Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings, in which we take a look at upcoming releases we’re super excited about.
Today’s selection and book I’m excitedly awaiting is:
Dead Beat (Alex Stern #3)
by Leigh Bardugo
Adult Fiction – Fantasy – Dark Academia
September 15th, 2026
Goodreads
The highly anticipated, explosive conclusion to the Ninth House trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo.
Hell is empty and all the devils are here…
Alex Stern made it to hell and back more than once, but this time she left the door open behind her. Demons are creeping through the streets of New Haven and the Yale campus, feeding on the souls of the living, terrifying the dead. Alex and her allies can hunt them, but it’s only a matter of time before the gates to the underworld open and they face a war they cannot win. To stop it, they’ll have to reach deep into the secrets of Yale and its societies, and discover the truth hidden in Alex’s own blood.
While she struggles to hold onto the dream of a future Yale once offered, Alex must contend with the machinations of a corrupt Lethe Board and a deadly vampire with his own connection to the societies. But for the first time in her life, she won’t have to face the fight alone. Dawes, Turner, Mercy, and even Tripp will have a role to play, none more so than Alex’s mentor Darlington, the golden boy who lived so long in her head, now back in the flesh and cursed with dangerous powers of his own. Hell itself is stalking the delegates of Lethe House, and they’re all about to learn that demons don’t play by human rules.
I AM BEYOND EXCITED FOR THIS RELEASE! This series has been one of my absolute favorites so far and I can’t wait to find out how it all ends. Also, is it weird that I am so thrilled there’s an owl on the cover? Whatever, an owl, yay!
Tell Me:
Will you be reading this book?
Yes! I’m so excited for this one!
I’m super excited! (and a little nervous haha)
I will!
Hope this’ll live up to both our expectations 🙂
Spooky season is gonna be extra fun with this book releasing!
I’m so looking forward to reading this in spooky season indeed 🙂
I hope you love this one!
Thanks so much!
I really liked the first book but struggled with the second. I’m still not sure if I’m going to continue the series or not. Maybe I’ll wait and see what people think first?
Sounds like a good plan, it is the conclusion so hopefully it’ll be a great one!