Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tess (11 Lists)



A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Teen Historical Fiction
1,381 books — 3,085 voters
Generation Dead by Daniel WatersWith or Without You by Domenica RutaThe Blessings by Elise JuskaNo Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,381 books — 10,356 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
The Worst Books of All Time
8,099 books — 19,875 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,694 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyUnwind by Neal Shusterman
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,731 books — 25,952 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Morgesons by Elizabeth StoddardMy Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Best Book Boyfriends
10,724 books — 28,930 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyHoles by Louis SacharLooking for Alaska by John Green
Best Young Adult Books
13,102 books — 80,159 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,395 books — 119,651 voters

The Year We Disappeared by Cylin Busby
Best True Stories List
161 books — 75 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
13,612 books — 9,419 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Best Books Ever
75,781 books — 281,642 voters