The start of 2023 is always a fine moment to start looking at what is ahead of us reading wise for the rest of the year. There is almost so much good stuff coming out. So for today’s top ten tuesday (as always hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) we are sharing our most anticipated releases for the first half of 2023.
January
03 – Back in a Spell (The Witches of Thistle Grove 3) by Lana Harper
10 – Hell Bent (Alex Stern 2) by Leigh Bardugo
10 – Lost in the Moment and Found (Wayward Children 8) by Seanan McGuire
10 – Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde 1) by Heather Fawcett
17 – Mysteries of Thorn Manor (Sorcery of Thorns 1,5) by Margaret Rogerson
31 – The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
February
02 – Heartstopper volume 5 by Alice Oseman
28 – Last Violent Call (Foul Lady Fortune 1,5) by Chloe Gong
March
07 – A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating A Demon by Sarah Hawley
28 – Rubicon by J.S. Dewes
28 – And Put Away the Childish Things by Adrian Tschaikovsky
April
04 – The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown
11 – Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
11 – Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
11 – Master of Souls (Kingdom of Souls 3) by Rena Barron
20 – The Bone Shard War (The Drowning Empire 3) by Andrea Stewart
May
16 – Painted Devils (Little Thieves 2) by Margaret Owen
16 – Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee
16 – Court of the Undying Seasons by A.M. Strickland
30 – Witch King by Martha Wells
June
06 – The Grimoire of Grave Fates. Edited by Hanna Alkaf and Margaret Owen
A Dance With Books 
Ah I forgot about The Terraformers. Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries is super charming while also having dark faeries. I’m completely read to read Hell Bent as soon as it drops through the door!
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I should have pre ordered Hell Bent. Even the pb is so expensive here now.
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I’m really excited about Painted Devils!
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Me too!
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I have A Witch’s Guide to Dating Demons on my TBR; fingers are crossed I can read it this year. I hope you enjoy all of these when you get the opportunity to read them.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/early-2023-most-anticipated-canadian-releases/
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I have a Witches Guide on Pre order Ebook. Should be a instant read then.
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UGH SO MANY GOOD BOOKS COMING OUT SOON. Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries is a new favorite, and Mysteries of Thorn Manner was just plain adorable. I can’t wait to read Hell Bent!!!
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I know! There is so much to want.
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Hell Bent has been a super popular pick this week!
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-most-anticipated-books-releasing-in-the-first-half-of-2023/
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I can imagine.
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I had Untethered Sky and Fake Dates and Mooncakes on my list too! 😍 But you’re right, there are SO MANY books coming out that I just can’t wait to get my hands on. I’m excited for Thorn Manor, Fake Dating a Demon, and Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia as well. I hope you enjoy all these books, Annemieke!
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Just too many haha.
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I’m reading Mysteries of Thorn Manor right now, and it’s soooo good. Not much of a plot and more slice of life, but that’s exactly what I wanted with these characters. 😀 I’ve got a couple of these books on my list, too . . . and a couple of these have only just now made it to my list. *cough* So many great-sounding books, though!
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Ah but I love slice of life kind of fantasy stuff. I have mine on pre order but it was postponed to the 24th for me. I cry.
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I’m reading Emily Wilde right now and loving it😁
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It is so good.
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You have lots of fun authors coming up! I hope you get to read all of them soon.
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Absolutely.
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A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon keeps popping up today. I’m going to have to get that one, I think!
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
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It sounds so good.
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There are so many good books coming out! I’m looking forward to a lot of these, too.
My TTT: https://bookwyrmknits.com/2023/01/10/top-ten-tuesday-most-anticipated-books-of-2023-part-1/
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Yes me too 😀
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Fake Dates and Mooncakes! How did I forget that when I’m on the team for that. Oops! I still need to read Foul Lady Fortune!! So many amazing books coming out!
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So many~!
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Ah I forgot about Heartstopper Vol 5, so excited!
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Yes!
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Mysteries of Thorn Manor and Lost in the Moment and Found are on my list this week too, I can’t wait to read them both! 🙂
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Lost in the Moment and Found was so good~!
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Hell Bent was on my list this week too!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2023/01/10/top-ten-tuesday-402/
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So curious!
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🙂
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Also excited for Bone Shard War, I do need to read the 2nd book first though.
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The second book is so good again 😀
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2023 has such a strong line-up – I feel like my biggest reading challenge for the year is going to be avoiding Netgalley / saying no to publicists 😂
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Wahaha absolutely
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