If you’re missing the excitement of summer, then we have the perfect recommendation list for you! These August book releases all have one thing in common: they’re full of intrigue and will leave you wanting more! Let’s dive into these YA thrillers and contemporaries!
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Murder By The Book By Amie Schaumberg
Our first August book release is Murder by the Book, which takes place after a student of a small college is found strangled and posed like Ophelia from Hamlet. Detective Ian Carter is determined to solve the case, but he’ll need the help of literature professor Emma Reilly, especially when the third murdered student is in one of Emma’s classes. When they discover that the killer is using classic literature to inspire their crimes, the two will have to gather their strength and confront the darker side of town.
Release Date: August 19
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Content Warnings: kidnapping, misogyny, violence, murder, death, confinement, police brutality, gaslighting, ableism, grief, gun violence, cursing, mention of addiction, sexual assault, suicide
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AMIE SCHAUMBERG:
INSTAGRAM | THREADS | WEBSITE
All The Tomorrows After By Joanne Yi
If you’re looking for an emotional read, then you have to check out All the Tomorrows After! In it, we follow Winter, who is desperately saving up money so that she and her grandmother can escape their current situation. But when her mother steals and spends her savings, Winter strikes up a deal with her recently returned, estranged father, who will pay her if she spends time with him. But when Winter experiences a sudden loss and learns more about her father, the only one she can rely on for help is Joon, the new boy at school. Centering on grief, forgiveness, and discovering first love, All the Tomorrows After will tug on your heartstrings!
Release Date: August 19
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Content Warnings: terminal illness, grief, abandonment, child abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT JOANNE YI:
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Dream By The Shadows By Logan Karlie
Is Beauty and the Beast your favorite fairytale? Then we know you’ll love our next August book release! It takes place in a kingdom where the souls of its citizens are stolen in their dreams by the one called the Shadow Bringer. Their only form of protection is to take an elixir before sleeping, but not everyone can escape the pull of dreaming. When Esmer’s life gets turned upside down, she dreams of the Shadow Bringer and a connection to his magic. As Esmer learns more about the prince’s dark past, the two grow closer and just might have the power to change fate.
Release Date: August 26
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Content Warnings: death, violence, grief, death of a parent
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LOGAN KARLIE:
INSTAGRAM | TIKTOK | WEBSITE
A Spell To Wake The Dead By Nicole Lesperance
If you’re a reader who loves spooky stories, this one is for you! A Spell to Wake the Dead takes place in a Cape Cod town, where two best friends accidentally stumble upon a dead body when they try to cast a moonlight spell on the beach. Feeling a strong and supernatural connection to the dead woman, they try to use spell work to find some answers. And as they learn of more mysterious disappearances in the town’s history, they also start to have visions and hear voices. When the girls find another body, they’ll have to determine who they can trust and how they can break this supernatural connection before one of them is next.
Release Date: August 26
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Content Warnings: kidnapping, death, panic attacks, murder, mention of alcoholism
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT NICOLE LESPERANCE:
FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | WEBSITE
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