The Magpie Lord by K.J. CharlesWiddershins by Jordan L. HawkThink of England by K.J. CharlesThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCaptive Prince by C.S. Pacat
Best Gay Historical Romance
911 books — 1,529 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieGone Girl by Gillian FlynnHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Plot Twist
407 books — 649 voters

Triple Shot by Ross KlavanExhale Love by Donn PhillipsDeath and the Detective by Jess FaradayThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Empty Couple by Oneal Walters
Best Mystery Short Stories
80 books — 21 voters
Skeleton Crew by Stephen        KingNight Shift by Stephen        KingThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeFour Past Midnight by Stephen        King
Best Horror Short Stories
432 books — 224 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Short Reads
834 books — 375 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Quick Reads
1,057 books — 713 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Most influential books under 100 pages
249 books — 924 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books Under 200 Pages
948 books — 416 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Pearl by John SteinbeckThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Best Books Under 100 Pages
189 books — 72 voters

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le CarréThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John Le CarréThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Best Spy Novels
1,296 books — 2,225 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboShutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Best Twists
8,317 books — 8,908 voters


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