The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn (Kingdom of Grit #1) by Tyler Whitesides
Published May 15th 2018 by Orbit
"I'm hiring you to steal the king's crown."
Ardor Benn is no ordinary thief. Rakish, ambitious, and master of wildly complex heists, he styles himself a Ruse Artist Extraordinaire.
When a priest hires him for the most daring ruse yet, Ardor knows he'll need more than quick wit and sleight of hand. Assembling a dream team of forgers, disguisers, schemers, and thieves, he sets out to steal from the most powerful king the realm has ever known.
But it soon becomes clear there's more at stake than fame and glory -Ard and his team might just be the last hope for human civilization.
The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn was recommended in one of my group reads last week as a great heist novel. If you are also in need of a team of thieves right now - give it a look!
Still Can't Do My Daughter's Hair by William Evans
Published September 18th 2017 by Button Poetry
Still Can't Do My Daughter's Hair is the latest book by author William Evans, founder of Black Nerd Problems. Evans is a long-standing voice in the performance poetry scene, who has performed at venues across the country and been featured on numerous final stages, including the National Poetry Slam and Individual World Poetry Slam. Evans's commanding, confident style shines through in these poems, which explore masculinity, fatherhood, and family, and what it means to make a home as a black man in contemporary America.
This poetry collection came highly recommended by one of my favorite poets - Stephanie Wytovich. It sounds amazing, and I need it.
Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
Expected publication: July 7th 2020 by Bloomsbury YA
It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again.
Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. At the ball, Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee, and finds herself hiding in Cinderella’s mausoleum. There, she meets Constance, the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters. Together they vow to bring down the king once and for all–and in the process, they learn that there’s more to Cinderella’s story than they ever knew . . .
This fresh take on a classic story will make readers question the tales they’ve been told, and root for girls to break down the constructs of the world around them.
My friend Emily (book.happy/LOHF) just read and recommended this, and I need this one, too!
Have you read or are you planning to read any of these? What books have recently made it onto your wishlist?
This post is being shared as part of Can't-Wait Wednesday over at Wishful Endings.
I have Cinderella is Dead on my TBR, it does sound good!
ReplyDeleteYay! I hope you love it.
DeleteI don't think I can resist a book called Cinderella is Dead. Though the heist one sounds equally fun. :)
ReplyDeleteRight? They look so good.
DeleteThere's something to be said for the thief protagonist, isn't there? The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn sounds like a great start to a new series. I'm really interested in reading Cinderella is Dead as well. I will definitely be looking into Still Can't Do My Daughter's Hair. I am always looking for new (to me) poets to try! Thank you for sharing. I hope you enjoy all of these when you read them. Stay safe and well.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Wendy! I'm hoping to fall in the love with the Ardor Benn series.
DeleteI haven't read any of these. I like the covers though.
ReplyDeleteI like the covers, too. :)
DeleteI have an arc of Cinderella is Dead. Excited to read it!
ReplyDeleteYay!! I put in a purchase request with my library so fingers crossed.
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