Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Alix (7 Lists)



Where Ivy Dares to Grow by Marielle ThompsonA Study in Drowning by Ava ReidOn the Nature of Magic by Marian Womack
2023 Gothic
96 books — 67 voters
Hare House by Sally HinchcliffeBegars Abbey by V.L. ValentineA Forgery of Roses by Jessica S. OlsonJuniper & Thorn by Ava ReidWhat Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
2022 Gothic
62 books — 78 voters

The Shape of Darkness by Laura PurcellThe Last House on Needless Street by Catriona WardThe Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin StarlingThe Perfect Guests by Emma RousWithin These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
2021 Gothic
56 books — 87 voters
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du MaurierWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierMoondragon by Noël Vreeland CarterBlack Heather by Virginia Coffman
Gothic heroine covers (Or heroines running scared on the covers)
391 books — 52 voters

The Mists of Milwood by Monique HaraDark Rendezvous at Dungariff by Lois StewartHeath Hallows by Michele Y. Thomas
Zebra Gothics Line (80s, 90s)
114 books — 18 voters
Strangers on the Moor by Sylvia ThorpeNine Coaches Waiting by Mary StewartTregaron's Daughter by Madeleine BrentMoura by Virginia Coffman
Gothic Romantic Suspense of a Bygone Era- Victorian Mansions, Mysterious Manors, Haunted Chateaux, Sinister Castles, Rambling Estates, Governesses, Heiresses, Mistresses, and Brooding Atmospheres
344 books — 217 voters

Moura by Virginia CoffmanJamaica Inn by Daphne du MaurierJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Best Gothic Books of All Time
583 books — 3,498 voters