Top Romance and Romantasy of the Year So Far

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The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenThe Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananSacred Hearts by Sarah DunantThe Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
Favorite Friendships in Fiction
315 books — 151 voters
The Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananIn the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,936 books — 6,618 voters

The Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic SmithSacred Hearts by Sarah DunantPoinsettia Girl by Jennifer WizbowskiThe Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,696 books — 3,298 voters
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananSacred Hearts by Sarah DunantPoinsettia Girl by Jennifer WizbowskiThe Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
Best Feminist Books
2,948 books — 4,291 voters

The Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstableThe Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,723 books — 17,952 voters
In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah DunantPoinsettia Girl by Jennifer WizbowskiThe Glassmaker by Tracy ChevalierThe Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
Books With Multiple Perspectives
784 books — 479 voters

The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenThe Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstableThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananThe Glassmaker by Tracy ChevalierIn the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant
Books that make you think.
1,179 books — 1,266 voters
The Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstableThe Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Glassmaker by Tracy ChevalierThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
Books That Were Way Better Than I Thought They Would Be
11,691 books — 8,813 voters

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstableThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic SmithIn the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah DunantThe Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
Musical Fiction
388 books — 244 voters
Sacred Hearts by Sarah DunantThe Wolf Den by Elodie HarperPoinsettia Girl by Jennifer WizbowskiThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
Fiction/Novels with Female Protagonists That Aren't About Love or Romance
703 books — 504 voters

The Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenThe Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
Best historical fiction novels
1,290 books — 1,384 voters
The Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstableThe Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
Unmistakably Strong Female Characters!!
447 books — 423 voters

In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah DunantThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic SmithThe Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen
Best Women's Fiction Novels
2,161 books — 1,810 voters
The Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichIn the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah DunantThe Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,226 books — 11,487 voters