Best Books of 2010 (901 books)

Best Books of 2010

The best books published during 2010.

1	Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins 4.08 avg rating — 250,932 ratings score: 39,673, and 400 people voted	My rating:
2	Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, #5) by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 38,346 ratings score: 22,776, and 230 people voted	My rating:
3	Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 49,050 ratings score: 16,219, and 166 people voted	My rating:
4	Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, #6) by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 33,468 ratings score: 13,006, and 133 people voted	My rating:
5	The Reckoning (Darkest Powers, #3) by Kelley Armstrong (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 20,882 ratings score: 12,501, and 128 people voted	My rating:
6	Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 31,497 ratings score: 11,357, and 115 people voted	My rating:
7	Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, #10) by Charlaine Harris 3.82 avg rating — 46,289 ratings score: 9,573, and 98 people voted	My rating:
8	Room by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 83,327 ratings score: 9,474, and 96 people voted	My rating:
9	Crescendo (Hush, Hush, #2) by Becca Fitzpatrick (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 32,460 ratings score: 9,207, and 96 people voted	My rating:
10	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 49,888 ratings score: 8,118, and 82 people voted	My rating:
11	Burned (House of Night, #7) by P.C. Cast 4.02 avg rating — 31,083 ratings score: 7,695, and 79 people voted	My rating:
12	Truly, Madly, Deeply. by Faraaz Kazi (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 526 ratings score: 7,497, and 75 people voted	My rating:
13	The Iron King (Iron Fey, #1) by Julie Kagawa (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 21,685 ratings score: 7,369, and 76 people voted	My rating:
14	Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #8) by J.R. Ward 4.41 avg rating — 19,287 ratings score: 7,214, and 73 people voted	My rating:
15	Torment (Fallen, #2) by Lauren Kate (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 31,378 ratings score: 7,035, and 75 people voted	My rating:
16	Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1) by Rachel Hawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 17,525 ratings score: 6,903, and 73 people voted	My rating:
17	Beautiful Darkness (Caster Chronicles, #2) by Kami Garcia (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 11,201 ratings score: 6,875, and 71 people voted	My rating:
18	The Passage (The Passage #1) by Justin Cronin 3.91 avg rating — 25,979 ratings score: 6,639, and 67 people voted	My rating:
19	Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 1,719 ratings score: 6,638, and 67 people voted	My rating:
20	The Body Finder (The Body Finder, #1) by Kimberly Derting (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 11,054 ratings score: 6,588, and 68 people voted	My rating:
21	The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (Twilight, #3.5) by Stephenie Meyer 3.53 avg rating — 48,694 ratings score: 6,467, and 66 people voted	My rating:
22	The Iron Daughter (Iron Fey, #2) by Julie Kagawa (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 14,753 ratings score: 6,251, and 66 people voted	My rating:
23	Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 21,527 ratings score: 6,161, and 64 people voted	My rating:
24	The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, #1) by Rick Riordan 4.41 avg rating — 39,987 ratings score: 5,919, and 62 people voted	My rating:
25	Paranormalcy by Kiersten White (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 16,901 ratings score: 5,769, and 61 people voted	My rating:
26	A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 7,037 ratings score: 5,499, and 55 people voted	My rating:
27	The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles, #1) by Rick Riordan 4.02 avg rating — 29,131 ratings score: 5,337, and 56 people voted	My rating:
28	Radiant Shadows (Wicked Lovely, #4) by Melissa Marr (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 10,280 ratings score: 5,198, and 55 people voted	My rating:
29	Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie 3.81 avg rating — 46,549 ratings score: 5,023, and 54 people voted	My rating:
30	Silver Borne (Mercedes Thompson, #5) by Patricia Briggs 4.33 avg rating — 16,658 ratings score: 4,782, and 49 people voted	My rating:
31	Nightshade (Nightshade, #1) by Andrea Cremer (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 15,626 ratings score: 4,191, and 46 people voted	My rating:
32	Gone (Dream Catcher, #3) by Lisa McMann (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 9,121 ratings score: 4,123, and 43 people voted	My rating:
33	Captivate (Need, #2) by Carrie Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 9,959 ratings score: 4,101, and 43 people voted	My rating:
34	Hourglass (Evernight, #3) by Claudia Gray 3.87 avg rating — 10,838 ratings score: 3,917, and 42 people voted	My rating:
35	Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, #4) by Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 8,660 ratings score: 3,916, and 40 people voted	My rating:
36	Firelight (Firelight, #1) by Sophie Jordan (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 10,929 ratings score: 3,684, and 40 people voted	My rating:
37	Nevermore (Nevermore, #1) by Kelly Creagh (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 6,145 ratings score: 3,539, and 38 people voted	My rating:
38	Rules of Attraction (Perfect Chemistry, #2) by Simone Elkeles (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 11,100 ratings score: 3,414, and 36 people voted	My rating:
39	White Cat (Curse Workers, #1) by Holly Black (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 7,735 ratings score: 3,380, and 36 people voted	My rating:
40	Succubus Shadows (Georgina Kincaid, #5) by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 5,762 ratings score: 3,260, and 35 people voted	My rating:
41	Dark Flame (The Immortals, #4) by Alyson Noel (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 12,800 ratings score: 3,201, and 35 people voted	My rating:
42	Spells (Wings, #2) by Aprilynne Pike 3.97 avg rating — 9,587 ratings score: 3,156, and 34 people voted	My rating:
43	Freedom by Jonathan Franzen 3.62 avg rating — 37,383 ratings score: 3,026, and 31 people voted	My rating:
44	The Dead-Tossed Waves (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #2) by Carrie Ryan (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 8,266 ratings score: 2,999, and 31 people voted	My rating:
45	House Rules by Jodi Picoult 3.86 avg rating — 28,733 ratings score: 2,994, and 31 people voted	My rating:
46	The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom 4.14 avg rating — 12,916 ratings score: 2,974, and 30 people voted	My rating:
47	Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 14,986 ratings score: 2,833, and 29 people voted	My rating:
48	Bloodlines (Bloodlines, #1) by Lindsay Anne Kendal (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 294 ratings score: 2,767, and 28 people voted	My rating:
