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Novel Subgenre Checklist Template

Novel Subgenre Checklist

Let's face it--it would be boring if I reviewed the same type of book over and over again. So, I try as hard as I can to choose books in different genres and subgenres to review in order to keep all fans of reading happy and included. Here is a checklist that I compiled of the major fiction genres split down into several mini subgenres! I decided to post it here in case any Bitty Book Nookers wanted to follow along and try to expand their reading tastes.

My goal is to read all of the subgenres on this checklist in a year. After I read a book that fits a subgenre, I replace the "x" in the box with the title of the novel and the author, as well as the date that I finished reading it. Then, next year, I erase the template and start all over! Please feel free to personalize this checklist and add or omit anything you'd like! Enjoy!

Science Fiction

-       Hard Science Fiction [x]
-       Soft Science Fiction [x]
-       Military Science Fiction [x]
-       Robot Fiction [x]
-       Social Science Fiction [x]
-       Space Opera [x]
-       Steampunk Science Fiction [x]
-       Cyberpunk Science Fiction [x]
-       Biopunk Science Fiction [x]
-       Nanopunk Science Fiction [x]
-       Voyages Extraordinaire [x]
-       Scientific Romance [x]
-       Gothic Science Fiction [x]
-       Mundane Science Fiction [x]
-       Sci-fi/Horror [x]
-       Sci-fi/Comedy [x]
-       Science Fantasy [x]
-       Apocalyptic Science Fiction [x]
-       Post-Apocalyptic Fiction [x]
-       Zombie Fiction [x]
-       Alien Invasion [x]
-       Alien Conspiracy [x]
-       Time Travel Science Fiction [x]
-       Alternate History Science Fiction[x]
-       Parallel Worlds Science Fiction [x]
-       Lost Worlds [x]
-       Dystopian Science Fiction [x]
-       Space Western [x]
-       Retro Futurism [x]
-       Recursive Science Fiction [x]
-       Slipstream [x]
-       Pulp Science Fiction [x]
-       Erotic Science Fiction [x]


Romance

-       Contemporary Romance [x]
-       Erotic Romance [x]
-       Historical Romance [x]
-       Paranormal Romance [x]
-       Christian Romance [x]
-       Romantic Suspense [x]
-       Young Adult Romance [x]
-       Time-Travel Romance [x]
-       Multicultural Romance [x]
-       Regency Romance [x]
-       Gothic Romance [x]
-       Western Romance [x]



Mystery

-       Amateur Investigator Mystery [x]
-       Bumbling Detective Mystery [x]
-       Caper (Heist) Mystery [x]
-       Child in Peril (Woman in Peril) Mystery [x]
-       Cozy Mystery [x]
-       Culinary Mystery [x]
-       Doctor Detective Mystery [x]
-       Furry Sleuth Mystery [x]
-       Handicapped Mystery [x]
-       Hardboiled (Noir, Tart Noir) Mystery[x]
-       Historical Mystery [x]
-       Inverted (Howdunit) Mystery [x]
-       Legal (Courtroom) Mystery [x]
-       Locked Room/Puzzle Mystery [x]
-       Police Procedural Mystery [x]
-       Private Detectives Mystery [x]
-       Romantic Mystery [x]
-       Supernatural Mystery [x]
-       Third World Mystery [x]
-       Whodunit Mystery [x]



Horror

-       Creepy Kids Horror [x]
-       Cross Genre Horror [x]
-       Cutting Edge Horror [x]
-       Erotic Horror [x]
-       Splatterpunk Horror [x]
-       Grindhouse Horror [x]
-       Visceral Horror [x]
-       Fabulist Horror [x]
-       English Gothic Horror [x]
-       Southern Gothic Horror [x]
-       Hauntings Horror [x]
-       Holocaust Horror [x]
-       Humorous Horror [x]
-       Lovecraftian Horror [x]
-       Media Tie-In Horror [x]
-       Mind Control Horror [x]
-       Noir Horror [x]
-       Paranormal Horror [x]
-       Psychological Horror [x]
-       Soft Horror [x]
-       Rampant Animals Horror [x]
-       Rampant Technology Horror [x]
-       Satanic Bargains Horror [x]
-       Supernatural Horror [x]
-       Suspense Horror [x]
-       Weird Horror [x]



Fantasy

-       Allegorical Fantasy [x]
-       Alternate History Fantasy [x]
-       Alternate World Fantasy [x]
-       Anthropomorphic Fantasy [x]
-       Arcanepunk Fantasy [x]
-       Arthurian Fantasy [x]
-       Assassin Fantasy [x]
-       Bangsian Fantasy [x]
-       Christian Fantasy [x]
-       Celtic Fantasy [x]
-       Humorous Fantasy [x]
-       Coming-of-Age Fantasy [x]
-       Court Intrigue Fantasy [x]
-       Crossworlds Fantasy [x]
-       Dark Fantasy [x]
-       Dying Earth Fantasy [x]
-       Epic Fantasy [x]
-       Erotic Fantasy [x]
-       Fairy Tale Fantasy [x]
-       Fantasy Romance [x]
-       Fantasy of Manners [x]
-       Gaslamp Fantasy [x]
-       Gritty Fantasy [x]
-       Hard Fantasy [x]
-       Heroic Fantasy [x]
-       High Fantasy [x]
-       Historical Fantasy [x]
-       High Historical Fantasy [x]
-       Juvenile Fantasy [x]
-       Legend-Retelling Fantasy [x]
-       Literary Fantasy [x]
-       Low Fantasy [x]
-       Media Tie-In Fantasy [x]
-       Magical Realism [x]
-       Medieval Fantasy [x]
-       Military Fantasy [x]
-       Mundane Fantasy [x]
-       Mythic Fantasy [x]
-       New Weird Fantasy [x]
-       Paranormal Fantasy [x]
-       Political Fantasy [x]
-       Portal Fantasy [x]
-       Quest Fantasy [x]
-       Steampunk Fantasy [x]
-       Swashbuckling Fantasy [x]
-       Sword and Planet Fantasy [x]
-       Sword and Sorcery Fantasy [x]
-       Urban Fantasy [x]
-       Vampire Fantasy [x]
-       Weird West Fantasy [x]
-       Wuxia Fantasy [x]
-       Grimdark Fantasy [x]
-       Arabian Fantasy [x]
-       Prehistoric Fantasy [x]
-       Flintlock Fantasy [x]
-       Gunpowder Fantasy [x]
-       Classical Fantasy [x]
-       Dragon Fantasy [x]


Miscellaneous

-       Literary Fiction [x]
-       Drama [x]
- Superhero Fiction [x]
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