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franuary's review
5.0
These Buzz Books compilations have quickly become one of my favorite things to read all year. I love reading excerpts from some of my favorite authors, but the compilation is also the perfect opportunity to sample the works of first-time authors. This year included 20 excerpts from upcoming middle-grade and young adult novels - fewer than years past, but I felt that the excerpts were more in-depth as a result and gave me a better sense of each of the books.
Books I’m particularly excited about reading include [b:Everything, Everything|18692431|Everything, Everything|Nicola Yoon|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429801207s/18692431.jpg|26540216] by [a:Nicola Yoon|7353006|Nicola Yoon|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1411143980p2/7353006.jpg], [b:This Is Where It Ends|24529123|This Is Where It Ends|Marieke Nijkamp|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1431358364s/24529123.jpg|44129478] by [a:Marieke Nijkamp|6439440|Marieke Nijkamp|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1423172666p2/6439440.jpg], [b:The Thing About Jellyfish|24396876|The Thing About Jellyfish|Ali Benjamin|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1439121354s/24396876.jpg|43981451] by [a:Ali Benjamin|4238299|Ali Benjamin|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], [b:The Accident Season|23346358|The Accident Season|Moïra Fowley-Doyle|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428338423s/23346358.jpg|42905086] by [a:Moïra Fowley-Doyle|9013537|Moïra Fowley-Doyle|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1438524330p2/9013537.jpg], [b:Illuminae|23395680|Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)|Amie Kaufman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428325761s/23395680.jpg|26653661] by [a:Amie Kaufman|5360335|Amie Kaufman|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1335234620p2/5360335.jpg] and [a:Jay Kristoff|4735144|Jay Kristoff|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1310187120p2/4735144.jpg], [b:This Raging Light|23208417|This Raging Light|Estelle Laure|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1422905584s/23208417.jpg|42751775] by [a:Estelle Laure|8301727|Estelle Laure|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1403902597p2/8301727.jpg], [b:Not If I See You First|22701879|Not If I See You First|Eric Lindstrom|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1425351690s/22701879.jpg|42221953] by [a:Eric Lindstrom|8380108|Eric Lindstrom|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1409609757p2/8380108.jpg], and especially [b:The Rest of Us Just Live Here|22910900|The Rest of Us Just Live Here|Patrick Ness|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429800081s/22910900.jpg|42475450] by [a:Patrick Ness|370361|Patrick Ness|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1244216486p2/370361.jpg].
The "read/request" feature attached to most books made it easy to request advance copies through NetGalley (I just wish that it had been available for all the featured books). Giving it 5 out of 5 stars in the hopes that Publishers Launch continues to produce these each season!
Books I’m particularly excited about reading include [b:Everything, Everything|18692431|Everything, Everything|Nicola Yoon|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429801207s/18692431.jpg|26540216] by [a:Nicola Yoon|7353006|Nicola Yoon|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1411143980p2/7353006.jpg], [b:This Is Where It Ends|24529123|This Is Where It Ends|Marieke Nijkamp|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1431358364s/24529123.jpg|44129478] by [a:Marieke Nijkamp|6439440|Marieke Nijkamp|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1423172666p2/6439440.jpg], [b:The Thing About Jellyfish|24396876|The Thing About Jellyfish|Ali Benjamin|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1439121354s/24396876.jpg|43981451] by [a:Ali Benjamin|4238299|Ali Benjamin|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], [b:The Accident Season|23346358|The Accident Season|Moïra Fowley-Doyle|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428338423s/23346358.jpg|42905086] by [a:Moïra Fowley-Doyle|9013537|Moïra Fowley-Doyle|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1438524330p2/9013537.jpg], [b:Illuminae|23395680|Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)|Amie Kaufman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428325761s/23395680.jpg|26653661] by [a:Amie Kaufman|5360335|Amie Kaufman|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1335234620p2/5360335.jpg] and [a:Jay Kristoff|4735144|Jay Kristoff|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1310187120p2/4735144.jpg], [b:This Raging Light|23208417|This Raging Light|Estelle Laure|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1422905584s/23208417.jpg|42751775] by [a:Estelle Laure|8301727|Estelle Laure|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1403902597p2/8301727.jpg], [b:Not If I See You First|22701879|Not If I See You First|Eric Lindstrom|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1425351690s/22701879.jpg|42221953] by [a:Eric Lindstrom|8380108|Eric Lindstrom|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1409609757p2/8380108.jpg], and especially [b:The Rest of Us Just Live Here|22910900|The Rest of Us Just Live Here|Patrick Ness|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429800081s/22910900.jpg|42475450] by [a:Patrick Ness|370361|Patrick Ness|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1244216486p2/370361.jpg].
