2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ruth (16 Lists)



Victoria in the Wings by Jean PlaidyThe Queen's Husband by Jean PlaidyThe Queen and Lord M by Jean PlaidyThe Captive of Kensington Palace by Jean PlaidyThe Widow of Windsor by Jean Plaidy
Best Victorian Historical Fiction Set In Britain
296 books — 648 voters
The Haunting of Gad's Hall by Norah LoftsGad's Hall by Norah Lofts
Haunted Houses
610 books — 613 voters

Gad's Hall by Norah LoftsThe Haunting of Gad's Hall by Norah Lofts
Best Out of Print Books
253 books — 85 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Anti-heroes in Books
600 books — 430 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Best Gothic Novels/Suspense Novels
418 books — 452 voters
The Donner Party Chronicles by Frank Mullen
Best Books about Being Eaten
103 books — 177 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëGad's Hall by Norah LoftsLady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth BraddonThe Haunting of Gad's Hall by Norah Lofts
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,503 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Medieval Fantasy Books
490 books — 905 voters

Dead By Sunset by Ann RuleEverything She Ever Wanted by Ann RuleSmall Sacrifices by Ann RuleBitter Harvest by Ann Rule
Best True Crime
1,329 books — 1,886 voters
The Last Plantagenets by Thomas B. CostainWhen Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay PenmanDown the Common by Ann BaerThe Three Edwards by Thomas B. CostainThe Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
Best Middle Ages Books
1,221 books — 1,702 voters

I, Claudius by Robert GravesClaudius the God and His Wife Messalina by Robert Graves
Best Books About Ancient Rome
738 books — 1,084 voters
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanKatherine by Anya SetonThe Reckoning by Sharon Kay PenmanFalls the Shadow by Sharon Kay Penman
Historical Fiction: The House of Plantagenet
207 books — 476 voters

The Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret GeorgeKatharine of Aragon by Jean PlaidyThe Concubine by Norah LoftsThe King's Pleasure by Norah LoftsThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Books About Tudor England
608 books — 1,627 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,440 books — 8,417 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Fantasy Royals
347 books — 282 voters
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane by Robert E. Howard
Best Heroic Fantasy
718 books — 1,392 voters