2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jess (24 Lists)



Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans
2022 Queer SFF
221 books — 413 voters
The Dawn of Everything by David GraeberHumankind by Rutger BregmanHappy City by Charles Montgomery
Radical Optimism
52 books — 5 voters

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbAssassin's Quest by Robin Hobb
Best Tortured Heroes in Fiction
782 books — 797 voters
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Most Technically Well-Written Fantasy Series
19 books — 7 voters

Fool's Fate by Robin HobbAssassin's Fate by Robin HobbSoulswift by Megan BannenThe Witch's Heart by Genevieve GornichecRoyal Assassin by Robin Hobb
Tearjerker Fantasy
24 books — 7 voters
The Thief by Megan Whalen TurnerThe King of Attolia by Megan Whalen TurnerThe Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
Jesters, Fools, and Tricksters
158 books — 76 voters

The Burning Sky by Sherry ThomasThe Perilous Sea by Sherry ThomasThe Immortal Heights by Sherry Thomas
Gaslamp Fantasy
211 books — 181 voters
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Enemies to Lover trope in Fantasy and Paranormal
207 books — 242 voters

The Winds of Winter by George R.R. MartinThe Doors of Stone by Patrick RothfussA Dream of Spring by George R.R. Martin
Hurry Up and Release It!!!
252 books — 3,789 voters
The Winter Crown by Elizabeth ChadwickA King's Ransom by Sharon Kay Penman
Historical Fiction 2014
387 books — 1,975 voters

Foreign Babes in Beijing by Rachel DeWoskin
China Expat Books
99 books — 109 voters
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Debbie Downers- Grimmest, saddest, most depressing fiction books ever
49 books — 46 voters

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanWhen Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay PenmanHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanKatherine by Anya Seton
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,518 books — 2,757 voters
When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay PenmanHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanFalls the Shadow by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Reckoning by Sharon Kay PenmanTime and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman
Historical Fiction: The House of Plantagenet
207 books — 476 voters

Foreign Babes in Beijing by Rachel DeWoskin
Foreign Lands
2,348 books — 2,192 voters
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu GuoWives of the East Wind by Liu HongTwenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth by Xiaolu GuoWaiting by Ha JinMoment in Peking by Lin Yutang
Fiction from the Chinese Mainland
131 books — 136 voters

The Box Man by Kōbō Abe
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,249 voters
Wasted by Marya Hornbacher
Best Eating Disorder Books
451 books — 999 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierYear of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,587 voters
Ulysses by James Joyce
Best Books Ever
76,174 books — 283,252 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Best Literature About the Vietnam War
329 books — 636 voters
The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
Asian-American Books
544 books — 328 voters

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Best South Asian Fiction
734 books — 1,894 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,784 voters