I always find Buzz Books monthly lists informative. The Week by Week section is especially useful, as it contains additional titles that may not be excerpted.

My first experience of Buzz Books, which I really enjoyed. The book excerpts are great and I ended up buying "Sometimes I Lie" by Alice Feeney. I only wish I had time to read Buzz Book excerpts every month!

Thank you for this preview. I liked the week-by-week summary and it's a great guide to help pick out books.

Sending this so I can get it off my bookshelf for items to review. I don't particularly like "samplers."

A fantastic resource to have has a blogger who likes to know the newest and exciting upcoming reads . A great way to discover hidden little gems that I might not otherwise hear about.

This snippets and previews are really great for finding out the new titles and what books are good to recommend for customers, especially those looking for reader's advisory, or those who like the newest titles.

Really enjoyed this preview of books to come! I alway love reading these. I look forward to them each and everytime.

This catalog provided so many titles for me to look out for and I enjoyed reading through all the information found inside. :)

Book Review
Title: March 2018 Buzz Books Monthly
Author: Publishers Lunch
Genre: Collection
Rating: ****
Review: So, like all my other buzz books review I am going to review the excerpts individually.
Happiness by Aminatta Forna
So, most the excerpts in this collection I had not heard of before except for Frat Girl. The blurb states that this novel is a breath-taking novel of loves lost and new, of man and nature, and of the hidden side of a multicultural metropolis which sounds like something I would pick up just because of the interesting synopsis. We meet a man named Attila as he journeys around London and we meet a mass of characters but nothing interesting happens, but I have a feeling that would come later in the novel.
Sometimes I lie by Alice Feeney
Now the synopsis of Sometimes I lie was very interesting; Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can’t move. She can’t speak. She can’t open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn’t remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it’s the truth? We start in the present, where we meet Amber who realises she is in a coma, but she can hear everything that is going on around her. We then jump back one week, where Amber works at a radio station and it is close to Christmas and she is in danger of losing her job, we then jump forwards again when Paul, Amber’s husband arrives at the hospital and she has the feeling that he has had something to do with her “accident” but being unable to communicate all she can do is wait and listen. This is a novel I will really consider picking up in the future it sounds like a mystery, thriller that I would really enjoy.
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Mario Giordano
So, this synopsis -On her sixtieth birthday, Auntie Poldi retires to Sicily, intending to while away the rest of her days with good wine, a view of the sea, and few visitors. But Sicily isn’t quite the tranquil island she thought it would be, and something always seems to get in the way of her relaxation. When her handsome young handyman goes missing—and is discovered murdered—she can’t help but ask questions. Soon there’s an investigation, a smouldering police inspector, a romantic entanglement, one false lead after another, a rooftop showdown, and finally, of course, Poldi herself, slightly tousled but still perfectly poised – literally scream generic murder mystery/ family drama which isn’t something I would ever normally pick up. Reading this excerpt, it gives off vibes that would really put me off picking it up as the only murder mysteries I have ever read or will read is Agatha Christie.
The heart between us by Lindsay Harrel
All that is written about this book before the excerpt begins is Lindsay Harrel presents a powerful story of healing, adventure, and learning how to live life to the fullest, nothing about the novel itself and I am intrigued. From the excerpt I am really eager to read this we meet Megan who has what I can assume is a heart transplant and so has her friend Caleb (not a heart transplant but a transplant of sorts) and they have some history and it is about her indecision to meet her donor’s family when she has done nothing with her life since the transplant. I have a feeling that this will be a real tear-jerker.
Orphan monster spy by Matt Killeen
Now this excerpt falls into another genre I don’t read; historical fiction. However, the synopsis is quite interesting. Her name is Sarah. She’s blonde, blue-eyed, and Jewish in 1939 Germany. And her act of resistance is about to change the world. After her mother is shot at a checkpoint, fifteen-year-old Sarah meets a mysterious man with an ambiguous accent, a suspiciously bare apartment, and a lockbox full of weapons. He’s part of the secret resistance against the Third Reich, and he needs Sarah to hide in plain sight at a school for the daughters of top Nazi brass, posing as one of them. If she can befriend the daughter of a key scientist and get invited to her house, she might be able to steal the blueprints to a bomb that could destroy the cities of Western Europe. Nothing could prepare Sarah for her cutthroat schoolmates, and soon she finds herself in a battle for survival unlike any she’d ever imagined. But anyone who underestimates this innocent-seeming girl does so at their peril. She may look sweet, but she’s the Nazis’ worst nightmare. We meet Sarah a Jewish gymnast who watches her mother be murdered by the Nazi’s and runs to find somewhere to hide when she is cornered by a man who I assume is going to help her. This isn’t a long excerpt but what I read of it I really enjoyed.
Twelve steps to normal by Farrah Penn
Now, this is a story about addiction and being a family member of an addict. When Kira’s father enters rehab, she’s forced to leave everything behind—her home, her best friends, her boyfriend…everything she loves. Now her father’s sober (again) and Kira is returning home, determined to get her life back to normal…exactly as it was before she was sent away. But is that what Kira really wants? We meet Kira who is returning home from foster care after her father is released from a 12-step programme for alcoholism and despite wanting to see her father again she isn’t sure her life can ever be the same again as she and her father are two complete different people for the people they knew before. Yet another book that I would consider reading.
Frat Girl by Kiley Roache
Sometimes the F-word can have more than one meaning… For Cassandra Davis, the F-word is fraternity—specifically Delta Tau Chi, a house on probation and on the verge of being banned from campus. Accused of offensive, sexist behaviour, they have one year to clean up their act. For them, the F-word is feminist—the type of girl who hates them to the core and is determined to make them lose their home. With one shot at a scholarship to attend the university of her dreams, Cassie pitches a research project—to pledge Delta Tau Chi and provide proof of the misogynistic behaviour for which they are on probation. After all, they’re frat boys. She knows exactly what to expect once she gets there. Exposing them should be a piece of cake. But the boys of Delta Tau Chi have their own agenda, and fellow pledge Jordan Louis is certainly more than the tank-top-wearing “bro” she expected to find. With her heart and her future tangled in a web of her own making, Cassie is forced to realize that the F-word might not be as simple as she thought after all. From the synopsis this sounds like something I would read and really enjoy. We meet Cassandra who is working on her proposal for a Scholarship that would allow her to attend the school of her dreams, with the hours ticking away and no ideas she is losing hope but at the last-minute inspiration strikes her and she gets accepted.
Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston
Now I didn’t read this excerpt for the simple reason it is paranormal romance and that is a genre that I would not even touch with a barge pole unless it is something that really catches my attention and everything from the cover to the synopsis seems super generic and I could even find the motivation to read the excerpt.

