Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nicola Fourie (10 Lists)



A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,222 books — 8,064 voters
Sabriel by Garth NixChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Best Young Adult Books
13,099 books — 80,152 voters

Circe by Madeline MillerDaisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Giver of Stars by Jojo MoyesThe Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele RichardsonJewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts
Books With A Goodreads Average Rating Of 4.20 to 4.29 With At Least 50,000 Ratings
124 books — 7 voters
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Books With A Goodreads Average Rating Of 4.30 to 4.39 With At Least 50,000 Ratings
107 books — 7 voters

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHouse of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. MaasSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoCrown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
Books With A Goodreads Average Rating Of 4.40 to 4.49 With At Least 50,000 Ratings
76 books — 12 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Books With A Goodreads Average Rating of 4.5 and Above With At Least 50,000 Ratings
45 books — 16 voters

Shelter in Place by Nora RobertsThe Simple Wild by K.A. TuckerA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanThis Is How It Always Is by Laurie FrankelBeartown by Fredrik Backman
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above
908 books — 452 voters
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,305 books — 15,553 voters