The new 2018 has come, which means it's time to conquer new peaks and set new book goals. But here's the problem: your eyes run up, you don’t know what to choose in a bookstore? If this is about you, then this selection of the most anticipated books of 2018 will help determine the choice.
So, TOP-15 books of 2018 that are worthy of your attention:
Content:
- 1 Immortals, Chloe Benjamin
- 2 “Did I Say I Need You?” By Estelle Maskheim
- 3 “Three Versions of Us,” Laura Barnate
- 4 Good Behavior, Blake Crouch
- 5 “All dishonest saints,” Maggie Stevoter
- 6 “Theory of Opposites,” Alison Win Scotch
- 7 “One of Us Lies,” Karen M. McManus
- 8 May Roses, Dot Hutchison
- 9 “Walls around us”, Nova Ren Suma
- 10 “Secrets of Thornwood,” Anna Romer
- 11 “The Last Boy and Girl on Earth,” Vivien Sivan
- 12 The Blurred Teri Terry
- 13 “This Ferocious Song,” by Victoria Schwab
- 14 “Fighting fish”, S.E. Hinton
- 15 The Forgotten, Sarah Bladel
«Immortals ”, Chloe Benjamin
1969, New York. City rumors circulated about the appearance of a mystical woman (wandering psychic) who claims to be able to predict anyone the day of his death. “Golden” children - four teenagers on the threshold of self-knowledge - seek to know their future. Prophecies predict the next 50 years of their lives.
A stunning novel, telling about the line between fate and choice, reality and illusion, this world and the next. This is a deeply touching testimony to the strength of faith and the relentless craving of family ties.
“I said I need you?”, Estelle Maskheim
A year has passed since the eighteen-year-old Eden Munroe last saw Tyler Bruce: her half-brother ... and her secret love. Although they vowed to ignore their feelings and put the family in the first place, Eden still feels the excitement and a bit of hope when Tyler invites her to join him in New York for the summer. In any case, the heroine is happy with her boyfriend Dean.
However, as they spend long, hot summers in the excitement of a city that never sleeps, it soon becomes apparent that young people cannot resist the attraction between them. But can they resist the temptation to be together?
«Three versions of us ”, Laura Barnate
Have you ever wondered what if ...? Some moments can forever change your life. A man is walking along a country road. A woman, riding a bicycle towards him, turns to avoid a collision with a dog. At this point, the loops of their future are intertwined. There are three possible outcomes: three small decisions that could determine their fate.
Eve and Jim are nineteen-year-old Cambridge students, their paths first crossed in 1958. But there is David, Eve’s lover, an ambitious actor who has deep feelings for the girl. The book talks about three possible versions that could happen after this first meeting.
«Good behavior, Blake Crouch
Letty Dobesh, a born thief, had just left prison and returned to her old tricks. In this case, she breaks into a suite at a luxury hotel in Asheville.
But suddenly the owner of the room with an unknown person returns, and the girl has to hide in the closet so as not to go to jail again. Hiding there, she inadvertently overhears a conversation in which the killer makes a deal to kill the wife of a wealthy lawyer. Letty is hardly a heroine, but this even puts her worthless morality to the test. Her decision to intervene in this matter will lead to a terrifying ending, which neither she nor you can expect ...
"All dishonest saints," Maggie Stevoter
Any visitor to Bicho Raro (Colorado) is likely to find dark saints here, forbidden love, alienated feelings and the sky full of watchful desert stars.
In the center of this place is the Soria family, which has the opportunity to perform unusual miracles. All family members want to change their future: Beatrice, a girl without feelings, who only wants to be free to explore herself and her thoughts; Daniel, Saint Bicho Raro, who works miracles for everyone but himself; Joaquin, who spends his nights arranging underground broadcasts on radio stations under the name Diablo Diablo. They are all looking for magic. But the miracles of Bicho Raro will never be what you expect.
“Theory of Opposites," Alison Win Scotch
Willa Chandler’s father changed the world with his bestselling book “Is this your choice?” Millions of loyal fans now find solace in the idea that everything in life happens for some reason. Although Willa is not completely convinced of her parent's theories, she readily admits that the universe gave her a good fate: a reliable husband, a fast-moving career. Of course, there are drawbacks - negative pregnancy tests, warring brothers and sisters - but this is what the Universe presented, if it does not think too much about it, then everything is wonderful.
Then her (obviously not very reliable) husband offers the following: a two-month break. Two months to see if they can live without each other. And before Willa can figure out what all this means, she is fired from her job, 12-year-old nephew Nicky moves, her ex-boyfriend finds her on Facebook, and Vanessa’s best friend receives an invitation to record the new hot reality show “Decide!”. And then Vanessa invites Willa to take a chance, challenge the “theories of fate” of her father, dare to change everything. But only if the heroine is brave enough to stop listening to the universe and instead strive for the stars.
“One of Us Lies,” Karen M. McManus
This is a story about what happens when five people are left alone indoors, and only four go out alive. Everyone falls under suspicion, and everyone has something to hide.
Five high school students left after school. Only four returned home. Question: Who killed Simon, the outcast and creator of the notorious Bayview, a gossip app? According to the investigation, his death was not an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he planned to publish juicy information about all four of his classmates, which makes all four suspected of his murder. Or maybe they are just scapegoats, and the real killer is still free?
Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you go to protect them.
