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2026 Top 10 Reads (so far)
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items This list is subject to change seeing as we’re only half way through 2026, but here are my favourite books of the year so far! The ones I’d recommend to everyone! MUST READS!
Perfect reading for fans of The Night Circus, Spann's richly atmospheric dark fantasy sees Riven Hesper infiltrate a sinister travelling theatre in a perilous attempt to break a deadly curse. A Stage Set for Villains is a darkly seductive spectacle o...
#1 A Stage Set for Villains by Shannon J. Spann | Waterstones
The bestselling author of Then Things Went Dark returns with another spectacular psychological thriller, as things turn deadly dangerous between two rival Hollywood starlets. Nadine Heywood is determined to be the best actress in the world. Getting i...
#2 Better Than Revenge by Bea Fitzgerald | Waterstones
From the bestselling author of Faebound comes a powerful and sweeping reimagining of the iconic Egyptian queen which counters the accusations made against her in thrilling prose. You know my name. But you do not know me. Your historians call me seduc...
#3 Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi | Waterstones
Perfect reading for fans of Jennifer Saint and Madeline Miller, McLeod's romantic and evocative retelling of the myth of Andromeda sees the Aethopian princess faced with a dangerous ultimatum from Poseidon. A myth rewritten. A name reclaimed. Blessed...
#4 Andromeda by E.S. McLeod | Waterstones
McBride concludes the sensational Celtic-inspired romantasy duology begun with A Fate Forged in Fire, as Aemyra rallies her troops - and protects her heart - in anticipation of the final battle to save her kingdom. The rightful queen and her fire-bre...
#5 A Queen Crowned in Flames by Hazel McBride | Waterstones
Charting the desperate last-chance mission of a lone astronaut to safeguard our planet, Project Hail Mary is a riveting interstellar adventure from the bestselling author of The Martian. A lone astronaut. An impossible mission. An ally he never imagi...
#6 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir | Waterstones
The immensely acclaimed author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous weaves an innovative and lyrical novel centred on a wayward young man who finds himself unexpectedly caring for an elderly woman with dementia. College dropout Hai doesn’t know how to ...
#7 The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong | Waterstones
Distrust and dark secrets mount as Alexis, Blaise, Caeli and Demi return to the Haven in the third pulse-quickening instalment of Theo's dark YA fantasy. The breath-taking third instalment in the bestselling found-family fantasy series by BookTok sen...
#8 The Shadow That Finds Us Volume 3 by Andy Darcy Theo | Waterstones
HE SERIES THAT INSPIRED HEATED RIVALRY • NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOW Enter the world of Game Changers, the series behind the epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance Heated Rivalry, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S. A grumpy hockey pla...
#9 Role Model by Rachel Reid | Waterstones
THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED HEATED RIVALRY • NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOW Enter the world of Game Changers, the series behind the epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance Heated Rivalry, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S. New York Times and...
#10 The Long Game by Rachel Reid | Waterstones