2025 ICYMI Backlist Challenge by Book Girls' Guide (Official Version) - hosted by bookgirlsguide

May: Books Published in 2017

Curated book recommendations with descriptions are available at

https://bookgirlsguide.com/best-books-from-2017/


The books added by others are NOT the same as the curated list linked above. We spend a lot of time selecting highly-rated books that meet each prompt and recommend sticking to the books on the official list as often as possible for maximum challenge enjoyment. 


All books added
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee

The Idea of You

Robinne Lee

386 pages • digital • 2017

fiction contemporary romance emotional fast-paced
All Systems Red by Martha Wells

All Systems Red

The Murderbot Diaries #1

Martha Wells

152 pages • digital • 2017

fiction science fiction adventurous funny fast-paced
Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Midnight at the Electric

Jodi Lynn Anderson

288 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction science fiction young adult adventurous reflective slow-paced
Force of Nature by Jane Harper

Force of Nature

Aaron Falk #2

Jane Harper

380 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa

The Cat Who Saved Books

The Cat Who... #1

Sōsuke Natsukawa

198 pages • digital • 2017

fiction fantasy magical realism adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced
Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Caraval

Caraval #1

Stephanie Garber

10 hours, 18 minutes • audio • 2017

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies by Jason Fagone

The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies

Jason Fagone

464 pages • digital • 2017

nonfiction biography history informative inspiring medium-paced
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

Us Against You

Beartown #2

Fredrik Backman

448 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds

306 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction contemporary poetry young adult dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Digging in by Loretta Nyhan

Digging in

Loretta Nyhan

7 hours, 17 minutes • audio • 2018

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced