Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jana @That Artsy Reader Girl. Weekly prompts are posted on her blog each week and any blogger who want to participate can create their own list of 10, 5, 2, 1 or any combo of numbers in between in answer to that prompt. Do what works for you on your blog, and join in the listing fun!
Oh lord was I unprepared for this week’s Top 10 Tuesday topic! Being on hiatus for half a year does not lend itself to being in the know for what new books are coming out in the latter half of the year! I had to buckle down and do some research in order to prepare for this post – but now I can safely say that I am properly excited for the rest of the year!
I’ve separated this post into different categories, Science Fiction, Suspense and Fantasy releases that are upcoming – with one additional Science Fiction title to round out to 10. Lets get going! *note, I’m including a couple of titles that have just come out this month, because they’re big ones!
10 Most Anticipated Releases of the Second Half of 2019
Science Fiction
VELOCITY WEAPON – Megan O’Keefe – June 11th
Sanda and Biran were siblings destined for greatness. Her: a dedicated soldier with the skills to save the universe. Him: a savvy politician with ambitions for changing the course of intergalactic war.
However, on a routine maneuver, Sanda’s gunship gets blown out of the sky. Instead of finding herself in friendly hands, she awakens 230 years later upon an empty enemy smartship who calls himself Bero. The war is lost. The star system and everyone in it is dead. Ada Prime and its rival Icarion have wiped each other from the universe.
Now, separated by space and time, Sanda and Biran will find a way to put things right.
DEV1AT3 – Jay Kristoff – June 25
Lemon Fresh has seen better days.
After the climactic battle in Babel, she finds herself separated from Ezekiel and Cricket in the wastelands. Lemon’s abilities to manipulate electricity mark her as a deviate, and deadly corporate operatives are hunting her to use as a weapon in the war between BioMaas Incorporated and Daedelus Technologies. Instead, Lemon finds herself falling in with a group of fellow deviates—a band of teenagers with astonishing abilities, led by an enigmatic figure known as the Major, who may hold the secrets to Lemon’s past.
Meanwhile, Cricket finds himself in possession of the puritanical Brotherhood, a religious cult set for a head-on collision with the Major and his band. Searching for Lemon, Ezekiel finds a strange ally in an old enemy, and uncovers a plot that may see him reunited with his beloved Ana.
And inside Babel, a remade Eve hatches a plan to bring an end to the world.
SALVATION DAY – Kali Wallace – July 9
A lethal virus is awoken on an abandoned spaceship in this incredibly fast-paced, claustrophobic thriller.
They thought the ship would be their salvation.
Zahra knew every detail of the plan. House of Wisdom, a massive exploration vessel, had been abandoned by the government of Earth a decade earlier, when a deadly virus broke out and killed everyone on board in a matter of hours. But now it could belong to her people if they were bold enough to take it. All they needed to do was kidnap Jaswinder Bhattacharya—the sole survivor of the tragedy, and the last person whose genetic signature would allow entry to the spaceship.
But what Zahra and her crew could not know was what waited for them on the ship—a terrifying secret buried by the government. A threat to all of humanity that lay sleeping alongside the orbiting dead.
And then they woke it up.
Fantasy
NINTH HOUSE – Leigh Bardugo – October 1
Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her?
Still searching for answers to this herself, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs” are well-known to be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive.
THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY – Alix Harrow – September 10
In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place.
Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.
DARKDAWN – Jay Kristoff – September 3
The Republic of Itreya is in chaos. Mia Corvere has assassinated Cardinal Duomo and rumors of Consul Scaeva’s death ripple through the street of Godsgrave like wildfire. But buried beneath those same streets, deep in the ancient city’s bones, lies a secret that will change the Republic forever.
Mia and her brother Jonnen must journey through the depths of the ancient metropolis. Their quest will take them through the Godsgrave underdark, across the Sea of Swords, back to the library of the Quiet Mountain and the poisoned blades of Mia’s old mentors, and at last the fabled Crown of the Moon. There, Mia will at last discover the origins of the darkin, and learn the destiny that lies in store for her and her world. But with the three suns now in descent, and Truedark on the horizon, will she survive?
Suspense/Horror
LOCK EVERY DOOR – Riley Sager – July 2
No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both. These are the only rules for Jules Larsen’s new job as an apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’s most high-profile and mysterious buildings. Recently heartbroken and just plain broke, Jules is taken in by the splendor of her surroundings and accepts the terms, ready to leave her past life behind.
As she gets to know the residents and staff of the Bartholomew, Jules finds herself drawn to fellow apartment sitter Ingrid, who comfortingly, disturbingly reminds her of the sister she lost eight years ago. When Ingrid confides that the Bartholomew is not what it seems and the dark history hidden beneath its gleaming facade is starting to frighten her, Jules brushes it off as a harmless ghost story . . . until the next day, when Ingrid disappears.
Searching for the truth about Ingrid’s disappearance, Jules digs deeper into the Bartholomew’s dark past and into the secrets kept within its walls. Her discovery that Ingrid is not the first apartment sitter to go missing at the Bartholomew pits Jules against the clock as she races to unmask a killer, expose the building’s hidden past, and escape the Bartholomew before her temporary status becomes permanent.
THE TURN OF THE KEY – Ruth Ware – September 5
When she stumbles across the ad, she’s looking for something else completely. But it seems like too good an opportunity to miss—a live-in nannying post, with a staggeringly generous salary. And when Rowan Caine arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten—by the luxurious “smart” home fitted out with all modern conveniences, by the beautiful Scottish Highlands, and by this picture-perfect family.
What she doesn’t know is that she’s stepping into a nightmare—one that will end with a child dead and herself in prison awaiting trial for murder.
