2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Cindy Brown (81 Lists)



To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Southern Gothic Literature
337 books — 501 voters
The Lost Crown by Sarah MillerThe Romanov Bride by Robert AlexanderThe Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander
Most Historically Accurate Romanov Fiction
21 books — 9 voters

Romanov by Nadine Brandes
Romanov Retellings
14 books — 12 voters
The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander
Romanov Fiction that Should be Made into Movies
11 books — 11 voters

The Kitchen Boy by Robert AlexanderA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesNicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassieBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysThe Tsarina's Daughter by Carolly Erickson
Best Russian Historical Fiction
91 books — 39 voters
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Russia in YA & Middle Grade Historical Fiction
122 books — 72 voters

The Lost Crown by Sarah Miller
Best Books of the Romanov Sisters
20 books — 50 voters
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe Pearl by John Steinbeck
Historical Fiction set in Latin America
160 books — 140 voters

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe Pearl by John Steinbeck
Books Set in Mexico
474 books — 187 voters
The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison PatakiA School for German Brides by Aimie K. RunyanLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusThe Christie Affair by Nina de GramontThe Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher
Historical Fiction 2022
407 books — 431 voters

Before We Were Yours by Lisa WingateWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Mobtown Mommies Book List
24 books — 2 voters
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensNights in Rodanthe by Nicholas SparksThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Rosewood Casket by Sharyn McCrumb
North Carolina Setting and/or Author
475 books — 193 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Southern Literature
1,342 books — 2,574 voters
Woke Up Like This by Amy Lea
Mindy’s Book Studio
13 books — 4 voters

11/22/63 by Stephen KingTimeline by Michael Crichton
Time Travel Novels
268 books — 239 voters
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Best of time-travel + alternate Universe
185 books — 148 voters

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe White Queen by Philippa GregoryThe Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa GregoryLove Letters to the Dead by Ava DellairaThe Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory
Best Family Sagas
619 books — 673 voters
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
California Historical Fiction
279 books — 132 voters

A Stolen Life by Jaycee DugardIn Pieces by Sally FieldLove Life by Rob LoweStories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe
California Memoirs
200 books — 64 voters
The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellMurder Off Mike by Joyce KriegLightning by Dean Koontz
Best California Books
434 books — 216 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellHigh Country by Nevada BarrThe Girls by Emma Cline
Novels Set in California
921 books — 368 voters
Romanov by Nadine Brandes
Anastasia Retellings
27 books — 25 voters

Timeless Love by Judith O'Brien
Teen Timeslip Fiction
49 books — 15 voters
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand
Lady Jane Grey -- Fiction & Non-Fiction
66 books — 27 voters

Midnight Bayou by Nora RobertsDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisBurn by Nevada BarrBody of Lies by Iris JohansenViolets Are Blue by James Patterson
Books Set in Louisiana
447 books — 120 voters
Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts
Reincarnation Romance Novels
116 books — 86 voters

Remembrance by Jude DeverauxLegend by Jude DeverauxTimeline by Michael CrichtonA Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
The Best Time-Travel Romance
371 books — 411 voters
A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux11/22/63 by Stephen KingLegend by Jude Deveraux
Dual Time Romances
262 books — 682 voters


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