Books Read in 2026

1

Dungeon Crawler Carl

by Matt Dinniman

3,708 members

111 reviews

4.2

7 Members: Rtrace, trantor, midnightblues, ManWithAnAgenda, CMSharkey, jdavidhacker, HarlequinHavok

2

Carl's Doomsday Scenario

by Matt Dinniman

1,810 members

47 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: Rtrace, trantor, midnightblues, ManWithAnAgenda, jdavidhacker, HarlequinHavok

3

What We Can Know

by Ian McEwan

1,061 members

34 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Parker51, rowenah, Opinionated, aethercowboy

4

The Butcher's Masquerade

by Matt Dinniman

1,234 members

24 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: kc_, Rtrace, midnightblues, ManWithAnAgenda, jdavidhacker

5

That Quail, Robert

by Margaret Stanger

613 members

19 reviews

4

3 Members: rowenah, Peace2, Dannamateo

6

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

by Matt Dinniman

1,574 members

37 reviews

4.2

5 Members: Rtrace, trantor, midnightblues, ManWithAnAgenda, jdavidhacker

7

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir

12,401 members

549 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: trantor, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie, HarlequinHavok

8

Brain Damage

by Freida McFadden

375 members

7 reviews

3.9

4 Members: cabyrum, ahef1963, lauraeldred, HarlequinHavok

9

Alchemised

by SenLinYu

3,105 members

12 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: peterveen, CMSharkey, HarlequinHavok

10

A Drop of Corruption

by Robert Jackson Bennett

916 members

55 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: aethercowboy, ahef1963, HarlequinHavok

11

The Everlasting

by Alix E. Harrow

982 members

28 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: Rtrace, trantor, revbean, jsburbidge

12

Platform Decay

by Martha Wells

730 members

40 reviews

4

4 Members: DisassemblyOfReason, merrystar, rretzler, Peace2

13

The Gate of the Feral Gods

by Matt Dinniman

1,377 members

29 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: Rtrace, midnightblues, ManWithAnAgenda, jdavidhacker

14

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library

by Michiko Aoyama

2,287 members

104 reviews

4

2 Members: barbharper, Onj

15

The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

by Matt Dinniman

1,233 members

22 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: Rtrace, midnightblues, ManWithAnAgenda, jdavidhacker

16

The Spellshop

by Sarah Beth Durst

3,414 members

81 reviews

4

3 Members: Peace2, libthing_sm, HarlequinHavok

17

Something in the Woods Loves You

by Jarod K. Anderson

137 members

4 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: lauraeldred, wildflower-reads

18

A Parade of Horribles

by Matt Dinniman

519 members

6 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: Rtrace, midnightblues, cabyrum, ManWithAnAgenda

19

Young Mungo

by Douglas Stuart

1,310 members

43 reviews

4.2

3 Members: aprille, edparks, lauraeldred

20

The Correspondent

by Virginia Evans

2,653 members

122 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: edparks, 37143Birnbaum

21

All the Colors of the Dark

by Chris Whitaker

2,495 members

95 reviews

4.1

3 Members: peterveen, ahef1963, HarlequinHavok

22

The Impossible Fortune

by Richard Osman

1,352 members

60 reviews

4

3 Members: elkiedee, Peace2, HarlequinHavok
Explanations: elkiedee: Finished 11.01.26; Library hardback

23

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

by Clay Chapman

311 members

17 reviews

½ 3.3

3 Members: revbean, jdavidhacker, HarlequinHavok

24

Red Rising

by Pierce Brown

11,652 members

492 reviews

4

3 Members: Rtrace, trantor, HarlequinHavok

25

How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps

by Andrew Rowe

275 members

9 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: libthing_sm, HarlequinHavok

26

Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy {novelette}

by Martha Wells

353 members

20 reviews

3.8

4 Members: DisassemblyOfReason, merrystar, Bookwomble, Peace2

27

The Bright Sword

by Lev Grossman

1,127 members

31 reviews

3.9

2 Members: bookwoman84, ManWithAnAgenda

28

The Pursuit of Love

by Nancy Mitford

2,129 members

84 reviews

3.9

2 Members: merrystar, Laura1124

29

Thief of Time

by Terry Pratchett

10,907 members

127 reviews

4.1

3 Members: merrystar, briarhills, ManWithAnAgenda

30

This Inevitable Ruin

by Matt Dinniman

999 members

21 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: Rtrace, midnightblues, ManWithAnAgenda

