Most Anticipated September Books

This post is a little late, but it's always a great time to talk about my most anticipated books! This month, I'm bringing you TWICE as many books as the last couple of months, because these are too good to not talk about.

PRIDE by Ibi Zoboi - September 18th
• Pride & Prejudice retelling
• looking at gentrification which makes a LOT of sense considering the original
• seems like Darcy and Bingley are going to be brothers which opens up a lot of cool possibilities
• PRIDE & PREJUDICE RETELLING

UNBROKEN ed. by Marieke Nijkamp - September 18th
• another of the many YA anthologies that I've been seeing and loving
• focusing on disability! which is something that I almost never see!!
• so many authors that I've been meaning to read things by!

A BLADE SO BLACK by L.L. McKinney - September 25th
• I LIVE for Alice in Wonderland stuff
• I've heard such good things!
• THAT. COVER. amazing!

THE SISTERS OF THE WINTER WOOD by Rena Rossner - September 25th
• honestly all I know about this is Jewish fantasy but I'm here for it
• always love books about sibling relationships!
• I just looked at a review and apparently it's told in alternating POVs with one in prose and one in verse? YES PLEASE

What are your most anticipated September books? Tell me in the comments!

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