Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Xavier Reads (20 Lists)



Out of the Sea by Amelita RaeThe Prince on the Lake by Kit BarrieOnce upon a Dance by Kim FieldingOnce Upon a Dream by Megan DerrRed's Wolf by Beth Laycock
Best Gay books based on fairytales
233 books — 409 voters
[Never] Feed the Crows by Jennifer CodyLove You A Sloth by Lorelei M. HartKite and Wolf by Eden ColeDuck! by Kim DareThe Raven God's Fate by E.E. Silver
MM romance with bird shifters
22 books — 1 voter

Wolfsong by T.J. KluneClutch by Piper ScottThe Wolfing Way by Susan Laine
Best Gay Shifters
1,363 books — 1,745 voters
Galen by Jaclyn OsbornGray by Jaclyn OsbornBellamy by Jaclyn Osborn
M/M Romance Set in Washington State
208 books — 24 voters

Conquest by Sienna Moreau
M/M Romance Books Set in Virginia
79 books — 16 voters
The Romantic by Riley HartAlastair by Jaclyn Osborn
Praise Kink in M/M
10 books — 4 voters

Under His Wings by Natalie WishGalen by Jaclyn OsbornWicked Omens by Patricia D. EddyThe Demon Lord of California by Jeanne MarcellaLost Souls by Candice Evans
Best Gay Angels
123 books — 191 voters
On Wings of Thunder by M.D. GrimmUnder His Wings by Natalie WishWicked Omens by Patricia D. EddyThe Demon Lord of California by Jeanne MarcellaLost Souls by Candice Evans
MM romance with Angels
21 books — 17 voters

The Romantic by Riley HartCan't Touch by Chara CroftAlastair by Jaclyn Osborn
Best Gay M/M Romance Praise Kink
22 books — 11 voters
Radio Static by Nicky JamesMarshmallow Spiced Omega by Susi HawkeThe Omega's Secret Baby by Ann-Katrin ByrdeUnguarded by Jay HoganTwo Cowboys and a Baby by B.A. Tortuga
Best Gay Books Dealing With Children
582 books — 671 voters

Always by Loren LeighAll the Stars by Duckie MackOf Sunlight and Stardust by Riley HartInvisible Strings by Aimee Nicole WalkerThe Bones Beneath My Skin by T.J. Klune
MM romance books with Stars/galaxies/starry night sky in the cover
8 books — 1 voter
Love on the Run by Shea BalikWhite Heat by Leta Blake
mpreg stories - no women
48 books — 7 voters

Love at First Set by Jennifer Dugan
queer gals falling for their fauxmance's sister
9 books — 5 voters
My Dearest Darkest by Kayla CottinghamQueer Fear by Roger ArmstrongBad Dolls by Rachel HarrisonOdd Adventures With Your Other Father by Norman PrentissPlain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
LGBTQIA Horror and Dark Fiction
306 books — 207 voters

My Ghost Roommate - Who Helps Me Get The Guy by Daryl BannerAll He Wants for Christmas Is a Fingerling by J.P. SayleTwo Dead Idiots Hang Out and Maybe Kiss by T.J. LandSo These Rude Grumpy Arrogant Jerks Fall in Love and it’s Gross by T.J. LandUgh, Being a Secret Agent is Horrible by T.J. Land
Funniest Gay Titles
531 books — 189 voters
50 Ways to Win Back Your Lover by Kelly SiskindThe Chameleon Effect by Joe Arden
MF books with ONLY male POV
6 books — 2 voters

The Raven God's Fate by E.E. SilverPast Life Lover by S. RodmanButterflies I Have Known by Kristoffer GairHyacinth by Elle PorterThe Ghost and Charlie Muir by Felice Stevens
M/M Romance with Reincarnation/Past Lives Plot
74 books — 40 voters
Folding In by Aimee Nicole Walker
Your Book Boyfriend's Boyfriend Group Giveaway 2022
72 books — 37 voters