The end of the holiday season is nearly here.
Which means that in between all of the holiday parties, festive feasts, decorating and shopping, we’ve been trying to work our way through the “to read” pile that has been sitting beside our bed.
And while our minds are set on making it through the literary gems of 2017, our minds can’t help but turn to what adventures are going to be hitting the shelves next year.
Here’s eight amazing books we’ll be adding to our ‘must read’ list for 2018.
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
The four Gold siblings sneak out of the house one night in 1969, all so they can get their fortune told by a psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the date they will die.
The book follows the family over the next five decades, as the four siblings must learn how to live with the fortunes that they were given that night.
And while it may not be out for awhile yet, there’s plenty of buzz around the book – it’s already in talks to become a TV show.
Available for pre-order; out March 8, 2018.
Who is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht
Quick-witted Vera Kelly goes from working the night shift at a local radio station in New York one day to working as a spy in Argentina the next, tasked with wiretapping a local congressman and infiltrating a group of student activists.
But as she becomes more entwined with the locals, the already-fragile government begins to break.
When Vera is betrayed and left stranded in the middle of a coup, she ends up having to take extreme measures to save herself – and makes some unexpected allies along the way.
Available for pre-order; out on June 12, 2018.
The Winds of Winter by George R.R. Martin
(We’re being entirely optimistic here – we fully realise that.)
It’s been six years since George R.R. Martin released A Dance With Dragons, the fifth of seven planned novels.
And there’s been no official date yet on when The Winds of Winter, the sixth book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, is going to be released.
But with the Game of Thrones television series already in production for its final season, we’re choosing to remain hopeful that (The Winds of) Winter is coming.
Available…we don’t know when.
Still Me by JoJo Moyes
Louisa Clark is taking on the Big Apple as she takes on a job with a wealthy couple.
But the move to New York doesn’t come without its share of troubles, especially when it comes to handling high society and her relationship with Ambulance Sam.
Not to mention the fact that she will come face to face with someone who reminds her of her past.
Available for pre-order ; out January 25.
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Aiden Bishop is forced to relive the murder of socialite Evelyn Hardcastle every single day.
That is, unless he can track down her killer once and for all.
But the whodunnit mystery takes on a twist, as every time he wakes up, he’s in the body of a different guest from the party.
Available for pre-order; out February 8, 2018.
The Elizas by Sara Shepard
As she’s finishing up her first book, novelist Eliza Fontaine finds herself wrapped up in an attempted murder investigation – her own.
Desperate to find out who attacked her, Eliza begins to find more questions than answers – especially when it comes to her nearest and dearest.
And with the line between fiction and reality blurring more and more every step of the way, she’s unable to tell where her protagonist’s life stops and hers starts.
Available for pre-order; out on April 17.
The Colour of Bee Larkham’s Murder by Sarah J. Harris
Jasper is a young man with synaesthesia, which lets him see the world in a vibrant kaleidoscope of colours nobody else can see.
But his world gets turned upside down when he discovered a new colour: the colour of murder.
Jasper’s sure that something has happened to his neighbour, Bee Markham, bit nobody else seems to be taking her disappearance as seriously as him.
Available for pre-order; out May 3, 2018.
Almost Love by Louise O’Neill
Sarah has fallen hard, fast and head over heels for Matthew, a man twenty years her senior – and ends up sacrificing everything, including the in her life so she can be with him.
Matthew kept her a secret from everyone he knew, and never ended up giving her quite what she wanted, but Sarah can’t help how she feels about him.
Billed as “a bold, uncompromising depiction of obsessive love”, it’s one that you won’t be able to put down.
Available for pre-order; out March 1, 2018.
