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Goodreads Hit Books of 2023 (So Far, That Is) - Page 2

We're halfway through the new year, believe it or not. Time flies when you're reading!

At any rate, that means it's time for our annual midyear check-in, where we suss out Goodreads members' most popular books of the year so far. As always, these selections are based on the total number of reader reviews and which titles are making their way to Goodreads members' Want to Read shelves.

This time around, we've sorted out the top nine books in each of the usual-suspect categories, in order of popularity. So, glancing below, you'll see that Ann Napolitano's Hello Beautiful currently holds the top spot in contemporary fiction. The genre designations can get a little blurry, but we do the best we can.

Scroll down to find the top nine books in historical fiction, mystery, fantasy, science fiction, horror, romance, young adult, and nonfiction. This can be a fun jumping-off page and a place to get a sense of what's resonating in the culture. Haunted houses, androids, and insomnia, eviden
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The Marriage Act (John Marrs)
The Marriage Act
41
John Marrs
Some Desperate Glory (Emily Tesh)
Some Desperate Glory
42
Emily Tesh
Children of Memory (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Memory
43
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Meru (S.B.Divya)
Meru
44
S.B.Divya
The Endless Vessel (Charles Soule)
The Endless Vessel
45
Charles Soule
How to Sell a Haunted House (Grady Hendrix)
How to Sell a Haunted House
46
Grady Hendrix
Lone Women (Victor Lavalle)
Lone Women
47
Victor Lavalle
A House With Good Bones (T. Kingfisher)
A House With Good Bones
48
T. Kingfisher
Don't Fear the Reaper (Stephen Graham Jones)
Don't Fear the Reaper
49
Stephen Graham Jones
Sisters of the Lost Nation (Nick Medina)
Sisters of the Lost Nation
50
Nick Medina
Natural Beauty (Ling Ling Huang)
Natural Beauty
51
Ling Ling Huang
Bad Cree (Jessica Johns)
Bad Cree
52
Jessica Johns
The Haunting of Alejandra (V. Castro)
The Haunting of Alejandra
53
V. Castro
Looking Glass Sound (Catriona Ward)
Looking Glass Sound
54
Catriona Ward
Happy Place (Emily Henry)
Happy Place
55
Emily Henry
Romantic Comedy (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Romantic Comedy
56
Curtis Sittenfeld
Yours Truly (Abby Jiminez)
Yours Truly
57
Abby Jiminez
Final Offer (Lauren Asher)
Final Offer
58
Lauren Asher
Things We Hide From the Light (Lucy Score)
Things We Hide From the Light
59
Lucy Score
Meet Me at the Lake (Carley Fortune)
Meet Me at the Lake
60
Carley Fortune
The True Love Experiment (Christina Lauren)
The True Love Experiment
61
Christina Lauren
The Right Move (Liz Tomforde)
The Right Move
62
Liz Tomforde
The Stolen Heir: A Novel of Elfhame (Holly Black)
The Stolen Heir: A Novel of Elfhame
63
Holly Black
Chain of Thorns (Cassandra Clare)
Chain of Thorns
64
Cassandra Clare
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Amelie Wen Zhao)
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night
65
Amelie Wen Zhao
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute (Talia Hibbert)
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute
66
Talia Hibbert
These Infinite Threads (Tahereh Mafi)
These Infinite Threads
67
Tahereh Mafi
The Davenports (Krystal Marquis)
The Davenports
68
Krystal Marquis
Divine Rivals (Rebecca Ross)
Divine Rivals
69
Rebecca Ross
Warrior Girl Unearthed (Angeline Boulley)
Warrior Girl Unearthed
70
Angeline Boulley
Spare (Prince Harry)
Spare
71
Prince Harry
Forget Me Not (Alyson Derrick)
Forget Me Not
72
Alyson Derrick
The Wager (David Grann)
The Wager
73
David Grann
Poverty, by America (Matthew Desmond)
Poverty, by America
74
Matthew Desmond
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Th (Timothy Egan)
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Th
75
Timothy Egan
The Creative Act (Rick Rubin)
The Creative Act
76
Rick Rubin
Quietly Hostile (Samantha Irby)
Quietly Hostile
77
Samantha Irby
You Could Make This Place Beautiful (Maggie Smith)
You Could Make This Place Beautiful
78
Maggie Smith
A Living Remedy (Nicole Chung)
A Living Remedy
79
Nicole Chung
King (Jonathan Eig)
King
80
Jonathan Eig
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