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Flavor of the week:
The Dark Between
Sonia Gensler
Publication date: August 27th 2013
by Knopf Books for Young Readers
A supernatural romance about the powers that lie in the shadows of the mind, perfect for fans of Sarah Rees Brennan, Alyxandra Harvey, and Libba Bray.
At the turn of the twentieth century, Spiritualism and séances are all the rage—even in the scholarly town of Cambridge, England. While mediums dupe the grief-stricken, a group of local fringe scientists seeks to bridge the gap to the spirit world by investigating the dark corners of the human mind.
Each running from a shadowed past, Kate, Asher, and Elsie take refuge within the walls of Summerfield College. But their peace is soon shattered by the discovery of a dead body nearby. Is this the work of a flesh-and-blood villain, or is something otherworldly at play? This unlikely trio must illuminate what the scientists have not, and open a window to secrets taken to the grave—or risk joining the spirit world themselves.
Sonia Gensler’s Website / Facebook / Twitter
I am a former high school teacher turned full-time writer living in Oklahoma with my husband and my cat.
My debut novel, THE REVENANT (Knopf 2011), is a ghostly mystery set at a Cherokee girls’ school. My latest book, THE DARK BETWEEN (Knopf, August 2013) is a Gothic murder mystery set in Cambridge, England.
Other releases this week:
* In no particular order *
– Relinquishing Liberty (Second Chances #1) by Maureen Mayer
– The Fall of Five (Lorien Legacies #4) by Pittacus Lore [Purchase]
– Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) by Sarah J. Maas [Purchase]
– Darker Days (The Darker Agency #1) by Jus Accardo [Purchase]
– The Bitter Kingdom (Fire and Thorns #3) by Rae Carson [Purchase]
– The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider [Purchase]
– Deception (Defiance #2) by C.J. Redwine [Purchase]
– The Returned (The Returned #1) by Jason Mott [Purchase]
– Consume (The Clann #3) by Melissa Darnell [Purchase]
– Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young [Purchase]
– The Liberator (Dante Walker #2) by Victoria Scott [Purchase]
– Heart of Venom (Elemental Assassin #9) by Jennifer Estep [Purchase]
– A Graceful Mess by Nacole Stayton
– Love Overdue by Pamela Morsi [Purchase]
– Bones of the Lost (Temperance Brennan #16) by Kathy Reichs [Purchase]
– The Hero (Thunder Point #3) by Robyn Carr [Purchase]
– Black Spring by Alison Croggon [Purchase]
– Unafraid (Beachwood Bay #2) by Melody Grace [Purchase]
– Perdition (Dred Chronicles #1) by Ann Aguirre [Purchase]
– The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand [Purchase]
– Overpowered by Mark H. Kruger [Purchase]
– The Twins by Saskia Sarginson [Purchase]
– Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block [Purchase]
– Immortally Ever After (Monster M*A*S*H #3) by Angie Fox [Purchase]
– Don’t Look Now (PERSEF0NE #2) by Michelle Gagnon [Purchase]
– Girl on Tour (Kylie Ryans #2) by Caisey Quinn [Purchase]
– The First Affair by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus [Purchase]
– Descendant (Starling #2) by Lesley Livingston [Purchase]
– Relic by Renee Collins [Purchase]
– Origin (Lux #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout [Purchase]
– Taste Test by Kelly Fiore [Purchase]
– The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co. #1) by Jonathan Stroud [Purchase]
– Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan [Purchase]
– Untold (The Lynburn Legacy #2) by Sarah Rees Brennan [Purchase]
– Burial Rites by Hannah Kent [Purchase]
– Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan [Purchase]
– Confessions of a Hater by Caprice Crane [Purchase]
– Rein It In (The A Circuit #4) by Georgina Bloomberg and Catherine Hapka [Purchase]
– The Morning Star (Katerina #3) by Robin Bridges [Purchase]
– To Be Perfectly Honest: A Novel Based on an Untrue Story by Sonya Sones [Purchase]
– Battle Lines (Department 19 #3) by Will Hill [Purchase]
– Unfed (Undead #2) by Kirsty McKay [Purchase]
– The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle [Purchase]
– Everlast (The Chronicles of Nerissette #1) by Andria Buchanan [Purchase]
What are you excited for this week?
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Melanie (YA Midnight Reads)
Aah! I loved CoM, it was way better than ToG. 🙂 I have Two Boys Kissing coming up but I’m not sure if its my type of book.
Thanks for sharing, Giselle! <33
Emily Drema
So many awesome releases this week!! I see 1…2…3…5 of those that I’m highly anticipating!!
Thanks for sharing Giselle, I find this feature very useful and helpful indeed! 😀
<3
Amy @ Book Loving Mom
I can’t wait to read The Year of Shadows, Origin, and Two Boys Kissing. I need those!!
Nick @ Nick's Book Blog
There are way too many books coming out this week. I’m looking forward to Relic, The Beginning of Everything and The Dark Between!
Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf
Lots of great books coming out! I loved the returned and there are quite a few others on this list that I am itching to order! Twins and Love Overdue among them!
Shane @ Itching for Books
Thanks for this awesome reminder I need to get my hands on these goodies 🙂
Charlotte
Thank you for this, Giselle! I couldn’t believe that time flies so fast. Just months ago, I am desperately waiting for the Fall of Five to be released. Better start saving up. <3
Jackie
There are so many books up there I want xD Ooohh and I just bought all my moneys worth of book yesterday. Great. Lol. Thanks for the update!
Happy reading
Jackie
Millie Dixon
So many awesome releases this week! I’m so excited for Origin and The Bitter Kingdom (and so many more) Thanks for this week’s releases. Guess I’ll be going to the bookstore this week! 🙂
Cheers!
Jennifer @ Some Like It Paranormal
Loved Darker Days and The Liberator! Looking forward to Origin and Just Like Fate!
Sharon - Obsession with Books
So many amazing new releases! I can’t wait to get hold of Relic, Origin and The Year of Shadows.
Thanks for sharing Giselle 🙂
Sharon – Obsession with Books
Eileen @ Singing and Reading in the Rain
There are so many AMAZING releases coming out this week! Like Just Like Fate, which I LOVED, Deception, The Bitter Kingdom, The Liberator…there are just a lot of sequels coming out, which I need to catch up on. I’m loving all of the pretty covers, though!
Fantastic post, Giselle! <33
tonyalee
A lot of great books out this week! I few I completely forgot about >.<
Have a good weekend!
Kelsey
The Dark Between looks like it would be a great Halloween read! I might have to check it out. I had the Morning Star and Crown of Midnight shipped to me early, and I’m waiting on the Bitter Kingdom 🙂
Pili
This next week is INSANE! There are SO many books I’m dying to get! Origin, Deception, The Bitter Kingdom, The Liberator… so so many!
Thanks to this post I’m even more excited for them all now, seeing them all together in one place!
Micheline @ Lunar Rainbows
The Returned has returned once more to haunt us O_O *shudders* I’m starting to feel like that thing’s going to pop up at random, non-bookish places. Like a restaurant, the movies…lurking behind the bushes. *eyes bushes suspiciously*
Anyways, YAY for Crown of Midnight since I finally read Throne of Midnight and book 2 is my current read 😀 I SO NEED The Year of Shadows and Love in the Time of Global Warming it’s not even funny!! *dies* Oh and I really should get going on the Fire & Thorn books and the Dante Walker series…the Lorien Legacies too but that last one scares me. The author. The lameness. Eeep.
The Dark Between looks terrifying so I hope for you that it is and that you love it haha 😛
Savannah
Too many books come out and I can’t buy them all :/