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The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Books That Were Way Better Than I Thought They Would Be
10,647 books — 7,538 voters
Divergent by Veronica RothCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingGabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard
Best Break Out
2,130 books — 3,981 voters

Real by Katy EvansDriven by K. BrombergBully by Penelope DouglasBeautiful Bastard by Christina LaurenCollide by Gail McHugh
Romance Debuts 2013
470 books — 3,818 voters
Red Queen by Victoria AveyardAn Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa TahirAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenMy Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine WargaThe Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey
YA Debuts 2015
439 books — 3,095 voters

Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee JonesThe 5th Wave by Rick YanceyReal by Katy EvansBranded by Abi KetnerThe Law of Attraction by N.M. Silber
New Series (2013)
1,029 books — 2,290 voters
The Iron King by Julie KagawaHex Hall by Rachel HawkinsBefore I Fall by Lauren OliverThe Body Finder by Kimberly DertingParanormalcy by Kiersten White
2010 Debut Authors (Young Adult & Middle Grade Literature)
289 books — 1,987 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Great Debut Novels
1,575 books — 1,473 voters
Caraval by Stephanie GarberThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasWintersong by S. Jae-JonesGilded Cage by Vic JamesBlood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves
YA Debuts 2017
214 books — 1,425 voters

Cruel Beauty by Rosamund HodgeAlienated by Melissa LandersStolen Songbird by Danielle L. JensenThe Murder Complex by Lindsay CummingsSnow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
YA Debuts 2014
360 books — 1,390 voters
Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn HamiltonEver the Hunted by Erin SummerillBlackhearts by Nicole CastromanIvory and Bone by Julie EshbaughThe Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
YA Debuts 2016
255 books — 1,366 voters

Cruel Beauty by Rosamund HodgeCreed by Trisha LeaverHexed by Michelle KrysAlienated by Melissa LandersSide Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy
2014 Debut Author Challenge (YA/MG/NA)
426 books — 1,340 voters
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasRed Queen by Victoria AveyardMermen by Mimi Jean PamfiloffAn Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa TahirSix of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
New Series (2015)
466 books — 1,182 voters

Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. JensenThe Young Elites by Marie LuThe Iron Trial by Holly BlackSnow Like Ashes by Sara RaaschThe Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
First In Series (2014)
677 books — 1,051 voters
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah FaizalDescendant of the Crane by Joan HeWicked Saints by Emily A. DuncanThe Devouring Gray by C.L. HermanThe Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad
YA Debuts 2019
157 books — 916 voters

Try by Ella FrankThe Magpie Lord by K.J. CharlesCaptive Prince by C.S. PacatGlitterland by Alexis HallCaptive Prince by C.S. Pacat
Best M/M Book by a Debut Author of 2013
120 books — 782 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerUnder the Never Sky by Veronica RossiThe Selection by Kiera CassThe Immortal Rules by Julie KagawaEverneath by Brodi Ashton
New Series (2012)
296 books — 669 voters

Loving Jay by Renae KayePull Me Under by Zarah DetandStay with Me by S.E. HarmonShaking the Sugar Tree by Nick WilgusForever Man by A.J. DeWall
Best M/M Book by a Debut Author of 2014 in the M/M Genre
108 books — 636 voters
Taken by Erin BowmanDualed by Elsie ChapmanLet the Sky Fall by Shannon MessengerPivot Point by Kasie WestNot a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
2013 Debut Authors of Young Adult & Middle Grade
179 books — 552 voters

These Violent Delights by Chloe GongAll the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn GraceAll Your Twisted Secrets by Diana UrbanWhere Dreams Descend by Janella AngelesThe Loop by Ben Oliver
YA Debuts 2020
153 books — 542 voters
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonAgain, But Better by Christine RiccioWhite Stag by Kara BarbieriThe Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonaldHere and Now and Then by Mike Chen
2019 Adult/New Adult Debuts
185 books — 514 voters

Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick DaltonThe Witch's Heart by Genevieve GornichecThe Lost Apothecary by Sarah PennerThe Kindest Lie by Nancy JohnsonHall of Smoke by H.M. Long
2021 Debuts - Adult
272 books — 483 voters
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn TanThe Blue Bar by Damyanti BiswasThis Vicious Grace by Emily ThiedeNot Your Basic Love Story by Lindsay MapleMonsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah
Debuts in 2022
309 books — 467 voters

Baby by J.K. AccinniIt Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyTagged by Joseph M. ChironHeart of Oak by David CookAlien Species Intervention by J.K. Accinni
First New Author Books
305 books — 394 voters
Red Queen by Victoria AveyardAn Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa TahirAkarnae by Lynette NoniMy Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine WargaThe Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey
2015 Debut Author Challenge (MG/YA/NA)
163 books — 393 voters

Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle ZinkEyes Like Stars by Lisa MantchevWings by Aprilynne PikeThe Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie RyanThe Season by Sarah MacLean
2009 Debutantes
58 books — 390 voters
Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. JensenLiberty or Death by David CookThe Iron Trial by Holly BlackHexed by Michelle KrysA Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
New Series (2014)
191 books — 371 voters

Lady Midnight by Cassandra ClareAge of Myth by Michael J. SullivanThief of Lies by Brenda DrakeAnd I Darken by Kiersten WhiteInto the Dim by Janet B. Taylor
New Series (2016)
205 books — 347 voters
In the Middle of Somewhere by Roan ParrishSebastian by Sam ArgentTrust the Focus by Megan EricksonThis City of Flowers by Victory JonesLove Starved by Kate Fierro
Best M/M Book by a Debut Author of 2015 in the M/M Genre
78 books — 338 voters

The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettSuch a Fun Age by Kiley ReidThe City We Became by N.K. JemisinDeacon King Kong by James McBrideThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Forthcoming Books for 2020 by African-Americans
69 books — 320 voters
Wings of Ebony by J. ElleMina and the Undead by Amy McCawLast One to Die by Cynthia MurphyNecropolis by Bethan EvansThe Girl Who... by Andreina Cordani
YA Debuts 2021
86 books — 282 voters

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