The Greatest Chick Lit Books of All Time

Click to learn how this list is calculated.

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.

View: List Grid Table
Filter by: Genres Dates Countries

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
2329 Whitney, My Love Judith McNaught 1985 American English
2543 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Winifred Watson 1938 British English
2693 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
4066 The Princess Diaries Meg Cabot 2000 American English
4097 Boyfriend Material Alexis Hall 2020 British English
4370 Crazy Rich Asians Kevin Kwan 2013 American English
4737 When A Scot Ties The Knot Tessa Dare 2015 American English
5032 I Feel Bad About My Neck Nora Ephron 2006 American English
5222 Riders Jilly Cooper 1985 British English
5483 Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty 2014 Australian English
5491 Royally Screwed Emma Chase 2016 American English
5584 One For The Money Janet Evanovich 1994 American English
5634 Book Lovers Emily Henry 2021 American English
5741 Can You Keep A Secret? Sophie Kinsella 2003 British English
5749 Angus, Thongs And Full Frontal Snogging Louise Rennison 1999 British English
5962 A Princess In Theory Alyssa Cole 2018 American English
5980 Shanghai Baby Wei Hui 1999 Chinese Chinese
6093 Tonight And Forever Brenda Jackson 1995 American English
6528 The Hating Game Sally Thorne 2016 Australian English
6566 The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants Ann Brashares 2001 American English
6648 Nine Rules To Break When Romancing A Rake Sarah MacLean 2010 American English
6706 The Mac Gregor Grooms Nora Roberts 1998 American English
7135 To All The Boys I've Loved Before Jenny Han 2014 American English
7691 Das Superweib Hera Lind 1995 German German
7805 Lick Kylie Scott 2013 Australian English
7887 The Courtesan's Daughter Claudia Dain 2007 American English
8167 One Day In December Josie Silver 2018 British English
8237 Beach Read Emily Henry 2020 American English
8266 Honey And Spice Bolu Babalola 2022 British English
8266 The Bodyguard Katherine Center 2022 American English
8374 The Perfect Play Jaci Burton 2011 American English
8408 Her Royal Spyness Rhys Bowen 2007 British English
8488 Postcards From The Edge Carrie Fisher 1987 American English
8657 The Heiress Effect Courtney Milan 2013 American English
8667 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Terry McMillan 1996 American English
8725 It Happened One Summer Tessa Bailey 2021 American English
8794 It Happened One Wedding Julie James 2014 American English
8995 The Deal Elle Kennedy 2015 Canadian English
9076 Brazen And The Beast Sarah MacLean 2019 American English
9139 Talk Before Sleep Elizabeth Berg 1994 American English
9175 The Cocktail Collection Alice Clayton 2016 Unknown English
9176 Beautiful Bastard Christina Lauren 2013 American English
9284 It’s Been A Pleasure, Noni Blake Claire Christian 2020 Australian English
9284 Spoiler Alert Olivia Dade 2020 American English
9301 Part Of Your World Abby Jimenez 2022 American English
9337 Suzy Zeus Gets Organized Maggie Robbins 2000 American English
9369 Oh My God What A Complete Aisling Emer McLysaght, Sarah Breen 2017 Irish English
9566 Pucked Helena Hunting 2015 Canadian English
9566 Cold Hearted Rake Lisa Kleypas 2015 American English
9572 Happy Endings Thien-Kim Lam 2021 Unknown English
9640 Josh And Hazel's Guide To Not Dating Christina Lauren 2018 American English
9780 Kiss Her Once For Me Alison Cochrun 2022 Unknown English
9780 D'vaughn And Kris Plan A Wedding Chencia C. Higgins 2022 Unknown English
