Having access to these excerpts is great as it gives you the chance to find out which author's writing really speaks to you so that you can be a bit more educated on the Netgalley requests you make.

5 Stars - The Flame in the Mist: Having read one of Renee Ahdieh's books before (The Wrath & the Dawn), I was pleased her writing style & quality continued in this novel. I tend to get nervous with authors when I've read one book and loved it. I get worried that I won't like their future works as much. The Flame in the Mist sample introduces some intrigue & questions I look forward to having answered.

2 Stars - The One Memory of Flora Banks: the premise didn't sound very good to me and the sample we got wasn't really enough to convince me to pick it up. The writing is fine, it's the story that feels lacking. There are so many holes I feel that are going to rip open due to Flora's short term memory loss & traveling across the world. I don't think I want to continue this book, at least not as a purchase I make.

1 Star - Dream Me: I am so glad that I don't have to read the rest of this book. Zat's chapter wasn't thrilling, but the sudden shift from third to first person in Babe's chapter was jarring and she wasn't an interesting character. She felt silly, dim, and boring. The writing didn't even save it.

3 Stars - Future Threat: even though I didn't read the 1st book in this trilogy, there was a decent recap so I knew enough to get by for this sample (I didn't know beforehand this was a sequel). It's not bad, kind of interesting plot. The writing was good, not spectacular. It didn't make me want to start from the 1st book, so did it succeed? If the 1st book feels superfluous, I'd say something's wrong.

2 Stars - Piper Perish: meh. Piper seemed like a very whiny character, much younger than she's supposed to be. I'm curious about why her sister Marli is such a bitch, but honestly, not enough to read the whole book. The diary format felt forced and I didn't understand why we needed each entry to be timestamped.

3 Stars - Roar: interesting premise. I want to hear more about these storm gems that they steal from the heart of a storm. I didn't like the abrupt change of point of view; it happened in the middle of a paragraph. Hopefully that's fixed before but publication.

3 Stars - This Is Really Happening: the excerpt we were giving was tough because, as Erin says, it's about one of the worst/weirdest experiences of her life. I'm not sure if I'd say her voice is the "freshest" I've ever read, but I would like to hear more about her experience with cancer, facing the future, and more.

4 Stars - Dividing Eden: another interesting concept. There's a lot of action that still needs to happen and I want to know what happens!

1 Star - Spirit Quest: the writing style bored me to tears. It felt too simplistic and dull to pull together the story.

2 Stars - The Black Witch: maybe it's because the excerpt didn't start from page one, but Elloren sounds like an
idiot. There wasn't a set up for the scenario we were in, so I'm not sure if this is a one off moment for her or her normal personality."

4 Stars - How to Be a Supervillain: in the style of How to Be a Wimpy Kid, this book looks like it'll be a lot of fun. Victor's a good kid, which in this case is bad. His parents are super(ish) villains, but he's a goody-goody. The excerpt leaves off as he's apprenticed to another semi-villlain and I need to see where that goes.

3 Stars - The End of Our Story: there's nothing too distinct about this story yet, but the synopsis has some promise and I liked the author's previous novel, Paperweight, so the writing is solid enough to make me want to read more.

1 Star - Laugh Out Loud: I miss the good old days of James Patterson novels, when they had real quality. Any book he writes with a co-author suffers from a distinct lack of cohesion. This was, sadly, no acception. It sounded like an autobiography of a pretentious child.

5 Stars - Aftercare Instructions: this is the single most powerful & interesting sample I've read so far. It's about a tough subject, but the author doesn't let that hold her writing back. She's writing full strength and I anticipate this being a heartfelt, intense work that will resonate with readers.

2 Stars - Geekerella: Elle's kind of a bitch, which I was surprised by for the main character right out of the gate. She's the kind of person who hates on a person/fan of "her" fandom because she doesn't seem them worthy because a) they're too famous for being a pretty boy actor or b) can't answer one trivia question about the fandom. You don't have to know everything about a fandom to be a fan, just saying.

2 Stars - Rebels Like Us: the plot sounds like it's got potential, particularly the race split proms, but the writing style seems really rough so it's not going to be high on my list to read in the future.