The "read/request" feature attached to most books made it easy to request advance copies through NetGalley (I just wish that it had been available for all the featured books). Giving it 5 out of 5 stars in the hopes that Publishers Launch continues to produce these each season!
sjj169's review
3.0
Drools
The ones that caught my eye in this edition are:
[b:The Game of Lives|23257464|The Game of Lives (The Mortality Doctrine, #3)|James Dashner|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1418554131s/23257464.jpg|42798727] by [a:James Dashner|348878|James Dashner|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1204922790p2/348878.jpg]
[b:These Shallow Graves|24187925|These Shallow Graves|Jennifer Donnelly|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1430165052s/24187925.jpg|43775750] by [a:Jennifer Donnelly|36346|Jennifer Donnelly|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1390776468p2/36346.jpg]
[b:Nightfall|23846037|Nightfall|Jake Halpern|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1431121151s/23846037.jpg|43456315] by [a:Jake Halpern|35855|Jake Halpern|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1309854171p2/35855.jpg]
[b:What We Saw|20922826|What We Saw|Aaron Hartzler|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424276752s/20922826.jpg|40290636] by [a:Aaron Hartzler|4719762|Aaron Hartzler|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1391023571p2/4719762.jpg]
[b:This Raging Light|23208417|This Raging Light|Estelle Laure|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1422905584s/23208417.jpg|42751775] by [a:Estelle Laure|8301727|Estelle Laure|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1403902597p2/8301727.jpg]
[b:A Step Toward Falling|24605853|A Step Toward Falling|Cammie McGovern|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424367975s/24605853.jpg|44215722] by [a:Cammie McGovern|36320|Cammie McGovern|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1381512270p2/36320.jpg]
[b:A History of Glitter and Blood|17831753|A History of Glitter and Blood|Hannah Moskowitz|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1427901241s/17831753.jpg|24948406] by [a:Hannah Moskowitz|1217665|Hannah Moskowitz|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1411903799p2/1217665.jpg]
[b:Dumplin'|18304322|Dumplin'|Julie Murphy|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424189465s/18304322.jpg|25795642] by [a:Julie Murphy|6433278|Julie Murphy|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1359269066p2/6433278.jpg]
[b:The Rest of Us Just Live Here|22910900|The Rest of Us Just Live Here|Patrick Ness|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429800081s/22910900.jpg|42475450] by [a:Patrick Ness|370361|Patrick Ness|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1244216486p2/370361.jpg]
[b:Are You Still There|25361860|Are You Still There|Sarah Lynn Scheerger|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429066883s/25361860.jpg|45105448] by [a:Sarah Lynn Scheerger|8034165|Sarah Lynn Scheerger|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]
[b:Everything, Everything|18692431|Everything, Everything|Nicola Yoon|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429801207s/18692431.jpg|26540216] by [a:Nicola Yoon|7353006|Nicola Yoon|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1411143980p2/7353006.jpg]
The ones that caught my eye in this edition are:
[b:The Game of Lives|23257464|The Game of Lives (The Mortality Doctrine, #3)|James Dashner|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1418554131s/23257464.jpg|42798727] by [a:James Dashner|348878|James Dashner|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1204922790p2/348878.jpg]
[b:These Shallow Graves|24187925|These Shallow Graves|Jennifer Donnelly|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1430165052s/24187925.jpg|43775750] by [a:Jennifer Donnelly|36346|Jennifer Donnelly|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1390776468p2/36346.jpg]
[b:Nightfall|23846037|Nightfall|Jake Halpern|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1431121151s/23846037.jpg|43456315] by [a:Jake Halpern|35855|Jake Halpern|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1309854171p2/35855.jpg]
[b:What We Saw|20922826|What We Saw|Aaron Hartzler|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424276752s/20922826.jpg|40290636] by [a:Aaron Hartzler|4719762|Aaron Hartzler|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1391023571p2/4719762.jpg]
[b:This Raging Light|23208417|This Raging Light|Estelle Laure|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1422905584s/23208417.jpg|42751775] by [a:Estelle Laure|8301727|Estelle Laure|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1403902597p2/8301727.jpg]
[b:A Step Toward Falling|24605853|A Step Toward Falling|Cammie McGovern|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424367975s/24605853.jpg|44215722] by [a:Cammie McGovern|36320|Cammie McGovern|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1381512270p2/36320.jpg]
[b:A History of Glitter and Blood|17831753|A History of Glitter and Blood|Hannah Moskowitz|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1427901241s/17831753.jpg|24948406] by [a:Hannah Moskowitz|1217665|Hannah Moskowitz|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1411903799p2/1217665.jpg]
[b:Dumplin'|18304322|Dumplin'|Julie Murphy|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424189465s/18304322.jpg|25795642] by [a:Julie Murphy|6433278|Julie Murphy|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1359269066p2/6433278.jpg]
