10 Highest Rated Books on your TBR

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13 participants (75 books)

01 Sep 2025—31 Dec 2026

Overview

Read the 10 highest rated books on your TBR before the end of 2026. You can focus only on the physical TBR or choose from all the books on your TBR. I hope these books prove to be as good as their rating!

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Challenge Books

All books added
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

Andrew Joseph White

375 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction fantasy historical horror lgbtqia+ young adult dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Tea Dragon Society by K. O'Neill

The Tea Dragon Society

The Tea Dragon Society #1

K. O'Neill

70 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ middle grade hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Just Kids by Patti Smith

Just Kids

Patti Smith

306 pages • paperback • 2010

nonfiction art literary memoir music emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
How the Light Gets in by Louise Penny

How the Light Gets in

Chief Inspector Gamache #9

Louise Penny

432 pages • paperback • 2013

fiction mystery emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

359 pages • paperback • 2012

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Sun and the Star by Mark Oshiro, Rick Riordan

The Sun and the Star

A Nico di Angelo Adventure #1

Mark Oshiro, Rick Riordan

471 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ middle grade adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • paperback • 1992

fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows

Six of Crows #1

Leigh Bardugo

465 pages • hardcover • 2015

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Storm is Here: America on the Brink by Luke Mogelson

The Storm is Here: America on the Brink

Luke Mogelson

360 pages • digital

nonfiction history politics sociology medium-paced
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

If We Were Villains

M.L. Rio

432 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction literary mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced