ANTICIPATED FANTASY RELEASES ~ May 2024

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@Belladonna_Q 9 ай бұрын

There’s so much more to Slavic folklore than Baba Yaga and Russia. Why do authors always focus only on those? So many gods, creatures, demons, myths and countries to choose from.

@Belladonna_Q 9 ай бұрын

If the main character was Polish, Chicago would make sense, since there is a big Polonia there. Maybe some of the monsters migrated with people? That would actually be cool, similar premise to American Gods. But Dimitry is a russian name.

@SarahAtHeart 9 ай бұрын

@Belladonna_Q I was lucky enough to get an ARC, and that is the plot. The main characters (one of whom is a folklore creature) are children of Polish immigrants (so is Veronica Roth). It's really interesting so far!

@poodlemuffin 9 ай бұрын

Because the writers are generally American with a very loose connection to their antecedents culture.

@ravenglebsky9404 9 ай бұрын

I agree with you 💯 especially when russia is only like 10% Slavic. But the book in discussion seems to focus on Polish folklore (thanks God) so I will happily give it a try. I would love to read more books based on Polish, Ukrainian, Bulgarian or Belarusian experiences instead of supporting imperialism and cultural appropriations committed by russians

@moonstonepearl21 8 ай бұрын

It would be nice to see more of straight up Slavic mythology and not just Slavic folklore. I want to see more stories inspired by the Slavic and proto-Slavic people before there were the modern Slavic countries of Russia, Poland, Ukraine, etc. Most people know so little about those deities and that lore. It deserves more attention.

@Stargazerlost 9 ай бұрын

Peter S Beagle wrote The Last Unicorn, which is one my absolute favorite books. I’m so excited for his new book.

@kbskibum 9 ай бұрын

“Can’t spell tea…” was previously published. I loved it so much, it was very cozy and just a slice of life fantasy. ( the second book was also previously published).

@woodlandlady7011 9 ай бұрын

@kbskibum Was it cosy and cute? Should I read it?

@kbskibum 9 ай бұрын

@@woodlandlady7011 I found it to be cozy and cute. And had the same kinda of feel as legends and lattes. I would say read it. And if you don’t like it then that’s why there are second hand book stores.

@MELR216 9 ай бұрын

Just ordered

@carriegarlock9194 9 ай бұрын

I follow the author on Tiktok. I ordered the Waterstones edition the moment she posted about it

@aaronm3258 9 ай бұрын

I got an ARC for How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying, it was an absolute blast!

@HungryEyes-sl3mu 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for putting Dragonfruit on my radar, I'm definitely going to check it out. Also I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons is from Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn, and I'm really intriguied to see read this new whimsical tale.

@sarasgonzalezg 9 ай бұрын

Out of all the booktubers I watch your recommendations are always the best. Thank you!!

@bemusedbandersnatch2069 9 ай бұрын

I can't do time loops right now because *Mother of Learning* was too good and has kinda broken the concept for me, otherwise I'd find the Demon Lord one really intriguing. *Can't spell treason without Tea* and *Dragonfruit* sound really good though.

@the_eerie_faerie_tales 9 ай бұрын

I picked Dragonfruit! It was on my anticipated releases list for April anyway so very glad it was a pick. 😄

@violetsidhe 9 ай бұрын

Well it is autumn going into winter in the southern hemisphere so yay for cosy fantasy.

@moonstonepearl21 8 ай бұрын

Yea the Chicago underworld part caught me off guard too. It doesn't seem to go with the rest of the synopsis and the cover art.

@mimirudollfie3532 9 ай бұрын

Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea was such a wonderful read. I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend it. ❤

@MELR216 9 ай бұрын

You Can’t Spell Treason without Tea sounds amazing!! It was published originally in 2022 so I just ordered it, can’t wait to start. Spin of Fate the ARC was fabulous but nothing like the comp titles, if I’m not mistaken a couple people (including the author?) have talked about how the comps are misleading. I forget what the actual comps the author used were. Also Goddess of the River, got the ARC, it wasn’t Kaikeyi levels of phenomenal since I really adored that book but it was great nonetheless, well worth the read and very interested to see how the author structured the book to mimic a river.

@anoushkaps2164 9 ай бұрын

agh i have an arc of both how to become the dark lord & die trying & goddess of the river. i tried how to become the dark lord but the dialogue is way too sarcastic & snappy which i love but its like EVERY SINGLE LINE which kinda got old fast for me. ill prilly give it another try but im not sure yet. super excited for most of these!

