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Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùGrandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùGrandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùHeated Rivalry by Rachel ReidHeated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
Best Gay Enemies/Rivals/Opposites Become Lovers
817 books — 1,660 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëDracula by Bram StokerThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleRebecca by Daphne du MaurierWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Best Gothic Books of All Time
639 books — 3,599 voters

Japanese Cooking by Shizuo TsujiJapanese Cooking The Traditions Techniques Ingredients and Re... by Emi Kazuko
Best Japanese Cookbooks in English
40 books — 30 voters
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùGrandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùGrandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùGrandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùGrandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
Best Asian Protagonist
178 books — 40 voters

Kitchen by Banana YoshimotoKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Novels About Japan
71 books — 85 voters
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,550 books — 123,952 voters

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
2,585 books — 2,800 voters
A Feast of Ice and Fire by Chelsea Monroe-CasselThe Little House Cookbook by Barbara M. WalkerThe Little Library Year by Kate Young
Literary Cookbooks
247 books — 108 voters

魔道祖师 [Mó Dào Zǔ Shī] by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùHeated Rivalry by Rachel ReidThink of England by K.J. CharlesSwordspoint by Ellen KushnerIn the Middle of Somewhere by Roan Parrish
Favorite Gay Couples
3,812 books — 4,237 voters
Darling Daffodils Farm by Brittanee NicoleNo Place Like You by Jillian Meadows
March 2026 Most Anticipated Romance Releases
133 books — 326 voters

Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. JensenDollface by Renée RosenThe Artful Match by Jennifer DelamereThe Gilded Lily by Deborah SwiftThe Captive by Victoria Holt
Green from the Thickest Forest
336 books — 171 voters
One Corpse Too Many by Ellis PetersThe Rose Rent by Ellis PetersThe Devil's Novice by Ellis PetersThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
1,020 books — 1,271 voters

Mélusine by Sarah MonetteThe Virtu by Sarah MonetteThe Mirador by Sarah MonetteCorambis by Sarah MonetteThe Farthest-Away Mountain by Lynne Reid Banks
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,415 books — 10,176 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Examples of Male Authors Writing Terrible Female Protagonists
76 books — 41 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëEmma by Jane AustenPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeDealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
Unforgettable Female Protagonists
374 books — 136 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenAnne of Avonlea by L.M. MontgomeryAlanna by Tamora PierceTalking to Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
Red Hair
646 books — 146 voters

A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
Japanese occupation of Asia
47 books — 28 voters
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
Eastern European Fantasy.
158 books — 33 voters

Interior Chinatown by Charles YuFirekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleyBleak House by Charles Dickens
52 Book Club 2023: #37 Written In Present Tense
182 books — 97 voters
Corambis by Sarah MonetteMélusine by Sarah MonetteThe Virtu by Sarah MonetteMagic's Price by Mercedes LackeyFire from Heaven by Mary Renault
Books with sweet M/M relationships (bromance and more)
439 books — 248 voters

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinThings Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRoccaWhat the Hell Did I Just Read by David WongThese Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Books with Names that Slap
78 books — 26 voters
Fortune's Fool by Mercedes LackeyPhoenix and Ashes by Mercedes LackeyShadow Spinner by Susan FletcherThe Snow Queen by Mercedes Lackey
Fairy Tale Retellings: Hidden Gems
600 books — 747 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe Seer and the Sword by Victoria HanleyThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Heroic Fantasy
725 books — 1,387 voters
Wizard's First Rule by Terry GoodkindThe Sword of Shannara by Terry BrooksJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Books I wish I had never read
1,303 books — 1,370 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Worst Witch by Jill MurphyWitch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1 by Kamome ShirahamaBitten by Witch Fever by Lucinda Hawksley
Best Books with "Witch" in the Title
1,006 books — 114 voters
Oedipus Rex by SophoclesRebecca by Daphne du MaurierAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Best Twists
8,630 books — 9,718 voters

Mélusine by Sarah MonetteMagic's Pawn by Mercedes LackeyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinLuck in the Shadows by Lynn FlewellingThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy
2,074 books — 1,966 voters
The Crystal Cave by Mary StewartOne Corpse Too Many by Ellis PetersThe Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary SutcliffMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Devil's Novice by Ellis Peters
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,410 books — 1,684 voters

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleLes Misérables by Victor HugoStar Wars by James KahnThe Iliad by HomerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,531 books — 8,811 voters
Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonCaptain Blood by Rafael SabatiniShip of Magic by Robin HobbRed Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
Pirates!
664 books — 786 voters


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