Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Z (43 Lists)



The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Asian Fantasy & Science Fiction
502 books — 306 voters
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Speculative Fiction of Southeast Asia
91 books — 40 voters

Briar's Book by Tamora Pierce
Favorite Tamora Pierce book
36 books — 112 voters
The Reapers are the Angels by Alden BellSoulless by Christopher Golden
YA Zombie Novels
314 books — 791 voters

Teach Me by R.A. Nelson
Student-Teacher Affair Novels
388 books — 1,800 voters
Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve
The Arthurian Legend Retold
455 books — 747 voters

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth PfefferShip Breaker by Paolo BacigalupiBirthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien
YA Dystopia Novels
1,777 books — 11,239 voters
Melusine by Lynne Reid Banks
The obscure: Best books most haven't read (or even heard of)
536 books — 349 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsI'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineWicked Lovely by Melissa MarrArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Best Young Adult Fiction
3,601 books — 6,910 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerEragon by Christopher PaoliniCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,608 voters

A Wizard of Mars by Diane DuaneLies by Michael GrantMonsters of Men by Patrick NessThe Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie RyanOnly the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,233 books — 10,137 voters
The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen JohnsonEmpress of the World by Sara Ryan
LGBTQ for YA
1,242 books — 2,149 voters

A Dance of Sisters by Tracey Porter
YA Eating Disorder Fiction
167 books — 520 voters
After by Amy Efaw
YA Sex & Pregnancy Novels
330 books — 603 voters

East by Edith PattouAvalon High by Meg CabotSun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day GeorgeBeauty by Robin McKinleyOphelia by Lisa M. Klein
YA Modern Retellings
429 books — 824 voters
Nothing But the Truth by Justina ChenGirl Overboard by Justina Chen Headley
Best Asian-American Teen Fiction
277 books — 336 voters

The Princess Diaries by Meg CabotAvalon High by Meg CabotPrincess in Love by Meg Cabot
Best Meg Cabot Books
71 books — 800 voters
A Wizard of Mars by Diane DuaneLies by Michael GrantThis World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer
YA Novels of 2010
569 books — 2,952 voters

Black Beauty by Anna SewellThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyFalling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah
Books that Scarred You for Life
107 books — 37 voters
Give a Boy a Gun by Todd StrasserLockdown by Diane Tullson
School Shooting Fiction
99 books — 356 voters

Shiva's Fire by Suzanne Fisher StaplesOn Pointe by Lorie Ann GroverMarie, Dancing by Carolyn MeyerA Dance of Sisters by Tracey PorterThe Kings Are Already Here by Garret Weyr, also Freymann-...
YA Dance Books
199 books — 247 voters
Daughter of Venice by Donna Jo Napoli
Girls disguised as Boys
850 books — 960 voters

The Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanSold by Patricia McCormickWizards at War by Diane DuaneStanding in the Light by Mary Pope OsborneHigh Wizardry by Diane Duane
Books that Made You Cry!
3,356 books — 7,912 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,592 books — 13,121 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanSabriel by Garth NixLirael by Garth NixLady Knight by Tamora Pierce
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,064 books — 8,666 voters
Squire by Tamora PierceBriar's Book by Tamora Pierce
Best Books by Tamora Pierce
31 books — 84 voters

The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen JohnsonEmpress of the World by Sara Ryan
Best GLBT books for teens
367 books — 441 voters
The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen JohnsonEmpress of the World by Sara Ryan
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,963 books — 5,995 voters


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