Since last year, I have challenged myself to read new releases – at least one book release per month. Participating in this challenge has helped me discover new authors and to continue supporting the authors who I love.
I went through the 2018 releases that I’ve read so far this year and came up with these 7 excellent books across different genres, all of which I gave at least four stars in my review.
Under each photo is a link to the Goodreads page for each book where you can find the official synopsis (and hopefully add the book to your shelves).
So, in no particular order…
Song of Blood & Stone / L. Penelope
This fantasy-romance by L. Penelope “delivers an engrossing story with delightful characters in this fantastic opening to a promising series.” (Publishers Weekly starred review)
Providence / Caroline Kepnes
With Providence, acclaimed author Caroline Kepnes “takes a huge swing, aiming to create the kind of star-crossed, decade-hopping, supernatural crime romance that bursts at all the right seams…Kepnes has an exhilarating, poppy, unexpected voice, like Rainbow Rowell after an X-Files binge-watch, and…she’s interested in how things really operate—how the big world ticks away while we’re in line at Starbucks.” (New York Times Book Review)
The Good Son / You-Jeong Jeong
Entertainment Weekly put The Good Son on its Must List, saying, “At long last, South Korea’s preeminent author of psychological thrillers has arrived Stateside. The Good Son . . . [is] a perfect introduction: an ingeniously twisted mother-son saga that keeps your heart pumping—and then breaks it.”
Aru Shah & the End of Time / Roshani Chokshi
“In her middle-grade debut, [Roshani] Chokshi spins a fantastical narrative that seamlessly intertwines Hindu cosmology and folklore, feminism, and witty dialogue for an uproarious novel for young readers. Chokshi comes into her own in this novel, reminding readers of the power of language and of stories.”—Kirkus (starred review)
The Broken Girls / Simone St. James
“[The Broken Girls] mixes a creepy supernatural tale with a gripping mystery. It also works well as a story about unshakeable friendship, parenting issues, obsession and sexism folded into a satisfying plot that straddles two eras of time.” (Associated Press)
The Hunger / Alma Katsu
“Much like Dan Simmons’s The Terror, Alma Katsu’s accomplished, engrossing novel weaves a cocoon of supernatural horror around historical tragedy….The atmosphere of doom becomes as thick as the snow that eventually halts the pioneers’ progress. It’s a beautifully intense read.“ (The Financial Times UK)
Zero Day / Ezekiel Boone
“Following directly on the heels of Skitter, Boone brings his excellent spider-apocalypse thriller to an exciting conclusion . . . The entire series is one to hand to fans of all high-action thrillers, especially for those with a speculative frame by Mira Grant, Jonathan Maberry, and Ben H. Winters. In a landscape where the adventure thriller seems to be dragging, it is clear all we needed were some spiders to revive it.” (Booklist starred review)
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