20 Recent Books That Will Hook You from Page One

Posted by Cybil on May 11, 2017
Readers can be patient people, but sometimes we want a book that grabs us right from the start—a story that'll have us flipping pages after only a few moments of bookstore browsing or ereader previewing.

We asked on Facebook and Twitter: What's a recently published book (from the last five years) that hooked you from the first page? Check out the books that received the most shout-outs below!


The Woman in Cabin 10

The Stranger in the Woods

The Nightingale

The Girl with All the Gifts

Station Eleven

When Breath Becomes Air

The Upside of Unrequited

Exit West

Lincoln in the Bardo

Dark Matter

Truly Madly Guilty

Hillbilly Elegy

Behind Her Eyes

The Fireman

News of the World

A Brief History of Seven Killings

Mississippi Blood

A Darker Shade of Magic

Underground Railroad

A Court of Mist and Fury


Did the books that hooked you not make the list? Don't keep them to yourself—share the titles with us in the comments!

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message 51: by Katie (new)

Katie Artemis Fowl books anyone? What about Percy Jackson? They're SO GOOD! Just finished the 4th Percy Jackson book yesterday, and I'll start the 3rd Artemis Fowl this afternoon.


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