The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

This week’s #5 spot goes to a 2022 bestseller that has mostly fallen off the most read and bestseller lists, but the new sequel has pushed it back up the ranks. This thriller novel was read by almost 15,000 people last week, with an average rating of 4.3. It’s the most read book overall in the top five, with 1.2 million total ratings.

Just for the Summer may have fallen off the bestseller lists, but it’s still finding plenty of new readers. This is the third book in a romance series that started with Part of Your World, but it can be read as a standalone. It’s hard to resist a summer romance when the weather heats up! This was marked as read by 17,000 Goodreads users last week, with an average rating of 4.4.

Holding strong in the third spot in the newest historical fiction novel from the author of The Nightingale. It follows a woman working in the Army Nurse Corps during the Vietnam war. It was marked as read by almost 18,000 people last week, with an average rating of 4.7.

This is the latest romance novel from the author of Happy Place, Beach Read, and Book Lovers — all of which are also in the top 50 most read books on Goodreads this week. When Daphne’s fiancé Peter leaves her for his friend Petra, Daphne ends up finding a sympathetic ear with Petra’s ex, Miles. That leads to them living together and fake dating to make their exes jealous, and then this fake relationship gets out of hand. It was read by almost 27,000 Goodreads users last week, with an average rating of 4.3.

The top book this week goes to a title new to this list — because it was only published last week. In this suburban psychological thriller, the main character thinks she’s made it now that her and her husband can afford their own house…but something is strange in this neighborhood, and a stranger warns her not to trust her neighbors. This was read by almost 32,000 Goodreads users last week, with an average rating of 4.

If you’re looking for a cozy and emotional read, pick up this collection of stories set at a café that lets you travel back in time — but only if you get back before your cup of coffee gets cold. The StoryGraph readers describe it as emotional, hopeful, and reflective.