Sometimes a hidden or a not so visible book could become your next favorite read. Let’s see which are the best of the not so well-known or read.

For this list are combined two key elements: the number of ratings and the average of those ratings.
PLEASE READ the following requirements which should apply to the books that will be added or voted here:

- between 5 and 200 ratings on Goodreads (because a book needs an average rating)
- published at least 6 months ago; recent titles or titles whose publishing date is missing are not allowed
- an average rating of at least 3.75 (this was chosen keeping in mind that the final result is selecting books which are well-appreciated by their readers)

EDITED 06/21/2015: the limit of 150 was changed to 200 ratings

As a consequence of the above all the titles that have reached 200 ratings or in time have come under the 3.75 mark will be removed from this list.
If the requirements appear to be too restrictive, anyone who wants to add/vote unpopular books, the below lists could be an alternative option.

Related lists (with common and distinct requirements):
Favorite M/M Books That Are Underrated Or Not So Well-Known
Lesser-Known M/M Books
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4.14 avg rating — 206 ratings
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3.96 avg rating — 106 ratings
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3.76 avg rating — 176 ratings
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3.82 avg rating — 85 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 99 ratings
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3.78 avg rating — 87 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 94 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 76 ratings
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3.80 avg rating — 133 ratings
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3.98 avg rating — 159 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 137 ratings
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3.83 avg rating — 71 ratings
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3.80 avg rating — 177 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 188 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 112 ratings
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4.30 avg rating — 140 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 127 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings
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19

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4.28 avg rating — 39 ratings
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20

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4.35 avg rating — 84 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 176 ratings
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4.08 avg rating — 137 ratings
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23

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3.85 avg rating — 146 ratings
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24

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4.02 avg rating — 200 ratings
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25

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3.90 avg rating — 105 ratings
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26

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4.37 avg rating — 134 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 207 ratings
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28

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3.82 avg rating — 109 ratings
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29

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4.22 avg rating — 23 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 27 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 179 ratings
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4.08 avg rating — 144 ratings
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3.85 avg rating — 93 ratings
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35

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4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings
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35

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3.99 avg rating — 203 ratings
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3.89 avg rating — 209 ratings
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38

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3.86 avg rating — 168 ratings
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39

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4.32 avg rating — 118 ratings
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40

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4.23 avg rating — 197 ratings
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40

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4.44 avg rating — 282 ratings
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42

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3.88 avg rating — 100 ratings
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42

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4.04 avg rating — 193 ratings
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42

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3.80 avg rating — 297 ratings
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45

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4.02 avg rating — 156 ratings
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46

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3.95 avg rating — 60 ratings
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46

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3.79 avg rating — 195 ratings
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46

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4.06 avg rating — 124 ratings
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46

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3.78 avg rating — 63 ratings
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50

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3.61 avg rating — 119 ratings
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50

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3.83 avg rating — 123 ratings
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52

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3.77 avg rating — 125 ratings
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52

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3.83 avg rating — 66 ratings
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54

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3.81 avg rating — 129 ratings
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55

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3.84 avg rating — 155 ratings
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55

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4.28 avg rating — 198 ratings
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57

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3.79 avg rating — 130 ratings
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57

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3.85 avg rating — 179 ratings
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59

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3.68 avg rating — 158 ratings
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60

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4.10 avg rating — 210 ratings
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60

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4.82 avg rating — 101 ratings
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62

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4.39 avg rating — 107 ratings
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63

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3.95 avg rating — 55 ratings
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64

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3.77 avg rating — 83 ratings
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65

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4.12 avg rating — 114 ratings
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66

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3.97 avg rating — 159 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 163 ratings
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68

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3.76 avg rating — 87 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 146 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 146 ratings
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71

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3.76 avg rating — 99 ratings
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72

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4.17 avg rating — 59 ratings
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72

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4.30 avg rating — 57 ratings
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72

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3.93 avg rating — 103 ratings
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3.88 avg rating — 149 ratings
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76

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4.23 avg rating — 216 ratings
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76

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4.06 avg rating — 293 ratings
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78

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4.02 avg rating — 181 ratings
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78

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3.99 avg rating — 251 ratings
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80

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3.91 avg rating — 100 ratings
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4.10 avg rating — 135 ratings
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82

