The Greatest Chick Lit Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
641 Bridget Jones's Diary Helen Fielding 1996 British English
691 Excellent Women Barbara Pym 1952 British English
827 Fear of Flying Erica Jong 1973 American English
1167 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Anita Loos 1925 American English
1202 The Country Girls Edna O'Brien 1960 Irish English
2331 Whitney, My Love Judith McNaught 1985 American English
2545 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Winifred Watson 1938 British English
2694 Waiting to Exhale Terry McMillan 1992 American English
3317 The Kiss Quotient Helen Hoang 2018 Vietnamese English
3430 Get A Life, Chloe Brown Talia Hibbert 2019 British English
3599 The Wedding Date Jasmine Guillory 2018 American English
4067 The Princess Diaries Meg Cabot 2000 American English
4098 Boyfriend Material Alexis Hall 2020 British English
4371 Crazy Rich Asians Kevin Kwan 2013 American English
4739 When A Scot Ties The Knot Tessa Dare 2015 American English
5036 I Feel Bad About My Neck Nora Ephron 2006 American English
5225 Riders Jilly Cooper 1985 British English
5486 Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty 2014 Australian English
5494 Royally Screwed Emma Chase 2016 American English
5586 One For The Money Janet Evanovich 1994 American English
5637 Book Lovers Emily Henry 2021 American English
5744 Can You Keep A Secret? Sophie Kinsella 2003 British English
5752 Angus, Thongs And Full Frontal Snogging Louise Rennison 1999 British English
5966 A Princess In Theory Alyssa Cole 2018 American English
5984 Shanghai Baby Wei Hui 1999 Chinese Chinese
6096 Tonight And Forever Brenda Jackson 1995 American English
6530 The Hating Game Sally Thorne 2016 Australian English
6568 The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants Ann Brashares 2001 American English
6650 Nine Rules To Break When Romancing A Rake Sarah MacLean 2010 American English
6707 The Mac Gregor Grooms Nora Roberts 1998 American English
7135 To All The Boys I've Loved Before Jenny Han 2014 American English
7692 Das Superweib Hera Lind 1995 German German
7807 Lick Kylie Scott 2013 Australian English
7888 The Courtesan's Daughter Claudia Dain 2007 American English
8169 One Day In December Josie Silver 2018 British English
8239 Beach Read Emily Henry 2020 American English
8268 Honey And Spice Bolu Babalola 2022 British English
8268 The Bodyguard Katherine Center 2022 American English
8377 The Perfect Play Jaci Burton 2011 American English
8411 Her Royal Spyness Rhys Bowen 2007 British English
8493 Postcards From The Edge Carrie Fisher 1987 American English
8661 The Heiress Effect Courtney Milan 2013 American English
8671 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Terry McMillan 1996 American English
8730 It Happened One Summer Tessa Bailey 2021 American English
8799 It Happened One Wedding Julie James 2014 American English
8999 The Deal Elle Kennedy 2015 Canadian English
9081 Brazen And The Beast Sarah MacLean 2019 American English
9144 Talk Before Sleep Elizabeth Berg 1994 American English
9179 The Cocktail Collection Alice Clayton 2016 Unknown English
9180 Beautiful Bastard Christina Lauren 2013 American English
9289 It’s Been A Pleasure, Noni Blake Claire Christian 2020 Australian English
9289 Spoiler Alert Olivia Dade 2020 American English
9306 Part Of Your World Abby Jimenez 2022 American English
9342 Suzy Zeus Gets Organized Maggie Robbins 2000 American English
9374 Oh My God What A Complete Aisling Emer McLysaght, Sarah Breen 2017 Irish English
9571 Pucked Helena Hunting 2015 Canadian English
9571 Cold Hearted Rake Lisa Kleypas 2015 American English
9577 Happy Endings Thien-Kim Lam 2021 Unknown English
9644 Josh And Hazel's Guide To Not Dating Christina Lauren 2018 American English
