There are many good books coming out in the last half of 2016. I spent so long trying to figure out which ones I want most a.k.a which ones I’m going to hint to my boyfriend would make an excellent ‘just because’ kind of gift because books are expensive and I can’t buy them all. I mean I could, but I shouldn’t. After all, isn’t that what significant others are for anyway? (Phil, if you see this, I’m totally kidding)

Here’s my list, sorted by release date, of most anticipated releases for the second half of 2016! Let me know in the comments below what you’re looking forward to or what you think of them if you’ve been lucky enough to receive an ARC.

1. This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab | release date: July 5, 2016

2. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover | release date: August 2, 2016

3. Nevernight by Jay Kristoff | release date: August 9, 2016

4. A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir | release date: August 30, 2016

5. Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas | release date: September 6, 2016

6. Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake | release date: September 20, 2016

7. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo | release date: September 27, 2016

8. Bright Smoke, Cold Fire by Rosamund Hodge | release date: September 27, 2016

9. Heartless by Marissa Meyer | release date: November 8, 2016

10. Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill | release date: December 27, 2016