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20 Bestselling books of 2018 that you need to read NOW!

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Mansi Mirani
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2018 has been a great year for all people who would rather sip coffee and read than going out (that includes me!). While others were getting excited over movie trailers, book nerds were waiting for the next check off their bucket list!

This year was a blend of strong autobiographies, inspiring non fiction, and heart touching fiction. While Michelle Obama told her story which encouraged thousands of women to be empowered, Madeline Miller’s Circe humanized a mythological being and awed us. All in all, it was a pretty well rounded year in the world of words.

Here’s a list of all the amazing reads of 2018 to put on your lists if you haven’t devoured them already:

1. Circe –Madeline Miller

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Abandoned by Zeus, the of daughter of the god of sun –Circe thinks she’s nothing special until she realizes she possesses the power of witchcraft.She draws wrath from both, the gods and the men and must decide where she actually belongs –with the gods she is born from or the humans she’s come to love.

 

 

 

 

 

2. The Great Alone –Kristin Hannah

 

Image result for the great alone bookAfter Ernt Allbright comes home from war in Vietnam,completely disturbed by it; he decides to take his family to Alaska to get a new beginning. The thought of a new land is appealing and hopeful until they realize Ernt might be more dangerous than they thought.

 

 

 

 

 

3. Children of Blood and Bone –Tomi Adeyemi

Image result for children of blood and bone bookZelie Adebola has one mission –to throw the crown prince from his throne because he killed the magic in their soil and her mother too. She has one chance of bringing the magic back, but struggles constantly with controlling her own powers and her growing feelings for one of the enemies.

 

 

 

 

4. Becoming –Michelle Obama

Image result for becoming bookIt is an autobiographical journey of the former First Lady of USA. It talks about her time in the White House, how she found her strength, and her role as a mother. It is truly an inspiring book for women around the globe.

 

 

 

 

 

5. The Wife Between Us –Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks

Image result for the wife between us bookWhat may seem like a cliche tale of a jealous ex wife who can’t handle another woman in her ex husband’s life, this book is anything but cliche. It talks about the real complexities of relationships like marriage, divorce and love and uncovers a new secret at every turn.

 

 

 

 

 

6. Fire and Fury:Inside The Trump White House –Michael Wolff

Image result for fire and fury bookMichael Wolff depicts the tale of Trump’s ongoing regime, his White House staff and how all the people around him think he is unfir for the office.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Nine Perfect Strangers –Liane Moriarty

Image result for nine perfect strangers bookCan ten days in the Tranquillum health resort really change lives forever? A romantic novelist, Frances Welty comes to cure her back and her broken heart, but is intrigued by the owner of Tranquillum. Is he really what he makes himself out to be? And should she stay or run while she still can? It’s not just her asking these questions.

 

 

 

 

 

8. The President Is Missing –Bill Clinton and James Patterson

Image result for the president is missing bookThe book is based on the disappearance of former US President, Jonathan Lincoln Duncan, who was supposed to be impeached due to the phone call he made to a cyber terrorist in Turkey to attack some Ukrainian operatives. An American soldier got killed in the crossfire and the President must answer for it.

 

 

 

 

 

9. The Woman in the Window –A.J. Finn

Image result for woman in the window bookAnna Fox lives alone in New York and likes staying in. She has an odd habit though, she spies on her neighbors. When the Russels moved in the house across, she witnessed something she shouldn’t have and now her world is in shambles. The problem? Anna is agoraphobic. So, is what she saw even real?

 

 

 

 

 

10. My Dear Hamilton –Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie

Image result for my dear hamilton bookThe book depicts the tale of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton like never before. Thousands of original letters have been used to tell the story of the strong woman’s journey amidst war, betrayal and tragedy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. The Outsider –Stephen King

Image result for the outsiderbookDetective Anderson’s investigation never seems stronger once he found the fingerprints and DNA sample of Terry Maitland on the corpse of a 11 years old boy. Terry is a respected individual, Little League coach and father of two girls –he seems like a nice man. Is he? Or is Anderson going to get the shock of his life?

 

 

 

 

12. A Higher Loyalty:Truth, Lies and Leadership –James Comey

Image result for higher loyalty bookJames Comey was the former Director of the FBI. In this books, he tells his story of truth, lies, leadership and ethics as encountered by him during his interesting career. He also talks about his relationship with President Trump, who fired him in May 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13. The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck –Mark Manson

Image result for the subtle art of not giving a f bookManson very nicely puts forward his theory of living a good life. It doesn’t come from being irrationally positive or trying to be happy all the time, but from learning from the struggles and practicalities of life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

14. The Kiss Quotient –Helen Hoang

Image result for the kiss quotient bookA light hearted, interesting novel based on the proven theory –you can never plan falling in love. Stella Lane creates algorithms and thinks the world can solve its problems through. She hires an escort to catch up on her very lagging physical life, little did she know, they might just tick.

 

 

 

 

15. The Reckoning –John Grisham

Image result for the reckoning bookThe plot is based on the 1946 murder trial of Pete Banning, a war hero, who has returned home from World War II. It is a legal thriller and a continuation of the story of the Banning family, where we earlier saw Pete’s wife, Liza being transferred to State hospital and his kids had gone off to college.

 

 

 

 

 

16. Educated –Tara Westover

Image result for educated' bookBorn in the mountains of Idaho to a family of survivalists, Tara was 17 when she first sat in a classroom. Her thirst for knowledge drove her to Harvard and Cambridge but she keeps thinking if she’s come too far and if there is still a way back home.

 

 

 

 

 

17. Raavan: Orphan of Aryavarta –Amish Tripathi

Image result for raavan bookThe third book in the Ram Chandra series, this gripping novels depicts the story of Raavan till the time he abducts Sita. The first 2 books (about Ram and Sita) were massive hits too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

18. An American Marriage –Tayari Jones

Image result for an american marriage bookThe author narrates the story of Celestial and Roy, newlyweds who are in love and have settles into the routine of their life together. Things crumble when Roy gets a prison sentence of 12 years for a crime he didn’t commit. Celestial is torn and seeks comfort in Andre, her childhood friend. Will things have remained the same when Roy returns after five years, his conviction overturned? Or will they have changed?

 

 

19. The Chalk Man –C.J. Tudor

Image result for the chalk man bookA very well woven psychological thriller, Tudor narrates the tale of a group of adolescent boys in 1986, who had a secret code of stick chalk figures to pass each other messages. Things change when one message leads them to a corpse. In 2016, one of them receives another chalk stick figures in mail. He dismisses it until he realizes another of his friend got it too and one of them turns up dead. To solve the mystery, they must uncover the secret of 1986.

 

 

 

20. The Cast –Danielle Steel

Image result for the cast bookKait Whittier is a famous columnist, mother of two, and two times divorced. When she meets Zack Winter, a television producer, she writes a TV series, which he turns into his next big project. Kait is plunged into the colorful yet dark world of the media industry where she meets all sorts of people and start loving them regardless. She is suddenly faced with the greatest challenge a mother could face and is left in a whirlwind. The story depicts the struggles of women of all ages and spheres of life very aptly.

If the summaries were so GREAT, imagine how nail bitingly good the books would be! I can’t wait to get my hands on them, grab your copies too! Let’s end the year with a bit of good reading, shall we?

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