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 — 3,105 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 — 6,491 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 — 2,440 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) 4.11 avg rating — 6,239 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 — 315,938 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) 4.39 avg rating — 8,179 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 — 441,684 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) 3.96 avg rating — 450,874 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 — 143,157 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 — 95,539 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 — 891 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 — 634 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 — 5,033 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 — 1,007,905 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 — 5,575 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 — 896 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) 3.84 avg rating — 1,572,815 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 — 6,237 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 — 77,680 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) 4.08 avg rating — 9,331 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 — 121,120 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 — 128,882 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 — 116,490 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 — 3,832 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
	Sleep Well, My Lady (Emma Djan Investigation #2) by Kwei Quartey (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 1,136 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 — 18,041 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 — 8,114 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 — 36,908 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 — 20,502 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) 3.51 avg rating — 51,387 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