Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyRebecca by Daphne du MaurierNorthanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Best Gothic Books of All Time
631 books — 3,548 voters
Sense and Sensibility by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Keeper by Kate MortonThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Titles that start with R, S, or T
1,557 books — 90 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Alice Network by Kate QuinnSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
WWII Historic Fiction
1,489 books — 1,569 voters
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Beauty and the Beast
724 books — 1,967 voters

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineConfessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory MaguireAn Offer From a Gentleman by Julia QuinnJust Ella by Margaret Peterson HaddixBefore Midnight by Cameron Dokey
Cinderella Retellings
388 books — 314 voters
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraBecoming by Michelle ObamaStay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered by Karen Kilgariff
2018 Non-male Non-Fiction
304 books — 146 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Favorite books from my childhood
4,488 books — 7,655 voters
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Awesome Women of the Ancient World
443 books — 962 voters

Before We Were Yours by Lisa WingateLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Best Books of 2017
1,737 books — 3,080 voters
Becoming by Michelle ObamaI'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
Best Books of 2018
1,653 books — 2,957 voters

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori GottliebAsk Again, Yes by Mary Beth KeaneMiracle Creek by Angie  KimCatch and Kill by Ronan FarrowThe Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
Best Books of 2019
1,388 books — 1,957 voters
Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev
AoC or WoC New Romance 2020
62 books — 56 voters

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by AviConfessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
Confessions
323 books — 17 voters

Mask of Shadows by Linsey MillerGirl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
LGBTQ for YA
1,265 books — 2,257 voters
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa BashardoustMask of Shadows by Linsey Miller
Diversity in Young Adult and Middle Grade
1,920 books — 1,221 voters

Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy
2,074 books — 1,977 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Best Series
3,476 books — 9,569 voters

Where the Heart Is by Billie LettsIn Five Years by Rebecca SerleThe Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
707 books — 1,193 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Female Lead Characters
4,890 books — 5,931 voters

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineBeauty by Robin McKinley
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,712 books — 18,942 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Thrillers You Must Read!
5,120 books — 7,156 voters

The Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,939 books — 2,085 voters


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