2026 Reading Challenge

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



Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt
The Most Deserving Newbery
116 books — 3,000 voters
Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt
Newbery Medal Winner Books
104 books — 373 voters

Sunshine by Robin McKinleyBenighted by Kit Whitfield
Best Urban Fantasy STAND-ALONE Novels
82 books — 200 voters
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,241 books — 3,909 voters

Sabriel by Garth NixLady Knight by Tamora Pierce
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,074 books — 8,680 voters
Spindle's End by Robin McKinley
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,158 voters

The Princess Bride by William Goldman
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingThe Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyDeath Comes As Epiphany by Sharan NewmanThe Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth PetersArms of Nemesis by Steven Saylor
Best Historical Mystery
2,071 books — 4,532 voters

Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster BujoldHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Briar King by Greg KeyesA Shadow in Summer by Daniel AbrahamThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,058 books — 9,898 voters
Emma by Jane AustenPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenGreat Expectations by Charles DickensFar From the Madding Crowd by Thomas HardyJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,871 voters

Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,489 voters
King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,174 voters

Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
The Worst Books of All Time
8,105 books — 19,874 voters
Moon Called by Patricia BriggsBlood Price by Tanya Huff
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,404 books — 12,548 voters

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster BujoldSabriel by Garth NixThe Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd AlexanderAssassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,209 books — 25,728 voters
Blood Sport by Dick Francis
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,316 books — 15,565 voters