[b:The Rest of Us Just Live Here|22910900|The Rest of Us Just Live Here|Patrick Ness|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429800081s/22910900.jpg|42475450] by [a:Patrick Ness|370361|Patrick Ness|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1244216486p2/370361.jpg]
[b:Are You Still There|25361860|Are You Still There|Sarah Lynn Scheerger|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429066883s/25361860.jpg|45105448] by [a:Sarah Lynn Scheerger|8034165|Sarah Lynn Scheerger|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]
[b:Everything, Everything|18692431|Everything, Everything|Nicola Yoon|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429801207s/18692431.jpg|26540216] by [a:Nicola Yoon|7353006|Nicola Yoon|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1411143980p2/7353006.jpg]
abbyreads8's review
5.0
This was my first time reading a Book Buzz and I totally fell in love with the concept-- this is a phenomenal way to discover new books! I won't go too into depth because I only read excerpts of the books, but my favorites were:
-"The Thing About Jellyfish" -Ali Benjamin
-"The Accident Season" -Moïra Fowley-Doyle
-"What We Saw" -Aaron Hertzler
-"Everything, Everything" -Nicola Yoon
-"This Raging Light" -Estelle Laure
-"The Thing About Jellyfish" -Ali Benjamin
-"The Accident Season" -Moïra Fowley-Doyle
-"What We Saw" -Aaron Hertzler
-"Everything, Everything" -Nicola Yoon
-"This Raging Light" -Estelle Laure
idag's review
5.0
I loved this collection of excerpts! What a great way to pre-order new books or have a sneak peak at many upcoming titles!
lauroberge's review
4.0
Once again, I am left with many books to add to my TBR list. I'm not complaining! I was super excited to find out that Inherit the Stars is part of this book, because I absolutely LOVED it.
megansendlessreads's review
4.0
I adore these types of books because of all the great books included inside. It's quite frustrating yet exhilarating to find a great read and then have to wait to get it ;) ! Although in this one, I didn't find as many interesting books as I usually do which was a little disappointing. But overall I can't wait for the next book!
booksandbark's review
5.0
AWESOME AS ALWAYS.
This is such a great resource for book reviewers, I'd recommend it for everyone. Thanks for the opportunity to read and review! <3
This is such a great resource for book reviewers, I'd recommend it for everyone. Thanks for the opportunity to read and review! <3
urlphantomhive's review
3.0
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I liked this edition better than last one. Not that the books were so much better or more divers (though there seems to be a great mix of Young Adult and Middle Grade books and also from different genres), but because it was nicer/better/easier to request the books from Netgalley this time. The only thing I remembered from the last edition is that there were many books not available outside the US, or not yet available for requesting and one actually had a widget for an already archived book (I read the Buzz Books immediately when they were published so it was not my fault). Luckily these problems were not here this time.
So, now it time to look at the new additions! I've been able to get a review copy so far of the following books:
[b:The Thing About Jellyfish|24396876|The Thing About Jellyfish|Ali Benjamin|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1422811887s/24396876.jpg|43981451]
[b:Inherit the Stars|25463009|Inherit the Stars|Tessa Elwood|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1432546660s/25463009.jpg|43063520]
[b:A History of Glitter and Blood|17831753|A History of Glitter and Blood|Hannah Moskowitz|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1427901241s/17831753.jpg|24948406]
I liked this edition better than last one. Not that the books were so much better or more divers (though there seems to be a great mix of Young Adult and Middle Grade books and also from different genres), but because it was nicer/better/easier to request the books from Netgalley this time. The only thing I remembered from the last edition is that there were many books not available outside the US, or not yet available for requesting and one actually had a widget for an already archived book (I read the Buzz Books immediately when they were published so it was not my fault). Luckily these problems were not here this time.
So, now it time to look at the new additions! I've been able to get a review copy so far of the following books:
[b:The Thing About Jellyfish|24396876|The Thing About Jellyfish|Ali Benjamin|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1422811887s/24396876.jpg|43981451]
[b:Inherit the Stars|25463009|Inherit the Stars|Tessa Elwood|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1432546660s/25463009.jpg|43063520]
[b:A History of Glitter and Blood|17831753|A History of Glitter and Blood|Hannah Moskowitz|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1427901241s/17831753.jpg|24948406]
amp26's review
4.0
I like this book, it gives me a great idea what the upcoming Fall/Winter ya books are all about.
wizzardofxxxx's review
Books I want to read:
These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
Inherit the Stars by Tessa Elwood
The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
The Rest Of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Curiosity House by Lauren Oliver
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
Inherit the Stars by Tessa Elwood
The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
The Rest Of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Curiosity House by Lauren Oliver
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon