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Fyre by Angie Sage
YA Novels of 2013
1,516 books — 10,496 voters
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie StiefvaterThe Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
Can't Wait Books of 2014
2,460 books — 15,113 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Giver by Lois LowryMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Books That You Couldn't Stop Reading For a Second
914 books — 646 voters
Beloved by Toni Morrison
100 Books by Black Women Everyone Must Read
116 books — 59 voters

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Best Books Published in 2013
3,591 books — 7,169 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Best Gay Romance in Times of War
125 books — 225 voters

A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway250 Things You Should Know About Writing by Chuck Wendig
Best Books on Writing
791 books — 1,323 voters
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxV for Vendetta by Alan MooreHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Fiction With Disfigured/Disabled Leads
1,168 books — 1,059 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerHalo by Alexandra AdornettoEvermore by Alyson NoelHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickThe Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure
The Worst Books of All Time
8,178 books — 19,864 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Historical Mystery
1,992 books — 4,477 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiCoraline by Neil GaimanAnd the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick CaveCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Twisted Tales
676 books — 404 voters
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu ArakawaImmortal Rain, Vol. 1 by Kaori OzakiBasara, Vol. 1 by Yumi TamuraNana, Vol. 1 by Ai YazawaInuYasha, Vol. 1 by Rumiko Takahashi
Best Manga Book Ever
1,248 books — 3,940 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
About the Trojan War
272 books — 256 voters
The Alchemyst by Michael ScottSabriel by Garth NixHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferSeraphina by Rachel Hartman
Best Fantasy Book Covers
1,742 books — 1,833 voters

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
World War II/Holocaust Fiction & Non-fiction
941 books — 728 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussOdd Thomas by Dean KoontzA Farewell to Arms by Ernest HemingwayVessel of Sadness by William Woodruff
Abandoned Books
1,469 books — 1,467 voters

V for Vendetta by Alan MooreStardust by Neil GaimanThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Books made into really good movies
575 books — 285 voters
Nana, Vol. 1 by Ai YazawaX/1999, Volume 01 by ClampFullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu ArakawaParadise Kiss, Vol. 1 by Ai YazawaLudwig Revolution, Vol. 1 by Kaori Yuki
Most Depressing Manga
95 books — 172 voters

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Mock Printz 2012
47 books — 270 voters
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Newbery 2012
145 books — 654 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Road by Cormac McCarthyHeidi by Johanna SpyriMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Books That Changed My World
3,253 books — 3,190 voters
Less Than Zero by Bret Easton EllisHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Los Angeles (fiction and nonfiction)
322 books — 288 voters

Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan
Circus/Carnival Books
702 books — 1,080 voters
Cloud Atlas by David MitchellThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerWays to Live Forever by Sally NichollsWhite Cat by Holly BlackKira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
Underrated Book Project
152 books — 164 voters

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Crimson Rooms by Katharine McMahonThe Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth KnoxCities of the Plain by Cormac McCarthyNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Fiction we own, but I have not read
28 books — 10 voters
And the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick Cave
Books You Wish More People Knew About - Part 2
1,031 books — 579 voters

The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
TO DIE FOR 2012 - 2013 STAND-ALONES
609 books — 3,031 voters
Reached by Ally CondieCrossed by Ally CondieThe Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
TO DIE FOR 2012 - 2013 STAND-ALONES continued
243 books — 600 voters

The Vampire Lestat by Anne RiceLet the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistBlood Alone, Volume 1 by Masayuki TakanoTrinity Blood, Vol. 1 by Kiyo Kyujyo
Vampires that would eat Edward Cullen for breakfast
194 books — 156 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Road by Cormac McCarthyCrush by Richard SikenOur Happy Time by Gong JiyoungWays to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls
Books That Made You Cry
1,600 books — 3,236 voters