The Echoes
The Echoes by Evie Wyld is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Guardian, for a Consensus Score of 13 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedWyld's narrator is already dead when the novel opens — a ghost watching his partner sort through the wreckage of their relationship — and the trick of the book is how much dread and comedy it wrings from that static vantage point. What's struck critics most is the tonal balancing act — a ghost story that is frequently very funny, and a story about grief and trauma that resists easy consolation.
In the press
“Nobody writes about trauma like Wyld.”
The Guardian“Wyld has always excelled at tension and pace, and the scattered puzzle pieces drop into place with both a feeling of horror and a strange kind of satisfaction.”
The Guardian
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian | 0.85 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.59 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.59 → 13 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is The Echoes on?
The Echoes appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Guardian.
What is its Consensus Score?
The Echoes has a Consensus Score of 13 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.