Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Can’t Wait Wednesday: December 2020 Book Releases

 

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Can’t Wait Wednesday is hosted by Wishful Endings. I get to show off the interesting new books that are coming out in the next few weeks. December is pretty light on the new releases, but I managed to find three books that I need in my chilly little hands ASAP.

 

 

 

December 2020 Book Releases

  

 



THE BALLAD OF AMI MILES BY KRISTY DALLAS ALLEY

 

Young Adult Science Fiction

December 1, 2020

 


Raised in isolation at Heavenly Shepherd, her family’s trailer-dealership-turned-survival compound, Ami Miles knows that she was lucky to be born into a place of safety after the old world ended and the chaos began. But when her grandfather arranges a marriage to a cold-eyed stranger, she realizes that her “destiny” as one of the few females capable of still bearing children isn’t something she’s ready to face.

With the help of one of her aunts, she flees the only life she’s ever known, and sets off on a quest to find her long-lost mother (and hopefully a mate of her own choosing). But as she journeys, Ami discovers many new things about the world . . . and about herself.

 

Why I’m excited: This novel sounds like it combines two of my favorite things: apocalypses and cults. A few of my blogger friends have already read it and given it good reviews. If they like it, I probably will too. They tend to give awesome recommendations.

 

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The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister

 

Adult Historical Fiction

December 1. 2020

 


In early 1853, experienced California Trail guide Virginia Reeve is summoned to Boston by a mysterious benefactor who offers her a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: lead a party of 12 women into the wild, hazardous Arctic to search for the lost Franklin Expedition. It’s an extraordinary request, but the party is made up of extraordinary women. Each brings her own strengths and skills to the expedition—and her own unsettling secrets. A year and a half later, back in Boston, Virginia is on trial when not all of the women return. Told in alternating timelines that follow both the sensational murder trial in Boston and the dangerous, deadly progress of the women’s expedition into the frozen North, this heart-pounding story will hold readers rapt as a chorus of voices answer the trial’s all-consuming question: what happened out there on the ice?

 

Why I’m excited: Everything about this book is for me! It has history, explorers, the Arctic, a murder, secrets, badass ladies. What more could you want from a novel? It sounds like a tense, compelling mystery.

 

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The Mystery Of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

 

Adult Historical Fiction

December 29, 2020



In December 1926, Agatha Christie goes missing. Investigators find her empty car on the edge of a deep, gloomy pond, the only clues some tire tracks nearby and a fur coat left in the car—strange for a frigid night. Her husband and daughter have no knowledge of her whereabouts, and England unleashes an unprecedented manhunt to find the up-and-coming mystery author. Eleven days later, she reappears, just as mysteriously as she disappeared, claiming amnesia and providing no explanations for her time away.

The puzzle of those missing eleven days has persisted. With her trademark exploration into the shadows of history, acclaimed author Marie Benedict brings us into the world of Agatha Christie, imagining why such a brilliant woman would find herself at the center of such a murky story.

 

Why I’m excited: Look at that cover! Such pretty colors. I’m intrigued by this book because it’s based on a true story. The mystery writer Agatha Christie really did go missing for eleven days and trigger a massive manhunt. (Womanhunt?)  There was speculation that she disappeared on purpose to promote her books. This novel is a fictionalization of Christie’s real life. I love books that blend true events and fiction.

 

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Which December books are you looking forward to reading?





10 comments:

  1. The Artic Fury is getting some good marketing right now! The Ballad of Ami Miles has the cult element that I'm so curious about!

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  2. I am really curious about the Mrs. Christie book. It's such a fascinating real life tale, of Agatha going missing. I think a fictional version would be intriguing!

    -Lauren
    www.shootingstarsmag.net

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  3. The Mystery of Mrs. Christie sounds like it's going to be an amazing read!

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  4. I am really looking forward to reading The Arctic Fury also. I have enjoyed Macallister's writing in the past and so have high hopes. I hope you enjoy all of these if you read them! Have a great week, AJ.

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  5. Wow, I didn't know Agatha Christie went missing for a while. That book sounds fascinating!

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  6. The Christie book looks interesting. I read her biography not so long ago and it hinted that the reason for her disappearance could have been the break-up with her husband...

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  7. Oh hello, The Mystery of Mrs Christie sounds fantastic -- and based on a true story too!?! I had no idea !

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  8. Interesting books. My December reading plan includes: a book on local folklore, one on what preachers can learn from novelist, a YA book by Gary Schmidt (Orbiting Jupiter) and a collection of Christmas writings by Archibald Rutledge.

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  9. This is the first time I'm hearing about The Arctic Fury and it sounds fantastic, as does the Agatha Christie one. Great picks!

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  10. I added ALL THREE of these to my TBR! I need them! ;) Great picks!

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