8 New Books Recommended by Readers This Week

Posted by Sharon on September 3, 2024
Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day, according to early data from your fellow readers.

To create our list, we focused on the books Goodreads members can't wait to read, which we measure by how many times a book has been added to Want to Read shelves. All these top titles are now available in the United States! Which ones catch your eye?
 

  Best books of the week:



You should read this book if you like: Contemporary fiction, literary fiction, estranged sisters reuniting in New York, straitlaced lawyers, former boxers, hard-partying Parisian models, recovery, redemption, Cleopatra and Frankenstein


You should read this book if you like: Contemporary fiction with elements of fantasy and magical realism, dilapidated houses on mysterious Mediterranean islands, math teachers, inheritance adventures, talking goats, The Midnight Library


You should read this book if you like: Contemporary fiction, literary fiction with elements of mystery and suspense, courageous women stopping cycles of violence, dark secrets, mother-daughter dynamics, Godshot


You should read this book if you like: Contemporary fiction, literary fiction with elements of dark comedy, African American history, biracial social dynamics, ambitious writers versus Hollywood’s abiding weirdness, Caucasia


You should read this book if you like: Classic murder mysteries à la Agatha Christie, crumbling English manor houses filled with vicars and dowagers, escaped lunatics wandering the moors, self-aware riffs on crime fiction tropes, Life After Life


You should read this book if you like: Contemporary romance, famous country music singers looking for a little peace, superhot single dads looking for some action, wild horses, mountain air, great sex, the Chestnut Springs series


You should read this book if you like: Fantasy, romance, dark academia, orphaned heiresses infiltrating dangerous academies of magic, cruel but seductive vampires, imperiled immortal souls, debut novels


You should read this book if you like: YA fantasy with queer romance and Latin American mythological themes, reluctant heroes squaring off against angry gods, impossible quests, magical artifacts, distracting flirtations, Cemetery Boys


Which new releases are you looking forward to reading? Let's talk books in the comments!

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message 1: by Law (new)

Law The only book that looks good is Blue Sisters. I'd skip the rest. Is Blue Sisters similar to Hello Beautiful?


message 2: by Jan (last edited Sep 03, 2024 12:50AM) (new)

Jan The Life Impossible sounds intriguing, I've just finished this authors The Humans and found it very entertaining.


message 3: by Michal.F (new)

Michal.F Law wrote: "The only book that looks good is Blue Sisters. I'd skip the rest. Is Blue Sisters similar to Hello Beautiful?"

I read Blue Sisters in July and just started Hello Beautiful yesterday, and I can definitely tell you that I'm sensing a similar ambiance :)


 .°. ݁ . ݁ ⁺₊ "angry gods" 💀


message 6: by dany (new)

dany > Classic murder mysteries à la Agatha Christie
> set in modern day

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message 7: by Mica (new)

Mica I think Blue Sisters and Immortal Dark are interesting


message 9: by Law (new)

Law Life One Moment has already been released in Australia.


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