Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rose (36 Lists)



For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana PeterfreundProm & Prejudice by Elizabeth EulbergStill Star-Crossed by Melinda TaubPrada & Prejudice by Mandy Hubbard
Retellings of Classic Novels for Children and YA
116 books — 47 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe A.B.C. Murders by Agatha ChristieEndless Night by Agatha ChristiePartners in Crime by Agatha Christie
Best Agatha Christie Book
111 books — 1,374 voters

The Diviners by Libba BrayVixen by Jillian LarkinDebutantes by Cora HarrisonBright Young Things by Anna GodbersenDebutantes in Love by Cora Harrison
YA Fiction set in the 1920s
89 books — 107 voters
Distant Waves by Suzanne WeynWater Song by Suzanne Weyn
YA Fiction set in the 1910s
135 books — 79 voters

The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler
YA Fiction set in the 1900s (1900-1909)
57 books — 40 voters
The Luxe by Anna GodbersenVixen by Jillian LarkinBright Young Things by Anna GodbersenCinders & Sapphires by Leila RasheedStarstruck by Rachel Shukert
Teen Historical Fiction: Soap Opera Style
68 books — 16 voters

Ruby Red by Kerstin GierSaphirblau by Kerstin GierSmaragdgrün by Kerstin Gier
Best YA Time Travel
257 books — 448 voters
The Diviners by Libba BrayCinder by Marissa Meyer
Why Aren't These a Movie Yet?!
532 books — 173 voters

The Diviners by Libba BrayVixen by Jillian Larkin
Best 1920s Historical Fiction
197 books — 275 voters
Murdered, My Sweet by Joan Lowery NixonThe Weekend Was Murder by Joan Lowery NixonThe Name of the Game Was Murder by Joan Lowery NixonThe Dark and Deadly Pool by Joan Lowery NixonDeadly Game of Magic by Joan Lowery Nixon
Best Joan Lowery Nixion books
26 books — 1 voter

A Night to Remember by Walter LordTitanic by Diane HohDistant Waves by Suzanne WeynTitanic Love Stories by Gill Paul
Best Titanic Books
168 books — 229 voters
Golden by Cameron Dokey
Rapunzel Retellings
199 books — 126 voters

Midnight Pearls by Debbie Viguié
The Little Mermaid Retellings
232 books — 110 voters
Scarlet by Marissa MeyerCloaked in Red by Vivian Vande Velde
Little Red Riding Hood
229 books — 147 voters

Water Song by Suzanne Weyn
The Frog Prince
69 books — 25 voters
The Crimson Thread by Suzanne Weyn
All that Glitters: Rumpelstiltskin Retellings
83 books — 52 voters

Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day GeorgeEntwined by Heather Dixon WallworkThe Night Dance by Suzanne Weyn
12 Dancing Princesses Retellings
101 books — 104 voters
A Kiss in Time by Alex FlinnSleeping Beauty's Daughters by Diane Zahler
Sleeping Beauty Retellings
246 books — 149 voters

Just Ella by Margaret Peterson HaddixCinder by Marissa Meyer
YA Retellings of Cinderella
99 books — 131 voters
Just Ella by Margaret Peterson HaddixCinder by Marissa Meyer
Best Cinderella Retellings
115 books — 73 voters

Beastly by Alex Flinn
Best retellings of Beauty and the Beast
344 books — 1,126 voters
Bewitching Season by Marissa DoyleWrapped by Jennifer Bradbury
Best YA Historical Fiction: Regency London
44 books — 124 voters

The Luxe by Anna GodbersenSplendor by Anna GodbersenRumors by Anna GodbersenPrincess of Glass by Jessica Day GeorgePrincess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
Dresses To Die For!
1,499 books — 2,055 voters
Bright Young Things by Anna GodbersenVixen by Jillian LarkinThe Body at the Tower by Y.S. Lee
New YA historical fiction in 2010-2011
102 books — 425 voters

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Judge Books By Their Covers
991 books — 702 voters
His Dark Materials by Philip PullmanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,076 books — 11,671 voters

A Deadly Game of Magic by Joan Lowery NixonThe Rose Queen by M.E. Rabb
DCPL's Teen Mystery & Suspense Booklist
71 books — 92 voters
Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors
YA Food Novels
64 books — 94 voters

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
YA Historical Fantasy
315 books — 424 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayThe Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,074 books — 8,676 voters


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