Best & Worst Thrillers of 2026 So Far | 4 Slays & 4 Decays

Book Slayers - A Dark Fiction Podcast · Aug 25, 2026 · 37m

🎙️ BOOK SLAYERS: 4 SLAYS. 4 DECAYS. ZERO MERCY.

We’ve reached that dangerous point in the year where we look back at everything we’ve read so far and ask the question:

Which thrillers actually slayed… and which ones should have been left at the crime scene? 🔪

In this episode of Book Slayers, we’re handing out our Slays & Decays of the Year So Far.

Each of us picked:

🔪 2 SLAYS — our favourite thrillers of 2026 so far

💀 2 DECAYS — our least favourite reads of the year so far

That means 8 books enter the courtroom.

Some earned their place on our best-of-the-year list.

Some made us question our…