August 2019 | New YA Book Releases
AUGUST YA BOOK RELEASES 2019
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Title: 100 Days of Sunlight, Author: Abbie Emmons, Publisher: Self Published, Publish Date: August 7, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, YA Contemporary Romance
Title: Beasts of the Frozen Sun (Frozen Sun Saga #1), Author: Jill Criswell, Publisher: Blackstone Publishing, Publish Date: August 6, 2019, Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, YA Fantasy
Title: Breath of Flowers, Volume 1, Author: Caly, Publisher: Tokyopop, Publish Date: August 20, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, LGBT, Graphic Novel, Manga, YA Contemporary Romance LGBT
Title: The Bridge Kingdom #1, Author: Danielle L. Jensen, Publisher: Context Literary Agency LLC, Publish Date: August 13,2019; Genre(s) + Tags: Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Adult Fantasy Romance
Title: Bright Star, Author: Erin Swan, Publisher: Tor Teen, Publish Date: August 13, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Fantasy, Romance, YA Fantasy Romance, Dragons
Title: Bursts of Fire (Addicted to Heaven #1), Author: Susan Forest, Publisher: Laksa Media Groups Inc., Publish Date: August 6, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, YA Epic Fantasy, Assassin, Magic, Rebellion
Title: Crown of Coral and Pearl #1, Author: Mara Rutherford, Publisher: Inkyard Press, Publish Date: August 27, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, YA Fantasy Romance, Royalty, Political Intrigue, Cover Art Love
Title: Crown of Sunlight (The Corvinus Chronicles #1), Author: Payton Taylor, Publisher: Self Published, Publish Date: August 20, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, YA Fantasy Romance
Title: The Demon World (The Smoke Thieves #2), Author: Sally Green, Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers, Publish Date: August 6, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, YA Fantasy Romance, Royalty, Demons
Title: The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War #2), Author: R.F. Kuang, Publisher: Harper Voyager, Publish Date: August 8, 2019; Genres + Tags: Adult, Fantasy, Adult Fantasy, Dragons, China, 20th Century, Gods, Monsters, The Poppy War sequel
Title: A Dress for the Wicked, Author: Autumn Krause, Publisher: HarperTeen, Publish Date: August 6, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, YA Historical Fantasy, Fashion
Title: Ever Alice, Author: H.J. Ramsay, Publisher: Red Rogue Press, Publish Date: August 1, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Retellings, YA Fairy Tale Retelling, Alice in Wonderland
Title: Harry Potter: A Journey Through Care of Magical Creatures, Author: J.K. Rowling, Publisher: Pottermore Publishing, Publish Date: August 22, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, YA Fantasy, Harry Potter, Magic, Harry Potter Textbook, eBook, Harry Potter “Non-Fiction”
Title: The Heart of the Circle, Author: Keren Landsman, Publisher: Angry Robot, Publish Date: August 13, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Romance, LGBT, Cultural Diversity, Israel
Title: The Heartwood Crown (The Sunlit Lands #2), Author: Matt Mikalatos, Publisher: Wander, Publish Date: August 6, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, Epic, YA Epic Fantasy, Cover Art Love
Title: Here There Are Monsters, Author: Amelinda Bérubé, Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire, Publish Date: August 6, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Horror, YA Horror, Fall Reads, Autumn Reads, Sister Reads, Siblings
Title: House of Salt and Sorrows, Author: Erin A. Craig, Publisher: Delacorte, Publish Date: August 6, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Retellings, YA Fantasy Romance Retelling, Twelve Dancing Princesses
Title: The Ice Crown (The Elements of Kamdaria #1), Author: Kay L. Moody, Publisher: Marten Press, Publish Date: August 12, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy
Title: The Lady in the Coppergate Tower (Steampunk Proper Romance #3), Author: Nancy Campbell Allen, Publisher: Shadow Mountain, Publish Date: August 6, 2019; Genres + Tags: Adult, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Steampunk
Title: The Last Hope (The Raging Ones #2), Author: Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie, Publisher: Wednesday Books, Publish Date: August 13, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, NA, Young Adult, New Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Romance, LGBT, YA Sci-Fi/Fantasy Romance LGBT, MM Romance
Title: Lycan’s Blood Queen (Randolph Duology #1), Author: Catherine Edward, Publisher: GenZ Publishing, Publish Date: August 22, 2019; Genres + Tags: Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Adult Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Lycans, Shifters, Shapeshifters
Title: Making A Play (The Field Party #5), Author: Abbi Glines, Publisher: Simon Pulse, Publish Date: August 20, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, YA Contemporary Romance
Title: Midnight Beauties, Author: Megan Shepherd, Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers, Publish Date: August 13, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Folklore, Urban Fantasy, YA Fantasy Folklore
Title: Nottingham, Author: Nathan Makaryk, Publisher: Forge Books, Publish Date: August 6, 2019; Genres + Tags: Adult, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Retellings, Adult Historical Fantasy Retelling, Robin Hood Retelling
Title: Of Ice and Shadows (Of Fire and Stars #2), Author: Audrey Coulthurst, Publisher: Balzer + Bray, Publish Date: August 13, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, LGBT, Queer, FF Romance, YA Fantasy Romance LGBT
Title: Rage (Stormheart #2), Author: Cora Carmack, Publisher: Tor Teen, Publish Date: August 27, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, YA Fantasy Romance
Title: A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying, Author: Kelley Armstrong, Publisher: Puffin Canada, Publish Date: August 6, 2019; Genres + Tags: MG, Middle Grade, Fantasy, Adventure, Middle Grade Fantasy Adventure
Title: Sea Witch Rising (Sea Witch #2), Author: Sarah Henning, Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books, Publish Date: August 6, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Retellings, YA Fantasy Fairy Tale Retelling, The Little Mermaid, Sisters, Villain Origin Story
Title: The Stolen Kingdom: An Aladdin Retelling (The Stolen Kingdom #1), Author: Bethany Atazadeh, Publisher: Grace House Press, Publish Date: August 20, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Retellings, YA Fairy Tale Retelling, Aladdin Retelling
Title: Stravaganza Volume 1, Author: Akihito Tomi, Publisher: Udon Entertainment, Publish Date: August 20, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, Adventure, YA Fantasy Adventure, Manga
Title: The Swallows, Author: Lisa Lutz, Publisher: Ballantine Books, Publish Date: August 13, 2019; Genres + Tags: Adult, Mystery, Thriller, Women’s Literature, Feminism
Title: T-Minus, Author: Shannon Greenland, Publisher: Entangled Teen, Publish Date: August 6, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, YA Thriller, YA Mystery, YA Suspense
Title: These Divided Shores (Stream Raiders #2), Author: Sara Raasch, Publisher: Balzer + Bray, Publish Date: August 27, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical, Adventure, Pirates, YA Historical Fantasy Adventure
Title: Turning Darkness Into Light, Author: Marie Brennan, Publisher: Tor Books, Publish Date: August 20, 2019; Genres + Tags: Adult, Fantasy, Dragons, Memoirs of Lady Trent Companion Novel
Title: Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves #2), Author: Mary E. Pearson, Publisher: Henry Holt, Publish Date: August 6, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, High Fantasy, YA Fantasy, The Remnant Chronicles Universe
Title: Wild Savage Stars (Sweet Black Waves #2), Author: Kristina Pérez, Publisher: Imprint, Publish Date: August 27, 2019; Genres + Tags: YA, Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Retelling, Tristan and Iseult, YA Fantasy Romance Retelling, Sweet Black Waves Sequel
