That autumn 2016 Diverse Books Are You Excited About?

That autumn 2016 Diverse Books Are You Excited About? -

last November so I did this post where I talked about various books in 2016 I was excited. Initially I'll write another book just in general, I was excited, then realized 8/10 had various casts and it was not exactly difficult to replace the two who did not with others who did so here we are.

Over 2016 books I'm excited for! Because as good as this year has been for books, there's so much more goodness to come!

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As I was going down by Robin Talley (6 September)

contemporary YA
(f / f)

abstract Goodreads:

"Maria Lyons and Lily Boiten are the couple, even ultimate power if nobody knows, but their school

one thing stands between them and their perfect future: .. campus superstar Delilah Dufrey

gold child Delilah is a legend at the Academy Acheron exclusive, and the presumed winner of the distinguished Price Cawdor Kingsley. she runs the school, and if she chose, it could explode worldwide Maria and Lily with a sharp look or a carefully placed word.

But what Delilah does not know is that Lily and Maria are ready to do anything, absolutely anything to make their dreams come true. And the first step is for the dislodgement Delilah Kingsley Price. The full scholarship, awarded to Maria, locks in his presence at Stanford and four years in a dorm room shared with Lily.

Maria and Lily will stop at nothing to ensure their victory, including drawing on the dark power long rumored to be on the old plantation home school.
But when quarrels turn to death and madness begins to blur the distinction between what is real and what is imagined, girls must decide where they draw the line. "

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Into White by Randi Rose (13 September)
contemporary YA
(black protagonist)

abstract Goodreads:

"Sixteen years Latoya Williams, who is black, attends a mostly white high school time in the Bible Belt. In a moment of desperation, she prayed for the power to change its course and wakes white. "

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Lit by Megan Erickson (20 September)

contemporary NA
(m / m)

Goodreads summary:

"Levi Grainger needs a break. Like a reality TV star, he has had enough of the scene being edited in a walking stereotype. When he returned home after the last league season travel, he expects to spend time with his family, to learn her sister returns from his deployment in a flag-draped coffin. Devastated, Levi decides the best way to cry will go off grid and hiking on the Appalachian Trail, a trip he planned to do with his sister.

His solitary existence on the track is interrupted when he meets Thad, a quiet man with a hard body and intense eyes. Their connection is stronger than everything Levi has ever known. But when Levi discovers the truth about Thad is hiking to escape, their future looks uncertain whole and uncertainty is the last thing Levi needs ... "

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Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo (27 September)

YA Fantasy
(ProTag disabled, m / m torque, and color characters)

Goodreads summary:

"Kaz Brekker and his crew simply a hold-torn up so bold that they even did not think they had survived. But instead of divvying a fat reward, they are back in the fight for their lives. Double-crossed and left paralyzed by the removal of a member of the team value, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. While the powerful forces around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known Jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies appear to challenge Kaz cunning and test the fragile loyalties of the team. A war will be fought in the streets, a dark and twisting of the battle city for revenge and redemption that will decide the fate of the magic in the world Grisha. "

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last Seen Leaving Caleb Roehrig (October 4)

YA Thriller
(m / m)

abstract Goodreads:

"Flynn's girlfriend has disappeared. How can he discover its secrets without revealing his own?

girlfriend Flynn, January, is missing. The cops are asking questions, he can not answer, and his friends tell stories that are not complementary. All eyes are on Flynn, as the boyfriend of January, he must know something.

But Flynn has a secret of his own. And as he struggles to uncover the truth about the disappearance of January, he must also face the truth about himself. "

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When the moon was Bear by Anna-Marie McLemore (October 4)

YA magical realism
(ProTag Latina and Southeast Asian trans boy love interest)

" When the Moon was Ours follows two characters through a story that multicultural elements and magical realism, but also central themes -a LGBT transgender boy's best friend falls in love with, and the two of them decide how they want to define.

For anyone who knows them best friends Sam and Honey are as strange as they are inseparable. Roses grow on the wrist honey, and rumors say she spread a water tower when she was five. Sam is known moons he paints and hangs in the trees, and how little anyone knows about his life before he and his mother moved to the city.

But as strange as everyone considers Honey and Sam, they even stay away girls Bonner, four beautiful sisters rumor of being witches. Now they want the roses that grow from skin Honey, convinced that their perfume can make someone fall in love. And they are willing to use all the secrets Honey fought to protect to make sure it abandons them. "

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A Darkly Heart beating by Lindsay Smith (October 25)

YA Fantasy
(Japanese bisexual ProTag Biracial)

abstract Goodreads:

"A time travel story that alternates between modern and 19th century Japan as a girl confronts the darkness lurking in his soul.

Nobody knows what to do with Reiko. It is full of hatred. All she can think about is the best way itself and the people closest to hurt him. After attempting suicide, Reiko's parents send him their Seattle house to spend the summer with family in Japan to learn to control his emotions. But while visiting Kuramagi, a historic village preserved to reflect the Edo period of the nineteenth century, Reiko finds himself slipping back in time in Miyu's life, a young woman more bent on revenge that Reiko herself. Reiko likes to be Miyu, until she discovers the secret of the village Kuramagi, and faced down the demons of Miyu and her own. "

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Timekeeper by Tara Sim (November 1)
YA Fantasy
(m / m)

abstract Goodreads

"Every city in the world is run by a clock tower. If one breaks, time stops. It is a truth that seventeen years, Danny knows; his father was trapped in a city of London for three years. Despite being a mechanic clock prodigy who can fix not only a clock, but time itself, Danny was unable to free his father.

Danny attributed to a damaged clock tower in the town of Enfield. The boy he takes for his apprentice's strange, but that is expected when the clock spirit that controls the time of Enfield. Although Danny and minds are drawn to the solitude of the other, fall in love with a clock mind is prohibited, no matter how cute smiles are.

But when someone bombs plant in nearby towers, cities are in danger of being trapped in time and Enfield is one of them.

Danny must discover who the downtime and prevent it from happening in Enfield, or he will lose not only his father, but the boy he loves forever. "

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of Fire and stars by Audrey Coulthurst (November 22)

YA Fantasy

(f / f)

"betrothed since childhood Mynaria Prince, the Princess Dennaleia always knew what his future. His marriage to seal the alliance between Mynaria and his homeland, protect his people from other hostile lands. But Denna has a secret. She has an affinity for the dangerous fire gift for the future queen of a kingdom where magic is forbidden.

Now Denna must learn the ways of his new home while trying to hide his growing magic. To make matters worse, she must learn to ride formidable war horses Mynaria before his coronation and his teacher is the person who most intimidating, barbarism and unconventional Princess Amaranthine (called Mare), her fiance's sister.

When a shocking murder leaves the kingdom staggered Mare and Denna reluctantly join forces to find the culprit. As the two work together, each discovers that there is more to the other than she thought. Mare is surprised by the intelligence and bravery of Denna, while Denna is drawn to independent streak Mare. Soon their friendship threatens to blossom into something more.

But with the mixing of dangerous conflicts making the alliance more important than ever, their feelings could be deadly. Forced to choose between their duty and their heart, and Mare Denna must find a way to save their kingdoms and each other. "

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Bad Boy by Elliot Finley Wake (December 6)
contemporary NA
(trans ProTag guys and knowing the wake of novels, probably much more rep in the cast)

No current summary Goodreads but I liked his previous books (written by Leah Raeder: disobedient, Black Iris and Cam Girl ) so I'm excited

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