Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Taylor (26 Lists)



The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Books You Could Not Put Down
11,248 books — 7,417 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Books Without Sequels
729 books — 372 voters

Cracked Hearts by Linda Masemore PirrungThe Witness by Nora RobertsThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,687 books — 6,500 voters
Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth HaynesCracked Hearts by Linda Masemore Pirrung
Haunting Covers
886 books — 874 voters

Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth HaynesGone Girl by Gillian FlynnRoom by Emma Donoghue
Psychological Thrillers
458 books — 637 voters
The Witness by Nora RobertsRoom by Emma DonoghueThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenInto the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth HaynesGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,857 books — 21,930 voters

Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth HaynesCracked Hearts by Linda Masemore PirrungThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Books about Abusive/Controlling Relationships
151 books — 181 voters
Room by Emma DonoghueInto the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth HaynesWater for Elephants by Sara GruenGuilty Wives by James PattersonCracked Hearts by Linda Masemore Pirrung
Books that leave you disturbed
555 books — 514 voters

Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth HaynesWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Amazing Reads!!!
1,068 books — 319 voters
Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth HaynesThe Taker by Alma KatsuWater for Elephants by Sara GruenCracked Hearts by Linda Masemore PirrungExplosion in Paris by Linda Masemore Pirrung
Dark Love Stories
169 books — 179 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnInto the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth HaynesA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithDefending Jacob by William Landay
Page-Turners
173 books — 80 voters
Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth HaynesSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnGone Girl by Gillian FlynnCracked Hearts by Linda Masemore Pirrung
Psychological Chillers by Women
459 books — 609 voters

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsOne for the Money by Janet Evanovich
All-Time Awesome Books
11,898 books — 7,458 voters
My Dear I Wanted to Tell You by Louisa YoungLetters from Home by Kristina McMorrisThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
I Wish I Could Read it Again for the First Time
11,132 books — 7,212 voters

Almost Heaven by Judith McNaughtThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Help by Kathryn StockettCutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Books You Must Read!
11,309 books — 7,189 voters
Almost Heaven by Judith McNaughtThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Survivors Club by Lisa GardnerWhat Doesn't Kill You by Iris Johansen
Heart Stopping Books
1,248 books — 1,422 voters

The Witness by Nora RobertsAlmost Heaven by Judith McNaughtThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Romance Novels with Hero's/Heroines with Eidetic or Photographic Memories
24 books — 16 voters
The Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneCracked Hearts by Linda Masemore PirrungA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books I Became So Obsessed With I Stopped Everything Else in My Life to Finish.
12,082 books — 9,784 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Survivors Club by Lisa GardnerWhat Doesn't Kill You by Iris Johansen
Kick-Butt Heroines
2,351 books — 2,429 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Survivors Club by Lisa Gardner
Best Ending
8,043 books — 6,041 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books That You Will Never Forget
3,157 books — 1,196 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Survivors Club by Lisa GardnerWhat Doesn't Kill You by Iris Johansen
Thrillers
4,579 books — 5,576 voters

Julie and Julia by Julie PowellBefore Ever After by Samantha Sotto Yambao
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,742 books — 8,848 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Favorites
607 books — 194 voters

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Unforgettables
11,591 books — 7,269 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books I Will Never Forget
10,554 books — 7,558 voters