December (2015) New Releases

[Lynn, Moderator]

Are there any new releases this month that you're excited about? Please do tell us about them if you are.

If you follow the link below, you'll find Goodreads Most Popular Books Published In December 2015 List (Top 200 books published in December 2015 that people have added on Goodreads)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/popula...

I was quite excited to see UnBound
I had no idea this was happening.

I'm looking forward to Blood Kiss
A spin off to Black Dagger Brotherhood series, that is supposedly going back to concentrating on the original brothers.

Also interested in It's. Nice. Outside.

[Savanes, Moderator]

Unbound is definitely on my list. I loved, loved, loved this series. It's Nice outside could be nice ;)

I'm also interested in Thicker Than Water and Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz

[Janina]

I haven't read Undivided yet, but seeing Unbound makes me realize, I should read both soon!

Seems like a lot of the popular new releases are later volumes in a series .. not very surprising as those tend to be the books people wait for and read right away.

Darkness Reigns sounds interesting (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...) (Can't find this via add book/author) and it's free on amazon. So, I might try it. I also like Santino Hassell and might try his new book, but the brief doesn't sound all that interesting.
Or, perhaps The Conqueror's Wife: A Novel of Alexander the Great

I doubt I'll get to any of these in December though as I'll be too busy with the group reads etc this month.

[Janina]

I can't wait for City of Blades .. btw.

and of course Kings Rising

[Lynn, Moderator]

Janina wrote: "Darkness Reigns sounds interesting (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...) (Can't find this via add book/author) "

Bizzare, it's there .... Darkness Reigns

[Savanes, Moderator]

Thanks Janina. Those 2 books sound amazing. I added to my TBR the first books of the series.

[ally ¯\(ツ)/¯]

Only one left for this year, Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard, sounds different.

[Janina]

I missed that one. Definitely sounds intriguing ...

[Lynn, Moderator]

So the Goodreads Newsletter is out and they've named the following as the Best Books of the Month.

The Age of Reinvention: A Novel
The Short Drop
Médicis Daughter: A Novel of Marguerite de Valois
Operation Thunderbolt: Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History
Bandersnatch: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings
The Anatomical Shape of a Heart

Do any of these catch your eye? Let us know what you if you plan to read any of them ..... and of course don't forget to come back and let us know what you thought of them!

[Janina]

I might try A Short Drop, but I'll wait to see if the reviews stay as high. Otherwise, not really anything that appeals to me ..

[Jenny Baker]

I'm looking forward to reading What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan. The reviews look good!

[Lynn, Moderator]

So we're coming towards the end of December, did anyone read a new release they'd recommend?

[Savanes, Moderator]

I didn't but there's one more book I find promising in the historical fiction category: The Conqueror's Wife: A Novel of Alexander the Great .

[Angela M]

I read House of the Rising Sun: A Novel. It was the first book I've read by this author and in spite of the violence, I liked it a lot .

[Kristie, Moderator]

Savanes - The Conqueror's Wife looks good too.

I haven't read any of the new releases yet this month. I intend to read UnBound at some point, but I'm still working my way through that series.