So… sometimes I come up with topics and then realize they’re hard. lol. That happened this week, hence the 5 picks instead of my usual 10! This week’s topic is about the upcoming releases that I’m not sure if I actually want to read or not. I’ve received them for review and I’m just not sure if they’re my kind of book or not. Am I wrong? Do they sound good? Have you heard good things about them? Has anyone read an early copy and can tell me if they’re good? I need help deciding on them!
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang – I did not like The Kiss Quotient. Like, not at all. This one sounds like it could be good, but I worry that I’m going to feel like I did with Hoang’s other book.
Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey – From what I can tell, this author writes mostly erotica (which I don’t read). Have a been fooled by the cutesey cover? It sounds like so much fun, but erotica is not my thing at all.
One Summer In Paris by Sarah Morgan – I love Sarah Morgan, but really do not like women’s fiction at ALL. I need my romance and my swoons. I don’t enjoy family/personal drama with no romance. This one’s hard.
The Lost History of Dreams by Kris Waldherr – I love Gothic fiction, and this one sounds amazing. I’m worried, though, that it’ll be too creepy for me! There’s a fine line between eerie and so-scary-I-might-die for me.
Woman 99 by Greer Macallister – I’m starting to really enjoy historical mysteries, and this one sounds interesting. Asylum type books tend to upset me, though, so I don’t know…
What books are on your radar, but you’re just not sure you’re interested in them yet?
What books are getting a lot of pre-pub hype, but you’re still iffy about?
Can you help me make a decision on any of my picks?
Despite all the hype I’ve seen for “The Kiss Quotient,” I haven’t picked it up because it doesn’t seem like a “me” read. I mean, I do love contemporary romance, but this one? Yeah, it just doesn’t sound like it’s a good fit. I know what you mean about deciding whether or not to read something, but I’m trying to teach myself to read the genres (or authors) I know and trust, because there’s too many books, and I don’t think it’s necessary to spend time on something you just aren’t enjoying. :)
Oh, and also, I think this topic is super fun, Jana. :)
I haven’t read any of these or any books by these authors but the first 3 do sound interesting to me. 🙂
I am on the fence about The Bride Test too. I’m with you on the fine line between creepy and scare me to death.
I haven’t read any of these books yet. I’m so sorry I can’t help you decide. But I did hear some great things about The Bride Test and Fix Her Up looks like a cutesy romance that I would love to read. Thanks for sharing these books with us! =)
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Seeing a lot of buzz over that first one! All totally new to me ones that are outside my genre, so I won’t be reading them. If you chose to read any of these I hope you enjoy them!
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I can’t vouch for any of the books on your list. But like you I’m completely drawn to the cutest cover of Fix Her Up. I’m also not an erotica reader. So I may have to pass until I know more about it ;)
I’ve heard reviews that The Bride Test is The Kiss Quotient but MORE, with a spin. Haven’t read it, not my genre so much, but I’d wait for comparisons to TKQ at least, go with your gut. The Lost History of Dreams jumped out at me, I need a gothic novel for my 2019 Bookish Jay and Reading Mermaid Challenge, might check it out.
My Top 10: https://thecandleenthusiast.wordpress.com/2019/02/05/top-ten-tuesday-upcoming-releases-im-on-the-fence-about-help-me-decide/
I’ve never read any of Helen Hoang’s stories, but I am curious about The Bride Test. It’s hard to know what to recommend since you didn’t like The Kiss Quotient, though.
This is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
Great list! I liked The Kiss Quotient, but I must admit I’m not all that interested in Helen Hoang’s new book. Woman 99 sounds right up my street, though!
I’m kind of a sucker for romances with family drama so I’m hoping Sarah Morgan’s new one has at least some romance in it. And I really liked her last book, The Christmas Sisters, which did focus more on family relationships than romances but I still liked it so I am excited for this one. And yes, this list was harder than I thought it would be!
I’ve seen these books around and considered them, but felt I probably wouldn’t read them so I’m not much help to you. I used to really enjoy Sarah Morgan’s books when I was reading romance, but don’t read them now. Since this is women’s fiction which I do read sometimes I might go and take a look at it!
And this was a hard topic for me, too!
I’m with you on possibly too creepy or too upsetting. I read to enjoy, not to need therapy.
It was a hard topic for some reason!
I’m looking forward to Woman 99. Happy Reading Jana!
I can’t really help you, since I haven’t read any of these, and the only author I’ve read is Huang. (I DNF’d The Kiss Quotient.) I totally understand your apprehension about The Lost History of Dreams. My personal threshold for “too dark/scary/creepy for me” is pretty low, so there are often books that other people love that I just steer clear of.
I put The Lost History of Dreams on my list, too! I had trouble coming up with 10 titles today, so it took me awhile to think about it. Thanks for hosting this.
I almost put The Bride Test on my list!! Then I realized… why? I was one of the few, who did not like, The Kiss Quotient! So, I’m passing on that one. lol
I wish I could review The Bride Test. I did not get an ARC. My guess is that it will be fairly similar to The Kiss Quotient.
I adored TKQ, so I am excited about TBT, and you now have me worried about Fix Her Up. I am hoping for a rom-com there, but I guess I will have to wait and see.
Not sure if this helps, but I can personally vouch THE LOST HISTORY OF DREAMS is darkly romantic with a side of gothic eeriness—think Wuthering Heights meets Penny Dreadful but without violence or gore. And thanks for your interest in reading it! :-)
Greer Macallister is a MARVELOUS writer. I’ve read her other two books and I’ve got this one on my TBR list! Don’t pass it by!