@LarkandLegend 9 ай бұрын

Super excited for I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons and How To Become The Dark Lord, though they all sound great! Yeah the Chicago underground threw me as well lol

@karlynngorrebeeck423 9 ай бұрын

I loved Can't Spell Treason Without Tea! Rebecca Thorne has become one of my favorite authors. She's been self-published for a while but now Can't Spell Treason Without Tea and it's sequel are going to be traditionally published 😊

@Lillyjoy 9 ай бұрын

Definitely want to read Can’t spell Treason without Tea! Love your videos ❤

@mmorgan1980 9 ай бұрын

I was thinking medieval setting... Then you pop off with Chicago. Lol.

@northrh2309 9 ай бұрын

I live in Chicago, so fantasy set in Chicago always perks my ears. XD Definitely putting The Sword Defiant on hold, too, sounds interesting!

@honkaistarrailmezaddy 9 ай бұрын

Loove your shirt. I like Veronica Roth's new book quite a bit

@reedmorebooks 9 ай бұрын

Definitely looking forward to How to Become the Dark Lord. I just started the audio for Can't Spell Treason and I'm enjoying it so far!

@Katiedora122 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, the Chicago thing threw me for a loop, lol

@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels 9 ай бұрын

Really looking forward to Goddess of the River also - the wife was a fan of Kaikeyi, put me to read it and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it! Will look forward to what your thoughts are on it.

@tanuellaa 9 ай бұрын

these videos make me so happy

@laurenschenck5355 9 ай бұрын

Goddess of River can’t wait to get it and the cover is very pretty and beautiful 🪻🪻🫶🏻💜🌈🌈🪻📚📚🪻💜🌈💛💛🌞📖📖🩵🌹🩵💙💕💖🌸🌻📙❤️🌼🌼🌼🌺🌻🧡📖📚🪻🫶🏻🌈🌈💜🪻📚📚📚💜💛💛🌹🌹🌹💖💖🌼

@ninadow 9 ай бұрын

May has a ton of good-looking books! From your list, I'm also interested in "How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying"; that seems really fun & my friend who read an ARC really liked it. I am also looking forward to these other May books: - "Keepers of the Stones and Stars" by Michael Barakiva (YA fantasy, queer kids found family + magic gemstone powers!) - "Beastly Beauty" by Jennifer Donnelly (YA fantasy romance, a genderflipped fairy tale retelling) - "The Garden of Delights" by Amal Singh (Adult fantasy, a magical garden that's rotting) - "Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places" by Claire Kann (Adult paranormal romance, a haunted house falls in love with a paranormal investigator and tries to cockblock her budding romance) - "Dreadful" by Caitlin Rozakis (Adult fantasy, a guy wakes up in the Dark Lord's lair with no memories-only oops turns out *he's* the Dark Lord) - "Evocation" by S.T. Gibson (Adult fantasy poly romance, a psychic has to go back to his ex (and the ex's wife) for help in fending off the devil coming to collect his soul)

@thewitchyreader6131 9 ай бұрын

Great Video!

@stuartgriffin1001 9 ай бұрын

Great group of books. I pre-ordered Spin of Fate a couple of months ago. I don't remember my reason. I'm glad you think it will be good

@woodlandlady7011 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Elliot for these cosy fantasy releases in May😎

@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm 9 ай бұрын

I have an earc of spin of fate! 🤗

@Athena-97 7 ай бұрын

The Final Fantasy t-shirt and the background music were already enough to stay and watch the video 😂😂

@kiddocter13 9 ай бұрын

I won an ARC of the Fireborne Blade. I really enjoyed that novella...I really liked the narrative structure, and the characters were compelling. There was a climactic twist that I didn't see coming. I recommend!

@theevenynaeve 8 ай бұрын

I hope you enjoy spin of fate I just watched a really cool author interview and review and it seems so promising! Same for River Goddess because I don’t know if you read Keikeyi but its fantastic

@Nasser851000 9 ай бұрын

Has Elliot read any Tad Williams?

@redentrapy 9 ай бұрын

I picked dragonfruit and Abby Jimenez for mine

@arthurweise2573 9 ай бұрын

How about Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland May 10 and Heaven Breaker by Sara Wolf May 21 Just curious if you heard of them.

@montieverett4983 9 ай бұрын

This was a great video. Making my list!

@tinyprettymoon 9 ай бұрын

I got so excited to see Wicked Fox pop up lol. It was one of my favorites from last year and I read the sequel this year. I feel like a lot of people don’t talk about Korean literature nearly enough but I’m probably just not following the people who do. I just read Snowglobe by Park Soyoung and really loved it, can’t wait for the sequel 😩 Also finally got Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White from the library yesterday 😩😩😩 I’d been waiting for it since early January, didn’t even realize when the library got it, and immediately put it on hold when I saw it on their online catalog in mid March and person finally returned it (it was due back March 18 but wasn’t returned until April 2) but very excited and very scared at what’s gonna happen lol