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Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboDelirium by Lauren OliverDarkfever by Karen Marie MoningThe Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,071 books — 12,192 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsFramed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Most original
1,201 books — 653 voters

Black Lies by Alessandra TorreSex Love Repeat by Alessandra TorreInto the Darkness by Fox LeeDaughter Of The Raven by Cherime MacFarlaneThe Dumont Diaries by Alessandra Torre
New and Most Original Books 2013/2014
137 books — 289 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerScarlet by Marissa MeyerShadow and Bone by Leigh BardugoCress by Marissa MeyerIgnite Me by Tahereh Mafi
Awesome Covers that DON'T Have Shirtless Guys or Girls in Dresses
788 books — 214 voters

Worm by WildbowThe Wandering Inn by PirateabaSuper Powereds by Drew HayesTwig by WildbowWorth the Candle by cthulhuraejepsen
Best Original Web Fiction
89 books — 147 voters
Divergent by Veronica RothCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareRisky Pursuit by Nancy G. WestThe V Girl by Mya RobartsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best YA Orginial Story
237 books — 137 voters

The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneThe Hidden Staircase by Carolyn KeeneThe Secret of Shadow Ranch by Carolyn KeeneThe Bungalow Mystery by Carolyn KeeneThe Secret of Red Gate Farm by Carolyn Keene
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
63 books — 88 voters
This Book Is Full of Spiders by David WongTony Hogan Bought Me an Ice Cream Float Before He Stole My Ma by Kerry HudsonSwallowing a Donkey's Eye by Paul TremblayThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMy Mother Was An Upright Piano by Tania Hershman
The Best Titles of 2012
23 books — 62 voters

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternCirce by Madeline MillerBabel by R.F. KuangThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
The 52 Book Club 2026: #33 - A Standalone Fantasy Novel
186 books — 55 voters
Los Sangurimas by José de la CuadraHuasipungo by Jorge IcazaLas cruces sobre el agua by Joaquín Gallegos LaraUn hombre muerto a puntapiés by Pablo PalacioNefando by Mónica Ojeda
Ecuadorian Literature
320 books — 50 voters

Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse NearHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe New Homeowner's Guide to House Spirits by Alexei Maxim RussellStardust by Neil Gaiman
New Fairytales
51 books — 42 voters
Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans WelchAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsThe Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie WestLet It Snow by John GreenP.S. I Like You by Kasie West
Best Lighthearted Young Adult
35 books — 29 voters

The Last Wish by Andrzej SapkowskiThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketBird Box by Josh MalermanDracula by Bram StokerAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Netflix Originals
145 books — 24 voters
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesUzumaki by Junji ItoArea X by Jeff VandermeerI'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain ReidThe Lottery by Shirley Jackson
If you liked Get Out, Midsommar, Annihilation... Read These!
66 books — 22 voters

Call Me Maybe by Cara BastoneThe Stand-In by Lily ChuSweet Talk by Cara BastoneMurder by Other Means by John ScalziThe Sandman by Dirk Maggs
Audible Originals
170 books — 18 voters
Burning Bright by Tracy ChevalierThe Zoo by Stephen BlackBy Bear Bones by VasexandrosThe Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Thought-Provoking Stand-Alone Novels
21 books — 15 voters

Quinto's Challenge by Peter McChesneyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickUnju - The Jump by Gleneley StanderAcres of Perhaps by Will LudwigsenDimensions by Louise McLaughlin
Speculative, New Weird and Wildly Original
38 books — 14 voters
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienShip of Magic by Robin HobbThe Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop
Most Original Fantasy
72 books — 12 voters

Reversed Order Existence by Blaze GoldburstAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienReversed Order Existence by Blaze Goldburst
Most Original Dystopia Books Of All Time
28 books — 11 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Snow Child by Eowyn IveyThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeThe Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
Fairy Tales for Children Who Grew Up
24 books — 10 voters

Moonbreeze by Adrienne WoodsPoison by Adrienne WoodsFirebolt by Adrienne WoodsThunderlight by Adrienne WoodsFrostbite by Adrienne Woods
Original YA Novels 2015
14 books — 7 voters
The Radleys by Matt HaigThe Snow Child by Eowyn IveyBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysSalt to the Sea by Ruta SepetysReasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
Brilliant Original thought which is so rare
22 books — 6 voters

Forty-Ninth by Boris PronskyThe Mystwick School of Musicraft by Jessica KhourySilverswift by Natalie LloydStuck by Chris GrabensteinWhen You Finish Saving the World by Jesse Eisenberg
Best Audible Originals
8 books — 6 voters
Out of Australia by Steven StrongThe Name of War by Jill LeporeThe Viking and the Red Man by Reider T. SherwinThe Cosmic Serpent by Jeremy NarbyFood of the Gods by Terence McKenna
"Origin"
231 books — 5 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuVarney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood by James Malcolm RymerGood Lady Ducayne by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Vampire Classics
10 books — 3 voters
Leviathan by Scott WesterfeldBehemoth by Scott WesterfeldGoliath by Scott WesterfeldThe Lost Hero by Rick RiordanBloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
Adventure, Thrills, and a Splash of Romance
11 books — 2 voters

Our Harlem by Marcus Samuelsson
Audible Originals: February 2020
1 book — 2 voters
A Jew in This World by Joseph LuxumDivine logic by Joseph LuxumWar in a Bottle by Joseph Luxum
Luxum Books
3 books — 1 voter

Undertow by S.M. StelmackMidnight Everlasting by S.M. StelmackNecropolis of Light by S.M. Stelmack
What's as good as Undertow (UnderCity Chronicles)
3 books — 1 voter
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night by Anonymous
Best Classic Original Texts
1 book — 1 voter

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