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Coming of Age Fiction: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Coming of Age Fiction, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.29, median 1,376 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.81 – $17 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 26% of the parent category Genre Fiction (5,352), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 89% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,376 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Coming of Age Fiction best sellers
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The Song of Achilles: A Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$9.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews136,196
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The Priory of the Orange Tree
by Samantha Shannon
- List rank#2
- Price$30.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews25,570
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The Lamb: A Dark Gothic Horror About Women, Hunger, and the Bodies They Consume
by Lucy Rose
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews6,969
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The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
by Donna Tartt
- List rank#4
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.0
- Reviews132,721
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John of John (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel
by Douglas Stuart
- List rank#5
- Price$18.97
- Rating4.4
- Reviews6,089
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel
by Ocean Vuong
- List rank#6
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.3
- Reviews24,047
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Decomposition Book: A Novel
by Sara van Os
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews854
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Boyfriend Material: An MM Fake Dating Romance (London Calling Book 1)
by Alexis Hall
- List rank#8
- Price$8.18
- Rating4.4
- Reviews14,461
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The Prince and the Bodyguard: The BRAND NEW fake dating royal MM romance from USA Today Bestseller Nora Phoenix for 2026 (The Prince Pact Book 4)
by Nora Phoenix
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews960
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Wayward Girls: A Powerful Story of Survival, Sisterhood, and Justice in a Vietnam-Era Catholic Reform School
by Susan Wiggs
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,410
FAQ
Is Coming of Age Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,376 reviews and sells for $14.29.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Coming of Age Fiction?
The median best seller has 1,376 reviews, and 3% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Coming of Age Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.29; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.81 and $17.
Can new books break into Coming of Age Fiction?
4% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.