Catch Up Now: These Big Series All Have Books Coming Out in July

There's nothing like the pain of finishing a book with a cliffhanger…and needing to wait months (if not years) for the next book. Save yourself some misery and jump into a beloved series that has a new installment coming out in July!



To find these series, we rounded up the top July sequels your fellow Goodreads can't wait to read, which we measure by how many times a book has been added to Want to Read shelves. Below, we've featured the first book in each of these series—as well as the first line to give you a taste. Which ones pique your curiosity?

The Conqueror's Saga


by Kiersten White

Genre: YA fantasy

First book: And I Darken

First line: "Vlad Dracul's heavy brow descended like a storm when the doctor informed him that his wife had given birth to a girl."


Bright We Burn, book #3 in the series, hits bookshelves on July 10.

The Winston Brothers Series


by Penny Reid

Genre: Contemporary romance

First book: Truth or Beard

First line: "I pulled into the Green Valley Community Center parking lot and scared the crap out of five senior citizens."


Dr. Strange Beard, book #5 in the series, hits bookshelves on July 30.

The Legends of the First Empire Series


by Michael J. Sullivan

Genre: Fantasy

First book: Age of Myth

First line: "Raithe's first impulse was to pray."


Age of War, book #3 in the series, hits bookshelves on July 3.

The Wayfarers Series


by Becky Chambers

Genre: Science fiction

First book: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

First line: "As she woke up in the pod, she remembered three things."


Record of a Spaceborn Few, book #3 in the series, hits bookshelves on July 26.

The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman Series


by Lisa Scottoline

Genre: Humor

First book: Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog

First line: "I'm old enough to remember Ozzie and Harriet, which means that my idea of the nuclear family was born in the 1950s and never quite grew up."


I See Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses, book #9 in the series, hits bookshelves on July 10.

The Darkest Minds Series


by Alexandra Bracken

Genre: YA science fiction

First book: The Darkest Minds

First line: "When the white noise went off, we were in the garden pulling weeds."


The Darkest Legacy, book #4 in the series, hits bookshelves on July 31.

The Custard Protocol Series


by Gail Carriger

Genre: Fantasy

First book: Prudence

First line: "Lady Prudence Alessandra Maccon Akeldama was enjoying her evening exceedingly."


Competence, book #3 in the series, hits bookshelves on July 17.

What big sequels are you looking forward to? Come talk books with us in the comments!



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