always useful to look at this each month. not sure what else to say about it except that I appreciate it. thank you for making it available.

indispensable book to discover in greater length new books. The longer read enables me to get a better feeling for the story and get to know the style of the writer better. It is a great help to decide what to read next.

A great way to see what is being released in March.

Great titles upcoming for the Month of March. Some of which I am definitely interested in.

A great preview and guide to upcoming books. It contains information and excerpts that will definitely help me with my future tbr.

I love getting these - thank you! I always appreciate knowing what new books are getting the best buzz. Looking forward to a few!

There are some really good books that are coming out this month (March 2018) that I am really excited for! The two that I am most looking forward to are listed below:

-Happiness (by Aminatta Forna): is a "masterful tale of love and loss, cruelty and kindness" where "Forna asks us to consider the interconnectedness of our lives, our coexistence with one another and all living creatures, and the true nature of happiness."

Sometimes I Lie (by Alice Feeney): I have heard a lot about this book and really want to read it... "There are three things you should know about me: 1. I'm in a coma. 2. My husband doesn't love me anymore. 3. Sometimes I lie."

I loved this book. So well written. I found this book unputdownable!!

As usual - a great selection of books and genres to further weigh down my groaning TBR list! These Buzz Books never disappoint.

Great selections and I am looking forward to reading a few. I always enjoy these seasonal previews!

Can't wait for these new releases! While I primarily read YA, I love receiving these sneak peaks to look out for new authors