@kris.and.mads: Time to award our favorite books of the year in each category! We read across genres and sub genres so we love to do an annual wrap-up of the books that stood out from the rest. Obviously, it’s a challenge. We could do a whole separate video on the runner-ups! We’re tagging all of you! Let us know the books that stood out to you in each category this year! 🏆Here’s our list!🏆 BEST MEMOIRS Stay True By Hua Hsu Dinner for Vampires By Bethany Joy Lenz BEST ADULT FANTASY The Strength of the Few By James Islington The Green Bone Saga By Fonda Lee BEST EPIC FANTASY The Dandelion Dynasty By Ken Liu The Lord of the Rings By J.R.R. Tolkien BEST ROMANTASY The Lost Queen By Signe Pike Our Infinite Fates By Laura Steven BEST SCI-FI Gideon the Ninth By Tamsyn Muir Dune By Frank Herbert BEST THRILLER/MYSTERY Ascension By Nicholas Binge Piranessi By Susanna Clarke BEST ROMANCE This is How You Lose the Time War By Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar First Time Caller B.K. Borison BEST BOOK THAT CHANGED ME Wellness By Nathan Hill Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself By Joe Dispenza BEST CLASSIC Frankenstein By Mary Shelley Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen BEST HISTORICAL FICTION Pachinko By Min Jin Lee Little Women By Louisa May Alcott BEST DEBUT AUTHOR Finding Grace By Loretta Rothschild BEST YOUNG ADULT FANTASY Breath of the Dragon By Shannon Lee and Fonda Lee Six of Crows By Leigh Bardugo BEST LIT-FIC Intermezzo By Sally Rooney Rebecca By Daphne Du Maurier BEST HORROR 11/22/63 By Stephen King Frankenstein By Mary Shelley BEST STAND-ALONE Hamnet By Maggie O’Farrell The Outsiders S.E. Hinton BEST GENRE CROSSOVER Death of the Author By Nnedi Okorafor Fairy Tale By Stephen King BEST SERIES The Fitz and the Fool Trilogy By Robin Hobb Liveship Traders Trilogy By Robin Hobb BEST SURPRISE Licanius Trilogy By James Islington Dead Romantics By Ashley Poston #bestbooksoftheyear #readerschoiceawards #goodreads #booktokrecs #bookclub

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