31

Love in a Cold Climate

by Nancy Mitford

1,857 members

49 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, Laura1124

32

Operation Bounce House

by Matt Dinniman

551 members

8 reviews

3.9

3 Members: midnightblues, cabyrum, ManWithAnAgenda

33

Elena Knows

by Claudia Piñeiro

574 members

32 reviews

4.1

2 Members: elkiedee, EmmCee20244
Explanations: elkiedee: Finished 03.02.26; Library paperback

34

Guards! Guards!

by Terry Pratchett

15,868 members

277 reviews

4.2

2 Members: briarhills, SirThomas

35

Wild Dark Shore

by Charlotte McConaghy

2,317 members

94 reviews

4.1

2 Members: peterveen, ahef1963

36

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

by George R. R. Martin

4,018 members

85 reviews

4.1

2 Members: Rtrace, trantor

37

The Fall of Hyperion

by Dan Simmons

7,503 members

134 reviews

4.1

2 Members: midnightblues, mattries37315

38

Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory {short story}

by Martha Wells

924 members

49 reviews

3.9

3 Members: DisassemblyOfReason, merrystar, Peace2

39

System Collapse

by Martha Wells

2,335 members

111 reviews

4.1

3 Members: DisassemblyOfReason, merrystar, Bookwomble

40

The Novice's Tale

by Margaret Frazer

661 members

18 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: DisassemblyOfReason, mattries37315

41

The Gathering

by Anne Enright

4,363 members

215 reviews

3.1

2 Members: aprille, EmmCee20244

42

Harrow the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir

3,351 members

108 reviews

4.1

2 Members: Edward, rretzler

43

Neuromancer

by William Gibson

25,904 members

416 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ngoomie, Gnomeball

44

Rivers of London

by Ben Aaronovitch

7,170 members

421 reviews

3.9

2 Members: merrystar, aethercowboy

45

Nowhere Burning

by Catriona Ward

143 members

7 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: Bookmarque, sturlington
Explanations: Bookmarque: End of February (13)

