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“The Girl with a Thousand Faces” by Soon-Yi Dean
Mercy Cheung arrives in Hong Kong with nothing and no memories of her previous life. She finds work as a ghost talker for the Triad in Kowloon Walled City and begins fighting ghosts. But when people begin to be killed by a vengeful spirit, the spirit is linked to Marcy and claims to know secrets of life that Marcy cannot remember. —Liberty Hardy
“Hunger: A Novel” by Choi Jin-young, translated by Sojae
A woman witnesses her partner being murdered on the street, takes his body back to her apartment, and begins converting his body into her own. She is not willing to let it go, does not want to obey the laws of God or men. Her partner witnesses her funeral from beyond, and his perspective contributes to a meditation on a society that consumes everyone whole, and how to get it back. —Alex Lupens Dale
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Plastics, Prisms, and Void: Part 1 by Violet Allen
This transromantasy is sailor moon, sex and the cityand leaf house— What more could you want? It’s a classic story. “She was a transgender woman who was also the intergalactic moth goddess. He was a transgender man who piloted a giant robot tiger.” They had a turbulent enemies-to-lovers romance before their universes diverged. Now he’s back. Akrasia will stop at nothing to keep him in her life, even if it means risking both worlds. —Danica Ellis
Most read books this week on Goodreads
#5:
The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez
Abby Jimenez is a best-selling romance author who published a novel in 2024. just for summer‘ was a big hit. Her latest work is the second book in the Say You’ll Remember Me series. We follow Larissa, who has a volatile relationship with Mike. Meanwhile, Mike’s best friend Chris is in love with Larissa, but is determined not to take action and ruin their friend group. the night we met was read by approximately 68,000 Goodreads users in May, with an average rating of 4.0.
#4:
“The Correspondent” by Virginia Evans
This was the sleeper hit of 2025. Apparently it continues to grow in popularity based on word of mouth alone. Katie Couric made this book her first choice for her new book club. This is the story of a woman who wrote letters every day of her life. When she receives a reply from someone from her past, she has to reevaluate the difficult times in her life and find a way to forgive. This article was read by 78,000 people in May, with an average rating of 4.5.
#3:
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
is a 2021 science fiction novel by the author of “. Martian The film adaptation starring Ryan Gosling has been released and is once again attracting attention. like Martian, project hail mary A hard science fiction story about a lonely man in space. Ryland Grace is a middle school teacher and former molecular biologist who becomes the unlikely last hope for life on Earth. It was read by 86,000 Goodreads users in May, with an average rating of 4.5.
#2:
Elle Kennedy’s “The Deal”
This 2015 hockey romance is back in the spotlight with the release of the series’ Amazon Prime TV adaptation. off campus. In the first book in this series, Hannah makes a deal with hockey captain Garrett. If he goes on a fake date to make her crush jealous, she makes a deal to tutor him. However, the chemistry between Hannah and Garrett was undeniable, which caused them both to reconsider their arrangement. It was read by nearly 100,000 Goodreads users in May, with an average rating of 4.2.
#1:
Yesterday by Caro Claire Burke
The top of this month’s ranking is long agoreleased in April. This is one of several topical tradwife novels published this year. In the film, a traditional wife influencer wakes up one day in her romanticized world and discovers that real-life homesteading is far more difficult and dangerous than it appears on Instagram. long ago was read by 154,000 people in May with an average rating of 4.1.
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