Needs More Words' Favourite Books (20 books)

Books chosen as the best of the year by the Needs More Words podcast. Let us know what you think of them.

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1	Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 1,855,394 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon 4.08 avg rating — 6,226 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos by Lucy Knisley (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 9,825 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Runaways, Vol. 1: Find Your Way Home by Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 5,776 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 371,269 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen (Writer) 3.81 avg rating — 59,798 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 202,656 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher 4.05 avg rating — 68,006 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Victory's Price by Alexander Freed 4.16 avg rating — 3,230 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Missing from the Village: The Story of Serial Killer Bruce McArthur, the Search for Justice, and the System That Failed Toronto's Queer Community by Justin Ling 4.23 avg rating — 2,847 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 3,724 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Firefly: The Unification War Vol. 1 by Greg Pak (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 1,621 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Queen's Shadow (Star Wars: The Padmé Trilogy, #1) by E.K. Johnston (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 14,524 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 1,229,524 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Young and Damned and Fair: The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII by Gareth Russell (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 2,460 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	How the Girl Guides Won the War by Janie Hampton 4.22 avg rating — 449 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Princess Jellyfish 2-in-1 Omnibus, Vol. 1 (Princess Jellyfish 2-in-1 Omnibus, #1) by Akiko Higashimura 4.34 avg rating — 5,340 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Hench (Hench, #1) by Natalie Zina Walschots (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 26,787 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 67,669 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 12,522 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars