Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Geri (12 Lists)



Pain and . . . pain? by Traxie
Incest/Child Sexual Abuse in YA Fiction
121 books — 27 voters
Forbidden by Tabitha SuzumaPay It Forward by Catherine Ryan HydeAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenEverything Left Unsaid by Jessica DavidsonTiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Not So Happily-Ever-After
779 books — 1,063 voters

Star-Crossed by Luna Lacour
Hot for Teacher
197 books — 426 voters
The Storyteller by Antonia MichaelisPerfect Lie by Teresa MummertNever Eighteen by Megan BosticTaming the Beast by Emily MaguireIdentical by Ellen Hopkins
Books that punch life and happiness in the gut, and make the reader want to go to the nearest bridge over water and jump (but they don't, because that would be horrible)
234 books — 165 voters

The Storyteller by Antonia MichaelisFlawed by Kate AvelynnDrowning Instinct by Ilsa J. BickTen Below Zero by Whitney BarbettiForbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
No Happy Ending for the Lovers
46 books — 12 voters
Ruin by Rachel Van DykenLight in the Shadows by A. Meredith WaltersFind You in the Dark by A. Meredith Walters
New Adult with Medical Plots
50 books — 73 voters

One Week Girlfriend by Monica Murphy
Books that deal with abuse
190 books — 203 voters
Talker by Amy LaneFoxes by Suki FleetAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillThis Is Not a Love Story by Suki Fleet
Best Gay Romance Featuring Teenage Characters
392 books — 336 voters

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Sad YA Books
140 books — 166 voters
Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
Taboo Reads
1,776 books — 2,637 voters