Big Books of 2026
Genres

Tense


Tense Books

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
Verity
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
The Silent Patient
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
Gone Girl
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)
The Handmaid's Tale
As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3)
The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
1984
The Girl on the Train
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
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Lists

Blindsight by Peter WattsHyperion by Dan SimmonsShip of Fools by Richard Paul RussoLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyDead Silence by S.A. Barnes
Space Horror
326 books — 292 voters
Wallbanger by Alice ClaytonThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Law of Attraction by N.M. SilberPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSeduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec
Witty/Funny Couples
582 books — 672 voters

Enemy Of My Enemy by Travis CaseyBittersweet Humiliation by Nicholas P. BoylandThe Scotland Project by Matthew FultsMessenger for the Dead by Matthew FultsWhere the Deer Dwell by Dorothy Gravelle
Best Fast Paced Read
49 books — 46 voters
The Halo Grower by Ryushiro HindemithHalf Asleep in Frog Pajamas by Tom RobbinsA Prayer for the Dying by Stewart O'NanIf on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoBright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
Books Narrated in the Second Person
41 books — 51 voters

Quotes Tagged “Tense”

Susan Rowland
“   Mary fought a savage impulse to slam the door on the couple. But they were too interesting to ignore in the circumstances of the murder. She caught sight of Richard spitting out a mouthful of hair. ”
― Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds
332 likes

William Kely McClung
“ It was time to start thinking of darker things. ”
― William Kely McClung, Black Fire
58 likes

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