49	The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell 4.01 avg rating — 9,231 ratings score: 2,765, and 28 people voted	My rating:
50	Ghost Town (The Morganville Vampires, #9) by Rachel Caine 4.33 avg rating — 7,574 ratings score: 2,678, and 29 people voted	My rating:
51	Infinite Days (Vampire Queen, #1) by Rebecca Maizel (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 3,180 ratings score: 2,667, and 29 people voted	My rating:
52	Anarcho Grow: Pura Vida in Costa Rica by T.A. Sedlak 4.36 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 2,600, and 26 people voted	My rating:
53	The Murderer's Daughters by Randy Susan Meyers (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 3,073 ratings score: 2,571, and 26 people voted	My rating:
54	I am Number Four (Lorien Legacies, #1) by Pittacus Lore 3.86 avg rating — 34,543 ratings score: 2,553, and 27 people voted	My rating:
55	Halo (Halo, #1) by Alexandra Adornetto 3.68 avg rating — 12,228 ratings score: 2,544, and 28 people voted	My rating:
56	Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 14,098 ratings score: 2,539, and 26 people voted	My rating:
57	The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (A Flavia de Luce Mystery #2) by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 8,302 ratings score: 2,538, and 26 people voted	My rating:
58	The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 11,326 ratings score: 2,511, and 26 people voted	My rating:
59	Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 20,863 ratings score: 2,482, and 26 people voted	My rating:
60	Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunter, #2) by Nalini Singh (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 7,236 ratings score: 2,405, and 25 people voted	My rating:
61	Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 3,615 ratings score: 2,366, and 25 people voted	My rating:
62	Just Kids by Patti Smith 4.12 avg rating — 16,968 ratings score: 2,353, and 24 people voted	My rating:
63	Kiss Of Death (The Morganville Vampires, #8) by Rachel Caine 4.24 avg rating — 8,700 ratings score: 2,053, and 23 people voted	My rating:
64	Shade (Shade, #1) by Jeri Smith-Ready (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 3,740 ratings score: 2,031, and 22 people voted	My rating:
65	Monsters Of Men (Chaos Walking, #3) by Patrick Ness 4.36 avg rating — 4,571 ratings score: 2,013, and 21 people voted	My rating:
66	The Carrie Diaries (The Carrie Diaries, #1) by Candace Bushnell 3.40 avg rating — 6,105 ratings score: 1,984, and 21 people voted	My rating:
67	The Atlantis Complex (Artemis Fowl, #7) by Eoin Colfer 3.88 avg rating — 7,067 ratings score: 1,965, and 21 people voted	My rating:
68	Lies (Gone, #3) by Michael Grant (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 6,434 ratings score: 1,925, and 21 people voted	My rating:
69	The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard 3.77 avg rating — 5,050 ratings score: 1,920, and 20 people voted	My rating:
70	The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 5,495 ratings score: 1,891, and 21 people voted	My rating:
71	13 to Life (13 to Life #1) by Shannon Delany (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 3,842 ratings score: 1,832, and 20 people voted	My rating:
72	The Last Track (Mike Brody, #1) by Sam Hilliard (Goodreads Author) 4.00 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 1,795, and 18 people voted	My rating:
73	Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 2,683 ratings score: 1,779, and 19 people voted	My rating:
74	Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 7,674 ratings score: 1,756, and 18 people voted	My rating:
75	The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall 3.51 avg rating — 5,788 ratings score: 1,754, and 18 people voted	My rating:
76	Birthmarked (Birthmarked, #1) by Caragh M. O'Brien (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 5,489 ratings score: 1,744, and 19 people voted	My rating:
77	A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 30,439 ratings score: 1,738, and 18 people voted	My rating:
78	Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green 4.07 avg rating — 15,026 ratings score: 1,681, and 18 people voted	My rating:
79	My Name Is Memory by Ann Brashares 3.65 avg rating — 6,914 ratings score: 1,651, and 17 people voted	My rating:
80	Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 16,852 ratings score: 1,618, and 17 people voted	My rating:
81	Still Missing by Chevy Stevens (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 8,193 ratings score: 1,608, and 17 people voted	My rating:
82	The Necromancer (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #4) by Michael Scott (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 7,860 ratings score: 1,598, and 17 people voted	My rating:
83	Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 8,314 ratings score: 1,551, and 16 people voted	My rating:
84	Shit My Dad Says by Justin Halpern 3.99 avg rating — 17,767 ratings score: 1,528, and 16 people voted	My rating:
85	A Beacon of Hope (The Sixth World of Men, #1) by Walter E. Mark (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 1,496, and 15 people voted	My rating:
86	Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 5,422 ratings score: 1,486, and 16 people voted	My rating:
87	Bite Me (A Love Story, #3) by Christopher Moore 3.75 avg rating — 6,422 ratings score: 1,474, and 15 people voted	My rating:
88	Unholy Magic (Downside Ghosts, #2) by Stacia Kane (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 1,678 ratings score: 1,451, and 15 people voted	My rating:
89	Ecstasy Unveiled (Demonica, #4) by Larissa Ione (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 5,412 ratings score: 1,424, and 15 people voted	My rating:
90	The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 3,263 ratings score: 1,417, and 15 people voted	My rating:
91	Black Magic Sanction (The Hollows, #8) by Kim Harrison 4.31 avg rating — 9,018 ratings score: 1,395, and 15 people voted	My rating:
92	Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime by John Heilemann 3.96 avg rating — 5,750 ratings score: 1,388, and 14 people voted	My rating:
93	Crossfire (Saint Squad, #3) by Traci Hunter Abramson (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 540 ratings score: 1,375, and 14 people voted	My rating:
94	The Scorch Trials (Maze Runner, #2) by James Dashner (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 15,644 ratings score: 1,351, and 14 people voted	My rating:
95	The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 5,494 ratings score: 1,340, and 14 people voted	My rating:
96	Inside Out (Insider, #1) by Maria V. Snyder (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 4,630 ratings score: 1,290, and 14 people voted	My rating:
97	The Way of Kings (Stormlight Archive, #1) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 9,226 ratings score: 1,282, and 13 people voted	My rating:
98	The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 7,232 ratings score: 1,278, and 14 people voted	My rating:
99	Raised by Wolves (Raised by Wolves, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 4.02 avg rating — 6,125 ratings score: 1,253, and 14 people voted	My rating:
100	Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 4,821 ratings score: 1,167, and 12 people voted	My rating:

