LIST: most anticipated 2019 releases (pt. 2)

As we're approaching the middle of the year, I thought it was time to (finally) do a part two to the list of my most anticipated 2019 releases. Of course, these aren't all of the releases for the rest of the year; rather, these are just the ones I'm looking forward to! Now, only to catch up on my tbr lists before all these great releases come out . . .

REVIEW: Wilder Girls by Rory Power

**I received an ARC at a festival. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

Release Date: July 9, 2019

My Rating: 4.5 stars

Summary: It's been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. Since the Tox hit and pulled Hetty's life out from under her.

It started slow. First the teachers died one by one. Then it began to infect the students, turning their bodies strange and foreign. Now, cut off from the rest of the world and left to fend for themselves on their island home, the girls don't dare wander outside the school's fence, where the Tox has made the woods wild and dangerous. They wait for the cure they were promised as the Tox seeps into everything.

But when Byatt goes missing, Hetty will do anything to find her, even if it means breaking quarantine and braving the horrors that lie beyond the fence. And when she does, Hetty learns that there's more to their story, to their life at Raxter, than she could have ever thought true.

Please see author's website for trigger and content warnings.

LIST: 2019 lgbtq+ ya releases

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Happy pride month, lovelies! Last year I wrote a list of all the LGBTQ+ ya books I could think of, but for this year, I didn't want to just add onto the list because it wasn't that thorough honestly.

So to celebrate this year, I compiled (with the help of Charlotte, who co-runs readsrainbow, a blog dedicated to LGBT media) a list of all the LGBTQ+ ya releases in 2019. This was as thorough as I could make the list, and I hope you all enjoy!

I have a Ko-fi account now! If you like this list and want to support me, feel free to donate.

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In addition to Charlotte and Anna's blog, LGBTQ Reads (run by Dahlia Adler) is a great resource if you're looking for more books, in other genres and published in any year.

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As always, I am only human and I make mistakes. If you see any mistakes here, please let me know, and I'll amend it as soon as I can! I tried to note representation as specific as possible, but I haven't read much of this list and it was difficult to glean specific rep from reviews sometimes. Let me know if there's something on-page that's not noted here! Also, there are trigger and content warnings for many of these books that I haven't noted, so please be aware of that.

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REVIEW: Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore

**I received an ARC thanks to Shenwei (@theshenners), thank you again!! This review is my own opinion, and I was not compensated in any way for it.

Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore

Release Date: September 19, 2017

My Rating: 4.25 stars

Summary: If you could change your story, would you?

Jane has lived a mostly ordinary life, raised by her recently deceased aunt Magnolia, whom she counted on to turn life into an adventure. Without Aunt Magnolia, Jane is directionless. Then an old acquaintance, the glamorous and capricious Kiran Thrash, blows back into Jane’s life and invites her to a gala at the Thrashes’ extravagant island mansion called Tu Reviens. Jane remembers her aunt telling her: “If anyone ever invites you to Tu Reviens, promise me that you’ll go.”

What Jane doesn’t know is that at Tu Reviens her story will change; the house will offer her five choices that could ultimately determine the course of her untethered life. But every choice comes with a price. She might fall in love, she might lose her life, she might come face-to-face with herself. At Tu Reviens, anything is possible.

REVIEW: Girl on the Verge by Pintip Dunn

**I received an ARC from Netgalley. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

Girl on the Verge by Pintip Dunn

Release Date: June 27, 2017

My Rating: 3.5 stars

Summary: How far would you go to belong?

In her small Kansas town, at her predominantly white school, Kanchana doesn’t look like anyone else. But at home, her Thai grandmother chides her for being too westernized. Only through the clothing Kan designs in secret can she find a way to fuse both cultures into something distinctly her own.

When her mother agrees to provide a home for a teenage girl named Shelly, Kan sees a chance to prove herself useful. Making Shelly feel comfortable is easy at first—her new friend is eager to please, embraces the family’s Thai traditions, and clearly looks up to Kan. Perhaps too much. Shelly seems to want everything Kanchana has, even the blond, blue-eyed boy she has a crush on. As Kan’s growing discomfort compels her to investigate Shelly’s past, she’s shocked to find how much it intersects with her own—and just how far Shelly will go to belong…