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Featured Lists On Shelfari

  1. Best Urban Fantasy Series (Romance)

    Rosalie B

    List created by Rosalie B

    I'm a sucker for romance, and one of my favorite genres is urban fantasy. You get all the fun of mythological creatures (werewolves, vampires, fae, etc.) with all the technology and relate-ability of the good ol' here and now. All female leads are kick ASS as well. And in my opinion, these series are the best of the best. Comments and...

    Created 1 month ago. 3 members recommend this list.
       
    • Darkfever
    • Dead Witch Walking
    • Magic Bites
    • Moon Called
    • Hard Magic
    • Some Girls Bite
    • Dying Bites
    • Don of the Dead
    • Once Bitten, Twice Shy
    • Spider's Bite
    • Black Wings
    • Red-Headed Stepchild
  1. Literary Mystery Novels (Dark and Gritty)

    Ned Hayes

    List created by Ned Hayes

    Dark and gritty mystery novels, written by authors who know how to write great literature. Strong and devastating reads.

    Created 3 weeks ago. 1 member recommends this list.
       
    • The Cutting Room
    • Mystic River
    • The Snowman
    • Presumed Innocent
    • Coeur d'Alene Waters
    • L.A. Confidential
    • The Leopard
    • Cold Granite
    • A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
    • The Black Dahlia
    • Gone, Baby, Gone
    • Safe in Heaven Dead
    • Train
  1. History can be Interesting (or Horrifying or Fun...)

    LibraryCin

    List created by LibraryCin

    Some good books (nonfiction) focusing on some interesting aspect of or event in history (or, at least stuff I find interesting!).

    Created 2 months ago. 17 members recommend this list.
       
    • The Complete History of Jack the Ripper
    • The Longest Day
    • Auschwitz: A New History
    • The Worst Hard Time
    • A Delusion of Satan
    • Columbine
    • Triangle
    • The Great Influenza
    • The Devil in the White City
    • The Circus Fire
    • A Night to Remember
    • The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Featured Books

Browse featured books, editorially selected by Shelfari.

   
  • The Drunken Botanist
  • The Demonologist
  • The Beggar King
  • Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
  • Unremembered
  • The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
  • Vampires in the Lemon Grove
  • The Killing Moon
  • The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning