13 Anticipated Books for 2016

One of the best things about a new year is making a list of all the books I want to read. There are so many to look forward to in 2016 and so many from previous years that I still haven't gotten around to reading. Here are the first books on my list for this coming year!

A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

A story spanning four generations of the Whitshank family, all living in the same Baltimore house in different decades.

Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

This is the sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, set two decades after the original story and revisiting many of the same iconic characters we came to love in Lee's first novel.

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

This is a psychological thriller about a family that gets torn apart after a horrific tragedy. 

The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson

Set in the 1960s, this is the story of Kitty Miller and her very realistic dreams that start to blur with actual reality as she struggles to keep the two from blurring together.

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

This is the story of Finch and Violet and how they learn to live their lives by balancing off one another.

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Cath is a super fan of Simon Snow and spends hours and hours following his every move in fandom forums and dressing up like the characters for movie premieres. When she goes away to college, she must learn how to live on her own and not depend entirely on her fan world.

Inferno by Dan Brown

This is the fourth installment in the Robert Langdon series. These books are filled with Italian art, history and science and always have a fantastic mystery.

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

A historical fiction novel set in 1945 during World War II, this novel follows thousands of refugees on their journey to freedom.

A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain

Kendra Donovan is an FBI agent. While on the trail of the person who murdered half her team, she finds that she has stumbled into the year 1815. Forced to adapt to the time period and try and figure out how to get home, events soon lead Kendra to think that maybe her new residence in this time period is not a coincidence.  

A World Without You by Beth Revis

Seventeen-year-old Bo goes off to an academy for people with special powers when he realizes he has the ability to travel through time. There he falls in love with Sophia, a girl who may need more help than Bo can offer.

The Lost & Found by Katrina Leno

Frannie and Louis have never met in person, but they are soon both on a road trip to Austin, Texas in search of answers in their lives and each other.

My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

A novel about family and humanity, this story follows the life of Lucy Barton and her troubled past.

Always Watching by Lynette Eason

The Elite Guardians Agency is made up entirely of women. When a celebrity discovers he has a stalker, his father secretly hires Elite Guardians to protect him.