The Alice Network by Kate QuinnThe Orphan's Tale by Pam JenoffBefore We Were Yours by Lisa WingateThe Women in the Castle by Jessica ShattuckWe Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
Historical Fiction 2017
348 books — 864 voters
Wrapped in the Stars by Elena MikalsenThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Covert Buccaneer by S. Lucia Kanter St. AmourThe Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonA Quiet Contagion by Jane Jesmond
Dual Timeline & Historical Novels
145 books — 98 voters

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShuteTomorrow, When the War Began by John MarsdenCloudstreet by Tim WintonIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Best Books Set in Australia
1,071 books — 591 voters

The Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe House at Riverton by Kate MortonThe Secret Keeper by Kate MortonThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best Past-Present Books
379 books — 552 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnDark Places by Gillian FlynnThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsInto the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes
Psychological Chillers by Women
464 books — 611 voters

Me Before You by Jojo MoyesThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsWinter by Marissa MeyerCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Martian by Andy Weir
What we've read so far in 2016
7,991 books — 1,001 voters
The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy WeirWe Were Liars by E. Lockhart
What we've read so far in...2015
9,748 books — 2,102 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingMatilda by Roald DahlThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Best Read-Aloud Chapter Books
1,212 books — 1,580 voters