8 New Books Recommended by Readers This Week

Posted by Cybil on October 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. All these top titles are now available in the United States! Which ones catch your eye?
 

  Readers' top books of the week:

You should read this book if you like: Mysteries, thrillers, suspense, traditional whodunit stories from courtroom drama specialists, dodgy inheritance scenarios, suspiciously timed accidents, courageous young lawyers, John Grisham books in general


You should read this book if you like: Holiday-themed cozy romance, interesting relationship dilemmas, inappropriate feelings for the Ghost of Christmas Past, hauntings with benefits, magic, whimsy, First-Time Caller, the Lovelight series


You should read this book if you like: Horror, suspense, dark humor, extremely exclusive campus sororities with extremely disturbing initiation rituals, dual protagonists, grim observations about relentless achievement and the wellness industry, The Atlas Six


You should read this book if you like: Horror, contemporary fantasy, dark academia, undergraduates making poor decisions, forbidden eldritch tomes, summoning rituals, dragons in the Old Testament sense of the word, Heart-Shaped Box


You should read this book if you like: Cozy YA fantasy with a splash of romance, magical curiosity shops, teenage girls practicing fake magic, teenage girls practicing real magic, handsome printer's assistants, Crown of Coral and Pearl


You should read this book if you like: Contemporary romance, high school librarians, unexpectedly popular podcasts, remote freelance editors, online flirting, mistaken identity arcs, queer teen book clubs, found family vibes, Thank You for Sharing


You should read this book if you like: Urban fantasy, historical fiction, Jazz Age Harlem, vampire trouble circa 1926, sapphic romance, enemies-to-lovers arcs, organized-crime families in decline, concluding volumes of duologies, This Ravenous Fate


You should read this book if you like: Contemporary mythic romantasy, capricious gods, desperate mortals, San Francisco office workers recruited into lethal cosmic battles, things to do in Tartarus when you’re dead, The Games Gods Play