One of these days I’ll get around to posting the books I’m looking forward to before the month actually starts, but August is not that month!

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Middle Grade

I grew up with a beautiful Golden Labrador Retriever cross called Jack, so when I heard about I, Cosmo I just knew it was a book I needed in my life. Konnie Huq was one of the Blue Peter presenters of my childhood so when I heard she was writing a middle grade STEM book I thought it was amazing and that I had to have it. Finally another space related book, this one sounds heartbreaking and moving and I’m looking forward to reading it.

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I, Cosmo – Carlie Sorosiak

Release Date: 1^st August 2019

Cosmo’s family is falling apart.
And it’s up to Cosmo to keep them together.
He knows exactly what to do.
There’s only one problem.

Cosmo is a Golden Retriever.

Incredibly funny, and filled with warmth and heart, this is Charlotte’s Web meets Little Miss Sunshine – the story of one dog’s attempt to save his family, become a star, and eat a lot of bacon.

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Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World – Konnie Huq

Release Date: 8^th August 2019

Cookie’s life is basically over. 

Her best friend in the whole world is moving to Solihull because one of her dads has a new job there. Solihull?! Where even is that?! Cookie begs her parents for a pet to fill the void but they have given her an absolute NO. It would be way too expensive and way way too messy. 

But Cookie has never been a fan of the word ‘no’ so she visits the pet shop anyway and sets her heart on the sweetest cutest kitteniest kitten ever: Bluey. But then . . . DISASTER! The most ANNOYING boy she’s ever met in her entire nine years goes into the pet shop, buys Bluey and renames her Nigel! And then he joins her year at school! And if that wasn’t bad enough, he moves in next door to her. AAAAGGGGHHHHH! 

But it’s not all bad . . . Cookie gets the chance to go on her favourite TV show, Brainbusters. It’s only a chance though – she’ll have to win the school science competition first. It shouldn’t be too hard . . . all she has to do is keep her head down, and not get too over-excited. Unfortunately that’s not Cookie’s strong point.

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The Girl With Space In Her Heart – Lara Williamson

Release Date: 8^th August 2019

Mabel Mynt knows a lot about space…like how we feel connected to the stars because we are all made of stardust. And that Mum’s new boyfriend, Galactic Gavin, has eyes that twinkle like Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. And that sometimes the perfect place for her sister Terrible Topaz would be a black hole.

But Mabel doesn’t know how to fill the space in her heart that Dad left when he walked out. And so she sets out on a mission of discovery…

A heart-warming and laugh-out-loud story about learning that love is never lost and change doesn’t have to be scary.

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Also publishing in August

• The Friendship Lie by Rebecca Donnelly – Published: 1^st August 2019
• The Weird Friends Fan Club by Catherine Wilkins – Published: 1^st August 2019
• Princess BMX by Marie Basting – Published: 1^st August 2019
• Under Earth by Ellen Renner – Published: 1^st August 2019
• The Land Of Roar by Jenny McLachlan – Published: 1^st August 2019
• A Pocketful of Stars by Aisha Busby – Published: 8^th August 2019
• Top Marks For Murder by Robin Stevens – Published: 8^th August 2019
• Rebel Dogs! Heroic Tales Of Trusty Hounds by Kimberlie Hamilton – Published: 1^st August 2019

Young Adult

Malorie Blackman is back with the fifth novel in the Noughts & Crosses series, Start Here sounds like a beautiful, poignant story of two girls dealing with their grief, while Hello Girls sounds like an epic road trip story

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Crossfire – Malorie Blackman

Release Date: 8^th August 2019

Years have passed since the love between Sephy – a Cross – and Callum – a Nought – destroyed their world and changed their families and society forever.

Society appears to be very different now. For the first time ever, a Nought Prime Minister – Tobey Durbridge – is in power. Race and class don’t divide people anymore. But things are never really that easy.

Because Tobey’s just been framed for murder, and the only way to free himself is to turn to his oldest friend – Callie-Rose.

Their families divisions run deep, and when two young people are kidnapped, their lives and everything they’ve fought for are put in the firing line.

And when you’re playing a game as dangerous as this one, it won’t be long before someone gets caught in the crossfire…

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Start Here – Trish Doller

Release Date: 13^th August 2019

Two teens go on a life-changing sailing trip as they deal with the grief of losing their best friend in this heartwrenching, hopeful novel from the author of Something Like Normal and In a Perfect World.

