2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Bookfawn (20 Lists)



The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Last Wish by Andrzej SapkowskiLegends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Dungeons and Dragons
80 books — 9 voters
The Secret History by Donna TarttBabel by R.F. KuangIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioNinth House by Leigh BardugoA Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Class In Session 2025: 141 Dark Academia Books
141 books — 64 voters

The Chosen Witch by Chandelle LaVaunThe Lost Witch by Chandelle LaVaunThe Brave Witch by Chandelle LaVaunThe Rebel Witch by Chandelle LaVaunThe Broken Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
True mates and soulmates!
561 books — 510 voters
The Chosen Witch by Chandelle LaVaunThe Lost Witch by Chandelle LaVaunThe Brave Witch by Chandelle LaVaunThe Rebel Witch by Chandelle LaVaunThe Broken Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Most Interesting Magic System
2,646 books — 8,768 voters

Katabasis by R.F. KuangSunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne CollinsThe Devils by Joe AbercrombieThe Strength of the Few by James IslingtonBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2025
551 books — 887 voters
Heart's Blood by Juliet MarillierScarlet by Marissa MeyerThe Bad Guy by Celia AaronThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Best retellings of Beauty and the Beast
344 books — 1,126 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Ever
76,239 books — 283,518 voters
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuHarrow the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Queer Horror
678 books — 399 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsCity of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
The Best Paranormal/Fantasy/Science Fiction Books
2,665 books — 3,257 voters
Kiss of Snow by Nalini SinghJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Teen (or close) Heroines who are devotedly loved by older, adult aged Heroes
65 books — 44 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenDracula by Bram Stoker
Books to Read On a Rainy Day
767 books — 454 voters
City of Bones by Cassandra ClareHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra ClareCaressed by Ice by Nalini Singh
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,404 books — 12,548 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,503 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenNorthanger Abbey by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Fictional Bookworms
177 books — 121 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,744 books — 8,887 voters
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Light Academia Fantasy Books
22 books — 28 voters

The Last King of Faerie by Cassandra ClareThe Last Shadowhunter by Cassandra Clare
Most Exciting Upcoming YA Books
180 books — 1,688 voters
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2024
496 books — 938 voters

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,722 books — 6,635 voters
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. MaasBook of Night by Holly BlackGallant by V.E. SchwabThe War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Can't Wait Books of 2022
1,220 books — 2,073 voters