9783 Kiss Her Once For Me Alison Cochrun 2022 Unknown English
9783 D'vaughn And Kris Plan A Wedding Chencia C. Higgins 2022 Unknown English
10050 Would I Lie To The Duke Eva Leigh 2020 Unknown English
10093 Confessions Of A Shopaholic Sophie Kinsella 2000 British English
10199 Satisfaction Guaranteed Lauren Blakely 2019 American English
10199 The Right Swipe Alisha Rai 2019 American English
10273 How To Find A Princess Alyssa Cole 2021 American English
10273 The Spinster And The Rake Eva Devon 2021 Unknown English
10308 The Odd Woman Gail Godwin 1974 American English
10383 Again, Rachel Marian Keyes 2022 Irish English
10424 Written In The Stars Alexandria Bellefleur 2020 American English
10424 Call Me Maybe Cara Bastone 2020 Unknown English
10785 Grown Ups Marian Keyes 2020 Irish English
10832 Praxis Fay Weldon 1978 British English
10999 Hollywood Homicide Kellye Garrett 2017 American English
11524 Dial A For Aunties Jesse Q. Sutanto 2021 Indonesian English
11812 Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? Elizabeth Blackburn 2022 Unknown English
11865 Dumplin' Julie Murphy 2015 American English
12076 Great Big Beautiful Life Emily Henry 2025 American English
12084 Disappearing Acts Terry McMillan 1989 American English
12195 Being Jordan Katie Price 2004 British English
12449 Three Days In June Anne Tyler 2025 Unknown English
12515 Angie, I Says Avra Wing 1991 American English
12560 Courtroom Drama Neely Tubati Alexander 2025 Unknown English
12618 Sounds Like Love Ashley Poston 2025 American English
12797 At Last Marisa Silver 2025 American English
12946 Show Don't Tell Curtis Sittenfeld 2025 Unknown English
13014 Sweet Heat Bolu Babalola 2025 British English
13734 The Spanish Love Deception Elena Armas 2021 Spanish English
14232 Lord Of Scoundrels Loretta Chase 1995 American English
14232 Bride Ali Hazelwood 2024 Unknown English
14985 Margo's Got Money Troubles Rufi Thorpe 2024 American English
14985 I Hope This Finds You Well Natalie Sue 2024 Unknown English
15916 Friday's Child Georgette Heyer 1944 British English
17162 Jewels Of The Sun Nora Roberts 1999 American English
17162 The Viscount Who Loved Me Julia Quinn 2000 American English
17162 A Night To Surrender Tessa Dare 2011 American English
17162 What Does It Feel Like? Sophie Kinsella 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Ex Vows Jessica Joyce 2024 Unknown English
17162 Triple Sec TJ Alexander 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Paradise Problem Christina Lauren 2024 Unknown English
17162 Here We Go Again Alison Cochrun 2024 Unknown English
17162 How To Age Disgracefully Clare Pooley 2024 British English
17162 At First Spite Olivia Dade 2024 Unknown English
17162 A Love Song For Ricki Wilde Tia Williams 2024 Unknown English
17162 See Me Rolling Lottie Jackson 2024 Unknown English
17162 Grown Woman Talk Sharon Malone 2024 Unknown Unknown
17162 Wives Like Us Plum Sykes 2024 Unknown English
17162 Thanks For Having Me Emma Darragh 2024 Unknown English
17162 This Summer Will Be Different Carley Fortune 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Hopefuls Jennifer Close 2016 American English
17142 The Edible Woman Margaret Atwood 1969 Canadian English
17162 Girls In White Dresses Jennifer Close 2011 American English
17162 Act Your Age, Eve Brown Talia Hibbert 2021 British English
17162 Bet Me Jennifer Crusie 2004 American English
17162 Luck Of The Draw Kate Clayborn 2018 Unknown English
17162 Everything I Know About Love Dolly Alderton 2018 British English
17162 Still Me Jojo Moyes 1998 British English
17162 Where Rainbows End Cecelia Ahern 2004 Irish English
17162 How To Get A Girlfriend Marie Cardno 2022 Unknown English
17162 The Girls’ Guide To Hunting And Fishing Melissa Banks 1999 Unknown English