2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Melanie (28 Lists)



The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbGraceling by Kristin Cashore
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,191 books — 25,743 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantI Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
The Best Books for a Book Club
652 books — 454 voters

The Testaments by Margaret AtwoodNinth House by Leigh BardugoThe Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
2020: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2020
6,393 books — 848 voters
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. MaasPoison Study by Maria V. SnyderHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorA Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,462 books — 18,222 voters

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne YoungThe Immortalists by Chloe BenjaminThe Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
Best Books of 2018
1,652 books — 2,958 voters
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. MaasA Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. MaasMuse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor
Can't Wait Books of 2018
1,208 books — 4,457 voters

Dawn Study by Maria V. Snyder
2017 - Sequels
119 books — 423 voters
One Dark Throne by Kendare BlakeThe Last Magician by Lisa MaxwellDawn Study by Maria V. Snyder
YA Novels of 2017
1,100 books — 6,567 voters

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Best books of May, 2017
75 books — 103 voters
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. MaasOne Dark Throne by Kendare Blake
Best books of September, 2017
53 books — 44 voters

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. MaasA Conjuring of Light by V.E. SchwabTower of Dawn by Sarah J. MaasStrange the Dreamer by Laini TaylorTurtles All the Way Down by John Green
Best Books of 2017
1,734 books — 3,083 voters
Strange the Dreamer by Laini TaylorTower of Dawn by Sarah J. MaasA Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. MaasA Conjuring of Light by V.E. SchwabAssassin's Fate by Robin Hobb
Your Top 5 Reads in 2017
749 books — 360 voters

The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda
Dystopian YA 2012-Can't Wait!
59 books — 363 voters
Prized by Caragh M. O'BrienInheritance by Christopher PaoliniCrossed by Ally Condie
Fall 2011 - Books to Check Out
301 books — 1,197 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Magical Realism
442 books — 639 voters
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Endicott's Mythic Fiction List
110 books — 97 voters

The Gathering by Kelley ArmstrongThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussWither by Lauren DeStefano
Best Books of 2011
2,669 books — 6,705 voters
Insurgent by Veronica RothPandemonium by Lauren Oliver
2012 READS THAT YOU'D KILL TO HAVE ATM!! (Not literally children=P)
83 books — 87 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,304 books — 4,522 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,073 books — 8,678 voters

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,145 books — 2,718 voters
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Dystopia!
1,218 books — 2,747 voters

Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan
Most Disappointing Books by Some of My Favorite Authors
118 books — 69 voters
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
You Want to Read in 2010
1,079 books — 1,975 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleAtonement by Ian McEwan
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,608 books — 13,138 voters
Beloved by Toni MorrisonFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggLife of Pi by Yann MartelEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardLike Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Books on the Worst Books of All Time List That I Love
268 books — 891 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,335 books — 24,667 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Young Adult Books
13,095 books — 80,188 voters