Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Dylan (23 Lists)



Bloody Jack by L.A. MeyerThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Swashbucklers
559 books — 496 voters
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Historical Fiction With a Dash of Magic
424 books — 704 voters

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best WWII Historical Fiction
446 books — 629 voters
Lamb by Christopher Moore
Books that Make you Laugh
3,489 books — 4,998 voters

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Time Travel Historical Romance
170 books — 149 voters
Bloody Jack by L.A. MeyerThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanPirates! by Celia Rees
Pirates!
654 books — 783 voters

Bloody Jack by L.A. MeyerOut of the Dust by Karen HesseFever 1793 by Laurie Halse AndersonA Northern Light by Jennifer DonnellyNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Teen Historical Fiction
1,381 books — 3,085 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Pandemics Books and Authors
23 books — 19 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
Best Historical Medical Fiction
149 books — 119 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,863 books — 2,215 voters

Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana GabaldonEdge of Eternity by Ken Follett
Historical Fiction 2014
376 books — 1,971 voters
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
The Best Time-Travel Romance
371 books — 409 voters

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,345 books — 1,582 voters
Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly GiffAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Best Irish Books
686 books — 604 voters

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,953 books — 5,236 voters
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleThe Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson LevineStargirl by Jerry SpinelliThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Pre-teen Fantasy and Chick Lit
89 books — 111 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeUncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Best Southern Literature
1,342 books — 2,574 voters
Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
Nautical Novels
428 books — 330 voters

Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
best adventure books
220 books — 94 voters
Bloody Jack by L.A. MeyerSaint Joan by George Bernard ShawDaughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeJoan of Arc by Mark Twain
Girls disguised as Boys
850 books — 960 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Series Reading List
1,430 books — 2,976 voters
The Goose Girl by Shannon HaleAnansi Boys by Neil GaimanA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,049 books — 9,878 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Crucible by Arthur Miller
Best Historical Fiction
7,326 books — 25,532 voters