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Readers' 14 Most Anticipated Books for July
At the beginning of each calendar month, 카지노싸이트’ crack editorial squad assembles a list of the hottest and most popular new books hitting shelves, actual and virtual. The list is generated by evaluating readers’ early reviews and tracking which titles are being added to Want to Read shelves by 카지노싸이트 regulars.Each month’s curated preview features new books from across the genre spectrum: contemporary fiction, historical fiction, mysteries and thrillers, sci-fi and fantasy, romance, horror, young adult, nonfiction, and more. Think of it as a literary smorgasbord. Check out whatever looks delicious.
New in July: Former Daily Show writer Kashana Cauley takes on the student loan industry with the heist thriller The Payback. And mystery veteran Ruth Ware, author of The Woman in Cabin 10, returns with the long-awaited sequel titled—inevitably, somehow—The Woman in Suite 11.
Also on tap this month: cozy fantasy in England, contemporary romance in Montana, and an incredible true story from the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia delivered a master class in elevated horror with her 2020 hit novel, Mexican Gothic, which found new things to do with the traditional creepy-old-house tale. Her new book is a multigenerational horror story that starts with witches in 19th-century Mexico and ends with a haunted graduate student in 1990s Massachusetts. Bonus meta twist: The grad student is studying the history of horror stories.
For her first adult mystery-thriller, beloved YA author Holly Jackson (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder) has come up with a banger of a setup. Wealthy 20-something Jet Davis has just suffered a head injury that will trigger a lethal aneurysm in seven days. Her plan: find the unknown assailant who inflicted said head injury and solve her own murder. Unfortunately, Jet has this thing about procrastination…
Early readers are saying very nice things about this buzzy debut from London-born author Loretta Rothschild, which turns on a tragic event that plays out in the early chapters. (Readers are being pretty good about dodging spoilers, but watch your step in the ratings and reviews section.) The quick gist: Finding Grace is a heartbreaking and complex family drama featuring dual timelines, multiple POVs, and a devastating moral dilemma.
Retired witch-turned-innkeeper Sera Swan lost her magical powers after an ill-advised resurrection project a few years back. But now it seems she has a chance to get back in with the Guild, thanks to a talking fox, a handsome historian, and an enchanted inn in Lancashire. Author Sangu Mandanna (The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches) returns with her usual and agreeable blend of fantasy, romance, and cozy witchiness. Witchy coziness?
The first installment in a planned duology, this debut romantasy from author Brigitte Knightley looks like fun. The story features an unlikely alliance between a healer and an assassin from rival magical houses, who must team up to stop the return of a deadly pox. You can safely expect the usual romance tropes—enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity—plus some remarkably cool character names like Aurienne Fairhrim and Osric Mordaunt. Also: Check out the name of the duology.
Another debut novel getting lots of love from early readers, author Morgan Ryan’s historical fantasy switches up the typical story setting to great effect. Set amid the chaos of World War II, the book spotlights a mild-mannered British witch tasked with retrieving a powerful magical grimoire before the Germans find it. Also in play: a handsome Haitian American art historian, a deadly coven of Nazi witches, and a special appearance from Sir Winston Churchill.
Author Shari Lapena (The Couple Next Door) is back on shelves this month with another domestic thriller built around character twists, story swerves, and psychological suspense. When a work-at-home mom disappears from her luxury condo building, detective Jayne Salter discovers she’s got a loooooong list of suspects to work through. Motive! Means! Opportunity! Shady-ass rich people! Early readers are praising the book’s breakneck pace and narrative switchbacks.
Set in small-town Montana, this new contemporary romance from author Elissa Sussman (Funny You Should Ask) uses a dual-timeline structure to chart the life of former teenage hell-raiser Lauren Parker, now a single mom and recently widowed. After an inspiring bedroom encounter with a very famous actor, Lauren attempts to bring her past, present, and future back into alignment. Bonus trivia: Author Sussman has two dogs with the excellent names of Basil and Mozzarella.
In this carefully titled follow-up to her 2016 blockbuster, The Woman in Cabin 10, author Ruth Ware continues the story of travel writer Lo Blacklock, back on assignment to write up a luxury Swiss hotel. But when her billionaire host goes missing, Lo finds herself on the run with a mystery woman she’s not sure she can trust. British author Ware specializes in solidly constructed, old-school mysteries in the key of Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers.
This new romantasy yarn from author Julie Soto (Forget Me Not) starts out with our heroine, Princess Briony Rosewood, imprisoned in her own castle. In fact, she’s been auctioned off to a rival house and its disreputable scion, Toven Hearst. On the upside, Briony has nursed a crush on bad boy Toven for a good little while now. Let’s see what happens—Rose in Chains is slated to be the first installment in a new trilogy.
This new series starter from author Elise Kova (A Deal with the Elf King) threatens to further blur the already smudgy lines between fantasy, romance, and dark academia. It seems that outlaw mage Clara Graysword has been snatched from the jaws of prison by the headmaster of the infamous Arcana Academy. He wants her to pose as his devoted fiancée for reasons he refuses to discuss. Also in the mix: palace intrigue, a tricky heist situation, and a magic system based on tarot cards.
Author Ruben Reyes Jr. made a name for himself with last year’s short story collection There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven. With his debut novel, he’s delivered an intriguing specimen: a genre-agnostic hybrid of historical fiction, sci-fi, war chronicle, and dual timelines. The action is set in 2018 Harvard (and 1978 Havana) and features political revolution, family drama, and an experimental device for glimpsing alternate realities.
Author and former Daily Show writer Kashana Cauley has one of the season’s buzziest novels in play with The Payback, a darkly humorous revenge fantasy about one woman’s stand against the predatory student loan industry. It’s a heist story, basically, featuring the adventures of a debt-burdened trio of retail workers with a cunning plan to zero out their loans. Be sure to peek under the plot for some sharp observations on race, class, and terminal-stage capitalism.
In this almost unbelievable true-story account from British journalist Sophie Elmhirst, a young couple on a yearlong sailing expedition find themselves stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Maurice and Maralyn Bailey spent months on a small rubber life raft after their sailboat was swamped by a breaching whale. That’s some Olympic-level bad luck. Elmhirst delivers an ocean adventure turned dramatic testament to human endurance and marital devotion.
