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Best of 2018: HORROR!

I was planning on posting these genre-specific “best of 2018” lists WEEKS ago, but… alas, time has slipped away from me. Better late than never? It’s time for the final “best of” list, and the one I know a lot of you have been waiting for… Today, let’s talk about my favorite HORROR reads of 2018! Note: These are not only 2018 releases, just books I READ in 2018!...

We Told Six Lies — Victoria Scott

TITLE: We Told Six Lies AUTHOR: Victoria Scott RELEASED: February 5th, 2019; Entangled Teen GENRE: Thriller AGE RANGE: YA Cobain thought everything was going great with his girlfriend Molly, until she goes missing. Until everything he thought he knew about her and their relationship comes crashing down around him. Until he sets out on a mission to find her all on his own—because the police are too busy trying to pin the crime on Cobain himself. Oof, this is a tough one to rate and...

Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss — Kasie West

TITLE: Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss AUTHOR: Kasie West RELEASED: February 5th, 2019; HarperTeen GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: YA All Lacey has ever wanted is to become a successful actress, and she’s done everything she can to get there—working hard, neglecting her social life, and even swearing off love altogether. It seems like her work has paid off when she lands a leading role in a horror film alongside a superstar, until her father’s over-abundance of concern forces her to work with a tutor,...

Binti: The Complete Trilogy — Nnedi Okorafor (no spoilers!)

TITLE: Binti: The Complete Trilogy AUTHOR: Nnedi Okorafor SERIES: #1 Binti; #2 Home; #3 The Night Masquerade RELEASED: February 5th, 2019; DAW Books GENRE: Sci-fi AGE RANGE: Adult Binti only wants one thing: to further her search for knowledge by attending the prestigious Oomza University, an off-planet school who’s offered her the first invitation ever extended to a person of her people, the Himba. During her journey to Oomza U, however, her ship is attacked by a group called the Meduse. An unexpected friendship forms...

Goodbye, Perfect — Sara Barnard

TITLE: Goodbye, Perfect AUTHOR: Sara Barnard RELEASED: January 29th, 2019; Simon Pulse (US re-release) GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: YA If there’s one thing in life Eden can count on, it’s her best friend, Bonnie—until Bonnie runs away with their music instructor, and everything gets thrown into a whirlwind of police interrogations, suspicion, and fear. The worst part is that Eden knows where Bonnie’s gone, but how can she betray her best friend? If there’s anything I enjoy in the YA contemporary genre, it’s conflict—especially when...

A Curse So Dark and Lonely — Brigid Kemmerer

TITLE: A Curse So Dark and Lonely AUTHOR: Brigid Kemmer SERIES: A Curse So Dark and Lonely, #1 RELEASED: January 29th, 2019; Bloomsbury YA GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA Harper’s life isn’t easy—her father has left her family with all his debts, her brother is working for the same loan sharks they owe, and her mother is in the final stages of cancer. Meanwhile, in the land of Emberfall, Crown Prince Rhen is facing the final season of his curse: if he doesn’t find love within...