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Paranormal (Suspense, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Paranormal (Suspense, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 3,528 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).

24Opportunity / 100
$5.99Median price
3,528Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.74 – $11.99
Average rating4.4
New releases (90 days)23%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Suspense (39,497), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 96% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 3,528 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • 23% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 90% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.

Top 10 Paranormal best sellers

  1. The Gate of the Feral Gods: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 4 book cover by Matt Dinniman

    The Gate of the Feral Gods: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 4

    by Matt Dinniman

    • List rank#1
    • Price$5.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews72,956

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  2. We Used to Live Here: A Novel book cover by Marcus Kliewer

    We Used to Live Here: A Novel

    by Marcus Kliewer

    • List rank#2
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating3.9
    • Reviews29,663

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  3. Hidden Pictures: A Novel book cover by Jason Rekulak

    Hidden Pictures: A Novel

    by Jason Rekulak

    • List rank#3
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews117,348

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  4. Legacy Elite: A Reverse Harem Shifter Academy Romance (Luftis Academy Book 2) book cover by Jaye Marellen

    Legacy Elite: A Reverse Harem Shifter Academy Romance (Luftis Academy Book 2)

    by Jaye Marellen

    • List rank#4
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews1,259

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  5. The Exorcist: A Terrifying Classic of American Horror book cover by William Peter Blatty

    The Exorcist: A Terrifying Classic of American Horror

    by William Peter Blatty

    • List rank#5
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews15,277

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  6. Coffin Moon: A Novel book cover by Keith Rosson

    Coffin Moon: A Novel

    by Keith Rosson

    • List rank#6
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews2,427

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  7. Ask for Andrea: A Thriller book cover by Noelle W. Ihli

    Ask for Andrea: A Thriller

    by Noelle W. Ihli

    • List rank#7
    • Price$5.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews107,976

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  8. Legacy Ascended: A Reverse Harem Shifter Academy Romance (Luftis Academy Book 3) book cover by Jaye Marellen

    Legacy Ascended: A Reverse Harem Shifter Academy Romance (Luftis Academy Book 3)

    by Jaye Marellen

    • List rank#8
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews666

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  9. Ninth House book cover by Leigh Bardugo

    Ninth House

    by Leigh Bardugo

    • List rank#9
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews31,859

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  10. Lair of the Lion: A Classic Dark Beauty and the Beast Paranormal Historical Romance book cover by Christine Feehan

    Lair of the Lion: A Classic Dark Beauty and the Beast Paranormal Historical Romance

    by Christine Feehan

    • List rank#10
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,736

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FAQ

Is Paranormal a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,528 reviews and sells for $5.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Paranormal?

The median best seller has 3,528 reviews, and 13% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Paranormal best sellers cost?

The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.74 and $11.99.

Can new books break into Paranormal?

23% 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.