Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ollie Parbs (13 Lists)



Shrines of Gaiety by Kate AtkinsonPericles and Aspasia by Yvonne KorshakThe Romantic by William BoydThe Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
Best Book Titles
11,369 books — 7,742 voters
Shrines of Gaiety by Kate AtkinsonThe Romantic by William BoydThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna QuinnThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen
Best historical fiction novels
1,187 books — 970 voters

Hello Beautiful by Ann NapolitanoThe Romantic by William BoydThe Painter's Apprentice by Laura MorelliPericles and Aspasia by Yvonne KorshakThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,102 books — 16,965 voters
The Painter's Apprentice by Laura MorelliHello Beautiful by Ann NapolitanoOil and Marble by Stephanie StoreyLust for Life by Irving Stone
Books You Must Read!
11,309 books — 7,189 voters

Pompeii by Robert HarrisThe Painter's Apprentice by Laura MorelliThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
Teen Historical Novels
954 books — 1,318 voters
Hello Beautiful by Ann NapolitanoLust for Life by Irving StoneThe Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,617 books — 11,182 voters

Pompeii by Robert HarrisLust for Life by Irving StoneShrines of Gaiety by Kate AtkinsonThe Painter's Apprentice by Laura MorelliHello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Books I Became So Obsessed With I Stopped Everything Else in My Life to Finish.
12,082 books — 9,781 voters
Hello Beautiful by Ann NapolitanoThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna QuinnPompeii by Robert HarrisThe Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
Anything You Really Liked
2,556 books — 894 voters

The Painter's Apprentice by Laura MorelliLust for Life by Irving StoneThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna QuinnPericles and Aspasia by Yvonne KorshakThe Romantic by William Boyd
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,144 books — 17,345 voters
The Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenPompeii by Robert HarrisLust for Life by Irving StoneOil and Marble by Stephanie Storey
I Wish I Could Read it Again for the First Time
11,132 books — 7,212 voters

Hello Beautiful by Ann NapolitanoShrines of Gaiety by Kate AtkinsonThe Painter's Apprentice by Laura MorelliPompeii by Robert Harris
Best Ending
8,043 books — 6,041 voters
Lust for Life by Irving StoneThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna QuinnThe Romantic by William BoydHello Beautiful by Ann NapolitanoShrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,756 books — 16,487 voters

Pompeii by Robert HarrisThe Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerOil and Marble by Stephanie StoreyThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
Smart Summer Reads
12,596 books — 10,473 voters