Heute mal mit einem 2. Beitrag zum Thema Neuerscheinungen. Lange war ich unsicher, ob Englische Neuerscheinungen überhaupt interessant für euch sind. Ich selbst lese sie ja sehr gerne weshalb ich auf Instagram eine Umfrage gestartet hatte und die Mehrheit war dafür. Daher hier mal einige englischsprachigen Neuerscheinungen für euch. Interessanterweise sehr viele Krimi und Thriller. 

Set in a terrifyingly familiar near-future, with massive floods leading to rampant homelessness and devastation, a government-sanctioned regime called The Boots seizes on the opportunity to round up communities of color, the disabled, and the LGBTQ+ into labor camps.

In the shadows, a new hero emerges. After he loses his livelihood as a drag queen and the love of his life, Kay joins the resistance alongside Bahadur, a transmasculine refugee, and Firuzeh, a headstrong social worker. Guiding them in the use of weapons and close-quarters combat is Beck, a rogue army officer, who helps them plan an uprising at a major televised international event.

Exo Hunter - Jeremy Robinson | Dark Horse Rising | 16,79€ | 08.12.2020 

THE YEAR IS 1989

Callsign: Dark Horse and his Marine Rapid Reaction Force team have been sent to recover a strange artifact near Antarctica's Soviet-controlled Vostok Station. Confronted by a team of Ruskie Spetsnaz, a battle for control of the strange device, frozen in the ice, breaks out. But before anyone can claim victory, or the prize, an explosion of white light knocks the combatants unconscious and whisks them away to...

2989.

One thousand years later. Dark Horse, along with his teammate, Chuy, and one of the Soviets, Drago, finds himself in a future that is both impressive and horrifying. Humanity has left Earth behind and is rapidly expanding throughout the galaxy under the banner of The Union, a white supremacist government who racially 'purified' the human race hundreds of years in the past.

Living on the fringe of this twisted Fourth Reich society, Dark Horse--the only black man in the Union--commandeers a vessel and scours the galaxy for his missing teammates under the guise of an Exo-Hunter, seeking out exo-planets to satiate the Union's need for colonization. His search takes him beyond the edge of the known universe and into an interplanetary war, guided by a vast intelligence that's been waiting for Dark Horse's arrival--for a thousand years.

We Hear Voices - Evie Green | Penguin | 26,00€ | 01.12.2020 
Kids have imaginary friends. Rachel knows this. So when her young son, Billy, miraculously recovers from a horrible flu that has proven fatal for many, she thinks nothing of Delfy, his new invisible friend. After all, her family is healthy and that's all that matters.

But soon Delfy is telling Billy what to do, and the boy is acting up and lashing out in ways he never has before. As Delfy's influence is growing stranger and more sinister by the day, and rising tensions threaten to tear Rachel's family apart, she clings to one purpose: to protect her children at any cost—even from themselves.

The Dark Archive - Genevieve Cogman | Penguin | 15,29€ | 29.12.2020

Sydney, 1946. Though war correspondent Billie Walker is happy to finally be home, for her the heady postwar days are tarnished by the loss of her father and the disappearance in Europe of her husband, Jack. To make matters worse, now that the war is over, the newspapers are sidelining her reporting talents to prioritize jobs for returning soldiers. But Billie is a survivor and she’s determined to take control of her own future. So she reopens her late father’s business, a private investigation agency, and, slowly, the women of Sydney come knocking.

 

At first, Billie’s bread and butter is tailing cheating husbands. Then, a young man, the son of European immigrants, goes missing, and Billie finds herself on a dangerous new trail that will lead up into the highest levels of Sydney society and down into its underworld. What is the young man’s connection to an exclusive dance club and a high class auction house? When the people Billie questions about the young man start to turn up dead, Billie is thrown into the path of Detective Inspector Hank Cooper. Will he take her seriously or will he just get in her way? As the danger mounts and Billie realizes that much more than one young man’s life is at stake, it becomes clear that though the war was won, it is far from over.

This Time next Year - Sophie Cousens | Penguin | 14,17€ | 01.12.2020

Minnie Cooper knows two things with certainty: that her New Year’s birthday is unlucky, and that it’s all because of Quinn Hamilton, a man she’s never met. Their mothers gave birth to them at the same hospital just after midnight on New Year’s Day, but Quinn was given the cash prize for being the first baby born in London in 1990–and the name Minnie was meant to have, as well. With luck like that, it’s no wonder each of her birthdays has been more of a disaster than the one before.