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4.21 avg rating — 38 ratings
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3.83 avg rating — 98 ratings
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4.20 avg rating — 88 ratings
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3.98 avg rating — 198 ratings
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86

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3.84 avg rating — 32 ratings
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3.83 avg rating — 87 ratings
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86

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4.23 avg rating — 64 ratings
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89

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4.31 avg rating — 125 ratings
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3.88 avg rating — 187 ratings
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91

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3.83 avg rating — 42 ratings
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91

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3.89 avg rating — 196 ratings
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91

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4.20 avg rating — 529 ratings
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91

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4.28 avg rating — 118 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 198 ratings
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3.79 avg rating — 28 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 194 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 240 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 56 ratings
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3.77 avg rating — 144 ratings
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585 books · 205 voters · list created November 24th, 2012 by Nemesis (votes) .
109 likes · 
Lists are re-scored approximately every 5 minutes.


Nemesis 8688 books
88 friends
M 2875 books
225 friends
Reggie 2147 books
64 friends
Alby Krebs 1297 books
84 friends
Sylvia 8117 books
63 friends
WickedVerbatim 2652 books
29 friends
M'rella 13632 books
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Sucajo 11745 books
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message 1: by M (new)

M A rating of 3.75 or more? Or just in the vicinity of 3.75?


message 2: by Nemesis (new)

Nemesis At least 3.75. Forgot about that :). Now it's okay. Thanks, M!


message 3: by Reggie (new)

Reggie WOW! Great list, Nemesis. Lots of excellent books to be found here! Thanks


message 4: by Anna (Bananas) (new)

Anna (Bananas) Hey, Cut & Run's not on here! Just kidding. :)


message 5: by Anna (Bananas) (new)

Anna (Bananas) :D :D
Maybe we need an overrated m/m books list too?


message 6: by Anna (Bananas) (new)

Anna (Bananas) This is a cool list. I've only read one book. Lots to explore.


message 7: by Anna (Bananas) (new)

Anna (Bananas) lee sc wrote: "Anna (Bananas!) wrote: ":D :D
Maybe we need an overrated m/m books list too?"

Yeah probably. And a crap list. I have a few that could go on both."


Then we'd know which books to avoid. :)


message 8: by Mich (new)

Mich lee wrote: "...I have great taste in books, but not everyone agrees :D..."

hahaha. ehemm.. I would love to see the over-rated m/m list guys.

I have a lot to catch up with...I don't think I have read any of these yet.

I can't vote, but I am definitely going to "add"


message 9: by Anna (Bananas) (last edited Jun 30, 2013 08:54AM) (new)

Anna (Bananas) I want it too, Mich...if someone else creates it. It feels too mean-spirited to do myself. Someone else can be the bad guy.

I've read one one whole book from this, When the Music Stops, which is a favorite. I added several books from this handy list.


message 10: by A.B. (last edited Jun 30, 2013 03:51PM) (new)

A.B. Gayle I think a common thread here is that a lot of the titles I recognise aren't really m/m romance. They are books with gay heroes. Ot there may be love present but no happy future. Or if there is a happy future, the characters arrive at it in uncoventional ways.

It's a shame that books like these don't get read along with the others. They provide the spice that ensures a steady diet of m/m romance doesn't give us a toothache.

Neither better, nor worse. Just different.


message 11: by Anna (Bananas) (new)

Anna (Bananas) Good point, A.B. I agree it's best to mix it up.


message 12: by Nemesis (new)

Nemesis Anna (Bananas!) wrote: "I want it too, Mich...if someone else creates it. It feels too mean-spirited to do myself. Someone else can be the bad guy."

A few months ago someone took the initiative and created this list. It's called Overrated M/M romance


message 13: by A.B. (new)

A.B. Gayle I see that 100 ratings is enough to get you deleted from this list. So it's good to see that a few books no longer qualify. The other list? It's not the book's fault that it's being read by so many people, more a reflection on the fact that people aren't prepared to read or recommend anything different.


message 14: by Casseroll (new)

Casseroll Adding list to update feed.


message 15: by Driima (new)


message 16: by Nemesis (new)

Nemesis Driima wrote: "The Trouble With Elves has already more than 200 rating - I liked it - but shouldn't it be removed from this list?


Also there are many more books here with more than 150 ratings:
..."



Thanks for your observations! The upper limit has been updated to 200, so many of them will remain on the list.


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