Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by E. (61 Lists)



Magic, Murder & Mistletoe by Ellen Jane
Sapphic Christmas Books
153 books — 80 voters
The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia WaiteProper English by K.J. CharlesA Little Light Mischief by Cat SebastianThe Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia WaiteMrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan
Regency, Victorian and Edwardian WLW
141 books — 133 voters

Honey Girl by Morgan RogersThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha SuriShe Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanA Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria LeeShe's Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard
2021 Sapphic Releases
258 books — 405 voters
Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeOrlando by Virginia WoolfMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfMaurice by E.M. Forster
LGBTQ+ Classics
48 books — 31 voters

Marian by Ella Lyons
LGBT+ Robin Hood Retellings
23 books — 13 voters
The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon YangThe Brilliant Death by Amy Rose CapettaOrlando by Virginia Woolf
Non-Binary (Genderqueer, Genderfluid, Gender-Unspecified, etc) Fiction and Memoirs
322 books — 249 voters

The Last Sun by K.D. EdwardsThe Hanged Man by K.D. EdwardsIron & Velvet by Alexis HallFallible Justice by Laura LaaksoEcho Murder by Laura Laakso
Best Urban Fantasy with gay/glbtq characters (not MM)
236 books — 187 voters
Love Is for Losers by Wibke BrueggemannOne Last Stop by Casey McQuistonHoney Girl by Morgan Rogers
Sapphic & WLW Books Releasing in 2021
183 books — 316 voters

Stormsong by C.L. PolkWhen We Were Magic by Sarah GaileyThe Midnight Lie by Marie RutkoskiQueen of Coin and Whispers by Helen CorcoranThe Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska
Sapphic & WLW Books Releasing in 2020
171 books — 202 voters
A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth
2021 Queer SFF
235 books — 527 voters

Crier's War by Nina VarelaThe Soulstealers by Jacqueline RohrbachMaster of Restless Shadows by Ginn HaleSpellbound by Allie TherinWarp Gate Concerto by Dorian Graves
2019 Queer SFF
152 books — 367 voters
When We Were Magic by Sarah GaileyDocile by K.M. SzparaInk in the Blood by Kim SmejkalQueen of Coin and Whispers by Helen CorcoranThe Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska
2020 Queer Sci-Fi Fantasy
197 books — 402 voters

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuThe Sting of Victory by S.D. Simper
LGBTQIA Horror and Dark Fiction
306 books — 207 voters
Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor by Rick RiordanThe Ship of the Dead by Rick RiordanNot Your Villain by C.B. LeeNot Your Sidekick by C.B. LeeThe Brilliant Death by Amy Rose Capetta
Non-Binary and Genderqueer Characters in YA Fiction
119 books — 133 voters

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
LGBT for Adults
170 books — 85 voters
Him by Sarina BowenLeo Loves Aries by Anyta SundaySnotgirl, Vol. 1 by Bryan Lee O'MalleyGame On by Lori Powell/Olley White
LGBTQIA NA
334 books — 164 voters

Carry On by Rainbow RowellThe Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
Best Fantasy Books with Bisexual Main Characters
162 books — 148 voters
Princess Princess Ever After by Kay O'NeillPaper Girls, Volume 1 by Brian K. VaughanThe Legend of Korra by Michael Dante DiMartino
Best Lesbian Graphic Novels
249 books — 235 voters

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfOrlando by Virginia WoolfAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzCarry On by Rainbow Rowell
Books for Bisexuals
285 books — 195 voters
No Man of Woman Born by Ana MardollInto the Gray by Margaret Killjoy
Trans Books by Trans Authors
585 books — 416 voters

Carry On by Rainbow RowellAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi LeeMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfThe Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
Novels with Bisexual Protagonists
559 books — 341 voters
The Etymologicon by Mark Forsyth
History of Language
68 books — 30 voters

The Etymologicon by Mark Forsyth
Fun Linguistics/Word book
29 books — 22 voters
Of Gryphons and Other Monsters by Shannon McGeeInto the Gray by Margaret KilljoyPrinceless by Jeremy WhitleyBlackout by Kit MalloryIce Massacre by Tiana Warner
Fantasy/Adventure with F/F Romance
51 books — 22 voters

The Storm of Life by Amy Rose CapettaWe Used to Be Friends by Amy SpaldingVampires Never Get Old by Zoraida CórdovaEach of Us a Desert by Mark OshiroWhen We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey
2020 YA Books with LGBT Themes
214 books — 773 voters
She's Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy HeardLove Is for Losers by Wibke Brueggemann
2021 YA Books with LGBT Themes
203 books — 746 voters

The Brilliant Death by Amy Rose CapettaThe Art of Escaping by Erin CallahanThe Burning Maze by Rick RiordanPrinceless by Jeremy WhitleyConduit by K.F. Bradshaw
2018 YA Books with LGBT Themes
300 books — 596 voters
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1 by G. Willow WilsonNimona by N.D. StevensonMonstress, Volume 1 by Marjorie M. Liu
Kickass Women in Superhero Comics
673 books — 503 voters

Wilder Girls by Rory PowerHer Royal Highness by Rachel HawkinsLaura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko TamakiThe Grief Keeper by Alexandra VillasanteThe Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
2019 YA Books with LGBT Themes
252 books — 718 voters
Autoboyography by Christina LaurenCrooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoBlue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie StiefvaterThe Raven King by Maggie StiefvaterSix of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Bisexual Fiction in YA
242 books — 206 voters


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