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Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate HunterHeretical Fishing by Haylock JobsonBeing a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For by Sara PascoeThe Three Witches and the Master by Max NowazA Dead and Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes
All Sorts Favourites
1,517 books — 1,280 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Best Lighthearted Literature
618 books — 477 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books that left you happy--and depressed because hardly another book lived up to it
691 books — 448 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Uplifting Fiction
331 books — 283 voters

Rio Grande Wedding by Ruth WindBrooklyn's Song by Sydney ArrisonDancing on Coals by Ellen O'ConnellOne Hot Italian Summer by Karina HalleSaga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Interracial Romance with Non-White Love Interest
385 books — 252 voters
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterThe Great Weather Diviner by Rob LongIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
All Creatures Great and Small
1,363 books — 190 voters

How to Hack Back Your Mind by Ramzi NajjarHow to Hack Back Your Mind by Ramzi NajjarThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb Tsipursky
Helpful For Life Transitions
116 books — 143 voters
1984 by George OrwellLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois Lowry30 Years Behind Bars by Karen Gedney
Powerful/influential books
206 books — 133 voters

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShutePicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayThe Secret River by Kate GrenvilleThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Fictitious Australia
463 books — 115 voters
The Law of Attraction by N.M. SilberThe Home Court Advantage by N.M. SilberEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertWater for Elephants by Sara GruenBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Books That Leave You Feeling Warm and Fuzzy Inside
135 books — 94 voters

Ahab by Brad HuestisIT'S OK TO CRY by Daniel HamelIf I Wake by Nikki MoyesCrazy For Alice by Alex DunnTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Best Books I've EVER Read that Touched Me
100 books — 80 voters
The Law of Attraction by N.M. SilberNeanderthal Seeks Human by Penny ReidThe Home Court Advantage by N.M. SilberGeoducks Are for Lovers by Daisy PrescottFriends Without Benefits by Penny Reid
Books for When You're Feeling Low
133 books — 76 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenA List of Cages by Robin RoeEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinA Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
Just Rip My Heart Out
141 books — 72 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteMatilda by Roald Dahl
Books Every Child Should Read
220 books — 67 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsLucky Go Happy by Paul Van Der MerweThe Help by Kathryn StockettBournemouth Boys and Boscombe Girls by Danny Winter
Best Happy, Inspiring, or Uplifting books
114 books — 66 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneA Separate Peace by John KnowlesThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Ride by Kostya Kennedy
Authors With A Last Name Starting With "K"
689 books — 53 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanMisery by Stephen KingBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenEthereal by Phillip Bainbridge
Emotions in Titles
853 books — 48 voters
Walking Beside the Edge by Lori A Caputo-HartfordThe Soul Whispers Poetry by Vikki KoplickSacred Animal Activism by Vikki KoplickManage My Emotions by Kenneth J. MartzRelish by Lucy Knisley
Self Care, Self Help, Self Love
138 books — 38 voters

Emma by Jane AustenDune by Frank HerbertKate by Tate JamesFake by Tate JamesLiar by Tate James
It is a four letter word......
342 books — 36 voters
Wishful Drinking by Carrie FisherI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyBossypants by Tina FeyI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiAs You Wish by Cary Elwes
I am a celebrity let me write.
264 books — 36 voters

Beautiful Machines by Seth ChambersWe Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorHer Rule Would Always Last by Seth ChambersAll These Worlds by Dennis E. TaylorExtracted by R.R. Haywood
Authors I'm So Glad I Discovered
75 books — 36 voters
Is He Ever Going to Leave His Wife? by Martess DowlingMommie Dearest by Christina CrawfordMy Sergei by Ekaterina GordeevaMust you go? by Antonia FraserJohn by Cynthia Lennon
Famous Friends, Family or people I worked for/with
224 books — 31 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerCall the Midwife by Jennifer WorthThe 19th Wife by David EbershoffThe Kitchen God's Wife by Amy TanThe Perfect Wife by Lynsay Sands
Will you be my..........wife?
362 books — 31 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Godfather by Mario PuzoGreat Expectations by Charles DickensPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Father
134 books — 28 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Trigger by Tim ButcherMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienRacso and the Rats of NIMH by Jane Leslie ConlyR-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH by Jane Leslie Conly
Tim
72 books — 26 voters
Tehran Moonlight by Azin SametipourRooftops of Tehran by Mahbod SerajiA Teaspoon of Earth and Sea by Dina NayeriEqual of the Sun by Anita Amirrezvani乙嫁語り 7 [Otoyomegatari 7] by Kaoru Mori
Fictitious Iran
43 books — 23 voters

The Avery Shaw Experiment by Kelly OramA Veil of Glass and Rain by Petra MarchDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesDeception by Alyson RaynesAll the Skies I Will Not See by Petra March
books that make my heart skip a beat
29 books — 21 voters
In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey RatnerThe Rent Collector by Camron WrightFigurehead by Patrick AllingtonThe Map of Lost Memories by Kim FayHoliday in Cambodia by Laura Jean McKay
Fictitious Cambodia.
15 books — 17 voters

Perfect Chemistry by Simone ElkelesRules of Attraction by Simone ElkelesWe Have Confidence! by Cheryl CoryChain Reaction by Simone ElkelesSimply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis
Happy Covers!
58 books — 15 voters
Bone by Jeff SmithDrama by Raina TelgemeierSmile by Raina TelgemeierAdulthood Is a Myth by Sarah AndersenThe Tea Dragon Society by K. O'Neill
Light-hearted Graphic Novels/Comics
172 books — 14 voters

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