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The Hidden Side by Heidi ChiavaroliThe Secrets of Paper and Ink by Lindsay HarrelThings I Never Told You by Beth K. VogtDear Mr. Knightley by Katherine ReayYou're Gonna Love Me by Robin Lee Hatcher
Best Christian Women's Fiction
785 books — 418 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
Medieval and Renaissance historical fiction
462 books — 380 voters

Devil in Winter by Lisa KleypasTempt Me at Twilight by Lisa KleypasLove in the Afternoon by Lisa KleypasThe Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia QuinnDreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
Best Ever Historical Romance Novels
597 books — 340 voters
Hands of Fate by Lucia OmonobiThe New Husband by D.J. PalmerFrom Thailand with Love by Camilla IsleyLove Your Life by Sophie KinsellaThe Honey-Don't List by Christina Lauren
2020 Most Anticipated Releases -No YA
259 books — 331 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Greatest Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick
Hunks in History
209 books — 306 voters
Yours Truly, Taddy by Avery AsterTagged by Joseph M. ChironLove, Lex by Avery AsterTracing the Contours by Honor A. DawsonHeart of Oak by David Cook
Great (and Cheap) Kindle Book Finds
415 books — 294 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenWhere Are You Now? by Sarah ConnellGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Favorite Fiction
568 books — 285 voters
The Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Pale Horseman by Bernard CornwellLords of the North by Bernard CornwellThe Burning Land by Bernard CornwellSword Song by Bernard Cornwell
Viking Historical Fiction
197 books — 282 voters

Johnny Tremain by Esther ForbesChains by Laurie Halse AndersonMy Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln CollierThe Turncoat by Donna ThorlandI, Eliza Hamilton by Susan Holloway Scott
American Revolutionary War Fiction
154 books — 277 voters
Cold Mountain by Charles FrazierLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonThe Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
Best 1800s Historical Fiction
451 books — 263 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCirce by Madeline MillerThe Persian Boy by Mary RenaultFire from Heaven by Mary RenaultI, Claudius by Robert Graves
Historical Fiction on Greece and Rome
268 books — 263 voters
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Diviners by Libba BrayThe Paris Wife by Paula McLainThe Chaperone by Laura MoriartyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best 1920s Historical Fiction
196 books — 257 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierWolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Superbly Written Historical Fiction
492 books — 256 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Fictitious Africa
543 books — 254 voters

From Thailand with Love by Camilla IsleyIf I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlaneLove Your Life by Sophie KinsellaMarriage on Madison Avenue by Lauren LayneForest of Souls by Lori M. Lee
The Most Beautiful Covers of 2020
250 books — 254 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Lost Symbol by Dan BrownBlack Harvest by Kate PorterThe Hat Trick Murders by John A. MacEachern
Modern/Historical Thrillers
148 books — 246 voters

The Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettAll Things Bright and Strange by James MarkertFlashman by George MacDonald FraserThe Angels' Share by James Markert
Historical Fiction that GUYS like, too!
544 books — 241 voters
The Help by Kathryn Stockett11/22/63 by Stephen KingThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom WolfeWild World by Peter S. RushGo Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
Best Novels about the 1960s (fiction)
191 books — 238 voters

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Great Alone by Kristin HannahEducated by Tara Westover
2018: What People Born in the 1980's Have Read in 2018
1,671 books — 234 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanScrappy Little Nobody by Anna KendrickHidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
2017: What People Born in the 1980s Have Read in 2017
1,631 books — 233 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLinger by Maggie StiefvaterCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
2010 Reading List
234 books — 232 voters
A Lady's Formula for Love by Elizabeth EverettScoundrel of My Heart by Lorraine HeathThe Devil in Her Bed by Kerrigan ByrneWilde Child by Eloisa JamesThe Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
2021 Historical Romance (January - June)
460 books — 223 voters

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer102 Minutes by Jim DwyerThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightThe Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFedeThe Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
9/11 Related
247 books — 220 voters
1776 by David McCulloughJohn Adams by David McCulloughAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowWashington's Crossing by David Hackett FischerFounding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis
Best Books About The American Revolution
226 books — 220 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRules of Civility by Amor TowlesMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best 1930s Historical Fiction
124 books — 217 voters
Bringing Down the Duke by Evie DunmoreThe Wallflower Wager by Tessa DareBrazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLeanHow to Love a Duke in Ten Days by Kerrigan ByrneDalliances & Devotion by Felicia Grossman
2019 Historical Romance (July - December)
460 books — 203 voters

Shōgun by James ClavellAcross the Nightingale Floor by Lian HearnThe Ninja by Eric Van LustbaderThe Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. BorosonMusashi Book One by Eiji Yoshikawa
Martial Arts Fiction
265 books — 192 voters
The Replacement by Brenna YovanoffHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickInsurgent by Veronica RothClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareClockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
Haunting and Spine-Chilling Covers
343 books — 177 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Cavalier by Israh AziziEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books to Motivate Young Men to Read
479 books — 168 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Monster Calls by Patrick NessBeing Lucy by Dale Lorna JacobsenThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Underrated Book Project
152 books — 164 voters

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