The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónDissolution by C.J. SansomAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsOne Corpse Too Many by Ellis PetersDark Fire by C.J. Sansom
Best Historical Mystery
2,122 books — 4,594 voters

The Confessions of Young Nero by Margaret GeorgeA Column of Fire by Ken FollettThe Shadow Land by Elizabeth KostovaThe Witchfinder's Sister by Beth UnderdownThe Orphan of Florence by Jeanne Kalogridis
Historical Fiction 2017
342 books — 855 voters
Me Before You by Jojo MoyesThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best "ugly cry" books
456 books — 977 voters

Room by Emma DonoghueMe Before You by Jojo MoyesThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,700 books — 14,257 voters
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
Oprah's Book Club Picks
124 books — 2,201 voters

Me Before You by Jojo MoyesWorld Without End by Ken FollettThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Contemporary British Novels
507 books — 389 voters
Me Before You by Jojo MoyesThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Storyteller by Jodi PicoultThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
TBC favourite books
583 books — 460 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierRoss Poldark by Winston GrahamThe King's General by Daphne du MaurierThe Loving Spirit by Daphne du MaurierThe Restless Sea by E.V. Thompson
Best Books Set in Cornwall
177 books — 137 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,208 books — 16,827 voters

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultGone Girl by Gillian FlynnRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Twists
8,405 books — 9,145 voters
The Vatican Princess by C.W. GortnerMata Hari's Last Dance by Michelle    MoranIthaca by Patrick DillonDaughter of Albion by Ilka TampkeThe Tsarina's Legacy by Jennifer Laam
Historical Fiction 2016
342 books — 881 voters

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,970 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy FowlerScarlett by Alexandra Ripley
Disappointing Books
2,730 books — 4,599 voters

The Time Machine by H.G. WellsA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensLabyrinth by Kate MosseLady of Hay by Barbara Erskine
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,007 books — 5,308 voters
The Lost Symbol by Dan    BrownDigital Fortress by Dan    BrownJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Rule of Four by Ian CaldwellFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
The Worst Books of All Time
8,096 books — 19,872 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenEmma by Jane AustenGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Romance Books Everyone Should Read
3,292 books — 3,044 voters

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesThe Temple of million years by Christian Jacq
Trees died for this?
1,336 books — 861 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay22 Britannia Road by Amanda HodgkinsonKing Rat by James Clavell
WWII Historic Fiction
1,468 books — 1,548 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldMister Pip by Lloyd JonesMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Richard & Judy's Bookclub
38 books — 41 voters

Elizabeth I by Margaret GeorgeLionheart by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Lady of the Rivers by Philippa GregoryThe Gallows Curse by Karen MaitlandDeath of Kings by Bernard Cornwell
Historical Fiction 2011
108 books — 572 voters
Frederica by Georgette HeyerCotillion by Georgette HeyerArabella by Georgette HeyerThe Masqueraders by Georgette HeyerThe Corinthian by Georgette Heyer
Favorite Georgette Heyer Book!
63 books — 806 voters

The Aftermath by Rhidian BrookThe Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin ExtenceBurial Rites by Hannah KentDominion by C.J. SansomThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2013
176 books — 322 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,448 books — 2,379 voters


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