Most Anticipated YA Releases of Summer 2020

Hey guys,

Today I will be sharing with you the most anticipated young adult books that are being released between now until the end of summer essentially. Now not all of these books are ones that I, personally, are highly anticipating but are ones that are generally very anticipated within our community.
Let's get into it

1. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Release Date: May 19th, 2020

Of course, this prequel to the forever popular and innovating Hunger Games trilogy just had to be on this list. In both a surprising and sort of unsurprising way, this book kinda flew under my radar for a while. I never exactly got into the Hunger Games when everyone else did back like 10 years ago although I read the first one and was very interested. However, the news of this prequel eluded me for quite a while. As someone active in the YA book community, that's surprising, but with dealing with school and relationships and mental health lately I guess I haven't been as up-to-date as I like to be. 

2. Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin

Release Date: September 1st, 2020

Now this is another member of a series however this is the sequel to the book Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin. Although I haven't read the first book, after reading the description I am genuinely hooked and very interested in buying and reading it. It says to be filled with dark magic and steamy romance and "perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas" and with that Goodreads, COUNT ME IN! Very excited for this book to come out and hopefully get a jump on the series. 

3. The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi

Release Date: September 22nd, 2020

This is definitely an anticipated sequel in the YA community with the die-hard following that Roshani Chokshi has. This is the second novel to The Gilded Wolves which I have heard many good things about. The first book is known for many twists and turns that just keeps you flipping the pages and I am sure that this book will not disappoint either!

4. My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

Release Date: June 2nd, 2020 

Once again, this is yet another astounding sequel. The Lady Janies series by a group of astounding women authors is definitely on a lot of people's favorites lists, and just based by the description of this next installment, this is going to be yet another hit!

5. The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan

Release Date: September 29th, 2020

Now I know we all know Rick Riordan as he is one of the great authors of this generation and with his endless amount of books, he is able to keep people enchanted for as long as they wish. Now I haven't read The Trials of Apollo series and so I don't exactly have a deep say in this 5th installment but I am sure that this will be just as amazing as all of the other books that he's written in the past.

6. Loveless by Alice Oseman

Release Date: July 9th, 2020

Now if you were thinking, "well damn all of these are parts of series and I haven't read them", well fear not, this book on the list is a stand-alone! This definitely sounds like a really interesting contemporary read that I am totally down for. Georgia, the main character, is without any love but still a romantic at heart. Plus, she goes to college in this book which makes it perfect for those heading into college for the first time or just for another year because I know when I was first heading into college I really enjoyed reading books with the setting of it because there just aren't many. But Alice Oseman has solved that and added another to the mix! When this comes out in July I just may need to go and pick it up to give it a read!

7. Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles

Release Date: Auguest 25th, 2020

This is the first novel in a new series named Kingdom of Cards and it deals with a very interesting subject that seems to be coming up more and more in YA: magicians. This seems to be dealing a lot with danger, daringness, secrets and circus and from those who have already read it, it seems to be well-loved!

Those are all the books I will be sharing with you today but I will be updating you guys more on some of the upcoming releases as well!

Go and check out these books when they are released!

Thanks for reading,

Delaney M.