When Minnie unexpectedly runs into Quinn at a New Year’s party on their mutual thirtieth birthday, she sees only more evidence that fortune has continued to favor him. The gorgeous, charming business owner truly seems to have it all–while Minnie’s on the brink of losing her pie-making company and her home. But if Quinn and Minnie are from different worlds, why do they keep bumping into each other? And why is it that each fraught encounter leaves them both wanting more?

Don't Look - Alexandra Ivy | Zebra Books | 8,00€ | 01.12.2020

A woman’s naked body is discovered, cold and pale as the surrounding snow—except for the crimson scarf around her neck. The weeks that follow bring more victims and evidence of a terrifying pattern. The killer has a list. And every woman on it will get what she deserves . . .

YOU’RE AS GOOD

Dr. Lynne Gale followed in her father’s footsteps to become a vet in Pike, Wisconsin. For years, she’s had little contact with Kir Jansen, son of the town’s late sheriff. Suddenly he’s back, insisting that Lynne’s in danger. She can’t believe anyone would target her, but someone is hunting the women of Pike, savoring every last moment.

AS DEAD

Kir hoped that his father’s frantic calls about a serial killer were just an old man’s delusions. But the body count doesn’t lie. In this quiet town, a monster stalks and kills. And soon, Lynne’s will be the last name on his list . . .

Good Girl - Mel Sherratt | Harper Collins | 5,99€ | 10.12.2020

(eBook im Dezember, Print erscheint im März 2021)

When sixteen-year-old Erin Ellis is attacked, she dies in the arms of her best friend Molly, just metres from her home. Molly is the surviving girl but says she easily could have been the victim – it was a random mugging gone wrong.

 

With inconclusive evidence, DS Grace Allendale must dig deep within the tight-knit Stoke community for leads. And she soon finds that someone had a motive to kill Erin.

 

As the investigation unfolds, Grace is reminded of a horrifying case she worked on earlier in her career.

Layla - Colleen Hoover | Montlake | 9,99€ | 08.12.2020

When Leeds meets Layla, he’s convinced he’ll spend the rest of his life with her—until an unexpected attack leaves Layla fighting for her life. After weeks in the hospital, Layla recovers physically, but the emotional and mental scarring has altered the woman Leeds fell in love with. In order to put their relationship back on track, Leeds whisks Layla away to the bed-and-breakfast where they first met. Once they arrive, Layla’s behavior takes a bizarre turn. And that’s just one of many inexplicable occurrences.

Feeling distant from Layla, Leeds soon finds solace in Willow—another guest of the B&B with whom he forms a connection through their shared concerns. As his curiosity for Willow grows, his decision to help her find answers puts him in direct conflict with Layla’s well-being. Leeds soon realizes he has to make a choice because he can’t help both of them. But if he makes the wrong choice, it could be detrimental for all of them.

Take it Back - Kia Abdullah | St. Martin's Press | 23,32€ | 08.12.2020

One victim.

Four accused.

Who is telling the truth?

Zara Kaleel, one of London's brightest legal minds, shattered the expectations placed on her by her family and forged a brilliant legal career. But her decisions came at a high cost, and now, battling her own demons, she has exchanged her high profile career for a job at a sexual assault center, helping victims who need her the most. Victims like Jodie Wolfe.

When Jodie, a sixteen-year-old girl with facial deformities, accuses four boys in her class of an unthinkable crime, the community is torn apart. After all, these four teenage defendants are from hard-working immigrant families and they all have proven alibis. Even Jodie's best friend doesn't believe her.

But Zara does and she is determined to fight for Jodie—to find the truth in the face of public outcry. And as issues of sex, race and social justice collide, the most explosive criminal trial of the year builds to a shocking conclusion.

Red Hands - Christopher Golden | St. Martin's Press | 24,23€ | 08.12.2020

When a mysterious and devastating bioweapon causes its victims to develop Red Hands, the touch of death, weird science expert Ben Walker is called to investigate.

A car plows through the crowd at a July 4th parade. The driver climbs out, sick and stumbling, reaching out…and everyone he touches drops dead within seconds. Maeve Sinclair watches in horror as people she loves begin to die and she knows she must take action. But in the aftermath of this terror, it’s Maeve who possesses that killing touch. Fleeing into the mountains, struggling with her own grief and confusion, Maeve faces the dawning realization that she will never be able to touch another human being again.

"Weird s**t expert” Ben Walker is surprised to get a call from Alena Boudreau, director of the newly restructured Global Science Research Coalition. There’s an upheaval in the organization and she needs to send someone she can trust to Jericho Falls. Whoever finds Maeve Sinclair first will unravel the mystery of her death touch, and many are willing to kill her for that secret.

