This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine!
Beneath the neon glare of postwar San Francisco, Chinatown is ruled by two rival crime families. East Phoenix deals in secrets and stealth, West Dragon in fists and fear. But amid rising anti-Chinese hostility, both empires are bleeding money—and the fragile truce between them frays by the day.
As the daughter of Chinatown’s most powerful crime boss, Alexis Sung can do almost anything—except join the family business. When her first job for East Phoenix goes wrong, her father shuts her out for good. Across town, Zachary Ren—a brilliant orphan raised by West Dragon—is desperate to escape a life he never chose. Their paths weren’t meant to cross again, not after he destroyed Alexis’s one shot to prove herself.
That changes when a daring heist surfaces—one score big enough to save both families. Defying her father’s orders, Alexis seizes the chance to redeem herself by striking an uneasy alliance with Zachary.
Old wounds reopen. New sparks catch. And survival means trusting the last person she should.
Published by: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
Expected Publication: October 13, 2026
Why I’m Waiting: I can truthfully say I judged a book by it’s cover with this WoW lol I had no idea what this book was about when i first added to it lol But after looking more into it, I saw that there’s a heist, two crime families (or mafia families lol), and a historical but also romancy kind of plot…. Yeah I would have at least added this to my TBR anyways. This sounds so good! I can’t wait to see how they handle this mafia in a YA book in a historical setting. Ugh this is going to be good lol
What do you think? Will you read this? Have you added it to your TBR yet? Let me know in the comments!