2025 Compton Crook Nominees

1.
The Mechanics of Memory
The Mechanics of Memory 3.84 avg rating β€” 450 ratings
2.
Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock
Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock 3.67 avg rating β€” 743 ratings
3.
Kill Call
Kill Call 4.05 avg rating β€” 184 ratings
4.
Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1)
Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 3,213 ratings
5.
The Eyes Are the Best Part
The Eyes Are the Best Part 3.81 avg rating β€” 36,874 ratings
6.
The Lost Souls of Benzaiten
The Lost Souls of Benzaiten 3.95 avg rating β€” 248 ratings
7.
Meet Me in the Fourth Dimension
Meet Me in the Fourth Dimension 4.13 avg rating β€” 141 ratings
8.
Without a Shadow
Without a Shadow 3.89 avg rating β€” 36 ratings
9.
The Glass Woman
The Glass Woman 3.36 avg rating β€” 524 ratings
10.
Angolin
Angolin 3.45 avg rating β€” 42 ratings
11.
Sun of Blood and Ruin (Sun of Blood and Ruin, #1)
Sun of Blood and Ruin (Sun of Blood and Ruin, #1) 3.19 avg rating β€” 2,850 ratings
12.
The Last Phi Hunter
The Last Phi Hunter 3.83 avg rating β€” 718 ratings
13.
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods (Gods Beyond the Skies, #1)
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods (Gods Beyond the Skies, #1) 3.39 avg rating β€” 7,015 ratings
14.
The Wings Upon Her Back
The Wings Upon Her Back 3.93 avg rating β€” 827 ratings
15.
The Shabti
The Shabti 3.91 avg rating β€” 583 ratings
16.
Juris Ex Machina
Juris Ex Machina 4.54 avg rating β€” 46 ratings
17.
Glitches of Gods: a post-apocalyptic technothriller with an attitude (Playspheres Book 1)
Glitches of Gods: a post-apocalyptic technothriller with an attitude (Playspheres Book 1) 4.23 avg rating β€” 47 ratings
18.
The Stars Too Fondly
The Stars Too Fondly 3.74 avg rating β€” 2,707 ratings
19.
The Building That Wasn't
The Building That Wasn't 3.33 avg rating β€” 296 ratings
20.
Shoestring Theory
Shoestring Theory 3.97 avg rating β€” 835 ratings
21.
The Dividing Sky
The Dividing Sky
by: Jill Tew
4.11 avg rating β€” 775 ratings
22.
After World
After World 3.29 avg rating β€” 940 ratings
23.
The Ancient's Game
The Ancient's Game 3.20 avg rating β€” 252 ratings
24.
The Age of Larkspur
The Age of Larkspur 4.40 avg rating β€” 48 ratings
25.
Annie Bot
Annie Bot 3.84 avg rating β€” 57,796 ratings
26.
Ascension (Alternity, #1)
Ascension (Alternity, #1) 4.41 avg rating β€” 22 ratings
27.
At the End of the River Styx
At the End of the River Styx 3.85 avg rating β€” 1,218 ratings
28.
Blood at the Root (Blood at the Root, #1)
Blood at the Root (Blood at the Root, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 3,853 ratings
29.
The Blueprint
The Blueprint 3.82 avg rating β€” 2,054 ratings
30.
The Book of Doors
The Book of Doors 4.04 avg rating β€” 78,812 ratings
31.
The Book of Love
The Book of Love 3.48 avg rating β€” 9,222 ratings
32.
Casket Case
Casket Case 2.99 avg rating β€” 2,474 ratings
33.
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands 3.62 avg rating β€” 8,994 ratings
34.
The City of Stardust
The City of Stardust 3.29 avg rating β€” 10,354 ratings
35.
Dance of the Starlit Sea
Dance of the Starlit Sea 2.78 avg rating β€” 197 ratings
36.
The Dark We Know
The Dark We Know 3.56 avg rating β€” 776 ratings
37.
Daughter of Calamity
Daughter of Calamity 3.21 avg rating β€” 592 ratings
38.
