Most Anticipated Books of May 2024

I’ve pulled together a short list of my most anticipated books coming out in May 2024. It’s always so fun to comb through Edelweiss and NetGalley to see what publisher’s are releasing. April was very fruitful, I was a little worried about the rest of the year. But after looking ahead (through October), I’m so excited about what books will be coming out this year. Now my TBR list might not have the same sentiment…but oh well, I’m the boss!

What are you planning to read in May? Let me know in the comments.

(*) denotes books I’ve already read

The Takedown by Lily Chu
(Pub Date: 5/7)

romantic comedy • asian american • city life

Dee Kwan has a great home, job and a “hot nemesis” who never seems to mind when she beats him at their favorite online game. Every day is the perfect day, until it’s not. Suddenly she’s forced to share her home with her parents and her grandmother. She’s been thrown into the deep end of solving a corporate crisis for luxury fashion firm, Celeste, only to find out that her “nemesis” works at the firm and is the heir to the CEO. Dee will be forced to decide if she wants to continue looking at the world through rose-colored glasses or face the truth.

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
(Pub Date: 5/7)

romance • science fiction • time travel

A civil servant takes on a new project to see if time travel is possible for the body and the space-time continuum. She is tasked with being a “bridge” for an “expat” only known as “1847” or Commander Graham Gore, who to history died in 1845–but is now living in modern times.

Over time the bridge falls in love with the expat, and there are consequences she never could have imagined. She will be forced to reckon with whether what she does next will change the future.

What does it mean to defy history, when history is living in your house?

When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
(Pub Date: 5/14)

fantasy • fairy tales • legends & mythology

Dymitr comes from a long line of hunters who sacrifice their souls to slay monsters. Now he’s tasked with a deadly mission: find the legendary witch Baba Jaga. Dymitr offers Ala, a fear-eating zmora, a cure in exchange for her help, she has no choice but to agree. Together they must fight against time and the wrath of the Chicago underworld. But Dymitr’s secrets–and his true motives–may be the thing that actually destroys them.

The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields
(Pub Date: 5/14)

romantasy • historical • lgbtq+

Twenty-one-year-old Marigold Claude has always enjoyed the company of spirits over her suitors. When her grandmother invites her to the family home to train as the next Honey Witch, she jumps at the chance. Her new found power comes with a price, though, no one can fall in love with the Honey Witch. When Lottie Burke, a grumpy skeptic, arrives on Marigold’s doorstep, she takes it upon herself to prove her magic is real. When darker magic awakens and threatens to destroy her home, she must fight for much more than her new home–at the risk of losing her magic and her heart.

Covenant by LySandra Vuong*
(Pub Date: 5/14)

supernatural • webtoon • lgbtq+

Erza’s faith is waning when God intervenes and sends him on a mission to protect Sunny. Looks can be deceiving, however, as Sunny proves to have hidden secrets and a bloody past nipping at his heels. With his church under scrutiny and the threat of war on the horizon, will Ezra find his conviction in time to keep Sunny safe?

Link to my book review: here

Woodworm by Layla Martinez
(Pub Date: 5/14)

Ghost • horror • spain

The house breathes. It was built by a hustler aiming to keep his wife under his control. Years later their daughter and her granddaughter can’t leave the house. Drawing the scorn of the townspeople when a boy mysteriously disappears, the women must join forces with the spirits that haunt them to find justice.

A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur*
(Pub Date: 5/14)

historical • mysteries & detective stories • romance

Seventeen-year-old Iseul has lived a sheltered, privileged life despite the turmoil King Yeonsan has brought to her life. When the King takes her sister, Suyeon, Iseul leaves their home to steal her sister back.

Prince Daehyun has lived in the terrifying shadow of his half-brother, the king. He aches to find a way to dethrone his brother, but failure is fatal when staging a coup and there’s no way to know who he can trust.

When Iseul and Daehyun collide, they can agree on only one thing, their hatred of the king. They reluctantly join forces to save Suyeon, free the people and destroy a tyrant.

Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis
(Pub Date: 5/14)

historical • supernatural • lgbtq+

Two estranged sisters team up for one last con. When Baroness Sylvie Devereux receives a visit from Charlotte Mothe, the sister she disowned, she fears her shady past as a spirit medium has caught up with her. Charlotte is unable to take care of their ailing father and needs Sylvie’s help with one last con. They target the de Jacquinots, a dysfunctional family, who think they’re being haunted by their great aunt who died during the French Revolution. The sisters scheme to throw every trick at the de Jacquintos, but inexplicable horrors start to happen to them too. Leaving the duo to question whether they really are at the mercy of a vengeful spirit. And what other deep, dark secrets may come to light?

Are any of these May 2024 anticipated books on your TBR list? Let me know in the comments.