Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nicole B (19 Lists)



Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston
Middle Grade Novels of 2024
448 books — 160 voters
Oathbound by Tracy Deonn
2025 books coming soon
200 books — 154 voters

Oathbound by Tracy Deonn
YA Novels of 2025
615 books — 547 voters
Oathbound by Tracy Deonn
Can't Wait Books of 2025
784 books — 899 voters

Beasts of War by Ayana Gray
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2024
496 books — 934 voters
The Eternal Ones by Namina FornaBeasts of War by Ayana Gray
Can't Wait Books of 2024
991 books — 1,358 voters

Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi AdeyemiThe Eternal Ones by Namina FornaBeasts of War by Ayana Gray
2024 Fantasy and Science Fiction Books by Black Authors
45 books — 22 voters
The Eternal Ones by Namina FornaBeasts of War by Ayana GrayChildren of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi
YA Novels of 2024
685 books — 676 voters

Even When Your Voice Shakes by Ruby Yayra GokaKemosha of the Caribbean by Alex WheatleA Taste Of Magic by J. Elle
Books by Black Authors 2022
164 books — 55 voters
Bloodmarked by Tracy DeonnAshes of Gold by J. Elle
Can't Wait Books of 2022
1,221 books — 2,080 voters

This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron
Sapphic Fiction 2022
126 books — 320 voters
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Mock Newbery 2022
132 books — 178 voters

Grown by Tiffany D. JacksonA Song Below Water by Bethany C. MorrowThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettGLORY by Kahran Bethencourt
The Most Beautiful Covers of 2020
251 books — 254 voters
The Gilded Ones by Namina FornaWitches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon SmartWings of Ebony by J. ElleFirekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleyA Chorus Rises by Bethany C. Morrow
The Most Beautiful Covers of 2021
272 books — 178 voters

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleyA Song Below Water by Bethany C. MorrowDread Nation by Justina IrelandSon of the Storm by Suyi Davies OkungbowaCinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
52 Book Club 2021: July Mini Challenge - A Book Chosen Solely By It's Cover (2018 Throwback)
87 books — 5 voters
The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettCaste by Isabel WilkersonA Phoenix First Must Burn by Patrice CaldwellLegendborn by Tracy DeonnWhen No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole
Best Books of 2020
1,564 books — 1,935 voters

The Gilded Ones by Namina FornaThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisAmari and the Night Brothers by B.B. AlstonWings of Ebony by J. Elle
Best Books of 2021
1,432 books — 1,624 voters
Bloodmarked by Tracy DeonnThe Merciless Ones by Namina FornaSurvive the Dome by Kosoko JacksonAshes of Gold by J. Elle
2022 Fantasy and Science Fiction Books by Black Authors
61 books — 37 voters

Amari and the Great Game by B.B. AlstonAshes of Gold by J. ElleA Taste Of Magic by J. Elle
Middle Grade & Young Adult Books by African-Americans for 2022
74 books — 24 voters