Most Anticipated Books of January 2024
2023 was an amazing book release year; there was never a monthly, nor even weekly visit, to a bookstore where I didn't discover a new book I wanted. Glad my partner never got tired of being pulled into one.
Here are highly anticipated books of January 2024 I can't wait to get my hands on.
Content warnings are provided for each book and may be considered spoilers.
The Fury by Alex Michaelides
Release Date: January 16, 2024
Category: Fiction - Thriller, Suspense, Psychological Thriller
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers (Website)
A thriller involving a trip to Greece and things going horribly wrong, that's gotta be grabbing enough right? (Was for me!). Essentially, it's a love story AND a murder story, on a private island that nobody can get off of, including a certain ex movie star.
This title is also available early via Book of the Month.
Otherwise, you can (pre)order your copy here.
The Fury Content Warnings: Gun Violence (High), Drug Use (High), Mention of Blood (High), Infidelity, Death, Toxic Relationships, Domestic Abuse, Child Abuse, Bullying
Other Titles by Alex Michaelides: The Silent Patient, The Maidens
The Getaway List by Emma Lord
Release Date: January 23, 2024
Category: Fiction - Young Adult, Romance
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers (Website)
High school graduate Riley has always been the good girl to keep her mom happy, so much that she never really figured herself out and is as confused about where she's been as where she's going.
Solution: Pack up and move to New York! But not just for any trip in finding herself, she's calling upon her childhood friend Tom to help, complete with the Getaway List. This is a list the two of them compiled of adventures they'd want to take from the time Tom had first moved away from her.
And if we know Emma Lord, this list will be hilariously chaotic and possibly adorable.
The Getaway List Content Warnings: Bullying, Abandonment, Alcohol
Check off The Getaway List with Amazon (Canada)
Other Titles by Emma Lord: Tweet Cute, You Have a Match, Begin Again
Interesting Facts about Space by Emily R. Austin
Release Date: January 30, 2024
Category: Fiction - Romance, LGBTQ, Contemporary, Dark Humour
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Website)
Available early via Book of the Month, Interesting Facts about Space follows a quirky main character named Enid in a story that will entertain dark humour-enthused book lovers.
She's obsessed with outer space, has a random fear of bald men, loves true crime podcasts and has finally gotten back into dating. But her new entanglement of a romantic connection finds her something different to be paranoid about, and she has to confront herself over it somehow.
Interesting Facts About Space Content Warnings: Panic Attacks/Disorders (High), Vomit (High) Death of Parent, Suicide Attempt, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire Injury (Minor), Ableism (Minor), Murder (Minor)
Uncover Interesting Facts About Space on Amazon (Canada) or Book of the Month
Other Titles by Emily Austin: Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We're Still So Obsessed with It) by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Release Date: January 16, 2024
Category: Non-Fiction
Publisher: HarperCollins (Website)
Can you believe it's been 20 years since the original release of Mean Girls? I'm OLD.
Well, get in loser, we're going back to 2004 and you're gonna love every minute of the nostalgia, plus the books insight on Mean Girls' cultural impact and how aspects still shape our views and -isms today.
Pick up So Fetch on Amazon (Canada)
Other Titles by Jennifer: Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Release Date: January 2, 2024
Category: Fiction - Thriller, Suspense
Publisher: Penguin Random House (Website)
She's got the house with the picket fence, her friends, a loving boyfriend and her name; Evie Porter. Now she's got to get this other Ryan Sumner guy out from under her skin, all while keeping her past in the back and her future upfront. But what if it happens again? Y'know, that mistake.
We've got a cat 'n' mouse situation on our hands in this one, folks.
Available now from Book of the Month and for (pre)order on Amazon (Canada)
Other Titles by Emily Elston: The Lying Woods, 10 Blind Dates