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[Top 10 Tuesday] My Favorite Books Published In 2018

January 1, 2019      Erica Robyn      72 Comments

Top 10 Tuesday- My Favorite Books Published In 2018

2018 was an amazing year for new releases! There were so many that I wanted to read, but unfortunately didn’t have the time to get to. But even so, there were many books in 2018 that I absolutely adored!

Let’s dive in!

My Top 10 Favorite Books Published In 2018

Top 10 Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.

Here are my top ten favorite releases of 2018 in no specific order:
  1. The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor
  2. Force of Nature (Aaron Falk #2) by Jane Harper
  3. Soul Render by T.L. Branson
  4. The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
  5. Dead Ends: How to Survive the Afterlife Book 3 by Tony Moyle
  6. War of the Damned by Martin Ferguson
  7. Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear
  8. Dead Princess Walking by L.M. Schukraft 
  9. Collected Christmas Horror Shorts 2 by Kevin J. Kennedy 
  10. Weight Of Ashes by Rook Winter

Honorable Mentions:

  • The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
  • I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
  • Voltron Legendary Defender Vol. 2: Pilgrimage by Tim Hedrick,  Mitch Iverson, Jung Gwan (Artist), Rubine (Artist)
  • Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You by Lin-Manuel Miranda & Jonny Sun
  • Flying Broomsticks and Buns (The Crooked Halos Series #.05) by L.M. Schukraft 
  • A Little Tea Book: All the Essentials from Leaf to Cup by Sebastian Beckwith, Caroline Paul, Wendy MacNaughton (Illustrations)
  • The Broken Girls by Simone St. James 
To read my reviews for any of the books above, feel free to check out my Review Archive page.

If you would like to see my list featuring the fifty-four five star reads I had in 2018, feel free to check out: [List] Best Books That I Read In 2018.


    Thanks for reading!
    What were your favorite books published in 2018? I’d love to hear about them in the comments below.

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Grace @ RebelMommyBookBlog says

      January 1, 2019 at 2:54 pm

      I really liked The Last Time I Lied and Force of Nature!!!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 1, 2019 at 3:05 pm

        πŸ˜€ SO good!!

        Reply
    2. Denise says

      January 1, 2019 at 2:58 pm

      Oh, I haven't read any of these. More books to add to my GoodReads!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 1, 2019 at 3:05 pm

        πŸ˜€ I hope you enjoy any that you added as much as I did! Happy 2019!

        Reply
    3. Nikki (www.bookpunks.com) says

      January 1, 2019 at 3:04 pm

      Oh my god loving your The Misprints shirt in your profile pick ah ahahahahah brilliant.

      Anyway, glad to hear I'll Be Gone in the Dark was good. I have had that one on my list for quite a while. Sounds pretty intriguing.

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 1, 2019 at 3:05 pm

        haha! Thank you!! I hope you enjoy that book, it's so difficult to read simply because of the crimes, but so interesting. Michelle did a lovely job!

        Reply
    4. Tanya Atkinson says

      January 1, 2019 at 3:05 pm

      I heard so many good things about The Woman in the Window and The broken Girls. Glad they were such hits for you!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 1, 2019 at 3:06 pm

        πŸ˜€

        Reply
    5. Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Taken says

      January 1, 2019 at 3:40 pm

      'Honorable Mentions' were a good idea – I saw a couple others do this as well and I should have – even though I had way more than 10 on my actual list. My post would have been even more ridiculous though, so I guess it is good that I didn't. Happy Reading and Happy New Year!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 1, 2019 at 4:09 pm

        haha! My full list of favorites from 2018 was crazy long! It was so hard to narrow it down…Happy New Year to you as well!

        Reply
    6. Carole Wooten says

      January 1, 2019 at 3:49 pm

      I loved The Chalk Man! I am really looking forward to read C.J. Tudor's second book soon. I haven't read any of the other boks that made your list yet but some are on my wishlist!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 1, 2019 at 4:10 pm

        Same here, I cannot wait to read the second book!

