The Librarian of the Haunted Library by Brian YanskyWindwood Farm by Rebecca Patrick-HowardGriffith Tavern by Rebecca Patrick-HowardDark Hollow Road by Rebecca Patrick-HowardJekyll Island by Rebecca Patrick-Howard
Ghost Stories with Subtle Humor
33 books — 1 voter
Silas Marner by George EliotCandide by Voltaire
Forced to read in school, but hated
321 books — 560 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHannibal by Thomas  HarrisMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Books I Regret Reading
2,248 books — 3,226 voters
The Elusive Elixir by Gigi PandianThe Accidental Alchemist by Gigi PandianThe Masquerading Magician by Gigi Pandian
Books of Alchemy
95 books — 82 voters

The Lighthouse Witches by C.J.  CookeThe Witches of New York by Ami McKayLost Lake by Sarah Addison AllenFirst Frost by Sarah Addison AllenThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
Best Magical Realism: Witchy Fiction
267 books — 431 voters
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Fun/Playful Magic Realism
50 books — 57 voters

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelChocolat by Joanne HarrisPractical Magic by Alice HoffmanThe Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,295 books — 4,444 voters
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
Modern Gothic
683 books — 1,348 voters