Well, bookworms, it’s time to start saving your hard-earned coins cuz July is a huge book release month! To help you decide which books to splurge on, we’ve curated our most-anticipated books that we will be grabbing from bookshop.com (shop indie!) or our Loveland public library. So grab a pen or your Goodreads app and lets dive into the upcoming July book releases!
Reckless
July 2, 2024
Paedyn and Kai battle with duty and desire in this highly anticipated second installment in the sizzling and epic romantasy series that's packed with spicy tension and edge-of-your-seat betrayal.
Long Live Evil
July 30, 2024
When Rae wakes up in her favorite book as the villain, she must embrace her evil side to stay alive. She assembles a group of wildly disparate villains who, under her leadership, plot to change their doomed fates.
Dallergut Dream Department Store
July 9, 2024
In a mysterious town, there is a department store that sells dreams. Each floor specializes a specific type: childhood memories, flying, food, stardom. For Penny, the enthusiastic new hire, her dream is the department store itself.
The Spellshop
July 9, 2024
Kiela has spent most of her time among the empire's precious spellbooks, protecting the magic for the city's elite. But when the library goes up in flames, she must steal whatever books she can and flee to the faraway island where she grew up.
The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love
July 23, 2024
Rival ornithologists hunt through England for a rare magical bird in this historical-fantasy rom-com reminiscent of Indiana Jones but with manners, tea, and helicopter parasols.
Masquerade
July 02, 2024
In a sudden change of fortune, Òdòdó soars to the very heights of society. But after a lifetime of subjugation, Òdòdó must defy the cruel king she has been forced to wed by reforging the shaky loyalties of the court in her favor.
The Black Bird Oracle
July 16, 2024
On the hallowed ground of the Proctor family home, a new era begins for Diana: a confrontation with her family's dark past and a reckoning for her own desire for even greater power—if she can let go, finally, of her fear of wielding it.
Queen B
July 23, 2024
The next spellbinding installment of Her Majesty's Royal Coven takes us back to the reign of Henry VIII and the origins of Her Majesty's Royal Coven under the beautiful, the bewitching, Anne Boleyn.
House of Shifting Tides
July 11, 2024
The first standalone spin-off in The Kingdom of Crows series aka Cathal's story. (I wish I could tell you more but this is all we've currently got!)
The Night Ends with Fire
July 2, 2024
Trapped by his opium addiction, Meilin's father refuses to fight in their kingdom's war and plans to sell Meilin for her dowry. But when Meilin discovers her husband-to-be is another violent man, she disguises herself as a boy and enlists in her father's place.
The Grandest Game
July 30, 2024
Welcome to the Grandest Game, an annual competition run by billionaire Avery Grambs. Designed to give anyone a shot at fame and fortune, this year's game requires one of seven golden tickets to enter. With millions on the line, those seven players will do whatever it takes to win.
The Sky on Fire
July 9, 2024
When an adventuring party saves Anahrod from capture by a local warlord, she's roped in with the cunning misfits—and their frustratingly appealing dragonrider leader—to infiltrate the dragon-ruled sky cities and steal from a dragon's hoard.
Like I said, July is a crazy month for readers! Personally, I'm really looking forward to House of Shifting Tides (I adore this series!) and The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love. Anything that is even slightly Mummy-coded automatically gets moved to the top of my TBR, so hopefully it lives up to the hype I'm building in my head.
I also want to throw in my two cents on the lone ARC book I read from this list: Long Live Evil. What an unexpected read! It's very much giving those anime/manga vibes where the heroine is reincarnated inside a book and has to navigate its inner workings. I thought it was a refreshing read and could not put it down...I finished it in one sitting! And of course it had to end on a cliffhanger so I'm dying for book two (and book one isn't even released yet 😭). I rated it four stars and I absolutely recommend it be added to your TBR.
Alright, that's all from me folks. Let us know your most anticipated July book release and happy reading!
The Author
Shelby is a Polynesian-American living in the Southwest who loves reading, sewing, working on vintage cars, and spending time with her puppies: Zoe la Rue and Lulu Bellerini.