Daughter of the Bone Forest (Witch Hall #1)
Daughter of the Bone Forest (Witch Hall #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 982 ratings
39.
Dazzling
Dazzling 3.66 avg rating β€” 575 ratings
40.
Dead Girl
Dead Girl 4.45 avg rating β€” 44 ratings
41.
Dead Things Are Closer than They Appear
Dead Things Are Closer than They Appear 3.96 avg rating β€” 1,143 ratings
42.
Divine Mortals (Divine Mortals #1)
Divine Mortals (Divine Mortals #1) 3.61 avg rating β€” 828 ratings
43.
Earthflown (The Anatomy of Water, #1)
Earthflown (The Anatomy of Water, #1) 3.96 avg rating β€” 1,050 ratings
44.
The Emperor and the Endless Palace
The Emperor and the Endless Palace 3.48 avg rating β€” 5,125 ratings
45.
Evergreen
Evergreen 3.60 avg rating β€” 683 ratings
46.
Eye of the Ouroboros
Eye of the Ouroboros 3.85 avg rating β€” 294 ratings
47.
The Failures (The Wanderlands, #1)
The Failures (The Wanderlands, #1) 4.16 avg rating β€” 621 ratings
48.
Fathomfolk (Drowned World, #1)
Fathomfolk (Drowned World, #1) 3.15 avg rating β€” 4,038 ratings
49.
Flyboy: An Enchanting YA Fantasy of Self-Discovery, Magical Circuses, and Forbidden Romance Across Two Worlds
Flyboy: An Enchanting YA Fantasy of Self-Discovery, Magical Circuses, and Forbidden Romance Across Two Worlds 4.21 avg rating β€” 277 ratings
50.
For She Is Wrath
For She Is Wrath 3.64 avg rating β€” 8,714 ratings
51.
Foul Days (The Witch's Compendium of Monsters, #1)
Foul Days (The Witch's Compendium of Monsters, #1) 3.88 avg rating β€” 3,775 ratings
52.
A Game Cursed and Deadly (Beyond the Veil, #1)
A Game Cursed and Deadly (Beyond the Veil, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 54 ratings
53.
Gate to Kagoshima (Ancestor Memories, #1)
Gate to Kagoshima (Ancestor Memories, #1) 3.37 avg rating β€” 2,046 ratings
54.
Generations
Generations 4.20 avg rating β€” 347 ratings
55.
The Girl with No Reflection
The Girl with No Reflection 3.26 avg rating β€” 3,464 ratings
56.
The Hollow and the Haunted
The Hollow and the Haunted 4.23 avg rating β€” 1,212 ratings
57.
How to Summon a Fairy Godmother (Fairies and Familiars, #1)
How to Summon a Fairy Godmother (Fairies and Familiars, #1) 4.22 avg rating β€” 1,607 ratings
58.
I Will Never Leave You
I Will Never Leave You 3.92 avg rating β€” 605 ratings
59.
If I Stopped Haunting You
If I Stopped Haunting You 2.74 avg rating β€” 2,984 ratings
60.
Immortal Dark (Immortal Dark Trilogy, #1)
Immortal Dark (Immortal Dark Trilogy, #1) 3.68 avg rating β€” 19,169 ratings
61.
In Universes
In Universes 3.82 avg rating β€” 1,131 ratings
62.
Inheritance of Scars
Inheritance of Scars 3.71 avg rating β€” 406 ratings
63.
The Jinn Daughter
The Jinn Daughter 3.77 avg rating β€” 473 ratings
64.
King of Dead Things
King of Dead Things 4.02 avg rating β€” 185 ratings
65.
The Kiss of the Nightingale
The Kiss of the Nightingale 3.65 avg rating β€” 420 ratings
66.
Lady of Steel and Straw (Waking Hearts, #1)
Lady of Steel and Straw (Waking Hearts, #1) 3.92 avg rating β€” 219 ratings
67.
The Last Bloodcarver (The Last Bloodcarver, #1)
The Last Bloodcarver (The Last Bloodcarver, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 3,961 ratings
68.
