Hi everyone! There are so many interesting books being released this month. Here are eight of my favourite releases of July 2022!

Violet Made of Thorns (Violet Made of Thorns #1) byย Gina Chen

Synopsis
Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrasedโand not always trueโdivinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-not charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip Violet of her official role once heโs crowned at the end of the summerโunless Violet does something about it.
But when the king asks her to falsely prophesy Cyrusโs love story for an upcoming ball, Violet awakens a dreaded curse, one that will end in either damnation or salvation for the kingdomโall depending on the princeโs choice of future bride. Violet faces her own choice: Seize an opportunity to gain control of her own destiny, no matter the cost, or give in to the ill-fated attraction thatโs growing between her and Cyrus.
Violetโs wits may protect her in the cutthroat court, but they canโt change her fate. And as the boundary between hatred and love grows ever thinner with the prince, Violet must untangle a wicked web of deceit in order to save herself and the kingdomโor doom them all.
Expected publication: July 26th 2022 by Delacorte Press
Love Times Infinity byย Lane Clarke

Synopsis
Lane Clarke’s debut LOVE TIMES INFINITY, about a 16-year-old girl busy with big dreams for college and the biggest crush on the school’s new basketball superstarโbut when her estranged mother suddenly reappears in her life, she faces important questions about the chances she’s willing to take on herself and her future, to Alexandra Hightower at Poppy, in a significant deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2022, by Pete Knapp at Park & Fine Literary and Media (world English).
Expected publication: July 26th 2022 by Poppy
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau byย Silvia Moreno-Garciaย

Synopsis
Carlota Moreau: a young woman, growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatรกn peninsula. The only daughter of either a genius, or a madman.
Montgomery Laughton: a melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. An outcast who assists Dr. Moreau with his scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers.
The hybrids: the fruits of the Doctorโs labor, destined to blindly obey their creator and remain in the shadows. A motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities.
All of them living in a perfectly balanced and static world, which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Doctor Moreauโs patron, who will unwittingly begin a dangerous chain reaction.
For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and in the sweltering heat of the jungle, passions may ignite.
Expected publication: July 19th 2022 by Del Rey
Dauntless byย Elisa A. Bonninย

Synopsis
โBe dauntless, for the hopes of the People rest in you.โ
Seri’s world is defined by very clear rules: The beasts prowl the forest paths and hunt the People. The valiant explore the unknown world, kill the beasts, and gain strength from the armor they make from them. As an assistant to Eshai Unbroken, a young valor commander with a near-mythical reputation, Seri has seen first-hand the struggle to keep the beasts at bay and ensure the safety of the spreading trees where the People make their homes. That was how it always had been, and how it always would be. Until the day Seri encounters Tsana.
Tsana is, impossibly, a stranger from the unknown world who can communicate with the beasts – a fact that makes Seri begin to doubt everything she’s ever been taught. As Seri and Tsana grow closer, their worlds begin to collide, with deadly consequences. Somehow, with the world on the brink of war, Seri will have to find a way to make peace.
Expected publication: July 19th 2022 by Swoon Reads
These Twisted Bonds (These Hollow Vows #2) byย Lexi Ryan

Synopsis (spoilers)
Brie finds herself caught between two princes and two destinies while the future of the fae realm hangs in the balance.
After Abriella’s sister was sold to the fae, she thought life couldn’t get any worse. But when she suddenly finds herself caught in a web of lies of her own making ยญ- loving two princes and trusting neither – things are not quite as clear as she once thought.
As civil war wages in the Court of Darkness, Brie finds herself unable to choose a side. How can she know where she stands when she doesn’t even know herself anymore? In this darkly romantic thrill ride, the more Faerie is torn apart from the inside, the clearer it becomes that prophecies don’t lie and Brie has a role to play in the fate of this magical realm – whether she likes it or not.
Expected publication: July 19th 2022 by Clarion Books
Beasts of Ruin (Beasts of Prey #2) byย Ayana Grayย

Synopsis (spoilers)
Koffi has saved her city and the boy she loves, but at a terrible price. Now a servant to the cunning god of death, she must use her newfound power to further his continental conquest, or risk the safety of her home and loved ones. As she reluctantly learns to survive amidst unexpected friends and foes, she will also have to choose between the lifeโand loveโshe once had, or the one sheย couldย have, if she truly embraces her dangerous gifts.
Cast out from the only home heโs ever known, Ekon is forced to strike new and unconventional alliances to find and rescue Koffi before itโs too late. But as he gets closer to the realm of death each day, so too does he draw nearer to a terrible truthโone that could cost everything.
Koffi and Ekonโseparated by land, sea, and godsโwill have to risk everything to reunite again. But the longer theyโre kept apart, the more each of their loyalties are tested. Soon, both may have to reckon with changing heartsโand maybe, changing destinies.ย
Expected publication: July 26th 2022 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
The Darkening (The Darkening #1) byย Sunya Mara

Synopsis
Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. When her mother was caught by the queenโs soldiers, they gave her a choice: death by the hangmanโs axe, or death by the Storm that surrounds the city and curses anyone it touches. She chose the Storm. And when the queenโs soldiersโled by a paranoid princeโcatch up to Vesperโs father after twelve years on the run, Vesper will do whatever it takes to save him from sharing that fate.
Even arm herself with her fatherโs book of dangerous experimental magic.
Even infiltrate the princeโs elite squad of soldier-sorcerers.
Even cheat her way into his cold heart.
But when Vesper learns that thereโs more to the story of her motherโs death, sheโll have to make a choice if she wants to save her city: trust the devious prince with her familyโs secrets, or follow her motherโs footsteps into the Storm.ย
Expected publication: July 5th 2022 by Clarion Books
Youngblood byย Sasha Laurens

Synopsis
Kat Finn and her mother can barely make ends meet living among humans. Like all vampires, they must drink Hema, an expensive synthetic blood substitute, to survive, as nearly all of humanity has been infected by a virus thatโs fatal to vampires. Kat isnโt looking forward to an immortal life of barely scraping by, but when she learns sheโs been accepted to the Harcote School, a prestigious prep school thatโs secretly vampires-only, she knows her fortune is about to change.
Taylor Sanger has grown up in the wealthy vampire world, but sheโs tired of its backward, conservative valuesโespecially when it comes to sexuality, since sheโs an out-and-proud lesbian. She only has to suffer through a two more years of Harcote before sheโs free. But when she discovers her new roommate is Kat Finn, sheโs horrified. Because she and Kat used to be best friends, a long time ago, and it didnโt end well.
When Taylor stumbles upon the dead body of a vampire, and Kat makes a shocking discovery in the schoolโs archives, the two realize that there are deep secrets at Harcoteโsecrets that link them to the most powerful figures in Vampirdom and to the synthetic blood they all rely on.
Expected publication: July 19th 2022 by Razorbill
Are there any books you are eagerly awaiting? Let me know in the comments!

Youngblood, Violet made of thorns and These Twisted Bonds.
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