Big Books of 2026

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Orbital by Samantha Harvey
2025 Tournament of Books Longlist
85 books — 324 voters
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,925 books — 5,447 voters

The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean
Best Books of 2024
850 books — 924 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,227 books — 17,463 voters

The Blood of Olympus by Rick RiordanThe King by J.R. WardIllusion by Sherrilyn KenyonCrave The Night by Lara Adrian
Can't Wait Books of 2014
2,471 books — 15,147 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Best Trilogies/Book Series EVER!
1,383 books — 817 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Your Top 5 Reads in 2012
715 books — 799 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomMy Uncle Oswald by Roald DahlThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
UKAKF Top 100 Books
100 books — 36 voters

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Books that seriously piss you off
940 books — 1,095 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick RiordanThe Titan’s Curse by Rick RiordanThe Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
If You Like Harry Potter You Might Like...
497 books — 555 voters

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickSilence by Becca FitzpatrickTorment by Lauren KateDie for Me by Amy Plum
I Can't See Their Face
178 books — 49 voters
Lover at Last by J.R. WardDead Ever After by Charlaine HarrisInferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Can't Wait Books of 2013
2,492 books — 11,691 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeWatchmen by Alan Moore
Best Anti-heroes in Books
600 books — 430 voters
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Saddest Books
491 books — 721 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingEragon by Christopher Paolini
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,742 books — 8,877 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Dealbreaker Dealbreakers: If you dealbreak this book, we won't get along
538 books — 217 voters

Confessions of a Guidette by Nicole "Snooki" PolizziGoing Rogue by Sarah PalinBirth Control is Sinful in the Christian Marriages and also R... by Eliyzabeth Yanne Strong-And...How to Be Famous by Heidi MontagAmerica by Heart by Sarah Palin
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,028 books — 5,324 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,689 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Unforgettables
11,683 books — 7,420 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Books that Made You Cry!
3,359 books — 7,920 voters

Lover Reborn by J.R. WardDeadlocked by Charlaine HarrisThe Darkest Seduction by Gena ShowalterDarker After Midnight by Lara AdrianOnce Burned by Jeaniene Frost
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,516 books — 15,087 voters
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Glad my teacher made me read this book
340 books — 402 voters

A Goodreads Gallimaufrey by Kath Middleton
Best Anthologies
1,121 books — 770 voters
The Complete Titanic by Stephen J. SpignesiTitanic by Stephen Cameron
Best Titanic Books
168 books — 229 voters

Man To Man by G.A. HauserUp My Alley! Gay Erotica by Drake ReynoldsBen's Wildflower by Carol LynneThe Big Penis Book by Dian HansonSatan Burger by Carlton Mellick III
Ow, My Eyes!: The Ugly, The Weird, The Shocking, or The Unintentionally Hilarious in Bad Cover Design
337 books — 187 voters
Lover Awakened by J.R. WardDark Lover by J.R. WardLover Eternal by J.R. WardLover Unbound by J.R. WardFrom Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
Hot Paranormal Romance
1,635 books — 2,165 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,057 books — 9,894 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerWicked by Gregory MaguireBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEragon by Christopher Paolini
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,605 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreV for Vendetta by Alan MooreBatman by Frank Miller
Best Graphic Novels
3,451 books — 6,767 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters


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