Shortlist season these days: the Kitschies are out. Here are the two novel shortlists, ranked by Goodreads ownership.
The Red Tentacle (Novel):
| Goodreads | LibraryThing | |||
| owners | av rating | owners | av rating | |
| The Heart Goes Last, by Margaret Atwood | 49,751 | 3.38 | 537 | 3.52 |
| The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemisin | 31,607 | 4.34 | 321 | 4.37 |
| The Thing Itself, by Adam Roberts | 689 | 3.98 | 81 | 3.52 |
| The Reflection, by Hugo Wilcken | 487 | 3.46 | 12 | 3.5 |
| Europe at Midnight, by Dave Hutchinson | 461 | 4.28 | 32 | 3.88 |
The Golden Tentacle (Debut):
| Goodreads | LibraryThing | |||
| owners | av rating | owners | av rating | |
| The Gracekeepers, by Kirsty Logan | 12,770 | 3.63 | 251 | 3.58 |
| The Shore by Sara Taylor | 4,428 | 3.55 | 131 | 3.81 |
| Blackass, by A. Igoni Barrett | 1,875 | 3.69 | 16 | – |
| The Night Clock, by Paul Meloy | 872 | 3.13 | 9 | – |
| Making Wolf, by Tade Thompson | 87 | 3.9 | 8 | 4 |