Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Karishma (20 Lists)



The Shining by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
1,983 books — 5,446 voters
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
The Most Popular Horror on Goodreads
221 books — 114 voters

Into The Deep Blue by Jennifer E. ArcherThe Golden Phoenix and the Blue Jackal by Chris Mustache
2025 Debut Novels
324 books — 321 voters
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Japanese authors
236 books — 173 voters

Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
Royal Fiction
525 books — 226 voters
The Snow Woman and Other Yokai Stories from Japan by Noboru WadaA Woman of Pleasure by Kiyoko Murata
Japanese books published in 2024
33 books — 13 voters

Voices in the Dark; 闇の声; Yami no Koe by Junji ItoTomie by Junji ItoDeath Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi OhbaShiki, Tome 1 by Ryū FujisakiTokyo Ghoul, Tome 1 by Sui Ishida
Japanese Horror Fiction
85 books — 40 voters
The Lover's Path by Kris Waldherr
Historical Italian Renaissance fiction
103 books — 6 voters

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Popsugar 2024 #3 - A Book About a 24-year-old
80 books — 121 voters
The Woman in the Window by A.J. FinnThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. JamesThe Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
thriller covers that put you in the mood
106 books — 35 voters

Winter by Marissa MeyerEnd of Days by Susan EeFairest by Marissa Meyer
YA Novels of 2015
1,431 books — 8,317 voters
Divine Rivals by Rebecca RossA Study in Drowning by Ava ReidMysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret RogersonLore Olympus by Rachel SmytheThe Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
Best Books of 2023
1,208 books — 1,839 voters

Babel by R.F. KuangTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Ballad of Never After by Stephanie GarberThe Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie OhThe Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Best Books of 2022
1,543 books — 1,853 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternAn Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret RogersonSorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Best YA Standalone Fantasy
38 books — 13 voters

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Monstrous Gothic by Women Authors
51 books — 13 voters
The Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Mortal Instruments Boxed Set by Cassandra ClarePercy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Series Reading List
1,430 books — 2,976 voters

Hush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesVampire Academy by Richelle Mead
I read the first one and didn't feel compelled to finish the trilogy/series
884 books — 2,055 voters
Coraline by Neil GaimanThe Woman in the Window by A.J. FinnWhat Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice MarshallListen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
Best Teen Horror/Suspense/Thriller
939 books — 1,565 voters

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth RussellThe Four Winds by Kristin HannahMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaHeartstopper by Alice OsemanPiranesi by Susanna Clarke
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,948 books — 5,399 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Best Books Ever
76,018 books — 282,343 voters