Thank you for these highlights, that makes my life so much easier.

This is such a great way to preview new books and to help create purchasing lists for my high school library.  Not only does it provide an excerpt, but it also helps keep these great new titles on my radar so I don't miss anything.

I love the YA Buzz Books. Such great tool ! A book seller (librarians and bloggers) must have . Thank you ☺️

I usually find a lot of great "hidden gems" in the Buzz Books collections. This collection fell a little flat for me. I found myself getting less and less excited as I read the excerpts. I truly believe every book has its reader but some were just very odd (looking at you Kobe Bryant's book about tennis and magic!), had been done before and what I felt was better, or left me wondering who the intended audience was.
What I did love was the excerpt of "I'm not dying with you tonight" (a new twist on a popular storyline), "Dear Haiti, Love Alaine" (you can't beat that narrator's tone!), and "Scars like wings" (again, great narrator!).

I found some books that I caught my eyes.

Thank you Netgalley for providing me with the digital copy for an honest review.

I always like at least seeing what Buzz Books is predicting or saying abt upcoming books and seeing what I’ve not seen or a new review on something I’ve read as well.

I'm really happy to have the opportunity to read excerpts of upcoming books, especially about YA. I see that there is a great number of new interesting voices in the literary scene.

Very informative and enjoyable to look through. Thank you for the opportunity to peruse and I’ll keep an eye out for future editions.

Ainda tô tentando entender por que eu pedi isto para ler. É só um catálogo com livros que não me despertaram nenhum interesse.