August New Releases







  It's back to school, which means more time to read unless you're a student in which case: sucks to suck. Don't worry these books will be staring at you while you're being forced to read Walden.



The Third Mrs. Durst by Ann Aguirre
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Release Date: August 8

  Marlena Altizer Durst is controlled by her powerful husband. He tells her what to wear, what to eat, and who she can be friends with and of course, there are consequences if she obeys. While the world believes she lives a fairy-tale life, no one would believe her truth. She might be able to escape, like his first and second wives via death. That is unless she flips the switch... and gets away with murder.











The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Genre: Japanese Literature, Science Fiction, Dystopia
Release Date: August 15

 To the people on the island, things disappear and when they do they no longer have meaning. You can burn them, throw them in the river, or hand them over to the Memory Police. However, for a young novelist's editor, he doesn't forget and he is in danger of being taken away by the Memory Police.








The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Release Date: August 13

  During the Great Exhibition in 1850s London, Iris, an arrestingly attractive aspiring artist, and Silas, a curiosity collector, meet for a brief moment that marks a new beginning for Silas. Iris is later asked to model for Pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost and she agrees on the condition that he will also teach her to paint. In the shadows, Silas has only had one thought since his and Iris' meeting and his obsession is darkening by the day.









Fence vol 3 by CS Pacat
Genre: Graphic Novel, YA, LGBT, Contemporary
Release Date: August 20

  So I haven't caught up yet, mainly because I haven't been able to find vol 2, but the series follows Nicholas Cox, a boy hellbent on proving his worth in the world of competitive fencing, and clashes with his half-brother Seiji Katayama.












Swipe Right for Murder by Derek Milman
Genre: YA, LGBT
Release Date: August 6

   Aidan is on the run from the FBI, deemed a cyber-terrorist by the media and while crashing in a posh New York City hotel room, Aidan decides to hook up with someone new. But, when he wakes up next to that guy dead, Aidan's on the run from everyone- federal agents, a cyber-terrorist group who will stop at nothing to find him, even his eccentric family.

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