The Librarian of the Haunted Library by Brian YanskyWindwood Farm by Rebecca Patrick-HowardGriffith Tavern by Rebecca Patrick-HowardDark Hollow Road by Rebecca Patrick-HowardJekyll Island by Rebecca Patrick-Howard
Ghost Stories with Subtle Humor
33 books — 1 voter
Silas Marner by George EliotCandide by Voltaire
Forced to read in school, but hated
322 books — 560 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHannibal by Thomas  HarrisMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Books I Regret Reading
2,299 books — 3,225 voters
The Elusive Elixir by Gigi PandianThe Accidental Alchemist by Gigi PandianThe Masquerading Magician by Gigi Pandian
Books of Alchemy
101 books — 87 voters

The Lighthouse Witches by C.J.  CookeThe Witches of New York by Ami McKayLost Lake by Sarah Addison AllenFirst Frost by Sarah Addison AllenThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
Best Magical Realism: Witchy Fiction
273 books — 464 voters
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Fun/Playful Magic Realism
50 books — 57 voters

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelChocolat by Joanne HarrisPractical Magic by Alice HoffmanThe Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,306 books — 4,538 voters
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
Modern Gothic
713 books — 1,360 voters