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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Romina (73 Lists)



Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiNot Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody
Books Set in Iran
200 books — 56 voters
Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Plain Jane and Hot Stud Romance Novels
414 books — 608 voters

Summer of My German Soldier by Bette GreeneNight by Elie WieselSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyEscape from Warsaw by Ian SerraillierJourney to America by Sonia Levitin
YA Holocaust & WWII Novels
498 books — 792 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselNumber the Stars by Lois LowrySchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
World War II/Holocaust Fiction & Non-fiction
1,024 books — 828 voters

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary WollstonecraftFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Best Feminist Books
2,944 books — 4,277 voters
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Gawain PoetA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainThe Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper
The Arthurian Legend Retold
458 books — 762 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierMy Cousin Rachel by Daphne du MaurierRoss Poldark by Winston GrahamMistress of Mellyn by Victoria HoltBride of Pendorric by Victoria Holt
Cornwall
215 books — 112 voters
The Reckoning by Sharon Kay PenmanTime and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,361 books — 1,473 voters

A King's Ransom by Sharon Kay Penman
Medieval England (Historical Fiction)
391 books — 190 voters
Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley
Best Irish Historical Romances
105 books — 53 voters

Ross Poldark by Winston GrahamRebecca by Daphne du MaurierMistress of Mellyn by Victoria HoltBride of Pendorric by Victoria HoltOver Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
Best Books Set in Cornwall
177 books — 139 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,229 books — 3,952 voters

Fallen from Grace by Laura LeoneDreaming of You by Lisa KleypasMore Than a Mistress by Mary BaloghThe Secret Pearl by Mary BaloghSuddenly You by Lisa Kleypas
Best Courtesan/Gigolo Romances
147 books — 304 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonFallen from Grace by Laura LeoneSuddenly You by Lisa KleypasThe Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer AshleyNot Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas
Best Older woman/ Younger man romance
489 books — 960 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonDevil in Winter by Lisa KleypasJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
So you love a Bad Boy or Tortured Hero
3,689 books — 5,830 voters
Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell
American Chick Lit
77 books — 40 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Green Mile by Stephen KingFirestarter by Stephen KingDreamcatcher by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
190 books — 3,893 voters
After the Night by Linda Howard
Best Romantic Suspense
2,225 books — 2,817 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonRansom by Julie GarwoodThe Bride by Julie GarwoodThe Secret by Julie GarwoodThe Wedding by Julie Garwood
Best Scottish and Highland Historical Romances
367 books — 594 voters
The Landower Legacy by Victoria HoltKirkland Revels by Victoria HoltOn the Night of the Seventh Moon by Victoria Holt
Gothic heroine covers (Or heroines running scared on the covers)
396 books — 55 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëDracula by Bram StokerWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Gothic Novels/Suspense Novels
446 books — 495 voters
The Red Queen by Philippa GregorySex and the City by Candace Bushnell
The absolutely worst books you can think of
885 books — 529 voters

The Texan's Wager by Jodi ThomasBlue-Eyed Devil by Lisa KleypasA Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean
Best Reconciliation Romance Books
344 books — 368 voters
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLeanThen Came You by Lisa KleypasA Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLeanSlightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh
Wagers & Bets (HR)
126 books — 116 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonDevil in Winter by Lisa KleypasGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
My Favourite Historical Romance
2,014 books — 2,184 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Gothic Books of All Time
646 books — 3,642 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierMistress of Mellyn by Victoria HoltTregaron's Daughter by Madeleine Brent
Best Gothic Romance
248 books — 366 voters
Longing by Mary BaloghTruly by Mary BaloghHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanFalls the Shadow by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Reckoning by Sharon Kay Penman
Romance in Wales (and/or) Welsh Heroes and Heroines
168 books — 115 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Endearment by LaVyrle Spencer
Books with Virgin Heroes
862 books — 1,259 voters
Austenland by Shannon Hale
Best Pride and Prejudice Sequels/Variations/Adaptations
505 books — 980 voters


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