My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham JonesThe Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
2021 Horror Releases
170 books — 234 voters
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziFreshwater by Akwaeke EmeziPet by Akwaeke Emezi
Queer African Reads
84 books — 22 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Literary Gay Romantic Novels
113 books — 268 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonDracula by Bram StokerThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Gothic Books of All Time
644 books — 3,631 voters

Cemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasClap When You Land by Elizabeth AcevedoBe Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnisYou Should See Me in a Crown by Leah  JohnsonLegendborn by Tracy Deonn
YA Novels of 2020
819 books — 2,634 voters
The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasCemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasClap When You Land by Elizabeth AcevedoYou Should See Me in a Crown by Leah  JohnsonGrown by Tiffany D. Jackson
2020 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
306 books — 752 voters

Final Exit by Derek HumphrySmoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin DoughtyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Fault in Our Stars by John  Green
Thanatopsis: Death, Dying, and Mortality
593 books — 267 voters
The Eternal Audience of One by Rémy NgamijeMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
Great Modern African Reads
89 books — 57 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerNightfall by L.J. Smith
Trees died for this?
1,338 books — 869 voters

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
2019 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
261 books — 214 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeNightfall by L.J. Smith
Disappointing Books
2,775 books — 4,666 voters
The Grownup by Gillian FlynnBird Box by Josh MalermanMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Books in the Freezer Podcast
106 books — 43 voters

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
Mystery & Thriller 2019
225 books — 562 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Host by Stephenie Meyer
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,263 books — 28,373 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Best Books Ever
78,652 books — 293,065 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,874 books — 49,842 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyHoles by Louis SacharLooking for Alaska by John  GreenClockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Best Young Adult Books
13,248 books — 80,524 voters
Macbeth by William ShakespeareOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Required Reading in High School
816 books — 1,304 voters