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Best of Romance 2018

Romance Reads has compiled eight best of romance 2018 lists from multiple sources including Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, Goodreads, Amazon, Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, and Library Journal.

They took a look at each list and created a couple lists of their own including "Made Multiple Lists" and "More Authors with Multiple Mentions".

Some of the titles mentioned are:
A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

Consumed by J.R. Ward

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory











Click here to read the full blog from Romance Reads.

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield - Interview | BookPage

Once Upon A River, a LibraryReads pick for January 2019, is available as a physical book as well as a book on CD.  Go to our catalog to put on hold or call (843)849-6161 to put on hold.

Click the link below to read a full review from Book Review about the title.

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield - Interview | BookPage: Diane Setterfield has captivated readers around the world with her intricately woven tales, but the bestselling British novelist admits that creating them has affected her in unexpected ways. Most recently, with the publication of her third book, Once Upon a River, she’s been seeing rivers everywhere, even when looking at things like leaf patterns or cracks on a wall.

Top Ten Books of January 2019

Read-alikes for Popular Books in 2018

LibraryReads recently released their favorite of the favorites 2018. These are the top ten books that librarians across the county have loved recommending throughout this year. If you’re looking for something to read that is like a popular book from this year try one of these. Links are to the title in the Charleston County Public Library catalog.

LibraryReads Favorite of the Favorites 2018.

If you liked Educated by Tara Westover, try The Only Girl in The World by Maude Julien.

If you liked An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, try The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner.

If you liked Circe by Madeline Miller, try Lavinia by Ursula Le Guin.

If you liked The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware, try The Black Painting by Neil Olson.

If you liked The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, try Educated by Tara Westover or The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.

If you liked The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin, try Eternal Life by Dara Horn.

If you like The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang, try The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion.

If you liked There There by Tommy Orange, try The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea.

If you liked The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory, try It Happened One Wedding by Julie James.

If you liked The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn, try Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware.

Read-alike suggestions come from Novelist Plus, a database offered by Charleston County Public Library that connects similar titles and authors together. Bonus, it’s not an algorithm doing the linking but a trained librarian who works for novelist. Next time you find a title or author you really liked give Novelist a try to find another title or author that is similar.

Want help with Novelist or finding a book to read contact the Mt. Pleasant Regional Library at MtpReference@ccpl.org, (843)849-6161, leave a comment below, or come by the library located at 1133 Mathis Ferry Rd., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464.

Holiday Library Hours

The branches may be closed for the holidays, but the digital collections are always available.

eBooks and audiobooks are available from Libby, Overdrive, hoopla, and RBdigital.

Movies and television shows are available from hoopla and RBdigital.

Music is available from hoopla and Freegal.

To browse the collections mentioned above click here.

Favorites of the Favorites 2018