        Reply
    7. Alexia561 says

      January 1, 2019 at 4:02 pm

      Haven't read any of these but have added a few to my wishlist. Can't believe I haven't heard of the How To Survive The Afterlife series!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 1, 2019 at 4:10 pm

        <3

        Reply
    8. Alicia AKernelofNonsense says

      January 1, 2019 at 4:25 pm

      With that huge list of five-star reads, I was wondering if you were going to be able to narrow it down. I see the honorable mentions section. Very clever. Happy New Year, Erica. I hope you have a wonderful upcoming year!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 1, 2019 at 4:37 pm

        πŸ˜€ I hope you have a wonderful 2019 as well!!

        Reply
    9. Angela Lawrence says

      January 1, 2019 at 4:30 pm

      I still need to read Force of Nature, I enjoyed the first book.

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 1, 2019 at 4:36 pm

        I hope you love it!!

        Reply
    10. Mir (@tbrandbeyond) says

      January 1, 2019 at 5:15 pm

      I haven’t read any of these books, will have to look these up.

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 1, 2019 at 5:22 pm

        I hope you find some you enjoy!! πŸ™‚

        Reply
    11. Brooke Lorren says

      January 1, 2019 at 6:13 pm

      Oh, wow. These are all new to me. I'm amazed at how so many books that make people's top 10 lists are still books that I've never heard of. Although some of your honorable mentions I have heard of. Happy New Year!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 1, 2019 at 6:19 pm

        πŸ˜€ Happy New Year to you as well!

        Reply
    12. Reading Ladies Book Club says

      January 1, 2019 at 7:00 pm

      I’ve read Force of Nature….I’m disappointed that Falk is not a part of book 3…..I had hoped for more of a resolution for his character! My fav read was A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza and readers can see my entire list over at readingladies.com 😘

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 1, 2019 at 7:01 pm

        <3

        Reply
    13. Kelly says

      January 1, 2019 at 7:04 pm

      I don't think that I've heard any of these books! Some of them wound really interesting, though. Best of luck in 2019!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 1, 2019 at 7:11 pm

        Thank you! πŸ™‚

        Reply
    14. Ashley Sapp says

      January 1, 2019 at 7:06 pm

      I haven't read any of these. I'm gonna have to check some of them out. Happy New Year! πŸ™‚

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 1, 2019 at 7:11 pm

        πŸ˜€ I hope you find some you enjoy!! Happy New Year to you as well!

        Reply
    15. Rachel @Waves of Fiction says

      January 1, 2019 at 9:07 pm

      I'm currently reading The Last Time I Lied so maybe it'll be on my list for 2019. The Chalk Man looked good too. Great list and thanks for stopping by my TTT!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 1, 2019 at 9:13 pm

        Wahoo!! Enjoy! Thanks for stopping by here as well πŸ™‚

        Reply
    16. ChrissiReads says

      January 1, 2019 at 10:11 pm

      I haven't read any of these. Some of the titles sound fab. Thanks for stopping by my TTT!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 1, 2019 at 10:13 pm

        πŸ˜€ Thank you for stopping by mine as well!

        Reply
    17. Suzanne at The Bookish Libra says

      January 1, 2019 at 10:25 pm

      The Last Time I Lied made my Best of list as well. Such a great read!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 2, 2019 at 12:26 am

        Right?! I'm glad you enjoyed it as well!

        Reply
    18. eclecticfrump says

      January 1, 2019 at 11:52 pm

      great list and some horror I ahven't heard of!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 2, 2019 at 12:27 am

        πŸ˜€

        Reply
    19. Niamh says

      January 2, 2019 at 12:00 am

      I haven't read any of these (I mainly stick to YA and fantasy) but I've heard good things about quite a few of them! Happy reading in 2019!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 2, 2019 at 12:27 am

        Happy reading to you as well!!

        Reply
    20. Greg says

      January 2, 2019 at 12:10 am

      The Last Time I Lied sounds super fun! I want to read that. And The woman in the Window I thought was pretty good. I loved all the old movie references too… πŸ™‚

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 2, 2019 at 12:27 am

        πŸ˜€

        Reply
    21. Lauren Stoolfire says

      January 2, 2019 at 12:32 am

      I recently picked up a copy of The Woman in the Window and I'm looking forward to giving it a try.

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 2, 2019 at 9:52 pm

        Wahoo! Enjoy!!

        Reply
    22. Sarah Withers says

      January 2, 2019 at 12:46 am

      I just bought The Chalk Man so pleased to see it on your list!

