2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Eileen Smith (10 Lists)



Dracula by Bram StokerThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonRosemary’s Baby by Ira LevinFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyHeart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Best Horror Books by People Other Than Stephen King
1,553 books — 1,506 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
ULTRA-GOTHIC!
113 books — 18 voters

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Winter Seasonal Reads
5,377 books — 1,451 voters
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Fairy Tales for Children Who Grew Up
24 books — 10 voters

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Autumn Seasonal Reads
77 books — 53 voters
Angelfall by Susan Ee
Best Unknown but must be Known books
9,076 books — 8,305 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingIt by Stephen King
Books That Gave Me Nightmares
268 books — 473 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,784 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michel FaberThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,363 books — 1,588 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,578 books — 120,260 voters