Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

A place to discuss the current months new releases. Each month the link to the top 200 books published in that month that people have added on Goodreads will be posted here

January New Releases

I have The Heiress & House of Flame and Shadow in my TBR.
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I'm looking forward to The Fury by Alex Michaelides

I liked The Silent Patient, haven't read The Maidens yet because I heard bad things, so I hope his new one is more like the first.

Ugh, I really didn't like The Maidens and it has put me off trying anything else from them. It will be interesting to see what others say about the new release from them

Savanes wrote: "I have The Heiress & House of Flame and Shadow in my TBR.
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I just finished The Heiress. If you've enjoyed her previous work, you'll like this one as well. Lots of twists along the way and a bunch of awful people. I thought it was really good.

Kristie wrote: "Savanes wrote: "I have The Heiress & House of Flame and Shadow in my TBR.
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I jus..."
I don't think I have read anything from her before.

Ahh...well, it seems like she doesn't believe there are any truly good people in the world. lol She loves to add twists and give her characters a less than moral side to them.

I am focusing on reading a LOT of the Choice Awards books this year in hopes of reading some good ones! What I don't like is when a book is published as 'new' when it's already 2 or 3 or more years old but just has a new cover. I wish they'd differentiate that somehow.

Currently reading .
This month I'll also read these and possibly others, but these are buddy reads:


Not a buddy read.

Vicki wrote: "... What I don't like is when a book is published as 'new' when it's already 2 or 3 or more years old but just has a new cover. I wish they'd differentiate that somehow. ..."

I agree. I wish new editions weren't included in the new releases list, but sometimes a book is published in one country then it's quite a while before it's published in another. I'm not sure how they'd distinguish those.

I have already read The Heiress and am starting No One Can Know today. I also have a copy of The Expectant Detectives to read. It looks like it could be fun.

I'm also interested in First Lie Wins and maybe All Rhodes Lead Here and Only If You're Lucky.

I read a sample of The Fury and I didn't really love it, so I ended up removing it from my TBR. I have too many other books that I really want to read.

Kristie wrote: "I read a sample of The Fury and I didn't really love it, so I ended up removing it from my TBR. I have too many other books that I really want to read."

Oh no, that's the only January release that I have on my TBR so far. I will still try it out but with lower expectations.

Kristie wrote: "Vicki wrote: "... What I don't like is when a book is published as 'new' when it's already 2 or 3 or more years old but just has a new cover. I wish they'd differentiate that somehow. ..."

I agree..."

Yeah, I think the only time I'd be okay with this is if it were a book in translation. Like if it was published years ago not in English, then published recently translated in English.

Bana AZ wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I read a sample of The Fury and I didn't really love it, so I ended up removing it from my TBR. I have too many other books that I really want to read."

Oh no, tha..."

I've seen a lot of positive reviews too, so maybe you'll love it. If you read it, let us know what you think of it.

Kristie wrote: "Vicki wrote: "... What I don't like is when a book is published as 'new' when it's already 2 or 3 or more years old but just has a new cover. I wish they'd differentiate that somehow. ..."

I agree..."

All Rhodes Lead Here is a good example as it was first published in 2021... ;)

Savanes wrote: "Kristie wrote: "Vicki wrote: "... What I don't like is when a book is published as 'new' when it's already 2 or 3 or more years old but just has a new cover. I wish they'd differentiate that someho..."

All Rhodes Lead Here is a good example as it was first published in 2021... ;)"

I saw that too. Oddly, it is also available on NetGalley as if it was a new release. I'm not sure why that is.

I have read
which was great. I agree with Kristie - she creates the most deviant characters
-EXCELLENT with some real surprises
- young adult, but surprisinglly exciting! Characters are well done as being teenagers.

Reading right now
a new to me author. I am about 30 percent in. It is very good so far.
- this one is kind of dragging for me. I am about half way and I am not sure I care what happens.

I have not gotten Kindle First Reads in a while, but this month I picked up
and

I am also planning on reading
- I love the cover on this one. I haven't read this author before but it sounds good!

Kristie wrote: "Vicki wrote: "... What I don't like is when a book is published as 'new' when it's already 2 or 3 or more years old but just has a new cover. I wish they'd differentiate that somehow. ..."

I agree..."

Oh, yes, good point.

February New Releases

I am looking forward to

The Teacher
The Guest
Last Night

I'm interested in The Phoenix Crown & 2 maybes :Heartless Hunter and Bride

I read The Women and it was excellent.

I have The Bad Weather Friend and Last Night through Kindle First.

I want to read The Teacher, The Phoenix Crown, Lone Wolf, Sisters of Fortune, and Where Butterflies Wander.

I'm also interested in The Boy Who Cried Bear, but it is second in a spinoff series and I need to read at least the first of the series first.

There are a couple others that are on my 'maybe' list as well of a couple that are new editions of previously released books that I still want to read. Never enough time.

March New Releases

April New Releases

There are quite a few I want to read publishing in April. I had to stop looking at the list after the first 100. lol

I am currently reading Darling Girls and it is so good. I'm about half way through. I also have Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies to read soon. It looks like it'll be a funny one.

Speaking of funny, I really want to read Funny Story, Just for the Summer, and Nosy Neighbors. I have a copy of She's Not Sorry and I got The Lost Letters of Aisling from Kindle First.

The Familiar and The Reappearance of Rachel Price both look interesting too. I just found Sociopath: A Memoir on that list and added it to my TBR. It looks really interesting.

