LIST: best books of 2018


It's that time of the year!! I've read 211 books (mostly rereads yikes) this year, but we'll see if I can fit some more in. Here are the books I've read this year, not including all the rereads!

** = released this year
bold = written by an author of color
books that aren't young adult are marked as such

★★★★★

★★★★¾

  • The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo**
  • Descendant of the Crane by Joan He (2019 release)
  • The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang** (adult)
  • Heroine's Journey by Sarah Kuhn** (adult)

★★★★½

★★★★¼

  • The Curse Workers series by Holly Black
  • Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake**
  • Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman**
  • The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo (adult)
  • The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand
  • Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson**
  • We Are Okay by Nina Lacour
  • Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren** (adult)
  • Analee, In Real Life by Janelle Milanes**
  • Final Draft by Riley Redgate**
  • The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (adult)
  • Barbed Wire Heart by Tess Sharpe** (adult)
  • Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf**

★★★★☆

  • Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett**
  • Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi** (middle-grade)
  • Freshmen by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison**
  • Dark of the West by Joanna Hathaway (2019 release)
  • Save the Date by Morgan Matson**
  • Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik** (adult)
  • Geekerella by Ashley Poston
  • The Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan** (middle-grade)
  • Always Never Yours by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka**
  • If I'm Being Honest by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka (2019 release)

★★★¾☆

★★★½☆

  • Tithe by Holly Black
  • An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boecker**
  • Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter**
  • Kissing Games by Tara Eglington**
  • Crazy Cupid Love by Amanda Heger (2019 release) (adult)
  • The Reckoning of Noah Shaw by Michelle Hodkin**
  • Grumpy Fake Boyfriend by Jackie Lau** (adult)
  • My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren** (adult)
  • Hot Asset by Lauren Layne** (adult)
  • Furyborn by Claire Legrand**
  • Shadow Girl by Liana Liu
  • Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi**
  • Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough**
  • Immortal Reign by Morgan Rhodes**
  • Beneath the Citadel by Destina Soria**
  • Outrun the Wind by Elizabeth Tammi**
  • Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch**
  • Love Me Never by Sara Wolf
  • Forget Me Always by Sara Wolf

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Maira Gall