New Books: Releasing February 5-February 11, 2017

Another great week of book releases! Below you will find my list of books coming out Feb 5th – 11th. If you missed last week’s books, you can find them HERE (In this post: New Books: January 29-February 4, 2017)

A note about this book list: this listing contains books in both hardback and paperback.  If I missed a book, or if you added one of these to your wish list, make sure you leave a comment. I would love to talk about them with you!

New Book Releases in Fiction

New Book Releases in YOUNG ADULT (YA)

New Book Releases in Children’s Lit

Most Anticipated Book of the Week (January 29th – Feb 4th, 2017)

So many AMAZING covers this week! This was such a hard choice, and to be honest…there were TWO winners for Most Anticipated. I swear, I couldn’t choose!  In fact, these bad boys aren’t even going on my wishlist, because I pre-ordered them!

So this week, I am dying to get my hands on copies of:

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

Release Date: 2017-02-07

Introducing an instant classic—master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths.

Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales.
In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki, son of a giant, blood brother to Odin and a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator.

Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants. Once, when Thor’s hammer is stolen, Thor must disguise himself as a woman, difficult with his beard and huge appetite, to steal it back. More poignant is the tale in which the blood of Kvasir, the most sagacious of gods, is turned into a mead that infuses drinkers with poetry. The work culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and rebirth of a new time and people.

Through Gaiman’s deft and witty prose emerge these gods with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to duping others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again.

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WHY IT MADE THE LIST:

Uhhh… Neil Gaiman. *mic drop*

The Devil Crept In: A Novel by Ania Ahlborn

Release Date: 2017-02-07

An unforgettable horror novel from bestselling sensation Ania Ahlborn—hailed as a writer of “some of the most promising horror I’ve encountered in years” (New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire)—in which a small-town boy investigates the mysterious disappearance of his cousin and uncovers a terrifying secret kept hidden for years.

Young Jude Brighton has been missing for three days, and while the search for him is in full swing in the small town of Deer Valley, Oregon, the locals are starting to lose hope. They’re well aware that the first forty-eight hours are critical and after that, the odds usually point to a worst-case scenario. And despite Stevie Clark’s youth, he knows that, too; he’s seen the cop shows. He knows what each ticking moment may mean for Jude, his cousin and best friend.

That, and there was that boy, Max Larsen…the one from years ago, found dead after also disappearing under mysterious circumstances. And then there were the animals: pets gone missing out of yards. For years, the residents of Deer Valley have murmured about these unsolved crimes…and that a killer may still be lurking around their quiet town. Now, fear is reborn—and for Stevie, who is determined to find out what really happened to Jude, the awful truth may be too horrifying to imagine.

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WHY IT MADE THE LIST:

This thing has been popping up EVERYWHERE. My facebook feed is full of this thing, and it is not sponsored posts, either.  Tons of my friends have put this bad boy on their wishlist and by hell if I am gonna be the only one left out. Oh, and it sounds amazing!

So how about you, anything new catch your eye? You planning on picking any of these books up this week?