Hi friends! I’m super excited to share my most anticipated September book releases because there are some fantastic-sounding books coming out!
September 1st
We Are Not Free by Traci Chee | This is an OwnVoices novel for Japanese-American representation I believe. It follows a group of Japanese-American teens in San Francisco during WW II, and the mass incarcerations that happened there. Usually I don’t go for historical fiction but this sounds so important, and emotional, and I didn’t even know America had incarcenated Japanese-Americans so heck yeah I’m reading this.
Recommended For You by Laura Silverman | This is pitched as To All The Boys I Love Before meets You’ve Got Mail and UM. I’M HYPED. There’s a bookstore and possible enemies-to-lovers and ahhh this sounds so good.
Fable by Adrienne Young | THIS IS ONE OF MY MOST ANTICIPATED READS OF THE YEAR. Adrienne Young is one of my all-time favorite authors, her atmosphere writing skills are out of the park. And this involves the sea!! And possibly pirates!! I’m so very excited.
Dating Makes Perfect by Pintip Dunn | This is OwnVoices for the Thai American representation! I actually enjoyed Dunn’s previous novel Malice earlier this year, and this one is a contemporary rom-com. It basically plays with the whole “Asian parents don’t want their kids to date in highschool” idea and turns it around. So now, our main character’s parents want her to practice fake dating in high school. I am so here for this.

September 8th
These Vengeful Hearts by Katherine Laurin | I go through phases where I just want to read Mean Girls/Gossip Girl type novels and this sounds like it’ll be the perfect read for that time! This basically follows a girl who wants revenge on The Red Court (see: Elite Mean Girls) for what they did to her sister. Let’s goooo.
September 15
K-POP Confidential by Stephan Lee | This follows a Korean-American teenager whose life is planned out, until the moment she qualifies for an audition as a Kpop trainee. This is a book detailing the struggles and joys of being a kpop trainee and there’s forbidden romance and ahh. After loving Shine, I NEED another kpop book!
Horrid by Katrina Leno | “a haunting contemporary horror novel that explores themes of mental illness, rage, and grief, twisted with spine-chilling elements of Stephen King and Agatha Christie.” Plus that cover. Hello, I want you right this instant book.
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco | Murder and sisters and witches and demons and romance. Guys. I want this one too.

September 22
The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi | GUYS. THIS SEQUEL IS AMAZING. I seriously can’t wait for this to come out so we can all freak out over the Heist Children together.

Shine by Jessica Jung | I told you this book was good. Even if you’re not a fan of Girls Generation, you should totally read this. It’s entertaining and emotional, with a surprising focus on the biracial struggle and sexism within the Kpop industry. Go buy this, you seriously won’t regret it.
So that’s it! I REALLY narrowed down my picks for the month to the ones I thought I’d most want to read. Tell me:
What’s your most anticipated September release?

So much enthusiasm here !
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yayyy, i’m glad it came across! but um i hope it wasn’t TOO much enthusiasm XD. i hope you’re having the happiest of reading!💜
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Love this!💕 I can’t wait for Blood & Honey and The Lost Book of the White to come out! Although, I still haven’t read The Red Scrolls of Magic.🙈😂
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ahhh, i’m so glad, thank you! ooh, i still need to read serpent and dove, i can’t wait to see your thoughts on the sequel! and SAME! i actually almost put it on this list, before remembering i haven’t read red scrolls yet hehe. i hope you’re having a lovely month💜
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Okay but K-Pop Confidential looks SO fun?? I’m def gonna have to try it!! I’m really excited for A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire, Cemetery Boys, The Lost Book of the White, Blood & Honey and Majesty, which all, coincidentally, come out on the same day! 😂
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IKR? it sounds amazing! OOH yes! most of those are sequels, right?? I somehow haven’t read the first books lol! i hope you enjoy all of those reads (especially since they all release on the same day!)💜
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I’m DYING to read The Silvered Serpents ❤
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ooh, i hope you adore it! it’s so good!💜🖤
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There are so many good books coming out in September! A lot of these books are in my list, and I’m especially excited to read Fable, Horrid, and Kingdom of the Wicked.
Great list, Kaya – I’m a new follower btw. 🙂
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oh, ikr! they all sound so good!
thank you so much for following, that means the world to me🥺💜 i hope you have a lovely month!
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these all look so good, the covers are just amazing??? what a great time to be alive when it comes to book covers ❤ c: I'm especially excited about Fable because Daughter of the Pirate King was so so good. amazing post!!!
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oh my gosh, ikr! the designers all knocked it out of the park! ahh, i hope you enjoy it. thank you so much!💜🖤
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So many great books are coming out in September! Hope you love some of these. 🙂
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oh, ikr! thank you so much, i hope you have a lovely september💜
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Ah this is such an excellent list! I can’t wait to read These Vengeful Hearts either, this book sounds so good! And I got lucky enough to read Dating makes perfect and recommended for you, loved them SO much! Can’t wait for you to read them 😀
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thank you! ooh really??? that makes me even more excited to pick them up!💜
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