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message 1: by Ivan (new)

Feb 13, 2010 10:21am

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message 2: by Ivan (new)

Feb 13, 2010 10:27am

Echoes of My Footsteps my autobiography it was not an easy task for me but I finally did and hopefully it will ease my tensions . The book is mostly dealing with the survival of the Holocaust in Budapest, being in the Danube
River bank when the massacre occured in 1944, Raul Wallenbe...rg rescue i...n part, but mostly my life and the consequenses of the Holocaust. The name of the book "Echoes of My Footsteps" was published in December 29, 2009. My website is www.IvanGabor.com
Jeff Beal wrote the following about the book "It is a breathtaking true account of a life so extraordinary it reads like fiction. It's an inspiring journey of transformation, from a nine year old harrowing holocaust survival to triumph in foreign lands. Take this odyssey and marvel at a remarkable human spirit.This is a compelling story of a Holocaust survivor".
The book is available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Nobles.com, and Author House.com
as well as other sites that sell books.... See More
If you wish to get some information please get in touch with me and if you want a free book of "Echoes of My Footsteps" please write to me or call me.See MoreIvan Gabor - Echoes Of My Footsteps
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February 7 at 2:56pm · Report

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message 3: by Susanna (new)

Apr 08, 2010 09:22pm

There's already a list for best books of 2010: http://www.goodreads.com/list/best_of_ye...

