RUSA CODES Reading List Winners

Established in 2007 by the CODES section of RUSA, The Reading List seeks to highlight outstanding genre fiction that merit special attention by genera ...more

Nominees

	Broken Places (A Cass Raines Mystery #1) by Tracy Clark (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 3,374 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Mystery (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Broken Girls by Simone St. James (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 127,188 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Mystery (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Melmoth by Sarah Perry 3.42 avg rating — 15,354 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Horror (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay (Goodreads Author) 3.32 avg rating — 91,363 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Horror (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bad Man by Dathan Auerbach (Goodreads Author) 3.37 avg rating — 6,236 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Horror (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Awakened (Awakened #1) by James S. Murray 3.64 avg rating — 3,503 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Horror (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 21,946 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Historical Fiction (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Mrs. Bird (The Emmy Lake Chronicles, #1) by A.J. Pearce (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 56,735 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Historical Fiction (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Circe by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,318,330 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Historical Fiction (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Butcher's Daughter by Victoria Glendinning 3.77 avg rating — 759 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Historical Fiction (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 27,302 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Fantasy (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 457,812 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Fantasy (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hazel Wood (The Hazel Wood, #1) by Melissa Albert (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 101,433 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Fantasy (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1) by S.A. Chakraborty (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 151,255 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Fantasy (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Star of the North by D.B. John (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 8,131 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Adrenaline (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 198,724 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Adrenaline (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 7,193 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Adrenaline (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Barbed Wire Heart by Tess Sharpe (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 2,434 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Adrenaline (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 24,003 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Women's Fiction (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 32,744 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Women's Fiction (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 4,757 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Women's Fiction (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 4.23 avg rating — 1,402,360 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Women's Fiction (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Oath of Dogs by Wendy N. Wagner (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 631 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Science Fiction (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paradox Bound by Peter Clines (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 10,369 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Science Fiction (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2) by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 86,997 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Science Fiction (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Power by Naomi Alderman (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 250,154 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Science Fiction (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lawrence Browne Affair (The Turners, #2) by Cat Sebastian (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 6,971 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Romance (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hate to Want You (Forbidden Hearts, #1) by Alisha Rai (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 7,590 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Romance (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild at Whiskey Creek (Hellcat Canyon, #2) by Julie Anne Long (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 758 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Romance (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sumage Solution (San Andreas Shifters, #1) by G.L. Carriger (Writing As) 3.99 avg rating — 3,997 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Romance (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars