Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly linkup of book bloggers hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week, we’re looking back to 2018 to highlight the books we really thought we were going to read…and then didn’t. I’ve included only 2018 releases on here…I read about 15 or so front-list releases last year, but there were so many more I wanted to get to and just didn’t have time for!
Bad Blood: I heard rave reviews for this true-crime story about Elizabeth Holmes and the scam that was Theranos.
The Immortalists: I’ve got a soft spot for books that follow groups of friends through time, so this one about four kids who get their future told and how that effects them through their lives sounds like a winner.
The Milkman: I always read the Booker Prize winners!
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: Anyone who knows me knows I love a t-rex, and this book won the Goodreads choice award for science so it’s probably pretty readable.
The Great Believers: This was recommended by so many people whose opinions I respect that it’s a must-read.
The Female Persuasion: I loved Meg Wolitzer’s The Interestings, and while I’ve heard that this reads a little “Women’s Studies 101”, I never took that class so I’m definitely interested!
Ma’am Darling: Books about royalty are my kryptonite!
Not That Bad: I don’t think a book about rape culture is going to be easy or fun to read, but I trust Roxane Gay to present essays that are going be important and relevant.
The Book of Essie: Reviews were a little mixed, but I love the premise (famously Christian reality TV family has a daughter get pregnant as a teen) and really want to read it for myself!
There There: This own voices book about a pow-wow got raves and seems like the kind of thing I’d really like.