I have seen a couple of blogposts and Youtube videos floating around where people talk about their Most Anticipated Books of 2018. This coming year feels like the first year where I actually have a few books I am looking forward to reading. Normally I have maybe a handful books I know will come out soonish but currently I spend so much time looking at books that I have a proper list to share. The list is ordered by publication date and I have tried to write one or two sentences explaining why I want to read each book. The links lead to the goodreads pages.
January 30th, HarperOne
There is no way I am not reading this. I love memoirs written by women and this sounds timely and important.
Heart Berries by Terese Mailhot
February 6th, Counterpoint Press
A memoir? Written by a woman? Who grew up on a Native American Reservation? Blurbed by Lidia Yuknavitch and Roxane Gay? There is no way I am not reading this.
February 8th, Bloomsbury Press
These interconnected short stories set on an island and playing with myth and fairy tales sound right up my alley. The cover is also absolutely stunning.
February 13th, Grove Press
I am currently reading this and it is blowing my mind (which is why I am including this). This heartbreaking story of mental illness is approached differently to what I have read before and I have already so many thoughts.
The Sea Beast Takes a Lover by Michael Andreasen
March 8th, Head of Zeus
Fantastical short stories that play on fairy tales – yes, still exactly my cuppa. In fact I have included this in my five star prediction post.
Not that bad edited by Roxane Gay
May 1st, Harper Perennial
It is no secret how much I admire Roxane Gay and her thoughts. While this anthology of first person essays written about rape and rape culture will for sure make me angry and sad, it sounds important.
The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh
May 31st, Hamish Hamilton
The blurb is vague but sounded intriguing and the cover is just absolutely stunning. This sounds like an introspective, feminist work with maybe a speculative element and I am so here for that.
June 5th, Riverhead
I adored Fates and Furies, and I love short story collections, this was a no brainer, really.
Lies Sleeping (Peter Grant #7) by Ben Aaronovitch
June, Gollancz
This is one of the very few series I keep up with. I just love Ben Aaronovitch’s brand of urban fantasy and I cannot wait for this.
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
July 10th, Del Rey
I really enjoyed Uprooted and this sounds similar (in a good way). I like fairy tale retellings so very much and Naomi Novik manages to hit the language just perfectly.
August 8th, Harper Perennial
This memoir about Porochista Khakpour’s struggle with illness sounds right up my alley. I am very much in the mood for non fiction lately and I wish I could read this already.
The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
August 14th, Del Rey
It is the last part of the brilliant Winternight trilogy. Do I really have to say more?
Vengeful (Villains #2) by V. E. Schwab
September 25th, Tor
Vicious is my favourite of V. E. Schwab’s books. I just adored it so much and I just cannot wait to read the next book in a series that I did not know would be a series.
What are your most anticipated books for the upcoming months? Let me know because obviously my TBR is not big enough already.
I just added like 5 books to my TBR from this list, so thanks for the spotlights! I actually was lucky enough to get my hands on an ARC of The Sea Beast Takes a Lover. If you think it’s up your alley, you’ll probably like it. 🙂
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Oh, I am glad you liked the list!
I have an arc of The Sea Beast Takes a Lover as well and I am glad to hear it delivers on its blurb.
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‘Brave’ sounds really interesting/horrifying. I will have to check it out when it’s released.
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I have already pre-ordered it and hope to get to it soon after it arrives. It feels like a book that should be read immediately, if that makes sense.
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Totally! Especially when it discusses current topics in the news.
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The Water Cure is definitely one of my most anticipated books of next year too! Great list 🙂
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It sounds SO good! I have broken my self-imposed ban on requesting books on NetGalley to get this one and now I am trying to convince myself to not read the book too far ahead of the release date.
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Ah, that’s the trouble with getting to something too early isn’t it – if it’s amazing you want to shout from the rooftops about it, but hardly anyone has read it yet!
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Yes! Or, if it’s not so great (but not super bad) I feel bad if I am one of the first people to review a book.
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That’s a good point too – what minefields we bookworms must navigate! haha
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Some great looking choices here. I’ve shelved/requested several based off this list. 🙂
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Yay! I hope you’ll like them! (I mean, I also hope I like them)
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This is such a great list! Conversely I feel like this is the first time in a while that I don’t have a lot of upcoming releases on my radar, so I’m definitely going to check these out.
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I keep spending too much time looking at upcoming releases these last few days. I want to read all the books!
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Amazing list!!
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Thank you!
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