We wanted to do another bookish meme on Wednesday and after doing Can’t Wait Wednesday a few times we decided that would be a fun one to bring around more often! About twice a month you’ll see this meme on our blog.

Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Set sail into the second adventure of Amina al-Sirafi as her quest to track down magical artifacts brings her to the island lair of a sorceress whose woven enchantments are impossible to flee…

Amina al-Sirafi thinks she’s struck gold. Tasked with hunting down magical artifacts for the council of immortal peris, she can savour the occasional adventure on the high seas with her cherished criminal companions while still returning home to raise her beloved daughter.

But when Raksh, the spirit of discord with whom she is reluctantly wed, provokes the council’s wrath, Amina is charged with a seemingly impossible quest: steal a spindle capable of rewriting fate from a mysterious sorceress on an island no one can escape.

Forced to leave her daughter, Amina finds her mission almost immediately thrown into peril. But deadly storms, an erratic poison mistress, and old enemies are the least of her worries. For the peris’ story is unravelling, hinting at a far deadlier game whose rules Amina must swiftly puzzle out. A game that sets her against an adversary more cunning and powerful than she has ever faced.

A game that not everyone on her crew wants her to win.

I think I missed the announcement, but there is a release date for the sequel to The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi! And a cover and synopsis as well. This second book in the series will be released in May 2026, so it’s still a while away. I am however, incredibly excited! The first book was such a joy to read and I’m really curious about this sequel.

I love the title of this book and the synopsis sounds so good! Hopefully I will have forgotten most of it before diving in, so I can be surprised by the story and the twists that surely will be there. I might have to reread book 1 to be completely prepared to dive in. Having this back on my radar makes me so excited, and at the moment this might be one of my most anticipated 2026 releases! Are you excited for this release? Have you read the first book? I would love to hear from you down below!