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message 4: by Missy (new)

Apr 13, 2010 11:38am

Ivan wrote: "Echoes of My Footsteps my autobiography it was not an easy task for me but I finally did and hopefully it will ease my tensions . The book is mostly dealing with the survival of the Holocaust in Bu..."

Ivan wrote: ""

I would love to get a copy of the book to present to my bookclub. We are a group of 12 in suburban Philadelphia and the group does not have much exposure to the Holocaust and Jewish people in general. I have studied the Holocaust for many years and always try to add a relevant book when we make our selections for the year. Last year I had to fight to get them to read "The Book Thief" and afterwards they said they were so happy that they did. You can contact me at roz137@comcast.net. Thank you

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message 5: by Kathy (new)

May 06, 2010 09:42am

The Wife's Tale: A Novel

by Lori Lansens was published in February 2010, so I'm not sure why it comes up as "not published in 2010." I know that books move publication dates, so perhaps it was scheduled earlier? It was a favorite read of mine, anyway.

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message 6: by Bettie (new)

Jun 19, 2010 04:55am

has Man Booker Prize Winner written all over it!

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message 7: by Susanna (new)

Oct 01, 2010 11:58am

Did it make the list, Bettie?

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message 8: by Bettie (last edited Oct 01, 2010 12:02pm) (new)

Oct 01, 2010 12:02pm

Susanna wrote: "Did it make the list, Bettie?"

*sobs* Nope. Of course, that just goes to show how good it is! harrumph! Ask Sandibanks, she'll back me up!

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message 9: by Susanna (new)

Oct 01, 2010 12:09pm

Yah, the ones missing the cut, or not winning, are often better than the winner.

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message 10: by Bettie (new)

Oct 01, 2010 12:15pm

Susanna wrote: "Yah, the ones missing the cut, or not winning, are often better than the winner."

the short list is 5/6s cack - I have a mild interest to read C

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message 11: by Andie (TheWorldBehindAShelf) (new)

Oct 11, 2010 02:20pm

Andie (TheWorldBehindAShelf) (A Novel Outing)

Interesting list. I've only read a handful or them :(

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message 12: by Bettie (new)

Nov 17, 2010 05:09am

I see

... and 'shouting' spam it is too!

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message 13: by Hayes (new)

Nov 17, 2010 05:33am

Didja flag it, Bettie?

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message 14: by Bettie (new)

Nov 17, 2010 05:41am

I did indeed but you could too

:O)

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message 15: by Susanna (new)

Nov 17, 2010 10:41am

I flagged it.

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message 16: by Bettie (new)

Nov 17, 2010 10:45am

We got us a pageant!

We'll run him out of town!

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message 17: by Hayes (new)

Nov 17, 2010 10:52am

The UN, already... a Swedish, Italian and American flag!

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message 18: by Hayes (new)

Nov 17, 2010 01:20pm

Bettie wrote: "We got us a pageant!

We'll run him out of town!"

gone gone gone!

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message 19: by Bettie (new)

Nov 17, 2010 02:35pm

Hayes wrote: "Bettie wrote: "We got us a pageant!

We'll run him out of town!"

gone gone gone!"

See! the GR UN works.
:O)

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message 20: by Bettie (new)

Nov 17, 2010 02:39pm

Susanna wrote: "Did it make the list, Bettie?"

There was a geezer shouting off on the wireless during the ~~whitbread~~ Costa shortlist discussion that neither The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell or Solar by Ian McEwan were mentioned in Costa or Booker when they are patently the best books of 2010. (there was a hattip to Trespass by Rose Tremain also)

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message 21: by macgregor (new)

Dec 24, 2010 11:24pm

Is there anything on this list that isn't in an urban fantasy series? Ugh

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message 22: by Susanna (new)

Dec 25, 2010 04:14pm

Yes. Mystery and historical fiction are also popular.

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message 23: by Brenna (new)

Jan 04, 2011 04:55pm

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80261...

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message 24: by Susanna (new)

Jan 31, 2011 11:06am

There's already a list for the best books of 2010, with about 1300 voters: http://www.goodreads.com/list/best_of_ye... .

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message 25: by Thom (new)

Jul 27, 2011 08:44pm

Matthew wrote: "Is there anything on this list that isn't in an urban fantasy series? Ugh"

I hear you, Matthew. All these people piled up all these votes for all this inconsequential shlock fiction ?

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message 26: by ♥ Marlene♥ (new)

Jan 04, 2012 06:19am