The series’ readership from off-campus adaptations continues to increase, but this week, there is only one Elle Kennedy title in the top five. Meanwhile, there is discussion going around first year By Caro Claire Burke doesn’t seem to be slowing down: It’s holding on to the top spot, and somehow, it’s gained 43,000 new readers this week.
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Unfortunately, the most read books on Goodreads don’t vary by any definition of the word. So, here are some new books this week that deserve a wider readership.
slasher summer By EL Chen
For fans of 1980s slasher horror, it exists slasher summer, A story about seven former high school friends who reunite in their hometown of Cedar Lake Falls. This sleepy town was the shooting location of the cult horror classic Slasher. Now, the friends are staying in the cabin where the film was shot. It’s all fun and games until a real killer, masked and hungry for murder, is revealed. Will the friends’ knowledge of slasher horror movie tropes be enough to save them from a real-life masked killer? -Emily Martin
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deer By Rebecca Barrow
Maris Larson stars as high school cheerleading captain in this sapphic YA horror novel. Maris has a tumultuous home life and has a girlfriend who doesn’t appreciate her, but when she’s happy, she feels on top of the world. Then, new girl Genevieve Ray joins the team, and everything changes. Suddenly, Geneviève has become the new favourite, and what makes matters even worse for Maris are her strange dreams and sleepwalking. At night, Maris meets a demonic beast in the form of a decaying deer, who has been wandering the Earth for decades, trapped in this form until she can be freed by a blood relative of one of the girls who originally bound her. -Emily Martin
Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week
#5:
reporter by Virginia Evans
It proved to be a sleeper hit of 2025: its popularity continued to grow, seemingly from word-of-mouth recommendations alone. recently, Katie Couric named it the first choice for her new book club. It is about a woman who has written letters every day her entire life. When someone from her past writes back, she has to reevaluate a painful period in her life and find a way to forgive. It was read by approximately 16,000 users this week and has an average rating of 4.5.
#4:
our perfect storm By Carly Fortune
a golden summer Last year was one of the biggest romances of the summer, and now Carly Fortune is back just in time for 2026 beach reading season. Frankie’s life was perfect for one night, when she was celebrating her upcoming wedding with family and her lifelong best friend, George. Then, her fiancé dumped her the next day…by note. George convinces her to accompany him on their honeymoon to the beaches of Tofino, where they begin to confront the secrets and feelings they have been keeping buried. It was read by 16,000 Goodreads readers this week and has an average rating of 4.1.
#3:
deal by elle kennedy
In the first book of the Off-Campus series, Hannah makes a deal with hockey captain Garrett: she will tutor him if he fakes a date to make her jealous. However, Hannah and Garrett’s chemistry is undeniable, forcing them both to reconsider their arrangement. It was read by 19,000 Goodreads users this week and has an average rating of 4.2.
#2:
Divorce by Frieda McFadden
In Frieda McFadden’s latest thriller, Naomi is shocked when her perfect marriage suddenly ends and her husband moves in with a younger woman. She refuses to let it go and he becomes obsessed with his new girlfriend. Along the way, she discovers secrets that threaten her life. It was read by 29,000 Goodreads users this week and has an average rating of 3.9.
#1:
first year Cairo by Claire Burke
This week’s top list first yearWhich came out in April. It is one of several popular tradewife novels published this year. In it, a tradwife influencer wakes up one day at a time when she’s being romantic, and settling down in real life turns out to be much more difficult and dangerous than it looks on Instagram. first year Read by 43,000 users this week and has an average rating of 4.0.
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