The Best Becky Albertalli Books, Ranked 2026

Last updated on 7 January 2026

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I think I read my very first Albertalli book in 2018 when I finally picked up Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda. I had heard lots about it and there was a movie about to come out so I wanted to make sure I had read the book. And I’m so glad I did. I loved it. From there, I read nearly all of her books, and so I thought we’d do a round-up of the best Becky Albertalli books ranked, as chosen by you! The public.

There are a few changes that I would make if I were writing this list out as my favourites, but that’s natural and has happened for all the posts like this I have created. And it’s good to point out that these are voted upon, so the older books usually have more votes, simply because they’ve been around for a longer period of time. So just keep them in mind. Let’s get into it!

10 best Becky Albertalli books, ranked by you!

1. Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda (2015)
2. What If It’s Us (with Adam Silvera, 2018)
3. The Upside of Unrequited (2017)
4. Leah on the Offbeat (2018)
5. Here’s To Us (with Adam Silvera, 2021)
6. Imogen, Obviously (2023)
7. Yes No Maybe So (with Aisha Saeed, 2020)
8. Love, Creekwood (2020)
9. Kate in Waiting (2021)
10. Amelia, If Only (2025)

Amelia, If Only (2025)

Starting strong with one I haven’t actually read yet, but I really want to! Amerlia, If Only is Albertalli’s latest book, so it hasn’t had the chance to really move up the list in popularity yet. I’d love to know if you’ve read this one – let me know in the comments!

Kate in Waiting (2021)

Kate in Waiting is the story of Kate and Anderson, who are best friends and have a crush on the same guy. It’s a fun novel, set away from Creekwood (Simon) and has strong friendship themes throughout. It’s not my favourite Albertalli book, but it was a lot of fun to read.

Love, Creekwood (2020)

Love, Creekwood is a short novella written in email form (which I don’t love, tbh). Simon and Blue (Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda), along with Leah and Abby (Leah on the Offbeat), exchange emails, sharing updates and jokes while they’re apart from each other. The story unfolds through their email conversations, giving us peeks in to their lives and friendships, with occasional input from other friends as they plan events and catch up with Simon. This was a fan addition to the Creekworld universe!

Yes No Maybe So (with Aisha Saeed, 2020)

In Yes No Maybe So, Jamie reluctantly volunteers for a political campaign but is hesitant to interact with strangers until he meets Maya, who is going through a pretty tough time. As they canvass together, they unexpectedly find romance while navigating their cultural differences. This one was written alongside Aisha Saeed and I really enjoyed it, and gave it a 3-stars in my review.

My very bent ARC copy of Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed

Imogen, Obviously (2023)

Okay so now a confession. As of editing this blog post in Jan 2026, I haven’t read Imogen, Obviously. It’s the only one I haven’t read yet and, ironically perhaps, the only book I had on hand that wasn’t in storage when Becky Albertalli visited Auckland. So that’s the one she’s signed. Ha.

But Imogen, Obviously is the story of Imogen Scott, who is a dedicated ally who never misses a Pride Alliance meeting. When visiting her sister Lili on campus, she discovers Lili has told her friends they used to date, hiding the fact that Imogen is straight. As Imogen spends more time with Lili’s best friend Tessa, she begins to question her own sexuality.

Here’s To Us (with Adam Silvera, 2021)

When the first in this duology was released in 2018, I thought that was it. But then in 2021, Becky Albertalil and Adam Silvera blessed us readers with a second. We got to continue the story of Ben and Arthur in Here’s To Us and even though it broke out hearts, it was a beautiful addition to the first book.

Leah on the Offbeat (2018)

This one should be at least higher than Unrequited I reckon. But I’m glad it got to top 5 of the best Albertalli books. Leah on the Offbeat is set in the Creekwood universe, as Leah is one of Simon’s friends in Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda and she is sassy, a drummer, super geeky … and it’s such a wonderful tale. You can check out my review from way back in 2018 here on Blogger’s Bookshelf.

The Upside of Unrequited (2017)

It might be a bit controversial, but I didn’t love this book. I feel like a lot of people do, but as you can read here in my review of The Upside of Unrequited on Blogger’s Bookshelf, I didn’t love it. The story of Molly and her unrequited crush of Reid is sweet, and he’s a Lord of the Rings fan (which I love, duh), but alas, the story fell short for me. But I can also understand why it’s here sitting at number 3. The people love it.

What If It’s Us (with Adam Silvera, 2018)

When I read What If It’s Us when it was released (thanks Simon and Shuster Australia!), it was actually the first book of Silvera’s I had read. I had obviously read other Albertalli books by then, but it was my first experience of the writing of Adam Silvera. I quickly went on and read some of his other books, and on the whole have really enjoyed his stories.

But back to this book – I loved it. I would definitely put it up here in the top 3 of my fave Albertalli books, as the characters of Ben and Arthur, who I alluded to early, are truly adorable.

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda (2015)

And coming in at number one, the best Becky Albertalli book, ranked by you on Goodreads is Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda. I think I’ve have to agree, too. This is my favourite book of hers, the book that started it all, really, and I’ve actually read it twice. I think that, even though the ranking is slightly skewed due to this being the longest-on-Goodreads book, it’s still fair to pop it in the first place.

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So what would I change in these Becky Albertalli book rankings?

For the most part, I think I would agree with the general public on Goodreads for this one. There are a few exceptions, as I would definitely bump Here’s to Us up to number three I think, and move Unrequited down after Yes No Maybe So. I would keep Leah at spot 4, and the top two best Becky Albertalli books in this list would remain the same for me, too.

But I wanna know! What would you change about this ranking of Albertalli books?

Which would you consider to be the best Becky Albertalli books? 

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*I looked at Becky Albertalli’s author page on Goodreads and sorted the books she’d written by popularity to get this list. There was one book at number one which I actually skipped because it’s written by Shakespeare and Albertalli just wrote the forward.