Donna Davis's votes on the list Best books of 2026

Listopia > Donna Davis's votes on the list Best books of 2026 (42 Books)

1	The Hadacol Boogie (Dave Robicheaux, #25) by James Lee Burke 4.04 avg rating — 3,501 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Babylon, South Dakota by Tom Lin (Goodreads Author) 3.46 avg rating — 717 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Returns and Exchanges by Kayla Rae Whitaker (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 793 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Keeper (Cal Hooper #3) by Tana French (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 36,651 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	A River Red with Blood (Charlie Parker, #23) by John Connolly (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 3,499 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen 3.91 avg rating — 35,198 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	A Good Animal by Sara Maurer (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 9,188 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	God's Country (Cork O'Connor, #21 ) by William Kent Krueger (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 5,589 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Cool Machine (The Harlem Trilogy, #3) by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 5,120 ratings Donna added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Briars by Sarah Crouch (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 4,577 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Astral Library by Kate Quinn (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 97,455 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Take Me with You by Steven Rowley (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 5,532 ratings Donna rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Country People by Daniel Mason (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 13,135 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King by Caroline Bicks 4.01 avg rating — 2,449 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	True Crime: A Memoir by Patricia Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 3,510 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Sunrise by Téa Obreht (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 1,558 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Great Wherever by Shannon Sanders 3.76 avg rating — 5,357 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Missing Sister by Joshilyn Jackson (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 3,634 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Creek, The Crone, and the Crow by Leah Weiss (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 1,013 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 35,940 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Half Life by Rachel Beanland (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 2,013 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Wildwood (Northwoods, #2) by Amy Pease (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 1,425 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Vigil by George Saunders 3.43 avg rating — 26,334 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Marion by Leah Rowan (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 5,552 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Murder at the Spirit Lounge (Nora Breen Investigates, #2) by Jess Kidd (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 1,996 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Crone by Keith Rosson (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 704 ratings Donna added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	You’ll Love It Here by Natalie Sue (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 3,887 ratings Donna rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Frenzy: Stories by Joyce Carol Oates 3.63 avg rating — 708 ratings Donna rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Free and the Dead: The Untold Story of the Black Seminole Chief, the Indigenous Rebel, and America's Forgotten War by Jamie Holmes (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 74 ratings Donna rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Jigsaw (Alex Delaware #41) by Jonathan Kellerman 4.10 avg rating — 11,689 ratings Donna rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Bad Company by Sara Paretsky (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 51 ratings Donna added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Fetal Position by Carolyn Huynh (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 120 ratings Donna added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Unfinished Work: A Novel of Abraham Lincoln by Jeff Shaara 4.63 avg rating — 19 ratings Donna added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke 3.86 avg rating — 984,868 ratings Donna rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Fallen for France by Elizabeth Letts (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 237 ratings Donna added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay by Jenny Lawson (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 9,389 ratings Donna rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Opera Wars: Inside the World of Opera and the Battles for Its Future by Caitlin Vincent (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 167 ratings Donna rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Tidal Wave: The Pilot, the Princess, and the Enemy Ace--the Unlikely Alliance that Launched the Great Escape of WWII by Adam Makos (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings Donna added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	True North: On the Road in Canada by Paul Theroux 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings Donna added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Rabbit Rabbit by Jennifer E. Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 171 ratings Donna added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Friends and Family by Natalie Baszile 3.95 avg rating — 104 ratings Donna added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	An Unexpected Life: A Memoir by Gloria Steinem 4.09 avg rating — 96 ratings Donna added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars