What's New: May YA New Releases & Giveaway!

My goodness, May is here already!! For all you lucky ducks headed off to BEA next week, have a fabulous time! Know that I'll be stalking your book finds on twitter so don't disappoint me! :D  I want to seeee and drool over those lovely copies of Caraval (and others, of course lol)!!   I'm hoping to get more back into the groove of things this month--but of course, it is May, so just as the house stuff is getting finished up, I'll have my youngest getting out of school for the summer! Eeek lol. So, well, fingers crossed I can get this blog back into a more regular schedule. *sigh* Life just feels like it won't slow down for a second!!

So if you're new to Stories & Sweeties, here's a little run-down of this feature: at the start of each month, I do a little thing called the "What's New List & Giveaway" where you'll find a full list of the new releases in YA for the month, and entry to the international giveaway. At the end of each month, one lucky winner will get to choose any new release as their prize!

First things first! The winner of April's giveaway is Tanya G. ! Congrats!

May 2016 Releases:
Just like previous months, I've put a little l♥ve by those books that I am really anticipating!

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Double Down by Gwenda Bond ♥
Hurricane Kiss by Deborah Blumenthal

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Alice and the Fly by James Rice ♥
Anything You Want by Geoff Herbach
Ask Me How I Got Here by Christine Heppermann
The Blood Between Us by Zac Brewer
The Crown by Kiera Cass
The Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas ♥
Dream On by Kerstin Gier 
Genius: The Game by Leopoldo Gout
The Girl I Used to Be by April Henry
Holding Smoke by Elle Cosimano
If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
Invisible Fault Lines by Kristen-Paige Madonia
Invision by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Lost in Love by Susane Colasanti
Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
The May Queen Murders by Sarah Jude ♥
Mother-Daughter Book Camp by Heather Vogel Frederick
Night Speed by Chris Howard
The Outliers by Kimberly McCreight
The Paladins by Julie Reece
Ruined by Amy Tintera ♥
Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes ♥
Shuffle, Repeat by Jen Klein
The Society by Jodie Andrefski
The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood ♥
Suffer Love by Ashley Herring Blake
Summer of Sloane by Erin L. Schneider
Tone Deaf by Olivia Rivers
A Totally Awkward Love Story by Tom Ellen & Lucy Ivison
Traitor Angels by Anne Blankman ♥
The Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan ♥
True Born by L. E. Sterling
The Truth Game by Anna Staniszewski
The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson ♥
Unforgivable by Amy Reed
A Walk in the Sun by Michelle Zink
Wandering Wild by Jessica Taylor
Warrior Witch by Danielle L. Jensen
The Way Back to You by Michelle Andreani & Mindi Scott
Whisper To Me by Nick Lake
Wild Swans by Jessica Spotswood ♥

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The Countdown by Kimberly Derting
The Disappearance of Ember Crow by Ambelin Kwaymullina
Even if the Sky Falls by Mia Garcia
Everland by Wendy Spinale ♥
The Fall of Butterflies by Andrea Portes
Hearts, Fingers, and Other Things to Cross by Katie Finn
Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley ♥
A Hundred Hours of Night by Anna Woltz & Laura Watkinson
The Inquisition by Taran Matharu
Jerkbait by Mia Siegert
The Last Remnant by Pam Brondos
The Last Time We Were Us by Leah Konen
Love Blind by C. Desire & Jolene Perry
The Mark of Cain by Lindsey Barraclough
The Neverland Wars by Audrey Greathouse
Running for Water and Sky by Sandra Kring
The Season of You and Me by Robin Constantine
Summer of Supernovas by Darcy Woods
This is My Brain on Boys by Sarah Strohmeyer
Unrivaled by Alyson Noel

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100 Days of Cake by Shari Goldhagen ♥
Breakfast with Neruda by Laura Moe
Circle of Jinn by Lori Goldstein
The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye ♥
Devil and the Bluebird by Jennifer Mason-Black ♥
Draw the Line by Laurent Linn
Gena/Finn by Hannah Mostowitz & Kat Helgeson
Girl Against the Universe by Paula Stokes
It Wasn’t Always Like This by Joy Preble ♥
Love Charms and Other Catastrophes by  Kimberly Karalius ♥
Marked by Jenny martin
The Only Thing Worse Than Me is You by Lily Anderson
Places No One Knows by Brenna Yovanoff ♥
The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rise by Jennifer Anne Davis
Silence is Goldfish by Annabel  Pitcher
Spark by Holly Schindler
Summer Days and Summer Nights by Stephanie Perkins (anthology)
This is the Part Where You Laugh by Peter Brown Hoffmeister
Within Reach by Jessica Stevens

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26 Kisses by Anna Michels
Breaker by Kat Ellis
Curse by Steven James
Exile for Dreamers by Kathleen Baldwin ♥
The Hunt by Megan Shepard
Incriminated by M.G. Reyes
The Last Star by Rick Yancey
Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee ♥
Please Don’t Tell by Laura Tims
The Safest Lies by Megan Miranda
Shining Sea by Mimi Cross

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The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson
Beware That Girl by Teresa Toten
City of Spies by Nina Berry
Crow Mountain by Lucy Inglis
Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick
Frannie & Tru by Karen Hattrup
In the Shadow of the Dragon King by J. Keller Ford ♥
The Inside of Out by Jenn Marie Thorne ♥
The Language of Stars by Louise Hawes
Lies I Live By by Lauren Sabel
Meet Me Here by Bryan Bliss
Nil on Fire by Lynne Matson
Read Me Like A Book by Liz Kessler
Resurgence by Kerry Wilkinson
Savage by Thomas E. Sniegoski
Sing by Vivi Greene
The Sleeping Prince by Melinda Salisbury ♥
Wanderlost by Jen Malone
Without Annette by Jane B. Mason


(All links go to Goodreads)
Please feel free to email me if you notice any YA titles missing! :)

Giveaway Details: 
One winner will win a YA May release of their choice! *see note below
• Contest ends May 31st, 2016 at 11:59 PM
• Must be 13 or older.
• Open internationally. *International winners will be required to choose a book that is available through BookDepository.com or Fishpond.com up to $20 value.
•Extra entries can be earned by commenting on April or May reviews, and can be done once per review. Come back throughout May whenever you comment on my reviews and get your extra points!    


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