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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
Sleeping Beauties by Owen King, Stephen King

Sleeping Beauties

Owen King, Stephen King

702 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo

The Light We Lost

Jill Santopolo

336 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

Rich People Problems

Crazy Rich Asians #3

Kevin Kwan

16 hours, 2 minutes • audio • 2017

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker

The Fourth Monkey

4MK Thriller #1

J.D. Barker

427 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
A Lot Like Christmas: Stories by Connie Willis

A Lot Like Christmas: Stories

Connie Willis

544 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous slow-paced
River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon by Buddy Levy

River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon

Buddy Levy

9 hours, 49 minutes • audio • 2017

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Pants of Perspective: One woman's 3,000 kilometre running adventure through the wilds of New Zealand by Anna McNuff

The Pants of Perspective: One woman's 3,000 kilometre running adventure through the wilds of New Zealand

Anna McNuff

9 hours, 56 minutes • audio • 2017 user-added

nonfiction travel adventurous medium-paced
The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman

The Garden of Small Beginnings

Abbi Waxman

368 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

Home Fire

Kamila Shamsie

276 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

Kate Moore

481 pages • hardcover • 2016

nonfiction biography history science emotional informative sad medium-paced