The Last Dragon of the East
The Last Dragon of the East 3.69 avg rating β€” 1,585 ratings
69.
A Letter to the Luminous Deep (The Sunken Archive, #1)
A Letter to the Luminous Deep (The Sunken Archive, #1) 3.68 avg rating β€” 5,645 ratings
70.
The Lily of Enarah
The Lily of Enarah 4.20 avg rating β€” 5 ratings
71.
The Limits of My World
The Limits of My World 4.42 avg rating β€” 156 ratings
72.
The Longest Autumn
The Longest Autumn
by: Amy Avery
3.20 avg rating β€” 1,129 ratings
73.
Lord of the Empty Isles
Lord of the Empty Isles 4.17 avg rating β€” 353 ratings
74.
Made for You
Made for You 3.66 avg rating β€” 1,846 ratings
75.
Masquerade
Masquerade 3.92 avg rating β€” 3,950 ratings
76.
Medea
Medea 3.81 avg rating β€” 2,693 ratings
77.
Medici Heist
Medici Heist 3.55 avg rating β€” 1,033 ratings
78.
Memento Mori
Memento Mori 4.35 avg rating β€” 151 ratings
79.
The Ministry of Time
The Ministry of Time 3.59 avg rating β€” 170,689 ratings
80.
A Misfortune of Lake Monsters
A Misfortune of Lake Monsters 3.93 avg rating β€” 221 ratings
81.
Mistress of Lies (The Age of Blood, #1)
Mistress of Lies (The Age of Blood, #1) 3.28 avg rating β€” 3,679 ratings
82.
Moon Dust in My Hairnet
Moon Dust in My Hairnet 3.80 avg rating β€” 166 ratings
83.
Night Owls
Night Owls 4.03 avg rating β€” 508 ratings
84.
Ocean's Godori
Ocean's Godori 3.64 avg rating β€” 2,071 ratings
85.
Oceansong
Oceansong
by: C.W. Rose
3.86 avg rating β€” 218 ratings
86.
Of Jade and Dragons (Fall of the Dragon, #1)
Of Jade and Dragons (Fall of the Dragon, #1) 3.69 avg rating β€” 4,837 ratings
87.
The Other Side of the Mirror (The Mirrored Trilogy, #1)
The Other Side of the Mirror (The Mirrored Trilogy, #1)
by: Dana Evyn
3.82 avg rating β€” 1,223 ratings
88.
The Other Valley
The Other Valley 3.87 avg rating β€” 19,778 ratings
89.
Ours
Ours 3.82 avg rating β€” 1,245 ratings
90.
The Phoenix Keeper
The Phoenix Keeper 3.84 avg rating β€” 8,237 ratings
91.
The Poisons We Drink
The Poisons We Drink 3.70 avg rating β€” 2,911 ratings
92.
Prince of Fortune
Prince of Fortune 3.96 avg rating β€” 606 ratings
93.
The Principle of Moments (Order of Legends #1)
The Principle of Moments (Order of Legends #1) 3.61 avg rating β€” 1,344 ratings
94.
Redsight
Redsight 3.48 avg rating β€” 399 ratings
95.
Road to Ruin (Magebike Courier, #1)
Road to Ruin (Magebike Courier, #1)
by: Hana Lee
3.76 avg rating β€” 1,308 ratings
96.
Rules for Ghosting
Rules for Ghosting 3.90 avg rating β€” 2,814 ratings
97.
Saints of Storm and Sorrow (Stormbringer #1)
Saints of Storm and Sorrow (Stormbringer #1) 3.86 avg rating β€” 501 ratings
98.
Sargassa (Ex Romana, #1)
Sargassa (Ex Romana, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 166 ratings
99.
The Scarlet Throne (False Goddess, #1)
The Scarlet Throne (False Goddess, #1)
by: Amy Leow
3.73 avg rating β€” 545 ratings
100.
A Sea of Spectres
A Sea of Spectres 4.19 avg rating β€” 52 ratings