I Let You Go by Clare MackintoshAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrVicious by V.E. SchwabFangirl by Rainbow RowellThe Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
2018 Mystery Thriller Horror
288 books — 291 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinThe Awakening by Kate ChopinThe Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,660 books — 16,284 voters

Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerNight by Elie WieselThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankI Let You Go by Clare MackintoshThe Hours by Michael Cunningham
Best True Survival Stories
417 books — 541 voters
Up at the Villa by W. Somerset MaughamBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelCold Mountain by Charles FrazierThe Devil's Whisper by Miyuki MiyabeThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Best Romantic Suspense
2,177 books — 2,656 voters

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelThe Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Hours by Michael CunninghamThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Unhappy Marriages
484 books — 288 voters
Redeeming Love by Francine  RiversA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThis Lullaby by Sarah DessenThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Love Stories
5,170 books — 9,630 voters

The Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodThe Devil's Whisper by Miyuki MiyabeDays in the History of Silence by Merethe LindstrømThose Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena FerranteThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,193 books — 5,201 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle HodkinThose Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante
Strong Women in Fiction
127 books — 32 voters

Heaven is for Real by Todd BurpoDays in the History of Silence by Merethe LindstrømThe Devil's Whisper by Miyuki MiyabeThose Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena FerranteThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Favorite Books
14,223 books — 9,832 voters

Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. WilsonGraceling by Kristin Cashore
Romantic Fantasy With Awesome Heroines
333 books — 477 voters
This Lullaby by Sarah DessenThe Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
Best Feminist Fiction
1,504 books — 2,673 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Devil's Whisper by Miyuki MiyabeDays in the History of Silence by Merethe LindstrømLife of Rebecca Jones by Angharad Price
Women in Translation
923 books — 304 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,060 books — 5,719 voters

A Perfect Mistake by Zoe DawsonGalway Bay by Mary Pat KellyThe Memory Box by Eva Lesko NatielloThe Lost Wife by Alyson RichmanOn the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves
Best Book Boyfriends
10,726 books — 28,934 voters

Diary of a Freedom Writer by Darrius GarrettRoom by Emma DonoghueWintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon
Psychological Themes
207 books — 93 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHopeless by Colleen HooverMe Before You by Jojo MoyesMaybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
Causes of Ugly Crying
1,403 books — 3,916 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsSame Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall
Favorites
607 books — 193 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn StockettGraceling by Kristin CashoreThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Books You Could Not Put Down
11,248 books — 7,417 voters
The Happiness Trap by Russ HarrisThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsGraceling by Kristin CashoreDivergent by Veronica RothThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Best books you've ever read!
437 books — 88 voters

The Shack by William Paul YoungThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMaybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
Sweetest Romance Ever
378 books — 387 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,119 books — 1,846 voters

I Will Wait for You by Linda Masemore PirrungThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,439 books — 8,387 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankGraceling by Kristin Cashore
Books That You Will Never Forget
3,157 books — 1,196 voters

I Will Wait for You by Linda Masemore PirrungLady of Light and Shadows by C.L. WilsonGraceling by Kristin Cashore
Best Paranormal & Fantasy Romances
5,570 books — 9,752 voters
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
books you can read over and over
634 books — 193 voters



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