Readers know best: The 17 best books of the year that you must read

As 2015 comes to an end, the internet is thronged with thousands of listicles on the best books of the year. However, we tend to believe that only the readers have the best knowledge of books.

Book recommendation sharing website Goodreads released its 2015 Goodreads Choice Awards, the only major book awards chosen by the readers themselves.

The list chose a final 17 books from a plethora of titles filed under various categories.

So sit back and put on your reading glasses as we take a look at the most incredible reads of the year that is fast going by. Happy reading!

- Fiction: "Go Set a Watchman" by Harper Lee



- Nonfiction: "Modern Romance" by Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg



- Mystery/Thriller: "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins



- Historical Fiction: "The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah



- Memoir/Autobiography: "A Work in Progress" by Connor Franta



- Poetry: "The Dogs I Have Kissed" by Trista Mateer



- Humor: "Why Not Me?" by Mindy Kaling



- History/Biography: "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania" by Erik Larson

- Young Adult: "All the Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven



- Ya Sci-Fi/Fantasy: "Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass #4)" by Sarah J. Maas



- Science/Technology: "Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish" by John Hargrove



- Romance: "Confess" by Colleen Hoover



- Science Fiction: "Golden Son (Red Rising Trilogy #2)" by Pierce Brow



- Fantasy: "Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances" by Neil Gaiman



- Horror: "Saint Odd (Odd Thomas #7)" by Dean Koontz



- Graphic Novels/Comics: "Saga, Volume 4" by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples



- Debut Goodreads Author: Victoria Aveyard, author of "Red Queen"


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