Walker’s assignment is to get her off the mountain alive. But as Maeve searches for a hiding place, hunted and growing sicker by the moment, she begins to hear an insidious voice in her head, and the yearning, the need… the hunger to touch another human being continues to grow. When Walker and Maeve meet at last, they will unravel a stunning legacy of death and betrayal, and a malignant secret as old as history.

The Good Girls - Claire Eliza Bartlett | Harper Collins | 11,99€ | 01.12.2020

One of Us Is Lying meets Sadie in this twisty, feminist thriller for the Me Too era.

The troublemaker. The overachiever. The cheer captain. The dead girl. Like every high school in America, Jefferson-Lorne High contains all of the above.

After the shocking murder of senior Emma Baines, three of her classmates are at the top of the suspect list: Claude, the notorious partier; Avery, the head cheerleader; and Gwen, the would-be valedictorian.

But appearances are never what they seem. And the truth behind what really happened to Emma may just be lying in plain sight. As long buried secrets come to light, the clock is ticking to find Emma's killer—before another good girl goes down.

The Last Resort - Susi Holliday | Thomas & Mercer | 9,99€ | 01.12.2020

Seven strangers. Seven secrets. One perfect crime.

When Amelia is invited to an all-expenses-paid retreat on a private island, the mysterious offer is too good to refuse. Along with six other strangers, she’s told they’re here to test a brand-new product for Timeo Technologies. But the guests’ excitement soon turns to terror when the real reason for their summons becomes clear.

Each guest has a guilty secret. And when they’re all forced to wear a memory-tracking device that reveals their dark and shameful deeds to their fellow guests, there’s no hiding from the past. This is no luxury retreat—it’s a trap they can’t get out of.

As the clock counts down to the lavish end-of-day party they’ve been promised, injuries and in-fighting split the group. But with no escape from the island—or the other guests’ most shocking secrets—Amelia begins to suspect that her only hope for survival is to be the last one standing. Can she confront her own dark past to uncover the truth—before it’s too late to get out?

To Fetch A Felon - Jennifer Hawkins | Penguin | 8,00€ | 29.12.2020

Emma leaves London and her life in high finance behind her and moves to an idyllic village in Cornwall, with its cobblestone streets and twisting byways. She plans to open a village tea shop and bake the recipes handed down to her from her beloved grandmother, and of course there’ll be plenty of space for her talking corgi, Oliver, to explore. Yes...talking. Emma has always been able to understand Oliver, even though no one else can.

As soon as Emma arrives in the village she discovers that the curmudgeonly owner of the building she wants to rent for her shop hates dogs and gets off on the wrong foot with Oliver. Although some might turn tail and run, Emma is determined to win her over. But when she delivers some of her homemade scones as a peace offering, she finds the woman dead. Together, Emma and Oliver will need to unleash their detective skills to catch a killer.

The Dead Season -  Tessa Wegert | Penguin | 17,00€ | 08.12.2020

Senior Investigator Shana Merchant has spent years running from her past. But she never imagined a murder case would drive her to the most dangerous place of all—home. 

After leaving the NYPD following her abduction by serial killer Blake Bram, Shana Merchant hoped for a fresh start in the Thousand Islands of Upstate New York. Her former tormentor has other plans. Shana and Bram share more than just a hometown, and he won’t let her forget it. When the decades-old skeleton of Shana's estranged uncle is uncovered, Bram issues a challenge: Return home to Vermont and solve the cold case, or the blood he spills next will be on her hands.

As Shana interviews members of her family and the community, mining for secrets that could help her solve her uncle's murder, she begins to realize how little she remembers of her childhood. And when Bram grows impatient and kidnaps again, leaving a trail of clues Shana alone can understand, she knows his new victim will only survive if she wins the psychopath’s twisted game. In order to solve one mystery, Shana must wade into her murky past to unravel another.

FORTSETZUNGEN

(Um nicht zu spoilern nur als Bilder)

[Rezensionsexemplar] Heute gibt es endlich wieder eine Kinderbuchrezension für euch! Wurde ja auch endlich mal Zeit. Ich habe zwar vor, meine Kinderbuchrezensionen noch etwas abzuändern, aber dies wird erst in nächster Zeit passieren. Es bleibt also spannend. Trotzdem gibt es heute eine ganz süße Geschichte für euch zum Thema Ängste.

Danke an den Magellan Verlag für das Rezensionsexemplar. Ich freue mich sehr darüber!

