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1
Coming of age
785 books
250
wins
4335
score
2
Murder investigation
305 books
68
wins
1254
score
3
Grief and loss
171 books
59
wins
1001
score
4
Survival
163 books
43
wins
802
score
5
Found family
121 books
38
wins
697
score
6
Friendship
96 books
37
wins
580
score
7
Family secrets
136 books
35
wins
645
score
8
Political intrigue
105 books
32
wins
566
score
9
Identity
87 books
32
wins
500
score
10
Murder mystery
109 books
32
wins
495
score
11
Alternate history
95 books
31
wins
486
score
12
Identity and belonging
83 books
30
wins
629
score
13
Time travel
100 books
29
wins
489
score
14
War
86 books
26
wins
471
score
15
Redemption
55 books
26
wins
370
score
16
Space exploration
105 books
23
wins
462
score
17
Family relationships
70 books
21
wins
460
score
18
Self-discovery
62 books
21
wins
360
score
19
Revenge
86 books
19
wins
362
score
20
Espionage
62 books
19
wins
302
score
21
World War II
37 books
18
wins
253
score
22
Small-town secrets
43 books
18
wins
236
score
23
Artificial intelligence
64 books
17
wins
321
score
24
Identity and memory
33 books
15
wins
252
score
25
Post-apocalyptic survival
74 books
14
wins
336
score
26
Family
38 books
14
wins
261
score
27
Identity and self-discovery
48 books
14
wins
252
score
28
War and its aftermath
52 books
13
wins
312
score
29
Grief
42 books
13
wins
265
score
30
Psychological suspense
31 books
13
wins
143
score
31
Family dysfunction
32 books
12
wins
220
score
32
Guilt and redemption
31 books
12
wins
205
score
33
Sibling relationships
27 books
12
wins
200
score
34
Forbidden love
62 books
11
wins
249
score
35
Conspiracy
39 books
11
wins
196
score
36
Isolation
22 books
11
wins
167
score
37
Organized crime
28 books
11
wins
167
score
38
Police investigation
20 books
11
wins
113
score
39
Memory and identity
48 books
10
wins
219
score
40
Betrayal
29 books
10
wins
185
score
41
Sisterhood
27 books
10
wins
161
score
42
Apocalypse
22 books
10
wins
130
score
43
Cold War espionage
17 books
10
wins
123
score
44
Family saga
22 books
9
wins
169
score
45
Good versus evil
38 books
9
wins
149
score
46
Slavery
13 books
9
wins
144
score
47
Family legacy
23 books
9
wins
117
score
48
Power and ambition
14 books
9
wins
116
score
49
Aging
11 books
9
wins
115
score
50
Empire and colonialism
5 books
9
wins
97
score
51
Mythology and gods
7 books
9
wins
77
score
52
Love and loss
30 books
8
wins
171
score
53
Space colonization
39 books
8
wins
153
score
54
Quest
39 books
8
wins
149
score
55
Dystopian society
28 books
8
wins
147
score
56
Political corruption
26 books
8
wins
142
score
57
Interconnected lives
15 books
8
wins
140
score
58
Adventure
26 books
8
wins
122
score
59
Identity and perception
13 books
8
wins
108
score
60
Fate and destiny
22 books
8
wins
101
score
61
Road trip
6 books
8
wins
96
score
62
American identity
5 books
8
wins
95
score
63
Ghosts and hauntings
12 books
8
wins
84
score
64
First contact
55 books
7
wins
230
score
65
Identity and transformation
36 books
7
wins
166
score
66
Power and corruption
28 books
7
wins
140
score
67
Family conflict
24 books
7
wins
131
score
68
Good vs evil
33 books
7
wins
119
score
69
Scientific discovery
17 books
7
wins
110
score
70
Identity and consciousness
17 books
7
wins
103
score
71
Magic and the supernatural
15 books
7
wins
96
score
72
Kidnapping
20 books
7
wins
89
score
73
Sacrifice
11 books
7
wins
82
score
74
Alien technology
7 books
7
wins
58
score
75
Alien invasion
46 books
6
wins
182
score
76
Marriage
26 books
6
wins
165
score
77
Love and relationships
23 books
6
wins
140
score
78
Good vs. evil
33 books
6
wins
137
score
79
Genetic engineering
24 books
6
wins
