Most Anticipated Books of 2019

Despite the fact that I'm dreadfully behind on 2018 releases, I've already started to add books coming out in 2019 to my TBR list. My overflowing bookshelf is groaning as I type this. Seriously, I've got books from 2014 glaring at me from the shelf where they're collecting dust.

What are you gonna do?

Based on the few books that have already been put on my radar, 2019 is going to be a great year for YA fiction.

I devoured One of Us Is Lying, so I'm fully expecting to love this one just as much. Of course, those kinds of expectations could be dangerous, as I've been burned before. But I can't really help it.

If you haven't heard of The Hate U Give, you've been living under a rock. On the Come Up looks like it'll have a similar style and themes, but I'm mostly curious about the passages of rap lyrics that are going to be included in the book. Not all novelists are lyricists, but Ange Thomas said that she used to be a rapper herself, so I'm betting they'll be good.

Whenever I see this book, my mind immediately goes to this:

We all know I'm Les Mis trash, so obviously I had to pick up a novel all about the French Revolution, but with MAGIC.

And whenever I see this book, I think:

Just give me any book that's even vaguely inspired by anything having to do with musicals and I'm guaranteed to read it. Jessica Khoury wrote The Forbidden Wish, which was a massively underrated book, so I'm eager to read something else by her. A sci-fi "Anastasia" retelling? Yes, please.

Not gonna lie, I came across this book only because Becky Albertalli blurbed it. I didn't even remember what it was about a week later, but I knew I still wanted to read it. It looks like a fun, twisty, social media mystery.

Again, Becky Albertalli (and Angie Thomas) blurbed this. So I went to see what it was all about. It seems to have a "Groundhog Day" aspect to it and maybe some alternate timelines, so I definitely want to see what it's all about.

It's the queer coffee shop romance I didn't know I needed until I saw this. It's bound to be cute and cozy!

I've read and liked every single other book A.S. King's written, so of course I need to read this one, too. Her books are delightfully strange. This one looks like it'll have a fair amount of suburban family dysfunction in it, which will no doubt be tons of fun to read about.

Geekerella was adorable and, predictably, geeky. I'm all for a fangirl retelling of the Prince and the Pauper. I can totally relate to super fans starting angry campaigns about their favorite characters being killed off.

IT'S WRITTEN BY CAIT. NEED I SAY MORE.

Another geeky novel about fangirls and TV shows! If you haven't read Queens of Geek yet and you're looking for a splash of sunshine in your reading material, you need to pick it up ASAP.

Queer witches in Salem with all kinds of supernatural happenings! I am here for this! (Also I need it to do some lowkey research, considering I've got some gay witch stories I'm hoping to revise and shop around soon.) And how eye-catching is that cover???

RAINBOW ROWELL WROTE A GRAPHIC NOVEL. I don't even think I know what it's about? But it's Rainbow Rowell, so you bet I'm gonna read it as soon as it comes out.

What books are you looking forward to in 2019? Have you managed to keep up on 2018 releases or are you just as behind as I am? Leave a comment!