Most anticipated releases for the second half of 2016

I do a monthly most anticipated books, but when I saw every blogger in the world - Okay, I'm exaggerating. Mostly every blogger in the world - doing this post, I thought: "huh, why not? Sounds like fun. Or torture, depends how you look at it, because it'll just remind you these books are not in your life yet. But still: fun, right?"  

I managed somehow (with great difficulty) to narrow it down to 5 books. For the rest of my most anticipated books I'll just say: "It doesn't mean I anticipate you any less!" 

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
Coming out: August 2, 2016

I'm not sure whether I'm most scared or most anticipating this book.
I've had a rocky ride with Colleen's books.
It went somewhat like this:
Slammed was... Okay. But I didn't particularly liked it or wanted to read the second book.
Maybe Someday was oh SO good. An all time favorite. AMAZING. FANTASTIC. BEAUTIFUL.
Ugly love was enjoyable but... I had my issues with it.
Confess - I had some hard times with confess. Some big issues.
Never never - I can't believe why Colleen doesn't write more paranormal\fantasy\mystery books. She's beyond amazing at it! Never never was great.
November 9 - This book was slowly killing my emotionally. I honestly couldn't take it. It wasn't the book, it was me. 

So, you see, I really have absolutely no idea what I'll get in It Ends With Us.
You never do with Colleen's books. 

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
Coming out: August 9, 2016

I never read anything by Jay Kristoff.
Scratch that. I never read anything solely by Jay Kristoff.
I read Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman, which was... mind blowing. As in, the kind of mind blow that leaves your mind blown and scarred forever. 

The author - Jay Kristoff - is so funny. But don't let that fool you, because he's also evil.
I don't know what, but something is going to happen in page 553 of Nevernight. Something big. Something big enough to make Harper Collins UK to intervene and offer emotional support. You can check it out here.
What do you suppose happened in page 553? O_O 

One more thing: If you pre-order the US edition of Nevernight, it'll be signed! I all but ran to pre-order the minute I heard about it. 

Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige
Coming out: September 20, 2016

I love the Dorothy Must Die series by Danielle Paige.
A fun, twisted retelling. The kind of retelling that takes 'good' and 'evil' to a new level.
And now Danielle is coming with a snow white retelling. The first book in a new series.
I love retellings, I love Danielle Paige writing.
I'm reading it. No questions asked.

The Hammer Of Thor by Rick Riordan
Coming out: October 4, 2016

The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase book 1) really disappointed me.
I'm a huge fan of Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson and The Kane Chronicles are both an all time favorite.
So when I found myself having a hard time getting into The sword of summer, not really laughing at the jokes and not really connecting with the characters... It was more than just being disappointed. It was being sad. Because it's your favorite author, and you want to love this book.
So what does The Hammer of Thor doing here?
Towards the end of the book, things got better for me. I really started to get into it, into the plot and characters.
And then came out The Hidden Oracle, and it was a big improvemetnt. Not yet back to being 'amazing' but I really enjoyed it.
So yes, this book may disappoint me again, but what can I say, I'm still highly anticipating it. 

 Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

                                                  Coming out: October 18

I think I came off a bit crazy on twitter with how much I'm dying anticipating this book.
Some books can really make us readers go crazy.
For me, this is one of them.
Especially when you see so many people getting the ARCs.
Don't despair though! Just remember, we'll get the finished copies. *A weak attempt to cheer us up*.
Five... more... months... 

And that's it for my 'most anticipated releases for the second half of 2016' post. Wow, that's mouthful to write. 

What about you who are possibly reading this? Did you also do this post on your blog? What's you greatest, most anticipated book releases of 2016?
Let me know (: 

I Bet You Don't Curse God - Christina Grimmie 

"Part of being alive is having life change us. The people around us, the events we live through, all of them shape us. And that's what I think you're afraid of. Maybe not of dying. But of this you, the you you've become, ceasing to exist."  

-- Illuminae