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What Was Promised by Tobias HillLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Black Album by Hanif KureishiMelting Fire by Anne MatherEdge of Eternity by Ken Follett
fiction set in 20th century London
44 books — 2 voters
The Royal We by Heather Cocks
Modern Royal Romances
102 books — 130 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
MUST READS!!!
15,446 books — 11,326 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
The 100 Best British Authors
199 books — 23 voters

Brick Lane by Monica AliWhite Teeth by Zadie SmithMaps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem AslamAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA Pair of Jeans and Other Stories by Qaisra Shahraz
Female Immigrant Experience
61 books — 27 voters
The Lake House by Kate Morton
Historical Fiction 2015
429 books — 2,135 voters

Alanna by Tamora PierceIn the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce
Girls disguised as Boys
863 books — 1,005 voters
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonFear Me by B.B. ReidDark Lover by J.R. WardEcho by A. Zavarelli
Romantically Forced
225 books — 456 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz ZafónA Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
Fiction Set in 1920s
167 books — 107 voters
Falling Angels by Tracy ChevalierThe Railway Children by E. NesbitThe Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson
Fiction Set in 1900s
19 books — 17 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughTender Is the Night by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Fiction Set in 1930s
182 books — 82 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Historical Romance with Children in the plot
191 books — 104 voters

The Spanish Bride by Georgette HeyerThese Old Shades by Georgette HeyerFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesTwist Me by Anna ZairesMelting Fire by Anne Mather
Utterly Stupid Heroine That Ought to be Slapped
30 books — 15 voters
Murder of a Lady by Anthony WynneThe Countess de Charny by Alexandre DumasMurder at the Manor by Martin EdwardsThe Hunt for Sonya Dufrette by R.T. RaichevGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Covers With Country Houses
27 books — 4 voters

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Enemies in Love
223 books — 429 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Iron King by Julie KagawaThe Iron Daughter by Julie KagawaThe Kiss of Deception by Mary E. PearsonConfessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
Best Fairytale YA Novels
21 books — 5 voters

Stormfire by Christine MonsonThis Other Eden by Marilyn Harris
Great books that deserve a re-issue
168 books — 124 voters
April Lady by Georgette HeyerThe Convenient Marriage by Georgette HeyerSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Hero much older than the heroine
350 books — 245 voters

The Unfinished Clue by Georgette HeyerWhy Shoot a Butler? by Georgette HeyerThey Found Him Dead by Georgette HeyerMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Best 30s Crime Fiction
44 books — 13 voters
Fanny Hill, or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure by John Cleland
Best Books of the 18th Century
376 books — 1,011 voters

These Old Shades by Georgette HeyerReforming Lord Ragsdale by Carla KellyPistols For Two by Georgette Heyer
Auctioned, Sold & Gambled Romantic Heroines/Heroes
104 books — 132 voters
The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
Servant Heroes/Heroines In Romance
163 books — 275 voters

The Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsLorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore
Best Books of the Decade: 1860s
238 books — 402 voters
North and South by Elizabeth GaskellA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Books of the Decade: 1850s
223 books — 308 voters

The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
Best Books of the Decade: 1830s
237 books — 219 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenPersuasion by Jane AustenEmma by Jane AustenNorthanger Abbey by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Best Books of the Decade: 1810s
144 books — 331 voters

Wyrd Sisters by Terry PratchettPerfume by Patrick SüskindIf I Were You by Joan AikenThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,272 books — 2,437 voters
Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary StewartDuplicate Death by Georgette HeyerToo Many Ghosts by Paul GallicoDetection Unlimited by Georgette HeyerThe End of the Affair by Graham Greene
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,207 books — 1,518 voters


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