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What is the best Taylor Jenkins Reid novel?

By YPB Team

A widow's debut, an Old Hollywood confession, a rock-band oral history and a love story set at NASA all come from the same writer. Choose the one you still press on friends.

  1. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo — ranked #11
    The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
    A 2017 novel in which a reclusive Old Hollywood star finally tells a young journalist the truth about her life and marriages.
    1000pts
  2. Malibu Rising — ranked #22
    Malibu Rising
    A 2021 novel set over one 1983 summer night, when four famous siblings throw a Malibu party that ends in flames.
    689pts
  3. After I Do — ranked #33
    After I Do
    A 2014 novel about a married couple who agree to spend a year apart to find out whether their marriage is worth saving.
    517pts
  4. Forever, Interrupted — ranked #44
    Forever, Interrupted
    Her 2013 debut, about a young widow whose husband dies nine days after their wedding and the mother-in-law who never knew she existed.
    423pts
  5. Daisy Jones & The Six — ranked #55
    Daisy Jones & The Six
    A 2019 novel written as the oral history of a 1970s rock band and its breakup, adapted as a 2023 Prime Video series.
    423pts
  6. Atmosphere — ranked #66
    Atmosphere
    A 2025 love story set inside NASA's 1980s Space Shuttle program, following astronaut candidate Joan Goodwin.
    423pts
  7. Carrie Soto Is Back — ranked #77
    Carrie Soto Is Back
    A 2022 novel about a retired tennis champion who returns at 37 to defend her Grand Slam record.
    423pts
  8. Maybe in Another Life — ranked #88
    Maybe in Another Life
    A 2015 novel that splits one woman's life into two parallel versions after a single decision at the end of a night out.
    310pts
  9. One True Loves — ranked #99
    One True Loves
    A 2016 novel about a woman who has remarried when the husband presumed lost in a helicopter crash comes home, filmed in 2023.
    0pts

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