Inhalt:
Der kleine Rabe Knips freut sich sehr, als sein Freund Ekki, das Eichhörnchen, zum Übernachten zu ihm kommt. Doch dann fliegt beim Herumtoben der schöne gelbe Ball aus dem Fenster, und draußen ist es schon dunkel … Und im Dunkeln lauert das Schreckgespenst! Gemeinsam begeben sich die beiden Freunde auf die Suche und stellen am Ende fest, dass jede Angst kleiner wird, wenn man sie mit jemandem teilt.

Rezension

Das Buch ist für Kinder ab 3 Jahre empfohlen wird. Es handelt vom Raben Knips und dem Eichhörnchen Ekki, welche sich auf eine gemeinsame Übernachtungsparty freuen. Sie spielen und spielen und werden gar nicht müde. Als sie dann ins Bett müssen, spielen sie mit einem Ball, welcher durch das Fenster nach draußen fliegt. Leider ist es schon dunkel und sie haben Angst hinaus zu gehen, denn dort gibt es bestimmt Schreckgespenster. Am nächsten Tag machen sie sich auf den Weg, doch dann wird es dunkel und sie bekommen Angst. Die Eule Uhu erklärt ihnen aber, dass es keine Gespenster gibt und jeder vor etwas Angst hat. Sie machen sich auf den Weg nach Hause, wo ihre Eltern bereits suchen. Als diese sie finden und ihnen mitteilen welche Angst sie um sie hatten, erklären sie den Eltern, dass jeder Angst vor etwas hat. 

Schade finde ich es nur, dass sie den Ball nicht finden. Das wird zum Schluss hin unwichtig. Klar, die Angst soll im Vordergrund stehen aber wäre ich ein Kind, würde ich wissen wollen, was aus dem Ball geworden ist. 

Ich finde diese Geschichte super, denn das Thema Ängste ist eines, welches jedes Kind und Erwachsenen begleitet. Es zeigt dem Kind, dass es ganz normal ist Angst zu haben und das man sie aber auch überwinden kann. So wie die beiden Tierkinder, als sie Nachts Angst bekommen. Was ich ebenfalls echt schön finde ist, dass auf der ersten und der letzten Seite die im Buch vorkommenden Charaktere vorgestellt werden und welche Ängst sie haben. So wird das Thema noch einmal verstärkt. So hat z.B. der Uhu Angst vor Tageslicht und die Hühner vor dem Bauern, denn sie wollen nicht im Stall eingesperrt werden. Dort ist es so langweilig. 

Ich finde das Buch behandelt eine sehr wichtige Botschaft auf eine lustige und unterhaltsame Art.

"Hinter Knips' Haus lag ein Wald, und hinter dem Wald erstreckte sich eine Wiese, so unermesslich groß wie ein ganzer Ozean."

Die Illustrationen sind wirklich süß und unterhalten genau wie die Geschichte . Ich bin ja großer Fan der gewählten Farben, da sie nicht zu knallig sind, sondern eher gedeckt und sehr angenehm für den Betrachter. 

Sprachlich finde ich das Buch ebenfalls echt schön.. Oft ist die Sprache eher einseitig und und wird dauernd das selbe Wort benutzt. Nicht so bei diesem Buch, denn hier ist das nicht der Fall. Ich finde das Buch für die Sprachentwicklung der Kinder super. Es heißt nicht immer nur „er sagte“, sondern es wird geflüstert, gerufen, erzählt,gefragt, gestammelt oder auch erklärt. Betrachtet man Sprachentwicklung und die Verbindung mit Kinderbüchern genau,  gibt es ja einiges was man beachten sollte. Hier ist viel Gutes vertreten. Stockfinster, Sonnenball, lauern, Schreckgespenster oder auch stockdunkel sind ein paar solcher Worte. Das mag jetzt banal klingen, aber es ist für Kinder wichtig, dass es nicht nur langweilige, „Standard“ Wörter gibt. Sprich es ist nicht einfach alles nur dunkel, es ist nicht einfach nur die Sonne oder es ist nicht einfach nur ein Geist. Toll. 

Sie ist jetzt nicht so herausragend wie in anderen Büchern, aber insgesamt wirklich schön und es macht dadurch auch Spaß die Geschichte zu lesen. 

Fazit
Eine wirklich schöne Geschichte, die ein sehr wichtiges Thema von Kindern anspricht. Angst. Jedes Kind kennt es und jeder hat vor etwas anderem Angst. Wichtig ist es, Ängste zu überwinden und zu wissen, dass man gemeinsam stark ist. Auch die Illustrationen machen Spaß und schaffen eine tolle Atmosphäre. Ich denke Kinder ab 3 Jahren werden viel Spaß an diesem Buch haben und mitfiebern. 

Oh Schreck, der Tag ist weg