Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings
to spotlight upcoming release we are excited about that we have yet to read.
Here are three upcoming releases that caught my attention and immediately ended up on my wish list I am looking forward to reading all of them.
The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn
Release Date: March 18, 2025 by St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date: March 18, 2025 by St. Martin's Griffin
Practical Magic meets Gone Girl in Ava Morgyn's next dark, spellbinding novel about a woman who is more than a witch - she's a hunter. Piers Corbin has always had an affinity for poisonous things - plants and men. From the pokeweed berries she consumed at age five that led to the accidental death of a stranger, to the husband whose dark proclivities have become… concerning, poison has been at the heart of her story. But when she fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her volatile marriage and goes to stay with her estranged great aunt in the mountains, she realizes her predilection is more than a hunger - it’s a birthright. Piers comes from a long line of poison eaters - Bane Witches – women who ingest deadly plants and use their magic to rid the world of evil men. Piers sets out to earn her place in her family’s gritty but distinguished legacy, all while working at her Aunt Myrtle’s cafe and perpetuating a flirtation with the local, well-meaning sheriff to allay his suspicions on the body count she’s been leaving in her wake. But soon she catches the attention of someone else, a serial killer operating in the area. And that only means one thing - it’s time to feed. In Ava Morgyn’s dark, thrilling novel, The Bane Witch, a very little poison can do a world of good. [from the Publisher]
Faking one's death, a legacy of poison eaters, secrets, and suspense . . . Of course I want to read this!
O Sinners! by Nicole Cuffy
Release Date: March 18, 2025 by One World
Release Date: March 18, 2025 by One World
A journalist investigates a seductive and mysterious cult and its leader, an enigmatic Vietnam War veteran, in this not-to-be-missed novel.
Faruq Zaidi, a young journalist reeling from the recent death of his father, a devout Muslim, takes the opportunity to embed in a cult called The Nameless. Based in the California redwoods and shepherded by an enigmatic Vietnam War-veteran named Odo, The Nameless adhere to the 18 Utterances, including teachings such as “THERE IS NO GOD BUT THE NAMELESS,” “ALL SUFFERING IS DISTORTION,” and “SEE ONLY BEAUTY.” Faruq, skeptical but committed to unraveling the mystery of The Nameless, extends his stay over months, as he gets deeper into the cult's inner workings, compassionate teachings, and closer to Odo. Faruq himself begins to unravel, forced to come-to-terms with the memories he has been running from while trying to resist Odo's spell.
Told in three seamlessly interwoven threads between Faruq’s present-day investigation, Odo’s time before the formation of the movement as a Black infantryman during the Vietnam War, alongside three other Black soldiers, and a documentary script that recounts The Nameless’ clash with a Texan fundamentalist church, O SINNERS! examines both longing and belonging. Ultimately the novel What is it that we seek from cults and, inevitably, from each other? [from the Publisher]
I've been wanting to read something by Nicole Cuffy, and O Sinners! appeals to me on many levels, from the Vietnam War, to the lure of cults and coming to terms with the past for starters.
When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi
Release Date: March 25, 2025 by Tor
Release Date: March 25, 2025 by Tor
From the New York Times bestselling author of Starter Villain comes an entirely serious take on a distinctly unserious subject: what would really happen if suddenly the moon were replaced by a giant wheel of cheese.
It's a whole new moooooon.
One day soon, suddenly and without explanation, the moon as we know it is replaced with an orb of cheese with the exact same mass. Through the length of an entire lunar cycle, from new moon to a spectacular and possibly final solar eclipse, we follow multiple characters -- schoolkids and scientists, billionaires and workers, preachers and politicians -- as they confront the strange new world they live in, and the absurd, impossible moon that now hangs above all their lives. [from the Publisher]
I just want to read this because it is by John Scalzi, but it does sound fun and ridiculous.
Do any of these books interest you? What upcoming releases are you looking forward to reading?
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Ooh nice picks! These are all new to me ones. I hope you enjoy each and every one of them once you get to read them!
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When the Moon Hits Your Eye is a totally fun Scalzi book! And O Sinners sounds really good, I will have to check it out! Thanks For sharing, Wendy:-)
ReplyDeleteOhhh the Bane Witch, it is going on my want list right away!
ReplyDeleteThe Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn sounds like a fantastic read! I love the Practical Magic meets Gone Girl comparison!
ReplyDeleteJohn Scalzi writes some bizarre and great stuff.
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O Sinners sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteLove this mix of books and The Bane Witch is especially calling to me!
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy all of these books when you get the chance to read them Wendy. It is certainly an interesting mix of books.
ReplyDeleteThe Bane Witch appeals to me! I've been in a paranormal/fantasy kind of mood lately. :D
ReplyDeleteI really want to read The Bane Witch and the John Scalzi book. Great picks this week!
ReplyDeleteWas admiring the almost full moon last night, and saw the eclipse of the moon the previous night, with just a sliver of light remaining. I wouldn't want to look at cheese in the sky at night!
ReplyDeleteOk. The concept of the moon really being a huge chunk of cheese is really funny. Though I supposed it would throw things into chaos.
ReplyDeleteThat first one does catch my eye
ReplyDeleteOoh.. loving the sound of that first one.
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