The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee StewartThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Good Books (Almost) Without Any Romance
158 books — 28 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,997 voters

The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. SchwabHappy Place by Emily HenryEmily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettTress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon SandersonThe Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Can't Wait Books of 2023
1,149 books — 1,521 voters
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettThe Thorn of Emberlain by Scott LynchSome Desperate Glory by Emily  TeshThe Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani ChokshiTress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2023
468 books — 1,084 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Magicians in Historical Fiction
53 books — 64 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeMistborn by Brandon SandersonHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Magical Apprenticeships
217 books — 170 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Dueling Magicians
101 books — 277 voters
Book Lovers by Emily HenryGallant by V.E. Schwab
Best Books of 2022
1,549 books — 1,852 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Cottage Library
210 books — 37 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Cottagecore Vibes
166 books — 45 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Fairy Cottagecore
91 books — 7 voters

Book Lovers by Emily HenryPeople We Meet on Vacation by Emily HenryBeach Read by Emily HenryGallant by V.E. SchwabThe Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
What We've Read So Far in 2022
5,363 books — 433 voters
Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinInkheart by Cornelia FunkeThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Most Interesting Magic System
2,653 books — 8,775 voters

Book Lovers by Emily HenrySee You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon
2022 Contemporary Romance Releases
495 books — 1,294 voters
The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterThe Raven King by Maggie StiefvaterCress by Marissa MeyerWinter by Marissa Meyer
Found Family
323 books — 163 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Fantasy Classics
301 books — 580 voters

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,075 books — 9,937 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Thief by Megan Whalen TurnerInkheart by Cornelia FunkeHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,089 books — 11,782 voters

The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,531 books — 24,820 voters



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