Writing to her lawyer from prison, she struggles to explain the unravelling events that led to her incarceration. It wasn’t just the constant surveillance from the cameras installed around the house, or the malfunctioning technology that woke the household with booming music, or turned the lights off at the worst possible time. It wasn’t just the girls, who turned out to be a far cry from the immaculately behaved model children she met at her interview. It wasn’t even the way she was left alone for weeks at a time, with no adults around apart from the enigmatic handyman, Jack Grant.
It was everything.
She knows she’s made mistakes. She admits that she lied to obtain the post, and that her behavior toward the children wasn’t always ideal. She’s not innocent, by any means. But, she maintains, she’s not guilty—at least not of murder. Which means someone else is.
WILDER GIRLS – Rory Power – July 9
It’s been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. Since the Tox hit and pulled Hetty’s life out from under her.
It started slow. First the teachers died one by one. Then it began to infect the students, turning their bodies strange and foreign. Now, cut off from the rest of the world and left to fend for themselves on their island home, the girls don’t dare wander outside the school’s fence, where the Tox has made the woods wild and dangerous. They wait for the cure they were promised as the Tox seeps into everything.
But when Byatt goes missing, Hetty will do anything to find her, even if it means breaking quarantine and braving the horrors that lie beyond the fence. And when she does, Hetty learns that there’s more to their story, to their life at Raxter, than she could have ever thought true.
Last But Not Least!

RECURSION – Blake Crouch – June 11
Memory makes reality. That’s what New York City cop Barry Sutton is learning as he investigates the devastating phenomenon the media has dubbed False Memory Syndrome—a mysterious affliction that drives its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived.
Neuroscientist Helena Smith already understands the power of memory. It’s why she’s dedicated her life to creating a technology that will let us preserve our most precious moments of our pasts. If she succeeds, anyone will be able to re-experience a first kiss, the birth of a child, the final moment with a dying parent.
As Barry searches for the truth, he comes face-to-face with an opponent more terrifying than any disease—a force that attacks not just our minds but the very fabric of the past. And as its effects begin to unmake the world as we know it, only he and Helena, working together, will stand a chance at defeating it.
But how can they make a stand when reality itself is shifting and crumbling all around them?
Basically, these all look amazing and I cannot wait to get my hands on them and review them!
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I’ve seen Velocity Weapon around a lot the last few weeks. I’ll be keeping my eye on the reviews. 🙂
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Yeah I keep seeing Velocity Weapon as well – and that plot summary kills me it’s so good!
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The Ten Thousand Doors of January is one that I’m excited for, but also a little hesitant about. I hope that it’s good.
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I hope it is too! It definitely looks like something I’d love. I really love portal fantasy stories.
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It looks interesting, that’s for sure!
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So many great titles! I’m excited about Lock Every Door as well!
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I hope we both enjoy it, Kayla!
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all new to me, thanx for sharing
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You’re welcome DJ! Pick one off the list and we’ll buddy read together later this year! 😉
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Great list! My niece asked if we could read Wilder Girls when she comes to visit me over the summer. Of course I said yes without thinking about it, then saw all the content warnings. Hopefully it’s not as traumatizing as it sounds.
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Oh yeah I’ve heard Wilder Girls is definitely a heavy read. Might need to Content Control and read that before she visits!
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I like how you separated your list. Great choices!
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Thank you! I’m glad you appreciated the layout of the post!
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You’re welcome!
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I still haven’t even read Dark Matter. I don’t know what’s wrong with me, lol.
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Ohhh Dark Matter was so good! One of my favorite reads in 2017!!
https://bookbastion.net/2017/10/08/review-dark-matter-by-blake-crouch/
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I know! Everyone was glowing about it, it’s been on my tbr since 2017, I just… *shrug*
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Those are some good looking books right there.
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Thanks, Kathy! I think so too!
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Hope you enjoy! I’m also looking forward to Lock Every Door and The Turn of the Key!
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Thank you Amanda! I hope you enjoy them as well!
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This is a great list! I’m super excited for Dark Dawn, Deviate, Queen Of Nothing, and The Ninth House.
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Yesss! I’m so glad we’re on the same page about these. 🙂
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I can’t wait to read Dev1at3 !!!
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Nice list! There are quite a few that I am excited for!
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You’ve featured a great selection of books. All your fantasy books are on my list.
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Awesome, Veronica! I hope we both enjoy them!
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I have hearing great things about Recursion. I do hope you get the chance to read and enjoy them all.
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Dude, amazing list. Salvation Day and Wilder Girls are going straight onto my TBR. Thanks for posting this!
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Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it!! And I hope we both enjoy these books 😊
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Some of these made my list as well. I’m dying for Wilder Girls and Ninth House in particular! They all look amazing though!
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Thanks for this list. I actually hadn’t heard of any of them but they all look so good. Fingers crossed they are all amazing reads for you.
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Thank you! ^_^
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GREAT LIST! The cover for “The Ten Thousand Doors …” is STUNNING!!!! WHY DO AUTHORS KEEP HAVING BEAUTIFUL COVERS?!?! It’s KILLIN’ my bank account!
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I know!! I feel like while movie posters have been stale for awhile now (I’m looking at you Marvel Studios) book covers just continue to get better and better. I want them all for my bookshelves at home!
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LMAO! I have to agree with the Marvel stuff. And yes … it’s unfortunate because not only do I NOT have the room … but I also do NOT have the money 😦
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I am so so excited for Ninth House!! I will read anything Leigh Bardugo writes, and I have a feeling this book will be absolutely amazing. I’m also super excited for Wilder Girls (I’ve been in a mood for that kind of creepy thriller book)! Another book I’m highly anticipating is Gideon the Ninth, because lesbian necromancers sound so so good ❤
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Gideon the Ninth looks great as well! I almost included it on this list, but I had to keep myself to just 10. 🙂
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