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  • Sweet Reads: New November Book Releases For Chilly Nights!

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    With the weather getting colder, and the days getting darker, there is nothing better than curling up with a good book! Are you in the mood for a fairytale story? What about a good old-fashioned rom-com? Then you’ve come to the right place! Our latest Sweet Reads roundup has got it all!

    Content warning: The Honey POP encourages mindful reading and always checking the author’s website for any additional content warnings.

    The Secret Astronomers By Jessica Walker

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    Do you like mixed media books with unique methods of storytelling? Then you have to check out The Secret Astronomers! On the pages of a real ancient astrophysics textbook, the author Jessica Walker draws on the pages to tell her story. It follows two girls who communicate with each other through an old textbook at their high school. One is dealing with the sudden death of her mother and moving to a new town, and the other has dreams of being a first-generation college student. The unlikely duo team up to solve a mystery at their school, and they might just learn something about friendship along the way.

    Release Date: November 4
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    Deadly Ever After By Brittany Johnson

    November book: Deadly Ever After by Brittany Johnson
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    Who doesn’t love a good fairytale retelling? Brittany Johnson has you covered! In Deadly Ever After, we follow a murdered princess who has always strived for perfection, and a warrior princess who dies on a mission for her brother. When they meet each other in a cursed forest, they’re given another chance to live their lives. All they need to do is find true love’s kiss…easy, right? Turns out it’s even more difficult when they find out that the wrong kiss could kill them. Together, they will face their lives and deaths, and find out that maybe what they were searching for had been in front of them the whole time.

    Release Date: November 4
    Order Deadly Ever After here!

    Content Warnings: death, emotional abuse, physical abuse, child abuse, mention of suicide

    TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BRITTANY JOHNSON:
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    The Fangirl Project By Beth Reekles

    Sweet reads: The Fangirl Project by Beth Reekles
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    Our next November book release is for fans of The Kissing Booth! Bestselling author Beth Reekles is back with another cute rom-com! Desperate to get out of the friendzone with her crush, Jake, Cerys decides to learn about his favorite fantasy fandom. But after meeting his new dedicated cosplaying friend, Max, Cerys realizes she’s in trouble. She’s determined to become the biggest fangirl of the series, but what she doesn’t anticipate is how much she’d actually like it, and might like DMing a familiar fandom guy.

    Release Date: November 4
    Order The Fangirl Project here!

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    Leave It On The Track By Margot Fisher

    November book: Leave it on the track by Margot Fisher
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    Our last November book release is all about Moose, who is struggling with survivor’s guilt after escaping a fire that killed her fathers in their roller rink. Now sent to live with her half-sister, Eden, the two are off to a rough start. But Moose finds solace in a group of new friends in roller derby. Her team is supportive of her grief and her queer imposter syndrome. And, against the rules, she might even be falling for a teammate.

    Release Date: November 18
    Order Leave It On the Track here!

    Content Warnings: panic attacks, death of a parent, medical trauma, mention of suicide

    TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MARGOT FISHER:
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    Which of these November book releases is on your TBR? Let us know in the comments below or by tweeting us @TheHoneyPop! You can also visit us on Facebook and Instagram!

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  • Sweet Listens: Tune Into These October Audiobooks

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    This month just started, but it already feels like it’s flying by so quickly! We’ve had to pleasure of reading and reviewing so many wonderful fantasies and contemporary novels. And our list of October audiobooks has just as much diversity.

    Are you in the mood for a queer sports romance? What about a quirky whodunit mystery? We’ve got it all in our newest Sweet Listens!

    Content warning: The Honey POP encourages mindful listening and checking the author’s website for any additional content warnings.

    For No Mortal Creature By Keshe Chow

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    Kicking off our October audiobook recommendations is Kesha Chow’s dark romantasy, For No Mortal Creature! Inspired by the classic Gothic novel Wuthering Heights, this haunting and magical story follows Jia Yi, a girl with the power of resurrection. She can move between the realm of the living and the dead, an ability she must now use to retrieve a long-lost sword and save her grandma. The only ones who can help her are Lin, the boy she had loved before he betrayed her, and Prince Essien, her mortal enemy. Let’s just say we weren’t expecting the love triangle to steal our hearts as quickly as it did…

    Release date: October 7
    Order For No Mortal Creature here!

