Best Books of 2018

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By Katy Simpson

Some of the most interesting books of 2018 are included in the list below. Hopefully these will be some interesting reads for over the break!

Note: Almost all of these are chapter books. If you really don’t prefer reading chapter books, I suggest not reading this but instead checking for better options on Goodreads.

Flashback by Shannon Messenger


Archenemies by Marissa Meyer


Wings of Fire: The Lost Continent by Tui T Sutherland


Property of the Rebel Librarian by Allison Varnes


The Unicorn Quest #1 by Kamilla Benko


City of Ghosts #1 by Cassidy Blake


Shadow Weaver #1 by MarcyKate Connelly


The Turnaway Girls by Hayley Chewins


Ice Wolves: Elementals #1 by Amie Kaufman



Magic Madness and Mischief #1 by Kelly Cullough


The Door to the Lostby Jaleigh Johnson


Flower Moon by Gina Linko


Marabel and the Book of Fate by Tracy Berrett


The Flight of Swans by Sarah McGuire


The Marvelous Adventures of Gwendolyn Gray by B.A. Williamson


Dreaming Dangerous

By Lauren DeStafano

Nightbooks

By J.A White

Estranged

By Ethan M. Aldridge

Switched, Fairy Tale Reform School #4

By Jen Calonita

Worlds Apart, Story Thieves #5 by James Riley


The Ocean between Stars, Chronicle of the Dark Star #2 by Kevin Emerson


The Lost Books, The Scroll of Kings by Sarah Prineas

Blue Window by Adina Rishe Gewertiz


A Possibility of Whales by Karen Rivers


A Story Collector: A New York Public Library Book by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb


Unwritten by Tara Gilboy

The Agony House by Cherie Priest

Gamer Army Trent Reedy


City of Islands by Kali Wallace


Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi


Wing of Fire: The Hive Queen by Tui T Sutherland

(Due to come out on December 26.)


Got these from Goodreads! If none of these catch your eye, try and look for ones more to your liking here.

Thanks for checking this out, and keep reading!

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