My favourite books of 2026 (so far)

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It is wild that we’re halfway through the year already. Despite my new year’s resolution to read fewer books, I have somehow still read a ton of books. Luckily I have some big ones on the TBR to take up my second half of the year (#lonesomedovesummer), but in the meantime here are some favorites read in 2026 so far. 

I do have to say that I would normally have a section specifically for horror since I read so much in that genre, but surprisingly I haven’t read a horror novel, published this year or otherwise, that has really blown me away yet (apart from rereading a couple of Stephen King classics). But I do have a few on the docket that I have high hopes for, so fingers crossed. 

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My favourite books of 2025: Fiction edition

I read so many good books in 2025, it has taken me a few days to narrow down my absolute favourites. While, as I mentioned the other day, I’m hoping to read fewer books in 2026 and spend more time with each story, I definitely can’t complain about the quality of the work I read last year.

I tallied it up and I wrote about 40,000 words worth of book reviews on Goodreads in 2025, so if you want my full rundown on everything I read and loved (or didn’t love!) last year you should follow me there (for now… I’m trialling some non-amazon-owned alternatives to see if I can find a new bookish home in 2026), but here’s an overview of my 2025 fiction (non horror — they’ll get their own post!) faves:

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