Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Robby McLeod (20 Lists)



Babel by R.F. KuangDon't Let the Forest In by C.G. DrewsThe Raven Scholar by Antonia HodgsonIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioThe Fortune Seller by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
Class In Session 2025: 141 Dark Academia Books
141 books — 94 voters
Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. DrewsThe Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Magical Forest
68 books — 23 voters

The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternDeathless by Catherynne M. ValenteA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels By Female Authors
100 books — 86 voters
The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterEmily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather FawcettThe Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
Ley Lines, Ancient Roads, and Nemeta in Fiction
65 books — 10 voters

The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterBabel by R.F. KuangIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Lessons by Naomi Alderman
Books in Academia
39 books — 23 voters
The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterThe Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi LeeSix of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
YA LGBTQIA Fantasy and Sci-Fi
88 books — 35 voters

The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterBabel by R.F. KuangThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Fortune Seller by Rachel Kapelke-DaleIf We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Dark Academia: Musts and Maybes
82 books — 140 voters
Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoThe Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterThe Thief Lord by Cornelia FunkeClockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Squad Goals
33 books — 18 voters

The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterWhite Cat by Holly BlackJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Realistic Fantasy
32 books — 26 voters
The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Lessons by Naomi Alderman
Popsugar 2021 #5 - A Dark Academia Book
140 books — 391 voters

The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diviners by Libba Bray
Found Family
320 books — 164 voters
The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoThe Mask of Mirrors by M.A. CarrickThe Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi LeeRed Winter by Annette Marie
Male characters we DESPERATELY wish were real!
1,486 books — 1,179 voters

The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternSalt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
YA BOOKS YOU WILL NEVER PUT DOWN
406 books — 138 voters
The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterThe Owl Service by Alan Garner
Wales and Welsh Mythology
9 books — 5 voters

The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterBabel by R.F. KuangDon't Let the Forest In by C.G. DrewsInk and Bone by Rachel CaineThe Fortune Seller by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
Dark Academia
365 books — 1,498 voters
The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoCrawe! Corvids of the Anglo-Celtic Isles and their Folklore by K.S. WhittleThe Raven King by Maggie StiefvaterCrooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
Raven & Crow
245 books — 80 voters

The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettFlight of Magpies by K.J. CharlesThe Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
Books with birds in the title
2,015 books — 277 voters
Evocation by S.T. GibsonThe City of Stardust by Georgia SummersThe Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie LeongA Feather So Black by Lyra Selene
Fairyloot Adult | 2024
12 books — 12 voters