Beastie Books: Coming Up in May 2011

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Coming Up in May 2011

This post was inspired by Tara's "Excited For..." posts over at Hobbitsies. I decided to do something a little like Tara does and show off some of the books that are coming out this month that I hope get the chance to read and review. Obviously not all YA books coming out in May are going to be here, but the ones I can't wait to read will be.

May 01: I'm Not Her by Janet Gurtler (Sourcebooks Fire)

Sounds like a very emotional contemporary novel. Plus (if I'm remembering correctly) it's a debut!

May 01: Instructions For a Broken Heart by Kim Culbertson (Sourcebooks Fire)

Yay for books that take place in Europe! Seems like one of those cute and fun books that also has a heart and a good message.

May 03: Moonglass by Jessi Kirby (Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing)

I've been waiting for this for forever! I love beach books (that is, books that take place on the beach) and I love book with pretty covers even more. And it's a debut!

May 03: Divergent by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books)

This one sounds epic. Truly and wonderfully epic. And another debut!

May 03: The Summer of Firsts and Lasts by Tera Elan McVoy (Simon Pulse)

Sounds like a fun summer romance. I haven't read Tera's other books, but I hear they're wonderful.

May 03: I'll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

I've heard great things about this one. I love the fact that it's from a boy's POV. You don't see a lot of that in YA.

May 08: But I Love Him by Amanda Grace (Flux)

I don't read many books like this, but this one fascinates me. The summary says it's a story of "love gone terribly wrong" and that is enough to fascinate me.

May 10: What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen (Penguin Young readers Group)

It's Sarah Dessen people. Sarah. Dessen.