Books I'm looking forward to in 2020

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I will probably remake this list a ton, but I thought I should start jotting down books I want to read that are coming out next year...
 

• The Iron Will of Genie Lo by FC Yee - Jan 21, 2020

(YA, fantasy) I've been waiting for the sequel to The Epic Crush of Genie Lo forever!

• The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne - Feb 4, 2020

(YA, sci-fi) 1 of 2 YA retellings of Persuasion coming out next year.

• Temporary Wife Temptation by Jayci Lee - Feb 4, 2020

(Adult, romance) #ownvoices POC romance? Helllllll yeahhhhhhhh.

• Wicked as You Wish by Rin Chupeco - March 3, 2020

(YA, fantasy) I really enjoyed Chupeco's The Never Tilting World so I'm excited for this!

• Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth - April 7, 2020

(Adult, fantasy) I've been extremely wary of Veronica Roth after Divergent, and especially after the Carve the Mark fiasco, but the premise of this book sounds really intriguing...

• Repo Virtual by Corey White - April 21, 2020

(Adult, sci-fi) I heard cyberpunk heist and I was in.

• Driving the Deep by Suzanne Palmer - May 5, 2020

(Adult, sci-fi) I haven't actually read the first book in this series, but I saw a mystery taking place on an underwater planet with an icy surface and I got super curious.

• The Fascinators by Andrew Eliopoulos - May 12, 2020

(YA, fantasy) Umm yeah I have to admit I'm mostly interested in this because of the cover.

• Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev - May 26, 2020

(Adult, romance) A retelling of Persuasion? With POC??? Yes please!

• I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee - June 16, 2020

(YA, contemporary romance)

• A Sweet Mess by Jayci Lee - July 14, 2020

(Adult, romance) Ditto Temporary Wife Temptation.

• Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim - August 4, 2020

(Adult) I enjoyed the author's debut, plus this cover is gorgeous.

• Set Fire to the Gods by Sara Raasch and Kristen Simmons - August 4, 2020

(YA, fantasy) really enjoyed Sara Raasch’s previous series, These Rebel Waves and These Divided Shores, so I’m curious about her new book.

• Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston - August 4, 2020
(YA, contemporary romance) So excited to see a third book in the Once Upon a Con series—and a Beauty and the Beast retelling, no less!

• Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas - Sept 1, 2020

(YA, fantasy)

• Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart - Sept 10, 2020

(Adult, fantasy)

• The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi - Sept 22, 2020

(YA, fantasy) I enjoyed The Gilded Wolves so I'm looking forward to this one.

• The Ever Cruel Kingdom by Rin Chupeco - Nov 10, 2020

(YA, fantasy) Sequel to The Never Tilting World, which I loved!

• These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong - Nov 17, 2020

(YA, fantasy)