I love Kelly’s quarterly round-ups of YA books to look forward to over at Book Riot (in a totally unbiased way!). It’s an easy way to organize my to-read pile and is great for planning blog posts. Here are a few titles that I’m really looking forward to diving into this quarter.

Silver in the Blood by Jessica Day George
This is a new twist on the Dracula story from an author I like. Really gory or dark Dracula retellings are not my cup of tea, but George’s stuff is usually pretty light so I feel a Dracula story from her would be a good fit for me.

A History of Glitter and Blood by Hannah Moskowitz
I’ve heard a lot of good things about Moskowitz, but she hasn’t written a book with a plot that really hooked me enough to give her a try. This one, with its storyline full of fairies and other magical creatures, looks to be that book.

Con Academy by Joe Schreiber
Y’all may know how much I love books about heists, con artists, and the like. The synopsis for this book makes it seem a little like Holly Black’s Curse Workers series (without the magic) with a dash of E. Lockhart’s Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks.

Legacy of Kings by Eleanor Herman
This is historical fantasy about Alexander the Great as a teenager and a host of fictional characters. I really dig historical fantasy in the vein of Grave Mercy and Herman is well-known for her historical nonfiction for adults, so I have high hopes for the quality of this story.

The Shadow Behind the Stars by Rebecca Hahn
I read Hahn’s first novel, A Creature of Moonlight, for the Cybils last year and was impressed with the writing, though I thought the plot itself was a bit slight. Her next book, a spin on the Greek Fates, seems perfectly suited to her dreamy writing style.

The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
This is historical fiction set in 1911 Pennsylvania that seems a little bit Hattie Big Sky with a smattering of A Northern Light. Funnily enough, I liked the concept of both of those books better than I liked their actual execution, but I have high hopes for Schlitz’s take on this time period.

Ash and Bramble by Sarah Prineas
It’s a retelling of Cinderella with magic and a girl in a pretty dress on the cover. Deep down (or maybe not so deep down), I am still that girl who just wants to have magical powers and wear a really pretty dress.

The Appearance of Annie van Sinderen by Katherine Howe
I really liked Howe’s first try at YA, Conversion, and I have high hopes for her second outing. While the historical aspect is missing here, it does seem to have that same thread of is-it-or-isn’t-it-magic throughout. (The synopsis for this would be a turnoff if the book were written by a man, but in Howe’s hands I have more trust in it.) Also, that cover design is pretty cool.

Sound by Alexandra Duncan
Salvage was one of my favorite books of 2014 and I’m super excited to read the companion novel, which focuses on Ava’s adopted sister Miyole. Thankfully, the cover for this book features a girl who looks alive.