Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Elizabeth (26 Lists)



Soulless by Gail Carriger
Best Steampunk Books
1,240 books — 4,093 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanInkheart by Cornelia Funke
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,156 books — 6,268 voters

Jubilee Trail by Gwen Bristow
Favorite Historical Western Romance Novels
703 books — 1,303 voters
Wild Magic by Tamora PierceAlanna by Tamora PierceIn the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora PierceThe Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora PierceLioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce
YA Second World Fantasy
561 books — 739 voters

Spindle's End by Robin McKinleyBeauty by Robin McKinley
Medieval Fantasy Books
490 books — 904 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
I Had No Idea This Book Would Be So Good
8,246 books — 3,075 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,233 books — 10,137 voters
The Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteBeauty by Robin McKinleyThe Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinleyRose Daughter by Robin McKinley
Myth and Folktale Retellings
628 books — 580 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Books That You Couldn't Stop Reading For a Second
914 books — 644 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
The Best Books about Elves or Faeries
814 books — 1,054 voters

The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingSilent in the Grave by Deanna RaybournSilent in the Sanctuary by Deanna RaybournA Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. KingA Fatal Waltz by Tasha Alexander
Best Historical Mystery
2,060 books — 4,509 voters
The Seer and the Sword by Victoria HanleyEight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott
Best Lesser-Known Books
1,864 books — 1,120 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsGraceling by Kristin CashoreBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerFire Study by Maria V. Snyder
Best Books of 2008
1,631 books — 6,783 voters
Fire by Kristin CashoreCity of Glass by Cassandra ClareBloodhound by Tamora PierceStorm Glass by Maria V. SnyderThe Language of Bees by Laurie R. King
The "Can't Wait" Book of '09
443 books — 2,032 voters

The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinleyLady of the Forest by Jennifer RobersonThe Forestwife by Theresa TomlinsonMaid Marian by Elsa WatsonIvanhoe by Walter Scott
Fictional Robin Hood
156 books — 325 voters
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Books I Have Every Intention Of Reading This Year
7,781 books — 2,639 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,694 voters
Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
Best Rogue/Rake Romance Books
747 books — 1,584 voters

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia QuinnSylvester or The Wicked Uncle by Georgette Heyer
Heroes Like Mr. Darcy
83 books — 196 voters
The Duke and I by Julia QuinnThe Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
My Favourite Historical Romance
1,972 books — 2,156 voters

The Duke and I by Julia QuinnRomancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
My Favorite Romance Authors
1,423 books — 825 voters
Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer
Fictional Crushes
636 books — 578 voters

Beauty by Robin McKinleySpindle's End by Robin McKinleyEast by Edith PattouRose Daughter by Robin McKinley
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,795 books — 9,157 voters
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
The Best Time-Travel Romance Novels
989 books — 4,123 voters

Poison Study by Maria V. SnyderThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleThe Decoy Princess by Dawn CookMystic and Rider by Sharon Shinn
Magic, Adventure, Romance
2,400 books — 5,130 voters
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,103 voters