Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Clare G. (22 Lists)



Circe by Madeline MillerTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Books About Mythology
1,393 books — 2,217 voters
The Way of Edan by Philip ChaseThe Magician’s Daughter by H.G. ParryThe Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortyTress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon SandersonWitch King by Martha Wells
Most Anticipated Adult Fantasy, 2023
421 books — 357 voters

The Magician’s Daughter by H.G. ParryThe Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortyTress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon SandersonEmily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettWitch King by Martha Wells
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2023
468 books — 1,086 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsMistborn by Brandon SandersonAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Unbound World's 100 Best Fantasy Novels of All Time
101 books — 13 voters

The Shadow of the Gods by John GwynneThe Blacktongue Thief by Christopher BuehlmanThe Bone Maker by Sarah Beth DurstThe Unbroken by C.L. Clark
Fantasy Books Releasing in 2021
176 books — 211 voters
The Shadow of the Gods by John GwynneHall of Smoke by H.M. LongThe Blacktongue Thief by Christopher BuehlmanA Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2021
597 books — 1,494 voters

Circe by Madeline Miller
Historical Fiction 2018
419 books — 975 voters
A Countess Below Stairs by Eva IbbotsonA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Historical Fiction: Russia
307 books — 476 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,156 books — 6,268 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,061 books — 8,662 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,663 books — 12,163 voters
Ruin by John Gwynne
Best Picks: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2015
247 books — 343 voters

The Fall of Babel by Josiah Bancroft
Can't Wait Books of 2021
1,172 books — 2,353 voters
The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
The Grimdarks
476 books — 1,172 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Adult Books That Don't Overdo the Romance
88 books — 39 voters
Senlin Ascends by Josiah BancroftArm of the Sphinx by Josiah BancroftThe Crimson Queen by Alec Hutson
Best Indie Fantasy Books Worth a Read
1,572 books — 1,664 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneA Countess Below Stairs by Eva IbbotsonThe Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
Teen Historical Fiction
1,381 books — 3,085 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,083 books — 12,160 voters

Untitled by Leigh Bardugo
Most Exciting Upcoming YA Books
183 books — 1,694 voters
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Astonishing Colour of After by Emily X.R. Pan
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,985 books — 12,441 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanShip of Magic by Robin Hobb
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,444 books — 18,179 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWatership Down by Richard Adams
Best Books Ever
75,719 books — 281,555 voters