Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Cassandra (13 Lists)



Katabasis by R.F. KuangSunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne CollinsAlecto the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirOnyx Storm by Rebecca YarrosIsles of the Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2025
549 books — 874 voters
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneTress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon SandersonLegends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeHarrow the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirCemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Best Fantasy of the 2020s
450 books — 478 voters

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneI’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyUnder the Whispering Door by T.J. KluneNetwork Effect by Martha WellsCemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,914 books — 5,315 voters
Angelfall by Susan Ee
Best Unknown but must be Known books
9,064 books — 8,294 voters

Untitled by Leigh Bardugo
Most Exciting Upcoming YA Books
183 books — 1,694 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert JordanHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchGraceling by Kristin Cashore
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,157 books — 25,684 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Dream Thieves by Maggie StiefvaterBlue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie StiefvaterSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoThe Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,963 books — 5,995 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Host by Stephenie MeyerThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,242 books — 3,409 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouFeminism Is for Everybody by bell hooksFull Frontal Feminism by Jessica Valenti
Best Feminist Books
2,497 books — 3,504 voters
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
YA Debuts 2017
214 books — 1,428 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn MoriartyPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,667 books — 12,166 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesTwilight by Stephenie MeyerWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLolita by Vladimir NabokovGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Male Characters You Would Run From If They Tried To Date You
832 books — 1,091 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerA Light in the Attic by Shel SilversteinThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone
Best Books Ever
75,796 books — 281,751 voters