    TO LEARN MORE ABOUT KESHE CHOW:
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    Most Valuable Player By A. M. Woody

    October audiobook: Most Valuable Player by A. M. Woody
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    Next in our Sweet Listens roundup is A. M. Woody’s swoony YA romance, Most Valuable Player! To his great dismay, Cameron “Cam” Morelli, the school’s cocky star quarterback, gets rejected by the team’s sarcastic water boy, Mason Gray. As fate would have it, Mason is the only person who can help tutor him and get his grades up to go back on the field. The two of them grow closer, each one letting down his defenses and becoming each other’s safe spaces. Cam is so much more than what his jock persona presents. Mason must face an abusive ex and accept the reality that what happened to him was never his fault.

    Release date: October 21
    Preorder Most Valuable Player here!

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    The Dysfunctional Family’s Guide To Murder By Kate Emery

    October audiobook: The Dysfunctional Family's Guide to Murder by Kate Emery
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    Our final October audiobook is a quirky murder mystery with family drama around every corner. A family vacation turns into a crime scene when the family’s matriarch GG dies in The Dysfunctional Family’s Guide to Murder by Kate Emery. Fourteen-year-old Ruth has read enough mystery novels to get started on the case. And with the help of her newfound cousin Dylan, she starts to discover family secrets from everyone in the house that could’ve led to GG’s death. The plot twists and new clues were jaw-dropping, and we gripped the edge of our seats during the big reveal at the end! (We had a feeling but weren’t 100% sure.)

    Release date: October 21
    Preorder The Dysfunctional Family’s Guide to Murder here!

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    What do you think of this month’s audiobook recommendations? Which of these October audiobooks are you most interested in listening to? Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram!

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  • Sweet Reads: Relive The Fun Of Summer With These August Book Releases

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    If you’re missing the excitement of summer, then we have the perfect recommendation list for you! These August book releases all have one thing in common: they’re full of intrigue and will leave you wanting more! Let’s dive into these YA thrillers and contemporaries!

    Content warning: The Honey POP encourages mindful reading and always checking the author’s website for any additional content warnings.

    Murder By The Book By Amie Schaumberg

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    Our first August book release is Murder by the Book, which takes place after a student of a small college is found strangled and posed like Ophelia from Hamlet. Detective Ian Carter is determined to solve the case, but he’ll need the help of literature professor Emma Reilly, especially when the third murdered student is in one of Emma’s classes. When they discover that the killer is using classic literature to inspire their crimes, the two will have to gather their strength and confront the darker side of town.

    Release Date: August 19
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    Content Warnings: kidnapping, misogyny, violence, murder, death, confinement, police brutality, gaslighting, ableism, grief, gun violence, cursing, mention of addiction, sexual assault, suicide

    TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AMIE SCHAUMBERG:
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    All The Tomorrows After By Joanne Yi

    August book release: All the Tomorrows After
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    If you’re looking for an emotional read, then you have to check out All the Tomorrows After! In it, we follow Winter, who is desperately saving up money so that she and her grandmother can escape their current situation. But when her mother steals and spends her savings, Winter strikes up a deal with her recently returned, estranged father, who will pay her if she spends time with him. But when Winter experiences a sudden loss and learns more about her father, the only one she can rely on for help is Joon, the new boy at school. Centering on grief, forgiveness, and discovering first love, All the Tomorrows After will tug on your heartstrings!

    Release Date: August 19
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    Content Warnings: terminal illness, grief, abandonment, child abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse

    TO LEARN MORE ABOUT JOANNE YI:
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    Dream By The Shadows By Logan Karlie

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    Is Beauty and the Beast your favorite fairytale? Then we know you’ll love our next August book release! It takes place in a kingdom where the souls of its citizens are stolen in their dreams by the one called the Shadow Bringer. Their only form of protection is to take an elixir before sleeping, but not everyone can escape the pull of dreaming. When Esmer’s life gets turned upside down, she dreams of the Shadow Bringer and a connection to his magic. As Esmer learns more about the prince’s dark past, the two grow closer and just might have the power to change fate.

