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It is hard to believe that I am writing another new book releases post! June flew by, and I know July will be no different.
There are a ton of thrillers releasing in July, so of course I’m super excited for these new releases! Oddly, Book of the Month picked none of these books, but I am still happy to share my referral link with you anyway! Many of the July Book of the Month picks are actually early releases from August, so it may be a good time to pick up something from your August TBR. My link gives you a book for only $5 for the first month, which is an amazing deal with a brand new hardcover book!
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Let’s take a look at the July 2021 new book releases!
Most Anticipated July 2021 New Book Releases
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Release Date: July 13
Lynette Tarkington is part of a support group for other final girls. Every day of her life for the last twenty two years has been a preparation for the day her monster comes back for her. When one of the other women in the group misses a meeting, Lynette’s worst fear comes true as someone comes for the final girls one by one.
Many thanks to Berkley for an advance copy of this title in exchange for my honest review.
The Therapist by B.A. Paris
Release Date: July 13
Alice and Leo have moved into a new home and discover something terrible involving the previous resident, a therapist, happened two years ago. Alice becomes obsessed with digging into the past, but the neighbors won’t talk about it and seem to be hiding something.
Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press for an advance copy of this title in exchange for my honest review.
More July 2021 Book Releases
July 6
The Stranger in the Mirror by Liv Constantine
Addison is preparing to get married, but she is having a hard time feeling excited because she doesn’t know who she really is. Two years ago, a man found her bleeding on the side of a highway, and her memory never returned. Addison can’t shake the feeling that she did something terrible before the man found her.
We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen
A psychological sci-fi thriller about a crew stuck in their ship on another planet during a radiation storm. Tensions are mounting and the crew members are having terrible nightmares. As the crew becomes more paranoid, the androids on board the ship also begin to act strangely. The crew must accept that they are all in danger as it appears someone is trying to sabotage their mission.
The Stranger Behind You by Carol Goodman
Joan has spent three years writing her article exposing a newspaper tycoon as a sexual predator. On the eve of the article’s release, Joan celebrates at a party but is attacked when she returns to her home. Joan relocates to an apartment building to feel safer and begins to write a book expanding on her article. She befriends an elderly lady in the building and begins to find connections between what happened to her and her new friend’s past.
Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev
This is the third book in a series of Jane Austen retellings. This book focuses on a second chance romance between Yash, a political candidate, and India, a yoga instructor. Yash is trying to hide his vulnerable state from the media, and enlists India’s help to learn how to relax. But of course, these two characters have a history, and they must work through their past as well as Yash’s need for control.
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead follows a young woman, Gilda, who is obsessed with death and responds to a flyer for free therapy sessions at a church. The minister thinks Gilda is there to interview for the receptionist job. Gilda doesn’t correct him and ends up being offered the job. She does not disclose to the church that she is an atheist lesbian and struggles to learn the ins and outs of the church.
While going through old emails for Grace, the previous receptionist, Gilda discovers an email from an old friend who does not know Grace has passed away. Gilda can’t bear the thought of breaking the news to Grace’s friend, so she begins to impersonate Grace via email. However, it is discovered that Grace’s death was not an accident, and now Gilda is a prime suspect in the investigation because of her emails with Grace’s friend.
The Tiger Mom’s Tale by Lyn Liao Butler
Lexa, a Taiwanese American woman, has never felt like she belonged in her family. She was raised in America with her mom and stepfather, while her father lived in Taiwan. When Lexa’s father passes away, she inherits his estate and must make a choice that could cost her family in Taiwan their homes.
The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kirstin Harmel
This World World II novel follows Yona, who is kidnapped when she is very young and raised in the woods. Her captor dies and she is suddenly left alone. Yona stumbles upon a group of Jews hiding from the Nazis and learns of the war occurring outside the forest. Yona agrees to stay with the group and uses her survival skills to help them-but the group will also teach her an important life lesson.
July 13
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
Jake is one of the only Black students at St. Clair Prep. He can also see dead people (as if he doesn’t already have a hard time fitting in). Most of the time, the ghosts are harmless. But then Jake encounters Sawyer, the ghost of a teen who shot and killed six students at a local high school last year. Sawyer begins to haunt Jake, and bodies are turning up in Jake’s neighborhood. Suddenly high school is feeling like a survival game, and Jake isn’t sure he can win.
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
A Schitt’s Creek inspired rom-com about Piper, an It Girl who is cut off and sent to a small town in the Pacific Northwest to run her family’s dive bar. Piper meets Brandan, a local sea captain, who thinks she won’t last a week in town. But Piper is determined to prove him wrong. She doesn’t want any distractions, but there’s only so many places to go in a small town, so Piper continues to cross paths with Brendan and their undeniable chemistry brews despite being polar opposites.
Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda
The small town of Hollow’s Edge was such a nice place until Brandon and Fiona Truett were murdered. Now the residents feel stuck in Hollow’s Edge because they can’t sell their home. Now the accused murderer, Ruby, is back in town. She returns to the home she shared with Harper, who feels like she can’t turn Ruby away because she has nowhere to go. Soon it becomes clear that someone in Hollow’s Edge lied in their testimony, and Harper must solve the mystery before someone else is murdered.
July 20
The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig
Something sinister lurks in the tunnels of a small town in Pennsylvania. Nate and Maddie both experienced something terrible as children in the town, and now something is happening to their son, Oliver. Oliver has a new friend. A friend with a dark secret. Soon the family finds themselves in the middle of a battle between good and evil and must fighting using their only weapon-their love for one another.
For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing
I can’t even form a synopsis for this book because the blurb doesn’t give much. But this sounds like You except set in a prestigious prep school instead of a bookstore. Teddy has been chosen as Teacher of the Year, and he feels like it is about time. The thing about Teddy is, he will do anything for his students-or at least the ones he likes.
The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives by Kristin Miller
I never look into a thriller synopsis too much, so if you are interested in a fully synopsis, you can click the link above to read it. From what I have read, this sounds like a domestic thriller from three wives’ POVs and will be full of rich people drama as all three women live in huge mansions in an exclusive neighborhood in California. I’m sure this will be a twisty summer thriller perfect for the beach!
July 27
Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena
Fred and Sheila Mercer are a wealthy couple who are murdered after dinner with their three children one night. The children, of course, are devastated. Or are they? They stand to inherit millions now, and they were never exactly a happy family.
Not a Happy Family is an August Book of the Month pick! You can sign up with my link and get your first book for only $5.00!
Which July 2021 new book releases are you most excited for? Let me know in the comments!
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