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Winter by Marissa MeyerShadow Study by Maria V. Snyder
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2015
2,182 books — 11,535 voters
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
YA Books - Publishing September 2013
84 books — 195 voters

黒執事 XIII [Kuroshitsuji XIII] by Yana Toboso
Manga read in 2013
167 books — 25 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanKira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
The Most Deserving Newbery
104 books — 2,990 voters

The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
Chinese and Japanese Fantasy
308 books — 436 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryMatched by Ally CondieCinder by Marissa MeyerV for Vendetta by Alan MooreShatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
YA Dystopia Novels
1,765 books — 11,225 voters

The Raven King by Maggie StiefvaterWinter by Marissa MeyerThor's Serpents by K.L. Armstrong
2015 Releases
747 books — 1,375 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Published NaNoWriMo Books
99 books — 103 voters

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
2014 Releases
624 books — 1,093 voters
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Can't Wait Books of 2013
2,492 books — 11,698 voters

Beloved by Toni MorrisonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyLolita by Vladimir NabokovHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,167 books — 11,105 voters
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Modern Australian Literature
567 books — 671 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerWays To Live Forever by Sally NichollsTell The Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka BruntMade of Stars by Kelley York
Emotion Overload
1,069 books — 1,363 voters
Oneiroi by R.C. McLachlan
M/M Supernatural And J2 Fanfiction
155 books — 92 voters

Oneiroi by R.C. McLachlanReconcilable Differences by Astolat
Fanfiction. You Know You Want To
520 books — 324 voters
Cress by Marissa MeyerAtlantia by Ally CondieBlue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
YA Novels of 2014
1,502 books — 8,774 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerSnow, Glass, Apples by Neil GaimanMagyk by Angie SageCinder by Marissa Meyer
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,071 books — 66,889 voters
Godchild, Vol. 1 by Kaori YukiPenguin Revolution by Sakura Tsukuba
Favorite Shoujo Manga
469 books — 1,714 voters

Cinder by Marissa Meyer
YA Modern Retellings
429 books — 824 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingCrush by Richard SikenThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Giver by Lois LowryFullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu Arakawa
4.0 or better rating
279 books — 39 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerFire from Heaven by Mary Renault
Historical Fiction: Ancient Greece
143 books — 189 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Best Gay Historical Fiction
364 books — 570 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books Without Sequels
730 books — 374 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Middle Ages Books
1,220 books — 1,680 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenAngelfall by Susan EeDivergent by Veronica RothThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherForrest Gump by Winston Groom
Is It Just Me? Books You Disliked That Everyone Else Seems To Love
2,085 books — 2,694 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCity of Thieves by David BenioffMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,478 books — 2,735 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCall Me By Your Name by André AcimanAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzA Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham
Best Gay Fiction
2,638 books — 3,822 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Books to Read More Than Once
536 books — 204 voters

The Arabian Nights by AnonymousThe Vampire Chronicles by Anne RiceJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAmerican Gods/Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics
137 books — 325 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best NY Times Bestsellers
161 books — 32 voters