There are a lot of new books coming out every week. With New Release Radar, I’ll help you narrow down the week’s new book releases into the titles you should get excited about. I have nine books to share this week, including the end to a fantasy trilogy and two new YA debuts. Read on!
Fate Breaker by Victoria Aveyard
With the Companions torn apart and hunted down, Corayne must forge on alone. Armed with Taristan’s sword, the last hope against world-ending Spindles, she must confront powerful adversaries to prevent the unleashing of a demon god and the end of the world. In this race against time, alliances are crucial and the fate of Allward hangs in the balance.
Fate Breaker is the stunning conclusion to Victoria Aveyard’s Realm Breaker trilogy. Fans of the series are sure to devour this high-stakes finale.
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Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan
In a semi-flooded city, tensions rise between humans and fathomfolk living in the polluted waters below. As half-siren Mira strives for equality and faces challenges in gaining trust, the arrival of an aristocratic water dragon, Nami may destroy her plans. Amidst political intrigue and extremist threats, Mira and Nami must navigate conflicting loyalties and decide the fate of a city torn between progress and survival.
Eliza Chan’s new book release is an exciting debut. Melding East and Southeast Asian cultures with mythological creatures, Fathomfolk draws fantasy parallels with real-world issues.
Kindling by Traci Chee
In a post-war world, magic is outlawed and kindlings, once elite warriors, are now relics. With violence plaguing the countryside, seven former kindlings must confront their past traumas to defend a threatened village. As they strive to reclaim their lost identities, the challenges they face may just cost them their lives.
Kindling is an exciting new novel perfect for fans of the classic films Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven. This introspective, standalone fantasy is an incredible follow-up to Traci Chee’s A Thousand Steps into Night.
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Unstuck by Barbara Dee
Seventh-grader Lyla is thrilled to start a daily creative writing project in her English class and finally translate her intricate fantasy novel from her imagination to paper. However, as she confronts writer’s block and pressures to impress others, including her distant best friend and revered teacher, she grapples with the looming deadline of a town writing contest. With the help of her older sister Dahlia, who harbors her own hidden struggles, Lyla navigates the complexities of both her fictional world and real-life relationships.
Barbara Dee knows how to write important novels that will appeal to readers of all ages. Her newest middle-grade book release Unstuck touches on writer’s block, internal and external pressures, relationships and more in a way that everyone can relate to.
I Only Read Murder by Ian and William Ferguson
After playing a crime-solving pastor on a hit TV show, Miranda Abbott faces hard times, even getting rejected for a reality show role. When a mysterious postcard beckons her to the small town of Happy Rock, she ends up entangled in a murder mystery during an amateur theater production. relying on her past skills and teaming up with a secretive bookstore clerk, Miranda delves into a web of secrets to solve the murder and clear her name in the quirky Pacific Northwest town.
I Only Read Murder is perfect for fans of Only Murders in the Building and Murder, She Wrote. Ian and William Ferguson’s new novel is full of quirky small-town characters and laugh-out-loud moments.
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Redsight by Meredith Mooring
Korinna is a Redseer, a blind priestess with the ability to manipulate space-time. Raised to believe she’s the weakest in her order, she discovers her true destiny and power when chosen as a navigator on an Imperium ship. When the pirate Aster Haran attacks the ship, Korinna is torn between her loyalty to the Imperium and her new relationship with Aster. With the might of the Imperium pursuing them, Korinna must navigate her powers and choose a side to either fulfill her destiny or risk the galaxy’s future and the fabric of space-time itself.
Meredith Mooring’s gothic space opera already has comparisons to Gideon the Ninth, one of my all-time favorite books. I can’t wait to check out Redsight.
The Moorings of Mackerel Sky by MZ
People say Mackerel Sky was founded when Captain Burrbank fell in love with the mermaid Nimuë. Three centuries later, the legend still touches the inhabitants’ lives. Myra Kelley, a gruff widow, cares for troubled Leo Beale; star pitcher Derrick Stowe grapples with small-town complexities and his own desires; and Manon Perle, known for her mermaid quilts, carries a painful secret. In this town bound by love and lore, the community’s endurance relies on the interconnected threads of their shared history and the magical tales that shape their lives.
MZ’s The Moorings of Mackerel Sky bounces from the distant past to modern times, all set in a world both magical and real. This coming-of-age story takes readers in and out of the lives of truly complex characters.
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Till Human Voices Wake Us by Rebecca Roque
17-year-old Cia’s tragic past has made her wary of delving into her best friend Alice’s own secrets. But when Alice turns up dead, Cia grows determined determined to uncover the truth behind her friend’s demise. Delving into a world of augmented reality, Cia soon realizes that danger is closer than she every imagined. She must confront a shadowy underground society if she’s going to seek justice for her friend’s untimely death.
Combining elements of Black Mirror with A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Till Human Voices Wake Us is an exciting start to a new YA trilogy. Rebecca Roque’s new book release takes place in a small town full of lies and characters who will pursue the truth in spite of it.
Daughter of the Bone Forest by Jasmine Skye
Rosy, a bone familiar with the ability to transform into animals marked with exposed bone, lives in the Bone Forest, caring for her grandmother and hiding from the Witch King’s army. When she saves Princess Shaw, known as Death’s Heir, she’s offered a chance to attend Witch Hall in exchange for her service. Despite her reservations, Rosy hopes to find a cure for her grandmother’s ailment. As Rosy navigates political intrigue and her growing attraction to Shaw, however, she must decide whether to embrace her destiny in the coming war or return to the safety of the Bone Forest to save her grandmother.
Jasmine Skye’s debut book release is a fun new dark fantasy with elements of the Grishaverse novels. Daughter of the Bone Forest adds an enticing level of fairy tale magic to the dark academia genre.
You can check out these new book releases at Bookshop.org or your local bookstore. What February 27 new release are you most excited to read? Let us know below, and tune in next week to grow your TBR.
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