10045 Would I Lie To The Duke Eva Leigh 2020 Unknown English
10088 Confessions Of A Shopaholic Sophie Kinsella 2000 British English
10194 Satisfaction Guaranteed Lauren Blakely 2019 American English
10194 The Right Swipe Alisha Rai 2019 American English
10268 How To Find A Princess Alyssa Cole 2021 American English
10268 The Spinster And The Rake Eva Devon 2021 Unknown English
10303 The Odd Woman Gail Godwin 1974 American English
10378 Again, Rachel Marian Keyes 2022 Irish English
10419 Written In The Stars Alexandria Bellefleur 2020 American English
10419 Call Me Maybe Cara Bastone 2020 Unknown English
10779 Grown Ups Marian Keyes 2020 Irish English
10826 Praxis Fay Weldon 1978 British English
10992 Hollywood Homicide Kellye Garrett 2017 American English
11521 Dial A For Aunties Jesse Q. Sutanto 2021 Indonesian English
11810 Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? Elizabeth Blackburn 2022 Unknown English
11863 Dumplin' Julie Murphy 2015 American English
12075 Great Big Beautiful Life Emily Henry 2025 American English
12083 Disappearing Acts Terry McMillan 1989 American English
12194 Being Jordan Katie Price 2004 British English
12447 Three Days In June Anne Tyler 2025 Unknown English
12513 Angie, I Says Avra Wing 1991 American English
12558 Courtroom Drama Neely Tubati Alexander 2025 Unknown English
12616 Sounds Like Love Ashley Poston 2025 American English
12795 At Last Marisa Silver 2025 American English
12943 Show Don't Tell Curtis Sittenfeld 2025 Unknown English
13011 Sweet Heat Bolu Babalola 2025 British English
13733 The Spanish Love Deception Elena Armas 2021 Spanish English
14232 Bride Ali Hazelwood 2024 Unknown English
14983 Lord Of Scoundrels Loretta Chase 1995 American English
14983 Margo's Got Money Troubles Rufi Thorpe 2024 American English
14983 I Hope This Finds You Well Natalie Sue 2024 Unknown English
15897 Friday's Child Georgette Heyer 1944 British English
17117 Jewels Of The Sun Nora Roberts 1999 American English
17117 The Viscount Who Loved Me Julia Quinn 2000 American English
17117 A Night To Surrender Tessa Dare 2011 American English
17117 What Does It Feel Like? Sophie Kinsella 2024 Unknown English
17117 The Ex Vows Jessica Joyce 2024 Unknown English
17117 Triple Sec TJ Alexander 2024 Unknown English
17117 The Paradise Problem Christina Lauren 2024 Unknown English
17117 Here We Go Again Alison Cochrun 2024 Unknown English
17117 How To Age Disgracefully Clare Pooley 2024 British English
17117 At First Spite Olivia Dade 2024 Unknown English
17117 A Love Song For Ricki Wilde Tia Williams 2024 Unknown English
17117 See Me Rolling Lottie Jackson 2024 Unknown English
17117 Grown Woman Talk Sharon Malone 2024 Unknown Unknown
17117 Wives Like Us Plum Sykes 2024 Unknown English
17117 Thanks For Having Me Emma Darragh 2024 Unknown English
17117 This Summer Will Be Different Carley Fortune 2024 Unknown English
17117 The Hopefuls Jennifer Close 2016 American English
17084 The Edible Woman Margaret Atwood 1969 Canadian English
17117 Girls In White Dresses Jennifer Close 2011 American English
17117 Act Your Age, Eve Brown Talia Hibbert 2021 British English
17117 Bet Me Jennifer Crusie 2004 American English
17117 Luck Of The Draw Kate Clayborn 2018 Unknown English
17117 Still Me Jojo Moyes 1998 British English
17117 Where Rainbows End Cecelia Ahern 2004 Irish English
17117 How To Get A Girlfriend Marie Cardno 2022 Unknown English
17117 The Girls’ Guide To Hunting And Fishing Melissa Banks 1999 Unknown English
17117 Why You’ll Never Find The One Sarah Akinterinwa 2023 Unknown English