Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Shelby M. (Read and Find Out) (89 Lists)



The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettDear Martin by Nic Stone
Booktube Recommends 2021
103 books — 121 voters
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky ChambersThe Tea Dragon Tapestry by Kay O'NeillA Desolation Called Peace by Arkady MartineAcross the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuireFugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2021
597 books — 1,494 voters

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
Rick Riordan Presents
51 books — 155 voters
The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinKindred by Octavia E. ButlerBinti by Nnedi OkoraforParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerLagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
Afrofuturism
199 books — 134 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,323 books — 24,562 voters
As Bright as Heaven by Susan MeissnerA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniHillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
Booktube Recommends 2020
95 books — 198 voters

In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuireRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonThe Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. HarrowThe Testaments by Margaret Atwood
Best Books of 2019
1,389 books — 1,961 voters
Network Effect by Martha WellsThe City We Became by N.K. JemisinCome Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuireThe Last Emperox by John ScalziSpellhacker by M.K. England
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2020
516 books — 1,305 voters

Forest of Souls by Lori M. LeeWhere Dreams Descend by Janella AngelesThe Kingdom of Back by Marie LuThe Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
Asian-Authored Books in 2020
118 books — 126 voters
Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe by Carlos HernandezLobizona by Romina GarberIncendiary by Zoraida CórdovaCemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasGhost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega
Books by Latinx Releasing in 2020
179 books — 94 voters

East of Eden by John SteinbeckA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Family Saga Novels
817 books — 851 voters
East of Eden by John SteinbeckA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Family Sagas
618 books — 673 voters

The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzDear Martin by Nic Stone
Young Adult Fiction by Authors of Color
118 books — 16 voters
The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasDear Martin by Nic Stone
2017 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
259 books — 361 voters

In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuireThe Tea Dragon Festival by Kay O'Neill
2019 Goodreads Choice Awards Maybes
47 books — 17 voters
The Tea Dragon Society by Kay O'NeillThe Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen WangMy Brother's Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh TagameAquicorn Cove by Kay O'NeillThe One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg
Graphic Novels Featuring LGBTIQ+ Themes
1,060 books — 1,040 voters

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-GarciaHow to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. KendiEscaping Exodus by Nicky DraydenThe Kingdom of Copper by S.A. ChakrabortyStorm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2019
314 books — 246 voters
The Winter of the Witch by Katherine ArdenIn an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuireGods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Testaments by Margaret AtwoodHoly Sister by Mark Lawrence
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2019
594 books — 1,724 voters

Ascender, Vol. 1 by Jeff Lemire
Hugo 2020 Eligible Graphic Stories
30 books — 29 voters
Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden
2019 Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy by African-Americans
11 books — 5 voters

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
2019 Latinx/Latin American SFF
12 books — 11 voters
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
Tor.com 2019
22 books — 13 voters

In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuireGods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
2019 Science Fiction & Fantasy Reading List (The Imaginaries Podcast)
44 books — 15 voters
The Winter of the Witch by Katherine ArdenGods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-GarciaEscaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden
2019 Adult/New Adult SFF
51 books — 41 voters

In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
Hugo 2020 Eligible Novellas
54 books — 107 voters
The Winter of the Witch by Katherine ArdenIn an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
Most Anticipated 2019 SFF Books
78 books — 79 voters

In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuireThe Winter of the Witch by Katherine ArdenGods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-GarciaEscaping Exodus by Nicky DraydenThe Testaments by Margaret Atwood
Upcoming 2019 SFF with female leads or co-leads
190 books — 130 voters
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-GarciaEscaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden
2019 Adult SFF by Authors of Color
60 books — 122 voters

The Winter of the Witch by Katherine ArdenGods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-GarciaIn an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
Hugo 2020 Eligible Novels
135 books — 357 voters
The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Poppy War by R.F. KuangKindred by Octavia E. ButlerBinti by Nnedi OkoraforThe Descent of Monsters by Neon Yang
SFF written by WOC and Non-Binary People of Color
269 books — 56 voters


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