What are the most read books in June? So far, they’re looking pretty similar to May, though we do have a new title in the second spot: Rewind It Back by Liz Tomforde, the final book in the popular hockey romance series. The rest will look familiar, with Onyx Storm still holding onto the fifth spot despite coming out in January.
Of course, the five most read books aren’t the be-all end-all of new books. In fact, they tend to be pretty homogenous. So, before we get into the countdown, let’s highlight a couple of new books out this week you should know about.
Two New Books Out This Week You Should Know About
Unfortunately, the most read books on Goodreads tend not to be diverse by any definition of the word. So, here are a couple of new books out this week that deserve wider readership.
Meet Me at the Crossroads by Megan GiddingsEveryone has different reactions when suddenly, all across the world, seven doors open up portals to another world. It’s a world that seems like a beautiful paradise. But what’s the catch? For twin sisters Ayanna and Olivia, the world beyond means different things, but for each, it offers a chance for exploration. Then one of the sisters goes missing, and it soon becomes clear that the world beyond is filled with danger. — Emily Martin |
Ten Incarnations of Rebellion by Vaishnavi PatelKalki lives in an alternate version of 1960s India that is still under British rule. We meet her as a teenager, first experimenting with rebellion. As she gets older, she learns how to best fight back against the British, gathering a group of like-minded freedom fighters. Along the way, she falls in love with her best friend, Fauzia, but there are terrible prices to pay for fighting for liberation.This is an unflinching, thought-provoking, five-star read. —Danika Ellis |
The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week
#5:
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean #3) by Rebecca YarrosOnyx Storm came out in January, but it has hung onto its spot in the top five most read books on Goodreads. This is book three in the romantasy series set at a dragon-riding academy. The newest Empyrean novel was read by more almost 16,000 Goodreads users this week and has a 4.2 average rating. |
#4:
Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games #0.5) by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games series is still just as relevant (if not more so) than it was when it started more than 15 years ago. Collins’s latest, which tells Haymitch Abernathy’s story, also sold 1.5 million copies in English in its first week. It was read by 26,000 users this week and has a 4.6 average rating. |
#3:
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily HenryEmily Henry is a staple author on the bestseller lists and the Goodreads most read list, so it’s no surprise to see her newest title here. It follows two writers competing to write the official biography of a reclusive heiress. It was read by almost 33,000 users and has a 4.1 average rating. |
#2:
Rewind It Back by Liz TomfordeThe new addition to the list this week is the fifth and final book in the Windy City hockey romance series. It follows Hallie, an interior decorator hired by a professional hockey player to renovate his place. The problem is, her new client is Rio, her childhood friend and teen heartbreak. If you’re a sports romance or second-chance romance fan, this is one to try. It was read by close to 33,000 users this week and has a 4.6 average rating. |
#1:
The Tenant by Freida McFaddenMcFadden has been a familiar name in this feature ever since The Housemaid exploded onto the bestseller lists. In her newest thriller, Blake and his fiancée rent out a room in their house to a new tenant. Soon, strange things start happening around the house, and the neighbors begin treating them differently. This one was read by more than 36,000 Goodreads users last week, and it has a 3.9 average rating. |
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