46

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

by Stephen Graham Jones

1,302 members

36 reviews

4

2 Members: bookwoman84, revbean

47

Leviathan Wakes

by James S. A. Corey

9,673 members

414 reviews

4.1

2 Members: rretzler, Gnomeball

48

Death Deserved

by Jørn Lier Horst

160 members

3 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ahef1963, EmmCee20244

49

Stone Yard Devotional

by Charlotte Wood

891 members

40 reviews

3.9

2 Members: aprille, peterveen

50

The End of the World as We Know It

by Christopher Golden

398 members

15 reviews

3.8

2 Members: Bookmarque, mahsdad
Explanations: Bookmarque: End of March (15)

51

Broken Country

by Clare Leslie Hall

1,585 members

66 reviews

4

2 Members: dara85, cabyrum

52

Matilda

by Roald Dahl

26,074 members

521 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: dara85, briarhills

53

Theo of Golden

by Allen Levi

1,723 members

51 reviews

4.1

2 Members: edparks, MDGentleReader

54

King Sorrow

by Joe Hill

679 members

19 reviews

4.2

2 Members: sturlington, peterveen

55

Transcription

by Ben Lerner

201 members

6 reviews

4

2 Members: Parker51, edparks

56

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

29,272 members

597 reviews

4.1

Member: ngoomie

57

The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin

18,809 members

454 reviews

4.1

Member: captainsunbeam

58

A Court of Mist and Fury

by Sarah J. Maas

17,667 members

367 reviews

½ 4.5

Member: greeneyed_ives

59

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

by Alexander McCall Smith

15,222 members

426 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Alexandro69

60

Pale Fire

by Vladimir Nabokov

8,978 members

158 reviews

4.2

Member: acousticmoose

61

The Golem and the Jinni

by Helene Wecker

6,356 members

385 reviews

4.1

Member: ahef1963

62

James

by Percival Everett

5,830 members

227 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: sturlington

63

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

by Mary Wollstonecraft

4,670 members

36 reviews

3.9

Member: mattries37315

64

The God of the Woods

by Liz Moore

4,610 members

155 reviews

4

Member: bookwoman84

65

Seeing

by José Saramago

3,150 members

67 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: aprille

66

Spring Snow

by Yukio Mishima

2,915 members

43 reviews

4.1

Member: EmmCee20244

67

Our Wives Under the Sea

by Julia Armfield

1,767 members

80 reviews

3.8

Member: baaic

68

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

by Ursula K. Le Guin

920 members

40 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: mahsdad

69

The Kingdom

by Jo Nesbø

803 members

30 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: zottel

70

Cuba: An American History

by Ada Ferrer

535 members

7 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: AnotherAge

71

The Director

by Daniel Kehlmann

482 members

22 reviews

4

Member: Parker51

72

The Grammar of Fantasy: An Introduction to the Art of Inventing Stories

by Gianni Rodari

456 members

2 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: fundevogel

73

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 21: Ancient Memories

by Koyoharu Gotouge

438 members

1 review

½ 4.3

Member: aethercowboy

74

The House Saphir

by Marissa Meyer

370 members

15 reviews

3.9

2 Members: cabyrum, Peace2

75

Crossroads of Ravens

by Andrzej Sapkowski

287 members

4 reviews

3.8

Member: Gnomeball

76

Chrysalis

by Lincoln Child

273 members

8 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: mazecto

77

Balboa: Swordsman and Conquistador

by Felix Riesenberg Jr.

170 members

3

Member: EGBERTINA

78

Riftborne

by Bree Grenwich

167 members

2 reviews

4

Member: suelovesatx

79

The Secret Life of Books: Why They Mean More Than Words

by Tom Mole

158 members

9 reviews

3.8

Member: briarhills

80

The Theory of Light and Matter

by Andrew Porter

139 members

9 reviews

3.9

Member: edparks

81

White Like Her

by Gail Lukasik

130 members

8 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: dara85

82

Human Rites

by Juno Dawson

118 members

1 review

½ 4.4

Member: trantor

83

Street Magic

by Michael Reaves

111 members

3 reviews

3.2

Member: jdavidhacker

84

From Cradle to Grave

by Rhys Bowen

102 members

5 reviews

3.8

Member: MDGentleReader

85

The Immortal Conquistador

by Carrie Vaughn

91 members

3 reviews

4

Member: DisassemblyOfReason

86

Frankenstein Dreams: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Science Fiction

by Michael Sims

75 members

5 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: being_blunt
Explanations: being_blunt: On the whole an enjoyable collection of early science fiction stories.

87

Heap Earth Upon It

by Chloe Michelle Howarth

47 members

4

Member: elkiedee
Explanations: elkiedee: Finished 01.01.26; Kindle

88

Butter Witch

by Tess Lake

46 members

4 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: cabyrum

89

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Manhua) Vol. 13

by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

37 members

5

Member: hollythepenguin

90

Red Star Hustle / Apprehension

by Sam J. Miller

35 members

4.2

Member: Rtrace

91

Drome

by Jesse Lonergan

34 members

3 reviews

½ 3.3

Member: revbean

92

Self Help

by Ben H. Winters

33 members

6 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: Bookmarque

93

Elogio de las manos

by Jesús Carrasco

33 members

3 reviews

3.1

Member: peterveen

94

Philip Roth: Stung by Life

by Steven J. Zipperstein

18 members

3

Member: booksinbed

95

Murder by Invitation

by Verity Bright

13 members

3 reviews

4

Member: rretzler

96

Herr Müller, die verrückte Katze und Gott

by Ewald Arenz

8 members

3.8

Member: SirThomas

97

Through the Flames

by Emani Edwards

2 members

Member: EmaniE12

98

BBC Sherlock Holmes Short Stories: The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist: Part 1

by Arthur Conan Doyle

1 member

5

Member: Bookwomble

99

The Story Eaters of Yamm

by Kevin Hincker

19 members

6 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: fundevogel, jdavidhacker

100

Golden Son

by Pierce Brown

5,760 members

222 reviews

4.2

2 Members: Rtrace, trantor

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