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The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombiePrince of Thorns by Mark LawrenceA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinLast Argument of Kings by Joe AbercrombieBefore They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie
The Grimdarks
493 books — 1,263 voters
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasElfin Canine by Jabez FlintA Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
"New Adult" Dark & Gritty and SO worth it
966 books — 1,132 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisTrainspotting by Irvine WelshOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Contemporary Cult Fiction
512 books — 495 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Giver by Lois Lowry
YAsaves
553 books — 289 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFramed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessMean Spirited by Nick RobertsFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Awful People Doing Awful Things
453 books — 212 voters
The Cat From The Moon by T.E.C. BuchananMiss Apito entra em campo by Isabel ZambujalThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Readers' Choice; 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime
608 books — 199 voters

Wood, Talc And Mr. J by Chris RoseGoodnight, and Thanks for the Vodka [2002] by Harpie2004 - Thanks for the Vodka by HarpieThe Noise Effect by Stevie Turner2005 - Thanks for the Vodka by Harpie
Books set in council estates
46 books — 37 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonIf I Wake by Nikki MoyesWintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonA List of Cages by Robin RoeGo Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
Confront me: gritty realism in YA fiction
101 books — 36 voters

Titanshade by Dan StoutComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesMad Love by Lynessa LayneThe Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Favorite Epic Grit
104 books — 36 voters
Dreaming of You by Lisa KleypasThe Highwayman by Kerrigan ByrneScandalous Desires by Elizabeth HoytIn Bed with the Devil by Lorraine HeathRuthless by Anne Stuart
Wicked Heroes Historical Romance
65 books — 25 voters

Summoned by Rainy KayeThe Hunted by Virginia McKevittFracture by Virginia McKevittBlue K Dynasty by M.O. McLeodCreating Monsters by Christopher Rankin
Urban Fantansy books
10 books — 13 voters
Rentboy by Fyn AlexanderThe Boy Who Came In From the Cold by B.G. ThomasLove Jake by E.M. LeyaA Note in the Margin by Isabelle RowanLike a Lover by Jay Northcote
M/M with A rent-boy-sleeping rough theme
37 books — 13 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldSolero by Brien ColeHello Kitty Must Die by Angela S. ChoiWhite Oleander by Janet FitchLullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill
Books with Chicklitty Covers That Are Actually Quite Dark [No Romance/Erotica]
12 books — 12 voters
The Temptation of Dragons by Chrys CymriCabello by Grea AlexanderMiael by Grea AlexanderHunting Darkness by Ian BristowThe Wishnik by Kurt Newton
Great Non-Romance Urban/Paranormal/Supernatural Fantasy
12 books — 10 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodDivergent by Veronica RothThe Maze Runner by James DashnerFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George Orwell
Dystopia (and then you die)
29 books — 10 voters
Die Elfen by Bernhard HennenDie Standhafte Feste by Horus W. OdenthalHomunkulus by Horus W. OdenthalDie Zwerge by Markus HeitzOrks vs. Zwerge - Fluch der Dunkelheit by T.S. Orgel
Best German High Fantasy Books
15 books — 8 voters

The Box M Gang and the Army by Mark L RedmondBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyTrue Grit by Charles PortisLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryDeadwood by Pete Dexter
Grim Western Fiction
16 books — 7 voters
More than Survivors by Aubrey Reiss TaylorWith Mercy's Eyes by D.T. PowellThe Sound of Silence by Hannah GaudetteRebecca by Shannon McNearThe Wager by Bill Myers
Brave Christian Fiction
47 books — 7 voters

The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieJudge Dredd by John WagnerWatchmen by Alan MooreAkira, Vol. 1 by Katsuhiro OtomoV for Vendetta by Alan Moore
Fiction Books for Science Warhammer Nerds
8 books — 5 voters
Frankissstein by Jeanette WintersonThe Divine Flesh by Drew HuffThe Transitive Properties of Cheese by Ann LeblancLandlocked in Foreign Skin by Drew HuffThe Scientist, The Spaceman, and The Stars Between Them by A.L. Davidson
Sci-fi That Bites
46 books — 3 voters

The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith SparkSons of Blood and Sorrow by Brett KorkesThrough Our Lens by Brian SamsonAn Education in Malice by S.T. GibsonMister B. Gone by Clive Barker
Dark Fantasy Books With A Goodreads Rating Of 3.49 Or Less
22 books — 3 voters
Agro by Michel ParryThrough Our Lens by Brian SamsonThe Woman as Nigger by Jane GallionStories cops only tell each other by Gene RadanoAmerica's Black dilemma by Hamilcar Barca
•Pretty Gritty
101 books — 2 voters

Battlestar Galactica by Jeffrey A. CarverBroken Bow by Diane CareyAir by James SwallowFarscape by Jim MortimerLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
21st Century Gritty Scifi
10 books — 1 voter
Trouble in Tomahawk Gap by Steven Walker
Hard-Boiled Detectives and Veterans
1 book — 1 voter

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