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

	Rumor Has It (Rumor, #1) by Cheris Hodges (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 178 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Romance (2016)	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
	Ever After (Nantucket Brides, #3) by Jude Deveraux 4.11 avg rating — 7,090 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Romance (2016)	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 Desperate Fortune (Mary & Hugh, #1) by Susanna Kearsley (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 18,552 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Romance (2016)	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
	Little Black Lies by Sharon J. Bolton (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 12,599 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Mystery (2016)	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
	Last Ragged Breath (Bell Elkins, #4) by Julia Keller 3.91 avg rating — 1,737 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Mystery (2016)	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
	Land of Careful Shadows (Jimmy Vega Mystery, #1) by Suzanne Chazin (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 1,042 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Mystery (2016)	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
	Gun Street Girl (Detective Sean Duffy, #4) by Adrian McKinty 4.21 avg rating — 7,379 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Mystery (2016)	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
	When We Were Animals by Joshua Gaylord (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 2,799 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Horror (2016)	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 Silence by Tim Lebbon (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 6,850 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Horror (2016)	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
	Little Girls by Ronald Malfi (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 4,766 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Horror (2016)	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 Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 104,175 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Horror (2016)	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
	Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1) by Amy Stewart (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 33,554 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Historical Fiction (2016)	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 Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows 3.75 avg rating — 19,622 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Historical Fiction (2016)	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
	Paradise Sky by Joe R. Lansdale (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 2,789 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Historical Fiction (2016)	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 Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 2,014,408 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Historical Fiction (2016)	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
	Jam on the Vine by LaShonda Katrice Barnett 3.91 avg rating — 919 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Historical Fiction (2016)	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
	Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal, #1) by Zen Cho (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 15,878 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Fantasy (2016)	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 Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 327,101 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Fantasy (2016)	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 Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab 4.04 avg rating — 425,011 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Fantasy (2016)	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 Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires, #1) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 48,807 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Fantasy (2016)	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
	Palace of Treason (Red Sparrow Trilogy, #2) by Jason Matthews 4.20 avg rating — 24,258 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Adrenaline (2016)	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 Killing Lessons (Valerie Hart, #1) by Saul Black (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 10,982 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Adrenaline (2016)	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
	Descent by Tim Johnston (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 24,186 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Adrenaline (2016)	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 Cartel (Power of the Dog, #2) by Don Winslow (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 38,475 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Adrenaline (2016)	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 Story Hour by Thrity Umrigar 3.91 avg rating — 10,617 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Women's Fiction (2015)	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
	How to Build a Girl (How to Build a Girl, #1) by Caitlin Moran 3.71 avg rating — 36,760 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Women's Fiction (2015)	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 House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 117,073 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Women's Fiction (2015)	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
	After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 289,194 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Women's Fiction (2015)	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
	Shovel Ready (Spademan, #1) by Adam Sternbergh (Goodreads Author) 3.46 avg rating — 5,512 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Science Fiction (2015)	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
	Lock In (Lock In, #1) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 71,204 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Science Fiction (2015)	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