2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by JHM (14 Lists)



The Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellOut of the Silent Planet by C.S. LewisParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Psalms of Herod by Esther M. Friesner
SF & Theology
241 books — 292 voters
The Emperor's Wolf by J.C. Owens
BDSM Slave-Captive Stories
435 books — 889 voters

Dragon Bait by Tana Montgomery
BDSM Fiction
1,117 books — 1,371 voters
Queen of the Great Below by Janet MuninGifts of the Golden God by Sigrun Freyskona
Pagan Devotionals
92 books — 9 voters

Dark Moon Rising by Raven KalderaSacred Kink by Lee Harrington
Best BDSM non-fiction
95 books — 131 voters
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom RobbinsThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternJitterbug Perfume by Tom RobbinsThe Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,306 books — 4,530 voters

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Bluebeard Retellings
105 books — 56 voters
Skin Game by Jim Butcher
2014's Most Anticipated Fantasy Reads
122 books — 119 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Most Unique Female Characters
1,132 books — 923 voters
Young Miles by Lois McMaster BujoldA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleHarriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
Books With Nerdy, Geeky, or Genius Heroes and Heroines
1,147 books — 1,047 voters

Amazons! by Jessica Amanda SalmonsonCordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster BujoldSheepfarmer's Daughter by Elizabeth Moon
Amazons, Valkyries, and Warrior Women
694 books — 534 voters
His Teddy Bear by Eve Langlais
I'll Be Goldilocks! Were Bears and Bear Shifters in Romance
366 books — 246 voters

Hook & Jill by Andrea JonesOther Oceans by Andrea JonesThe Devil's Tide by Matt TomerlinThe Devil's Fire by Matt TomerlinTreasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Pirates!
655 books — 782 voters
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Blue Sword by Robin McKinleyThe Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne BishopKushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline CareyThe Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,469 books — 18,232 voters