Readers’ Favorite Books of 2017 … So Far
We're halfway through 2017, and we thought it was high time to look back at the year and see what new books have been a hit with Goodreads' readers.
For this list, we took a look at readers' ratings (to be included, each book had to have a least a four-star average). Then we factored in the number of reviews each book has garnered, plus how many people have added the books to their Want to Read shelves. We then plucked out a good sampling of the books that have been trending on the site this year.
What books published this year are you recommending to your fellow readers? Tell us in the comments. And if you're feeling inspired, add some of 2017's top-rated books to your Want to Read list.
For this list, we took a look at readers' ratings (to be included, each book had to have a least a four-star average). Then we factored in the number of reviews each book has garnered, plus how many people have added the books to their Want to Read shelves. We then plucked out a good sampling of the books that have been trending on the site this year.
What books published this year are you recommending to your fellow readers? Tell us in the comments. And if you're feeling inspired, add some of 2017's top-rated books to your Want to Read list.
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Ooh, I also loved "The Girl Before"! Other books that were published this year that I loved included "The Night The Lights Went Out," by Karen White; "Behind Her Eyes," by Sarah Pinborough; "Close Enough to Touch," by Colleen Oakley; "Devil's Breath," by G. M. Malliet; and "Burntown," by Jennifer McMahon.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
The Call of the Wild
Hex
The Young Widower's Handbook
A World Without Heroes
Lost Gods
Tigana
The Adventures of Slim & Howdy
Born of Vengeance
The Dark Half
The Last Temptation
Uzumaki
The Wild Robot
Everything I have read though this year has been a pretty good read though. If ya'll check these reads out, I hope you enjoy them.

Best new book: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Best nonfiction: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Best classics: One Hundred Years of Solitude, Zorba the Greek, Lonesome Dove, Anna Karenina, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Godfather
Best contemporary (last 30 years): Americanah, The Namesake, The Door, A Gentleman in Moscow, The Housekeeper and the Professor
Favorite baseball book: I Never Had It Made
Favorite poetry: The Woman Who Fell from the Sky: Poems
New books I am looking forward to in the year's 2nd half: The Alice Network, In the Midst of Winter, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir, Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir, Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race


Sins of Empire isn't on this list? That's a major snub, in my opinion."
Jacob wrote: "

Sins of Empire isn't on this list? That's a major snub, in my opinion."
It was a pretty good book, but compared to Red Sister, it falls flat. I still think Promise of Blood is the best book he's ever written, which puts me in the minority.


For a wild west story with hippos (alternative history). River of Teeth - Sarah Gailey

Some contemporary fantasy with a nice feel to it (and illustrations) Rotherweird - Andrew Caldecott



Lincoln in the Bardo, as well. Loved it.







I'm currently reading



Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny
Midwinter Break by Bernard MacLaverty
The Scandal (also titled Beartown) by Fredrik Backman
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig
Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
Larchfield by Polly Clark
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

For me the best is (certainly one of the best books ever, too!):




I gave 4 stars to these three 2017 books:
This is How It Always Is
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
The Accidental Santera: A Novel

For a wild west story with hippos (alternative history). River of Teeth - Sarah Gail..."
I just added all three of these to my to be read list. Thanks for the great recommendations.
*Not sure why it's only showing two books as there were three listed*



Also gave 5 stars to The Rules Do Not Apply Ginny Moon Moonglow


- Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World
- The Hate U Give
- Labyrinth Lost
- We Are Okay
- When Dimple Met Rishi
My list is pretty YA heavy so far, probably because I had a lot of really anticipated YA reads and it's been fun working through them. I'm working through some non-YA published this year now, and hoping to add that to the list. :)

A Court of Wings and Ruin was absolutely wonderful! I cannot express how much I love it and the entire series! From what I've read published this year, The Dark Days Pact by Alison Goodman was also great and a fantastic sequel. :)
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman is on my TBR shelf. I'll have to get it at some point. Hopefully some point THIS year...Oh dear, the issues with an ever growing TBR pile.


Oh yes, that was amazing!



The Hate U Give was great, as was Tree Magic

The Girl Who Drank the Moon - a wonderful fantasy novel!

Amazing book. But it came out in January 2016.
Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
are all on my list of personal favorites for the year that are not on this list. They do not have a collective rating of 4 stars, so they were not eligible for consideration, but they're all 5 stars in my book!