136
score
80
First contact with alien species
17 books
6
wins
122
score
81
Immigrant experience
16 books
6
wins
119
score
82
Immigration
13 books
6
wins
117
score
83
Serial killer investigation
31 books
6
wins
113
score
84
Religion and faith
17 books
6
wins
109
score
85
Faith and religion
13 books
6
wins
105
score
86
Slavery and freedom
12 books
6
wins
103
score
87
Love and betrayal
15 books
6
wins
102
score
88
Small-town life
15 books
6
wins
96
score
89
Civil War
9 books
6
wins
90
score
90
World War I
9 books
6
wins
86
score
91
Obsession
14 books
6
wins
84
score
92
Mother-daughter relationship
12 books
6
wins
82
score
93
Power and politics
13 books
6
wins
82
score
94
Serial killer
18 books
6
wins
82
score
95
Space adventure
14 books
6
wins
82
score
96
Rescue mission
13 books
6
wins
71
score
97
Destiny and prophecy
8 books
6
wins
56
score
98
Mental illness
25 books
5
wins
160
score
99
Mother-daughter relationships
23 books
5
wins
137
score
100
Race and identity
20 books
5
wins
125
score
101
Addiction
16 books
5
wins
106
score
102
Motherhood
14 books
5
wins
99
score
103
Haunted house
22 books
5
wins
98
score
104
Immigration and displacement
11 books
5
wins
94
score
105
Love and marriage
11 books
5
wins
94
score
106
Father-son relationship
15 books
5
wins
92
score
107
Art and creativity
13 books
5
wins
90
score
108
Family and legacy
14 books
5
wins
90
score
109
Detective investigation
16 books
5
wins
89
score
110
Magic and destiny
17 books
5
wins
84
score
111
Love and sacrifice
20 books
5
wins
83
score
112
Missing persons investigation
16 books
5
wins
83
score
113
Small town secrets
19 books
5
wins
83
score
114
Trauma and memory
10 books
5
wins
79
score
115
Mystery
19 books
5
wins
78
score
116
First love
14 books
5
wins
76
score
117
Family and sacrifice
5 books
5
wins
69
score
118
Cosmic horror
13 books
5
wins
68
score
119
Resilience and survival
3 books
5
wins
68
score
120
Rebellion against tyranny
12 books
5
wins
67
score
121
Fathers and sons
7 books
5
wins
64
score
122
Native American identity
4 books
5
wins
61
score
123
Racial injustice
8 books
5
wins
61
score
124
Man vs nature
8 books
5
wins
59
score
125
Magic and wizardry
9 books
5
wins
58
score
126
Wrongful accusation
12 books
5
wins
57
score
127
Vietnam War aftermath
4 books
5
wins
53
score
128
identity
8 books
5
wins
47
score
129
Sibling rivalry
7 books
5
wins
39
score
130
First contact with aliens
32 books
4
wins
129
score
131
War and survival
29 books
4
wins
115
score
132
Friendship and betrayal
24 books
4
wins
108
score
133
Loss and grief
16 books
4
wins
98
score
134
Midlife crisis
13 books
4
wins
98
score
135
Magic and sorcery
23 books
4
wins
96
score
136
Parallel universes
20 books
4
wins
82
score
137
Private investigation
19 books
4
wins
82
score
138
Fairy tale retelling
20 books
4
wins
80
score
139
Family life
12 books
4
wins
80
score
140
Race relations
8 books
4
wins
80
score
141
Colonialism
13 books
4
wins
79
score
142
Man vs. nature
10 books
4
wins
79
score
143
Mortality
8 books
4
wins
78
score
144
Survival of humanity
17 books
4
wins
78
score
145
Family trauma
14 books
4
wins
77
score
146
Love and romance
9 books
4
wins
76
score
147
Cultural identity
10 books
4
wins
73
score
148
Serial killers
13 books
4
wins
72
score
149
Journey
10 books
4
wins
70
score
150
Community and belonging
10 books
4
wins
69
score

Recent Standout Topics (2020+)

1Coming of age57 wins
2Identity and belonging20 wins
3Found family19 wins
4Grief and loss10 wins
5Survival8 wins
6Friendship8 wins
7Revenge7 wins
8Political intrigue7 wins
9Murder investigation6 wins
10Murder mystery6 wins

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