2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Christina (24 Lists)



Saints at the River by Ron RashWhere All Light Tends to Go by David JoyThe Last Ballad by Wiley Cash
Best Books Set in Appalachia
794 books — 838 voters
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareHeaven by V.C. AndrewsDark Angel by V.C. AndrewsAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenHappy Endings Are All Alike by Sandra Scoppettone
Vintage Young Adult
184 books — 30 voters

Temptation by Janice HarrellBetrayal by Janice HarrellEscape by Janice Harrell
Teen Romantic Suspense of the 20th Century
79 books — 7 voters
Exit Unicorns by Cindy BrandnerLords of the North by Bernard CornwellDeath of Kings by Bernard CornwellRoss Poldark by Winston GrahamTipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,357 books — 1,587 voters

Exit Unicorns by Cindy Brandner
Best Irish Books
686 books — 603 voters
Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
Appalachian Fiction
268 books — 322 voters

Dreaming the Eagle by Manda ScottDreaming the Bull by Manda ScottDreaming the Hound by Manda Scott
Boudica (Boudicca) - Fiction & Non-Fiction
39 books — 19 voters
Bog Child by Siobhan DowdRebel Hearts by Kevin Toolis
Books about the Northern Irish Troubles
119 books — 57 voters

The Shadow of the Lynx by Victoria HoltLord of the Far Island by Victoria Holt
Gothic Romantic Suspense of a Bygone Era- Victorian Mansions, Mysterious Manors, Haunted Chateaux, Sinister Castles, Rambling Estates, Governesses, Heiresses, Mistresses, and Brooding Atmospheres
344 books — 218 voters
The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley
Selkies
194 books — 61 voters

The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie PopeLords and Ladies by Terry PratchettAn Earthly Knight by Janet McNaughtonThe Shadow and the Rose by Amanda DeWeesThe Black Hill by Alison Adare
Tam Lin type fantasies
35 books — 40 voters
The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie PopeThe Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. DunkleAsh by Malinda LoThe Moorchild by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Books about Faery
1,121 books — 2,313 voters

The Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Pale Horseman by Bernard CornwellLords of the North by Bernard Cornwell
Vikings
186 books — 175 voters
Temptation by Janice HarrellThe Crystal Shard by R.A. SalvatoreHeaven by V.C. AndrewsThe Awakening by L.J. SmithWitch by Christopher Pike
Young Adult Series Books published in the '80s & '90s
696 books — 577 voters

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanWhen Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay PenmanTime and Chance by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Lion in Winter by James Goldman
Historical Fiction: The House of Plantagenet
207 books — 476 voters
The Blackwater Lightship by Colm TóibínSlammerkin by Emma DonoghueAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtDubliners by James JoyceThe Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays by Oscar Wilde
Best Irish Literature
632 books — 719 voters

Fingersmith by Sarah WatersTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersAffinity by Sarah WatersFrom Hell by Alan Moore
Best Victorian Historical Fiction Set In Britain
296 books — 649 voters
Hood by Emma DonoghueStir-Fry by Emma DonoghueThe Night Watch by Sarah WatersRent Girl by Michelle TeaEmpress of the World by Sara Ryan
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,026 books — 2,650 voters

Fun Home by Alison BechdelTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenFingersmith by Sarah WatersStone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
100 Best Lesbian Fiction & Memoir Books Of All Time
881 books — 1,153 voters
The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie PopeTender Morsels by Margo LanaganPantomime by L.R. Lam
Hidden Gems: YA-Fantasy Novels
2,203 books — 2,748 voters

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie RyanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Road by Cormac McCarthyAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankThe Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Post-Apocalyptia
487 books — 400 voters
Empty Cradle by Emmy Jackson
In The Grim Darkness of the Near Future
96 books — 88 voters

Empty Cradle by Emmy Jackson
Young Adult Books with Powerful Female Heroines
272 books — 163 voters
Empty Cradle by Emmy JacksonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Dystopia!
1,218 books — 2,747 voters