Top 10 Lists

Our Favourites!

Sometimes you don't want to play the game of roulette that is waiting for the latest blog post. Your time is more precious than that. You want the good stuff and you want it now.

To quote the Dread Pirate Roberts, "As you wish".

Childrens

1. Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak

2. Zog, Julia Donaldson

3. Giraffes Can't Dance, Giles Andreae

4. Guess How Much I Love You, Sam McBratney

5. Dino Duckling, Alison Murray

6. The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson

7. Paddington, Michael Bond

8. There's No Such Thing As a Dragon, Jack Kent

9. Room on a Broom, Julia Donaldson

10. Maui and other Maori Legends, Peter Gossage

Crime

1. Killing Floor, Lee Child

2. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson

3. Orphan X, Gregg Hurwitz

4. Along Came a Spider, James Patterson

5. Nowhere Man, Gregg Hurwitz

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This is a relatively new genre for us. Will continue to fill it out when we hit books that blow us away.

Fantasy

1. Blood Song, Anthony Ryan

2. The Name of The Wind, Patrick Rothfuss

3. The Hobbit, J R R Tolkien

4. The Princess Bride, William Goldman

5. The Way of Kings, Brandon Sanderson

6. House of Blades, Will Wight

7. Red Rising, Pierce Brown

8. The Blade Itself, Joe Abercrombie

9. A Game of Thrones, George R Martin

10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, JK Rowling

Urban Fantasy

We're going with Series on this one. Don't judge these books by their covers. They're great!

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1. Kate Daniels, Ilona Andrews

2. Dark Hunters, Sherrilyn Kenyon

3. Guild Hunter, Nalini Singh

4. Psy-Changeling, Nalini Singh

5. A Hidden Legacy, Ilona Andrews

6. Mercy Thompson, Patricia Briggs

7. An Elemental Assassin, Jennifer Estep

8. Night Huntress, Jeaniene Frost

9. Hollows, Kim Harrison

10. The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher

*art from u/meramipopper

Progressive Fantasy | Lit RPG

1. Wintersteel, Will Wight

2. Black Flame, Will Wight

3. Underlord, Will Wight

4. Ghostwater, Will Wight

5. Iron Prince, Byrce O'Connor & Luke Chmilenko

6. He Who Fights With Monsters, Shirtaloon

7. Sufficiently Advanced Magic, Andrew Rowe

8. Into the Labyrinth, John Bierce

9. Monarch of Evernight, Misty Rain of the South

10. Sage Monarch, Divine Dreamwalker

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*disclaimer on the final two. These are wuxia novels and the writing can take a little to get used to. Also some of the themes and actions might be jarring for some western audiences, reader beware. 

Romance

1. Natural Born Charmer, Susan Elizabeth Phillips

2. This Heart of Mine, Susan Elizabeth Phillips

3. Call Me Irresistible, Susan Elizabeth Phillips

4. Devil In Winter, Lisa Kleypas

5. Into the Wilderness, Sarah Donati

6. Outlander, Diana Gabaldon

7. The Bronze Horseman, Paulina Simons

8. The Tea Rose, Jennifer Donnelly

9. The Faraday Girls, Monica McInerney

10. The Midnight Library, Matt Haig