5 (more) books to check out before seeing the movie in 2018

A little more than halfway through 2018, and we've already had some stellar page-to-screen adaptations.

And, thankfully, there's even more to come. Looking ahead to the next few months, we've rounded up 5 of our favourite books to check out before they hit the cinema screens (or, in the case of #1, Netflix). Happy reading!

To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

When's it out in Ireland? August 17 on Netflix What's it about?

Lara Jean Song Covey has penned a grand, epic love letter to every boy she has ever loved - and then keeps them hidden in a box, never to be read by...well, anyone. However, things become nightmarish for Lara when the letters are mailed out to all of her crushes - and her love life goes from fictional  to totally out of control.

You can get the book here. 

The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

When's it out in Ireland? September 21 What's it about?

Set in rural England post-World War II, the book follows Dr. Faraday - a country doctor called to treat a patient at the lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over the last two centuries, the estate is not in decline - and something doesn't seem to be quite right about it all. The family seem to be haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life, and Dr. Faraday's life soon becomes terrifyingly intertwined with theirs.

You can get the book here. 

Dumplin' by Julie Murphy

When's it out in Ireland? TBD. What's it about?

Willowdean Dickson, nicknamed Dumplin' by her beauty queen mum, has always been incredibly comfortable in her own skin. And things have been going really, really well for her. Until she takes a job at the local fast-food joint, that is - since that's where she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. She's not exactly surprised to find herself attracted to Bo - but is fairly shocked when he appears to like her back. Rather than reaching new levels of self-assurance in her relationship with him, she begins to doubt herself. To take back her confidence, she decides to do the most horrifying thing she can imagine: join the local beauty pageant, hoping to show the world she belongs up there too.

You can get the book here. 

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald by J.K. Rowling

When's it out in Ireland? November 16. What's it about?

(Technically, the series is based on a book by Newt Scamander - which is why we included it) The second instalment of the Fantastic Beasts series picks up as the powerful dark wizard, Gellert Grindelwald, makes good on his threat to escape following his capture in New York. And as he kicks off his true agenda - to raise pure-blooded wizards to rule all non-magical beings- Albus Dumbledore comes up with a plan to try and thwart him. He enlists his former student, Newt Scamander, who readily agrees to help - not quite known the dangers that lie ahead.

You can get the book here. 

Boy Erased by Garrard Conley

When's it out in Ireland? TBD (but likely in November) What's it about?

The 2016 memoir details how when Conely was a 19-year-old college student, he was outed to his parents - and soon faced a life-changing choice. The son of a Baptist preacher in a small town in Arkansas, he was told that he had to either agree to go to a church-supported conversion program that would "cure" him - or risk losing his friends, family and church. Conely looks at the complicated relationships between family, faith and community as he tells how he found the strength to break out and search for his true self and forgiveness.

You can get it here.   

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A good book can do just about anything; from taking you on a wild and fantastical adventure to making you feel like an all-knowing super sleuth (if you figure out the killer twist). Every week at #Bookmarked, we will be taking you through some of our all-time favourite books - as well as the newest novels hitting shelves in Ireland.