Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Angela (117 Lists)



Clytemnestra by Costanza CasatiMedusa's Sisters by Lauren J.A. BearThe Temple of Fortuna by Elodie HarperThe Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood
Ancient History Historical Fiction Published in 2023
117 books — 56 voters
Babylonia by Costanza CasatiQueen of Heaven by Ava McKevittThe Flight of Birds by Melissa Addey
Ancient History Historical Fiction Published in 2024
95 books — 19 voters

Circe by Madeline MillerA Thousand Ships by Natalie HaynesThe Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerThe Women of Troy by Pat BarkerMedea by Rosie Hewlett
Myth Feminist Retelling
128 books — 14 voters
Queen Hereafter by Isabelle Schuler
Shakespeare Retellings
160 books — 185 voters

The Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerThe Women of Troy by Pat BarkerDaughters of Sparta by Claire HeywoodPenelope's Daughter by Laurel CoronaA Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
greek mythology retellings centred on women
29 books — 13 voters
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie PhillipsJocasta by Victoria GrossackChildren of Tantalus by Victoria GrossackClytemnestra by Victoria GrossackAntigone and Creon by Victoria Grossack
Mythology Books For The Grown Folks
339 books — 197 voters

A Sea of Sorrow by David BlixtA Song of War by Kate QuinnMedusa's Sisters by Lauren J.A. BearHelen Had A Sister by Penelope HainesPenelope's Daughter by Laurel Corona
Books with Greek mythology references
508 books — 695 voters
Children of Tantalus by Victoria GrossackJocasta by Victoria GrossackAndromache's Story by Nancy Deswik MacCreeryAntigone and Creon by Victoria GrossackClytemnestra by Victoria Grossack
Greek Mythology
525 books — 591 voters

A Song of War by Kate QuinnThe Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe House with the Golden Door by Elodie HarperMedea by Rosie HewlettAtalanta by Jennifer Saint
Greek Mythology Retellings!
282 books — 471 voters
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
What Women Born in the 90's Have Read in 2020
2,559 books — 410 voters

Vox by Christina Dalcher
Female Oppression
14 books — 10 voters
The Wedding Gift by Marlen Suyapa Bodden
Alabama Books
266 books — 131 voters

The Care and Keeping of You by Eds. American Girls
Growing Up Books
45 books — 47 voters
Masters of Sex by Thomas MaierWolf Girls at Vassar by Anne MacKayCharity and Sylvia by Rachel Hope ClevesOrgasm and the West by Robert MuchembledSex Before Sexuality by Kim M. Phillips
Let's Talk About Sex
277 books — 173 voters

Unmentionable by Therese OneillThe Covent Garden Ladies by Hallie Rubenhold
Sexuality and History
233 books — 57 voters
Unmentionable by Therese Oneill
Nonfiction Books on the Victorian Era
404 books — 108 voters

Unmentionable by Therese Oneill
Vaginal Fantasy's Non-Fiction Supplementary Reading
28 books — 7 voters
Unmentionable by Therese Oneill
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,863 books — 2,215 voters

The Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerA Song of War by Kate QuinnHelen of Troy by Margaret George
Literary Retellings of Greek Myths
102 books — 137 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,428 books — 2,951 voters

The Passion of Mary Magdalen by Elizabeth CunninghamYour Eternal Self by R. Craig HoganAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverFlight Behavior by Barbara KingsolverBeyond Belief by James F. Coyle
Books to See the World in a New Light
166 books — 12 voters
Some Girls by Jillian LaurenThe Passion of Mary Magdalen by Elizabeth CunninghamPersian Rose by Libbie HawkerWhite Lotus by Libbie HawkerBelle de Jour by Belle de Jour
Sex Worker Book List - International
63 books — 28 voters

The Conqueror's Wife by Stephanie Marie ThorntonMistress of Rome by Kate QuinnEmpress of the Seven Hills by Kate QuinnLady of the Eternal City by Kate QuinnThe Daughters of Palatine Hill by Phyllis T. Smith
Historical Fiction on Greece and Rome
269 books — 265 voters
The Tiger Queens by Stephanie Marie Thornton
Not Your Typical Historical Fiction
58 books — 18 voters

The Stolen Girl by Zia WesleyWhite Lotus by Libbie HawkerPersian Rose by Libbie Hawker
Best Unique Historical Fiction
70 books — 117 voters
White Lotus by Libbie HawkerPersian Rose by Libbie HawkerDaughter of the Gods by Stephanie Marie ThorntonThe Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret GeorgeThe Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
Best Egyptian Historical Fiction
194 books — 442 voters

White Lotus by Libbie HawkerPersian Rose by Libbie Hawker
Novels Set in Ancient Egypt
203 books — 311 voters
White Lotus by Libbie Hawker
Best Cinderella Retellings
115 books — 73 voters


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