Book Riot's Most Anticipated Reads of 2016

1.
Hamilton: The Revolution
Hamilton: The Revolution 4.45 avg rating — 54,265 ratings
2.
The Girls
The Girls 3.51 avg rating — 237,244 ratings
3.
The Queen of the Night
The Queen of the Night 3.43 avg rating — 12,066 ratings
4.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,905,023 ratings
5.
Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating — 386,362 ratings
6.
Barkskins
Barkskins 3.83 avg rating — 20,061 ratings
7.
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours 3.64 avg rating — 14,300 ratings
8.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,104 ratings
9.
You Will Know Me
You Will Know Me 3.43 avg rating — 44,737 ratings
10.
The Fireman
The Fireman
by: Joe Hill
3.92 avg rating — 63,574 ratings
11.
Hag-Seed
Hag-Seed 3.79 avg rating — 39,461 ratings
12.
The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere, #1)
The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 17,000 ratings
13.
Solutions and Other Problems
Solutions and Other Problems 4.21 avg rating — 38,068 ratings
14.
This Census-Taker
This Census-Taker 3.34 avg rating — 8,117 ratings
15.
Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist
Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist 3.60 avg rating — 7,153 ratings
16.
The City of Mirrors (The Passage, #3)
The City of Mirrors (The Passage, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 60,095 ratings
17.
H is for Hawk
H is for Hawk 3.74 avg rating — 78,929 ratings
18.
The Romanovs, 1613-1918
The Romanovs, 1613-1918 4.02 avg rating — 15,678 ratings
19.
The Golden Son
The Golden Son 4.12 avg rating — 14,944 ratings
20.
If I Was Your Girl
If I Was Your Girl 3.97 avg rating — 41,643 ratings
21.
The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen, #1)
The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 28,176 ratings
22.
Wink Poppy Midnight
Wink Poppy Midnight 3.23 avg rating — 16,306 ratings
23.
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts 3.49 avg rating — 12,191 ratings
24.
The Ancient Minstrel
The Ancient Minstrel 3.68 avg rating — 1,209 ratings
25.
Sweetbitter
Sweetbitter 3.33 avg rating — 77,694 ratings
26.
The Guest Room
The Guest Room 3.70 avg rating — 33,105 ratings
27.
Midnight Taxi Tango (Bone Street Rumba, #2)
Midnight Taxi Tango (Bone Street Rumba, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 921 ratings
28.
Marrow Island
Marrow Island 3.32 avg rating — 2,019 ratings
28.
Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond
Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond 4.07 avg rating — 4,009 ratings
30.
The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary
The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary 4.06 avg rating — 1,829 ratings
31.
Marrying Winterborne (The Ravenels, #2)
Marrying Winterborne (The Ravenels, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 45,449 ratings
32.
Perfect Days
Perfect Days 3.61 avg rating — 12,290 ratings
32.
The Thorn of Emberlain (Gentleman Bastard, #4)
The Thorn of Emberlain (Gentleman Bastard, #4) 4.32 avg rating — 3,002 ratings
34.
When We Collided
When We Collided 3.81 avg rating — 29,532 ratings
35.
Autofocus
Autofocus 3.69 avg rating — 511 ratings
35.
The Muse
The Muse 3.85 avg rating — 61,322 ratings
35.
The False Prince (Ascendance, #1)
The False Prince (Ascendance, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 106,533 ratings
38.
Double Play (Baseball Genius, #2)
Double Play (Baseball Genius, #2)
by: Tim Green
4.51 avg rating — 306 ratings
39.
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette 4.29 avg rating — 24,763 ratings
39.
The Course of Love
The Course of Love 4.01 avg rating — 47,890 ratings
39.
Baseball Genius (Baseball Genius, #1)
Baseball Genius (Baseball Genius, #1)
by: Tim Green
4.26 avg rating — 703 ratings
42.
Crush: Writers Reflect on Love, Longing and the Lasting Power of Their First Celebrity Crush
Crush: Writers Reflect on Love, Longing and the Lasting Power of Their First Celebrity Crush 3.24 avg rating — 316 ratings
42.
Narcissus and Goldmund
Narcissus and Goldmund 4.22 avg rating — 69,827 ratings
44.
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
by: Liu Cixin
4.41 avg rating — 159,372 ratings
45.
The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America
The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America 4.33 avg rating — 454 ratings
46.
The Defence
The Defence 4.02 avg rating — 39,947 ratings
47.
The Gene: An Intimate History
The Gene: An Intimate History 4.36 avg rating — 54,027 ratings
48.
Girls on Fire
Girls on Fire 3.35 avg rating — 12,125 ratings
49.
On the Edge of Gone
On the Edge of Gone 3.90 avg rating — 3,682 ratings
50.
Relief Map
Relief Map 3.51 avg rating — 458 ratings
51.
Remembrance (The Mediator, #7)
Remembrance (The Mediator, #7)
by: Meg Cabot
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10,408 ratings
52.
Vengeful Love (Vengeful Love, #1)
Vengeful Love (Vengeful Love, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 159 ratings