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

	The Swift and the Harrier by Minette Walters 4.10 avg rating — 3,039 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Historical Fiction (2023)	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 Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 6,407 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Historical Fiction (2023)	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 Forty Elephants by Erin Bledsoe (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 2,414 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Historical Fiction (2023)	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 Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 6,141 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Fantasy (2023)	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
	Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) by Travis Baldree (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 306,470 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Fantasy (2023)	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
	In the Shadow of Lightning (Glass Immortals, #1) by Brian McClellan (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 8,049 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Fantasy (2023)	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
	Babel by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 422,093 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Fantasy (2023)	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
	Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 441,926 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Adrenaline (2023)	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
	Look Closer by David Ellis 4.16 avg rating — 133,949 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Adrenaline (2023)	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 Lies I Tell by Julie Clark (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 94,039 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Adrenaline (2023)	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
	Cold Fear (Finn Thrillers #2) by Brandon Webb 4.17 avg rating — 885 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Adrenaline (2023)	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
	Unity by Elly Bangs 3.93 avg rating — 626 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Science Fiction (2022)	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
	One Day All This Will Be Yours by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 4,920 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Science Fiction (2022)	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
	Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 953,794 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Science Fiction (2022)	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
	Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0) by C. Robert Cargill (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 5,513 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Science Fiction (2022)	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
	For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 880 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Romance (2022)	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
	People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 1,467,302 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Romance (2022)	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 Girl with Stars in Her Eyes (The Lillys, #1) by Xio Axelrod (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 6,186 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Romance (2022)	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 Charm Offensive (The Charm Offensive, #1) by Alison Cochrun (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 77,047 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Romance (2022)	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 Summer Seekers by Sarah Morgan (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 9,087 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Relationships (2022)	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
	Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 119,898 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Relationships (2022)	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 Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 126,133 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Relationships (2022)	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
	Dial A for Aunties (Aunties, #1) by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 115,131 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Relationships (2022)	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
	Under Color of Law (Trevor Finnegan, #1) by Aaron Philip Clark (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 3,820 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Mystery (2022)	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
	Sleep Well, My Lady (Emma Djan Investigation #2) by Kwei Quartey (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 1,124 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Mystery (2022)	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 Jigsaw Man (Inspector Anjelica Henley, #1) by Nadine Matheson (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 17,832 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Mystery (2022)	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
	Grave Reservations (The Booking Agents, #1) by Cherie Priest (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 8,012 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Mystery (2022)	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
	This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 35,446 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Horror (2022)	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
	Near the Bone by Christina Henry (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 20,112 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Horror (2022)	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
	My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1) by Stephen Graham Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 50,004 ratings RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Horror (2022)	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