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The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Mysteries with Married Couples or Permanent Partners
103 books — 61 voters
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisPrince Caspian by C.S. LewisThe Silver Chair by C.S. LewisThe Ordinary Princess by M.M. KayeMy Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Best Children's Fantasy
1,020 books — 1,235 voters

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,233 books — 2,664 voters
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo WillemsThe Day the Crayons Quit by Drew DaywaltThe Mitten by Jan BrettThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoCaps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Best Popular Picture Books on Goodreads
287 books — 56 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisBreadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
The Snow Queen
107 books — 66 voters
The Goose Girl by Shannon HaleElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Merchant's Daughter by Melanie DickersonEntwined by Heather Dixon WallworkFairest by Gail Carson Levine
Fairy Tale Retellings to Adore
365 books — 198 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Great Divorce by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Catholic Fiction
367 books — 296 voters
We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal
YA Novels of 2021
782 books — 2,468 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternOf Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García MárquezThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,362 books — 4,704 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomSalt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
YA Holocaust & WWII Novels
498 books — 792 voters

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly BarnhillThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternMy Neighbor Totoro by Tsugiko Kubo
Books that inspired or are similar to Studio Ghibli / Hayao Miyazaki films
141 books — 93 voters
The Warrior Maiden by Melanie Dickerson
YA Novels 2019 - Teen Content, Teen characters (Check the comments)
938 books — 1,166 voters

The Goose Girl by Shannon HaleRedwall by Brian JacquesThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Healer's Apprentice by Melanie DickersonThe Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson
CLEAN time travel/mermaid/fairytale NOVELS
204 books — 131 voters
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. ValenteFly by Night by Frances HardingeThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Books that Love Words
100 books — 122 voters

Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
Best Retellings of fairytales, legends and history
429 books — 271 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisBook of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
Mythologies and Retellings of Fairy Tales & Classics
1,818 books — 2,092 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
16,067 books — 18,863 voters