The first round of BBNYA ended not too long ago and we’re already into the second round. This week, the semi-finalists were announced and all the panellists received their excerpts for the second round. We’ve got eight 10k word excerpts to read this time before the deadline in September. I’m really excited to get started with mine. I also added a few of my favourites from the last round to my TBR and wishlist. I’m definitely buying more books soon!
Here are the semi-finalists of 2022!
The Semi-Finalists
A Ferry of Bones & Gold by Hailey Turner
A Particular Friendship by Paul van der Spiegel
A Star Named Vega by Benjamin J Roberts
After the Party by A.K. Richie
All the Whys of Delilah’s Demise by Neve Maslakovic
Amulet of Wishes by Rita A. Rubin
Ascension of the Phoenix by Jessica Piro
Becoming Animals by Olga and Christopher Werby
Blood of Heirs by Alicia Wanstall-Burke
Bloodlaced by Courtney Maguire
Bloody Spade by Brittany M. Willows
Broken by K.M. Harding
By the Hand of Dragons: RooK by Alexzander Christion
By the Pact by Joana Maciejewska
Children by Bjørn Larssen
City of Reckoning by Brianna da Silva
City of Strife by Claudie Arsenault
Cursed in Love by Zoe Ashwood
Dark Apprentice by Val Neil
Dim Stars: A Novel of Outer-Space Shenanigans by Brian P. Rubin
Don’t Think a Single Thought by Diana Cambridge
Dragon’s Reach by JA Andrews
Duckett & Dyer: Dicks For Hire by G.M. Nair
Earthlings (The Beginning) by Ray Star
Elle’s A to Z of Love by Claire Huston
Emma and the Minotaur by Jon Herrera
Fear and Fury by Jame Jackson
Haven by Ceril N Domace
Inheriting Her Ghosts by S.H. Cooper
Journeys: the Archers of Saint Sebastian by Jeanne Roland
Lesser Known Monsters by Rory Michaelson
Lineage by Carla Lewis
Mercury’s Shadow by PJ Garcin
Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olsen
NACL: Eye of the Storm by Allegra Pescatore & E. Sands
Never Say Never by Justine Manzano
Oil and Dust by Jami Farleigh
Revenge by Henry Scott
Sacrifice by Vicky Walklate
Silenced by Jennie Ensor
Skate the Thief by Jeff Ayers
Strangest Day So Far by GV Pearce
Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani
The Blue Hour by MJ Greenwood
The Chocolate Clouds by Marc Remus
The Darlings by Angela Jackson
The Gatekeeper of Pericael by Hayley Reese Chow
The Goddess of Nothing At All by Cat Rector
The Hurtle of Hell by Simon Edge
The Iron Crown by L. L. MacRae
The Lucky Diamond by Valinora Troy
The Naseby Horses by Dominic Brownlow
The Ones Who Could Do Anything by Nicholas J. Evans
The Oracle Stone by Talli L. Morgan
The Reaper’s Quota by Sarah McKnight
The Thirteenth Hour: Book One of The Cruel Gods by Trudie Skies
The Time Trials by Jon McConnell and Dayna McConnell
The Unraveling of Luna Forester by Marisa Noelle
The Vicar Man by Amelia Crowley
These Violent Nights by Rebecca Crunden
Toby and the Silver Blood Witches by Sally Doherty
Untouched by Jayme Bean
What Once Was Home by B.K. Bass
Wonder Rush by Dan McKeon
You Need Me by Sharon Bairden
