Top Ten Fiction Charts
Which books are selling at the moment? What is the hot title this week? These are the things we as bibliophiles need to know, are we keeping up with reader trends? Have we missed a release that is about to become the next Harry Potter? The next Game of Thrones? The next (gulp) Fifty Shades? Here at For Reading Addicts we heard your call and we answered it.
Here is our weekly look at the top ten the best selling novels from the UK and USA as these are charts we can access and you will be able to see what is selling, where the UK and the US differ, and of course where we are the same. Not forgetting of course, to add a title or two to your TBR lists.
UK
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The Girl on the Train – Paula Howkins
A woman’s daily train commute becomes something much more when she glimpses something out of the ordinary and decides she must know the outcome.
US
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Me Before You – Jojo Moyes
A beautiful but unlikely love story set in England when a young woman’s life is changed when she helps to care for a quadriplegic 35 year old.
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Even Dogs in the Wild – Ian Rankin
This latest Rebus novel brings back Ian Rankin’s greatest characters in a story exploring the darkest corners of our instincts and desires.
UK
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The Pursuit – Janet Evanovich
FBI agent Kate O’Hare’s covert partner has been kidnapped.. but she is in hot pursuit! Book 5 of the Fox & O’Hare series.
US
UK
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Go Set a Watchman – Harper Lee
The long awaited and much anticipated sequel to Harper Lee’s world renowned novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Reacquaint yourselves with Scout, Atticus and other much loved characters and their lives after Tom Robinson.
US
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End of Watch – Stephen King
Brady Hartsfield is confined to room 217 ofthe Lakes Region Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic,Bill Hodges and Holly Gibney are still running Finders Keepers Detective Agency but in this final instalment of King’s latest trilogy it seems they are destined to meet one last time.
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The Swan Maid – Dilly Court
Condemned to a life of drudgery and at the mercy of a vicious landlady, chambermaid Lottie’s life takes a surprising turn when an injured young soldier is brought into The Swan.
UK
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Bay of Sighs – Nora Roberts
Join mermaid Annika, brave adventurer Sawyer, and their four friends as they continue their quest, with this second book of The Guardians Trilogy
US
UK
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Me Before You – Jojo Moyes
We’re still buying this beautiful but unlikely love story set in England when a young woman’s life is changed when she helps to care for a quadriplegic 35 year old.
US
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Foreign Agent – Brad Thor
Terrorism in Europe has spun out of control. The United States has decided on a dramatic response. Now, the CIA needs a very special kind of operative – meet the perfect candidate Scot Harvath.
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The House on Cold Hill – Peter James
Born townies, Ollie Harcourt, his wife, Caro, and their daughter, Jade moveto Cold Hill House and it soon becomes apparent that they aren’t the only residents in the house.
UK
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Here’s to Us – Elin Hilderbrand
Struggling with addiction, depression and not one, but two scandals, celebrity chef Deacon Rowe commits suicide leaving first wife Laurel Rowe together together his family, his ex wives and try to say goodbye properly.
US
UK
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Me Before You (Film Tie In) – Jojo Moyes
The Film Tie in of Jojo Moyes’ hugely popular novel Me Before You. A beautiful but unlikely love story set in England when a young woman’s life is changed when she helps to care for a quadriplegic 35 year old.
US
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The BFG – Roald Dahl
As with most books that are adapted into film, a resurgence in sales is seen. Sophie is snatched from her bed by a giant. Luckily it is the Big Friendly Giant, the BFG, who only eats snozzcumbers and glugs frobscottle.
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Rogue Lawyer – John Grisham
Rudd believes everyone accused of a crime is entitled to a fair trial – even if he has to cheat to get one. Arch Swanger is the prime suspect in the abduction and presumed murder of the 21-year-old daughter of the assistant chief of police. When he’s asked represent Swanger, he’s told a terrible secret.. one that threatens everything Sebastian holds dear.
UK
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Murder House – James Patterson
Writing alongside David Ellis, Patterson brings us the story of No. 7 Ocean Drive is a multimillion-dollar beachfront house in the Hamptons, whose beautiful exterior hides a horrific past
US
UK
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Sunshine Over Wildflower Cottage – Milly Johnson
Wildflower Cottage is a tumbledown animal sanctuary and the summer home of Viv; Geraldine the owner came here to escape her past but will history remain in the past and will her future remain safe?
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US
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After You – Jojo Moyes
Lou Clark has lots of questions. Like how it is she’s ended up working in an airport bar, or why the flat she’s owned for a year still doesn’t feel like home. Can her close-knit family forgive her for what she did 18 months ago and will she ever get over the love of her life. What Lou does know for certain is that something has to change.
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Summer Secrets – Jane Green
In 1998 Cat Coombs’ life was in free-fall; discovering a father she never knew and ruining friendships. 16 years later her life has come full circle and it’s time to make amends.
UK
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Before the Fall – Noah Hawley
After being unexpectedly offered a spare seat on the Bateman family’s private jet, artist Scott Burroughs finds himself and the Bateman’s young son as the only survivors when the plane crashes.
US
Well there you are, that’s this week’s combined US/UK top ten fiction chart, there are an awful lot of titles in that list which are completely new to me and several that have gone straight on my TBR list. If you’re interested in what was in the top ten last week, have a look here to see the movers and shakers.
We will do another next week and see how they have changed. How many of this week’s top ten have you read?
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