3 Stars - Definitions of Indefinable Things: there wasn't quite enough in this sample to get a feel for how the story is, the voice of it or the pacing. There are some hints of a sarcastic sense of humor that I appreciate, which is a good start.

2 Stars - Gem & Dixie: the writing was decent if a bit flat. Gem and her sister Dixie need more time to flesh out. I couldn't get a clear picture of who they were, other than the front that's presented to the world.

great chance to check out some books love being able to get a good taste of what is coming up

A sneak peek at an assortment of YA books coming out soon. This collection helped me decide what books to put on my to read list.

copy received through Netgalley
3.5 stars
I am not much of a young adult reader. So I thought this would be a good way to sample some new books coming up. If you like this genre, you will love the new books. If you are like me and didn't know where to start, this would be very helpful.

One of my favorite things about NetGalley are these Publishers Lunch samplers showing some fantastic upcoming titles. I always enjoy reading through the selections and often find books I probably might have missed otherwise. Thanks, NetGalley!

Great collection of samples for upcoming novels, have found a number that I'll be buying this year.

Brilliant way to read tasters/discover new books and authors as well as guessing what you personally think will be a big hit with readers. Then going into a store and seeing the book you previewed on the shelf and being able to say to other people that you'd recommend it etc.

A wonderful selection of excerpts for upcoming releases in the A genre.

I love being able to read sneak peeks and snippets of upcoming novels. It helps get you excited for what's to come and determine which books you want to purchase.

These are always fun! I like getting a taste of what's coming out without commitment.

There were interesting excerpts! I might check some of them out when they release ;)

A great selection of books as always! This catalog always helps me keep track of what is published, or being published, and what I would like to request for review. Thank you!

Great - so useful when planning book buys for the library and author events.

I genuinely look forward to Buzz Books every month and season, because it's a research tool that I use to discover new titles that are going to be published. I have already addressed the diversity issue with the featuring, but after some thinking I realized that this "buzz books" most likely gets sponsored for places, and the publisher put lots of money and marketing push behind that. Here are some titles that I am very interested in:

Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh- Her debut duology absolutely dazzled in my opinion, and so I was ecstatic to see her coming out with a new series.

Future Threat by Elizabeth Briggs- A science fiction time travel with a girl with a bunch of tattoos on the cover, I'm all in! Reading the first excerpt really intriguing premise with this tech company and how this event effected for the survivors.

Dividing Eden by Joelle Charbonneau- On the blurb it says that this is for fans of Sarah J Maas, and I'm most definitively a big fan of all of her books. Also the cover is extremely striking and attracted my attention.

Spirit Quest by by Jennifer Frick-Ruppert- I wanted to read more books that feature Native Americans as the protagonists, and this seemed like a perfect place to start. There is an Algonquin boy who is heir to the chief but he must learn lots of skills before he is ready to become one. Sounds like the classic coming-of-age novel.

Obviously these editions were like a buffet, a pick and choose. So no, not all of them interested me, there were some average tropey-cliche types of synopsis' that I just don't care about at this point of my reading life. But overall, a good place to start when looking for "most anticipated lists".

**Thanks to Publisher's Lunch and NetGalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for my honest review.**

More fantastic sounding YA reads. I'm looking forward to some of these

Love this book of excerpts, this always gives me great books to look out for in the upcoming months. A small excerpt from a selection of books gives you an idea if you are going to enjoy the book and the writing style. If you haven't read one of these yet...you need to.

Wow! This is really a great selection of books. While reading this, I preordered two of the books and added many more to my To Be Read list. I think this is one of the best Buzz Books to date.

So many of these books look so interesting! I can't wait until they come out so I can read all of them.

Especially excited for:
Flame in the Mist
Roar
This is Really Happening
The End of Our Story
Aftercare Instructions (this in particular sounds incredible and I need it much earlier than June)

I'll definitely be looking out for Buzz Books in the future- I really enjoyed getting to know these soon-to-be releases :)

I wish I'd seen this sooner. A great choice of books!