Willa and Taylor were supposed to spend the summer after high school sailing from Ohio to Key West with their best friend, Finley. But Finley died before graduation, leaving them with a twenty-five-foot sailboat, a list of clues leading them to destinations along the way, and a friendship that’s hanging by a thread.

Now, Willa and Taylor have two months and two thousand miles to discover how life works without Finley—and to decide if their own friendship is worth saving.

From acclaimed author Trish Doller comes a poignant tale of forgiveness, grief, and the brilliant discoveries we make within ourselves when we least expect it. 

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Hello Girls – Brittany Cavallaro & Emily Henry

Release Date: 6^th August 2019

Best friends are forged by fire. For Winona Olsen and Lucille Pryce, that fire happened the night they met outside the police station—both deciding whether to turn their families in.

Winona has been starving for life in the seemingly perfect home that she shares with her seemingly perfect father, celebrity weatherman Stormy Olsen. No one knows that he locks the pantry door to control her eating and leaves bruises where no one can see them.

Lucille has been suffocating beneath the needs of her mother and her drug-dealing brother, wondering if there’s more out there for her than disappearing waitress tips and generations of barely getting by.

One harrowing night, Winona and Lucille realize they can’t wait until graduation to start their new lives. They need out. Now. All they need is three grand, fast. And really, a stolen convertible to take them from Michigan to Las Vegas can’t hurt.

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Also publishing in August

• I’m Not Dying With You Tonight by Kimberley Jones and Gilly Segal – Published: 6^th August 2019
• No Big Deal by Bethany Rutter – Published: 8^th August 2019
• D.O.G.S by M. A. Bennett – Published: 8^th August 2019

Adult

V. V. James will be more familiar to YA readers as Vic James, the author behind the Dark Gifts trilogy, I’ve heard great things about her adult debut. I’m a huge fan of Coma by Robin Cook and Control‘s synopsis definitely gives me similar vibes. Finally I adored the first two books in the Caelan Small series by Lisa Hartley so I’m certainly looking forward to the third!

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Sanctuary – V. V. James

Release Date: 8^th August 2019

Four women with a secret. 
The death that will unravel their lives.

The small town of Sanctuary is rocked by the death of its star quarterback. Daniel’s death looked like an accident, but everyone knows his ex-girlfriend Harper is the daughter of a witch – and she was there when he died.

Then the rumours start. When Harper insists Dan was guilty of a terrible act, the town turns on her. So was his death an accident, revenge – or something even darker?

As accusations fly and secrets are revealed, paranoia grips the town, culminating in a trial that the whole world is watching…

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Control – Hugh Montgomery

Release Date: 8^th August 2019

Not all doctors are heroes . . . 

Renowned surgeon Michael Trenchard locks his office door and prepares for a relaxing evening – Wagner on the sound system, a fine Scotch to hand. A knock at the door heralds the arrival of the person he most wants to see – the person who excites him more than anyone else. But what follows will turn his dreams into a living nightmare . . . for he will be discovered later that night in a locked-in coma, the victim of an auto-erotic asphyxiation. 

Can this really be an accident? It is left to Dr Kash Devan, Trenchard’s young protégé, to uncover the truth. What he discovers is chilling: in his ruthless pursuit of wealth and success Trenchard has left a trail of wrecked lives behind him. Which of his victims hated him so much they wanted not only his life, but also his reputation ruined?

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Time To Go – Lisa Hartley

Release Date: 29^th August 2019

Caelan Small is leading a quiet life, lying low and off the force until her old boss calls. A woman is in trouble, threatened with kidnap or worse.

Back in the Met, she goes undercover with the vicious dealer Mulligan, entering a dark underworld of drugs, scammers and thieves. Nobody can be trusted.

As Caelan gets drawn into the investigation, she starts to uncover a shocking trade in human flesh. Tensions reach boiling point and the search becomes increasingly desperate.

But something is wrong. Information, their most priceless asset, is leaking. If Caelan isn’t careful, she won’t survive.

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Also publishing in August

• The Postcard by Zoë Folbigg – Published: 1^st August 2019
• Take It Back by Kia Abdullah – Published: 8^th August 2019
• The Perfect Wife by J. P. Delaney – Published: 8^th August 2019
• The Dirty Dozen by Lynda La Plante – Published: 22^nd August 2019
• Sex Power Money by Sara Pascoe – Published: 29^th August 2019
• Clear My Name by Paula Daly – Published: 8^th August 2019

I’d love to know if any of these have piqued your interest! Are there any other books I should be looking out for this coming month? Let me know in the comments!