New Releases

New Releases

Posted onAuthorK. Imani Tennyson

Three new books on our radar this week. Which of these is going on your TBR pile?

The illustrated cover is done in the style of embroidery. There is a skull above two white lotus flowers. There are two vines on either side of the skull with tiny blue flowers. At the top of the vines above the skull are a bird on each side they appear to be wrens or something similar. The background is black and there is a kind of geometric frame around the book edges. Below the title are the words every miracle demands a price.His Mortal Demise (The Last Bloodcarver Duology) by Vanessa Le
Roaring Brook Press

These Violent Delights meets Divine Rivals in the explosive finale to The Last Bloodcarver duology — with a riveting medical magic system and lush Vietnam-inspired romantasy world.

Kochin is a heartsooth — a rare being with the ability to heal any wound. Any wound, that is, except death.

Intent on defying nature and bringing Nhika back to life, Kochin keeps her body in a life-preserving casket and waits for a miracle. Stricken with grief and descending into madness, Kochin realizes the answer to his desperate quest can only lie in one place: Yarong, the lush yet battle-ridden island the first heartsooths called home.

Months later, Nhika wakes in a familiar manor-house, with Kochin nowhere to be found. As she traces his footsteps across Theumas, she discovers the haunting path he walked to bring her back, and a world changed by war.

When Kochin discovers the true and grisly way to resurrect a person from the grave, he must decide exactly how much he is willing to sacrifice, in order to reunite with the woman he loves…

The book cover has a background of pink lace. The main character is a brown skinned young woman with black slightly wavy hair just past the shoulders. There are three cards - maybe tarot cards - behind her head. One has the words the hanged visible and a bat hanging. One other has multipe sword handles and the final has two cats and a sword.Camila Núñez’s Year of Disasters by Miriam Zoila Pérez
Page Street YA

Cuban-American Camila Nuñez has always been afraid of the future. Maybe it’s because her mami seems to make worrying about her a full-time job or because she’s uncomfortable in her own skin. But whatever the cause, she can’t seem to shake her anxiety and panic attacks. So when Camila’s best friend gives her a tarot card reading for her birthday, she believes it when the cards portend terrible things to come. As the year unfolds, the cards seem to be spot on—is her papi having an affair? Will her best friend’s love life tank their friendship? Is her new, nonbinary love interest going to break her heart like the girl in Miami did?Whether she likes it or not, Camila is forced to reckon with all the ways her fear about the future is ruining her life, and what it will really take to get back on track.

Illustrated cover with a light orange background. There are two tables with red table cloths. There are square red decorations hung like a diamond with gold written characters and there are red tassles hanging from them. There is a young man with dark hair standing at one table facing the young woman standing at the other table. There are steam baskets on both talbles. He also has dumplings on a platter. She has rolled food on a platter. There are puffs of steam coming up from the food on each table that meets together between the tables in a heart shape. The two people are smiling at each other. The tag line Falling for him isn't on the menu is written about the title hangry hearts.Hangry Hearts by Jennifer Chen
Wednesday Books

Love, family, and food collide in this sparkling Romeo and Juliet-inspired romance.

Julie Wu and Randall Hur used to be best friends. Now they only see each other on Saturdays at the Pasadena Farmers Market where their once close families are long-standing rivals.

When Julie and Randall are paired with ultra-rich London Kim for a community-service school project, they are forced to work together for the first time in years. It quickly becomes obvious that London has a major crush on Julie. But Julie can’t stop thinking about Randall. And Randall can’t stop thinking about how London is thinking about Julie. Soon, prompted by a little jealousy and years of missing each other, school project meetings turn into pseudo dates at their favorite Taiwanese breakfast shop and then secret kisses at the beach—far from the watchful eyes of their families.

Just as they’re finally feeling brave enough to tell their grandmas, the two matriarchs rehash their old fight and Julie and Randall get caught in the middle and Julie’s brother finds out they are dating. Their families are heartbroken.

But it’s the Year of the Dragon, an auspicious time to resolve disagreements and start anew, and Randall isn’t going down without fighting for what—and who—they love. Could the Lunar New Year provide not only a second chance for Randall and Julie, but for their families as well?