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Most Anticipated Books 2018 - Part Two!

Alright! We're almost halfway through 2018! In January I posted about which books I was looking forward to the first half of the year. I think for future posts like this I'm going to break it down into overlapping thirds because it's hard to know what books are coming out more than six months ahead.

What books are you looking forward to? Tell me in the comments!


June

 Sweet Black Waves - Kristina Pérez
June 5
A retelling of Tristan and Isolde!

Rage (Stormheart #2) - Cora Carmack
June 11
The sequel to Roar, second book in the trilogy!

A Reaper At The Gates (Ember #3) - Sabaa Tahir
June 12
The third book in the Ember in the Ashes series


July

Calculating Stars - Mary Robinette Rowal
July 3
Elma York dreams of being the first Lady Astronaut.

Spinning Silver - Naomi Novak
10 July
A unique retelling of Rumpelstiltskin.

The Supervillain and Me - Danielle Banas
July 10
This seems like a fun twist on the superhero genre!

Contagion - Erin Bowman
July 24
I loved Bowman's Western Vengeance Road, and I'm excited to see what she does with sci-fi!

Grace and Fury - Tracy Banghart
July 31
Two sisters struggle for power in a society where they have no rights.

Sea Witch - Sarah Henning
July 31
A retelling of the Little Mermaid from the villain's point of view.


August

Fierce Like A Firestorm - Lana Popovic
August 21
Sequel to Wicked Like A Wildfire!

Mirage - Somaiya Daud
August 28
An Arabian sci-fi fantasy!

City of Ghosts - Victoria Schwab
August 28
A girl can see ghosts in Edinburgh. Honestly, it's written by Schwab and has a black cat so that's all I need!

Seafire - Natalie C. Parker
August 28
A crew of female pirates out for revenge!


September

Ignite the Stars - Maura Milan
4 September
The most notorious outlaw in the universe is actually a teenage girl.

Strange Grace - Tessa Gratton
18 September
A creepy twist on the wicked witch and "young girl tribute" trope.

Pride - Ibi Zoboi
18 September
Modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in Brooklyn.

Wildcard - Marie Lu
18 September
Sequel to Warcross!

The Caged Queen - Kristen Ciccarelli
25 September
Sequel to The Last Namsara.

For a Muse of Fire - Heidi Heilig
25 September
A girl with powers fights against colonizers. Inspired by South Asian and French cultures.

Vengeful - V. E. Schwab
25 September
Sequel to Vicious. Schwab is one of my favorite authors and I am so excited for this new book!


October

Boneless Mercies - April Genevieve Tucholke
2 October
A gender-bent retelling of Beowulf. I am SO excited for this one!

Muse of Nightmares - Laini Taylor
2 October
The sequel to Strange the Dreamer, which I LOVED.

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy - Mackenzi Lee
2 October
Companion novel to Gentleman's Guide, which I just loved.

Kingdom of Ash - Sarah J. Maas
23 October
Final novel in the Throne of Glass series!!!


Further out:

 Skyward - Brandon Sanderson
6 November
I love anything Sanderson writes, but this is him venturing into sci-fi with Girl Meets Spaceship, a twist on the Boy Meets Dragon story!!! *heart eye emojis*

Al the Wandering Light - Heather Fawcett
4 December
Sequel to Even The Darkest Stars
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