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Home» Great Thoughts » Top Books of 2018- Day Two

Top Books of 2018- Day Two

December 5, 2018 | by Andrea Katz | Great Thoughts, Top Books | 2 Comments
Top Books of 2018- Day Two

 

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Welcome to Day Two of the Top Books of 2018.  Yesterday I revealed the Top Ten Books of 2018,  Books With Best Writing, Unsung Heroes and the Grace Under Fire Award.

 

Here we go with Day 2…

Top Books of 2018- Best of the Best

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These books are by my go-to authors. I buy every one of their books in advance and relish them all. This group of authors NEVER fail me. They are like the mac n cheese or chips and queso of reading- always my favorite.  (Ok, yes cheese obsessed.)

 

In alphabetical order by book title….

 

By Invitation Only by  Dorothea Benton Frank 

The English Wife by Lauren Willig

The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White

The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews

The Husband Hour by Jamie Brenner

The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth

The Perfect Couple AND Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand

Somebody’s Daughter by Rochelle Weinstein

The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable

Tiffany Blues by MJ Rose

 

 

Top Books of 2018- Funny Books

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2018 was a year where we craved laughter.  These three books are the perfect ones for laughing out loud!

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Husbands and Other Sharp Objects by Marilyn Rothstein

My Ex-Life by Stephen McAuley

Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren

 

Top Books of 2018- Reliable Narrator, Reliable Author

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The thriller and psych thriller category has gotten complicated.  How do you compare thrillers as we have always known them to psychological thrillers?  How do you compare books with reliable vs. unreliable narrators?  Thus, I separated the categories.

 


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The Banker’s Wife by Cristina Alger

The Flight Attendant Chris Bohjalian

Three Days Missing by Kimberly Belle

No Time to Blink by Dina Silver

You Were Always Mine by Nicole Baart

Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone

 

Top Books of 2018- Unreliable Female Narrator

 

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As in 2017, the unreliable female narrator was very popular this year. If the unreliability trend continues and it will, I would love to see some unreliable men as protagonists. How about some crazy men with hidden psychoses?  Now getting off soapbox and here are my favorite unreliables:

 

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Girls Night Out by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke

The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances

The Wife Between Us by Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks

 

Top Books of 2018- Current Events

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I love it when fiction addresses current events.  In each of these four books, authors tackled current issues head on and created great fiction.

Rush by Lisa Patton- In Rush, Lisa Patton addressees race relations via a Southern sorority house.

Somebody’s Daughter by Rochelle Weinstein- Rochelle Weinstein addressees teens, sexting and the consequences in this fabulous  novel. 

A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult- Picoult bravely (as always) and brilliantly tackles a women’s reproductive clinic under attack.

The Husband Hour by Jamie Brenner- Brenner takes on military PTSD AND concussions from football in this wonderful book.

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2 comments on “Top Books of 2018- Day Two”

  1. denise says:
    December 5, 2018 at 2:24 pm

    another great selection of Best of 2018

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  2. Elizabeth @Silver’s Reviews says:
    December 5, 2018 at 2:59 pm

    Day TWO looks good.

    Thanks for sharing.

    I have read ELEVEN of these books. 🙂

    Reply

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