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My Reading Wrapped 2026 (Book Recommendations and Ratings)
29 items
By
Kiersten Hardy
book recommendations across many, many genres. these are my favorites of the year - what do you think?
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top-tier reads that i still think about all the time
5 ⭐️ | MY NUMBER 1 READ OF 2026 🎉🎉🎉
Heart the Lover by Lily King, Hardcover
5⭐️ | i did a reread this year and ugh. this book means so much to me. it’s a tough read but worth every minute.
Beloved (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Toni Morrison, Paperback
5⭐️ | you must listen to her narrate this in the audiobook version
The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir by Kelly Bishop, Hardcover
5⭐️ | this book is not published yet (i got an arc) but you have to put it on your tbr if you are at all interested in gothic lit and/or mormonism
The Fourth Wife by Linda Hamilton
5⭐️ | jacob elordi may have inspired this reread BUT this is the most interesting book about women and motherhood i’ve read to date
Frankenstein (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)|Paperback
5⭐️ | i found her sister to be FASCINATING. and this book is so compelling and intricate and heart-wrenching
Atmosphere: A Love Story (GMA Book Club Pick)|Hardcover
5 ⭐️ | Final read of the year and did NOT disappoint
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
4.5 stars
amazing amazing books that i would recommend to pretty much anyone
4.5 ⭐️ | preferred this one over songbird and snakes tbh. cant wait for the movie!!
Sunrise on the Reaping - Barnes & Noble
4.5 ⭐️ | so. freaking. good. i think about tuberculosis all the time now.
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest ...
4.5 ⭐️ | i! love! weird! girl! lit!
Boy Parts: A Novel by Eliza Clark, Paperback
4.5 ⭐️ | as a true crime girlie I ATE THIS UPPPP
Penance by Eliza Clark - Barnes & Noble
4.5 ⭐️ | harrowing! but so informative and amazing!
The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Shocking Story of a Woman Who Dared ...
4.5 ⭐️ | this book is a romance, but it’s also so much more than that
Running Home to You by Samantha Saldivar
4.5 ⭐️ | completely drew me in right from the start. unbelievably vivid
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, Paperback
4 stars
really good books, maybe with a few caveats here and there
4 ⭐️ | at its core, this is a story of women. the thriller aspect is pretty fun too…
The God of the Woods: A Novel by Liz Moore, Paperback
4 ⭐️ | Just a really solid romantasy series. Make sure you get the author’s preferred text!
The Bone Season (Bone Season Series #1) (Author's Preferred Text)
4 ⭐️ | i think this book gave me ptsd? that being said i read this book back in february and i still think about it a lot
The Women: A Novel by Kristin Hannah, Hardcover
4 ⭐️ | this book is short but do not be fooled. it’s shocking, confusing, and thought-provoking
I Who Have Never Known Men (Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition)
4 ⭐️ | i love weird girl lit. amazing commentary on women who center men… the ending threw me off though?
My Husband: A Novel by Maud Ventura, Paperback
4 ⭐️ | what can i say i love emily henry?!?!? nothing beats book lovers though 👀
Great Big Beautiful Life (Signed B&N Exclusive Edition)
4 ⭐️ | really forces you to think about your own relationship with nature. incredibly impactful and i think of this book often
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the ...
4 ⭐️ | i will never look at a sugar glider the same way again.
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors, Paperback
4 ⭐️ | as someone who has worked in corporate… this hit a little too close to home
Ripe: A Novel by Sarah Rose Etter, Paperback
4 ⭐️ | very emotional and interesting - i definitely preferred some povs over others though
Blue Sisters: A Novel (Signed B&N Exclusive Book) by Coco Mellors ...
4 ⭐️ | warning: this is a sad one. a wonderful read, though.
The Wind Knows My Name: A Novel by Isabel Allende, Paperback
4 ⭐️ | a reread! was way more misogynistic than i remembered? but still good 🤷♀️
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Signature Classics)
4 ⭐️ | living in america core
How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them by Jason Stanley, Paperback
4 ⭐️ | so horrific but worth the read in my opinion
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell, Paperback
Below 4 stars
3.75 ⭐️ | This would make a perfect movie - funny and action packed
Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby, Paperback
