Top Ten Tuesday: 2018 Releases We Missed

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl

This week we're discussing 2018 releases we missed

Bekka's Picks

 

 1. The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner. A running theme for this post is going to be "life got in the way." It's just that simple. I had been salivating over this since the cover reveal, I pre-ordered it, and then life got in the way. I do plan on reading this sometime soon, hopefully while it's still cold outside.

 

2. Bright We Burn by Kiersten White. This was on the top of my list for 2018 but I have a terrible time finishing series. Sometimes it's that I don't want them to end, and other times it's that I have so much hype built around it that I can't bring myself to burst my own bubble.

 

3. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang. So I was a little put off by this because I heard there was no romance. Well guess who's a bitter bitch right now about all things romantic? That's right. So this is happening soon. 

 

4. Rule by Ellen Goodlett. I just love the kind of fantasy that has sword fights and princesses and kingdoms. It's my favorite. I honestly just totally forgot about this book but I can't wait to read it.

 

5. The Foreseeable Future by Emily Adrian. I've been reading less and less YA contemporary these days, but this is about a girl who decides not to go to college. That doesn't sound remarkable, but I think it's incredibly important to show the validity in the many different paths our lives can take. You don't have to go to college immediately after high school, or at all honestly, in order to be successful and happy.

 

 

6. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. This was The book of 2018. And that's pretty much why I didn't read it right away. I'm just so scared of overly hyped books. It took me so long to read Six of Crows, for instance. This is no different.

7. Contagion by Erin Bowman. I've been excited to read this for a while now, especially since my best friend loved it. I'm so intrigued by the concept. But of course, life got in the way...

8. The Spy in the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke. Just like every other sequel here, I'm just scared to read it! It has a lot to live up to with regards to the first book, which I loved to pieces.

9. Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson. This was at the very top of my most-anticipated reads, but I got caught up with ARCs and other books got pushed ahead of it and I just never ended up reading it. I hope to remedy this situation next Halloween.

10. The Caged Queen by Kristen Ciccarelli. So I listened to the first book on a whim and I really enjoyed it. My plan was to also get this one on audio. But my time for listening to audiobooks is pretty limited, so I haven't gotten to it yet. Of course.

What 2018 releases were you unable to get to last year?