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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Karishma (21 Lists)



The Unworthy by Agustina BazterricaBat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee BakerThe Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-GarciaWhen the Wolf Comes Home by Nat CassidyWitchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
Horror Books 2025
86 books — 62 voters
The Shining by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
2,119 books — 5,505 voters

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
The Most Popular Horror on Goodreads
221 books — 119 voters
Into The Deep Blue by Jennifer E. ArcherThe Golden Phoenix and the Blue Jackal by Chris Mustache
2025 Debut Novels
308 books — 324 voters

Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Japanese authors
236 books — 173 voters
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
Royal Fiction
545 books — 242 voters

The Snow Woman and Other Yokai Stories from Japan by Noboru WadaA Woman of Pleasure by Kiyoko Murata
Japanese books published in 2024
33 books — 12 voters
闇の声 [Yami no Koe] by Junji ItoTomie by Junji ItoDeath Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi OhbaShiki, Tome 1 by Ryū FujisakiTokyo Ghoul, Tome 1 by Sui Ishida
Japanese Horror Fiction
85 books — 40 voters

The Lover's Path by Kris Waldherr
Historical Italian Renaissance fiction
103 books — 7 voters
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Popsugar 2024 #3 - A Book About a 24-year-old
80 books — 120 voters

The Woman in the Window by A.J. FinnThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. JamesThe Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
thriller covers that put you in the mood
119 books — 44 voters
Winter by Marissa MeyerEnd of Days by Susan EeFairest by Marissa Meyer
YA Novels of 2015
1,458 books — 8,326 voters

Divine Rivals by Rebecca RossA Study in Drowning by Ava ReidMysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret RogersonLore Olympus by Rachel SmytheThe Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
Best Books of 2023
1,244 books — 1,862 voters
Babel by R.F. KuangTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Ballad of Never After by Stephanie GarberThe Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie OhThe Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Best Books of 2022
1,552 books — 1,860 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternAn Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret RogersonSorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Best YA Standalone Fantasy
38 books — 13 voters
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Monstrous Gothic by Women Authors
51 books — 13 voters

The Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Mortal Instruments Boxed Set by Cassandra ClarePercy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Series Reading List
1,433 books — 2,974 voters
Hush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesVampire Academy by Richelle Mead
I read the first one and didn't feel compelled to finish the trilogy/series
885 books — 2,054 voters

Coraline by Neil GaimanThe Woman in the Window by A.J. FinnWhat Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice MarshallListen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
Best Teen Horror/Suspense/Thriller
958 books — 1,576 voters
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth RussellThe Four Winds by Kristin HannahMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaHeartstopper by Alice OsemanPiranesi by Susanna Clarke
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,999 books — 5,522 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Best Books Ever
78,298 books — 291,880 voters