2022 Locus First Novels Recommended Reading List

1.
Patricia Wants to Cuddle
Patricia Wants to Cuddle 3.51 avg rating — 20,062 ratings
1.
Our Wives Under the Sea
Our Wives Under the Sea 3.73 avg rating — 113,700 ratings
3.
Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 297,743 ratings
4.
The Hacienda
The Hacienda 3.84 avg rating — 52,960 ratings
5.
The Ballad of Perilous Graves
The Ballad of Perilous Graves 3.57 avg rating — 2,934 ratings
6.
When the Angels Left the Old Country
When the Angels Left the Old Country 4.26 avg rating — 3,725 ratings
7.
Burn Down, Rise Up
Burn Down, Rise Up 3.73 avg rating — 2,473 ratings
8.
The Genesis of Misery
The Genesis of Misery
by: Neon Yang
3.40 avg rating — 2,263 ratings
9.
How To Succeed in Witchcraft
How To Succeed in Witchcraft 3.99 avg rating — 1,357 ratings
10.
Singer Distance
Singer Distance 3.90 avg rating — 1,495 ratings
11.
The Book Eaters
The Book Eaters 3.61 avg rating — 52,956 ratings
12.
Wrath Goddess Sing
Wrath Goddess Sing 3.52 avg rating — 1,602 ratings
13.
Blood Scion (Blood Scion #1)
Blood Scion (Blood Scion #1) 3.87 avg rating — 4,147 ratings
14.
Manhunt
Manhunt 3.51 avg rating — 15,395 ratings
15.
The Bruising of Qilwa
The Bruising of Qilwa 3.75 avg rating — 2,244 ratings
16.
The Moth Girl
The Moth Girl really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 430 ratings
17.
The Unbalancing
The Unbalancing 4.06 avg rating — 349 ratings
18.
Only a Monster (Monsters, #1)
Only a Monster (Monsters, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 30,376 ratings
19.
The Bone Orchard
The Bone Orchard 3.52 avg rating — 6,964 ratings
20.
How High We Go in the Dark
How High We Go in the Dark 3.82 avg rating — 67,296 ratings
21.
The Mountain in the Sea
The Mountain in the Sea 3.90 avg rating — 32,169 ratings
22.
Bluebird
Bluebird 3.86 avg rating — 1,826 ratings
23.
The Immortal King Rao
The Immortal King Rao 3.66 avg rating — 4,090 ratings
24.
Hell Followed With Us
Hell Followed With Us 4.10 avg rating — 30,507 ratings
25.
The Doloriad
The Doloriad 3.11 avg rating — 3,307 ratings