Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Bernetta Unrath (9 Lists)



Tris's Book by Tamora PierceThe Looking Glass Wars by Frank BeddorThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe Black Cauldron by Lloyd AlexanderThe Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
Kick-Butt Heroines
2,351 books — 2,429 voters
The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisI Shall Wear Midnight by Terry PratchettThe Curse of Cardoness by Malcolm McCoardThe Novice by Trudi CanavanHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Badass Female Leads!
1,495 books — 1,388 voters

The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisThe Looking Glass Wars by Frank BeddorThe Black Cauldron by Lloyd AlexanderDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Best Teen Girl Books
1,785 books — 2,531 voters
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe Looking Glass Wars by Frank BeddorCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Curse of Cardoness by Malcolm McCoard
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,059 books — 11,659 voters

The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorCinder by Marissa MeyerCrossroads and the Himalayan Crystals by C. Toni GrahamThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Best YA Heroines
634 books — 619 voters
The Novice by Trudi CanavanTris's Book by Tamora PierceWildwood Dancing by Juliet MarillierDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorThe Curse of Cardoness by Malcolm McCoard
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,444 books — 18,180 voters

I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry PratchettHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe Curse of Cardoness by Malcolm McCoard
Most Unique Female Characters
1,139 books — 926 voters
Ironside by Holly BlackI Shall Wear Midnight by Terry PratchettTris's Book by Tamora PierceWildwood Dancing by Juliet MarillierThe Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
Girls Who Kick Ass
1,313 books — 835 voters

The Black Cauldron by Lloyd AlexanderThe Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisTris's Book by Tamora PierceThe Curse of Cardoness by Malcolm McCoard
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,935 books — 4,943 voters