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Paranormal (Teens › Romance, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Paranormal (Teens › Romance, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.54, median 3,842 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.38 – $15.86 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 96% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,842 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 47% of the parent category Romance (8,180), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $11.54 its median price is below 84% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Paranormal best sellers
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Twilight: The Twilight Saga, Book 1
- List rank#1
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews48,050
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The Last King of Faerie: A Shadowhunters Novel (The Wicked Powers)
- List rank#2
- Price$23.19
- Reviews-
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Once Upon a Broken Heart
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews38,434
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New Moon: The Twilight Saga, Book 2
- List rank#4
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews28,747
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Midnight Sun
- List rank#5
- Price$37.19
- Rating4.6
- Reviews968
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Caraval
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews36,785
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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments Book 1)
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews27,280
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Eclipse: The Twilight Saga, Book 3
- List rank#8
- Price$22.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews26,405
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Shatter Me: A Journey of Strength and Rebellion Against a Dictatorship (Shatter Me: Series One, 1)
by Tahereh Mafi
- List rank#9
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews37,678
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The Selection: The #1 New York Times Bestselling Young Adult Royal Romance of Competition and Choice
by Kiera Cass
- List rank#10
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews43,375
FAQ
Is Paranormal a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,842 reviews and sells for $11.54.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Paranormal?
The median best seller has 3,842 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Paranormal best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.54; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.38 and $15.86.
Can new books break into Paranormal?
8% 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.