Ruei's Reading Corner

Title:  The Infinity Courts Author:  Akemi Dawn Bowman Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers  Release Date:  April 6, 2021 Pages:  482 Genres:  Young Adult Fiction- Fantasy, Sci-fi Eighteen-year-old Nami Miyamoto is certain her life is just beginning. She has a great family, just graduated high school, and is on her way to a party where her entire class is waiting for her—including, most importantly, the boy she’s been in love with for years. The only problem? She’s murdered before she gets there. When Nami wakes up, she learns she’s in a place called Infinity, where human consciousness goes when physical bodies die. She quickly discovers that Ophelia, a virtual assistant widely used by humans on Earth, has taken over the afterlife and is now posing as a queen, forcing humans into servitude the way she’d been forced to serve in the real world. Even worse, Ophelia is inching closer and closer to accomplishing her grand plans of eradicating human existence once and for

The following books are upcoming releases for April that I'm excited for. There are tons of new books being released each month but these are the ones that caught my eye. I'm super lucky to have gotten ARCs on some of them and even blog tours! They are displayed randomly, not in a particular order. Can't wait for them to come out, happy reading! 1. The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni is releasing April 13, 2021. Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, working as the prison healer. When the Rebel Queen is captured, Kiva is charged with keeping the terminally ill woman alive long enough for her to undergo the Trial by Ordeal: a series of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water, and earth, assigned to only the most dangerous of criminals. Then a coded message from Kiva’s family arrives, containing a single order:  “Don’t let her die. We are coming.”  Aware that the

Title:  Breathing Underwater Author:  Sarah Allen Publisher:  Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers Release Date:  March 30, 2021 Pages:  224 Breathing Underwater  is a sparkly, moving middle grade novel from Sarah Allen, and a big-hearted exploration of sisterhood, dreams, and what it means to be there for someone you love. Olivia is on the road trip of her dreams, with her trusty camera and her big sister Ruth by her side. Three years ago, before their family moved from California to Tennessee, Olivia and Ruth buried a time capsule on their favorite beach. Now, they’re taking an RV back across the country to uncover the memories they left behind. But Ruth’s depression has been getting worse, so Olivia has created a plan to help her remember how life used to be: a makeshift scavenger hunt across the country, like pirates hunting for treasure, taking pictures and making memories along the way. All she wants is to take the picture that makes her sister smile. But what if thi

Title:  Kisses and Croissants Author: Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau Publisher:  Delacorte Press Release Date:  April 6, 2021 Pages:  320 Sixteen-year-old Mia, an American girl at an elite summer ballet program, has six weeks to achieve her dreams: to snag an audition with one of the world’s best ballet companies. But there’s more to Paris than ballet—especially when a charming French boy, Louis, wants to be her tour guide—and the pair discover the city has a few mysteries up its sleeve. In the vein of romances like  Love and Gelato , this is the perfect summer adventure for anyone looking to get swept away in the City of Love. Pre-order it on  Barnes & Noble  or  Amazon  

Title:  The Sky Blues Author:  Robbie Couch Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers  Release Date:  April 6, 2021 Pages:  336 Sky Baker may be openly gay, but in his small, insular town, making sure he was invisible has always been easier than being himself. Determined not to let anything ruin his senior year, Sky decides to make a splash at his high school’s annual beach bum party by asking his crush, Ali, to prom—and he has thirty days to do it. What better way to start living loud and proud than by pulling off the gayest promposal Rock Ledge, Michigan, has ever seen? Then, Sky’s plans are leaked by an anonymous hacker in a deeply homophobic e-blast that quickly goes viral. He’s fully prepared to drop out and skip town altogether—until his classmates give him a reason to fight back by turning his thirty-day promposal countdown into a school-wide hunt to expose the e-blast perpetrator. But what happens at the end of the thirty days? Will Sky get to keep his hard-won v