Fresh Batch (January 6th – 12th)

Posted by Giselle

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

C Slayer
Kiersten White
Series: Slayer #1
Publication date: January 8th 2019
by Simon Pulse

Goodreads Purchase

Into every generation a Slayer is born…

Nina and her twin sister, Artemis, are far from normal. It’s hard to be when you grow up at the Watcher’s Academy, which is a bit different from your average boarding school. Here teens are trained as guides for Slayers—girls gifted with supernatural strength to fight the forces of darkness. But while Nina’s mother is a prominent member of the Watcher’s Council, Nina has never embraced the violent Watcher lifestyle. Instead she follows her instincts to heal, carving out a place for herself as the school medic.

Until the day Nina’s life changes forever.

Thanks to Buffy, the famous (and infamous) Slayer that Nina’s father died protecting, Nina is not only the newest Chosen One—she’s the last Slayer, ever. Period.

As Nina hones her skills with her Watcher-in-training, Leo, there’s plenty to keep her occupied: a monster fighting ring, a demon who eats happiness, a shadowy figure that keeps popping up in Nina’s dreams…

But it’s not until bodies start turning up that Nina’s new powers will truly be tested—because someone she loves might be next.

One thing is clear: Being Chosen is easy. Making choices is hard.

Other releases this week:
* In no particular order *

– In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children #4) by Seanan McGuire [Purchase]
– The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air #2) by Holly Black [Purchase]
– Even If I Fall by Abigail Johnson [Purchase]
– White Stag (Permafrost #1) by Kara Barbieri [Purchase]

– The Girl King by Mimi Yu [Purchase]
– Match Me If You Can by Tiana Smith [Purchase]
– The Unteachables by Gordon Korman [Purchase]
– Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America [Purchase]

– Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus [Purchase]
– A Sky for Us Alone by Kristin Russell [Purchase]
– Lock & West by Alexander C. Eberhart [Purchase]
– The Unblemished Trilogy: Unblemished, Unraveling, Unbreakable (Unblemished #1-3) by Sara Ella [Purchase]

– When the Truth Unravels by RuthAnne Snow [Purchase]
– We Are Here to Stay: Voices of Undocumented Young Adults by Susan Kuklin [Purchase]
– Inventing Victoria by Tonya Bolden [Purchase]
– You Won’t See Me Coming (The Black Angel Chronicles #3) by Kristen Orlando [Purchase]

– The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe [Purchase]
– Analiese Rising by Brenda Drake [Purchase]

Will any of these be your first 2019 purchase?

Find previous Fresh Batch posts here!

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Giselle

Canadian blogger, wife, mother, coffee lover, and sarcastic at heart! She has had a love for all things bookish since before Amazon and eReaders existed *le gasp*. You can also find her organizing tours and other fun things at Xpresso Book Tours.