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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Caroline (71 Lists)



The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsHow to Sell a Haunted House by Grady HendrixThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks
Not a Handbook
196 books — 18 voters
The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirMarie Antoinette by Antonia Fraser
Of Kings and Queens
479 books — 203 voters

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserMarie Antoinette by Antonia Fraser
Best Historical Biography
104 books — 5 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerDracul - A Origem de um Monstro by Dacre StokerThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaAnno Dracula by Kim NewmanPowers of Darkness by Valdimar Ásmundsson
Best Books Featuring Dracula
231 books — 147 voters

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah PennerThe Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Best Books of 2021
1,441 books — 1,627 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerDracul by Dacre StokerInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceAnno Dracula by Kim NewmanCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Carmilla, Laura, Mina, Lucy & The Brides of Dracula
127 books — 22 voters

The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Angel of Darkness by Caleb CarrThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Best Historical Mystery
2,287 books — 4,792 voters
The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneThe Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene
Best Mysteries for Young Readers
592 books — 480 voters

The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
Best YA Spy/Mystery Novels
643 books — 1,635 voters
A History of Heavy Metal by Andrew O'NeillThe Death Archives by Jørn StubberudMetal Cats by Alexandra CrockettLouder Than Hell by Jon WiederhornBlack Metal by Dayal Patterson
Books about Metal
89 books — 21 voters

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithAbraham Lincoln by Seth Grahame-SmithJane Slayre by Sherri Browning ErwinLittle Vampire Women by Lynn MessinaLittle Women and Werewolves by Porter Grand
The Monster Mash
182 books — 416 voters
Coraline by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Witches by Roald DahlThe Halloween Tree by Ray BradburyThe Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
Spooky Middle Grade Reads
393 books — 274 voters

Coraline by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketThe Witches by Roald DahlBunnicula by Deborah Howe
Best Books for Morbid Kids
736 books — 525 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Night of Elisa by Isis SousaHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Modern Gothic
722 books — 1,375 voters

Baby Got Bite by Maz MaddoxInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Vampire Lestat by Anne RiceThe Vampire Armand by Anne RiceThe Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice
Best Gay Vampires
657 books — 832 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,838 books — 4,982 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Books for 13/14 year-olds
377 books — 346 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHeart-Shaped Box by Joe HillThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Ghost Stories
1,514 books — 1,977 voters

Pont Neuf by Max ByrdBuried Deep by Margot HuntPeter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Audible Originals: Dec 2019
7 books — 3 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyRebecca by Daphne du MaurierDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
639 books — 3,599 voters

The Selection by Kiera CassClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareWither by Lauren DeStefanoThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
2012 Must Have Dystopians!
120 books — 513 voters
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
'Best Curl Up In Bed And Re-Read Books!
409 books — 85 voters

Dead Witch Walking by Kim HarrisonSoulless by Gail CarrigerA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareThe Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Best Urban Fantasy SERIES
648 books — 3,752 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,770 books — 6,061 voters

The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,244 books — 12,555 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,097 books — 10,090 voters

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithHomicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,749 books — 2,927 voters
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareThe Summoning by Kelley ArmstrongA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,528 books — 69,920 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Young Adult Books
13,218 books — 80,481 voters
Magyk by Angie SageThe Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee StewartAlice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,229 books — 6,339 voters


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