A very diverse collection of books in the Spring/Summer 20201 edition of Buzz Books. Readers who are into Mystery/Murder will find some interesting titles but overall for me there were only a couple that caught my interest.

Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this title and to give an honest review.

Loved the zoom program and opportunity to read an excerpt from a diverse array of books to be published this spring and summer.

What a treasure trove of book selections!! Great excerpts to read make it easy to see whether reading the book is something to do. I found several books that sounded interesting - - books that otherwise I might not have known about.

I've seen these Buzz Books before but this is the first one I read - - it won't be the last!!

Once again I have the privilege of sampling spring and summer titles ahead of their publication dates. I have already requested some to be reviewed, listed others to be read and had the unique experience of finding titles I had already finished. Thanks, NetGalley, for this enriching experience. Keep them coming.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. Reading these are always my favorite and give me great insight of what to look forward to in the year. Thank you.

Many thanks for the comprehensive listing!! Already looking forward to so many eagerly anticipated titles.

Love reading this to find out the upcoming releases! I always find so many new authors and books to add to my TBR list.

The story I am most anticipating in this Buzz Books 2021: Spring/Summer collection is Julie Murphy's If the Shoe Fits. I love reading modern day versions of fairy tales that are unique and have their own spin on them. I love the voice of the main character, Cindy. I am excited to see the direction in which this rom-com goes. Seeing rom-coms represent people who haven't been represented before is so great to see, and I will definitely be reading this entire novel when it comes out.

Representation (based on excerpt): fat main character

I really love reading these samplers. I have found books that I normally wouldn't read because they weren't my preferred genre. I am excited at a few I read that I went ahead and requested full copies of. I really hope you will continue to do these in the future. I enjoy reading a sample before committing to the whole book.

Great guidebook to learn about upcoming releases in Spring and Summer of 2021. A lot of times I hear about a book, read reviews, but I'd love to get a taste for the writing style and technique. Buzz Books allows me to do that by including excerpts to new popular releases. I am looking forward to a lot of these books based on the excerpts. I also enjoyed how the book was organized, making it easy for me to find books based on my interests.

An excellent collection of books releasing for Spring/Summer 2021. There were several books from authors that I love that I was not aware were releasing. In addition, there are many new authors to try, including a section specific to debut novels. In the back there are also excerpts of select books so that you can preview them before deciding to request them from NetGalley.

There's nothing I love more than building anticipation for upcoming book releases, and this Buzz Books increased my excitement for several launches this spring and summer. I particularly like that it includes both familiar authors and debuts, so I can expand my reading and find new authors to love. It's also helpful that it includes excerpts from the book, so I can get a feel for the writing style. My TBR list is much longer thanks to this recap.

This season's BUZZ BOOKS 2021: SPRING/SUMMER offers a vast array of wonderful books from experienced as well as debut authors -- I got lost in the wealth of new books being launched and cannot wait to read many of them in full. As always, I appreciated the organization and presentation of what can be a virtual flood of appealing and life-changing reads. I received an advance copy of this guide from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my unbiased review.

This is my first time checking out one of these previews for Netgalley. I love that they do this so I can see what books are upcoming to read and request and share. I love how it includes a section for debuts as well.

It's the first Buzz Book I read and found it interesting as it helped me to discover new authors and read sampler of interesting book.
Highly recommended.

You would think that given the surfeit of books being published, it would be a relatively simple matter of choosing what to read next. Actually, this is probably one of the most daunting tasks facing any committed reader.

I often experience ‘reader anxiety’ when I approach the end of one book, as the question is already at the back of my mind: What am I going to read next? (This could explain why I always juggle several books at once, as it resolves the problem through continuous reading. But that is another story).

‘Buzz Books’ originally introduced me to Netgalley, another fantastic resource for readers, as is PublishersMarketplace for back-end insight into the industry. What I love about these samplers is that they represent a comprehensive overview of upcoming books, from fiction (literary and commercial) to debuts and non-fiction.

My only caveat is that there is no SF/Horror/Fantasy section. There is a full listing at the beginning, followed by extracts from select books. I also appreciate the fact that the actual covers and synopses are given, as this allows for a quick overview and assists with visual identification when a particular book pops up on one’s radar further down the line.

Purists might raise their eyebrows at the merest hint of an ‘extract’, with its hint of Reader’s Digest abbreviation, but I for one consider the beginning of any book crucial to determine if I am going to commit time to it. And ‘Buzz Books’ is just that, a collection that allows the reader to effortlessly sample a range of different beginnings, in that elusive search for the next happy ending.

Incredibly useful resource to inform avid readers about all of the books due out this year. Love the excerpts and links!

I look forward to Buzz Books previews every year/season! It makes it so easy to find out about upcoming books all in one place.

I know this technically isn't like a...book-book but this was a great overview for what I'll be adding to my GoodReads want-to-read list for 2021! I didn't know about a lot of these titles, thank you!

It's always great to get to see excerpts from upcoming books to get a feeling for the coming spring/summer. Thank you Publisher's Lunch for this round-up, definitely writing some of them in for future reviews, since the prose has piqued my interest. I definitely recommend checking this out to get ready for the next season.