May Roses, Dot Hutchison
The sequel to the bestselling Butterfly Garden. Four months after the bombing in the Garden (a place where young women known as Butterflies were captured), FBI agents Brandon Addison, Victor Hanoverian and Mercedes Ramirez helped the survivors adapt to life outside. With the winter approaching, the butterflies have longer, warmer healing days ahead. But for agents, the upcoming thaw means one terrible thing: a frightening guarantee that somewhere in the country another young woman will be dead in a church with her throat cut, surrounded by flowers.
Sister Priya Sravasti was the victim of a killer many years ago. Now she and her mother are moving every few months, hoping for a new beginning. But when she falls into the crosshairs of a madman, hunting takes on new relevance. Only with the help of Priya can a maniac be found, can a desperate desire to find a killer make her become a bait?
The Walls Around Us, Nova Ren Suma
Outside, Violet is an outstanding ballerina, her dream world can collapse if someone reveals the shocking truth about her achievements. Inside, within the walls of the Aurora Hills juvenile detention center, Amber has been locked for so long that she can no longer imagine what it means to be free. What is common between them? Both worlds are linked together by Orianna, who holds the key to revealing the darkest secrets of all the girls ... What actually happened on the night when Orianna stood between Violet and her tormentors?
Nova Ren Suma tells a supernatural story about wine and innocence, and what happens when one is taken for the other.
The Secrets of Thornwood, Anna Romer
When you are all that stands between the bloody past and the fate of those you love, how far will you go to save them? When Audrey Kepler inherits an abandoned estate in rural Queensland, she sees this as a chance to forget herself after her unsuccessful romance. In the dusty back room of an old house, she discovers a decaying photograph of a handsome physician, Samuel Riordan, a former resident of the estate, and soon finds herself obsessed with it.
But when Audrey delves into Samuel's story, she discovers that he was accused of killing a young woman on his return from the war in 1946. When she finds out about other unexplained deaths in recent years (one of the young women was found with injuries similar to the injuries of the first victim), she begins to suspect that the maniac is still alive. And now Audrey, because of her desire to uncover the past, could be the killer’s new target.
“The Last Boy and Girl on Earth,” Vivien Sivan
What if your city goes under water, and everyone was ordered to pack up and leave it? How would you and your friends spend the last days together?
While adults plan for the future, lay down their belongings and find new places to live, Keely Hewitt and her friends decide to go on a break. Parties in abandoned houses. Canoe racing on the main street. The goal is to have as much fun as possible while they are together. For Keely, this means last time meeting a guy whom she has loved all her life. And admit ...
There is a strange kind of courage that comes from the realization that there is nothing to lose. You can do what you wouldn’t dare in ordinary life. Or say something that should not. The reward almost always outweighs the risk. Nearly. This is the end of Eberdine, but the beginning of Keely’s love story.
Erased, Teri Terry
Kayla's memory is cleared, her identity is destroyed, her memories are forever lost. She was erased. The government claims that she was a terrorist and that they give her a second chance while she plays by their rules. But echoes of the past whisper in Kayla's head. Someone is lying to her, and everything is not as it seems. Who can she trust in her quest for truth? And what will this search lead to?
This book is about the confrontation between the individual and the state, where a person is almost doomed to failure. But something still does not allow him to yield.
“This Ferocious Song,” Victoria Schwab
The first book of dilogy. In a warring city there is no such thing as security, it is full of monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from Victoria Schwab, a young girl and a guy must make a choice, become heroes or villains, friends or enemies, when the future of their home is at stake.
Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs of a divided city - a city where violence began to give rise to real monsters. All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father, who allows monsters to roam for free and makes people pay for protection. All that Augustus wants is to be a man kind, like his own father, to play a big role in protecting the innocent, but he is one of the monsters. One who can steal the soul with a simple movement of music. When there is a chance to look after Kate, who had just been kicked out of the sixth boarding school and returned home, Augustus eagerly takes up this matter. But Kate discovers August's secret, and after an unsuccessful attempt to kill the couple, they must flee.
“Fighting fish”, S.E. Hinton
Rusty James is the toughest guy in the group of high school kids who hang out and shoot Benny, and he likes to maintain his reputation. Most of all, he wants to be the same as his older brother, Motorcyclist. He wants to stay calm and laugh in moments of danger, to be the toughest street fighter and the most respected guy on their side of the river.
Rusty James does not shine with the mind, and he knows it. Instead of his brains, he uses fists. So far, everything was going well with him, because whenever he got into trouble, the motorcyclist pulled him out. But once everything changed ...
The Forgotten, Sarah Bladel
In a forest in Denmark, a ranger discovers a fresh corpse of an unknown woman. A large scar on one side of her face should make her identification easier, but no one reported her missing. Four days later, Louise Rick, the new missing division commander, still received no response. But when she distributes the victim’s photo to the media, an elderly woman calls to say that she recognized her. This is Lizmetta, the child whom she once looked after in a state psychiatric institution many years ago.
Lizmett, like other children in this institution, was abandoned by her family and received the nickname "forgotten girl." But soon, Louise discovers something more alarming: Lizmetta had a twin sister, and both girls were pronounced dead more than 30 years ago. As the investigation brings Louise closer to this orphanage, she uncovers more crimes committed and hidden in the forest, and finds a terrible connection with her own past, which has been carefully hidden.
