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Goodreads Members' Top 72 Hit Books of the Year (So Far)
We’re halfway through 2022—that seemed awfully fast, didn’t it?—so it’s time once again for our annual check-in of Goodreads’ most popular new books of the year (so far).
The listings below represent the books that have generated the most interest and enthusiasm from Goodreads members in the first half of the year. The editorial team measures this by tallying up reader reviews and watching how often a particular title is added to readers’ Want to Read lists. We’ve also limited the selections to books that have a 3.5-star or better average star rating.
As of this writing, Goodreads has more than 140 million members worldwide, so the number crunching can get pretty serious. This time around, we’ve also chopped up the results by genre.
Scroll over the covers to learn more about each book, and be sure to add the books that pique your interest to your Want to Read shelf!
Fiction
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
Mystery & Thriller
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
Romance
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
Young Adult
#1
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#7
#8
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Nonfiction
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Can you please add history, both fiction and non-fiction?
Where is "The Forest of Vanishing Stars" - the best book I've read in the last 5 years. Riveting, thoroughly researched & fascinating as well as based on fact? It needs to be nominated & win.
i agree about the midnight library being a lame book but i also want it not in this list since it’s from last year …
I wish there had been a section of books for intermediate readers (9-12) - I'm always looking for books for the children in my life too!
David wrote: "Add Horror!"Yes, please add horror!
Tony wrote: "Please separate Science fiction from the Fantasy genre... we keep begging."I'd also LOVE to see Historical Fiction separated. Truly, my favorite, FAVORITE genre
Carrie wrote: "Just finished & loved Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau… a perfect, coming-of-age summer read!"Cool!
"Wish you Were Here" by Jodi Picoult
Can we start separating Sci-Fi and Fantasy. I have specified taste and don't care about space.
Tony wrote: "Please separate Science fiction from the Fantasy genre... we keep begging."Totally agree. Dont know why they keep it combined.
Jeana wrote: "i love how I haven't read any of these lol"
sameee
sameee
Sue wrote: "That's funny, because Midnight Library was one of my favorites."mine too!
Sadie wrote: "David wrote: "Add Horror!"It's so annoying these posts never include Horror."
Most horror could be thrown in with Fantasy methinks. After segregating Sci-Fi from the latter, it becomes pretty thin.
Tony wrote: "And how about a category for European and Nordic genres?????"I have no idea what "European and Nordic genres" means. Please elucidate. Does it include Marias (Spanish); or the most recent Nobel Prize winner (whose name escapes me, but I'd very much like to read one of her novels). How about Kraznohorkai, the Hungarian absurdist? Or the many novels published first in German and French? What about Irish novels? Edna O'Brien, John Banville and their co-nationals? Should your proposed genre include Sorokin?
Carrie wrote: "Just finished & loved Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau… a perfect, coming-of-age summer read!"Oh, I loved that one too!!
Cynthia wrote: "Barbara wrote: "I loved The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab"Barbara wrote: "I loved The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab"
Me too! Best book I've read this year!"
I didn't like the invisible life of Addie LaRue but enjoyed Midnight Library!
I read the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder trilogy last month and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. Another favorite read was It Ends With Us, though I felt like I should have waited until I was older to read it bc I had to stop reading at certain points that dealt with heavy topics. King of Scars was also a book I read this year and ofc I enjoyed it! Another good read was the Maximum Ride series (it should have been a trilogy imo bc I didn't like books 4-9). Can't wait to see what other books I can get into!
72 books and none interest me. I have read more than 360 in six months. It is my first time actively in Goodreads web site. I agree that Fantasy should be a separate section from Science Fiction, Horror should be separated from both Fantasy and Science Fiction. Historical Fiction should also be a different section. There are no light novels, no manga, manhwa or graphic novels. I think all of these should be included. Nonfiction is just one big pot of stew and needs to have divisions as well. Self-Help, Economics and Finance, Politics, Biographies, auto-biographies, and so on. The more diverse the different sections in Goodreads, the more it can cater to individuals who have only one thing in common, they all like to read (even listen to audio books). Only diversity is inclusive.
I get the feeling that the same books that are "promoted", and "recommended" are on these lists... Goodreads should disclose whether they are making money on the "promotions and recommendations".
Book reading is not like a browser search, in that, readers have their peculiar tastes defined and seldomly, read outside of their comfort zones (reads).
The category "Fiction" should not exist; if you have Young Adults, Romance, Thrillers, Fantasy, etc. that are all "fiction" then what are the premises, conditions that those 12 books have or have not, to be treated all by themselves. If Non-fiction does not have sections, then Fiction should not stand alone by itself either and then have 6-8 subcategories...
I'm surprised The summer I turned pretty by Jenn Han is not on here.
I was surprised to see The Paris Apartment in the lead because most didn't like it at all. I liked it but it was not the best for sure.
adriana wrote: "Tony wrote: "And how about a category for European and Nordic genres?????"Or maybe just translated fiction?"
YES to translated fiction!
One of these days, I'm going to look at one of these lists and either find a book I've read or want to read. At that time, I will no doubt go into cardiac arrest and drop dead! I have never - and I do mean, never -seen anything on these lists that I have read, or would want to read. Now that I've looked through this list, my record is intact - still nothing. Obviously my choice of reading material is considerably different than anyone else's, but that's alright. I don't know who makes up these lists but their tastes in reading material - even in the nonfiction category - are considerably different than mine. Oh well......until the next list comes along..........
Jeana wrote: "i love how I haven't read any of these lol"Me, too!
The Address Book, nonfiction by Deirdre Mask, is, hands down, the most fascinating book I've read in many years. History, science, medicine, geography, sociology - all combined in a truly readable format. Every page contains something interesting and memorable.
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak and This Is Happiness by Niall Williams - both perfection - also Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro and Lovers and Writers by Lily King. So far, a fabulous year of books 👍
I just finished Things We Never Got Over. I loved it. Kept me interested from the first page to the last. Knox and Naomi are my new favorite couple and Lucian could be my new book boyfriend .I am hoping that he and Nash get their own stories soon.
My two favorites of the 15 books I've read so far this year are The Rose Code by Kate Quinn and The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. I've read a few from the current "so far" books and added several of them to my "some day reading list." Love this site!!!
Robbie wrote: "I don't trust any list that once had The Midnight Library as #1"Disagree but respect your taste. :-)
Tony wrote: "Please separate Science fiction from the Fantasy genre... we keep begging."oh my god, yes. they aren't at all the same thing.
There are no science books. Just some popular phycology ones but nothing regarding science such as about Physics, biology etc.
Lost Boy; the true story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry was really great. I read it with a constant feeling of fear and worry.
Robbie wrote: "I don't trust any list that once had The Midnight Library as #1"Couldn't agree more. That book was miserable. So much potential.
I would *love* it if Horror could get some representation in these lists.
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Book of lost names was also an amazing book!
Everyone who said to 'add Horror!' I agree 1000%!
Please separate Sci-Fi and Fantasy! They are so different!