I would like to read
She's Not Sorry and
Daughter of Mine
Those are 2 of my go to authors

I also just read Darling Girls which got 5 stars from me!
and I have
Never Come Back in my queue to read.

Now, I am also interested in Sociopath: A Memoir. It wasn't on my radar (Thanks Kristie!!), but there is also a give away for it right now, so I entered.

Vicki - Daughter of Mine and Never Come Back are both on my radar as well. The only reason I didn't request Never Come Back is because I didn't read the first book in the series. I've been considering it anyway.

I also have A Calamity of Souls and Table for Two: Fictions that I'm keeping my eye on.



Thanks for the giveaway info for Sociopath. I'll give it a try too!

May New Releases

I have an early copy of If Something Happens to Me, which I plan to start tomorrow. I want to read The Paradise Problem

I also have interest in The Last Murder at the End of the World, which I expect will be in my May book club box, and The Bootlegger's Daughter, which was my Kindle freebie last month.

Of course, as I'm scrolling through I'm finding a bunch of others that look good too.

I'm excited for this month releases because there's:

- which already arrived. I have a mixed love/hate relationship with this author but fingers crossed on this one! the cover has blurbs from authors I really love

PLUS Ruth Ware has a new one and
Stephen King

I have both preordered!

Oh, I missed You Like It Darker . I also have that one on my TBR, but forgot it publishes in May.

I am adding that one to my TBR too. I actually like his short stories better than his novels.

Not much for me this month... I have This Summer Will Be Different as a maybe as well as Sweet Nightmare.

I have read Lore Olympus: Volume Six (released this month) as well as Lore Olympus: Volume Seven (released in october) since they are both available on webtoon.

Kristie wrote: "I have an early copy of If Something Happens to Me, which I plan to start tomorrow. I want to read The Paradise Problem

I also have interest in The Last Mu..."</i>

You'll have to let me know what you think about If Something Happens to Me, Kristie. I've read one other Alex Finlay book and enjoyed it so I was considering trying this one but i'm on the fence about it.

I also want to read the new Christina Lauren romance and will definitely be reading the new Ruth Ware.

I've also heard that [book:When Among Crows is good so I might check that one out as well.

I'm really trying to avoid new releases and read all the books currently on my kindle (some that have been there for way too long) but it's getting harder and harder.

June New Releases

I already read
The Rom-Commers. 4 stars
And
The Housemaid Is Watching 5 stars

But I want to read
The Paris Widow
And
Middle of the Night

I also read The Rom-Commers and gave it 4 stars. I recently finished The Nature of Disappearing and thought it was excellent. I haven't written my review yet, but might go with 5 stars.

I have Tangled Up in You to read starting in the next couple of days. My book box has chosen A Novel Love Story, so I'll be reading the eventually too. I got Let's Pretend This Will Work from the Kindle First program, but haven't read it yet.

I want to read Summer Romance and Shelterwood because I've read previous books by the authors and enjoyed them. I also have some interest in Out on a Limb (although I just noticed that it was actually first published last year).

There are a few others that look interesting, but these are the ones that have made it onto my TBR. I need to stop looking before I end up adding more. lol

I also noticed that there is a new Mercy Thompson coming out, Winter Lost. It's funny that I still get excited to see them, but I stopped reading them a while back. This is #14 and I ended on 10. It's a great series, but I think I burnt out on it. I may revisit it sometime.

This one is AMAZING Icarus by K. Ancrum

This one is fine I guess 🤷‍♀️ (not bad but not on par with the rest) The Housemaid Is Watching by Freida McFadden

July New Releases

I've read The Lost Story and enjoyed it. I'm really looking forward to The Briar Club. I love Kate Quinn's writing. I got Broken Bayou from Kindle First. It looks really good.



There looks to be a lot of good books that I was unaware of being published this month. I'm going to take a closer look at the list later. On a side note - I'm planning to buy Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp for my mother. I think she'll really enjoy it.

August New Releases

September New Releases

September is looking like a great month for new releases. I am currently reading Here One Moment. I love Moriarty's writing, but this one has been a bit slow for me. Still interesting, just not my favorite of hers so far. I also have The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife to read. It looks to be a sweet, heartwarming read. I hope it doesn't end up being too sad.

I am really looking forward to Somewhere Beyond the Sea. I thought the first book was sweet and I'm hoping this second book lives up to it. I'm also really looking forward to We Solve Murders. It's going to be a new series by Osman.

I am getting The Life Impossible and The Lightning Bottles in book subscription boxes later in the year, so I'll likely be reading them both next year.

Nothing Like the Movies looks really cute. I hope to read this one. I did not read the first one yet. I just added The Booklover's Library from the list. It just sounds really good.

I've heard really good things about The Swimmer, but I haven't added it to my list just yet.

October New Releases

November New Releases

I'm excited for Variation. I love Yarros's writing. I plan to read Teen Titans: Starfire this month

I'm interested in A Very Bad Thing. I got it through Kindle First Reads. I also got Grave Talk. I expect to receive The Memory Dress in a book box soon. I love the cover. :) I'm also interested in Heavy Are the Stones.

I also have some interest in Under the Mistletoe, which is a collection of short stories. I only saw the one by Ali Hazelwood in the list, but this is the collection.

Pictures of You sounds good. I just found it in this list. This list is dangerous for me. I always end up adding to my TBR.

I already read The Sunflower House. I thought it was really good.

December New Releases

Is there a new releases 2025 set up anywhere?