Are you looking for the most anticipated books of August 2022? Do you need the latest book releases for August? Then, look no further! Here are the top 5 most anticipated books for August:
1. Babel by RF Kuang
RF Kuang, author of The Poppy War, is the future of fantasy. So honestly if she is writing a book about flying hippos, I would buy it.
Babel is one of my most anticipated books for the last half of 2022!
Set in 1828, Robin Swift, is studying Latin, Greek, and Chinese to prepare for Oxford University’s Royal Institute of Translation otherwise known as Babel.
While at Babel, known for its translation and magic, Robin is torn between his university and the Hermes Society, an organization aimed at stopping imperial expansion. Current events unfold, and Robin must make a choice.
Read my in-depth review of Babel here!
Length: 560 Pages
Release Date: August 23, 2022
Buy here from Amazon for $14.99.
2. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
This book could also be titled, Taylor Jenkins Reid is back! TJR is the author of critically acclaimed works such as The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising, and Daisy Jones & the Six.
Carrie Soto is Back is also on the most anticipated books for the last half of 2022!
Carrie Soto is a tennis champion, claiming 20 Grand Slam tittles. For years, her father, Javier, has been her coach. In 1994, Carrie Soto is watching the US Open, and Nicki Chan breaks her record. Now, Carrie wants to come out of retirement for one last year to reclaim her record. Will Carrie be able to reclaim her place in history?
Check out my in-depth review of Carrie Soto is Back here!
Length: 384 pages
Release Date: August 30, 2022
Buy here from Amazon for $13.99.
3. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
Who doesn’t love a good mystery? With the author from the famous book, Rock, Paper, Scissors, we are in good hands. And another most anticipated book for the last half of 2022!
It’s time for Daisy Darker’s family to gather for Nana’s 80th birthday party on a remote island. With the tide coming in, they will be completely cutoff from the rest of the world. However, at the stroke of midnight, Nana is dead. Then, another family member follows. What secrets is this family keeping (both past and present) ? And who is the killer?
Promising captivating twists, how will this deadly family reunion turn out?
Length: 352 pages
Release Date: August 30, 2022
Buy here from Amazon for $14.99 here.
4. Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
Yes, a romance made it on my list. You can pick yourself off the floor now.
Ali Hazelwood, author of The Love Hypothesis, is back with Love on the Brain.
Another STEMinist rom-com, Bee Konigswasser is a scientist working with her arch enemy, Levi Ward. When Bee finds her career struggling, will Levi come to her rescue?
Get ready for some steam, and I don’t think it is the Bunsen burner!
Length: 368 Pages
Release Date: August 23, 2022
Buy here from Amazon for $10.99.
5. A Map For The Missing by Belinda Huijuan Tang
Debut author alert!
In A Map For The Missing, Tang Yitian is living in the United States for almost a decade when his mother calls: his father has disappeared from a village in rural China.
Upon arriving in China, Yitian struggles to get answers between China’s bureaucracy and his mother’s evasiveness. This forces Yitian to team up with his lost love, Hanwen. Who is Yitian’s father? Buckle up as we explore the 1970’s to 1990’s, crossing rural provinces and major cities.
Length: 400 Pages
Release Date: August 9, 2022
Buy here from Amazon for $14.99.
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