Top 5 Wednesday – January 11th 2017 – Top 5 2017 Debut Books I Am Most Excited For

There are so many great books coming out this year and it’s exciting to see that some of them are debuts! It just blows my mind how many new authors enter the published world each year – something I certainly wasn’t as aware as I am now that I blog. I can’t wait to read these books and see what these authors have brought to the proverbial table.

This week’s Top 5 Wednesday is about 2017 book debuts and which ones I am most excited for! It is hard to pick just five for T5W, honestly, because I am always excited about books and that is no different now.

 

 

In case you aren’t familiar with T5W, it’s this great community on Goodreads created by Youtube book blogger Gingerreadslainey and hosted by Sam of Thoughts on Tomes. Every month group members are given topics for every Wednesday of that month to discuss on their respective platforms (blog, vlog, etc).

Now, without further ado:

Top 5 2017 Author Debuts I Am Most Excited For

*Note: All photos are courtesy of barnesandnoble.com

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Wintersong
By S. Jae-Jones

The last night of the year. Now the days of winter begin and the Goblin King rides abroad, searching for his bride…

All her life, Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, dangerous Goblin King. They’ve enraptured her mind, her spirit, and inspired her musical compositions. Now eighteen and helping to run her family’s inn, Liesl can’t help but feel that her musical dreams and childhood fantasies are slipping away.

But when her own sister is taken by the Goblin King, Liesl has no choice but to journey to the Underground to save her. Drawn to the strange, captivating world she finds—and the mysterious man who rules it—she soon faces an impossible decision. And with time and the old laws working against her, Liesl must discover who she truly is before her fate is sealed.

The cover is what first got me. I saw it on NetGalley and wish I had seen it in time to get it but I just love the cover. And the synopsis sounds great too so I am rife with anticipation to read it.

Published: February 7th 2017

 

Daughter of the Pirate King
By Tricia Levenseller

There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I’ve gotten what I came for. 

Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map—the key to a legendary treasure trove—seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately allows herself to be captured by her enemies, giving her the perfect opportunity to search their ship.

More than a match for the ruthless pirate crew, Alosa has only one thing standing between her and the map: her captor, the unexpectedly clever and unfairly attractive first mate Riden. But not to worry, for Alosa has a few tricks up her sleeve, and no lone pirate can stop the Daughter of the Pirate King.

Every since I read L. A. Meyer’s  Bloody Jack Series  I have loved the pirate theme and storyline (if done well). Like Meyer’s Jack Faber, Alosa seems like she’ll be a fun and strong character.

Published: February 28th, 2017

 

Caraval
By Stephanie Garber

Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over.

But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.

Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But she nevertheless becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic with the other players in the game. And whether Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over, a dangerous domino effect of consequences is set off, and her sister disappears forever.

I’ll be honest and say I didn’t know much about this book until I started seeing it pop up on Goodreads and on other T5W posts. Now that I know it exists, I can’t wait to read it!

Published: January 31st, 2017

 

Frostblood
By Elly Blake

Seventeen-year-old Ruby is a Fireblood who has concealed her powers of heat and flame from the cruel Frostblood ruling class her entire life. But when her mother is killed trying to protect her, and rebel Frostbloods demand her help to overthrow their bloodthirsty king, she agrees to come out of hiding, desperate to have her revenge.

Despite her unpredictable abilities, Ruby trains with the rebels and the infuriating–yet irresistible–Arcus, who seems to think of her as nothing more than a weapon. But before they can take action, Ruby is captured and forced to compete in the king’s tournaments that pit Fireblood prisoners against Frostblood champions. Now she has only one chance to destroy the maniacal ruler who has taken everything from her–and from the icy young man she has come to love.

This was another NetGalley discovery that drew me in with its cover and summary. I’m curious to see what Blake brings to the table.

Published: January 10th, 2017

 

When Dimple Met Rishi
By Sandhya Menon

Dimple Shah has it all figured out. With graduation behind her, she’s more than ready for a break from her family, from Mamma’s inexplicable obsession with her finding the “Ideal Indian Husband.” Ugh. Dimple knows they must respect her principles on some level, though. If they truly believed she needed a husband right now, they wouldn’t have paid for her to attend a summer program for aspiring web developers…right?

Rishi Patel is a hopeless romantic. So when his parents tell him that his future wife will be attending the same summer program as him—wherein he’ll have to woo her—he’s totally on board. Because as silly as it sounds to most people in his life, Rishi wants to be arranged, believes in the power of tradition, stability, and being a part of something much bigger than himself.

The Shahs and Patels didn’t mean to start turning the wheels on this “suggested arrangement” so early in their children’s lives, but when they noticed them both gravitate toward the same summer program, they figured, Why not?

Dimple and Rishi may think they have each other figured out. But when opposites clash, love works hard to prove itself in the most unexpected ways.

This is another book that I learned about from rampant posts on Goodreads. The story sounds good and I think it will be a fun but meaningful read!

Published: May 30th, 2017

 

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Which debut books are you looking forward to this year?