      I'd already posted about my top ten books of 2018 so I'm talking about the books I'd be stuck on a desert island with in this week's TTT

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 2, 2019 at 9:52 pm

        Wahoo!! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

        Reply
    23. BiblioSanctum says

      January 2, 2019 at 2:33 am

      Yikes, I think the only one I've read here is The Chalk Man! I loved it and can't wait for the author's next one!

      ~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 2, 2019 at 9:51 pm

        I can't wait to see what she does next either! πŸ™‚

        Reply
    24. Shooting Stars Mag says

      January 2, 2019 at 2:46 am

      I'm with you on The Chalk Man – and I'll Be Gone in the Dark.

      -lauren
      http://www.shootingstarsmag.net

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 2, 2019 at 9:51 pm

        SO good!

        Reply
    25. Ashi Responding To Life says

      January 2, 2019 at 4:11 am

      I haven't read any of these. I'm will have to check them out.
      Thanks for sharing

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 2, 2019 at 9:50 pm

        πŸ˜€

        Reply
    26. Raya says

      January 2, 2019 at 4:31 am

      Boy, this is one amazing list. I need to up my reading game this year for sure.

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 2, 2019 at 9:50 pm

        <3

        Reply
    27. Isabelle (the Book Dutchesses) says

      January 2, 2019 at 10:54 am

      I bought The Last Time I Lied, but haven't read it yet! Sounds really good though. Happy to hear you liked it so much!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 2, 2019 at 9:50 pm

        πŸ˜€ I hope you enjoy it!!

        Reply
    28. chucklesthescot says

      January 2, 2019 at 12:22 pm

      Hopefully I'll get to The Chalk Man this month!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 2, 2019 at 9:50 pm

        Enjoy!! I can't wait to see what you think!

        Reply
    29. Elizabeth Tabler says

      January 2, 2019 at 7:03 pm

      My TBR list keeps getting bigger and bigger. Great post, I am going to look into these.

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 2, 2019 at 9:39 pm

        πŸ˜€ Enjoy!!

        Reply
    30. Cristal | Book Addict says

      January 2, 2019 at 7:39 pm

      I have The Woman in the Window on audio and I've been meaning to listen to it for a while now. I heard it was a little slow, but good. Nice list! Here is My Top Ten

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 2, 2019 at 9:37 pm

        The beginning is especially slow, but it picked up for me! πŸ™‚ I hope you enjoy it!

        Reply
    31. AJ Sterkel says

      January 3, 2019 at 2:32 am

      Oh, you read I’ll Be Gone In The Dark. The waitlist for that book is so long! I’m excited for it, though. Happy 2019!

      Aj @ Read All The Things!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 3, 2019 at 11:32 am

        It's so intense!! Happy 2019 to you as well!

        Reply
    32. Tracy says

      January 3, 2019 at 3:31 am

      So many of these are new to me! I've been meaning to read I'll Be Gone in the Dark for awhile now. I need to put in a request at the library!

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 3, 2019 at 11:33 am

        πŸ˜€

        Reply
    33. Cora Tea Party Princess says

      January 3, 2019 at 2:10 pm

      Ooh I love the sound of A Little Tea Book! Sounds right up my street πŸ™‚
      I haven't read any of these, but now they're on my TBR.
      Cora | http://www.teapartyprincess.co.uk

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 4, 2019 at 11:49 am

        It was so wonderful!! πŸ™‚

        Reply
    34. Anna (herding cats-burning soup) says

      January 4, 2019 at 4:53 am

      Yay for a lot of great reads. Going to have to look up Flying Broomsticks and Buns.

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 4, 2019 at 11:25 am

        πŸ˜€

        Reply
    35. Annemieke says

      January 6, 2019 at 5:05 pm

      I haven't read any of these but they sound great.

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 6, 2019 at 5:42 pm

        πŸ˜€

        Reply
    36. Rissi says

      January 7, 2019 at 5:41 am

      I don't think I know about any of your 2018 favorites, Erica! Makes me realize how many books there are out there that could become new favorites. So glad you found some amazing 2018 reads; hope 2019 is even better. Happy reading! πŸ™‚

      Thanks so much for the Finding Wonderland visit.

      Reply
      • Erica Metcalf says

        January 7, 2019 at 9:42 pm

        Thank you for stopping by here as well! πŸ˜€

        Reply

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