6 New Books Recommended by Readers This Week

Posted by Sharon on January 21, 2025
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. 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: Romance, fantasy, dragons, magic, dark academia with a military twist, hotly anticipated third installments to hugely popular romantasy epics, Fourth Wing, The Empyrean series


You should read this book if you like: Historical fiction, literary fiction, South Korean history, soft spots in the time-space continuum, the legacy of violence, the power of love, books by authors who just won the Nobel Prize in Literature


You should read this book if you like: Fantasy, horror, queer romance, dual timelines, deadly coal mine incidents, Appalachian witchcraft, interesting twists on perennial eco-fiction concerns, debut novels


You should read this book if you like: Mystery-thrillers, ex-Chicago detectives turned tribal marshals, increasingly urgent murder investigations, Native American mythology, family legacies, debut novels


You should read this book if you like: Murder mysteries, old-school tropes, 21st-century twists, lavish mansions in Scotland, billion-dollar companies in New Delhi, feuding siblings in trouble, inheritance issues, U.S. debut novels


You should read this book if you like: Historical romance, Regency-era rom-coms, reclusive aristocrats, seditious temptresses, clandestine rendezvous, derelict castles, 19th-century political intrigue, Ne’er Duke Well


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

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message 2: by Law (new)

Law Onyx Storm better be good! I might buy it instead of borrowing it from the library because it will take forever to get a copy.


message 3: by Savannah (new)

Savannah Dowdy Law wrote: "Onyx Storm better be good! I might buy it instead of borrowing it from the library because it will take forever to get a copy."

I work at a library and can confirm some people are just now starting to receive their holds to read Fourth Wing for the first time!


message 4: by Mythili (new)

Mythili yess so glad Earl's Crush is on here :)


message 5: by Becca (new)

Becca (Law)Onyx Storm better be good! I might buy it instead of borrowing it from the library because it will take forever to get a copy.
It is an amazing book, I’m currently on chapter 10 through the audiobook and omg i love ittt


message 6: by David (new)

David Onyx Storm is not worth your time, and definitely not your money.


message 7: by Gail (new)

Gail Earl Crush is THAT GIRL when it comes to modern feeling historical romances, highly recommend!


message 8: by Emily (new)

Emily wow I like SO many things on this list. can't wait for the books that Goodreads Editors can't wait for ...


message 9: by Abby Kunkle (new)

Abby Kunkle Looking forward to reading Boy by Nicole Galland. Due to be released in February!


message 10: by Chantel (new)

Chantel Morehouse Onyx storm is great! Those that say it isn't does not appreciate the world building!!


message 11: by Arnissa (new)

Arnissa Chantel wrote: "Onyx storm is great! Those that say it isn't does not appreciate the world building!!"
I totally agree with you. The first two books set the stage. Onyx Storm was AWESOME!


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