Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Olivia (17 Lists)



Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
Booklist Best Mystery Fiction 2016 (Part 1 of 2)
139 books — 105 voters
Me Before You by Jojo MoyesSlammed by Colleen HooverPoint of Retreat by Colleen HooverThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Opportunist by Tarryn Fisher
Best "ugly cry" books
456 books — 978 voters

Commitment by Nia ForresterThe Seduction of Dylan Acosta by Nia Forrester
True Romance in Color
25 books — 21 voters
The Trouble With Us by Christina C. JonesPulling Doubles by Christina C. JonesInevitable Seductions by Christina C. JonesMine Tonight by Christina C. JonesGetting Schooled by Christina C. Jones
BWBM Romance
215 books — 35 voters

Getting Schooled by Christina C. JonesCommitment by Nia ForresterAfterwards by Nia ForresterUnsuitable Men by Nia ForresterIvy's League by Nia Forrester
Must Read (Quality) African-American Romance
59 books — 38 voters
The Fall by Nia ForresterWork Song by Danielle AllenIvy's League by Nia ForresterMore Than Always by Jacinta HowardThe Right Kind of Trouble by Christina C. Jones
Perfect Boyfriend List
642 books — 420 voters

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonNative Son by Richard WrightThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best African American Books
1,043 books — 1,138 voters
Mid-Life Love by Whitney G.At Last by Whitney G.
Best Older woman/ Younger man romance
480 books — 956 voters

Three to Get Deadly by Janet EvanovichFour to Score by Janet EvanovichHigh Five by Janet EvanovichHot Six by Janet EvanovichBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Funny as Hell!
2,561 books — 6,468 voters
Love in a Carry-on Bag by Sadeqa Johnson
2012 Spring into Reading 12 Books Challenge
13 books — 8 voters

Tangled by Emma Chase
Romance Debuts 2013
470 books — 3,818 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniLord of the Flies by William Golding
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,266 books — 17,477 voters

Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made by Virginia DeBerryTumbling by Diane McKinney-WhetstoneWhat Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl CleageI Wish I Had a Red Dress by Pearl Cleage
Best Black/African American Chicklit
432 books — 403 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenHoles by Louis SacharTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,688 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best for Book Clubs
14,622 books — 18,456 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithDeal Breaker by Harlan Coben
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,154 books — 2,468 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,100 voters