
I think I’m going through a reading identity crisis!
With all yearly wrap up posts, stats, and graphs, I had the chance to analyze my reading, see what books I tend to pick up and give higher ratings to. What I learned was that over the past couple of years I slowly decreased the amount of YA books I read and instead reached more towards Adult books.
This is all very new to me and I’m still trying to see what exactly I love in books. While I’m brainstorming and figuring out my reading preferences, I thought I’d join Top Ten Tuesday meme this week and share with you all of my most anticipated releases of this month (which are mostly Adult Fiction and Thrillers)!
MOST ANTICIPATED ADULT BOOKS OF JANUARY 2020

THE OTHER PEOPLE BY C.J. TUDOR
Driving home one night, stuck behind a rusty old car, Gabe sees a little girl’s face appear in the rear window. She mouths one word: ‘Daddy.’ It’s his five-year-old daughter, Izzy.
He never sees her again.
Three years later, Gabe spends his days and nights travelling up and down the motorway, searching for the car that took his daughter, refusing to give up hope, even though most people believe that Izzy is dead… more

long bright river by liz moore
In a Philadelphia neighborhood rocked by the opioid crisis, two once-inseparable sisters find themselves at odds. One, Kacey, lives on the streets in the vise of addiction. The other, Mickey, walks those same blocks on her police beat. They don’t speak anymore, but Mickey never stops worrying about her sibling.
Then Kacey disappears, suddenly, at the same time that a mysterious string of murders begins in Mickey’s district, and Mickey becomes dangerously obsessed with finding the culprit–and her sister–before it’s too late… more

the dilemma by b.a. paris
It’s Livia’s fortieth birthday and tonight she’s having a party, a party she’s been planning for a long time. The only person missing will be her daughter, Marnie.
But Livia has a secret, a secret she’s been keeping from Adam, her husband, until the party is over. Because how can she tell him that although she loves Marnie, she’s glad their daughter won’t be there to celebrate with her?… more

followers by megan angelo
Orla Cadden dreams of literary success, but she’s stuck writing about movie-star hookups and influencer yoga moves. Orla has no idea how to change her life until her new roommate, Floss―a striving, wannabe A-lister―comes up with a plan for launching them both into the high-profile lives they so desperately crave. But it’s only when Orla and Floss abandon all pretense of ethics that social media responds with the most terrifying feedback of all: overwhelming success… more

a long petal of the sea by isabel allende
In the late 1930s, civil war gripped Spain. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing the government, hundreds of thousands are forced to flee in a treacherous journey over the mountains to the French border. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young widow, who finds her life irreversibly intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love. In order to survive, the two must unite in a marriage neither of them wants, and together are sponsored by poet Pablo Neruda to embark on the SS Winnipeg along with 2,200 other refugees in search of a new life. As unlikely partners, they embrace exile and emigrate to Chile as the rest of Europe erupts in World War… more

dear edward by ann napolitano
One summer morning, twelve-year-old Edward Adler, his beloved older brother, his parents, and 183 other passengers board a flight in Newark headed for Los Angeles. Among them is a Wall Street wunderkind, a young woman coming to terms with an unexpected pregnancy, an injured vet returning from Afghanistan, a septuagenarian business tycoon, and a free-spirited woman running away from her controlling husband. And then, tragically, the plane crashes. Edward is the sole survivor.
Edward’s story captures the attention of the nation, but he struggles to find a place for himself in a world without his family… more

grace is gone by emily elgar
Meg and her daughter Grace are the most beloved family in Ashford, the lynchpin that holds the town together. So when Meg is found brutally murdered and her daughter missing, the community is rocked by the tragedy. Her daughter, Grace, has been sick for years and all Meg has ever done is look after her. Now Meg is dead, Grace is gone – and fears are growing for her life.
Who would kidnap a sick teenager? Who would murder a mother who sacrificed everything?… more
MOST ANTICIPATED YA BOOKS OF JANUARY 2020

this vicious cure (this mortal coil #3) by emily suvada
When a lone soldier, Cole, arrives with news of Lachlan Agatta’s death, all hope seems lost for Catarina. Her father was the world’s leading geneticist, and humanity’s best hope of beating a devastating virus. Then, hidden beneath Cole’s genehacked enhancements she finds a message of hope: Lachlan created a vaccine.
Only she can find and decrypt it, if she can unravel the clues he left for her. The closer she gets, the more she finds herself at risk from Cartaxus, … more

ashlords (ashlords #1) by scott reintgen
Every year since the Ashlords were gifted phoenix horses by their gods, they’ve raced them. First into battle, then on great hunts, and finally for the pure sport of seeing who rode the fastest. Centuries of blood and fire carved their competition into a more modern spectacle: The Races.
Over the course of a multi-day event, elite riders from clashing cultures vie to be crowned champion. But the modern version of the sport requires more than good riding… more
What ARE your most anticipated bookS of JANUARY 2020?
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Ashlords looks so amazing. I’m starting to see Grace is Gone around and it is making me more and more curious about it. I now want to know what happens to that kid.
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Scott Reintgen never disappoints.I love his Nyxia trilogy, and «Ashlords» won’t be an exception. I actually started reading «Grace is Gone» a few days ago and loving it so far. 🙂
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Adding The Other People to my TBR! It sounds really good.😍 Thank you for this amazing list, honey ❤️
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C.J. Tudor is an amazing writer, I read all of her books so far and not planning to stop. I didn’t get the ARC though but will purchase it as soon as it comes out. Glad I could contribute to making your TBR even bigger 😀
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Dear Edward sounds so good! I’m intrigued by it. 🙂
My TTT
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I haven’t seen many reviews of it just yet, but I hope it will be goooood 😀
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Great list! These all sound so good. My TBR is going to hate me. 😛
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Ahaha, mine does too, but I can’t skip all of these amazing new books! 😀
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Great list of books 🙂
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Thank you! I really hope I can get to all of these this year 🙂
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Great list! Surprisingly, I haven’t heard of the YA releases you mentioned but I have heard of the Adult releases. I’ve heard a lot about some of these authors, especially C.J. Tudor and B.A. Paris. All pretty good things too so I’m excited to finally try one of their books at some point this year! Hope you enjoy all of these 🙂
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Surprisingly my Adult list is longer than YA! 😀 C.J. Tudor’s books are very good, if you haven’t read the Chalk Man, I’d advise starting with it. I’m definitely buying her new book as soon as it’s out. Thank you! 🙂
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I really want to read books by both C.J. Tudor & B.A. Paris. Their new books both sound good but I think I’m gonna try out their debut novels first.
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I haven’t read anything by B.A. Paris yet, but starting with the Chalk Man by C. J. Tudor is the right choice. That book completely blew my mind. Hope you’ll love it when you get to it ❤
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Can’t wait! It’s a very high priority one.
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I don’t read many thrillers, but several of these sound really good! Gonna have to add them to my TBR,
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I love making other people’s TBRs bigger 😀 I hope you’ll be able to get to these this year and will love them!
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Haha. Thank you!
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Awesome list, Alex! I’m by far the most excited to read this vicious cure! I adore the Mortal Coil books so much and I can’t wait to see what Suvada brings to the table in this next book! 🙂
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Thank you!! 🙂 I read the prequel to that series a few weeks ago and really loved it. Now I just need to read the rest of the books in the series and catch up… easy, right??? 😀
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