Purge by Sofi OksanenAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerDefiance by Carole MasoGiovanni's Room by James BaldwinThe Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek
The Best of Bitterness
33 books — 7 voters
The Boyfriend List by E. LockhartEnchanted by Alethea KontisThe Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae CarsonThe Disenchantments by Nina LaCourWhy We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
Anti-Valentines Day
6 books — 1 voter

The Statistically Unlikely Rebound by Parker EllingEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenDenali Skies by Danielle Rohr
Rebound Books, After a Break Up
77 books — 80 voters
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzTell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka BruntAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenIzzy, Willy-Nilly by Cynthia Voigt
YA Fiction set in the 1980s
127 books — 55 voters

Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin TalleyOut of the Easy by Ruta SepetysThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerJean and Johnny by Beverly ClearySister of the Bride by Beverly Cleary
YA Fiction set in the 1950s
88 books — 46 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakCode Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysSalt to the Sea by Ruta SepetysRose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
YA Fiction set in the 1940s
258 books — 166 voters

I Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithPrisoner of Night and Fog by Anne BlankmanA Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle   CooperConspiracy of Blood and Smoke by Anne BlankmanThe FitzOsbornes in Exile by Michelle   Cooper
YA Fiction set in the 1930s
84 books — 62 voters
The Diviners by Libba BrayThese Violent Delights by Chloe GongBright Young Things by Anna GodbersenLair of Dreams by Libba BraySpeak Easy, Speak Love by McKelle George
YA Fiction set in the 1920s
90 books — 110 voters