    Release Date: August 26
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    Content Warnings: death, violence, grief, death of a parent

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    A Spell To Wake The Dead By Nicole Lesperance

    August book release: A Spell to Wake the Dead
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    If you’re a reader who loves spooky stories, this one is for you! A Spell to Wake the Dead takes place in a Cape Cod town, where two best friends accidentally stumble upon a dead body when they try to cast a moonlight spell on the beach. Feeling a strong and supernatural connection to the dead woman, they try to use spell work to find some answers. And as they learn of more mysterious disappearances in the town’s history, they also start to have visions and hear voices. When the girls find another body, they’ll have to determine who they can trust and how they can break this supernatural connection before one of them is next.

    Release Date: August 26
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    Content Warnings: kidnapping, death, panic attacks, murder, mention of alcoholism

    TO LEARN MORE ABOUT NICOLE LESPERANCE:
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    Which of these August book releases is on your TBR? Let us know in the comments below or by tweeting us @TheHoneyPop! You can also visit us on Facebook and Instagram!

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  • Celebrate Pride Month With These 5 LGBTQ+ Books

    Celebrate Pride Month With These 5 LGBTQ+ Books

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    June is Pride Month and to celebrate we’re recommending five LGBTQ+ books to read this month and all year long! Are you looking for a contemporary romance? What about a sports romance? Then you have to check out our list!

    Content warning: The Honey POP encourages mindful reading and always checking the author’s website for any additional content warnings.

    Playing For Keeps By Jennifer Dugan

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    Who doesn’t love a good sports romance? In Playing for Keeps we follow June whose whole life revolves around baseball. Being the star player on her team has given her a big ego and when Ivy (a ref with dreams of officiating the major leagues) kicks her out of the game she’s less than thrilled. With an old injury acting up and the two of them getting closer, everything is on the line when someone threatens to expose the girls’ prohibited player-umpire relationship. With an enemies to friends to lovers plot line, this book will have you on the edge of your seat!

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    Content Warnings: grief, death of a parent, cancer, sexism

    Wish You Weren’t Here By Erin Baldwin

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    Our next Pride month book recommendation is Wish You Weren’t Here by Erin Baldwin! Juliette and Priya have come to an uneasy truce so that their dislike for one another doesn’t impact their lives in their small town. Juliette is sick of being around Priya’s seemingly perfect life, which is why she’s excited to go to Fogridge Sleepaway Camp. But when Priya arrives and turns out to be her cabinmate, everything goes wrong. Can Juliette see the bright side of her situation before she leaves the camp she loves forever?

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    Content Warnings: bullying, cancer, death

    The Breakup Lists By Adib Khorram

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    Jackson in The Breakup Lists loves a good list (who doesn’t?). After his parents’ divorce and seeing his sister Jasmine’s failed romance attempts, Jackson isn’t concerned with relationships. In fact, he spends most of his time making breakup lists for Jasmine, listing every reason why Jasmine should be happy to get rid of her exes. But when Jackson starts crushing on cute swim captain Liam, he’s surprised to find out that Jasmine has her eyes on him too. We can’t wait to see the drama unfold!

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    Content Warnings: ableism, bullying, homophobia

    Every Time You Hear That Song By Jenna Voris

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    Do you love country music? Then you need to check out our next Pride Month recommendation! Every Time You Hear That Song follows Darren, a journalist who loves country music star Decklee, and songwriter Mickenlee who left at the height of their fame. But when Decklee passes away and her time capsule is found to be empty, her fans scramble to join a scavenger hunt to win a cash prize. We also get a perspective from Decklee back in 1963 to understand just what caused their falling out. Follow Darren and her coworker Kendall as they go on a road trip to discover secrets of the past!

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    Content Warnings: death, homophobia, cancer

    Cursed Boys And Broken Hearts By Adam Sass

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    Our last recommendation is an upcoming release! Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts is all about Grant, who has been unlucky in love ever since he made a wish on his family’s Wishing Rose. Following an embarrassing breakup, Grant is working at his aunt and uncle’s vineyard and B&B where the Wishing Rose lies. But when he arrives the B&B looks worse for wear and his childhood crush Ben (also the boy who broke his heart) is also working there. As they reconnect over their shared goal of repairing the vineyard before the rose festival, will Grant be able to let someone into his heart again?

    Release Date: July 16
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    Content Warnings: homophobia, panic attacks

    We hope you enjoyed our book recommendations for Pride Month! What books are you reading to celebrate Pride? Let us know in the comments below or by tweeting us @TheHoneyPop! You can also visit us on Facebook and Instagram!

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